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Muslims Tell: ‘Why I Chose Jesus’
. . . A survey of Muslim-background believers gives the Christian community an opportunity to hear what fellow Christ-followers found attractive in Christ-centered faith. THE SCOPE OF ISLAMIC INFLUENCE on the world seems to be growing. Images of Islam are increasingly prevalent. Nine states in NigeriaAfrica’s most populous statehave just adopted Shariaor Islamic law. Public […]
Isa, The Muslim Jesus
by Dr Mark Durie “The word Christian is not a valid word, for there is no religion of Christianity according to Islam”. – http://www.answering-christianity.com Today we increasingly hear and read that Christianity and Islam ‘share’ Jesus, that he belongs to both religions. So also with Abraham: there is talk of the West’s ‘Abrahamic civilization’ where […]
Seven Suggestions For Witnessing To Muslims
By Dr. Anis Shorrosh August 29, 2002 W. I. T. N. E. S. S. Crosswalk.com News Channel – W ord of God — use it, quote it and rely on its truth, especially prophecies about Jesus Christ in the Old Testament and their fulfillment in the New. I ntercessory prayer — the Holy Spirit convicts […]
Christian-Muslim Relations In History
by Mark Durie A response to Current Issues Brief 7 2001-2: “Mutual misperceptions: the historical context of Muslim-Western Relations” by Gary Brown. This Brief is available over the internet at: http://www/aph.gov.au/library/pubs/cib/2001-02/02cib07.htm Principal points are: . Brown’s contention that Islam is a religion of ‘remarkable religious tolerance’ is based on a naive and selective view of […]
Unity In Mission Sermon
1. There can be no unity unless we clearly know what the mission is for our time. 2. The Mission demands Unity in Diversity There can be no unity unless we clearly know what the mission is for our time. The theologian Emil Brunner once said: ‘As a fire exists by burning so the Church […]
A Christian Response To Islam
Mark Durie An edited version of a sermon given at St Hilary’s Anglican Church 14 October, 2001 In these days, and in this world, how should we respond to Islam? This is a vast topic. For Christians it is a topic which demands that we be well-informed. Last week I was chatting with some friends […]
Understanding Islam
From part of an official website for the Islamic Association of Western Australia: What is Islam? ‘Islam means submission, it is the fastest growing religion and the whole world will eventually submit to it.’ More: http://islam.ii.net/ And from http://islam.ii.net/australian_history.html : ‘AUSTRALIA’S OFFICIAL HISTORY – A LAUGHABLE SWINDLE STORY, MADE TO SUBSTANTIATE MATERIAL ADVANTAGES FOR AUSTRALIA’s […]
News From Pakistan
THE BARNABAS FUND SEVEN KILLED IN ATTACK ON CHRISTIAN CHARITY PAKISTAN 25 September 2002 Two gunmen killed seven people in the offices of a Christian charity in Karachi on Wednesday 25 September. The victims were tied up and gagged before being shot at point blank range. Six of the victims died instantly and the seventh […]
Native Title: The Latest
ABC NEWS ONLINE Friday, September 27, 2002. Australia’s largest ever native title claim has been settled, with the Western Australian Government handing back desert land the size of England to its traditional owners. Federal Court judge Justice Robert French flew to the remote Parnngurr rockholes in the Pilbara in outback Western Australia to conduct a […]
There’s More To Your Religion
(~) There’s More To Your Religion By Don Truitt of York Nebraska. There’s More to Your Religion Immediately after World War II, the Allied armies gathered up many hungry, homeless children and placed them in large camps. There they abundantly fed and took care of the children. However, at night they did not sleep well. […]
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