Burning the Quran, a spiritual analysis
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:23 pmHello All,
Blessings!
Our initial reaction to the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida and his 50 member congregation's scheduled Quran book burning this coming Saturday was outrage. Some of us heard and felt the same screech on the chalkboard at President Bush's announcement that we would invade Iraq years ago. Nevertheless, we have refrained from offering our spiritual analysis of the upcoming event to reflect what the light of scripture offers for our understanding about Rev. Jones action.
First of all, God is love and peace. There are no book burnings in the Kingdom of Heaven above. Our Lord's way, as previously discussed by this author is that we are to love our enemies and be peace makers. This is the path of discipleship and of our becoming of the sons of God.
But! We live in view of the signs that the coming of our Lord draws near. There will be war in heaven and there will be war here. Certain things must take place despite our spiritual understanding of our Lord's spoken view 2,000 years ago to justify our passivity or aggression. Soon He will come as Lord of Lords and King of Kings and make war with those here on earth in opposition to His Lordship.
In view of our Lord's soon coming does such justify overt acts such as Quran book burning? We ask this question in light of the fact Islam intends to conquer the world, i.e., kill the infidel, or all those not willing to bow the knee to Allah. Islam awaits the coming of their 12th Imam and are prepared to bring war to this planet in order to make that Imam appear.
Does our Lord's soon coming justify such acts as the burning of the Quran? For the majority of us we would conclude,
Rom.12
[1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Thus, we must remember that Paul himself went bound in the spirit to Jerusalem knowing all his fellow prophets had continually warned him not to because he would be captured and imprisoned. Good did come of that action as it was our Lord's will he preach the gospel in Rome.
And, we must remember all those that offered themselves a living sacrifice by refusing to bow the knee to the gods of Rome during some 300 years of persecution. Many 10s of thousands were martyred.
That the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida and his congregation are willing to offer themselves as spiritual sacrifices in opposition to a religion whose ultimate goal is to enslave and kill all opposed must cause us to pause and reflect. While we see the Rev. Jones action as one which will bring his death and possibly the deaths of many other Christians around the world, we can not absolutely say that his action is not the will of our Lord of Lords King of Kings Lord God Almighty Love Dad.
We must wait and see.
Blessings!
Love, In Christ Jesus, Saint701.
Blessings!
Our initial reaction to the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida and his 50 member congregation's scheduled Quran book burning this coming Saturday was outrage. Some of us heard and felt the same screech on the chalkboard at President Bush's announcement that we would invade Iraq years ago. Nevertheless, we have refrained from offering our spiritual analysis of the upcoming event to reflect what the light of scripture offers for our understanding about Rev. Jones action.
First of all, God is love and peace. There are no book burnings in the Kingdom of Heaven above. Our Lord's way, as previously discussed by this author is that we are to love our enemies and be peace makers. This is the path of discipleship and of our becoming of the sons of God.
But! We live in view of the signs that the coming of our Lord draws near. There will be war in heaven and there will be war here. Certain things must take place despite our spiritual understanding of our Lord's spoken view 2,000 years ago to justify our passivity or aggression. Soon He will come as Lord of Lords and King of Kings and make war with those here on earth in opposition to His Lordship.
In view of our Lord's soon coming does such justify overt acts such as Quran book burning? We ask this question in light of the fact Islam intends to conquer the world, i.e., kill the infidel, or all those not willing to bow the knee to Allah. Islam awaits the coming of their 12th Imam and are prepared to bring war to this planet in order to make that Imam appear.
Does our Lord's soon coming justify such acts as the burning of the Quran? For the majority of us we would conclude,
Nevertheless, the Apostle Paul has taught us that rendering our lives a living sacrifice is our reasonable service to our Divine Father."MOST CERTAINLY NOT!"
Rom.12
[1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Thus, we must remember that Paul himself went bound in the spirit to Jerusalem knowing all his fellow prophets had continually warned him not to because he would be captured and imprisoned. Good did come of that action as it was our Lord's will he preach the gospel in Rome.
And, we must remember all those that offered themselves a living sacrifice by refusing to bow the knee to the gods of Rome during some 300 years of persecution. Many 10s of thousands were martyred.
That the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida and his congregation are willing to offer themselves as spiritual sacrifices in opposition to a religion whose ultimate goal is to enslave and kill all opposed must cause us to pause and reflect. While we see the Rev. Jones action as one which will bring his death and possibly the deaths of many other Christians around the world, we can not absolutely say that his action is not the will of our Lord of Lords King of Kings Lord God Almighty Love Dad.
We must wait and see.
Blessings!
Love, In Christ Jesus, Saint701.
