It's international news. A church in Florida is calling on people throughout the nation to send copies of the Quran for public burning. The Washington Post has a related article HERE.
Is this the answer? How do we defend the Gospel against other claims such as Islam?
Some people hold that according to the book of Acts, a public burning is a proper response. There in Acts 19:19 believers gathered occultic books and burned them in the sight of everyone. But why? "Many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds." (Acts 19:18). This was part of their repentance. They had turned to Christ now they were cleansing their house. It was Spirit-prompted confession.
HOWEVER, what preceded this cleansing was an attention to the Scripture. Paul had been teaching and reasoning with those in Asia concerning the Gospel, "the Way" as it was called. This resulted in conversions and many miracles. This is where revival that leads to repentance begins: turning to the Scriptures, baptisms, deliverance, and the hope of the Gospel. Then if as a result of that, people burn any books that have contributed to their bondage, it is a Spiritually-prompted confession and repentance.
Let's pray for a genuine Awakening to the Gospel. Let's learn what's in the Bible first before we go to the public square and call the nation to repentance. When 59% of American Christians aren't sure whether Satan even exists and only one-third believe in a living Holy Spirit, shouldn't we worry first about the "Christian house" before we examine these things in the public square?
2 comments:
According to the U.S. Constitution, the Pastor has a right to burn the Quran. What does the Higher Word (The Bible) say about the subject? Proverbs 9:7-8 He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Rebukes are for the children of the Lord God; not for those who are children of the devil that believe in the doctrines of demons. Rebuking the unbeliever only stirs hate up in them. It would be better for this pastor to send a Bible to every leader of the Muslim nations than burn a 1000Qurans on the lawn of the Church. Burning empty words achieves nothing; but spreading the Word of God does not come back void.
I attended your church and your are wonderful with his word. I was going through your blog, and notice your favorite books. I was wondering why the bible isn't one of them thank you for your time can't wait to come to church in the morning GOD BLESS YOU
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