What motivates people to do evil to innocent people?
Just because they are of a different faith? What threat is that? I ran across this article today, which I found very disturbing:
Five Muslim converts to Christianity were arrested from a house-church during a Christmas celebration to worship and celebrate the birth of Jesus.” And then this:
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The 17-year-old daughter of a Muslim man in Uganda was able to attend one church service this month before he killed her for leaving Islam, sources said.
Abdul Hakim Ibanda of Kamuli, beat Nanvunani Shamimu and her 19-year-old sister, Nawudo Hasifa, with a blunt instrument after learning that they had attended the church service on April 6, Hasifa told Morning Star News. (http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/04/uganda-muslim-murders-17-year-old-daughter-for-leaving-islam-for-christianity)
What motivates people to do evil to innocent people? This seems like a reasonable question to ask, but from the Muslim standpoint, there are no innocent people, because you are either a Muslim or an infidel. You may be considered a Christian infidel, or a Jewish infidel, or a pagan infidel. Until you become a Muslim you are considered an infidel, worthy of being killed in any way possible.
The inspiration for this evil activity comes directly from the Qur’an.
Qur’an (3:28), “The believers never ally themselves with the disbelievers, instead of the believers. Whoever does this is exiled from GOD. Exempted are those who are forced to do this, to avoid persecution. GOD alerts you that you shall reverence Him alone. To GOD is the ultimate destiny.” (Khalifa)
Not only is the claim that Jesus is the Son of God a basis for hating Christians, but the nature of God is also rejected by Muslims and the Qur’an. The Qur’an says, (5:73) “They surely disbelieve, who say: Lo! Allah is the third of three; when there is no God, save the One God. If they desist not from so saying, a PAINFUL DOOM will fall on those of them who disbelieve (the Muslim way).” Mohammed rejected the claims of the Triune nature of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The oneness of God involves a unity of persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is the story of revelation, God revealing Himself in His Word.
What about the last part of that verse in which “a painful doom will fall on those who disbelieve?” The threat of doom or of hell, weighs heavy upon the Muslim psyche, but Jesus said, "I have not come to condemn the world, but to save it." From what? The condemnation SIN placed on us. No condemnation from God.
The Bible says that God, who created the world and all that is in it, came in human form to declare his love for mankind. A loving relationship is possible with Jesus, involving forgiveness of sins, companionship in life, the gift of the Holy Spirit in one's life, and the promise of everlasting life in the presence of God. All this is a gift, free for anyone seeking God, without a legalistic attitude of trying to earn it by praying the same prayers 17 times a day, and other rules.
Moreover, Jesus taught that God is love, and He modeled that love by dying for humanity, and taught that humans are to love one another and love your neighbor as yourself. What did Mohammed teach? Mohammed taught hate and jihad against unbelievers, pagans, Jews, and Christians:
Qur’an, “O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).” (9:123)
Qur’an, “O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there be of you twenty steadfast they shall overcome two hundred, and if there be of you a hundred (steadfast) they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelievers) are a folk without intelligence.” (8:65)
The covenant of Omar gives examples of restrictions on housing, clothing, no repairing of churches, destroying churches, persecution of people for rejecting Islam.
Ironically, Muslim jihadists believe that in killing Christians who are “unbelievers”, would send the Christians to hell. In truth, the people killed for believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will immediately be sent to heaven. The unrepentant murdering jihadists will not enter paradise, as they believe.
Five Muslim converts to Christianity were arrested from a house-church during a Christmas celebration to worship and celebrate the birth of Jesus.” And then this:
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The 17-year-old daughter of a Muslim man in Uganda was able to attend one church service this month before he killed her for leaving Islam, sources said.
Abdul Hakim Ibanda of Kamuli, beat Nanvunani Shamimu and her 19-year-old sister, Nawudo Hasifa, with a blunt instrument after learning that they had attended the church service on April 6, Hasifa told Morning Star News. (http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/04/uganda-muslim-murders-17-year-old-daughter-for-leaving-islam-for-christianity)
What motivates people to do evil to innocent people? This seems like a reasonable question to ask, but from the Muslim standpoint, there are no innocent people, because you are either a Muslim or an infidel. You may be considered a Christian infidel, or a Jewish infidel, or a pagan infidel. Until you become a Muslim you are considered an infidel, worthy of being killed in any way possible.
The inspiration for this evil activity comes directly from the Qur’an.
Qur’an (3:28), “The believers never ally themselves with the disbelievers, instead of the believers. Whoever does this is exiled from GOD. Exempted are those who are forced to do this, to avoid persecution. GOD alerts you that you shall reverence Him alone. To GOD is the ultimate destiny.” (Khalifa)
Not only is the claim that Jesus is the Son of God a basis for hating Christians, but the nature of God is also rejected by Muslims and the Qur’an. The Qur’an says, (5:73) “They surely disbelieve, who say: Lo! Allah is the third of three; when there is no God, save the One God. If they desist not from so saying, a PAINFUL DOOM will fall on those of them who disbelieve (the Muslim way).” Mohammed rejected the claims of the Triune nature of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The oneness of God involves a unity of persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is the story of revelation, God revealing Himself in His Word.
What about the last part of that verse in which “a painful doom will fall on those who disbelieve?” The threat of doom or of hell, weighs heavy upon the Muslim psyche, but Jesus said, "I have not come to condemn the world, but to save it." From what? The condemnation SIN placed on us. No condemnation from God.
The Bible says that God, who created the world and all that is in it, came in human form to declare his love for mankind. A loving relationship is possible with Jesus, involving forgiveness of sins, companionship in life, the gift of the Holy Spirit in one's life, and the promise of everlasting life in the presence of God. All this is a gift, free for anyone seeking God, without a legalistic attitude of trying to earn it by praying the same prayers 17 times a day, and other rules.
Moreover, Jesus taught that God is love, and He modeled that love by dying for humanity, and taught that humans are to love one another and love your neighbor as yourself. What did Mohammed teach? Mohammed taught hate and jihad against unbelievers, pagans, Jews, and Christians:
Qur’an, “O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).” (9:123)
Qur’an, “O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there be of you twenty steadfast they shall overcome two hundred, and if there be of you a hundred (steadfast) they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelievers) are a folk without intelligence.” (8:65)
The covenant of Omar gives examples of restrictions on housing, clothing, no repairing of churches, destroying churches, persecution of people for rejecting Islam.
Ironically, Muslim jihadists believe that in killing Christians who are “unbelievers”, would send the Christians to hell. In truth, the people killed for believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will immediately be sent to heaven. The unrepentant murdering jihadists will not enter paradise, as they believe.
36-40, M
