What's happening in France today with the Muslim community is simple. Muslims have grown in great numbers over the years by immigration with France. Muslim's have their own religion, way of life, rules, language, ethics, culture; and have come to the point where their beliefs and the French government's beliefs are treading on one anothers territories!
We all know France to be notorious for having made statements and shallow promises throughout their history that have come to bite them in the end. Quite frankly, I'm not hammering France as much as every country is guilty of making false accusations. It wasnt too long ago that France stood up and said they will NOT support the IRAQ war led by the United States, subsequently that they didn't want to alienate the Muslim community. Now the very thing they swore they didnt want to alienate is knocking, shall I say burning cars and property, at their doorsteps!!!
Muslims have revolted against the French government, and this should come as no surprise to anyone on the planet. Muslims teach a message of peace, however this is difficult to beleive when the actions of peace are rarely demonstrated, as evidenced once again by this international incident. Nevertheless, Islam makes itself very clear in it's beliefs and doctrine in that the only purpose in life is to destroy Jews and Christians. That is NOT PEACE, that is nothing short of being completely out of control and evil. Sure, theres somebody whos jaw just dropped and is surprised that anyone would ever say anything negative about Islam -- Listen up people! This is not a matter of being "Hard to beleive", it's simply may be "Hard to Swallow" for many of you who would rather walk through life trying not to tick someone off with wavering from one issue to the next, one crisis to the next. If this isn't true, then Mohammad made a mistake when he made it his and Islam's purpose in life to destroy all Jews and Christians. I have unfortunately lost some of my family to the deceptive lure of the Islamic faith, particularly the Black Muslim, which in fact is very different from the Arab Muslim. My heart goes out for every Muslim who knows in the core of their hearts that what they have been forced to beleive is wrong.
If Islam is supposed to be so peaceful, then why is it certain death and banishment if a Muslim decides to leave the faith? Conquering people by the sword and force is not peace, it's not right. The Apostle Paul challenged everyone to test the spirits to ensure that they were of God! There is NO WAY on this earth that Islam would ever tolerate anyone standing up to challenge Mohammad or the Koran! That is a fact! So naturally, you should ask yourself why this would be? Is there something to hide? Is there a possibility that someone may raise an issue that might be embarassing or shameful? Might someone be caught in deception? This my friends is a simple test which the Holy Bible encourages us to all open the Holy Scriptures and openly ask the questions that we dont understand, or where we may doubt. This is only one of many proofs that the Holy Bible is the true Word of God. You test the Scriptures and see for yourself!
The French Muslims have made the following very clear:
- We don't want the French government telling us what to do
- We dont want the French governments language
- We want to govern ourselves
- We want our own country within France, if not to take over France and make it a Muslim State
- We want control, PREIOD!
What we need to understand is that NO RELIGION can save a man or woman, ONLY A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST will save YOU!
Listen, some of you are good at being ticked off, even as you read this your first emotion might be to spew a few explitives rather than ponder the thoughts I've laid out and consider the truth. I'm sorry, but things arent always easily laid out in life and comfortable for you ... Get over yourself enough to leave room for God to actually do a work in your life.
Think about it for a minute ... God created you to be uniquely YOU. There is no other you in the world, ever! There are so many religions and pursuits in life that end up in the exact same location -- DEAD END WITH NO HOPE!
Jesus Christ was the only perfect person to walk this earth, never having committed a single sin and look what we did to him. If perfection could step out of eternity and cloth himself in the pathetic stinking sewer of flesh and live a perfect life, love us unconditionally, serve us, love the poor, heal the sick and hurting and ultimately die and then get up from the grave! How is it possible that in all your intellect and college degrees and book knowledge and lifes experiences and pride and arrogance, Can you say there is another way? There is ONLY 1 way to eternal life and that is through Jesus Christ! You have have to believe it or agree for it to be true, it just is regardless of how you feel about it or what you want to say about it. Fact remains, 100% of people who are born will ALL DIE! That means there is no "Edit/Undo" after you've died and gone before the Lord to be judged.
Listen, I love you and dont even know you, but I do know this. There are times when we all need a swift kick in the behind to get right before God and stop playing games with our lives. Maybe you want to stop what your doing right now and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to just speak to you and change your life and give you real purpose, real hope and invite Him into your heart to live in you and change you! If youve done that, then please let me know ... I would like to pray with you and encourage you to get plugged into a local church where you can be discipled and grow in your new faith. Be encouraged ... YOU mean something to God!
In His Faithful Service,
Egypt
Old School Message from Summer 2005: http://www.lighthousechurch.ws/sermons_02.html
