...An old Baptist Church in east Texas once told me that the best way to get rid of an enemy is to make them into a friend.
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Hmmm...That sounds all good and well but the reality, JP, is that Muslims are not Baptists!
The fundamental ideology of Islam commands Muslims to fight until this whole world is of the Muslim faith and that everyone is to accept Muhammad as the last and final prophet - superseding the Authority of Jesus.
Here are some examples in case you are still not familiar with the difference in what Jesus taught compared to what Muhammad taught:
Teachings of Y’shua and of Muhammad
Y'shua (Isa’ / Jesus) taught:
1. Love God and fellow man - even those who may be your enemy.
(Matthew 5:44) (Matthew 22:37-40)
2. Forgive others. Do not seek retribution and abide no longer by the rule of "an eye for an eye" (Matthew 5:28-48) (Matthew 6:15)
3. Put away the sword, for those who live by the sword shall die by the sword. (Matthew 26:52)
4. Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called "The Children of God."
(Matthew 5:9)
5. “I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life; no man can come to The Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)
Muhammad taught:
1. Oh slaves of Allah (Muslims) Obey Allah and invite all mankind to embrace Islam. Strike terror into the hearts of "Unbelievers" and slay those who do not accept Allah and smite the necks of those who do not believe that Muhammad is the prophet of Allah. (Qur’an:047.004)
(Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 14, Number 2635, Narrated Anas ibn Malik)
2. It is legal to seek vengeance and retribution in like manner: "A life for a life" and a Muslim who shall abandon Islam shall be killed.(Imam An-Nawawi's Book - Hadith #14) (Sahih Bukhari: Volume 6, Book 61, Number 577, Narrated 'Ali)
3. Paradise is found "Under the Shades of Swords."
(Sahih Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 210, Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr)
4. There cannot be peace until Islam rules over all as the true religion on earth. This earth has been made only for Muslims to inherit and Muslims are commanded to fight until "faith in Allah prevails everywhere."
(Qur'an: 008.039)
(Sahih Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 8, Number 429, Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah)
5. "It is obligatory to love the prophet more than the members of one's household: one's child, father or even the whole of humanity"
(Sahih Muslim: Book 001, Chapter 17: Number 0070)
Quite a contrast!
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