In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful!
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
Verily Man is in loss,
Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.”
Holy Quran- (Surah Asr 103:1-3) (Translation By Yusuf Ali)
Peace to Those Who Follow the Guidance!
Recently I joined a Christian Forum, to address some issues related to Islam- one member started a thread titled!
“Are Alah and the christian God the same god.”
http://www.churchoftheholytrinity.org/forums/apologetics/4967-alah-christian-god-same-god.html
As there was no response from members Muslim or Christian presenting an accurate account of the concept of God in Islam, I felt I had to join in!
Inevitably questions followed,
Dialogue exchanges took place;
And it concluded with the following statements from two Christian members on that forum-
“I was a petty drug dealer, worked hard and partied hard. I was happy and could not really ask for anything more
However, some fifteen years ago, I had an encounter with the living God and that person specifically identified Himself to be Christ Jesus. No human being has ever been able to impact me the way Jesus has. I also understood clearly that it was God that I had encountered. Overnight, my whole life changed as a result of that encounter. My work colleagues noticed, my friends noticed that my outlook and attitude had changed. Overnight I had become a protagonist and a defender of the faith where yesterday I terrorized and attacked it.
I will not read into the Bible what the Koran says and neither will I read into the Koran what the Bible says. I am not interested in what the Koran says because it has nothing to do with the God I encountered in Jesus Christ!! I do not have an opinion about the Koran because I have not read it (This boldness is not to reflect that I am angry at all but just for emphasis).
Is my personal encounter, an inexplicalble experience, to be explained away? I am a witness to His majesty that i have seen with my own eyes and have heard with my own ears and not on just one occasion! It is continuing all the time as I suspect it is with most Christians. It is this encounter that is the reason that I believe today.
I believe that with respect to this discussion board that perhaps we should agree to disagree. i cxan live with that can you??”
Then a member called pastor David joined in (not sure if he is a real pastor or not), I got excited thinking may be he will have some answers to the questions I have raised-
But….
“Nice reply Stu. It's powerful and sacred to encounter the Lord isn't it?
God Bless,
Pastor David”
I want to know from Christian Members on this forum your thoughts on personal encounters with God!
Kind Regards
Qurban
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
Verily Man is in loss,
Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.”
Holy Quran- (Surah Asr 103:1-3) (Translation By Yusuf Ali)
Peace to Those Who Follow the Guidance!
Recently I joined a Christian Forum, to address some issues related to Islam- one member started a thread titled!
“Are Alah and the christian God the same god.”
http://www.churchoftheholytrinity.org/forums/apologetics/4967-alah-christian-god-same-god.html
As there was no response from members Muslim or Christian presenting an accurate account of the concept of God in Islam, I felt I had to join in!
Inevitably questions followed,
Dialogue exchanges took place;
And it concluded with the following statements from two Christian members on that forum-
“I was a petty drug dealer, worked hard and partied hard. I was happy and could not really ask for anything more
However, some fifteen years ago, I had an encounter with the living God and that person specifically identified Himself to be Christ Jesus. No human being has ever been able to impact me the way Jesus has. I also understood clearly that it was God that I had encountered. Overnight, my whole life changed as a result of that encounter. My work colleagues noticed, my friends noticed that my outlook and attitude had changed. Overnight I had become a protagonist and a defender of the faith where yesterday I terrorized and attacked it.
I will not read into the Bible what the Koran says and neither will I read into the Koran what the Bible says. I am not interested in what the Koran says because it has nothing to do with the God I encountered in Jesus Christ!! I do not have an opinion about the Koran because I have not read it (This boldness is not to reflect that I am angry at all but just for emphasis).
Is my personal encounter, an inexplicalble experience, to be explained away? I am a witness to His majesty that i have seen with my own eyes and have heard with my own ears and not on just one occasion! It is continuing all the time as I suspect it is with most Christians. It is this encounter that is the reason that I believe today.
I believe that with respect to this discussion board that perhaps we should agree to disagree. i cxan live with that can you??”
Then a member called pastor David joined in (not sure if he is a real pastor or not), I got excited thinking may be he will have some answers to the questions I have raised-
But….
“Nice reply Stu. It's powerful and sacred to encounter the Lord isn't it?
God Bless,
Pastor David”
I want to know from Christian Members on this forum your thoughts on personal encounters with God!
Kind Regards
Qurban
