tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post318930833013708440..comments2023-04-11T03:37:05.442-07:00Comments on Ask The HAZ!!!: Flashback: Muslim RelationsThe HazFactorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016671574649163284noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-41263085486490488592013-10-29T11:33:15.736-07:002013-10-29T11:33:15.736-07:00Thanks EOS for your comments ... they are always a...Thanks EOS for your comments ... they are always appreciated.<br /><br />Just to clarify for the readers ... <br />Luke 10:25-37: And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26: He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it? 27: And answering, he said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. 28: And He said to him, You have answered right, do this and you shall live. 29: But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor? <br /><br />30: And answering, Jesus said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothing and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31: And by coincidence a certain priest came down that way and seeing him, he passed by on the opposite side. 32: And in the same way a Levite, also being at the place, coming and seeing him, he passed on the opposite side. 33: But a certain traveling Samaritan came upon him, and seeing him, he was filled with pity. 34: And coming near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35: And going on the next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him. And whatever more you spend, when I come again I will repay you. 36: Then which of these three, do you think, was neighbor to him who fell among the robbers? 37: And he said, The one doing the deed of mercy to him. And Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise. <br /><br />John, the apostle, was well known for his teaching on love ... in all of his letters that is an overpowering theme. "Love one another." <br /><br />I feel that the church needs to take a hard look at their stance on love and how it is employed throughout the community. I find it to be seriously lacking. <br /><br />Jesus, when speaking to the man had not yet been glorified, as He said was coming (and now is), so He would not allow Himself to be equalled with God. He did not come into the world to pass judgment but that through Him the world would be saved.<br /><br />God loves all of His creation and desires that we share His love with those who may be most repulsive towards it. The simplicity of the Gospel is perfect:<br /><br />"He paid a debt He did not owe, I owed a debt I could not pay.<br />I needed someone to wash my sins away.<br />And now I sing a brand new song: Amazing Grace<br />Christ Jesus paid the debt that I could never pay."<br /><br />Thank you for your comments.The HazFactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016671574649163284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-40929636309395679662013-10-29T07:02:44.798-07:002013-10-29T07:02:44.798-07:00Oh! And let's not forget Matthew 5:43-48! &quo...Oh! And let's not forget Matthew 5:43-48! "Love for Enemies" :<br />43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.<br />@ElRoiShalomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607561309129490253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-44005037984118780032013-10-28T19:57:30.308-07:002013-10-28T19:57:30.308-07:00I believe the answer is contained in Luke 10:25-37...I believe the answer is contained in Luke 10:25-37. If we were to just remove all of our religious labels, and take to heart the parable of the "Good Samaritan" we would know the answer to how we are to treat PEOPLE aka, Our "NEIGHBORS". In Luke10:27, notice that Jesus is not saying "worship me" - He is saying the first commandment for all people is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind. " Are not many people of differing faiths truly seeking God with their heart? Who can be a judge to their hearts call? No one- and if we were to truly look deeply at ourselves, we would find as the scripture says , in Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Only the Lord can know who we are- every single one of us through to our core. As Hagar came to understand God as "El Roi- the God who sees me- the God who opens eyes"- The only One who sees each of us and our hearts' position has that place to make the call and, WE - are to love one another.@ElRoiShalomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607561309129490253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-89219456394289107402012-05-15T05:51:18.330-07:002012-05-15T05:51:18.330-07:00It was not an easy write ... so many Christians se...It was not an easy write ... so many Christians seems so quick to point their guns at the Muslim people and will no doubtedly accuse me of choosing sides here ... God says it well that we, His people, suffer for a lack of knowledge.<br /><br />The worst type of suffering is that which we could have easily avoided...The HazFactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016671574649163284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-86396433917622060742012-05-14T23:34:15.517-07:002012-05-14T23:34:15.517-07:00Please forgive me. I wrote the previous post and a...Please forgive me. I wrote the previous post and am now correcting a typing error. I meant to say 'and now sees the Bible AS God's written words (instead of Christians' written words)....' I am in the process of teaching her English so a language barrier exists between us; I am not sure of what she means by God's written words, that is, where the Qur'an fits into her present take on everything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-55177032531703248462012-05-14T23:20:01.255-07:002012-05-14T23:20:01.255-07:00I am presently witnessing to an Iraqi refugee, a 5...I am presently witnessing to an Iraqi refugee, a 52 year old investigative reporter who wrote the truth and was subsequently shot, arrested, imprisoned and beaten. She is also a dear friend who now sees the Bible is God's written words and that Jesus Christ is God 'somehow'. I follow the advice of Ken Temple, a missionary in Atlanta to Iranians. I agree with you completely and am encouraged by your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com