BURN the QUARAN???

You know I understand the anger of the American people. I understand that 9/11 is a sore spot. Honestly, personally I do not care for the Quaran. I am a believer in Christ. He is the true God, but burning a book is not going to solve an issue. It is just putting more gasoline on the fire and blocking the way to reach anyone.

People like to be respected. No matter how much we disagree with someone, the way to their heart is not by showing how much we despise what they believe, but as the apostle Paul said, we need to GENTLY show them the truth so they might be released from the trap of the devil by whom they were trapped to do his will. They are trapped to do his will.

Going to Walmart and buying Quarans and burning them it's going to look like they sell well and they are going to produce more....yes...

It is not the outside thing that matters. People will only be changed if their hearts change. Only God can change hearts and our job is to pray for the darkness to be lifted off their eyes and to be released from the trap of satan. No matter who we talk to that doesn't believe in Jesus, we need to treat with respect. Christianity is not a coercion program. Yes, in ACTS it is written to compell them to enter. It is not saying to get them mad to enter or beat them up if they do not. Compell them means to encourage them strongly.

I do not have anything against burning books IF the people that came to see the light agree. In ACTS we can read about people that burned their books, valuable books, once after listening to the apostles realized they were in darkness. They believed and so they decided to burn the books they have been using before. It has to come from them.

Yes, many of us do not agree with the Quaran and rightfully so, but that is not the way to win them over. We need to war spiritually not in deed. Spiritual warfares need to be fought according to God's instructions, right timing, in order to hit the target. We know that Ephesians 6 says that our war is NOT against flesh and blood. Islam does a lot of flesh and blood action, but we serve the living God who set an example for us in enduring persecution and loving those who mistreat us even till death. Muslims just need Jesus. The truth needs to come and shine into their hearts and that will only happen when people pray.

We know of so many incidences of muslims who returned to Jesus after a dream or a vision of Jesus. We need to keep praying. No religion or government gets to be overthrown with force. That is not God's way. " Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit", says the Lord( Malachi).

When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of God will make it run. I am not saying that sometimes we do not have to take action. We are colaborars with God, but we need to take action with wisdom. Jesus said, " Watch out/Protect yourself from people because they will throw you into jail, etc" ( Matthew).Do not be scared of people, but be wise how you handle certain situations. Be wise. Paul said to be wise as serpents and gentle as doves.

How are serpents wise? We all know that snakes are not our most favorite animals in the world.I personally cannot stand them no matter how harmeless some are. But I believe Jesus was talking about being cautious. Snakes are very cautious. They come in slowy, almost without notice, and leave the same way. They can sense things from far away and know if to attack or not. That is how we should be, too. We need to be cautious. We need to be careful. Even Jesus left one time when the people wanted to throw him over a cliff. He left and avoided them, because it wasn't His time yet. You are not going to do any good to anyone if you are dead. Yes, we admire martyrs who died because they gave their lives for others to be saved. But just brainlessly jumping into something, thinking we are doing a service to God, will get us killed sometimes and plus we have made no difference in the world. Ask yourself if the martyrdom you are suffering, or the action you are about to take, will affect someone positively. If not, then stop doing it, of course unless God just told you to do it anyway. He knows the future.

It is time to pray everyone and not fight in the flesh. Muslims and others alike are not the problem. It is a spiritual warfare. And they need to be set free.

So, let's pray.