When I lived in a large, European city I once had a good friend who was a Muslim. He was a political refugee and couldn’t go back to his country, he told me that he most likely would be killed if he returned.
I remember discussing and comparing our faiths, and to be honest he was very perceptive when it came to spiritual things.
I remember that he compared sanctification with polishing a metal vessel: In itself the vessel is without any light and brilliance of its own, but the more it is polished, the better it reflects the rays of the sun...
The truth is that Muslims might have been given less light than Christians, but many of them are sincere and are more faithful than Christians who have a greater light, but who disregard the light they have been given.
Adventists should have a deep respect for Muslims. Like us they don’t drink alcohol and they don’t eat pork. Their example in this respect is a rebuke to many Christians.
Furthermore, there is no stereotypical Muslim. They are just as different as Christians are. There are good Muslims and Bad Muslims, some of them are short and some are tall. There are many different Muslim denominations too, something we shouldn't forget.
The biggest problem I see about immigration from Muslim countries is the media coverage. The media give people the impression that Muslims in general are fanatics. This creates widespread prejudice and makes integration more difficult. (The second biggest problem is the way we Europeans have settled our immigrants; how we have gathered them together in the big cities, creating ghettos.)
I remember discussing and comparing our faiths, and to be honest he was very perceptive when it came to spiritual things.
I remember that he compared sanctification with polishing a metal vessel: In itself the vessel is without any light and brilliance of its own, but the more it is polished, the better it reflects the rays of the sun...
The truth is that Muslims might have been given less light than Christians, but many of them are sincere and are more faithful than Christians who have a greater light, but who disregard the light they have been given.
Adventists should have a deep respect for Muslims. Like us they don’t drink alcohol and they don’t eat pork. Their example in this respect is a rebuke to many Christians.
Furthermore, there is no stereotypical Muslim. They are just as different as Christians are. There are good Muslims and Bad Muslims, some of them are short and some are tall. There are many different Muslim denominations too, something we shouldn't forget.
The biggest problem I see about immigration from Muslim countries is the media coverage. The media give people the impression that Muslims in general are fanatics. This creates widespread prejudice and makes integration more difficult. (The second biggest problem is the way we Europeans have settled our immigrants; how we have gathered them together in the big cities, creating ghettos.)
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