The Problem and the Solution

 

THE PROBLEM

 

Gen 16:11-12

And the angel of the LORD said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son; you shall call his name Ish'mael; because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.

He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against every man and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen."

 

 

Rev 12:4

His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, that he might devour her child when she brought it forth;

 

 

2Jo 1:7

 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a one is the deceiver and the Antichrist.

 

 

Jhn 3:19

And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. [Jesus]

 

 

THE ONLY SOLUTION

 

Mat 5:43-44, Luke 6:27-28

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

 

"But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute you, that you may the children of your Father in heaven.”  [Jesus]

 

 

1Jo 4:7-8

 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God.

He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.

 

When I read the Hamas Charter, my spirit recoiled as from a poisonous snake. What I heard was hatred enshrined in religious jargon. I realized profoundly that the spirit from which these words came could never be the God of the Holy bible—the God Who “is love.”   And I realized more profoundly than ever that Jesus is the only solution to the problem represented by the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and, more broadly, Islam. If you think this is too simple, you may continue to rant and rave with no effect, or you may be a contributor to the ongoing problem, feeding the fires of animosity and hatred. But the most powerful thing you can do is work diligently to promote the Christian Faith; for every Christian convert becomes a part of the solution to this problem—one who is forbidden by His Lord to hate his enemies. The front line warriors in this battle are Christian evangelists, especially those courageous ones who have been called to minister in the nations of greatest darkness, where they are being persecuted. [see thepersecutedchurch.com].    Pray for them, and support them.  A true Christian can live with any people group peacefully.  Various Christian denominations cooperate peacefully. Christians, living according to their Lord, do not persecute atheists, homosexuals, or cults. They simply attempt to bring the Light of God’s Truth and Love into this world. The places where they are excluded or persecuted are the darkest places on earth, where freedom is oppressed. Where Christianity flourishes, freedom and peace flourish.

 Help solve the world’s problems: live and support the Christian Faith.