Russ Robinson is the lead pastor at First Baptist Church, Provo, UT. This article first appeared at Paul Thompson’s “The Bridge.”
It’s a cool fall morning on the campus of Brigham Young University, and I’m in a hot, high-ceilinged auditorium filled to capacity with clean-cut Mormon students and faculty. As far as I know, the only evangelicals in a room of more than 800 people are myself, the six friends that came with me, and the speaker that everyone has come to listen to: Dr. Albert Mohler.
As a Southern Baptist pastor with a church that meets a mile from Brigham Young’s campus in Provo, Utah, I’m used to being a religious minority, but I’m not used to seeing evangelicals of Dr. Mohler’s integrity and intellectual caliber address Latter Day Saint audiences. When I first heard of BYU’s invitation’s to Mohler, after I got over my initial shock, I wondered if he knew the history of this place, how evangelical leaders come here with the best intentions, only to compromise the gospel and leave those of us who minister in Utah to pick up the pieces. For instance, several weeks before Dr. Mohler’s address, another evangelical leader was invited to BYU, and he delivered a speech that blurred the lines between biblical Christianity and the faith of the Latter Day Saints. Please understand that I love Latter Day Saints— all of my neighbors and many of my friends are LDS— but as much as I love them, I can’t say that their faith is the same faith that the Bible teaches. Would Dr. Mohler compromise for fear of being labeled “anti-Mormon,” as so many others had before him?
It wasn’t long after the announcement that Dr. Mohler would be speaking at BYU before the blogosphere began to accuse him of selling out. Of course, Dr. Mohler’s critics were assuming that he would be part of an LDS worship service when, in reality, he was the third speaker in a lecture series entitled Faith, Family, and Society, a series that other evangelical leaders had already participated in (in fact, as far as I can tell, every speaker for the series has been an evangelical.) Still, I couldn’t help but wonder, in spite of my admiration for Dr. Mohler, if there was some truth to what they were saying. Maybe Mohler would give a speech that only talked about our shared social values, and ignored the theological gap between faiths. And really, I wondered, is interreligious dialogue even possible?
After only two minutes of listening to Mohler’s speech in that close-packed auditorium, I knew I’d been worried for nothing. Dr. Mohler’s address was titled “A Clear and Present Danger: Religious Liberty, Marriage, and Family in the Late Modern Age,” and his thesis was that religious liberty is under attack and that Mormons and evangelicals, as people of faith, must “push back against the modernist notion….that meaningful and respectful conversation can take place only among those who believe the least.” Mohler showed that respectful interreligious dialogue is possible, and he did it without any theological compromise; in other words, he spoke the truth in love to his LDS audience. The quote from his speech that got the biggest response from both the crowd in the auditorium and the local press was: “I do not believe that we are going to heaven together, but I do believe we may go to jail together.” Prior to that, he lovingly explained why he does not believe that the LDS faith is a path to salvation, and he proclaimed the biblical gospel with a boldness that I haven’t seen in other visiting evangelical leaders.
Dr. Mohler’s speech pointed the way for evangelicals who want to be part of an interfaith dialogue without giving up their integrity. In my opinion, if we can share the gospel, and if we can speak in a way that doesn’t tell the watching world that all religions lead to the same place, then we can and should join the conversation. I recently participated in a public forum with a Latter Day Saint bishop, a Krishna priest, a Roman Catholic priest, an Eastern Orthodox priest, and a Seventh Day Adventist elder. We were each able to state our positions and our objections to the other points of view, and, most importantly, I got to tell a crowd full of unbelievers about the Jesus of the Bible. I am convinced that we have to take every opportunity we get to proclaim the gospel, even in front of unfriendly audiences.
Finally, a word to other evangelicals who would come to Utah: don’t let your ignorance of LDS teachings or your desire to avoid an uncomfortable situation lead you to water down the message of salvation by grace through faith alone in Christ alone. Let Dr. Mohler be your example.
The tone of this article, where someone proclaims that they won’t compromise, that other views lack integrity, and that they’re the only ones who read the Bible correctly, are the reason that there is not more dialogue. Talking to someone like this is about as enjoyable taking to a wall. However, there is hope, because those who would cheer this post on don’t really need dialogue. They need ways to make others feel as bad about who they are and what they believe as it takes to make them abandon all of their convictions and fall in line. So I’d… Read more »
You are rigid and dogmatic, Matt, in your unwillingness to dialogue with people who have firm convictions about the Bible.
We are willing to talk to people who do not share our convictions, without compromise.
You disdain believers if they are not willing to compromise to fit in with your views.
Thanks for your response, Dave. Calling me derogatory things isn’t the best way to start a dialogue, but perhaps my sarcasm isn’t either, so I appreciate your taking the time to engage the topic nonetheless. I came to Christ through the ministry of Campus Crusade in college about 20 years ago. I’m hopeful that, as a disciple of Jesus Christ, you are including me in that “we.” I love Jesus Christ and give thanks for his grace and mercy in calling me–full of shortcomings, sin, and weakness–to be a part of his work to bring the kingdom to “come on… Read more »
Matt, One thing God can’t do is lie. And he has given us His Word so that we can know what he wants us to know and so that we can act as He wants us to act. Now we understand His word imperfectly and that leaves room for His followers to debate just exactly it is God wants us to know and just exactly what it is God wants us to do. And one thing we can be sure about is that love isn’t really love outside the boundaries of truth and though we all stray in sin, we… Read more »
Thanks for the response, Mike. I think it’s important to clarify what we mean when we talk about the kingdom of God. Jesus taught us to pray that God’s kingdom would “come on earth as it is in heaven.” Jesus came to introduce a new kind of kingdom, different from the kingdoms of the world, a kingdom in which people prioritize the love of God and love of their neighbor above all. This kingdom breaks in to this world when people empty ourselves of self-interest, and replace that with the interests of God and others. So, I think that the… Read more »
Matt, Thanks for your reply, True what you say there but this kingdom has boundaries that show how it is different than the world that we are aliens in. And part of loving God and neighbor does include preaching that all is not love but that God is holy and therefore there is wrath for sin. And thus building His kingdom right here and right now includes telling how one MUST be eligible for the eternal kingdom. And that Gospel proclamation includes telling others how they are wrong in their understanding of God and of His kingdom. For if you… Read more »
Thank you Mike. I’ll pray for you as well. Thanks for the dialogue. I guess it is possible. 🙂
I know Al Mohler is a bit of a lightning rod, but in situations like this, he is brilliant. He stands for gospel truth in a compelling way.
Thanks Russ.
“I do not believe that we are going to heaven together, but I do believe we may go to jail together.” from Dr. Mohler’s comment, I can see an attempt at ‘solidarity’ in two ways: 1. he uses the term ‘we’ 2. he states his belief in the possibility of people of faith having to go to jail rather than give up their beliefs then there is the confusing part, Dr. Mohler’s statement this: ““I do not believe that we are going to heaven together . . . ” did Dr. Mohler, in his address, clarify in more detail what… Read more »
I am undecided what I think about this. Thinking it through does bring up a few questions in my mind, though: 1. What was the stated purpose of the meeting? 2. What did Dr. Mohler ultimately hope to accomplish by going? Was his main purpose to proclaim the gospel? Was it “interreligious dialogue”? 3. What, from the perspective of the organizers at BYU, was their purpose in inviting him? Was it so that he could proclaim the gospel to them? Was it interreligious dialogue? 4. What do each of us (Evangelicals and Mormons) understand by the term “interreligious dialogue”? What… Read more »
I think this blog post Mohler put out on Wednesday answers some of your queries…Mr. Rogers.
http://www.albertmohler.com/2014/01/08/is-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-my-friend-an-old-question-in-a-new-age/
Yes, I saw that article when it first came out in TableTalk a couple of weeks ago, and liked it so much I actually posted a link on Facebook and Twitter, if I remember correctly. While it does help to clear up Mohler’s thinking and philosophy on various questions, it still doesn’t really answer for me the specific questions I pose above, though. Since Russ’s article used the term “interreligious dialogue,” I am particularly interested in what the ultimate aims of interreligious dialogue are. Are we seeking out new ways in which we can cooperate? Are we just seeking to… Read more »
Being able to directly and boldly discuss both shared interests AND specific differences in a comely, intelligent manner permits adherents to the other faith to “hear” (assuming their ears aren’t closed that is.) We love unbelievers through truth about our own continuing challenges from a faith perspective as well as the Truth of Scripture. That both LDS and Muslims acknowledge Jesus to some extent or another as a significant personality provides the opportunity to be direct. That there are significant differences provides the opportunity to be faithful as well as honest. That doing all of that is the essence of… Read more »
This discussion is important. Where it is true that Dr. Mohler is not the only one who speaks at interreligious events… there are few who will are still willing to note that eternity is at risk when we don’t articulate that Mormonism is a not Christianity in any form. Leaders in the SBC, please exercise bold-kindness when you speak of LDS doctrine. Never be afraid to say that the Mormon doctrine is not biblical. Don’t dance in the political arena for what appear to be common values for a temporary government when the kingdom of God stands against it. Help… Read more »
Amen!
Eternity is at risk based on what WE do? Again, we think too highly of ourselves. Jesus came and stood WITH people in order to grow the kingdom. The ones who stood against people and kept their religion good and pure were the ones who wanted to get rid of Jesus. Fortunately for us, it didn’t work.
Matt, It goes to attitude. Attitude and right knowledge that is. One should ask themselves, “Am I obeying Christ by obeying His Word?” For example, if one says the God ordains gay marriage, are they following His Word or their own? Our attitude then should be this: What God condemns, i will as well. And what God allows, so will I. But whether in condemning or allowing we should preach the good news that Jesus came to save sinners and that by repenting of their evil deeds and of their sins and turning away from themselves and seeking to obey… Read more »
Thanks again, Mike. I’m with you on a lot of stuff here. Preaching the good news about salvation in Jesus Christ… check. Repenting of evil and sin… check. Turning away from selfishness… check. It’s bad to tell people that God is okay with sin… check. No salvation other than that offered by Jesus Christ… check (although I think Scripture sees salvation as bigger than going to heaven when you die.) Jesus ate with sinners and forgave them and told people to go and sin no more… check. Just a couple items of dissention. If salvation comes by: 1.) Repentance of… Read more »
…oops, that was supposed to say, “how bad it’s getting in the world”…
Matt, Hey thanks for the dialogue but it is obvious to me that you are not even a Christian. You seem like a guy who wants to do good things for people, like feed them and clothe them and put balm on their wounds and all that, but like i said, if you don’t tell them about that train you know is coming, it isn’t really love. Maybe you just don’t really believe the train is coming. And you seem a little contradicted after talking about all the trouble and hardships the early Christians went through and then say people… Read more »
Mike, I understand that it’s hard to talk with someone about our most closely held convictions when we don’t know them at all. Neither you nor I have had the chance to observe the life of the other, to know whether we should have credibility enough to be listened to. So, I have the impression that you’re not really able to hear anything from me that you’d take seriously, which is fine. Like I said, I haven’t had the opportunity to demonstrate to you that I’m worth being taken seriously. We probably don’t have much farther we can go here,… Read more »
Sorry Dave, I meant Mike…
One last thing… you’re on to me. I hope someday that gay people can get married and be held to the same covenant commitment we hold straight couples to. Jesus didn’t talk about it, and Paul and the other writers didn’t want to, having other things they cared about much, much more. They did the best they could with it, but we now know more than they did back then. Here’s my take–just try to not read angry. 🙂
http://reemergent.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/compatibility/
Matt,
First of all, I don’t hate you, or any other gay person. Secondly, I’m not a homophobe….I’m not scared of homosexuality. Thirdly, I’d love for you to visit my Church, someday.
BUT, the Bible is very clear that homosexuality is a sin against God, and that homosexuals will not go to Heaven. 1 Corinthians 6 and Romans 1 are very, very clear that homosexuality is a sin against God….just as adultery, lying, stealing, and murder are sins against God. So, there’s just no way to be right with Almighty, Holy God, and live as a homosexual.
David
Matt, I do know a way gay people and Mormons can be saved: Repent from their sins and false doctrines and lifestyles and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ despite the hardships that this life imposes on them. and there is no salvation outside of faith and trust in the Lord Jesus. And whom am I to decide whether you are a Christian? It is by your own words that I judge you, and by those words others should judge you as well. How does one decide who a false prophet is except by comparing their words to Words of… Read more »
Matt,
I am not mad or angry. I already read your sermon.
When one is running with the other sheep and they see a wolf amidst the flock, they are supposed to bleat out an alarm.
But Matt, please understand this, my fight isn’t really with you, it is with the forces of darkness that have taken you captive with false doctrines and deceptive understandings. I fight for you and I will pray for you as well.
“I do know a way gay people and Mormons can be saved:
Repent from their sins and false doctrines and lifestyles and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ despite the hardships that this life imposes on them.”
No truer words can be spoken.
Hey everybody, thanks for your responses. I really feel like I’ve made some at least interesting points here, but I’m not sure anybody is hearing a word I’m saying. Is there anybody in the SBC who is willing to respectfully listen to a dissenting view and at least consider what I’m saying before telling me that I’m a false teacher and I’m going to hell? Anyway, I’m not sure it’ll matter, but… The writers of Scripture believed that homosexuality was wrong. I’ll concede that all day long. God did not write the Bible. People wrote the Bible who had had… Read more »
“God did not write the Bible. People wrote the Bible who had had an encounter with God so inspiring that they were compelled to share it with others. They did the absolute best they could with what they had at the time, and their stories have continued to inspire ever since. They did not write their words to me, or you, or anyone other than their intended recipients.” And this, Matt, is the problem for you and every other Emergent church leader out there. You see the Bible as inspirational, but not as authoritative. Heck, why not just preach Shakespeare… Read more »
“God did not write the Bible. People wrote the Bible who had had an encounter with God so inspiring that they were compelled to share it with others. They did the absolute best they could with what they had at the time, and their stories have continued to inspire ever since. They did not write their words to me, or you, or anyone other than their intended recipients.” Duckman Dale, You are “ten ring at a thousand yards” in your rebuttal to the above statement. That statement is a perfect example of the theological predisposition of having a “low view… Read more »
I appreciate Matt Horan demonstrating to us what happens when we abandon loyalty to God’s Word and the gospel of Jesus Christ to make ourselves “relevent” and popular in the world. We become wishy-washy, deny the Gospel, and are driven by our own reason into a theological mish-mash.
Dale, you said it way better than I ever could. But a low view of Scripture leads to a lot of awful theology.
Lord, save your church from emergent theology and its lies.
Matt, It is not as if we haven’t heard before a position like yours. We heard, we listened, we compared it to the Word of God and thus we judged it false and ungodly. So are you hear to learn or to preach? Obviously to preach. And you are preaching untruths and false ideas. So while you feel like you have made interesting points, we do not find them interesting but rather we find them as leading away from God and truth. Now we stand by the Bible and use it to compare ideas. What do you use as a… Read more »
Just to be clear here, it isn’t like you came on here and found a bunch of theological robots who all espouse the same views or march in lockstep with one another. The fact is that we’ve all disagreed at certain points. Some of them have been pretty strongly held beliefs over which we’ve had some strong disagreements. One thing is certain, though, we each hold to a very high view of the Bible as God’s written revelation of Himself to us. We don’t believe that the Bible is just inspirational, but that it is inspired and authoritative for our… Read more »
Matt,
How we speak of the kingdom of heaven and biblical doctrines have a leading or misleading effect.
Matthew 23:15 “woe to you, scribes and Parishes, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as fit for helll as you are!” (HCSB)
Yes, eternity is at stake for the hearer. This is why it’s important that professing followers of Christ speak biblical Truth. Always. Making interreligious dialog both risky and important.
*pharisees
Hey everyone, thanks for responding. It has been helpful to me to hear your points. I do owe apologies for my tone before–I confess that I was somewhat blogging angry. ParsonsMike, especially, I apologize to you for my angry tone, and should find a way to respond with more kindness. You asked if I came to learn or preach, and that was a spot on question. I know better–I should first seek to understand before seeking to be understood. The “not being a Christian” bit got me worked up when it shouldn’t have. I hope you can forgive me for… Read more »
I’ll try to say a word or two to give response to some of your questions and observations in case it’s helpful. My understanding of the “Emergent Church” movement comes largely from reading “Intuitive Leadership” by Tim Keel; and a fascinating read called the “Celtic Way of Evangelism,” by George Hunter. I highly recommend both, but especially Hunter’s book. Incredibly interesting survey of the contrast and conflict between St. Patrick’s Irish Christianity and the pope’s Roman version. The common thread is that the best local church ministry is just that–local. The mission and ministry of a church should arise out… Read more »
Also a word about my theological location. I feel peace about being a part of the Wesleyan theological tradition. John Wesley taught that “There is no holiness without social holiness.” This is to say that as one works on building their own personal holiness, they will invariably effect change in the world around them, thus yielding a more holy society. Conversely, as one works for the good of others to create a more holy society, this will no doubt accomplish sanctifying work in their own spirit, yielding greater personal holiness. It’s an “upward spiral,” so to speak. Thus, Wesley saw… Read more »
And now a question for you. What do you do with passages like Matthew 25? It sure does seem to me that Jesus is saying that generosity and charity are the keys to the kingdom, doesn’t it?
I know that there are other passages to consider in forming a theology of salvation, but still, from an exegetical standpoint, what do you feel Jesus is saying? I’d be glad to hear your views.
Matt,
If one only had Mat. 25 to go on, then I suppose that would be the extent of their theology.
Two things.
One, they would find themselves falling short of the ideal. What, they might ask themselves, if I only acted in the proper way most of the time? Would God accept me for trying but failing to be perfect?
The answer would go back to their understanding of God, and whether it was true or false.
“Jesus answered and said unto him, ‘Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?” – John 3:10-12 NASB
Rob
“Making an open stand against all ungodliness and unrighteousness, which overspreads our land like a flood, is one of the noblest ways of confessing Christ in the face of His enemies.” – John Wesley, The Almost Christian
What do you do with passages like Matthew 25? Matthew 25, taken as a whole, seems almost calculated to frustrate both the modern left *and* right. You start off with the parable of the virgins. The left would object that the prudent virgins should have been made to share their oil with the foolish virgins, never mind that the result would have been that *everyone* fails. They at least would have all failed equally. Jesus doesn’t take that position. Without getting into potential symbolism, the lesson of the parable is almost pedestrian: the Kingdom of Heaven rewards prudence, and lets… Read more »
Ben Coleman–I think you’re right on the money. When preachers share a small piece of the Scriptures for a 20-40 minute sermon, we are hopefully doing some good for those in attendance, but at the same time, I fear that we harm them by conditioning them to feel that reading a passage of more than the average Lectionary reading size (8-12 verses or so?) is unneccessary. But really, there is so much to be gained by a long sitting with the narratives, seeing the twists and the turns in the apostles journey with Jesus. Once in seminary a New Testament… Read more »
Matt, Don’t you have a MDiv degree? And while you may not agree with the Gospel as the only way to salvation, you surely know what Gospel believers believe, do you not? An oak tree has roots, a trunk, branches, leaves and acorns. But it did not start out with all those things in a visible way, they were there in its DNA, so to speak. But if it is to be an oak tree it will have those things. A Christian has DNA so to speak. It is not quite a direct analogy. A Christian will exhibit good works… Read more »
Amen.
Mike, thanks for helping me understand your view. I appreciate your patience. I’m curious how you understand Matthew 25. Specifically v34-36, “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came… Read more »
Matt, I wasn’t clear enough, sorry about that. The good works done are done by people of faith. One can claim to be a person who trusts the Lord but if their life fails to show obedience to Him, they were, to use my metaphor above, never an oak tree. But we also read that not all who say, “Lord. Lord” will enter into the kingdom, though they did works in His name. This shows us that they were never of the Lord for He never knew them. But what about those ‘good’ Mormons or gays? What if they do… Read more »
Mike, Thanks. I appreciate your response. I’m not sure that there’s much value in trying to “prove” to someone that I’m a Christian. We’re not supposed to pray on street corners or make a show of our charity. I hope that as I follow Jesus Christ, it will become apparent to anyone that I am, but that would be a by-product of faithful discipleship, rather than putting on some sort of demonstration. As Jesus said, “You can tell a tree by it’s fruit.” If I hear you correctly, you’re saying that you avoid interpreting a Scripture passage without considering it… Read more »
Matt,
Part one of my answer ended up in the middle somewhere. I broke it into two posts because my phone doesn’t let me do long posts.
The second thing is this: Could the Israelis reject Jesus and the truth He was bringing to simply continue on in their old practices? Nope.
One can’t ignore Gods Word and expected to be one of Gods people.They couldn’t, and you can not either.
Since Matthew 25 is accompanied by other Scriptures that are available today,
to reject their message is to reject God.
Mike, the key word in your last comment is PHONE.
For some reason, the threading seems to break down easily and permanently when I make comments with my phone. Someone explained it, but at my advanced age, I already forgot the reason.
First, let me say thank you to you both and anyone else who has been having this conversation on their phone. Not only do you fear that I’m a false teacher pastoring a church in the wrong direction, but now I’m giving you Carpal-Tunnel syndrome. Seems I’m digging my hole deeper and deeper! 🙂
So a couple weeks ago I started participating in the commentary on the blog, “SBC Voices.” It was a spirited discussion, but need to address the manner by which I went about it. Some good friends called me on the tone I was using–I made sweeping generalizations about those who adhere to the “five fundamentals” and/or to the “T.U.L.I.P.” doctrines. The voices quoted and priorities set forth by some of those adherents have really disappointed and angered me at times. However, I have to confess that, while Scripture asks “In your anger, do not sin,” I did indeed express my… Read more »
Matt, I appreciate your apology. You are right, there is a diversity of theological voices on this website. But as far as I can tell, we hold to certain core principles as outlined in the BF&M2000. Myself, i am one,who would be called a Calvinist and a 5 pointer. Others are called Traditionalists, and there are many shades in between. The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 [BFM2000] states this about salvation: Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal… Read more »
I watched that speech on the seminary web site, I think. Anyway, it was really interesting and worthwhile. It makes me think that perhaps there is hope for what I have been praying for these 40 years, namely, a third great awakening. One of the factors about an awakening which I have not mentioned, discussed or said much about is the intellectual. In fact, there is a great deal of prejudice about earned doctorates, especially Ph.Ds. in any SBC churches other than a few FBCs and others that are in an educational setting. Unfortunately, the fact that so many of… Read more »
As the author of the article, I do think that David Rogers has asked some good questions so here is what I hope to be a note of clarification. Dr. Mohler’s address was not an invitation for “Interreligious Dialogue” as far as I am aware. With that said, isn’t all interfaith or interreligious conversation a dialogue? Dr. Mohler was invited to speak on Marriage, Faith, and Family–topics which both confessing Evangelicals and Latter Day Saints agree is threatened in the public sphere. So while Dr. Mohler’s purpose was to stay on this topic, he gives a great example of how… Read more »
Thank you, Russ. Your answer is indeed helpful. As I said at the beginning, to some degree, I am still forming my own opinion with regard to certain aspects of this. What you have said here is helpful and I will keep it in mind. Blessings.
Interreligious dialogue and efforts against common foes can be worthwhile, but only if the gospel does not take a back seat or get watered down. Any so-called “multi-faith” or “inter-faith” outreach ought to ensure that their message does not blur the lines between pluralism and the exclusivity of Christianity. This is why I have criticized, with specific quotes and video links, some of the comments by Dr. Roberts of the Global Faith Forum, in my article, Serious Reservations about the Global Faith Forum. Evangelicals engaging in multi-faith dialogue cannot afford to be theologically sloppy at exactly those places where we… Read more »
Key is to honor others without dishonoring God and self. Intricate balance. I am called to dialogue with many cultures and faiths. I am not one to back down. I enjoy debate. God has sent many for me to minister to. It all started at 17 during the Iranian hostage crisis, 1979 ish… the night Lowell Lunstrom was in Cedar Rapids and sold me a book, “The Muslims are Coming” . I stayed up all night reading, kicked myself awake after little rest, went to school to find a shock. Assembly called to hear a local Muslim speaker, with q/a… Read more »
Another story… recently my Muslim stepson asked if he could invite a friend to our Sabbath dinner. Found out later from friends who do prayer booths at multicultural events that this is a Muslim missionary sent to help us question our faith! I mused later that night to my husband the young man has people praying for him to be sent to our house! I never had to tell him he was wrong. He asked the questions. I knew he had heard all the pat answers before because he is smart and came from a strong Christian background. So I… Read more »