He who sins is a slave to sin
Last night, until the early hours of the morning, we spoke with a Bedouin muslim friend of mine about many different topics/issues including fasting and Ramadan, hypocrisy, the purpose of marriage, polygamy, the nature of sin, and miracles too. No two faiths could be more different than Christianity and islam when discussing the topics we did last night.
While speaking about faithfulness in marriage, he said that the reason muslim men are able to remain faithful was because one woman could not possibly fulfill a man's sexual needs. I explained that answer to that question is because of the the nature of sin. Because these men were living immoral lives long before marriage, they are now UNABLE to be faithful to their wives. I told him what Jesus said, "he who sins is a slave to sin". This of course is not the islamic concept of sin whatsoever - to muslims sin is a weakness, not a disease. The solution is right guidance, not a new heart. I knew that my friend was very interested in what was being said, because I knew that he was already trapped in the snare of sexual sin. I didn't need a 'word of knowledge' or some other form of divine revelation - it was written all over his face.
As he listened to us he seemed intrigued - all of his life he's been taught that the only religion acceptable to God is islam. He had been taught that islam is the only religion that has the answers to our deepest questions and problems. Last night, his entire worldview was shaken as for possibly the first time in his life, as he was listening to us 'unbelievers' giving him answers and insights he had never heard before.
Before leaving one of our team gave him some prophetic words that the Lord has given him while we had been praying before the meeting. May God capture him in His tractor-beam of love. May he soon realize that his own islamic religion is unable to free him from his captivity to sin.
While speaking about faithfulness in marriage, he said that the reason muslim men are able to remain faithful was because one woman could not possibly fulfill a man's sexual needs. I explained that answer to that question is because of the the nature of sin. Because these men were living immoral lives long before marriage, they are now UNABLE to be faithful to their wives. I told him what Jesus said, "he who sins is a slave to sin". This of course is not the islamic concept of sin whatsoever - to muslims sin is a weakness, not a disease. The solution is right guidance, not a new heart. I knew that my friend was very interested in what was being said, because I knew that he was already trapped in the snare of sexual sin. I didn't need a 'word of knowledge' or some other form of divine revelation - it was written all over his face.
As he listened to us he seemed intrigued - all of his life he's been taught that the only religion acceptable to God is islam. He had been taught that islam is the only religion that has the answers to our deepest questions and problems. Last night, his entire worldview was shaken as for possibly the first time in his life, as he was listening to us 'unbelievers' giving him answers and insights he had never heard before.
Before leaving one of our team gave him some prophetic words that the Lord has given him while we had been praying before the meeting. May God capture him in His tractor-beam of love. May he soon realize that his own islamic religion is unable to free him from his captivity to sin.
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