2d • Islam
Meekness, Not Weakness
I witnessed something pretty interesting at Bible study last night, and I figured this group would appreciate it.
We were in Matthew 11:10, and I mentioned that Muslims will sometimes try to use that verse to try to claim Muhammad is prophesied in the Bible. Which is obviously ridiculous and I called Muhammad a false prophet and basically said that if you’re ever going to talk to Muslims about Christianity, these are arguments you should at least know how to respond to.
What caught me off guard, but at the same time
Not surprised, was their reaction. The room got noticeably uncomfortable, and someone immediately felt the need to point out that Muslims are very nice people and that most of them are good people. Obviously this is true. I never said they weren’t. Some of my best friends are Iraqi Muslims. But lying to them also isn’t loving either.
Ii guess it just highlighted something I’ve noticed more and more with Christians. Our default position has become almost theological pacifism. Even Paul preached “in weakness and in fear and in much trembling” (1 Cor. 2:3). Christianity was never supposed to be comfortable. If Paul could preach the truth while uncomfortable, I think we can survive an awkward room when the truth needs to be said.
You can genuinely love someone and still tell them they’re wrong. In fact, if you believe the Gospel is actually true, I don’t know how refusing to be honest about it could be considered loving.
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Meekness, Not Weakness
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