Bismillah: Assalamo ALikum.
<b>'AlShamms'</b>
Quote:When a Christian "loves their enemy", it has nothing to do with allowing that individual into their home or wishing them God speed. It has everything to do with meeting their need at the appropriate time. Take for example the story in the Bible of the good Samaritan. He "loved his enemy" by attending to the man's wounds and taking him to the inn so the man may rest and regain his strength. That is what the Christian is supposed to do...meed the needs of those he/she encounters. If you have food, drink, clothing and shelter, the only thing you're lacking is the Truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Therefore, I love you when I tell you the truth that is Jesus the Christ.
meeting people's need has nothing to do with loving them... so its not necessary that you love your enemy to offer all kind of charitable and voluntarily work, you may do all these things seeking God's pleasure and nothing else... I still insist that NO ONE can LOVE really his enemy unless you guys don't know the meaning of LOVE.
Micheal H Hart said in his book (<b>The 100, a ranking of the most influential persons in history</b>) about the idea of loving one's enemy the followings:
Quote:Now, these ideas—which were not a part of the Judaism of Jesus' day, nor of most other religions—are surely among the most remarkable and original ethical ideas ever presented. <b>If they were widely followed</b>, I would have had no hesitation in placing Jesus first in this book.
<b>But the truth is that they are not widely followed. In fact, they are not even generally accepted. Most Christians consider the injunction to "Love your enemy" as—at most—an ideal which might be realized in some perfect world, but one which is not a reasonable guide to conduct in the actual world we live in. We do not normally practice it, do not expect others to practice it, and do not teach our children to practice it. Jesus' most distinctive teaching, therefore, remains an intriguing but basically untried suggestion</b>.
<b>'AlShamms'</b>
Quote:As far as the message board is concerned, your perception doesn't matter...the reality is, it isn't a home.
Don't bother, the board is not a home, but you've already declared with the help of your Bible that we are 'imposters' because we are preaching other than your doctrine...so my question remain unanswered, why do you come to this place? (i.e. imposters' place)??? I would love to know your intention.
Please note, I am not suggesting that you should leave here, and I will never kick you of this board, and I will not hesitate to wish you well and pray for you even if you are preaching Christianity, you are our guest, and the Prophet Muhammad pbuh told us to be kind and generous to our guest if we are truly believers in Allah and the last Day... however, I just wanted to understand <b>WHY</b> should you come here knowing very well that we preaching other than your doctrine and at the same time we are not allowed in your home for the <b>SAME REASON</b>????????????
Salam
Wael.