Land of the Lion and the Sun Personal Experiences
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ch a crushing blow at h m its missiona y l bo s ceased The w r no foreig missio a es s ttl d among the N until about five centuries after their destruction by Tamerla e The first missio a y was appoint d by the Presbyteria boa d and was sent to P rsia in Ja uary From that time until to a y P sbyteri board has sent schoo and d i str i buted their i terature among The church of England also s t ss i on aries who teaching its doct ines And Catholics from Paris foll wed the same po cy introduced papel opi s m g t s people But the repres nt ati v es of these missio b rds bound by the of same faith therefo e ct on the minds of people is ft to ali ate instead Christianiz What th se p ople n d is Ch istia d ctrin the doctri of L d M st sho d be car i d th m t ach th m how they h v liv d igno ance sin h ve be blind witho t pe ce of he t If on y G spel co d b ougth th m th y ght c m Jesu b egan to sha k e and tremble then God created m oun tains and put them upon the earth and the land became fixed and the ngels were ston i shed at the hardn ss of the h i s said O God is there an y thing Thy c eation harder than h and God said Yes wat r is harde than the hi s b ecause it brea k eth them T hen the angels said O Lord is there an y thing of Thy creation ha de than water He a i wind ove cometh water it doth agitate it and put it in motion T hey said our Lord there anything of Thy creation harder than w i nd He sa i d Yes the ch dren of Ad m gi v ing alms those who give w i th their right hand and co ceal it from their le f overco m e all The Koran teach s a iberal man i s ear the pleas e of God and is near the hear s of men as a f end and he is stant from hel but the niggard i s far f om God s ple sure and rom Para ise and far from the heart of men and near the fire T he M oham medan believe the e are s ven class s of men whom God wi aw under shadow on that da y when there wil b e no other shadows first a just k i ng second who hath mployed hi se f in devotion from youth the third who his heart on the M osque til he returns to it the fourth two men whose friend ship is to ple se God whether together or separate the fifth a who remembereth God when he is a one and weepeth sixth a man who i s tempted by a rich and beautifu woman saith eri y I fear God the se v a man who hath g iv en a m once ed i t that eft hand knoweth not what r ght han doeth We Christians say God is no respecter of per sons God so loved the world that He gave H i s only begotten that whosoe v er be ie v in Him shou d not perish but hav everlasting ife Mohammed taught A gels come amo gst you the Moha eda s both night day the those of the night ascended to He ven God ask th them how they l ft cre t th y l ft th m pra y er and we found them at prayer Again says He You m u t say y our pra y ers at the r i s i ng or the setting of the sun so when a limb of appeareth leav y ur prayers ntil H i s whole orb is up when the sun to set quit your prayers until the whole orb has disapp ared for veri y He r i seth between the two horns of the d vi we Chr i stians b e ieve Jesus Christ is among us b th day ght We can pray at time because God ways heareth the prayers of His children I lam as a religion is not true it has not come from God It does not c t tisfy the need of the human heart it does not reveal God in divine father hood His lov His justice and holiness It does not show what own origina nature was nor does it reveal to him what sin is and how to escape it Is am is an anti Christian creed It is opposed to t e pro ress whether moral or intellectual po itical or re gious T s being the case then Moha mm eda i s m ca not ta e the p ace of h i s i nit y w i th advantag to an y sect i on of the hu m an race M oha m med is in e v er y way un fi t to be an ideal of a human being But C isti has a duty to Moh mmed ns wh ch ca ot sh rk with ut incur ing se ious responsibi ty Christ died for th m as well as for the heathen and ourselves To us is committ d mi stry of tion the sacred duty of call ng the followers of the Ara bian anti Christ to foot of the cross of the crucified edeemer whos ato ng death they d y and whose godhead they blaspheme There is no moral teaching among dans Nothing is said to stre gthen ma s cha acte to make him a purer nobler first doctrine in their creed is There is no god but God Moham med is the prophet God Moha ed s i d the most exce ent of actions is to be friendly on God s count and to be at en m ity with whomsoever is the of God of Prophet Mohamm d of His people Moha eda But the ible teache whosoever calleth upon the name Lo d shall be saved Christ taught us to love our nemies good unto all whether Jew or Gentile The Koran de es tr i i ty the d ivi ne sons p of our edeemer atoning death and His me atorial o ic M o hammed taught his followers that Christ had of his coming when pro sing the disciples the gift of the Holy Ghost Christ Jesus t lls that God is our Heavenl y Fathe loving hol y and just M oha mm ed taught his f o owers there is no i mi i t de purity When he washes face he wa es away those faults which his eyes have caus d to com t and wh n he washes h ds it r moves those fau ts wh ch th y have committed and when he washes feet it sp ls the fa ts tow rds which they may have c ried him th t he will is up in pur i ty from the place of ablutio The Bible informs us that salvat i on consists in the delive a c from g lt power of s i n in the restoratio u to our first nature and of bringing whole at re in ha mony w i th God cor ng to Moh mm dan f ith s lvatio means escape from the pu shme t sin whil thei mystics wo d expl i word as sig ifying de iver nce from mental ignorance egardi g God We Christi ns believe that red mption is to b e obtai d freely t ough the atone me t wrought out us by Christ Himself maintai that they wi l made righteous by their orks th ugh Mohammed s i terce sion w le others mai tain th t Hassa s death were the atonement for sin Christi ns b lieve that Christ was o red to b ear the sin of m ny u to them that look for H i m shall He appear the second t im e without sin unt s lvati n There f or there i s other m ind unto a vation but through the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the wor d Mohammed promised his fo owers a heaven of nal de i ght and to d the m of a p ace of to m ent i n o w ch t ey wo d be cast sho d they re se the doc trines wh i ch he taught Sa y s he When a b i e r i s nearly dead ange s merc y co m e c othed i n w te si k gar m ents and say to the so of the d y ing man Come out thou who art sat i sfied with God and with whom He is sati fied come out to rest which is with God and the sustenance of God s merc y and com pas ion and to the Lord who is not ng y sou comes out lik the sm ll of the best musk it is handed from one ngel to a other until they b ing it to the d ors of the regions its r st But when i fid l a Ch sti n or a Jew is near death a ge s of pun i shment come to clothed in sackcloth and say to so Come out thou scontented and with whom God is spleased come to God s punish ment Then it comes out with a d i sagree ble sm ll worse than the worst stench of a dead body they bring it pl c of its pu shm t whe othe to be pu shed The a gels th ow them into hell f om a h ight of forty years j ourney We Chris tians are informed of two w ys which leadeth to destruction many who wa der it the oth r which l adeth unto ife few are they who find i t who e ter the narrow g t wi reward d and call d chi d n God while oth rs w i be eparat d for verlasting d mnation Every in vid al Christi n k ows that the Mo lost if th y do not conf ss their sin f u n ss and their needs of an atoneme t for sin and l ve in Jesus Christ edeemer who has atoned for th i r s i ns It is a marvelous fie d for us to labor i n We m u t go w i th the cross of hr i st to conquer e i gion of Arabian a ti Christ shall the fade before the powerf G sp l of L d I do not say the e is no Christia wo k do e in Pe sia ther some workers but need mo q alified s tisfy the ne ds of hungry souls must F th se d faithf w k s great field who qualified to t ch the t ue to salvati and f aid ev n of d ath wil g to giv up th ir liv s for the v ice the Truth We must not say If God wa ts to conv rt h th it witho t I the v ry p o s gr t w k n me s s k S me the m know s methi g bout but do wo s p and follow Him s s d ughters Pe si bo d by Ar bia anti Christ D k clouds h v cov ed th i pi it l ight S m them d st d the b t e ight wr g but thei h t tightly cl sed wind ws s G d s s light to turn th r ght to Th y d d t sp s s sin They w b e ov rt ke by d th b h ld g gl y of whom th y s ved rth wi h de th ir f c s f ar t mb i g Eve y of th wi th kn w th t the wr th of God is upo th m w ak es of M hammed sm in P rsia gives us to convinc people of the i r fals religio i vit them to se rch their Koran and tell us what they find there that wi satisfy the needs of the so It i s need ess say Mohamm dan i s k nows of no atonement and no Sa vi ou I m a y be perm i tted to quote rom my first volume M ohamm d the Last Pr phet following conversation between a Mo myse f Myself Go d morning my fri nd M oham edan Where c ming f om Moh mm d am coming from a visit my grave who is the l st prophet and God spa e l ad us his p pl the fellowsh p of hi m Th t M h mm d who sl w th usands of c nt C istia s Mo z al his peopl wanted h i s book re d by b ecause it was the last vi ne v l tion s nt from God Mo Well Christia whe e you comi g from am co ng from H of Calvary and g ace of God th o gh His J sus Christ Mo was of God If had been co d h v ki ed Him But He died and w i l ever s n g in is king forev r there w ever b e to His kingdom ied our a k e God His F th r rais d from the gra v e and He liv s for ve He has c ll d us b ethr and who b liv in will lost Mo How am I to know that He is the Son of God died to s ve world as you say and was raised fro m the grave as I have ne v er heard such t ngs b efore and gave salvat i on to that believe in H im And you say he i s iving in heaven to da y and f ore v er and you also sa y that He wi l com again Here is a book the Bibl read it and see if you have read such a book before f te nal in it I am sure you w i ll like all its teachi gs bett r than Mohammed s It te s us to be loving faith f u t u God to l v our enemi s and fo give that hav si d agai st us togeth it is fu of bles si gs life Ch ist is gone b for us to prepare a place e ch th t gives his h t calls Him his Saviour You either your book nor your prophet teaches these truths Mo You mean this book wi l giv me f that you say This book which is word w i tell you about Christ If you ead it Him to help you you will experie ce His bles i s upon you Supp se I believe He mak me a pl ce i n Heaven Not nly you but for Mohammedans ther n tions Come l av you i e hopes come Christian brother M o Dear what bout Mohammed I f he knows I g ing to l ve he wi angry with me T hen you Christ must k own p tty w ll in heave You he rd say is the of God He Father B th ve ywh re W i th out Their w i ll nothing is done on e h or above There for h v n is His th o earth u de His feet He i s ru er of and in Truth y He says Heaven and a th sh ll p ss away but My w rd shall not pass away If will ccept you Savi ur He wi take car of you acc di g to His pro s do ed to fr id Moh mm d If he ks you why did leav him t l th t Abs l m Sh baz g ve bett b k r d I b y d its teachings ev h d th s t chi gs b f e I w ys tho ght Moh mm d o ly tr p ophet I d h Th is m d r h v giv lv ti m ki d ly J sus Will b y Him His chi d Mo l y k ight ligi I sur I hav it ly my lf will accept Him as my S vi I ill k b i g my p opl to light of Gosp l L g c mm ities of p opl P si wer ever pr t c t t d M sl m syst th y b it y k the s w a y b d g f l ligi l g pilgrimag s hil h d j i the my tic l b li f bb hich d mi i g wh l st uctu Islam h ve t i d tryi g by doct ine Ah to b i g th i vin e r them behold th y have pl c d it b th th m they fe l not s tisfi d and Ah th i suppos d creator Life bi th d th change what are they I as k T h y c ld t ll h ic h th t p m c h b c m p m t ur i t y fa i rest immorta g orio ont i n i ng th t is good the good sp i rit the good k i ngdo m the good law and the pure wisdom The clouds of mo tains all w ch the eye beholds through the good d sun stars and moon w ch h rs in the day all mo v e to thy praise O righteous Ahura And I w i th m y mouth w i sing th y pra i se in t th as lo g as I h ve breath Let the creator aid w i th good mind all that increaseth right conduct b y h i s i I s it not mporta t for the stewa ds of the Gospel at once awak n within themselves the fee ngs of deep and active char i ty for these ben i ghted m titudes of a false religion it time to use the weapons of T ruth how ittle is done for Persia for the nu m bers that are carried astray by the Arabian anti Chr i st What fi ld a ywhere compare with Persia for the wonder possib lity preac ng the Gospel Yes indeed must satisfy the nee s of thousand who have ever heard the cheerfu message of the Sa vi ou M an y ager to hear truth Gr at numbe s are d d dyi g eve heard a word to com ort their sou s mo vi ng in depth of the dark wor d h ve rs ey s but powerless sight and hear scatter d in all directio s guided by false proph ts and shephe ds B hold th y are sin k ing away The p cious s uls are sinking into the gloom of eternity s night T hrow out the ive ine my brother Save the drifting sou s by gi v ing them tid i n s of the humb e Shepherd What shall we do for these peop e W at wo Jesus do Can He a sw the wa ts of the East we as the demands of the West He a o se the d eamy O entals well as inspi e the g tic Occidental Can He be the Ori tal that Mohammed is yea more By all me s He do m He whose light can strike into the sh d ws of the mountain cave He too can shine into the dark d he rt man reveal its secrets He who so love the w ld that He s nt His Son not to condemn the world but that the world by Hi m ght be sa v ed He too can fill His children th the power of His spi it for the advancement of kingdom What hav Mohammed oroaster done for the East Have they satisfied the deep need of those peo ple Nay they have not Is Christ like unto them Is He a creature as they are nay He is not He is not an a ect as the were He i s a cause a perso a ki g the king of kings He is perfect God and perfect man He is He who lays hand on natur s rocks and they are as the wax i n His fingers H i s voice ca s back dead to His voice the waves winds hear k en He is nature s master He iv s back with a word the cloud of sor ow and the darkened i fe blooms with beauty as heaven s ight rushes in He touches the so all up with sin and life leaps walks and God All this the God man Jesus does Can He not also clea se the sin Download 24 Kb. 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