Divine Is The Family of Faith

Ephesians 6:10-20

Islam is not the enemy of Christians. Christianity is not the enemy of Muslims. Christians and Muslims have it wrong, enemies their religions of never been. People of both faith groups need to look in the mirror and pray the enemy away. Who or what is the enemy?

The enemy is opposition to the will of God. The nature of God is for believers to do good and live in righteousness. Followers of God cannot be soft on the doing of the will of God. In the Holy Scriptures of Jews and Christians, there is a teaching describing the duty of believers, which is also relevant to Muslims. Ecclesiastes 12:13 reads: "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for that is the whole duty of everyone." (NRSV)

Religious leaders opposing the above may be suffering from the "spirit of the enemy". The spirit of the enemy will enlarge the ego of human beings, so as to have them yearning for fame and recognition. If for some reason they are denied their wishes, then they reflect a nature of passive-aggressiveness. After having presented themselves in the soft manner taught in the love nature of their faith, shame and pain in being disappointment, even in small matters, causes them to war against their so-called opposition. What should we do, when it seems that our views are not acceptable to humanity?

People of Islam and Christianity should take the "leap of faith", when it appears they are in bondage to the spirit of the enemy. Blind to the reality of being in opposition to the will of God, persons entangled by the ways of the enemy points the finger at others as being the reason for the discord. They refuse to accept that the current disappointment resulted from their living or speaking in opposition to God's will. What is the will of God?

Islam and Christianity are marked by love as the will of God. When love is lived among Muslims and Christians, then divine is the family of faith. The agape of God has diversity in the ways and means of being expressed. However, current scholarship has an understanding that the compassion required of Christians and Muslims challenge them to live the faith they proclaim and be born anew through prayer, repentance, surrender, and contentment. People of faith in both of these religions would benefit to seek unity in the midst of diversity, coming to the Lord for an understanding of ecumenism. Ecumenism has to do with the ability to lay down your differences, so as to love the children of God from all walks of life. Ecumenism is the laying down of bitterness and praying for peace with justice, while maintaining your righteousness though others appear to have abandon the same.

We need the power of prayer to heal our land. Theology being the study of God in relation to humanity, there should be an acceptance of a school of thought that is blessed. It has to do with the thought of brothers and sisters born into "creation", not made by man, being relatives by way of the Divine Allah - God. Really? Yes, really. Look at the latest communication concerning Franklyn Graham and President Barack Obama, then you say ...

Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon us, so that we may accept each other in the divine family. Amen