G'dday from down under everyone,
My reason for this post, is the email Alpha sent to the forum re my using culture to share the Gospel. I want to share a couple of things with you all, but I want you to know, that although it was Alpha's post that was the reason this post is sent, it's not an answer to it. That will come in the forum, when I work out how to write it.
Alpha, you said that I was turning the discussion into a cultural discussion. I told everyone it would be controversial, but it was also totally scriptural for me to do so.. remember it was what Paul did in Athens in Acts 17:16ff. He took the unknown God of the Athenians, and never once criticized them for the many other gods they had. He told them he could see they were religious in every way. He used their knowledge of their gods and religious practises to proclaim the Gospel to them
The discussion Scorpion started was a good discussion point, but farside moved it from Scorpion asking the Muslims their opinion on it, to a discussion on paedaphilia. This was getting off topic, and I have brought it back on topic.
Guys, if we ask the muslims for their opinions, we must let them give it, and please, we must talk to them from their perspective and turn them to ours, like Paul did. We will NEVER make an inroad into them if we don't.
God bless you all
From your sister in Christ
Carol