Muslim & Christian Discussion ForumPlease try and convince me otherwise. :: Re: replyRe: reply Israel's commands from God were to kill morally guilty people - not because they would not convert, but so that the nation would not be defiled by pagan peoples who sacrificed their first-born children to their gods and performed all manner of vile sexual practices and idol worship (Lev. 18:25; cf. Josh. 6). Indeed, the morally innocent were saved and protected (Gen. 18:22ff.; cf. Josh. 2) and God waited 400 years for pagan nations to repent of their sin before He brought judgment upon them (Gen. 15:16). Furthermore, God Himself worked supernaturally to judge nations for their sin, as already seen above (cf. also Ex. 4-12, 14).; Num. 16; 1 Kings 18). In contrast to the above, we have already seen that the Koran countenances killing for religious purposes, i.e. the refusal of Jews and Christians to convert to Islam. Only Israel (cf. Ps. 147:19) was called by God to cleanse the land it was about to enter from paganism (and He confirmed such a calling supernaturally: cf. Ex. 4:12; Num. 16; 1 Kings 18), so that it might show surrounding pagan nations in time redemption (Gen. 12:1-3) by producing the Scriptures (Rom. 3:2) and the Messiah (Gal. 4:4). Later in Israel's history, the Writing Prophets never countenanced destruction of other nations. Moreover, the theological concept called "Progressive Revelation" shows that God's purpose for mankind is continually revealed throughout the Bible - culminating with the New Testament - and the NT never allows violence to be done to another if that person refuses to convert to Jesus. Such is not the case with the Koran. |
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