Last night I attended the North American Christian Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the main session, a very dynamic speaker delivered an important message. Dr. Ajai Lall is a preacher in central India. He got an opportunity to preach in a part of India controlled by extremists. But he was told that he had to sign a piece of paper which gave the police the right to shoot him if he said anything to agitate the crowd. He singed the piece of paper and preached to gospel to these people. He told about another missionary, whose wife was raped by 10 Muslim extremists, but he kept on preaching and he eventually baptized 4 of them when they repented asked to receive Jesus.
We complain about a lot things that are wrong with America on this blog, but most of these things are nothing compared to what Christians face in many parts of the world (not just Muslim nations). Dr. Ajai Lall said that we need to be extremists, not like the ones mentioned above, but extreme with respect to compassion, forgiveness, and love.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
We complain about a lot things that are wrong with America on this blog, but most of these things are nothing compared to what Christians face in many parts of the world (not just Muslim nations). Dr. Ajai Lall said that we need to be extremists, not like the ones mentioned above, but extreme with respect to compassion, forgiveness, and love.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Matt 5:43-48 (KJV)
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