Islam scares me out of my mind.

[GreekAsianPanda]

I've developed a new phobia. It's called islamophobia. I'm scared of Islam. I don't know why. I'm so intimidated by it. I think it might be because I'm scared that it's the true religion. And I REALLY don't want it to be. Please don't ask why I'm afraid that it's the true religion, because I don't know. I think it would be awful if it was. Maybe I'm afraid that it's the true religion because it's growing so fast. And there are actually Christians converting to Islam. I don't get it! How? Does anyone have an explanation? I can't figure it out! Islam seems totally unconvincing to me but I'm still afraid of it! Can someone help me? I know I am sooo ridiculous but I'm just stuck about why in the world Islam is growing and should I be alarmed by this?
Thanks and if I'm not supposed to post threads like this can you please report me? Because I don't want a thread up that's against the rules and I'd rather be banned than break the rules (sort of). Again thank you.

[BrckBrln]

I've developed a new phobia. It's called islamophobia. I'm scared of Islam. I don't know why. I'm so intimidated by it. I think it might be because I'm scared that it's the true religion. And I REALLY don't want it to be. Please don't ask why I'm afraid that it's the true religion, because I don't know. I think it would be awful if it was. Maybe I'm afraid that it's the true religion because it's growing so fast. And there are actually Christians converting to Islam. I don't get it! How? Does anyone have an explanation? I can't figure it out! Islam seems totally unconvincing to me but I'm still afraid of it! Can someone help me? I know I am sooo ridiculous but I'm just stuck about why in the world Islam is growing and should I be alarmed by this?
Thanks and if I'm not supposed to post threads like this can you please report me? Because I don't want a thread up that's against the rules and I'd rather be banned than break the rules (sort of). Again thank you.

I've actually heard that there are a whole bunch of Muslims converting to Christianity, much more than Christians converting to Islam. What are your reasons for thinking that Islam might be the 'true religion'?

[The Mighty Sword]

I've developed a new phobia. It's called islamophobia. I'm scared of Islam. I don't know why. I'm so intimidated by it. I think it might be because I'm scared that it's the true religion. And I REALLY don't want it to be. Please don't ask why I'm afraid that it's the true religion, because I don't know. I think it would be awful if it was. Maybe I'm afraid that it's the true religion because it's growing so fast. And there are actually Christians converting to Islam. I don't get it! How? Does anyone have an explanation? I can't figure it out! Islam seems totally unconvincing to me but I'm still afraid of it! Can someone help me? I know I am sooo ridiculous but I'm just stuck about why in the world Islam is growing and should I be alarmed by this?
Thanks and if I'm not supposed to post threads like this can you please report me? Because I don't want a thread up that's against the rules and I'd rather be banned than break the rules (sort of). Again thank you.

Any "Christian" that converts to islam, was never a Christian.
GOD is the foundation of our faith, if that foundation is rocked, there was never a foundation to begin with.

[Vhayes]

I'm with BB - I have heard there are far more Muslims converting to Christianity than the other way around. I would be interested in where you got your statistics.

Why do you fear Islam? You say it is because you think it may be the true religion. On what do you base that thought?

Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet, a great prophet. But they also believe Mohammad was a prophet and greater than Jesus. They also do not believe that Jesus is God the Son - to them, He was a wise man, a great man, a holy man - but just a man.

What does Jesus Himself tell us about Who He is and what we are to believe?

Exodus 3
13 - Then Moses said to God, "Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.' Now they may say to me, 'What is His name?' What shall I say to them?"
14 - God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"



John 8
58 - Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM."



Jesus called Himself by the same name Jehovah of the Old Testament called Himself. Jesus Christ IS God the Son. But that isn't all:


John 8
24 - "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I AM he, you will die in your sins."


Jesus Christ is God the Son. He promised He would never leave you or forsake you. Trust Him - not some man who died and rotted in the grave.



Hope that helps you a bit -

V

[Reynolds357]

I've developed a new phobia. It's called islamophobia. I'm scared of Islam. I don't know why. I'm so intimidated by it. I think it might be because I'm scared that it's the true religion. And I REALLY don't want it to be. Please don't ask why I'm afraid that it's the true religion, because I don't know. I think it would be awful if it was. Maybe I'm afraid that it's the true religion because it's growing so fast. And there are actually Christians converting to Islam. I don't get it! How? Does anyone have an explanation? I can't figure it out! Islam seems totally unconvincing to me but I'm still afraid of it! Can someone help me? I know I am sooo ridiculous but I'm just stuck about why in the world Islam is growing and should I be alarmed by this?
Thanks and if I'm not supposed to post threads like this can you please report me? Because I don't want a thread up that's against the rules and I'd rather be banned than break the rules (sort of). Again thank you.

I do not fear Satan or his false religion.

[Wintermute]

I've developed a new phobia. It's called islamophobia. I'm scared of Islam. I don't know why. I'm so intimidated by it. I think it might be because I'm scared that it's the true religion. And I REALLY don't want it to be. Please don't ask why I'm afraid that it's the true religion, because I don't know. I think it would be awful if it was. Maybe I'm afraid that it's the true religion because it's growing so fast. And there are actually Christians converting to Islam. I don't get it! How? Does anyone have an explanation? I can't figure it out! Islam seems totally unconvincing to me but I'm still afraid of it! Can someone help me? I know I am sooo ridiculous but I'm just stuck about why in the world Islam is growing and should I be alarmed by this?
Thanks and if I'm not supposed to post threads like this can you please report me? Because I don't want a thread up that's against the rules and I'd rather be banned than break the rules (sort of). Again thank you.

Islam really isn't much different from the Roman Church. The way it works politically isn't much different (Islamic countries remind me of the Roman Church of the Middle Ages). They regard "Our Lady Fatima" which is just Mary. In some places they do the whole prayer bead thing. Saved by liturgical works religion. The Roman Church puts Mary, saints and priests where Christ should be, and Islam takes away the ministry of Christ by making him just the prophet Isa (their name for Christ). The Roman Church puts tradition above the Bible and Islam puts the Koran/Muhammad above the Bible.

Given that perspective, I think people moving into and out of the Islam, the reasons for either are not much different than for those leaving and entering the Roman Church.

[Tonton]

Any "Christian" that converts to islam, was never a Christian.
GOD is the foundation of our faith, if that foundation is rocked, there was never a foundation to begin with.

Amen!

How can one know the Truth and then change his mind?

The problem is that converts to Islam will never be able to say that they have nor heard the gospel...

Anton

[notuptome]

Islam really isn't much different from the Roman Church. The way it works politically isn't much different (Islamic countries remind me of the Roman Church of the Middle Ages). They regard "Our Lady Fatima" which is just Mary. In some places they do the whole prayer bead thing. Saved by liturgical works religion. The Roman Church puts Mary, saints and priests where Christ should be, and Islam takes away the ministry of Christ by making him just the prophet Isa (their name for Christ). The Roman Church puts tradition above the Bible and Islam puts the Koran/Muhammad above the Bible.

It is part of romes teaching that the moslem is their brother. It could be that the merger of rome and islam will form the basis of the great one world church.

It is quite simple to see that the islamic adherant is quite lost as they deny the diety of Jesus Christ. They acknowledge Him as a prophet like mohamad but not as God. Their allah is not one in the same as Jehovah God.

Given that perspective, I think people moving into and out of the Islam, the reasons for either are not much different than for those leaving and entering the Roman Church.

There are reports filtering back from Iraq the upwards to 1.5 million moslems are converting to Christ. Our media is covering up this great wave of conversions. They do not know how to explain it.

Do not give in to fear. For greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world.

For the cause of Christ
Roger

[GreekAsianPanda]

Thanks everybody!
BrckBrln: I don't actually have a reason for my fear, just that it's growing lol I'm not a very wise person.
Vhayes: I don't really have much of a base for my thought. Again, I'm not a very wise person =/
Again, thank you everybody!! =D

[The Mighty Sword]

Amen!

How can one know the Truth and then change his mind?

The problem is that converts to Islam will never be able to say that they have nor heard the gospel...

Anton

Amen...............

[decrumpit]

I think it might be because I'm scared that it's the true religion.

Read the Quran, a biography of Mohammed, and some of the hadith. Quick version: Google "hadith" "bizarre hadith" "funny hadith".

Tell me if you still believe that Islam is true. Knowledge is power.

Maybe I'm afraid that it's the true religion because it's growing so fast.

If everybody were jumping off a bridge........ Mom was so right.

Their growth is the result of birthrates, not genuine conversion. For every person who becomes Muslim, 10 become Christian.

Does anyone have an explanation?

Lots of western women marry Muslim men. Many are ignorant of the Bible and fall victim to low-level Islamic apologetics. Muslims have LOTS of children.

[Lefty]

Knowledge IS power, but you have to be able to look objectively at it without being swayed by others prejudice or false information, and it sounds like that's what you're doing. Ask God for wisdom about this and he will certainly give it to you.-James 1:5

God controls the affairs of nations, and Muslim people are migrating to Europe in large numbers. Are these related? One thing it says is that he's bringing a whole lot of people out of countries that prohibit the teaching of the Gospel, into countries where the Gospel can be heard. Is it a nightmare, or a missionaries dream?

[gringo300]

I think this can never be stated enough:

A HUGE proportion of Muslims are NOT Arabs.

[moonglow]

Islam terrifies me cause I don't want my head sawed off... Their violence and animal like behavior (worse then animals actually when they send retarded people and children to our soldiers with bombs on them blowing them up)...they are vicious and evil. (talking about the extremetis of course...of which there are many in this religion) Our God does not require us to kill others because they don't believe...

Our God is the God of love...their god is the god of hate. How can that ever be right or true?

[Jeanne D]

Islam doesn't scare me, it infuriates me!

Jeanne