January 20, 2003
Full text of missionaries' letter on Islam
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___This is the full text of the letter from missionaries serving in the Middle East:
___Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
___Greetings to each of you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
___We wanted to take the time to write to you on an issue that concerns us and our families, and we trust that it concerns you all as well. We are currently living within several Muslim majority communities the world over. Comments by Christians in the West about Islam and Muhammad can and do receive much attention in our cities and communities on local radio, television and print sources.
___These types of comments have and can further the already heightened animosity toward Christians, more so toward Evangelicals, and even more so toward Baptists. We are not sure if you are aware of the ramifications that comments that malign Islam and Muhammad have not only on the message of the gospel but also upon the lives of our families as we are living in the midst of already tense times.
___We prayerfully ask you, as brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, to focus public comments about Muslims on their need for salvation that is found only by faith in Jesus Christ. We encourage you to make comments and to live your lives in a way that will contribute positively toward the preaching of the gospel in the lives of over a billion people who hold the religion of Islam and its prophet dearly.
___We have found it more beneficial with our Muslim friends to concentrate on sharing Christ in love and concentrating on the message of the gospel, instead of speaking in a degrading manner about their religion or prophet. We encourage you all to reach out to the people of Islam in love and in a fashion that is consistent with the life of our Lord Jesus Christ.
___Laboring for God's Glory with each of you,
___A Group of Southern Baptists serving in the Muslim World
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