Muslim Evangelism
Tyler Masters sent me this email that he received in response to his blog.
Why has the church of Jesus Christ not gone into this neglected field?
Four thousand years ago Abraham cried out to God, “If Only Ishmael might live under your blessing!” This heart-rending plea of a father for his son touched God’s heart, and He replied, “And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will Surely bless him…. I will make him into a great nation” (Genesis 17:20, 21). Today the spiritual sons of Ishmael are called Muslims—the People of Islam. Over 1 billion Muslims are scattered around the world and they are still outside the Covenant. They have been blessed in a material sense, but they have not been saved. They have submitted to God, but not to His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Little more than 4 percent of the missionary force is endeavoring to reach this vast multitude which comprises 35 percent of all unevangelized peoples of the world. Unplanted fields bear no harvest. Islam is an unplanted field! Instead of being evangelized, Muslims are evangelizing. They are sending out thousands of missionaries to preach the message of their prophet, Muhammad.
Saudi Arabia has given millions of dollars to promote Islam in America. Mosques, such as the one in Chicago which cost $15 million, are being built in many major cities. New Mexico is the site of America’s first all-Muslim community, called Dar al Islam. Situated on 1,280 acres, the orthodox Sunni Muslims intend to evangelize America from this center. In England more than 300 closed churches have been converted into mosques. Muslims expect their religion to have the highest number of adherents worldwide because, they say, Islam is “best suited to solve the problems of all areas…if human civilization is to be preserved from destruction, then Islam is the only religion for the world tomorrow…
Why has the church of Jesus Christ not gone into this neglected field?
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