abu_rashid wrote on Jul 16
th, 2009 at 7:34am:
Islam is a religion of peace... and war. Since both are a natural part of the human condition
, and any system which claims to organise humanity's affairs that denied it, would just lead to much greater harm, since it wouldn't properly regulate it, and when it's adherents inevitably engaged in war, they'd do so in such an abominable way. Like engaging in cannibalism, raping, pillaging and the like...
abu,
Not so.
The world, is for the 'worldly'.
ISLAM
pretends to be a righteous religion, but ISLAM behaves in the world, more like a
secular
,
worldly
, political party, than a religion.
In true religion, the spiritual has very little to do with the worldly.
Except perhaps as to show guiding principles, for the worldly person, who may be, is seeking the spiritual path.
But within ISLAM, the spiritual and the worldly merge, and are inseparable.
The spiritual is secured, within the worldly.
Within ISLAM, the worldly [swords], are a means to the spiritual [supposedly!].
ISLAM is in grave error [spiritually].
But don't tell a moslem that!
He won't believe you, he
CAN'T
believe you.
Why not?
Because he perceives himself to be far too 'invested' already, in his 'religion', to concede error.
And in that, that moslem, sins against the spirit of God, which is calling him,
WHICH HE REPEATEDLY, TURNS AWAY FROM.The worldly, and the secular, are secured through the political 'way' or 'path' in this world.
The way of force, and violence.
Dictionary,
political = =
1 of or relating to the government or public affairs of a country. Ø interested in or active in politics.
2 chiefly derogatory done or acting in the interests of status within an organization rather than on principle.The worldly, and the secular, are about the use of force, to achieve 'aims', whether those aims are 'good', or evil.
The spiritual, is the search for meaning, the search, for the mind of God himself.
Dictionary,
religion = =
1 the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. Ø a particular system of faith and worship.
2 a pursuit or interest followed with devotion.i
+++++++++++iJohn 3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
John 3:31
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
1 Corinthians 2:11
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.