A fire bomb was hurled at an Assembly of God church in Desa Melawati, Selangor according to a Reuters report. The incident caused the ground floor of the church to be gutted. No one was hurt in the incident.
It seems that certain people in power have managed to fan the evil sentiments among the people which has caused this incident. This arose out of the controversy to use the word "Allah" among Christians.
Christians however are expected to react peacefully as violent reactions are not part of the Christian culture. But it leaves us wondering, what about the culture of those who perpetrated this action. Perhaps they have gods who use little of their brains. The North Borneo Herald therefore asks readers to pray for the perpetrators so that God shall touch their hearts.
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In Christian understanding, A Church represents Christ. For those vandalized the church are the
prosecuters of Christ.
From the Bible, The First Word of the Crucified Christ: "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
Please continue prayers for those prosecuting Christ, so that they may realise what they had done.
May the grace of Christ be with those who pray for god's mercy.
i'm truly saddened with this issue. Let us pray for a peaceful Malaysia.
I think the confused one is the HM and the PM and its UMNOs goons. Is not the allah that the Muslim the God of Abraham? If HE is. Is not this the same God of the Jews, Christians and the Muslims? What is so confusing about that, you idiot and ignorant HM and your bunch of extreme goons. Can u tell me that this Allah is not the same God of Abraham, then the Christian will not used the word Allah.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/26/editorial-stop-church-burning.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/25/letters-%E2%80%98elloi%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98elloh%E2%80%99-or-allah.html
Letters: ‘Elloi’, ‘Elloh’ or Allah
Mon, 01/25/2010 11:08 AM | Reader's Forum
The unbeatable ship, Titanic, captained by Edward Smith, during its maiden journey from London to the “New World” close to Newfoundland met and hit the unseen iceberg. Edward Smith with despair and fear said “Oh my God, we are going to sink, help us!” God, a holy name of the Supreme Creator, is well known by every civilization but the names vary depending on the place and feeling of the local people.
Javanese called Him Kanjeng Gusti, Balinese called Dewata and Timorese called Maromak. People feel the existence of God mostly when they are cornered, afraid, helpless, in pain and need assistance and solutions of problems.
People feel inferior and consider the Supreme Power should decide every matter in the universe. This feeling shows us about our subconscious awareness and understanding that human beings are nothing compared to the great universal phenomena.
Aramaic, the Semitic, old language of the Middle East, is used to describe a variety languages spread over a vast area, today from Egypt to Iraq and Turkey in the north. The Aramaic language was spoken as a means of communication for official business, diplomacy and as a divine language by Assirians, Babylonians, Persians, Chaldeans, Jews and Syrians and by all the peoples in the Middle East in ancient times.
Arabic, a Semitic language, and Hebrew, also a Semitic language, are close to Aramaic. Those three closely related languages expressed the subconscious feeling of the need of a Supreme Power in the same way. Jews said “Elloi” or “Elloh” that some time later changed to become “Ellohim” or “Yahwe” to as the name of God. The Arab used Allah as the holy name of God, which was written down in the Koran. So the three peoples with similar languages expressed the same for the name of God.
The original Bible was translated to the other languages by the Greeks and the Romans. The recent discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls proved the original part of Bible was written in Aramaic. I am sure the Dead Sea Scrolls called God “Elloi” or “Ellohim”. I am a Muslim. I am proud to be a Muslim but I regret and am ashamed of my brother Muslims who, over a simple name, have burned down many churches recently in Malaysia.
The holy Prophet Moses, Prophet Isa and Prophet Muhammad brought the holy books the Torah, the Injil (the Bible) and the Koran in which those holy books expressed the same for God, “Elloi”, “Elloh” or “Allah”. People of the world have already suffered so many troubles: famine, hunger, climate changes, tsunamis and many others. We, the people of the world, have already experienced many wars, conflicts caused by politics, economics or self-interest but concealed in the name of God.
I think people who do things such as destroying and burning down holy sites like churches, mosques or synagogues are not believers at all. True believers should respect anything related the other holy sites. Prophet Muhammad even offered his mosque in Medina to a group of Jewish people on their journey to perform their prayers. Even during the war for Jerusalem, Salehuddin al Ayyubi ordered his followers to respect churches and let them be free because they were “People of the Book”. God knows best for His people, whatever you called Him, it doesn’t matter.
Sulistyo Pudjo H
Bandung
A good comment in this blog:
http://www.thenutgraph.com/for-allahs-sake
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I think our Almighty God must be amused (at our little 'jokes' ) and angry at our foolishness (at some who can't see the facts or will not admit his mistake). We can only pray for divine help to open up their closed mind or eyes, that they may see the truth. I will not argue any further, as the facts are plain clear. But we must not be forced into submission to unfair, oppressive and ridiculous laws. We need to engage positively with them who are ignorant and yet proud. All because we love them. For the greatest gift is love. Without love we are just empty drums or clanging cymbals. We are just as blind as them. God help us.
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