Christian Mission in the Spread of Religion

By: Ust H Shihab Abu Deedat FACT team leader - the anti apostasy

Christianization Really exist? Why do they do? What is the target they want to achieve? Here are the answers and the questions often raised laymen. Carry out the mandate of Jesus' great cross-culture / religion based on the Book''Go ye therefore, and teach all my disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit (Mark 28: 19)

''Then he said to them:''Go into all the world, preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15). Their motto of''View. I am sending you like sheep into the midst of wolves, so you should be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.''(Matthew 10: 16)''So to the Jews I became like a Jew, so I won the Jewish people . For people who live under the law, so that I can win those living under the law.''(Corinthians 9: 20) established institutions kindergarten study (Theology Kalimatullah).

According to Samuel Zwemmer. A missionary from the United States and also as chairman of the Jewish agency association said,''The attempt to convert Muslims to be done in two ways. Directions and destruction.''What is meant by way of coaching is to build and put the Muslims into the Christian religion, such as intensive assistance given nine staple of daily life (food), free medical care and other ways that exploit poverty and weakness of the Muslims .

While intended by way of destruction, namely how to remove the Muslims from their religion, even atheists want to be, the most important issue of a Muslim from his religion first, so do not think trying to defend his religion and Muslims are not virtuous, they destroyed first moral way of free sex, sex, drugs, pornography and other means aimed at the way of moral damage.

''Our goal is not directly to make them Christians and Muslims become Christians, because we will not be able to, but remember is how the Muslims away from Islam, this is what we have achieved even though they did not join us,'' Zwemmer said.

According to Dr. H. Berkhof, in his book Church History 321 pages,''Can we conclude that Indonesia is a region blessed gospel of God with a beautiful and great results for sowing seeds of God's word, the number of Protestant Christians has reached 13 million more will be but Do not forget we're in the middle of the middle of 150 million Muslim population.''

So, Berkhof said, the task zending young church in this continent is still very large and heavy. Not only the rest of the infidels who do not how much it needs to hear the good news, but also a large Muslim religion which is a fortress that difficult once defeated by the hero of heroes of the Gospel.

Moreover,''not just the commoners layer below that must be conquered by Christ, especially community leaders, the intellectuals, the upper and middle classes,''he said.

Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II in his time issuing appeals Pope calls on Catholic to spread Christianity. In a recent letter issued a fatwa edarannya to the Catholic ecclesiastical take action to spread the Catholic Religion. He stressed the importance of the Christianization of all parts of the world, including the domestic law of the land where Islam prohibits the displacement of Religion.

The Pope stressed that the Islamic countries and also other countries in order to immediately revoke the rules of Islamic people of other religions without naming the country directly. The Pope mentioned the Middle East countries, Africa and Asia where the missionaries denied his presence, to them, the Pope called for an open the doors to Christ.

Doulos World Mission leadership of Rev. Dr. Hutasoit Ruyandi in Indonesia, and their focus is to convert the 125 tribes in Indonesia and that means as many as 160 million people. The target was reached in 2000, and are targeted are those of the isolated tribes, then heading home Doulos establish worship and founded the church and high school Theologian. The next step provides the gospel in the form of the language of each tribe.

Program GO (Gospel Overseas) tergetnya is to make the entire Indonesian nation as a follower of Christ. With these developments, it is impossible for tolerance and religious harmony would be achieved and is running well, because the Christians too impose its will, and it is an intolerant attitude. Therefore, it is increasingly clear distinction between Islam and Christianity in terms of religious tolerance. (Quoted from Islamic Symbols tabloid edition XXVII/www.rainbowdiplomacy.com)