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Originally posted by blhowes
...and some people say that all religions are essentially the same. They all believe in a god and they all speak of love, just in a slightly different way...
Agreed. I'm glad you picked up on the distinction I was making when I wrote 'a god', with god in lower case.Originally posted by Ivan
Just because a person speaks of a god and of what they consider to be love does not mean they are speaking of the God of the Bible or of God's unconditional love. Of course, all of us here know that.
Even when some Christians speak of God and love, it does not mean it's the God of the Bible or Christian love. Words and motives must be carefully evaluated.
Originally posted by blhowes
In a sense, after thinking about it, though the various religions promote different gods, they are common in that they are works based.
Originally posted by Charismatic Calvinist
I don't know of any significant contributions the Islamic nations of the world have made in history toward the growth of civilization. Sure, they may have popped out a couple of philosophers (glorified sense knowledge), but I don't know of any (hyphenated) names in the annals of history associated with invention or achievement in the development of science, medicine, technology, etc.
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
1) Arabic numerals -- The numbers we use are Arabic in origin, not Roman.
2) The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Turks was a turning point in history. Scholars fled to the West bringing with them important manuscripts which helped begin the Renaissance, which in turn, in God's Providence, lead to the Reformation. The principle of Genesis 50.20 is reflected here: "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive." To God be the glory, for turning a Muslim conquest into the Reformation!
See http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/greeks.htm
Originally posted by Charismatic Calvinist
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
1) Arabic numerals -- The numbers we use are Arabic in origin, not Roman.
2) The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Turks was a turning point in history. Scholars fled to the West bringing with them important manuscripts which helped begin the Renaissance, which in turn, in God's Providence, lead to the Reformation. The principle of Genesis 50.20 is reflected here: "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive." To God be the glory, for turning a Muslim conquest into the Reformation!
See http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/greeks.htm
Hey Andrew, I believe you are correct in citing the current system of numerals (or is it a numeric system?) used in the west as Arabic in origin. Thank goodness! Could you imagine doing multiplication or long division with Roman numerals?
Thanks for the article as well...pretty intersting and infomative. A bit excessive use of the word, "(read it for yourself, I don't want to get banned!)" in the author's referenes to the Roman Catholic Church. He could have tried, "Roman Lady of the Night," "Roman Courtesan," or really spice things up with a French spin, "Roman Demimondaine."
Originally posted by Charismatic Calvinist
Anyone heard any updates on that one unfortunate town (I believe it was in one of the Great Lake states) in which a local mosque won legal rights to publicly broadcast their daily prayers in open air?
Or am I just messing this story up?
Originally posted by Abd_Yesua_alMasih
Also, (I will have to find articles shortly) the Islamic world held much of the science which the west lost during the Dark Ages. The Crusades held bring much of this back and bring the western world into its renaissance. Medical achievements such as many forms of pain killers etc... were guarded in the Middle East while almost unheard of in the west. The works of Aristotle and many mathmatical works were also guarded carefully in the east so that we now have much of which might otherwise have been lost.
For each man time is already appointed by God.