Mateen elass biography of martin
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Somewhere years ago I read a quotation attributed to Martin Luther which said that next to the Bible the best tool to get theology into the hearts of human beings is the hymnal. I agree with him. But of course, not all hymns/religious songs are theologically sound, so they must all be tested against the Word of God for their orthodoxy.
When they get it right, though, they are tremendous vehicles for bringing truth to light in ways that pierce the soul with eternity. Nowhere is this more true than in the Christmas season!
One of my favorite hymns for its theological magic is &#;O Holy Night.&#; As I sang it numerous times this last month, two particular couplets thrilled my heart with deepened meaning. The first is often quoted, for obvious reasons:
Long lay the world in sin and error pining, till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
The truth that God, out of unwarranted love, would enter this fallen world and take up residence among humans beings perfused with evil and depravity in order to rescue and adopt them as His children, should cause the heart to leap with joy. Such love for pre-fallen Adam and Eve, created in the pure image and likeness of God, would make sense &#; God would naturally love that which He has created and called good. But after the Fall, whe
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Muslim Theology
The Qur'an
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- By: Jane McAuliffe
- Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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What are the odds that a son born to a Muslim father, raised for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia, schooled in western philosophy and psychology, and then trained in eastern mysticism, should become a resolute Christian and ambassador of the gospel? Small odds indeed, when counted by human probability. But Dr. Mateen Elass sees this prelude to his ministry as witness to the amazing power of God to find and call His children to service-regardless of the odds.
Mateen was the second of four children born to a Syrian Muslim who had married an American while studying at the University of Wisconsin. Some years after Mateen’s birth, the family moved to Saudi Arabia where his father worked as an oil company executive. During his early teens Mateen began a search for God, largely through reading. For six years he focused on eastern mysticism and meditation including a stay at an ashram in India. Yet his nagging questions, Who is God? How can I know him? remained unanswered.
God guided Mateen toward an answer to those questions by bringing him into contact with genuine Christians. They repeatedly pointed him to Christ and challenged him, “Read the four gospels of the New Testament. Get to know Jesus.” He took up the challenge. After days of reading, study, and prayer, at the