The Miracle that Turned a Jihadist Into a Jesus-Follower
03-28-2017

Bashir Mohammed claims he once fought for a militant Muslim group on the front lines of the Syrian civil war. Today, he leads a Christian prayer meeting in an apartment building in Istanbul, Turkey.

In four years, according to his wife and neighbours, he went from being an angry follower of Islam ready to kill for his faith, to a man of peace who seeks to help other Muslim converts to Christianity grow in their faith.

Even he admits it's an unlikely story.

"Frankly, I would have slaughtered anyone who suggested it," he told a reporter for the Times of India.

It was a long journey that included growing dissatisfaction with the "holy war" in Syria. As a fighter for al Nusra, a splinter group of al-Qaeda, he saw death on the battlefield and the mass executions and torture of prisoners.

One day, peering through binoculars at Syrian government soldiers executing their prisoners, he realized there was no difference between him and the enemy.

Disillusioned with the idea of Muslims killing other Muslims, he deserted al Nusra and took his wife to Istanbul.

Although, he remained a passionate follower of Islam, he soon had an experience that introduced him to the power of Jesus Christ.

When his wife Rashid became seriously ill, Bashir did the unthinkable and allowed a Christian cousin living in Canada to have his prayer group pray for her over the phone.

In a few days, his wife recovered and Bashir asked his cousin to introduce him to someone who could tell him more about Christ.

After several conversations with a missionary Bashir was close to renouncing Islam to follow Jesus.

Bashir says the welcoming attitude of churches and the generous prayers of Christianity drew him to the faith. And, he says, reading the Bible brings him more peace than the Koran.

But it was dreams that he and his wife had that sealed the deal. Rashid dreamed that a character from the Bible miraculously parted the sea; Bashir dreamed that Jesus gave him some food.

Even though Muslim converts to Christ face great danger, there are many stories of converts from Islam to Christianity in the Middle East and they often include people having dreams and visions of Christ.

In one respect, Bashir's story is different because instead of trying to leave the country he is choosing to remain and face the danger to help others grow in the faith.

"There's a big gap between the god I used to worship and the one I worship now," Mohammed said. "We used to worship in fear. Now everything has changed."

http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2017/march/the-miracle-that-turned-a-jihadist-into-a-jesus-follower

Hmm!


The major problem is that every member of his former religion world wide will now agree that he deserve death nothing more.

A new Paul for Jesus Christ...
With the old passion with which you destroyed the seeds of Jesus Christ, let that same passion drives you to build for him now.

Omonken:
A new Paul for Jesus Christ...
With the old passion with which you destroyed the seeds of Jesus Christ, let that same passion drives you to build for him now.

Amen.

"we used to worship in fear but now everything has changed "

This statement caught my attention.

Jesus is the prince of peace. If we know him well, plenty of peace should surround us.

He must have seen a spirit for sure,but did he truly saw Jesus? Well a thorough reading,studying and meditation on what the scripture says will answer that!
The last time Jesus called a none believer was during Paul's case,he knew the scriptures very well,he was a lawyer and defender of God's law,he was acting according to the law,he was zealous for the word of God. But what he knew has been indoctrinated by the Pharisees[the religious leaders in Judaism]
So Jesus called Paul DIRECTLY to divert his Love and zeal for the TRUTH,but first he must learn from the Christians what to do. The jihadist in question has conscience but we need not misconstrued that with FAITH because Faith is the assured expectation of what is hoped for,the evident demonstration of realities not seen! Hebrew 11:1
Will Jesus go contrary to His own words by REVEALING Himself after the last REVELATION?
What is the purpose of appearing to the jihadist whose people knew nothing about Christ?
Is he expected to convince those radicals with the testimony of such encounter?
Paul was sent to the nations,NOT Israelites. So what is this jihadist doing in the midst of those who knew nothing about the scriptures?
Muslims also claims to have received so many revelations from Allah telling them Islam is the way. So is Jesus doing this to challenge Allah?
Well, true believers will ask lots of questions based on what the knew before because they don't want to be easily carried away by a touching story that could have been fabricated by the devil.
Good morning!

TATIME:
He must have seen a spirit for sure,but did he truly saw Jesus? Well a thorough reading,studying and meditation on what the scripture says will answer that!
The last time Jesus called a none believer was during Paul's case,he knew the scriptures very well,he was a lawyer and defender of God's law,he was acting according to the law,he was zealous for the word of God. But what he knew has been indoctrinated by the Pharisees[the religious leaders in Judaism]
So Jesus called Paul DIRECTLY to divert his Love and zeal for the TRUTH,but first he must learn from the Christians what to do. The jihadist in question has conscience but we need not misconstrued that with FAITH because Faith is the assured expectation of what is hoped for,the evident demonstration of realities not seen! Hebrew 11:1
Will Jesus go contrary to His own words by REVEALING Himself after the last REVELATION?
What is the purpose of appearing to the jihadist whose people knew nothing about Christ?
Is he expected to convince those radicals with the testimony of such encounter?
Paul was sent to the nations,NOT Israelites. So what is this jihadist doing in the midst of those who knew nothing about the scriptures?
Muslims also claims to have received so many revelations from Allah telling them Islam is the way. So is Jesus doing this to challenge Allah?
Well, true believers will ask lots of questions based on what the knew before because they don't want to be easily carried away by a touching story that could have been fabricated by the devil.
Good morning!

Oma seee oooo all this just because it's not a Jehovah witness that got him converted but had it been it was Jws it would've been true to you...

Did you read this part from the story?

"When his wife Rashid became seriously ill, Bashir did the unthinkable and allowed a Christian cousin living in Canada to have his prayer group pray for her over the phone.

In a few days, his wife recovered and Bashir asked his cousin to introduce him to someone who could tell him more about Christ.

After several conversations with a missionary Bashir was close to renouncing Islam to follow Jesus.
Bashir says the welcoming attitude of churches and the generous prayers of Christianity drew him to the faith. And, he says, reading the Bible brings him more peace than the Koran."

Lol...the last time Jesus called unbeliever was during Saul case!

Now you agreed a Judaism person an enemy of Christian Saul KNEW SCRIPTURES VERY WELL AND A LOVER OF GOD...

Emusan:


Oma seee oooo all this just because it's not a Jehovah witness that got him converted but had it been it was Jws it would've been true to you...

Did you read this part from the story?

"When his wife Rashid became seriously ill, Bashir did the unthinkable and allowed a Christian cousin living in Canada to have his prayer group pray for her over the phone.

In a few days, his wife recovered and Bashir asked his cousin to introduce him to someone who could tell him more about Christ.

After several conversations with a missionary Bashir was close to renouncing Islam to follow Jesus.
Bashir says the welcoming attitude of churches and the generous prayers of Christianity drew him to the faith. And, he says, reading the Bible brings him more peace than the Koran."

Lol...the last time Jesus called unbeliever was during Saul case!

Now you agreed a Judaism person an enemy of Christian Saul KNEW SCRIPTURES VERY WELL AND A LOVER OF GOD...

Hmmm the TRUTH could be soooo bitter,but let's consider some points on the issue.
First of all if his cousin is a Christian, of what denomination is he? You mentioned Jehovah's Witnesses, definitely you're opposed to some religious groups claiming Christians and that's a sign that you don't accept them as Christians!
Have you now agreed that all denominations belongs to Christ or just anyone that is PERFORMING miracles?
Paul's case was sighted. Yes! he is a Jew,he knew all what is in the scriptures from Genesis to Malachi, he is an ardent student of the law,he was zealous for God's law and he is killing those whom he believed should be killed ACCORDING TO THE LAW! Deuteronomy 13:6-18
So why did Jesus call him? Well Paul himself did not leave us in darkness! Galatians 1:13,14
He wasn't sent to the Jews but other nations. Why?
Because Jesus already had his Apostles and many other disciples in Jerusalem, thus Paul's endeavour to persuade the Jews failed! Act 13:46
Of course Jesus did not intend Paul witnessing to Jews amongst whom Jesus himself performed many signs and they did not believe him, it makes no sense sending Paul to go and face the same people telling them how he met Jesus so Jesus sent him to the Gentiles! Romans 11:13
Muslims also claimed to have received several revelations in recent times about how Allah is giving signs that Islam is the way to heaven,so of what REAL significance is the former jihadist's case?
After the death of Jesus,Christianity was establish and God gave a sign to show that he has nothing to do with Judaists again! Matthew 27:51
Whoever still practices Judaism can never have any spiritual backing from the true God again unless such a person abandon Judaism for Christ. That is why TRUE Christians shouldn't turn to Judaists for the interpretation of God's word again, since God's holy spirit has left them! So your take on the meaning of 'sons of God' can't be taken as you're insinuating that Judaists could get better understanding of what is sacred. We can only turn to Jews for facts of events that happened on their soil but when it comes to the INTERPRETATIONS of the sacred book, we shouldn't forget that God's holy spirit has left Judaism since Jesus' last breath as a human! God bless you Sir!

Maximus69:
Hmmm the TRUTH could be soooo bitter,but let's consider some points on the issue.

Ok

First of all if his cousin is a Christian, of what denomination is he? You mentioned Jehovah's Witnesses, definitely you're opposed to some religious groups claiming Christians and that's a sign that you don't accept them as Christians!

Christian is follower of Jesus Christ...

Rather it's JWs that believe they're the only Christian on earth today...

Have you now agreed that all denominations belongs to Christ or just anyone that is PERFORMING miracles?

Who ever is named with the name of Christ should depart from iniquity...who am I to say a body that claimed the name of Christ doesn't belong to Christ?

Paul's case was sighted. cited. Yes! he is a Jew,he knew all what is in the scriptures from Genesis to Malachi, he is an ardent student of the law,he was zealous for God's law and he is killing those whom he believed should be killed ACCORDING TO THE LAW! Deuteronomy 13:6-18

Was it only Saul who knows all this?

So why did Jesus call him? Well Paul himself did not leave us in darkness! Galatians 1:13,14
He wasn't sent to the Jews but other nations. Why?
Because Jesus already had his Apostles and many other disciples in Jerusalem, thus Paul's endeavour to persuade the Jews failed! Act 13:46
Of course Jesus did not intend Paul witnessing to Jews amongst whom Jesus himself performed many signs and they did not believe him, it makes no sense sending Paul to go and face the same people telling them how he met Jesus so Jesus sent him to the Gentiles! Romans 11:13

So who are the Apostles that was in the nation the Jihadist is living...

Muslims also claimed to have received several revelations in recent times about how Allah is giving signs that Islam is the way to heaven,so of what REAL significance is the former jihadist's case?

So is Allah and the person that reveal Himself to the Jidadist the same?

After the death of Jesus,Christianity was establish and God gave a sign to show that he has nothing to do with Judaists again! Matthew 27:51
Whoever still practices Judaism can never have any spiritual backing from the true God again unless such a person abandon Judaism for Christ.

So what happened when God was still with them?

That is why TRUE Christians shouldn't turn to Judaists for the interpretation of God's word again,

Wasn't their interpretation before Christ backing by God and true?

Was the interpretation going to change simply because Christ has now come?

since God's holy spirit has left them! So your take on the meaning of 'sons of God' can't be taken as you're insinuating that Judaists could get better understanding of what is sacred.

So can you give us the interpretation of their sons of God when Holy Spirit was still with them?

Or the interpretation Holy Spirit gave them will now different from what we have now simply because Holy Spirit wasn't with them?

We can only turn to Jews for facts of events that happened on their soil but when it comes to the INTERPRETATIONS of the sacred book, we shouldn't forget that God's holy spirit has left Judaism since Jesus' last breath as a human!

Was there no interpretation of the sacred book by them when the Holy Spirit was still with them?

Will the interpretation change simply because Holy Spirit isn't with them anymore??

God bless you Sir!

Amen, and you too...

Emusan:


Ok



Christian is follower of Jesus Christ...

Rather it's JWs that believe they're the only Christian on earth today...



Who ever is named with the name of Christ should depart from iniquity...who am I to say a body that claimed the name of Christ doesn't belong to Christ?




Was it only Saul who knows all this?




So who are the Apostles that was in the nation the Jihadist is living...





So is Allah and the person that reveal Himself to the Jidadist the same?




So what happened when God was still with them?



Wasn't their interpretation before Christ backing by God and true?

Was the interpretation going to change simply because Christ has now come?




So can you give us the interpretation of their sons of God when Holy Spirit was still with them?

Or the interpretation Holy Spirit gave them will now different from what we have now simply because Holy Spirit wasn't with them?



Was there no interpretation of the sacred book by them when the Holy Spirit was still with them?

Will the interpretation change simply because Holy Spirit isn't with them anymore??



Amen, and you too...

You need to know how Judaism started before talking about whether they were led by God's spirit or not!
The Temple was rebuilt by Jewish returnees from Babylon so God's holy spirit supported the arrangement and dwelt in the temple's most holy until the messiah was rejected and executed.
But the religious setting of the Pharisees and Sadducees was hypocritical,therefore God sent John the baptist ahead of Jesus TO ALERT THE PEOPLE THAT THE MESSIAH IS HERE AND TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THOSE RELIGIOUS LEADER HAVE MISLED THEM, John called them brood of vipers[children of the serpent* Satan]! Matthew 3:7
So how do you think such a devilish group could get the support of God"s holy spirit to INTERPRET what God has promised that ONLY those empowered by the spirit could interpret? Daniel 12:8-10
For your information what those Pharisees taught the people is what they are still holding on till today,that is why the Jews have rejected Jesus as the Messiah till now!

Now you've left the main issue and start to derail the thread...

Maximus69:
You need to know how Judaism started before talking about whether they were led by God's spirit or not!
The Temple was rebuilt by Jewish returnees from Babylon so God's holy spirit supported the arrangement and dwelt in the temple's most holy until the messiah was rejected and executed.

So during the time the Holy Spirit was in the temple before Christ was rejected, who is interpreting their SACRED BOOK

But the religious setting of the Pharisees and Sadducees was hypocritical, therefore God sent John the baptist ahead of Jesus TO ALERT THE PEOPLE THAT THE MESSIAH IS HERE AND TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THOSE RELIGIOUS LEADER HAVE MISLED THEM, John called them brood of vipers[children of the serpent* Satan]! Matthew 3:7
So how do you think such a devilish group could get the support of God"s holy spirit to INTERPRET what God has promised that ONLY those empowered by the spirit could interpret? Daniel 12:8-10

If "God has promised that ONLY those empowered by the spirit could interpret? Daniel 12:8-10" Does it mean no body was with Holy Spirit or righteous during that time when "God's holy spirit supported the arrangement and dwelt in the temple's most holy until the messiah was rejected and executed"

For your information what those Pharisees taught the people is what they are still holding on till today,that is why the Jews have rejected Jesus as the Messiah till now!

This does not address my point...

Was there an interpretation of their SACRED BOOK at certain period with the help of Holy Spirit?

If yes! Then was the interpretation going to change since Holy Spirit wasn't with them?

If no! proof it!

Emusan:
Now you've left the main issue and start to derail the thread...



So during the time the Holy Spirit was in the temple before Christ was rejected, who is interpreting their SACRED BOOK



If "God has promised that ONLY those empowered by the spirit could interpret? Daniel 12:8-10" Does it mean no body was with Holy Spirit or righteous during that time when "God's holy spirit supported the arrangement and dwelt in the temple's most holy until the messiah was rejected and executed"



This does not address my point...

Was there an interpretation of their SACRED BOOK at certain period with the help of Holy Spirit?

If yes! Then was the interpretation going to change since Holy Spirit wasn't with them?

If no! proof it!

Emusan, it's like you've known Maximus for some time now!
I hate fruitless arguments,if there is nothing to gain i back off.
John the baptist came to prepare the way for Jesus,of course he came to prepare the minds of the people to welcome the interpretation of all that has been written in the scriptures. If there has been interpreters having the holy spirit,would Jesus have any need to start correcting their views?
Please Emusan, i'm not interested in fruitless arguments!

Originakalokalo:

"we used to worship in fear but now everything has changed "

This statement caught my attention.

Jesus is the prince of peace. If we know him well, plenty of peace should surround us.

Love throws out fear,

The love Christ has for us should throw out fear

All these fake Christian lie lie stories that cannot be corroborated by any neutral body.

@Emusan
Jesus is the first human that was anointed with God's holy spirit and God confirmed that we all should listen to Jesus! Matthew 3:17,17:5
Jesus calls himself the light of the world! John 3:19
Any intellectual can grasp that Jesus is indirectly saying the whole world[including those Jews who had the sacred writing but are confused regarding the meaning] are all in dackness!
Before Jesus, the Bible was with the Jews comprising Genesis to Malachi yet there was a lot of contradictions due to the complexity of it's meanings!
There were prophets but these prophets only present God's laws,Daniel was given the spirit of wisdom to interpret dreams and visions but regarding sacred secrets God told him 'Go your way,the interpretation is for those that will have insight [DURING THE ENDTIME]' Daniel 12:8-10
John came to prepare the way for Jesus who is the way,truth and life! The Bible calls Jesus the word of God,and Jesus corrected so many misconceptions of the Jews[who taught they already understood God's word] . Even while he was at age 12,all those religious leaders and teachers in the temple could sense that Jesus knew the interpretations of all the sacred writings than anyone else! Luke 2:45-47
Now try to correlate all of these and think about what it means for anyone living before Jesus to imagine they could get the correct interpretations of the sacred writing until the coming of the Messiah! Deuteronomy 18:15-19
Neither my father nor mother lived as a JW,you may have develop a grudging mindset against the Jehovah's Witnesses for any reason whatsoever,but for a certainty Jehovah has appointed this globally vilified group to shed light on the sacred writings[John 17:14] anyone criticizing them is doing so at his/her own perils! John 8:24
Good morning!

hisgrace090:
Hmm!


The major problem is that every member of his former religion world wide will now agree that he deserve death nothing more.

And they do this forgetting that they themselves weren't all born muslims or 'perfect' muslims if such concept is even valid. It makes them witches when they assume they have seen the future and end of such Islam deserters and then proceed to kill them.

OLAADEGBU:
The Miracle that Turned a Jihadist Into a Jesus-Follower
03-28-2017

Bashir Mohammed claims he once fought for a militant Muslim group on the front lines of the Syrian civil war. Today, he leads a Christian prayer meeting in an apartment building in Istanbul, Turkey.

In four years, according to his wife and neighbours, he went from being an angry follower of Islam ready to kill for his faith, to a man of peace who seeks to help other Muslim converts to Christianity grow in their faith.

Even he admits it's an unlikely story.

"Frankly, I would have slaughtered anyone who suggested it," he told a reporter for the Times of India.

It was a long journey that included growing dissatisfaction with the "holy war" in Syria. As a fighter for al Nusra, a splinter group of al-Qaeda, he saw death on the battlefield and the mass executions and torture of prisoners.

One day, peering through binoculars at Syrian government soldiers executing their prisoners, he realized there was no difference between him and the enemy.

Disillusioned with the idea of Muslims killing other Muslims, he deserted al Nusra and took his wife to Istanbul.

Although, he remained a passionate follower of Islam, he soon had an experience that introduced him to the power of Jesus Christ.

When his wife Rashid became seriously ill, Bashir did the unthinkable and allowed a Christian cousin living in Canada to have his prayer group pray for her over the phone.

In a few days, his wife recovered and Bashir asked his cousin to introduce him to someone who could tell him more about Christ.

After several conversations with a missionary Bashir was close to renouncing Islam to follow Jesus.

Bashir says the welcoming attitude of churches and the generous prayers of Christianity drew him to the faith. And, he says, reading the Bible brings him more peace than the Koran.

But it was dreams that he and his wife had that sealed the deal. Rashid dreamed that a character from the Bible miraculously parted the sea; Bashir dreamed that Jesus gave him some food.

Even though Muslim converts to Christ face great danger, there are many stories of converts from Islam to Christianity in the Middle East and they often include people having dreams and visions of Christ.

In one respect, Bashir's story is different because instead of trying to leave the country he is choosing to remain and face the danger to help others grow in the faith.

"There's a big gap between the god I used to worship and the one I worship now," Mohammed said. "We used to worship in fear. Now everything has changed."

http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2017/march/the-miracle-that-turned-a-jihadist-into-a-jesus-follower

Bashir from Turkey spoke with Times of India about his conversion to the Cult of Christmongers! Hmmmmm. And another one from the Stable of a Serial Liar again! OLAADEGBU, you never see or hear any Jew accepting Christ or one Hindu guy following the Cut of Chrismongers, it is always the Muslims!


Romans 3:7 KJV
[7] For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?


Keep the Lies coming in, the Glory of God hath more abounded

Lukuluku69:


Bashir from Turkey spoke with Times of India about his conversion to the Cult of Christmongers! Hmmmmm. And another one from the Stable of a Serial Liar again! OLAADEGBU, you never see or hear any Jew accepting Christ or one Hindu guy following the Cut of Chrismongers, it is always the Muslims!


Romans 3:7 KJV
[7] For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?


Keep the Lies coming in, the Glory of God hath more abounded

Jesus was Jewish likewise his disciples. Tell me one prophet in Islam that was not a Jew that Muhammad mentioned.

OLAADEGBU:


Jesus was Jewish likewise his disciples. Tell me one prophet in Islam that was not a Jew that Muhammad mentioned.

Yunus
Shuaibu
Lot
Abraham
Enoch/Idris
Noah/Nuhu
Salihu
Ayub
Muhammad

And some with descriptive/Attributive Names.

Lukuluku69:


Yunus
Shuaibu
Lot
Abraham
Enoch/Idris
Noah/Nuhu
Salihu
Ayub
Muhammad

And some with descriptive/Attributive Names.

Were all these after Muhammad or before him?

OLAADEGBU:


Were all these after Muhammad or before him?

Hmmm. They were all after him nah.

OLAADEGBU:


Were all these after Muhammad or before him?

Hmmm. They were all after him nah.

Lukuluku69:


Hmmm. They were all after him nah.

Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Lot.
They all came AFTER Muhammed, but their stories were written by Muhammed who lived during the sixth century! When Jesus who lived BEFORE Muhammed quoted all the events relating to these individuals!
Please tell me that Jesus never said someone is coming After him,because i believe that Jesus was referring to the holy spirit NOT Muhammed!

Lukuluku69:


Hmmm. They were all after him nah.

Did you say they came after Muhammad?

Maximus69:
Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Lot.
They all came AFTER Muhammed, but their stories were written by Muhammed who lived during the sixth century! When Jesus who lived BEFORE Muhammed quoted all the events relating to these individuals!
Please tell me that Jesus never said someone is coming After him,because i believe that Jesus was referring to the holy spirit NOT Muhammed!

I thought you said you were once an Intelligent Officer? Simple Sacarsm you don't know when you see one? And you imagine someone behind my Moniker to say, Enoch,Abraham came after Muhammad? And you want me to continue engaging you in a discussion?

That your brother asked me to name one Prophet that was not Jewish in the Quran, I gave him like 6-7, only for him to come back and ask me if they came before or after Muhammad! I told him after him nah but you the intelligent Officer swallowed that literarily?

So much for your intelligence oo