While Rick Warren is making all the excuses in the world why it was ok for him to go to Syria, he is leaving out one important and often neglected element … Israel. What about Israel? In a video clip by YouTube.com (which was quickly removed as Rick Warren became aware that “bloggers”* were criticizing him for his trip to Syria and alleged comments he made while there)(click here for audio), Warren said that Christians and Muslims live peacefully together in Syria. He added, and I quote: “The official government role [in Syria] and position is to not allow any extremism of any kind.” But what about Syria’s extremism against Israel? Nor did Warren mention any co-existence between Muslims and Jews in Syria. And he did not mention Syria’s hostility towards Israel and threats, that if ever carried out, Israel would be no more.
Mr. Warren, going to Syria, an enemy to Israel, to tell them about your peace plan, which doesn’t seem to include Israel by the way (except perhaps a carved up version of Israel?), is a horrible slap in the face (or may prove to be a shot in the back) to Israel. Did you happen to tell the Grand Mufti when you were sitting there in his presence that the God of the Bible made a covenant with Israel and promised never to break it? And while God longs that none should perish but rather all would come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9, John 3:16), and while He promised to give eternal life to those who believe on His Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:36), saving them from the wrath of God, Israel still holds a special place in God’s heart. Did you mention these things? Or was your own ecumenical peace plan foremost on your mind?
Sorry Mr. Warren, not this time. You make excuses for everything you do … and you say you will do “whatever it takes” to accomplish your goal of bringing in a second reformation that will include all religions. By going to Syria, I think you have proven your point.
*It is worthwhile to note that those whom Rick Warren refers to as “bloggers” include many reputable and long standing ministries and organizations, some of which are news agencies, radio ministries, discernment ministries, and publishing companies. The implication in using the term “bloggers” is that there is no credibility or stability thus they should be ignored. With the exception of Lighthouse Trails (just under 5 years old), these other ministries have been around a very long time.
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While Rick Warren is making all the excuses in the world why it was ok for him to go to Syria, he is leaving out one important and often neglected element … Israel. What about Israel? In a video clip by YouTube.com (which was quickly removed as Rick Warren became aware that “bloggers”* were criticizing him for his trip to Syria and alleged comments he made while there)(click here for audio), Warren said that Christians and Muslims live peacefully together in Syria. He added, and I quote: “The official government role [in Syria] and position is to not allow any extremism of any kind.” But what about Syria’s extremism against Israel? Nor did Warren mention any co-existence between Muslims and Jews in Syria. And he did not mention Syria’s hostility towards Israel and threats, that if ever carried out, Israel would be no more.
Mr. Warren, going to Syria, an enemy to Israel, to tell them about your peace plan, which doesn’t seem to include Israel by the way (except perhaps a carved up version of Israel?), is a horrible slap in the face (or may prove to be a shot in the back) to Israel. Did you happen to tell the Grand Mufti when you were sitting there in his presence that the God of the Bible made a covenant with Israel and promised never to break it? And while God longs that none should perish but rather all would come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9, John 3:16), and while He promised to give eternal life to those who believe on His Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:36), saving them from the wrath of God, Israel still holds a special place in God’s heart. Did you mention these things? Or was your own ecumenical peace plan foremost on your mind?
Sorry Mr. Warren, not this time. You make excuses for everything you do … and you say you will do “whatever it takes” to accomplish your goal of bringing in a second reformation that will include all religions. By going to Syria, I think you have proven your point.
*It is worthwhile to note that those whom Rick Warren refers to as “bloggers” include many reputable and long standing ministries and organizations, some of which are news agencies, radio ministries, discernment ministries, and publishing companies. The implication in using the term “bloggers” is that there is no credibility or stability thus they should be ignored. With the exception of Lighthouse Trails (just under 5 years old), these other ministries have been around a very long time.
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