"They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper." (The Qur'an, Surah 4.89).
Doubtless, you've heard by now. Islamic terrorists have taken the lives of at least 31 people in Brussels, Belgium, yet our government still refuses to directly confront the problem. I try not to talk about politics too much-- not unless it has theological implications (which it can!). I posit that it will not be long before ISIS becomes a serious threat to the United States, and it does not appear that our leadership is particularly excited about fulfilling the qualifications given in Romans 13:4. President Obama seems to think that we can defeat terrorism with rhetoric. This is unsettling, to say the least. However, we tend to forget the first part of Romans 13 (Romans 13:1). No matter who we elect to the executive office, or who Islamic terrorists decide to target next, our God is sovereign. We know that "the Devil is God's Devil," right? Well, how about "ISIS is God's ISIS"? This is not to say that God approves of everything ISIS is doing. This means that ISIS will do nothing outside of God's sovereign allowance. That should comfort us. Let us pray for Brussels, let us pray for the Middle East, let us pray for ISIS, and let us pray for the world this Easter.
Je suis Bruxelles.
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