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Home Forums Do you view any people or nation(s) as Jonah viewed the Assyrians? If so, how might you adjust your feelings toward them in light of the teachings of the book of Jonah?

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  • Do you view any people or nation(s) as Jonah viewed the Assyrians? If so, how might you adjust your feelings toward them in light of the teachings of the book of Jonah?

    Posted by Deleted User on 03/01/2021 at 15:17
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    06/22/2021 at 18:34

    I am thinking at the moment of 2 possibilities : one being the Muslim world and the other the Communist nations like Russia & China. Because of the injustices committed by Muslims and those in Muslim lands against Christians ,Christian missionaries , etc. and their growing presence in our countries & in Europe, it is easy to view them with suspicion, mistrust, & even strong dislike. However, God’s love “shed abroad in our hearts”by the Holy Spirit prohibits such feelings. They are a people group that God loves & commands us to share the Gospel with. In Jonah. God had a message that He wanted conveyed to Ninevah and He was patient enough & persistent enough to deal with this rebellious prophet & “force”him to comply. Therefore I had better try to love them as God does and take every opportunity to share this GOOD NEWS with them as I encounter Muslims in their stores , gas stations, & motels which in many areas of Canada they are operating and own. God may well be working already in the hearts of these people like He obviously was with Ninevah. Otherwise why would the Ninevites respond to such a simple sermon as this one of 8 words.
    As far as the Communist world, God is already working in a miraculous way in the Communist world of China & has in recent years past in Russia as well. Also In Cuba, the Church of Jesus Christ is growing so fast there that it is almost unbelievable. Someone went to them decades ago with the Gospel & it has taken root even in this atheistic country. So my feelings re the Communist world are positive that God is already at work & it is now a national movement of believers reaching their own. Also with the Communist world , God has been working behind the scenes , preparing a people for His name..

Home Forums How do the books of Jonah and Nahum give you a better understanding of the importance of God’s call to proclaim the Gospel to all nations?

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  • How do the books of Jonah and Nahum give you a better understanding of the importance of God’s call to proclaim the Gospel to all nations?

    Posted by Deleted User on 03/01/2021 at 15:16
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    12/23/2021 at 12:52

    God created mankind to have fellowship with a him but because of the failure to obey God by Adam and Eve, we could not have that intimate relationship any longer. But God, who is full of mercy and love always had a plan to get men back to a relationship with Him. That being said, we can see from the prophets Jonah and Nahum that God always will give any nation the opportunity to repent of their evilness (sin). If they do, He stays His hand of judgment but if they don’t, calamities will befall that nation.

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    06/22/2021 at 22:07

    God reveals His concern for a lost world that He wants to redeem . His “hand is tipped” way back in Genesis 12:1-3 with the call of Abraham & His desire to see the nations of the world be blessed. His call to take the Gospel to the nations of the world ( The Great Commission) is given multitudes of times in the Scriptures both in the New Testament & in the Old. With the book of Jonah we see the lengths that God will go to redeem a people. He did not give up on Jonah ‘s need for obedience & His insistence that Jonah go to Ninevah. Today he is no doubt working behind the scenes in both the Muslim & Communist worlds. There is now a number (a growing number) of Muslims abandoning their faith & becoming believers . Then too, God’s working in China is of particular notice. God is still calling His people to respond to His command to disciple the nations.
    With the book of Nahum, we see the anger of God finally released against an evil nation, (the ISIS of the day) and we realize that God’s patience has a limit . Therefore the need for us to reach out to those who are yet without God’s salvation., before God unleases His wrath. Which brings to mind the cruelty of Islam against those who choose to leave the Islamic faith , against those who are not of their faith in the first place, as the Koran , their holy book , commands, and the occasions of suicide bombings, & violent attacks particularly in Islamic lands. Then the cruelty of Communism both in the past and present reminds us that God’s patience is followed by His judgement ultimately, but before God’s judgement falls, they need to be evangelized.