Much concern has been expressed about the rise of Islam in Europe and America through immigration and their high reproduction rates. Today's article should shed some light on the issue.
Check out the late great missiologist, Ralph Winter's study on the intersection between the volatile nature of the history of the world and the history of God's people on mission.
http://www.newcovfel.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/thekingdom-strikes-back-ralph-winter_.pdf
According to Winter, God uses "four different 'mission mechanisms...' to bless other peoples: 1) going voluntarily, 2) involuntarily going without missionary intent, 3) coming voluntarily, and 4) coming involuntarily..."
Great speculation on why the western world may be in decline - because if "we in the West insist on keeping our blessing (the gospel) instead of sharing it, then we will, like other nations before us, have to lose our blessing for the remaining nations to receive it."
Read it, think about it, save it, use it and comment on what you think about it.
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