We are delighted to announce about IMI Online Course, which is made available to equip people with factual understanding of Islam so that they can confidently and meaningfully converse with Muslims. The course is hosted by Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) – USA. To login to the online course, go to VOM website: www.vomclassroom.com

Please feel free to inform your other contacts about this course so that more people can be benefitted through this great opportunity.

Thank you and God bless

Daniel and Mariat Scot
Directors
Ibrahim Ministries International

The Holy Scriptures declare: Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron. (1Timothy 4:1-2)

I have observed by seeing and reading about the general trend in Christian circles that various forms of doctrines of demons are gaining more and more acceptance and popularity among many churches who are inclined to New Age teachings. There is an ever-increasing thinning of the Gospel message; as a result, many neighbourhoods are on the verge of moral bankruptcy. These days most Christians have little knowledge and understanding of the Word of God. The Lord warns about the danger of ‘lack of knowledge and understanding of the Word of God’.
‘My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, also I will reject you … Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children’ (Hosea 4:6 NKJV).

Let us ponder on a few thoughts related to Hosea 4:6
• Who is speaking? The speaker in this passage is none else but the Lord God Almighty.

• To whom is He speaking? The Lord is speaking to His own people with whom He has made a covenant – the people who have entered into the covenant with God Almighty.

• What kind of danger is forewarned? The Danger is perishing, destruction and generations being lost and forgotten by God.

• What is the cause of the danger? Lack of knowledge and understanding of the Word of God. The knowledge spoken here is the knowledge one can have through a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ – not just by studying theology or other good Christian books written by the best Christian writers, or doing things/works for God. This intimacy can only be developed by spending time with the Lord, and simply obeying His Commandments.

• What can be the remedy to avert this danger? God’s people must prayerfully and diligently study and meditate on the Word of God. They must carefully obey the Lord as He has commanded (Joshua 1:8-9).

• What can I do personally to avert the danger? Personally, I must prayerfully and diligently study the Word of God, and love and obey the Lord in all walks of my life – follow the Great Fisher of men, who transforms His followers and makes them fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).

• What can my church do to prevent/avert the danger? The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ must preach the unadulterated Word of God. A watered-down Gospel is no Gospel at all. It will at best produce watered-down church-goers who will more effectively serve Satan. It can lead people who are weak in their Christian faith/walk to hell more rapidly!

In the light of these thoughts my prayer and heart cry is that in these last days we Christians must stand firm on the Truth – the Lord Jesus Christ. He said that if we know the truth and the truth shall set us free (John 8:32). As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, we must not give heed to deception and lies of Satan. Rather we must put on the full armour of God to be able to stand firm against the powers of darkness (Ephesians 6:10-18). We must not let Satan sear our conscience with hot iron. We need the Holy Spirit to renew our mind every day to understand and discern the doctrines spreading around us. Let us wait upon Him and know Him intimately for strength to face with boldness the schemes and plots of the enemy. Daniel 11:32 says, ‘Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.’

We thank and praise God for this wonderful year 2012 with its opportunity to wait upon Him and to know Him and His Will to do great exploits. By God’s grace and through your prayers and support we will be able to fulfil His mission to bring Christ to Muslims and Muslims to Christ. We thank you dear brothers and sisters for your prayers, donations, and spiritual and moral support for the ministry work of IMI.

We will greatly appreciate your regular prayers for us as we travel around the globe to teach, train and preach the Word. Recently we have been in various states of the USA from February – March with VOM Regional Conferences. We will be teaching in Brisbane and other parts of Australia from April – August. From September – November we will be teaching/training and preaching in Fiji, and in various parts of the USA for VOM Regional Conferences; also in Prague in the Czech Republic for VOM’s International Conference.

There will be IMI Training and Fellowship Nights during 2012 in Brisbane. The first one is on Saturday 14 April (speaker: Daniel Scot). The others will be on Saturday 2 June (speaker: TBC); Friday 3 August (speaker: Dr. Mark Durie); Friday 5 October (speaker: TBC). For details please visit IMI website or contact IMI office.

May the Lord God Almighty bless you all abundantly and anoint you with a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit every day.

In His Service

Daniel and Mariat Scot (Directors)

God’s love has strange mathematics – the more you divide it among others, the more it
multiplies! The joy of Christmas is celebrated in a very real way if J = Jesus first; O = others second and Y = yourself last. The vast majority of people are without real joy and peace in their hearts, but how can they have peace without giving their hearts to the Prince of Peace – Jesus Christ? He is the only one who can fill peoples’ hearts with true joy and real peace.

God the Father has bestowed His love upon us by giving His only Son as a sacrifice for our sins to redeem us from eternal damnation. Although we know that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only Saviour and there is none else, sadly billions of people in the world do not know this important truth. Therefore, it is our responsibility and privilege to share the message of Salvation with anyone God brings across our path.

We encourage you that during the Christmas celebration season not only to invite your
Christian friends to your home but also those who do not know this great truth that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour. Let’s focus on sharing this wonderful story of Salvation and God’s love with lost souls.

God created us by His love so that we also love, serve and worship Him – the only true
God. He cares for us sinners because of His love and through His love, God gave us a free
will to choose and respond to His love. Through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we receive eternal life because His love is an everlasting love.

We all have so much to thank and praise God for – and especially His everlasting love, His faithfulness, His provision and protection during 2011. We also praise God for the wonderful work He has done in us through the power of His Holy Spirit.

We thank and praise God for IMI committee members. Without the support of these
mighty men and women of God, we could not fulfil His mission to bring Christ to Muslims
and Muslims to Christ. . We also thank you all dear brothers and sisters for your prayers, donations, and spiritual and moral support in fulfilling this mission during 2011 and we look forward to serve the Lord along with you in 2012.

Daniel & Mariat Scot
P. O. Box 1447, Stafford QLD 4053, Australia
Phone: 61 7 3357 8853; Fax: 61 7 3357 3820
Email: office@imi.org.au ; Web: www.imi.org.au

 IMI News From the Director’s Desk                                                                          June/July 2011

 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.  (Ephesians 5:11)

Currently in Australia a process is underway to establish a new national curriculum for schools. State curriculums are being replaced by one uniform national curriculum – a process that will result in one of the greatest shifts in education delivery in the history of Australia. This process is being guided and run by the recently formed Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and follows the issuing of “The Melbourne Declaration” in December 2008.

One particular document is receiving high praise and rave reviews but it presents a biased and one might even say untruthful account of Islam and Australia is a curriculum document published and promoted by Curriculum Corporation of Australia (which is a private corporation).  Learning from One Another: Bringing Muslim Perspectives into Australian Schools is being heavily promoted as an introduction to Islam syllabus for primary and secondary students but is designed to belittle Judeo-Christian heritage of Australia and entice admiration for Islam through carefully selected half-truths and untruths. The document is issued by the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, (University of Melbourne). It is available in its PDF format at: Learning from One Another: Bringing Muslim Perspectives into Australian Schools at: http://islammonitor.org/uploads/docs/LFOA.pdf

Muslims are lobbying Federal Politicians to promote Islam under the disguise of harmony. The following books have been funded by the Federal Government:

1) Muslim Australians; 2) Constructing a Local Multifaith Network; 3) Religion, Cultural Diversity and Safeguarding Australia; 4) Media Guide: Islam & Muslims in Australia; and 5) The Australian Journey – Muslim Communities.

Muslim experts have developed Islamic material in bite size portions and presented it very eloquently to promote Islam, such as ‘Appreciating Islam’ supported by the Commonwealth Government’s Living in Harmony Initiative.  Islam has been promoted through various lobby groups in Media, Politics, Judiciary and Educational Institutions.

In 1997, there was a significant two days conference in Sydney in which Muslims assessed their strategies and in conclusion targeted the following groups:

1) Aborigines; 2) Women and 3) Youth.  To achieve their goals, they outlined various approaches.

In my opinion, the general public has the right to be aware of the plans and strategies being employed to achieve the Islamisation of Australia. They need to be well equipped to combat it. The best way Christians can combat it is by loving Muslims and sharing with them the message of Salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ. They need to have understanding of the true nature and teaching of Islam.  Also Christians need to contact members of the State and Federal Parliament of their respective areas on these issues.

From time to time, IMI organizes training sessions during the year. I encourage you to come and be equipped through these sessions. If you would like to organize such a session in your church, mission or youth group, please do not hesitate to contact IMI. One of those sessions is coming up on Saturday 16 July 2011 at Creek Road Presbyterian Church, Carina QLD at 7 pm, where I will be explaining about the impact of Islam in Australia. A flyer with more details for this session is enclosed. Another session will be on Saturday 3 September 2011 and the speaker Rev. F. Iskander, will be sharing on how Shariah – Islamic Law is creeping in Australian society.   This session will be held at Cornerstone Church, 81 Mina Parade, Alderley QLD at 7 pm.

My wife Mariat and I had a very blessed and fruitful time preaching and teaching in Adelaide from the 1^st to 15^th June. The teaching and preaching was very well received by the believers and pastors from various churches. Hundreds of people gathered to listen and to be equipped to reach out to Muslims. We also had a wonderful time to share the Gospel with individual Muslims and other non-Christians during a Gospel outreach in Adelaide city. It was very encouraging for us to see how widely and fruitfully thousands of our tracts are being used in South Australia. Some of the key leaders of outreach are very grateful for the resources and work of IMI. We have been invited to return to Adelaide to conduct more training seminars later in 2011.

In Melbourne, we spent time working on the book ‘The Impact of Islam in Australia’, which we hope to publish in near future.  We will be in Sydney from 2^nd – 11^th July and will value your prayer support.

As 1Peter 3:15 says: “… and always be ready to give a defence to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.”

Are you equipped well to tell others what Jesus Christ has done for you?

God bless you al

In His Service

Daniel Scot

Director

Ibrahim Ministries International

The ever growing trend of Muslim migration to the Western world is deep rooted in Islamic teaching. According to Islamic history, Islam was only established after Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina.

Migration is a form of Jihad, as we read in Sura 8:74 “And those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard in the Cause of Allah (Al-Jihad), as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid; – these are the believers in truth, for them is forgiveness and Rizqun Karim (a generous provision i.e. Paradise).”

Sometimes, people may think that the sinking of the boat peoples’ boats may deter others catching a boat to come to Australia or any other Western nation. It may be true in case of non-Muslims, but for Muslims Allah promises a reward for them if death overtakes them during migration (hijrah).

Sura 4:100 says: “He who emigrates (from his home) in the Cause of Allah, will find on earth many dwelling places and plenty to live by. And whosoever leaves his home as an emigrant unto Allah and His Messenger, and death overtakes him, his reward is then surely incumbent upon Allah.” [Hilali & Khan, The Noble Qur’an]

Commenting on Sura 4:100, Ibn Kathir, a Sunni scholar tells the story of a man, who killed 99 people and was asked to repent but he did not. Later he was told to emigrate from his land to another land but he died on the way. Ibn Kathir writes: “The angels of mercy and the angels of torment disputed about the man, whereas the former said that he went out in repentance, while the latter said that he did not arrive at his destination. They were commanded to measure the distance between the two lands and to whichever land he is closer to, he will be considered part of that land. … The angels found that he died closer to the land that he intended to emigrate to by a hand-span, and thus the angels of mercy captured his soul.” [Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Vol. 2 pp. 562-563]

In his series of lectures on ‘Immigration and Jihad’, a Shi’ia scholar, Prof. Murtadha Mutahhari discusses that:

Immigration and jihad are two cornerstones on which Islam relies on in the social field. As is evident, the Holy Qur’an has, out of reverence for their sanctity, held them in high regard, wherever they are mentioned. … Tackling the subject from a semantic standpoint, we would come across gradations that cannot be reached without going through both the categories of jihad as well as immigration. That is, it is implausible that someone attains the rank of Mujahid (fighter) before experiencing combat in the battlefield. Likewise, one cannot be deemed “immigrant” without going through the process of real immigration, in the manifest meaning of term.

He also makes it clear by quoting a young fighter, who, while going to the battle field, recited verses, sang praises and said, “O Lord! Illuminate our hearts with the light of faith. Make us among the true immigrants (muhajirs) and fighters (mujahids) in the way of striving to make the word of Thy religion rule supreme.”

[Lecture One: Immigration and Jihad.

http://www.alulbayt.com/English/books/migrate_jihad/migrationbook.htm]

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