Who Said That?

Who Said That?

"Christianity was propagated by light, instruction and knowledge, reasoning and enquiry. These things were encouraged by the gospel. And by these means the gospel prevailed.  But Islam was not propagated by light and instruction, but by darkness, not by encouraging reasoning and search but by discouraging knowledge and learning, shutting out these things and forbidding inquiry and so, in short, by hoodwinking mankind and blinding their eyes."

You know the rules--no google searches or cheating.  I pick these quotes to make a point.  This one is no exception.  Place your answer in the comments section below. 

Update on Monday, October 30, 2006 at 09:29AM by Kim Riddlebarger

These words come from Jonathan Edwards.  They were written in 1756 in an essay entitled "Propagation of Mahometanism."  (Edwards, Works, Vol. 2).

Comments

[Art]

William Miller?

[walt]

Samuel Zwemer

[Ivan]

Mother Teresa?

["lee n. field"]

Hmm. Not Rose Wilder Lane, at any rate.

""Christianity was propagated by light, instruction and knowledge, reasoning and enquiry. These things were encouraged by the gospel."

That reads oddly. Somebody medieval, I'm guessing. Something from the guy the pope was quoting?

[Keith Conley]

Samuel Zwemer

[David Gadbois]

Rod Parsley

[steve]

Ravi Zacharias

[Phil]

Ultra-longshot odds choice: Hank Hanegraaff

[Paul C. Quillman]

Dr George Grant?

[Polythene Pam]

...Walt. ;)

[Jim Vellenga]

Absolutely no idea.

A question though, when will we find out?

[David]

Aquinas?

[Jeremy]

Sproul?

[Tyler]

Gene Edward Veith (Guy from World Magazine or whatever it is)

[Chris Sherman]

Sam Solomon?

[Ivan]

Are you allowed to guess twice?
How about Lorraine Boettner?
How about Machen?

Neither of those guys were afraid to say what they really thought.

[Jared]

A pope? John Paul?

[Robin]

"Miscellaneous Observations on Important Theological Subjects"
By Jonathan Edwards


The Reformed would do well to get back to business and engage those ideas that set themselves up against the knowledge of God. 2 Cor. 10 The battle with Islam is not new to the Church.

http://www.gotothebible.com/HTML/observations9.html

[Robin]

"If Christianity was not true, it would never afford so much matter for rational and penetrating minds to be exercised upon. If it were false, such minds would find it empty, and it would be a force upon the intellect to be set upon meditating upon that which has no other order, foundation, and mutual dependence to be discovered in its parts, than what is accidental. A strong and piercing mind would feel itself exceedingly bound and hindered. But in fact, there is the like liberty in the study of Christianity, and as much improvement of the mind, as in the study of natural philosophy, or any study whatsoever; yea, a great deal more. And whatever may be said about Mahometan divinity, I cannot be convinced but that a mind that has the faculty and habit of clear and distinct reasoning, would find nothing but chains, fetters, and confusion, if it should pretend to fix its reason upon it." Chapter 1, #8.

Gird your minds for action, Brothers!

r.

[Andrew Wheatley]

One of the Caner brothers? :D