The fastest growing religion in the United States and in the world seems to be Islam. Although second largest to Christianity. Any search method could prove this statement.
So does it mean christianity is not working? Of course not. Since the beginning, the Bible has taught us that it is not the quantity but the quality that matters. For example, Gideon's army, Jesus' sermon which caused thousands to leave him, etc. And yet, the truth, God, requires not the satisfaction of men. But the glorification of His Soverignty. Men's seeking after Him.
Am I saying this to comfort Christians? No. For one must seek after not just quality, but quantity as well. For the sake of abundance of the glory of God. Paul understood this, and so did all the apostles and disciples.
I came across a funny website today. www.free-minds.org. It tries to uphold Islam but also takes in some biblical verses to convince christians of the similarities between Quran and Bible.
The Bible existed prior to Quran. The Quran does have similar statements with the Bible. But we know from the accounts of the Bible that God's word, God's revelation to men, is always prior to that of Satan's deception. In the order of time. For God is greater than Satan. God is above all things. God is the Alpha and Omega.
[@more@]I couldn't sleep. So I picked up the Quran and read on the account of Jesus. The degree of submission here is obviously less than what we see in the Bible.