Can't we all just get along?

I ran across this post online this weekend and thought it asked some pretty good questions. 

"Is it really important for politics to play a role in a church??? How can the church pastor use the bible to advocate the deaths of the followers of Abraham, when the church serves a peaceful, loving God? Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't our Lord have a covenant with Abraham before the covenant with Moses? Aren't the followers of both working toward the same goal? Can't we all trace our families back to Adam and Eve? Are we not all brothers and sisters in the eye's of the Lord???? Wow…"

Let's leave the political question for another time and go to the heart of the matter.  I've highlighted what I believe is the heart of the matter.  As we get started let me explain my interpretation of this post and I will tell you up front that I don't know for certain that this is what the person meant.  I am just inferring the meaning from what I have read. 

To me it seems that the poster is referring to the conflict between Christians and Muslims.   I come to this conclusion based on his reference to "pastors advocating the deaths of the followers of Abraham." 

Here is what I believe.  First off, no we aren't all working for the same goal.  This goes right along with "Don't we all really serve the same God?"  No we don't all serve the same God.  Just because we are descended from Abraham doesn't mean that we all serve the same God.  God made a covenant with Abraham that as long as the people served Him, they were covered by the covenant.  Once they rejected God by serving other gods, they were no longer covered by the covenant.

As an example, Muslims don't serve the same God that we do.  How can I say that?  Because the Bible is God's word and it very clearly tells us that Jesus is God's Son and that "no one comes to the Father except through the Son."  Islam believes that Jesus was a great prophet but they don't believe He was crucified and they don't believe He is God's Son and the Savior of the world.  So either God is a liar or Islam is wrong. 

Here are a couple of bits from Wikipedia:

In Islam, Jesus is named as Isa (Arabic: عيسى‎ ʿĪsā) is considered to be a Messenger of God and the Masih (Messiah) who was sent to guide the Children of Israel (banī isrā'īl) with a new scripture, the Injīl or Gospel.[1] The belief in Jesus (and all other messengers of God) is required in Islam, and a requirement of being a Muslim. The Quran mentions Jesus twenty-five times, more often, by name, than Muhammad.[2][3] It states that Jesus was born to Mary (Arabic: Maryam) as the result of virginal conception, a miraculous event which occurred by the decree of God (Arabic: Allah). To aid in his ministry to the Jewish people, Jesus was given the ability to perform miracles (such as healing the blind, bringing dead people back to life, etc.), all by the permission of God rather than of his own power. According to the popular opinion and Muslim traditions, Jesus was not crucified but instead, he was raised up by God unto the heavens. This "raising" is understood to mean through bodily ascension.Like all prophets in Islam, Jesus is considered to have been a Muslim (i.e., one who submits to the will of God), as he preached that his followers should adopt the "straight path" as commanded by God. Islam rejects the Christian view that Jesus was God incarnate or the son of God, that he was ever crucified or resurrected, or that he ever atoned for the sins of mankind. The Quran says that Jesus himself never claimed any of these things, and it furthermore indicates that Jesus will deny having ever claimed divinity at the Last Judgment, and God will vindicate him.[6] The Quran emphasizes that Jesus was a mortal human being who, like all other prophets, had been divinely chosen to spread God's message. Islamic texts forbid the association of partners with God (shirk), emphasizing a strict notion of monotheism (tawhīd).

Pasted from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Islam>

So based on that, it would be illogical to believe that we are all working for the same goal.  We believe different things.  We are working for all to know Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior.  They are working to get all to believe in Muhammad and his way of pleasing God which specifically rejects God's claim in the bible that Jesus was God's son.  What's the saying?  A house divided cannot stand?  Again it would be illogical to say that we are working for the same goal.

As to the question, aren't we all brothers and sisters in the eye's of the Lord?  Again the answer is no.  Those of us that believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior are brothers and sisters in the Lord.  Those that reject Christ are not.   God tells us very clearly that we are either for Him or against Him.  We have to chose.  I wrote quite a bit about that here  http://randomobservationsofacommonchristian.blogspot.com/2012/02/no-being-switzerland-here.html .

Once you have rejected Jesus, you are an enemy of God.  Is that permanent?  Of course not.  Provided you don't blaspheme the Holy Spirit (the one unforgivable sin. http://randomobservationsofacommonchristian.blogspot.com/2012/02/is-there-time-when-it-is-too-late.html )   God will always take you back, if you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life.  As some one else on the internet said "God is a jealous God".  After rejecting Jesus, if you don't ever accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior you remain an enemy of God.  And we know how that ultimately ends up.  But remember, it was the persons individual choice to reject God and chose to be His enemy. 

Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 10.

34“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 

35For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 

36and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ £ 

Not everybody gets to go to heaven.  Only those that believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior do.  So no we aren't all brothers and sisters in the eyes of the Lord, otherwise there would be no need to choose which would again make God a liar because in the Bible He said that we have to choose. 

So where do you stand?  Have you accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?  If not yet, what are you waiting for?  If you want to experience the peace that surpasses all understanding then give Jesus your heart today!