In Bold As Love, Bob Roberts, Jr. met Prince Turki
al-Faisal, who is the founder of Saudi Arabia’s modern intelligence service. He
is a Muslim and he encouraged Bob Roberts, Jr. to bring different faiths
together and to learn to respect each other beliefs. He figured if Bob could
bring harmony between diverse faiths in Dallas, he could do it anywhere. He
decided to invite Jews, Muslims, and other faiths into his congregation to
prove that though we disagree in our faiths. Most of us fear that if we connect
with other people of dissimilar faiths we might be converted or challenged in
our faith. He has seen people engaging in connecting with other faiths actually
grow stronger in their own personal beliefs. An important aspect to remember is
to not judge others for their faith and to racially love them.
Bob Roberts, Jr. stated that every believer must answer
three questions, “Why do you believe in God?, “Why do you believe in only one
God?”, and “Why are you a Christian?” Or “Why do you believe in the Trinity?” It’s
important to know the answers for yourself where you can share with others what
you believe. You can also learn and listen to what other faiths believe in and
why they believe it. He encouraged readers to live with the concept of “multifaith”.
He wants different faiths to be able to live and interact with each other
without having to tone down or change our beliefs.
I would recommend this magnificent book to anyone who has
a difficult time accepting others because they have different views from us. We’re
called to show Christ’s love to others and this doesn’t mean we have to convert
to another religion. It only means demonstrating love boldly. I especially
enjoy how transparent Bob Roberts, Jr. was in sharing that he was upset about
someone suggesting for him to return to Vietnam. He had a difficult time in traveling
to Vietnam after we lost a great number of our service men and women. But he
was committing to forgiving and not punishing people who weren’t even a part of
the war. If you’re looking for a book to racially change your views on how we
treat people of other faiths, then this book will guide you on displaying the
love of Christ. We can choose to love and reach out to others or we can harden
our hearts.
"I received this book for free from Thomas
Nelson/Handlebar Marketing for this review".
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