Do you really want serve God ?

I want to raise a challenge for everyone has the heart to serve God in Morocco including me as a Moroccan believer, who seek to see a great christian community based in love and the truth, my Motivation for this blog is to help people think and act to work more for giving a good picture of living Christ, as the city where i live has 1.5 millions of population and only maybe 100 believers foreigners or Moroccans lets make big and say 200 believers, even 1000 not big enough to be satisfied, so when we see this everyone will agree there is something wrong, i am here not Criticizing or attacking, i am here to ask what is wrong and to help change the situation my only motivation is the love, i want to see people know the truth and people live by the truth, and i wish you not read this with emotions because i see Christians this age walk following emotions more than thinking mentally and spiritually, we should not be sensitive lets be open to one another to discuss this, lets be solid in the word of God and trust God in all His promises, pray and pray do not take it easy because they are many outside are death even they are living, even in church they are death souls, take it serious if you believe God call you here.

Act 2:46  And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,
 

For me (maybe you do not agree with me) i take the first church as the best module, and what take my attention on that first church, the disciples and believers were gathering together everyday with the same heart because they believed they have the same spirit, the same God the same word of God, do we believe the same as they did? what i saw that those believers did not give any excuses to get together and i am sure they could have hundreds of excuses, in our days we give hundreds of excuses to not make together, those guys had a life they had works too, they had families  they had friends, they had cultural celebrations to make them busy, but they left everything to fellowship together everyday, how easy to give excuses but are we brave to stop devil lies and be brave to say there is no excuse can stop me worship my lord with my brothers and sister ? language, cultures, denominations, differences, work, friends, events, government, people.... and other excuses should be not excuses, the question come to my mind do we treat one another as brother and sisters, do we act like a family, do we know one another? if you say you know all believers in the city do you really do ? i mean by knowing you know their walk with Christ, how they live how they suffer when they are happy and when they are sad, do you care when a brother or sister in troubles what do you do when you hear something happen to a brother? do you pray for him or her do you act to help them, or you let others do in it? many times we depend on others doing things but how do we know they do or do they do it the right way? how many blocks you find in your road to be with your sisters and brothers? Experiences of some here , the differences of cultures? have you ever asked yourself what God want me to do? does God sent me hear just to read the languages and cultures if so how does lift up the name of God? When the Gentiles and the Jews accepted Christ do they get together or they have been separated? where in the Bible God teach to separate people with differences? what the bible teach about the unity and are we united? if not the big question is why and this is a serious question why Christians in this days can not be united.
Lets take an example of the International church it is separated from local believers so how that church help or feed spiritually local believers? remember God said go and make disciples" Mat 28:19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:" lets not ask how many disciple you have but lets ask do you want disciple others or help disciplining, or do you will let this for Moroccans, is it Moroccan only to disciples how can you be sure of that? so if only Moroccan believers should do this so why there is an international church? i had a question on my mind and my heart is the international church is it built from Bible teaching? is it from God so if it is from God where are the elders and deacons and overseers like in 1 Tim 3, i may be wrong because i am not part of that church because i am Moroccan and i only know there is a pastor so do people in that church submit to that pastor or everyone do whatever what they want to do?  Do you really submit yourself to that church or to something else? And the big challenging question for people that been sent by organization do you submit to God first or to your organization? What can you do if the Holy Spirit lead you to do something that your organization does not want you to do, to obey God or your organization? and a question for all of us Moroccan and foreigners do we really submit to God, because in my deep heart I believe God want to do miracles here He wants to see unity He wants to see His words been spread, but why does this not happen, is it because God can not or he does not want or we do not want it? If we have desire and the willing it can happen.
Are we humble to serve God and his people? I see the most effort been done is for the non believers trying to serve them please them and what we do to the Body of Christ, have you ever think if you lead someone to Christ how you can help him to grow in faith?  Did you have an establish church where Moroccans can grow in their faith, some will say it is but it is really exist did you investigate the Moroccan members there? Do you know how many left and who stay there why they stay there? Do you know who is really a believer or someone just lie? They are many come say they are Christians and in the reality they are not? Why they do this ask the devil you may know, how can we know this things do you have an idea? What the knowledge Moroccans have about the bible and God? Do you believe there is a Moroccan can preach, can teach, can pastor, and can lead…..? Do you help Moroccan with materials to grow in their knowledge, do you listen to them, and do you hear from them?  Do you help Moroccans to walk with Christ or do you let them find their way to get out from their background? Do you know if a Moroccan church need to bind to the Culture, or you better help Moroccan get over the Islamic Moroccan culture? The last question what do you offer as individual offer to Moroccan believers

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Thursday, July 16, 2009
Church and Moroccan Culture
I want discuss a topic that many time let me think a lot, as a Christian who came from Islamic background i believed God change me and make me a new creation 1 Peter 1:18-19 :"18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot" Here Peter is teaching to not be slave to the traditions, but i saw many Christians talking about culture and tradition that we need to respect and submit to it, they are many when they want reach the lost they try to study the culture before they start witnessing and the question why do we allowed the culture and tradition stop us to witness to the lost? do we need to submit to the culture and to the tradition?
I found that most of Christians trying to be accepted by nations thinking that way people will listen to them even Jesus said that the world will hate us because of Him, and still Christians try to find acceptance from the world and they give up many teachings of Jesus, I believe the Bible has a Culture That Jesus established and he want us to live by his teaching, the confusing thing all agree that none did teach like Jesus teach, and still we try to live by the standard of other cultures, if we read the Bible we will see Jesus teach about most things we need in our life, how to live with a relationship with God and with people, with believers and non believers, but i find that most of churches and Christians they try live with non believers more than with believers and to make them happy they submit to their cultures, even the Bible tell us to be away from the world and things of the world, the sad part of this that some churches they interrupt the Bible the way it suit their ideas and i will give example of the verse in 2 Corinthians 6:14-17 :"14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you." many say this talk about marriage when i see there is no marriage context in it, instead it talking about relationship with believers and non believers but as i said churches take verses out the context to make the bible sound nice to the world and fit the agenda of the world forgetting that the world is against Christ.
I was thinking a lot when i saw some foreigner Christians that come to Morocco trying to follow the tradition of poeple here, do i need to follow the tradition of my past when i was muslim or i need to change as God want me to change ? How can i show people I've been changed when they can see me the same doing the same thing ? should i stay muslim to make all muslims happy or share with them my faith even it make them angry ? a lot of Christians forget that Jesus offended all the nations specially His people i mean the jews and he went against their traditions as we can read in Matthew 15:1-8 :"1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that cursed father or mother, let him die the death.5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me."
In this verses we see Jesus was against the tradition of His poeple to teach the obeidiance to God. The problem of the most churches is getting away from god message to please non belivers and not make them angry, i think this because they are afraid of persecution or their philosophy to reach out the Lost even it is against the word of God, and if we look inside the churches can you see the difference between them and other world meetings , the only different is reading the Bible praying even the music is most like the world, the way people dress in church specially girls half naked, man with hat, where is the respect of the word of God ? Christians forget that what most please god is to obey His commendemants not only prayers and worship and reading the Bible. I saw many Missioanries here in Morocco go to the beach and swiming pool and wearing bikinis like the girl of the world, forgetting what the Bible teach about woman behavior 1 Timothy 2:9-10 "9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works." is that an extrimist teaching ? or a way to live a christian life ?
Let see a Christian culture that you barely can find it in Churches or between Christians in Matthew 25:31-39"31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?39Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?"
I asked an americain missionary do you follow this verses i mean do Christians in usa go visit a sick guy at home, and he answered no, and that time i was asking myself why we can not follow Gods word even it is a clear warning there that we will go to hell if we not visit and feed our borthers and sisters? they are many Missioanries do not think that if you do not submit to the word of God and practice it they are making God angry to them. So for this verses in mathew 25 do we should feelow americain culture and not bother a sick man or go and visit a brother that is sick ?
As i said the Bible established a culture for christians to live by from Genisis to revelation because it called the book of life, it contain all life and we got away from it because we are looking to please man not God, some will ask should we not respect others cultures ? my answer we need to show them they miss the most important life style that Jesus left for them, and i ask why should i socialise with people if i can not show them Christ? should i put down the Bible to show the world i respect their cultures? i will give an example many missionaries did in Morocco during the ramadan the fasting month, they do the fasting in islamic way they wait till the time when muslim eat and they eat , should we do this ? and why we do it ? some say Muslim invite us to break the fasting with them and we find offensive to not accept the invitation? why should accept the invitation why not be honest to them and tell them you do nto fast that way and you want to fast the way Jesus teach you ? Jesus said Matthew 16:26 "26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" you need to know if you are running to win the world you will lose your soul, and Jesus taught us also to be the light of the world how can be the light when we submit to the dark when we can not stand against the dark.
I Accepted Christ to be reconcialed with God and be saved from sin and have peace with God, the world is in war with God and i need to be a warrior of the Loving God, caring about the soul of people trying to save them from the world not let them and agree with them to live by world standards.


    Comments
Anonymous said...
I agree we should NEVER compromise biblical values and practice in how live out our lives. Culture and traditions should never be followed if they break biblical commands. Those who seek to please men and at the same time disobey God are not walking in obedience. But having said that, we are all shaped by our culture. I don't necessarily believe that the expression of our Christian faith is going to look identical in two different cultures. Culture has an impact on how we apply the gospel and this isn't bad. I don't belive the church in Morocco is going to look exactly like the church in America.
There are many things in cultures that are not unbiblical and we should try to live by these cultural ways if it helps people better receive the gospel. Paul said in 1Cor 9 I have become all things to all people that I might buy all means save some. To the jew I became a jew so that I might win the jews.....etc. Why can't, for example, americans living in Morocco become Moroccan to Moroccans in order that they might by all means save Moroccans.
For example, the way we dress is part of that. One person may dress differently in Morocco than he does in his own country. One person may eat a different way and serve his guests a different way than he would in his own country, he may follow the customs of Morocco in the way he decorates his house, he may organize his schedule differently, or sit through an all night boring wedding which he would never do in his own country, or change the way he greets people and who he greets and doesn't greet (between men and women), etc, etc. These are all cultural things that when done in accordance with the local culture help people see that the Gospel can be Moroccan and not western and help people to better receive the gospel. I don't see that when we talk about adapting to and living by the culture it is necessarily a bad thing. I think all Moroccans whether Christian or non-Christian appreciate foreigners who respect their culture and it opens more doors to share the gospel. If we are motivated by making people happy and just pleasing men i would agree with you it is not a proper motivation but if we live by cultural norms that don't disobey the Bible so that people will respect us and listen to our message then i think this is a good thing and we should teach and encourage foreigners to do this. Become all things to all men that we might by all means save some. The real question is what motivates us? Are we motivated by a desire to save some!
July 16, 2009 3:02 PM
 Anonymous said...
I don't think we need to conform to each other cultures just to please them. I have never understood why the gospel has to "conform" to another culture just to win them over, it seem rather deceptive to me. Why can't we just be who we are, like the wife trying to win over her husband can win him just by doing her regular duties in silence without preaching to him?

BlkPraiseAngel
July 16, 2009 4:42 PM
 Anonymous said...
Oh Boy, it looks like your mixing things a lot, rather talk about one topic in a time and don’t mix things for your sake because it makes you look really confused.
Next time if you are talking about cultures and traditions, please don’t mix what u called the unique Biblical culture, which all Christians need to adjust to, and the culture of each country that we live in and of the pre-Christians we need to deal with. It has never been a problem to break the fast with friends it is just a meal. And Jesus never taught about the way we should fast, meaning the timing, month, how long...ect it is about the attitude... and if you want to be a Christian like what you described, why don’t you ride a donkey, grow your beard, wear a dress and sandals and when your stomach is full, go to desert and use the sand to clean yourself instead of toilet paper because it is a western cultural item, plus Jesus never used a deodorant or Jeans or a short to go to swimming pool. He didn’t listen to Chris Tomlin’s worship music or used a computer ect…
You said that missionaries take the Biblical verses out of the context and use it the way that is pleasing to Moroccans with the purpose to convert them, what about the verses you used here? You took them totally out of context:
1Peter1: 18- 19 does not talk about tradition parse, but it was a call to a holy life and not go back to the old sinful life style. A holy life can include cultural things like the way people dress, greet and eat or like what they do for recreation. The biggest example was that God sent his Son to be part of the Jewish culture in that stage in order for them to know the truth. Jesus parables were all from the daily life and deeply settled in culture.
2 Corinthians 6:14-17, does speak about the relationships with the pre-Christians, and about marriage. When it speaks about relationships with pre-Christians it warns us not to give that relationship such an important place that it causes you to compromise God’s truth. And to be separated from the world means to be spiritually separated and does not mean to be removed from it because Jesus did not come for the saved but the unsaved. Because you have been saved that should already make a huge difference in the way you interact with people for example, if you were insulting people before, as a believer you should show grace and compassion. If you were gossiping before, as a believer you should stop it and encourage rather. The question is: are you doing this? Do people see the difference in you? How do you plan to reach people if you are a Pharisee (like all of us can be) separating yourself physically from them? How can you be an encouragement to your brothers and sisters by only pointing to their mistakes? Is that what Jesus modeled? see below
July 17, 2009 9:24 AM
 Anonymous said...
Matthew 15:1-8 he has nothing against Jewish traditions like weddings, Passover, food, greetings, ordinary daily things, but against the Elders traditions, meaning the additional things they made part of the law, Things that God never intended to be.
You said: (The problem of the most churches is getting away from god message to please non belivers and not make them angry, i think this because they are afraid of persecution or their philosophy to reach out the Lost even it is against the word of God, and if we look inside the churches can you see the difference between them and other world meetings the only different is reading the Bible praying even the music is most like the world)
Which church have you ever been part of? I hope you are part of a church, if so have you ever done more than everyone else you are talking about, because you believe in separation form unbelievers!? Why don’t you go and stand “on the steps of the synagogue” and preach the truth like Peter did? Or are you also afraid of persecution? You are talking a lot to people about God’s word and commandments which is good, but how many times are you talking to God about them? If I look at Isaiah I see him confronting people but struggling even more with God about them before confronting them. Are you doing the same? If not, you are just stirring up dust.
You said: (the way people dress in church specially girls half naked, man with hat, where is the respect of the word of God? Christians forget that what most please god is to obey His commandments not only prayers and worship and reading the Bible.)
The way people dress is a cultural issue. Where have you ever seen a half naked girl in a Moroccan church? Anyway do you remember 1Samuel 16: 7b “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” By the way this is the problem that Jesus had with the Pharisees, putting lot of importance on outward things and letting their hearts grow cold. Don’t let the same thing happen to you.
1 Timothy 2:9-10 about missionaries warring bikinis, Jesus never taught about Bikinis, which is very appropriate in Morocco. What is the reason for women in Morocco to be completely covered and separated from men? Is not because men don’t have self control? All the people I have met who loves God has dressed appropriately. In fact foreigner women are more conservative than Moroccans.
You said that American missionaries don’t visit sick people ect… is that what happened with you? Aren’t American missionaries the ones that took care of you the times you were sick? Hosted you when you didn’t have a place to stay? Give you a few jobs opportunities that you refused? Pay for many of your expenses? Is this not obeying God’s word you mentioned in Matthew 25:31-39?
To end of, Jesus said by the love we show to one another the world will know Him, so let us do this and stop condemning each other.
July 17, 2009 9:25 AM

 Problem of Christianity in Morocco said...
ohh that guy sound so angry, i bet one of failure missionaries in morocco try to defend his weakness, but not problem to teach him from the bible if he knows any Bible , that what guy said :(Next time if you are talking about cultures and traditions, please don’t mix what u called the unique Biblical culture, which all Christians need to adjust to, and the culture of each country that we live in and of the pre-Christians we need to deal with. It has never been a problem to break the fast with friends it is just a meal. And Jesus never taught about the way we should fast, meaning the timing, month, how long.)He said Ramadan is just a meal, so the question here what do you know about ramadan ? is not just a meal it is a religion month and religion fasting, you are like saying we can fast as muslims so why not we go to mosque as muslims? it is funny what you said, if it is just a meal why not eat after the breaking time why not in dinner?
you said also :(1Peter1: 18- 19 does not talk about tradition parse, but it was a call to a holy life and not go back to the old sinful life style.)read the verse and i wish you have glasses this is what the verse it say:"1 Peter 1:18-19 (King James Version)18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; " Tradition from your fathers, hello open your eyes, i see you have a lot to learn maybe your mission organization need some real Christians teach them how to read the Bible, about 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, i did not say it does not talk about the marriage i said some Christians they think it only talk about the marriage,Let me ask you this, if you gonna do fasting as a muslim to be like muslim, do you will be a gay to witness to gay and do what gays do? use your logic to answer this.
that again what you said:(You said that American missionaries don’t visit sick people ect… is that what happened with you? Aren’t American missionaries the ones that took care of you the times you were sick? Hosted you when you didn’t have a place to stay? Give you a few jobs opportunities that you refused? Pay for many of your expenses? Is this not obeying God’s word you mentioned in Matthew 25:31-39?
To end of, Jesus said by the love we show to one another the world will know Him, so let us do this and stop condemning each other.)Can you tell me did you visit me when i was sick by yourself ? and read what i said i asked some Americans do you visit someone sick at home, they said it is not normal in state to visit a sick till they go to Hospital, do you deny this ? and plus i am not condemning i am talking about a topic that is really need to be addressed, and i do not know what make you angry? or you are afraid people know what are wrong things here ?
July 17, 2009 10:51 AM

 Problem of Christianity in Morocco said...
and tell me do you yourself hosted me? where have you been? hello, what Job you give to muslims and what Jobs you give to Christians, do you want me to start a statistic? i can count to you how many Muslims are working with missionaries how much they get paid and how much they pay Christians? the only one that do a cleaning for a school it get paid more than 2500 DH per month without the help when she needs help,and she is a Muslim that said to your face she will not be christian,and she says only bad things about missionaries, you give me opportunity to work with 1000 DH aren't you a shame to talk about this, so tell me i am jealous of her cause i need to laugh. and you know the work i do for the kingdom i wish you can at least appreciate, i forgot myself i am 36 and only living in a house of a friend that i wish you can just be half of Him, why not learn from Him how to treat your Christian brothers? is not he and American ? he is an American and he knows how to be real Christian, when i talk about Missionaries i talk about the Most not all, because they are only few you can count by fingers that are doing good and themselves they can do nothing because the most of missionaries just making a mess here, and i addressed this issues not to condemn them but to awake them and help them to think about what they doing.
and i will start a topic will have some question and see how you will answer them and how other will answer them and see if i am wrong to address this issues.
July 17, 2009 11:50 AM

 Problem of Christianity in Morocco said...
this angry guy said :(1 Timothy 2:9-10 about missionaries warring bikinis, Jesus never taught about Bikinis, which is very appropriate in Morocco. What is the reason for women in Morocco to be completely covered and separated from men? Is not because men don’t have self control? All the people I have met who loves God has dressed appropriately. In fact foreigner women are more conservative than Moroccans.)Jesus did not teach about Bikini Jesus did not teach about being naked at church do you stay naked at Church without Clothes? i wish you read your bible Jesus teach about how woman should dress read 1Timothy 2:10-11 and tell me that teach only how woman should dress in the church, you see guys what kind of teaching they bring to us, instead of they repent and change their attitude they attack, this the way how the sinners try to hide their sins, people d not like know what they are doing is wrong, i am a local believer i need to be careful how is the picture of our belief we give to people, we do not need western culture in our churchs we do not need moroccan culture in our churches we need to be obedience to our God and live under His authority following his teaching not man teaching, you better sit down with yourself and think a Little bit and open your Bible, and think how the first church were living and that time you will find the Christianity this days is away of what the Bible teach, the Letters in Bible most of them talking about problems in churches why are you afraid i talk about church problem here?
July 18, 2009 8:59 AM

Church problems in Morocco

As a Christian Moroccan i saw a lot of problems in churches here, they are many deny this problems some admit them, my purpose to talk about this problems that people can pray for us, and it is easy to know they are problems, just if you see the number of real Christians in Morocco, some media talk about thousands of Moroccans become Christians, some say 40 thousands some say 2o thousands, and that is not true none can know the real numbers, and if you look at Churches in morocco in biggest cities you will find that the number is not bigger than hundred believers, and they are many Moroccan came to church and leave, they are many decided to be away from churches and the question here is why ?
As i said they are many problems, so i will try to mention some and i wish God help to not say something wrong, so i will start with the big problem is the unity, the unity between missionaries and unity between local believers, and the unity between missionaries and Moroccans, Missionaries here come from different churches from different organization, every organization has a away to work differently, this cause a problem of confusing for local believers because they do not know with whom they relay,The International church where the Missionaries meet for fellowship it is also not build as churches in NT , maybe it is but as a Moroccan i can not see deacons, pastors, elders... The NT teach that the church is in order that God give some people positions according to gifts, we can not see this things, maybe it is and they do not show us this because we are not part of that church, it is a foreigner church, and the question here why Missionaries need to be in foreigner church and they can not be with Moroccans, i know they can use language as an excuses, but God give gift of translation, or why it is that gift mentioned in the Bible ? the other excuse security they are house churches that are secure, and they existed longtime and they have no problems. the other excuse the culture and this confuse me a lot, because i see that the Bible Has own culture that Jesus taught to people, Jesus want us to be united and to be as a family, and if you look to churches in Morocco hard to find believers live as a family, we are so different, Missionaries bring with them their cultures more than they bring Christ in them, even the lost look at them as westerners not as a real Christians, and also Moroccan Christians they see a lot of western culture not Christian behaviors at church, and this cause some to insult us and talk bad about Moroccans and they generalize all Moroccans, this why we find not trust between Moroccans and foreigners at churches, Missionaries talk about Moroccans do this and do that, and they forget that Missionaries also do the same, they can not see that people are some, they all make mistakes, only Moroccans do bad things, but they hide when they talk about Moroccans what some missionaries did, i do not know sometimes if Missionaries do in purpose want insult Moroccan believers or they do not know what they are saying, I wonder how they look at the unity of the believers the Bible teach, it is so hard to find trust between believers from both side.
The Bible is clear about unity and divisions in Church like in 1 Cor1: 10-16, and this a big problem some Missionaries want us follow them submit to them, as they are the true group and when a Moroccan see he does not fit that group they start talking badly about him, the question why we do not agree one another ? is God in 1Cor was making non sense talking about unity or unity is impossible, or we should be united ?
The other problem how believers treat each others, you can hear a lot missionaries here they trust muslim Moroccans more than Christian Moroccans, and they help Muslims more than their brothers and sisters, if a Moroccan need help they ask him to ask Moroccans believers to help him, but if a muslim need help and ask they help him with non questions, they give works to muslims more than to their brothers, and they use an excuse of qualification, when you look to people who work with them, you find they are many belivers are more qualified, if you look to the opportunities of job been given to Moroccans by missionaries most are given to muslims, in purpose to help them change their religion to convert to Christianity, when a Moroccan believer hear this what do you think he will feel ? a lot of missionaries look at us down than them, they are better than us, like the holy Spirit can not teach us but only teach them, we see a lot of their prides the way how they look to themselves and to us, i think because we do not have bible school or Christians university we can not learn, or we can not understand the bible, they forget that Peter was just a fisher man, had no education level, But he preached to thousands of people, they limited the power of the Holy spirit, even they are moroccans that can teach all the world the grace and the love of Christ, because the Holy Spirit work on them, Many of Missionaries they get confuse here how to spread the gospel and how to witness even they say they were trained, they forget to witness need to learn how to let the holy spirit guide you, and they are some Moroccans know this let the holy Spirit guide them, plus you find many Missionaries discourage Moroccans believers more than they encourage them.
the other problem we see many Missionaries here spending years to learn the language and not spreading the gospel, making muslim friends enjoying the beauty of morocco and the sweetens of the food forgetting their mission to spread the gospel, and they are good on giving excuses, you hear them saying it is hard to talk to muslims about Christ, it offend them and they do not want lose their friends, when you find Moroccan belivers losing their families their friends for Christ, but Missionaries they can not lost them, they enjoy their friendship more than they care about their soul, and also some of them how they represent Christianity in western ways, they forget that Christ teach us to obey his commandments and not fail in devil temptations, and the devil use many things like language and cultures, i wish Missionaries do not forget they are here to represent Christ not their nations, we moroccans we can not submit to our culture cause many traditions are against the bible, and we need to learn to live as Christians not as moroccans, and wish Missionaries help us with this, and help us how to be real Christians, faithful and honest to our God, cause now they are many moroccans following missionaries and that tear apart the church here .
I will upgrade when i think of other problems and i wish you share your comments.