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Secret Believers: What Happens When Muslims Believe in Christ Hardcover – July 1, 2007

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In his letter to his protégé, Timothy, Paul says, "I have fought the good fight." In Arabic, those last three words are translated jihad. In Secret Believers, readers are introduced to Brother Andrew's protégé in the Muslim world, Butros. In this riveting true story of the Middle Eastern Church struggling to come to grips with hostile governments, terrorist acts, and an influx of Muslims coming to Christ, readers will meet a group of men and women they never knew existed. The names and places have been changed to protect the real people in the real places. But the stories are true. In his most incredible and eye-opening book to date, Brother Andrew invites you to meet: • Ahmed, a young Muslim terrified by nightmares until he is introduced to Isa (Jesus) • Mustafa, a former leader in a fundamentalist Muslim movement that persecuted Christians • Salima, a privileged young Muslim woman who is held captive by her family when they find a Bible in her possession • Abuna, a priest faced with an aging congregation and constant threats to his beloved church • and many more. Secret Believers not only gives readers a glimpse of the lives of these courageous believers, it also proposes four practical initiatives for Christians in the West to help these persecuted brothers and sisters. It calls us to join this new kind of jihad, leaving vengeance behind in favor of forgiveness, radical love, and unyielding prayer.

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"Brother Andrew and Al Janssen reveal the amazing stories of those who witness the love of One they once refused and passionately searched until they found Him, even in the face of great opposition. Theirs is a testament to meekness, grace, and triumph, and a call to every follower of Christ to mirror their example."--Ravi Zacharias, author and speaker -- Ravi Zacharias, author and speaker

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In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul says, "I have fought the good fight." In the Arabic translation those last three words are rendered "the good jihad." Whether we want to be or not, we are engaged in this fight. But it is not the same fight that we see on the news. It is a spiritual battle. How are we Christians going to respond? With guns and bombs? Is that really our only option? This approach won't win a spiritual war. So just how do we fight a good spiritual jihad? To answer this question, we will look at a group of Christians who live under Islam. Yes, there is a church in the Islamic world. In some cases, the church is hidden and barely surviving. In other countries there has been a church since the time of Pentecost. These churches have seen the rise and advance of Islam. Often they have suffered terribly. We in the West have a crucial part to play in the good fight.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Revell; 1st edition (July 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800718747
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800718749
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches

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BJ

Duty Before Self-Preservation

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019

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The theme of the book can probably be summed up with this quote:

"Duty before self-preservation—that is a very important principle in Scripture. Do you remember when David confronted Goliath? He said that when a lion or bear attacked his father’s sheep, he went after it and killed it and rescued the sheep. Duty before self-preservation. Both father and son expected that David would do his duty to save the sheep. The heavenly Father had the same attitude toward Jesus."

The story follows the lives of a few different converts from Islam into Christianity in a country where such a conversion equals death. Brother Andrew, the head of Voice of the Martyrs knows many such real life individuals, but to tell their stories is not safe for them or their ministries. So instead he has written a fictionalized story based off their real life experiences and dilemmas. In this, the story is excellent and should be read by all. From my own experiences and acquaintances, I was putting names of people I know too many of these characters because there are so many similarities. Brother Andrew clearly knows what he is talking about when he writes.

What keeps this from being five stars, however, is that BA simply does not write fiction. I applaud the effort, but it is not his strength. In addition to that, those times where he inserts himself into the narrative seemed a wee bit self promoting at times. I don't think that was the intention at all, and I do not know him to be a proud man, but it did come across that way to me in the book.

Both these flaws seem minor compared to the major truth of what is happening in many parts of our world held under the thumb of oppression called Islam. Even in so-called free democratic Muslim states (like my home, Turkiye), it is very often not free or safe to be a vocal Christian. How much more so is the situation in countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran? Through VotM and this book, BA is doing a very worthy job of keeping the situation of what is happening on our Western, free, radar. Another great tidbit from the end of his book we all need to remember...

"How long will this conflict with Islam and terrorism last?” My usual reply is, “It will last until we Christians have found the answer to the question, 'Who is God?' and are able to verbalize it and prove by our actions that God is not the God of revenge but a God who forgives.”

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Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2007

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Although I've known of Brother Andrew for years, I had never read anything he's written. Secret Believers popped up on my Amazon "recommended for you" list because I had ordered Joel Rosenburg's Epicenter and Journey into the Mind of an Islamic Terrorist by Mark Gabriel. Impulsively, I hit my Amazon Prime one click, and the book promptly arrived at my door.

I was interested by the fact that the authors state upfront they've fictionalized the lives of many people in the Islamic world, weaving their stories and personalities together to create a true-to-life picture that shelters the real subjects from harm. Secret Believers starts slowly; it takes a while to explain all this and to establish characters. Nonetheless, I found myself unable to put it down and literally finished it the day it arrived.

I had never thought much about the Christians who are born into Islamic societies. Additionally, it had not occurred to me that there would exist a major chasm between these Christians and Muslims who convert to Christianity--people whom the book terms "Muslim background believers." Because of Brother Andrew's reputation and because of stories I've heard coming from Islamic countries, I believe this book is based fully in truth, and I was deeply moved by the characters' struggles and triumphs.

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Tip of the Iceberg?

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2007

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This book offers something different from many of the books written about the present state of Islam vs. the world. Brother Andrew, while advocating the spread of genuine Christian faith, ends up completely loving Muslims. This is not a hateful or disrespectful book.

I particularly enjoyed seeing how ex-Muslim Christians can move around in a Muslim country, work, marry and have their lives. Islam does not seem to be as completely pervasive in the so-called "Islamic World" as I once thought. I was also interested to see that sometimes the most devout and loving Christians started out as hate filled members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Go figure.

I don't want to overstate it either. Many of these former Muslims pay for their new faith with the ultimate price: a bloody and violent death. But as was once said about the early church "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the faith" so too do we find a deep vein of Muslims looking for a way out of the hatred.

This book shows that everywhere there are opportunities for Christian belief. I was particularly impressed with the ex Muslim who instead of lamenting that his passport still described him as "Muslim" sees in it rather an opportunity to go to Mecca on the hajj so he can tell people about Jesus Christ!

One gets the impression that much more of this kind of "underground" conversion is going on in the Islamic world than we were once led to believe.

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Leland Snead

Secret Believers, by Brother Andrew

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2010

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This well written book is written like a novel but what the author writes is based on true stories. To the average reader in the West such a manner of life for Christians would be unthinkable, hard even to imagine. Men and women die for their faith. They know before believing that this may well be the case. Even without death the loss of family and loved ones is difficult, but family and friends will cut off relationships with the convert to Christ. There is suspense in this book. There is truth in this book. And there is challenge in this book to end complacency in us and encourage us to become more involved in sharing the Good News.

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Susan Stevens

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2017

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Kenisha

I highly recommend this!

Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2020

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I really appreciate this book. It has great morals and values. I will be buying more of them to give away. Maybe even start a reading group using it. It’s a great read. I highly recommend it. I was on missions when it was recommended to me and I really like how it’s written. Very good!

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