I've had several questions lately about this pastor in Florida holding a Koran-burning event. People have a vague memory of somebody in the Bible burning scrolls about magic.
Let's look at that event, which took place in Ephesus:
"Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power." (Acts 19:18-20)
Please note that these are new believers who -- as part of their repentance from evil they themselves had participated in -- brought their own scrolls (books) and burned them as a testimony in public. And the result was that the word of Jesus spreads.
This is completely different than what the Florida pastor plans. So you cannot use this Acts passage as justification.
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I my self am a son of a Pastor(New Delhi, India), and to face face some some of the questions from my friends on why He(The Florida Pastor) did it quiets brings me nightmares. his perspective to bring the Word into the limelight is not of good taste i think. Bible says," HE who has ear let them hear..."ten why does we need to spread the word in such a way that it endangers the lives of the existing believers?
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