Muslims also believe Jesus didn't die. However, you said to remove all traces of a faith, based on that, there would be no Jesus. A Christian is a follower of Christ. You would have to remove all the Prophets all the Messengers to remove all traces. So, it still doesn't make sense. Without Jesus, there is no Christianity.
Your religion believes that Jesus got replaced in the last moment by Judas on the cross. Not only does that contradict early
historical tradition (Acts 1:18-19, Matthew 27:1ff.), but common sense: how they could have crucified the wrong man when he was right in front of them, and then somehow not notice it when he was being taken down from the cross (assuming the substitution happened midway), is beyond any Muslim scholar! Not to mention this view (along with a ton of other stuff) was lifted by the Muslims from the Gnostic view that Jesus was replaced by Judas, dating as early as 135 by Basilides! Countless legends from Jewish, Christian, and even pagan sources ensue the Koran. For example, the legend of the three sleeping youths is in there, multitudes of unhistorical anecdotes from the Talmud and Babylonian Talmud, not to mention Greek and ancient Semitic views by Hippocrates and Galen about human anatomy, or a human being, being derived from a "blood clot", which as multitudes of Muslims will try to argue with you that it is so, is apparently also the view of the ancient Greek doctors. Plato held that man came from a drop coming from the spine behind the rib-cage in the abdomen just like the Quran. Countless legends and superstition abound that imaginative book called the Koran.
Nothing is impossible for God. Prophet Abraham was called the Friend of God because of his relentless love, devotion and worship of Him. But it was simply a description/title given to one of His chosen Prophets. For sure, according to Islam, he was also one of the greatest Prophets deserving of love and respect, but not worshiped and not placed on the same level with God. I truly cannot think of a reason God would need to bring one of His creations to His level?? Really this makes no sense to me.
Well Abraham was not God Incarnate, my confused friend.
You seem to be getting a little upset here. But, I agree that God would not guide those who would ridicule, mock or belittle Him. Why would He? He doesn't need us...we need Him. Actually, as mentioned above, Muslims DO consider Abraham the friend of God. But, it still doesn't mean He is on the same level with God. Not at all. If He were, why would Abraham have to worship Him? It's not considered blasphemous by Muslims...just not logical. As you've stated, it is your opinion that we don't have a close relationship with God, a Muslim's view is completely opposite.
No doubt the poster was getting upset. Reasoning with a muslim determined to make black be white is fairly upsetting. Nobody said being God's friend made one equal to God. It clearly implies a special place for Abraham since God is of course, to be worshipped.
Muslims wouldn't really have a problem with this. The difference is, we see it as the quote from a great Prophet calling his followers "friends", whereas for a Christian He has divine status and you see it as coming from God. However, He clearly says that everything he learned from his father He made known to them. He doesn't say His father calls them friends. To me He is making a clear distinction between Himself and the Godhead.
It's not necessary for God to call them friends, and it in no way makes a distinction between Jesus and the Godhead; if anything the allegory that was pointed out to you should suggest the opposite. But either way, Psalm 110:1 is cited by Jesus in Mark 12:35-40 as proof that the Messiah (i.e. Jesus talking about himself) is co-equal with God, and thus part of the Godhead, and that's all anyone needs to say to your argument.
No, because Muslims don't believe Jesus, pbuh, gave the final revelation. We believe Prophet Muhammed, pbuh, came with the final revelation and was the last Prophet sent to all mankind. Muslims believe that Muhammed, pbuh, was the comforter that Jesus, pbuh, promised.
As a Jewish sage said to a fellow Jew wondering about the rise of Islam, in a document called the Doctrina Jacobi, written in the 7th century, prophets don't come with the sword. And in any case, you might as well upgrade to the latest "last prophet" religion - Mormonism.
Yes, I did read the entire story and it does go on to list all the commandments. Once done He asked what else he could do and was told to sell his possessions and the man was sad because he had so much. Jesus, then went on to tell His disciples that it would be easier to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than to enter paradise.
The bottom line is the same....Keep the commandments.
No, the bottom line was that if the rich man truly followed God by faith, his works would have shown that, not the other way around. As Paul quoted Habakkuk 2:4, you only need a living faith (Hebrew:
amunah), and not any rituals.
Well, that's why I became a Muslim. For me, it was THE way to experience God.
Is that in any way similar to how one experiences sunburn when forgetting to put sunscreen on?? Just curious.
Of course a Muslim will not accept the 3 in 1 concept, we don't accept the trinity. We also do not accept the concept of Original Sin or comprehend the idea of another man taking responsibility for our sins. Ezekiel 18:20, Jeremiah 31:30, Deuteronomy 24:16, Mark 10:14 and Matthew 19:14 confirms one is responsible for their own inequities and it is a part of my former faith I simply didn't understand. So, for a Muslim, particularly one that does not have a lot of knowledge about Christianity, it does sound like nonsense to them because we are taught, in no uncertain terms, that we alone are responsible for everything we do, be it good, bad or indifferent. On the day of Judgment we alone will answer for our behaviour. So, while a Muslim shouldn't mock another faith, it is simply a concept that is not comprehensible based on the teachings of Islam.
You can cite as many verses as you want out of context (for example Matthew 19:14 has nothing to support your argument), but someone bearing your sins is nothing incomprehensible, seeing that one has been brought under penitence. Otherwise, the point of justice, would be to try to punish someone who has changed, which is the true nonsense, my dear, confused friend:
Ezekiel 18:20 - "The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him."
No Christian would disagree that a righteous son does not get punished for an unrighteous father's ungodliness.
Jeremiah 31:30 - "Instead, everyone will die for his own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge."
No Christian denies that God punishes the sins of each man for his own actions.
Deuteronomy 24:16 - "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin."
This has to do with social justice as per the Mosaic Law. Some knowledgeable ex-Christian you are.
Mark 10:14 - 'When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'
How does this relate? That the little children themselves are accountable for coming to God's kingdom? What Christian disputes that?
Matthew 19:14 - 'Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."'
Same answer as to Mark 10:14.
This just goes to show that you have no knowledge of the concept of Christ's sacrifice. You seem to have confused having committed a sin in the past (legalistic/technical - what Christ's sacrifice accounts for) with continuing to commit sins and being accountable for the absense of repentance (the application of the verses you cited).
My only purpose is to share our differences, educate each other and promote tolerance.