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1. Fact: God is god, and God adressed often in the Bible, is God adressed in the Qu'ran.
Originally posted by Deetermined
so how can it be the same God?
Do you seek an answer with that question or are you messing around?
Originally posted by Angle
1. Fact: God is god
there is only one god, mainly God
Originally posted by Deetermined
reply to post by Angle
I'm serious. Based on what I just told you, why do you think they are the same God?
Originally posted by Deetermined
reply to post by Angle
You do realize that there were many false gods in the Bible that different people worshiped?
Why may the false gods not be exposed?
Originally posted by FollowTheWhiteRabbit
reply to post by Angle
Muslims, on the other hand, want to make world war and kill anyone who doesn't give into Islam. There is no concept of salvation in Islam.
Originally posted by FollowTheWhiteRabbit
reply to post by Angle
Christ offers redemption. That is to say, every single one of us are sinners who deserve to burn in Hell for a long, long time. We're corrupt, evil, depraved, enslaved by greed, lust, and hate. If we were brought into a court of law, we'd be found guilty in a heartbeat for our evil thoughts, words, and actions. We're all fallen, and God wouldn't be unjust for punishing any of us. But the atonement of Christ's blood is the shelter of God's wrath upon us. Christ is by His Father in Heaven, interceding for His flock, which is why Christ wants us to peacefully, lovingly, longsufferingly, and fearfully bring others into His flock.
Jesus was a Jew, along with the Apostles including Paul.
The Christian God is a God that led His people, the Jews, to establish their own kingdom, before the Jews continuously kept disrespecting and rejecting God.
That putts the nail in the coffin of the idea that a person can gain righteousness by following man made rules, even if they seem "religious".
The final nail in the coffin was the Jews' rejection of the Son of God, our Lord and Savior, who took the form of a man to face humiliation and execution, dying as the propitiation for our sins.
I believe that the only "return" that Jesus spoke of, and that should have been expected, was the Parousia, the "visitation" which was the judgment against that very thing spoken of here, which resulted in the destruction of the Jerusalem temple which was the basis of that system.
He will return, establishing His Kingdom on Earth. God will subsequently judge those who rejected Him.