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Question to christians and muslims

Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
I think Yahweh and Allah do not claim to love people. Love and care of Abrahamic Gods is conditional.
This means anytime God asks us to follow a new Law, we must submit.
The Jewish, Christian and Islamic law is for all times. It does not change.
 
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Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
I'm not talking about ' respect ' we should respect people and there views . So for example if I say that Jesus is the way and the only way ,you might respect me and my views ,but do you reject that truth claim ?
I leave it to the different religions to teach the different teachings. But to me Allah and Muhammad is the right way, but if others believe different that is ok too
 

John1.12

Free gift
Yes. Exactly so.

And I am one of those, due to the time I have spent living in different parts of the world, during which I have observed a few things about the teaching and example of practitioners of different religions.

As a scientist, I have been taught the habit of using observation to inform my theories about the world.;)
But wouldn't you argue about ' evidence ' for the bible, the resurrection, ect . Wouldn't you inquire at least for some validation , some evidence, some tangible claim , that you could investigate for your self. We at least have something on the table to deal with . We have a bible that claims its from God . We have followers of Christianity which points at least to a starting point in history ect . It seems like this philosophy/ idea has a lot less going for it . It seems like its based simply on ' intuition ' ? Isn't Christianity usually held to a high standard of " whats your evidence " ? Your philosophy seems to based on quite a low standard of criteria.
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
That's the discussion . I agree . Its either one of us or none . Or its the one claim that ALL religions lead to God . But this last one is contradictory in the extreme . As is " There are many ways to God " .
This is your simplistic black and white, all or nothing, approach again. Nothing in human affairs is like that - and all religions are the product of human beings, setting down what they think they understand.

It is far more likely that both are partly right and partly wrong. In science, we never claim that a theory is The Truth. All theories in science are man-made models of reality. We try to improve them all the time but they remain only models - and often we find imperfections in them. That's normal and not a cause for concern. Why should what we tell ourselves about religious ideas be any different?
 

Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
We have a bible that claims its from God . We have followers of Christianity which points at least to a starting point in history etc.
That is a very solid proof. ;)
And why do religions need a starting point? What is wrong with religions which have no starting point?
 

John1.12

Free gift
I leave it to the different religions to teach the different teachings. But to me Allah and Muhammad is the right way, but if others believe different that is ok too
So to be clear. As I do believe Allah is not real and Muhammed was a false prophet ( and that's because of the bible) will i go to heaven if I remain with these beliefs ?
 

MatthewA

Active Member
All I know is that do believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to get to access to the Father. Now you may not believe me and that is okay.

Ephesians 2:18 - Through Christ you have access to the Father and the Spirit.
John 14:6 - Jesus in response to Thomas and his question.
Matthew 6:5-15 - A lesson taught by Jesus about prayer

Believe that learning about God and the Lord Jesus Christ is the best way to learn about God which can be done by using the bible. - That choice is left up to you brother/sister.

~ What you do with this information is up to you. ~
 

John1.12

Free gift
If you follow Jesus the way the bible describe for you, yes i would think you would.
So I can reject Muhammed as a false prophet , deny that Allah is God ,believe in the trinity , That Jesus is the Son of God ,That Jesus died for the sins of the world , and rose again on the third day , believe that and still go to heaven ( paradise ) ?

Because I can't say that the other way round.
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
So I can reject Muhammed as a false prophet , deny that Allah is God ,believe in the trinity , That Jesus is the Son of God ,That Jesus died for the sins of the world , and rose again on the third day , believe that and still go to heaven ( paradise ) ?

Because I can't say that the other way round.
I have no reason to judge other people from other religious beliefs just because they believe different than i do. If i am judging you or anyone else, i am doing a great sin, because the only one i can and should judge is my self.
 

firedragon

Veteran Member
So you believe humans have to be muslim to go to heaven?

Do you believe humans from other religions go to hell? or do you believe it is possible for non-muslims to go to heaven?

Surely those who believe; and those who are Jewish, and the Nazarenes, and the Sabians, whoever of them believes in God and the Last Day and does good works; they will have their recompense with their Lord, and there is no fear upon them, nor will they grieve. – Quran 2:62
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
I don't think so. Submitting is submitting, but if you want to nitpick...
I haven't heard of variations within islam on how submitting to Allah happens. Maybe you can given an example.
I was thinking of what my son's muslim friend has told him, which is that, according to the version of Islam he has been taught, non-muslims can still gain paradise by good works during their lives. So this must presumably be seen as a form of submission, even if it may not be recognised as such by the people involved. (They are talking a bit about Islam at the moment, because of Ramadan,)
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
But wouldn't you argue about ' evidence ' for the bible, the resurrection, ect . Wouldn't you inquire at least for some validation , some evidence, some tangible claim , that you could investigate for your self. We at least have something on the table to deal with . We have a bible that claims its from God . We have followers of Christianity which points at least to a starting point in history ect . It seems like this philosophy/ idea has a lot less going for it . It seems like its based simply on ' intuition ' ? Isn't Christianity usually held to a high standard of " whats your evidence " ? Your philosophy seems to based on quite a low standard of criteria.
My basic point is that Christians have no more "on the table" than followers of Islam or Judaism.

All have ancient texts that teach them certain things. But there is no corroboration of the religious ideas set out in any of them. Sure, there is some history in the Old and New Testaments, but you'd expect that since they are largely written in the style of a historical narrative. The mention of some historical events is not evidence for the accuracy of the religious content.

So there is no reason, on the face of it, to give the scriptures of Christianity more credence than those of Judaism or Islam. (Certainly not just because the bible says it is true, so it must be! If you buy that sort of logic, then I have a used car to sell you :D)

The reason one may be inclined to accept one rather than another comes down to aesthetics and tradition, it seems to me. I was brought up a Christian, so I know fairly well all the wonderful stories about the life and teaching of Christ, and the imagery, the art and the music (especially the music) it has inspired in Christendom over 2000 years. These things help to guide and inspire me in life and are welcome constants amidst all the changes in my circumstances. But I am 100% sure that the same is true for Muslims and Jews, in the form indicated by their own religious traditions.
 

John1.12

Free gift
My basic point is that Christians have no more "on the table" than followers of Islam or Judaism.

All have ancient texts that teach them certain things. But there is no corroboration of the religious ideas set out in any of them. Sure, there is some history in the Old and New Testaments, but you'd expect that since they are largely written in the style of a historical narrative. The mention of some historical events is not evidence for the accuracy of the religious content.

So there is no reason, on the face of it, to give the scriptures of Christianity more credence than those of Judaism or Islam. (Certainly not just because the bible says it is true, so it must be! If you buy that sort of logic, then I have a used car to sell you :D)

The reason one may be inclined to accept one rather than another comes down to aesthetics and tradition, it seems to me. I was brought up a Christian, so I know fairly well all the wonderful stories about the life and teaching of Christ, and the imagery, the art and the music (especially the music) it has inspired in Christendom over 2000 years. These things help to guide and inspire me in life and are welcome constants amidst all the changes in my circumstances. But I am 100% sure that the same is true for Muslims and Jews, in the form indicated by their own religious traditions.
Both Islam and Judaism rejects Jesus as the Messiah , as the Son of God , as having died for their sins and rising again on the 3rd day ?
 
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