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Smiling is charity without giving money
What does this have to do with anything Jesus taught? Was Jesus a prophet? Did he not foretell trouble for the earth? But didnt he teach us to control our emotions, our actions and our thought processes? Didn't he teach us to love our enemies and to be no part of the world? It has always had its troubles and Jesus warned that his disciples would be hated and persecuted, but they were to offer no resistance....no retaliation. Vengeance belongs to God....not us.
You can see who the true disciples of Jesus are by the fact that they refuse to participate in the political violence seen in many parts of the world. They are true peacemakers, Because they refuse to engage in carnal warfare or violence of any sort.
God chooses who goes to heaven. I am not one of them. I have no doubt that God knows exactly whom he will save and whom he will eliminate from existence. (Those are the only two choices according to the Bible) I do not believe that God ever meant for any human to go to heaven....why would he? Earth was meant to be out permanent home. Why is that so hard to accept? Why can't the paradise be the one God intended for us all along? Open your mind and heart and see how reasonable that prospect is.
As for who God deems to be faithful to him....the courage of the martyrs comes to mind.....
The martyrdom we see in Islam is not true martyrdom at all. You can't kill yourself and others if you are a follower of Jesus' teachings. A true martyr has their life taken by their enemies and it is a true sacrifice if it was done without compromise. Like the first Christians presented to the Roman crowds for entertainment in the arenas.....all the Christians had to do to walk free was to place a pinch of incense on the alter as an act of worship to the Emperor, but they refused, knowing that they would suffer death by being torn apart by hungry lions. Whole families suffered this death. That is true martyrdom.
The Gospel of Barnabas is not scripture to us. This is nothing more than anti-Christian propaganda to me. If Jesus Christ was not crucified as the ultimate martyr, then we are all still in our sins and condemned to eternal death. Christ's sacrifice is what redeemed humanity....it was a precious gift from God that assured us of forgiveness of our sins and a resurrection into paradise....for the majority of mankind, that will be a return to life on earth restored to its original paradise conditions. Very few are chosen for a heavenly assignment.
I understand why it is painful....there are no real solutions as long as humans are divided on religious grounds, judging one another and condemning one another. No one wants to be wrong.
True brothers do not hate one another....they do not drop bombs or fire rockets at one another. They don't ignore the plight of the innocent ones caught up in the expressions of their "righteous" hatred.
The ridiculous situation in the Middle East has been going on for centuries....but hatred and bloodshed do not represent the teachings of Jesus Christ. So I believe that all humans need to rethink their position on these things.....where there is bloodshed, God is absent. He will cover his ears to the prayers of those with blood on their hands, no matter how pious or religious they pretend to be. (Isaiah 1:15) Its about our actions and what is in our hearts. We can never justify violence to God. When we do, we stop following Jesus. God then leaves us to our justifications.
Today's Christianity is not what Jesus began, so we see so many defecting from religion altogether because of the blatant hypocrisy in all of them. Who can blame them?
But Jehovah's Witnesses have thousands of former Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and refugees from Christendom's many sects, who have found true peace in following the true teachings of Jesus Christ. There can be no fanaticism.....no slavery to ritual as if mere performance is all that God requires...it's all about the heart. That is where true peace originates.
I wish you peace.
I want to clarify an issue
It is that criminal acts are a seasonal, ecological, psychological, seasonal behavior that changes human behavior according to life conditions
The world has witnessed a lot of wars with a religious background not only Muslims but many beliefs controlled others because of their beliefs and the land and history are wide
Generally
There is no evidence that the validity of what is based on your religious beliefs is true except a book
This book is quite different from the old original versions
god bless you
We believe in the same God (with out trinity)
If i pray for the true God and ask him mercy and I love him and I want proximity
Do you think that the approach will be exclusive to businessmen or celebrities only
Or for those who fear and provide charity, alms, good work and true faith