Wrong!! Jews AND Christians worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. HOW we worship may differ, but our image of Him is the same: Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Just, Merciful Infallable Creator who Loves His people . Definitely not evil.
God, to whom all sin, is of equal magnitude, will by his Grace forgive ALL sins when the offender confesses and repents. This forgiveness is accompanied by God's wiping the slate clean. Therefore all sinners, including adulterers, are able to avail themselves of God's Grace and will be on a par...
From my interactions with people who say they are Christian in my own country as well as abroad. Albeit that none could answer or at least give logical answers to the questions in my OP. There are also Christians who deny that he was crucified - not that this relevant to this thread.
There is nothing that God is not able to do. Though some things happen that are not His will, in His Wisdom he allows it to happen for he knows the hearts and minds of man - who has free will - and only He can see the bigger picture.
I strongly disagree! Scriptural proof of your view? Jesus' message was that God is Holy, therefore man should live holy lives in order to obtain the Ultimate Reward, i.e. Eternal Life in the Kingdom of God. We are not and cannot be God, yet we can become LIKE God.
I do not think that Jesus views people in terms of religion. IMO He sees ALL of mankind as God's Creation who has an obligation to LOVE their Creator "with all their heart and all their soul" and to Fear and Worship only Him.
Of course He knew, but it is not His desire, hence not His will. He knew that Cain would murder Abel; He knew how rebellious the Israelites would be en route to the Promised Land; He knew that His Chosen People would reject the Messiah. All these events His will? I think not!
The purpose of Jesus' incarnation was not to establish a church or a religion, for that matter. He was only interested in man's Faith in, Obedience to and Love for the One and Only Almighty God.
The existence of a plethora of denominations is the result of man's Pride. Instead of pursuing...