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Arrow said:Christianity and Islam differ greatly in the whole redemption view.
With Christianity, you have someone else dying for the sins of others. In a sense taking a bullet for someone.
Islam is highly disgusted with the notion that God would manifest himself in a human form is even regarded as blasphemy. They believe that you alone are accountable for your own sins and no one else can take the blame.
Arrow said:i do not mean to be the bearer of bad news but i have to get off. Leave me your thoughts and i promise to get back to you today. Once again my apologies.
Arrow said:(I do realize that at this point my only chance is to swing the core of Christianity...)
I do not know if i can accurately portray the core of Islam, but i might be able to swing this. I am going to go ahead and say that the core of Christianity is not salvation, but reconciliation. In this veiw, we are saved but we are also made to be new creations. When one becomes a Christian he or she becomes a child of God. Your heart is spiritually circumsized and you are no longer a slave to sin but a servant of God.
Realizing what i am saying and knowing a little about the Islam faith, something tells me that i might regret this...but i post this anyway in hopes that i have some kind of chance.
Arrow said:I promise that i have not converted to Islam. I am just at a point where i want to know the truth. I just want to follow the true God. I believe that Christianity is that true God, but i guess i am just struggling with it. The biggest thing right now is the whole atonment thing which is why i plan to start a thread right after this. You said that you studied Islam for two years and yet you are still Christian. Can you instruct me on why this is so? It would be greatly appreciated.