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Christianity/Judaism Dialogue
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I'm reading a book at the moment and it made me ask a question. Does God accept us because of who we are or what we do?
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I'm reading a book and it talks about the Christian view of God and describes God using four words: Loving, Holy, Forgiving and Joyful. What do you think - does this adiquatly describe God? What do you think of these words - do they describe your experience of God?
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Salaamun Alaykum, What does “glorify Me together with Yourself“ and “with the glory which I had with You before the world was“ mean? I was thinking 2 refers to Nur e Muhammad, where Jesus (عليه السلام) is a manifestation of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and Ali ((عليه السلام)). “'I am the one who spoke through the utterance of Jesus when he was still in the cradled.I am Noah. I am Abraham. I am Sálih Who possessed the She-Camel as His Sign.' - Imam Ali (عليه السلام). Note here that Jesus (عليه السلام) judging the world (In MAtthew) could mean Imam Ali ((عليه السلام)) Judging the world. But I’m unsure about Point 1. Full Quote
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Salam everyone. [This is a Pre-Covid Story] I wanted to share my experience with Church and the activities that I participated in within that institute. When I moved to a new community, I was surrounded by lots of shopping centers/restaurants/cafes but when it came to spiritual matters; there were only two places near us. One was a Sunni mosque which was quite small in size and the other was a Protestant Church. I don't go to Sunni Mosques and I've never stepped foot into one my entire life; I was also quite fascinated by the idea of visiting a Church as I had never been to one my entire life. I grew up in Pakistan, the only church that I knew of was about 2 hours aw…
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So the verse5:5 Today all good, pure foods have been made lawful for you. Similarly, the food of the People of the Book1 is permissible for you and yours is permissible for them. And ˹permissible for you in marriage˺ are chaste believing women as well as chaste women of those given the Scripture before you—as long as you pay them their dowries in wedlock, neither fornicating nor taking them as mistresses. And whoever rejects the faith, all their good deeds will be void ˹in this life˺ and in the Hereafter they will be among the losers. According to tafasir the people of the script are Jews and a Christians. Now why I find this interesting is because 1…
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Hello, my friends! My name is Tony, and I am new to this site. I am a follower of the teachings of Isa, and I am not here to convince you my religion is better than yours. I am here for friendly, open, and honest dialogue. I do believe the media and social media has created many false representations of both Christians and Muslims. I have many Muslim and Christian friends, and their character is different than the portrayal in the media. I am a lifelong learner, hence my reason for joining this site. I want to continue to learn more about my Muslim friends, beliefs, and culture. I believe the most significant divide between followers of Isa al Masih and Muslims, is t…
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Al Salam Alaikum, The Talmud, also known as the Gemara and the Oral Law, or Oral Torah, is central for most of Jewish doctrines, beliefs and practices. They see this very long set of books as the only way to understand the actual written Torah, which is what we're know as the Old Testament as well. The Talmud is basically a compilation of discussions and debates concerning all kinds of topics, by hundreds or thousands of Rabbis, and these texts are often even given precedence over the actual Torah. I have personally debated with Jews online about this, and have developed the following beliefs, that I would like to share here. There are not many Jewish vi…
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Peace to my Christian brothers and sisters Im hoping someone here can help me. My fathers 78 years old and suffering from extreme anxiety. He has other health problems, but at this time, the anxiety is really doing a number on him. Anyway, ever since i was little, he steadily moved away from religion in all forms, and ive been praying for him to return. All of a sudden, in these last 2 weeks, hes had severe anxiety attacks. He tries not to take pills unless he absolutely needs to. Earlier tonight, he had another anxiety attack coming on, so he went in the house, but before he took a pill, he turned on the tv and there was a Christian speaker on tv. He started to liste…
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At this time of year we are thinking about Abraham’s obedience in being willing to sacrifice his son. This is an important story for both Muslims and Christians and Jews. Let’s not get into a debate about whether it was Isaac or Ishmael but think about the message of the story. The story in Genesis 22 includes Abraham’s son asking where the sacrifice was and Abraham replies 8 “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Later after God had provided the ram in the place of Abraham’s son the story records 14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”…
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Hi there Each morning I spend time reading the Bible. I see it as one of the primary ways God speaks to us today. So as I read, I listen and think about what God is saying. I use those thoughts and ideas to help direct my life and behaviour during the coming day. For example, this morning I read John chapter 6 John 6:27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." I've been asking God to help me do things today that will endure to eternal life. "O God may my actions today have eternal consiquenses for good." Is t…
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Two questions 1 - Is there any known reason why they are box shaped and black 2 - and have only twelve stitches? The black box reminds you of the Ka'ba. Twelve is also a significant number for Shia muslims, other than our 12 Pure Imams (as) the qur'an for example mentions the twelve springs of Mousa (as) Noble Qur'an - {7:160} And We divided them into twelve tribes, as nations; and We revealed to Musa when his people asked him for water: Strike the rock with your staff, so outnowed from it twelve springs; each tribe knew its drinking place; and We made the clouds to give shade over them and We sent to them manna and quails: Eat of the good things We have given you. And …
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Al-Salaam Alaikum, From the book, among the most important messages in my opinion are: ------------------------------------------ - (World War 3 ) They aim to destroy Islam as world power, because if it is not destroyed, it would undoubtedly line up with Christianity against communism. In this event the balance of power would go to Christianity and Islam, and it would be highly unlikely that Christianity and Islam would exterminate each other. - What does it matter if devils incarnate kill our bodies provided we prevent them deceiving us in losing our eternal souls Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be …
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I have been studying the book of the prophet Joel in the Taurat. And I am amazed by the way that God takes away that shame of His people, and honors them as His children. I can testify from my own life, that God has removed my shame and blessed me with honor. What a merciful and mighty God He is!! In the following verses, Israel had been invaded and destroyed by a foreign army that God had sent to punish them for their sin and rebellion. It was as if they had been a crop destroyed by a plague of locusts. And yet, when they repented and cried out to God for mercy, He had compassion on them. He promises to repay them for what the "locusts" had stolen. And He promises t…
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God has been speaking to me through the story of Gideon in the Taurat. One of my favorite parts of the story is in Judges 6:1-12. The Israelite people have been conquered and oppressed by the Midianites. Their land has been raided and impoverished. They are hiding in caves in fear of Midian. But they cry out to God for help. And so God chooses to call Gideon to be their leader and take back their land from the Midianites. When God comes to tell Gideon that He plans to use him to deliver the Isrealite people, Gideon is hiding in a winepress, tying to thresh wheat to hide it from the Midianites. And yet God's words to him are: "The Lord is with you, mighty warrior." Gi…
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I’ve been reading Luke’s story of Jesus recently and was interested by the last chapter. In chapter 24 Jesus is talking to his friends after he rose from the dead. His main topic of conversation seems to be an explanation of the Old Testament see verses 25-27 Jesus said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Then later to another group of friends in verses 44-49 Jesus said to them, “This is what I told you…
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Some Christian sects believe that Bible is 100% preserved, so I made a research about whether the Bible have numerical contradictions or not. What's your thoughts on this research? (in the comparison of 2 verses, only 1 digit is different in numbers, not 2, 3 or more)
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Hello, I am a Christian and I would like to know what Muslims believe about the Holy Spirit. I believe that the Holy Spirit is part of the Godhead, one of the persons of the Trinity. He was there before the world began (Gen. 1:1), participated in the work of creation, and came upon people in specific instances during the Old Testament covenant (Judges 3:10, Exodus 31:3-6, Numbers 11:17, etc.). He inspired the authors of Scripture to write the Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17). Now after Christ's life, death, and resurrection, the Holy Spirit is given to all those who believe in Jesus, to dwell in the church and work in the life of the believer to comfort, heal, empower…
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Hello friends, In one of Jesus' most famous teachings in the Injeel he says, "Do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do no turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. " (Matthew 5:39-42) I think that these teachings allow a person who is abused to take back power from the abuser by taking charge of the situation. By turning a cheek, you force the person who struck to think about what he is doing before striking…
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In the religion of Islam, 'Id Al-Adha or Eid al-Adha (Arabic عيد الأضحى, "Festival of the Sacrifice") is a major festival that takes place at the end of the Hajj. It is also known as 'Id al-Qurban or al-'Id al-Kabir (Major Festival). Eid al-Adha marks the completion of the hajj (pilgrimage) rites at Mina, Saudi Arabia, but is also observed by Muslims throughout the world to commemorate the faith of Ibrahim (Abraham). Eid Al-Adha begins on the 10th of Dhu'l-Hijja, the last month of the Islamic calendar, and lasts for fours days. It begins the day after Muslims on the Hajj descend from Mount Arafat. Meaning of the Festival The festival commemorates Allah's gift of …
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Hi, This question is aimed at Trinitarian Christians. Do you believe Jesus still has a physical body, and will have one for eternity? If so, wouldn't this mean that God has changed, since pre-incarnation the Godhead was made up of 3 person, none of whom had a body, and post-incarnation one of the 3 persons now has a body? And if not, what happened to the human part of Jesus?
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Predestination is a minority belief among Christians these days, but it seems to me to have some solid arguments. The aim of this thread is to focus mainly on the writings of Paul to see if his beliefs leaned more towards predestination or towards the free will of man. The first passage that I would like to present as evidence towards his belief in predestination is Romans 9, where Paul writes a lengthy passage that seems to many people to be an argument in favour of predestination: Paul seems to be clearly saying that God is the one who choose's man's destiny, and interacts with possible objections to his arguments. Aside from the example of Jacob and Esau, the l…
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https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/racism-among-white-christians-higher-among-nonreligious-s-no-coincidence-ncna1235045 Thoughts ?
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I've heard and took some elementary lessons learning Hebrew and Arabic to find out how eerily similar these languages sound despite some minor differences. Hebrew is the language of the Israelites, while Arabic is the language of not just the Arabs but of the Ishmaelites importantly given Prophet Ishmael/Ismail (AS)'s legacy he left behind in the soils of Arabia. I think it's a fair statement to state that both Hebrew and Arabic are brother languages. Now what I wish to discuss is the following, 1. If it is well known fact that both the Hebrew term "Shalom" and the Arabic term "Salam" mean the same thing which is translated as "Peace", then is there a Hebrew equ…
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There is a story of Jesus recounted by both Matthew (Chapter 11) and by Luke (Chapter 7) where John sends a message to Jesus asking if Jesus is the person that the people were expecting. After the messengers leave and return to John, Jesus talks about John and says 9 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written: “‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’ This is a quote from the prophet Malachi who lived 400 years before Jesus This is what God revealed through Malachi (Chapter 3:1) “I will send my messenger, who will pre…
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Quoting Greater sins: If this is true, why do we refer to them as ahle kitab, and why is marriage (of a certain type) permissible with them? May Allah bless you all
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One of the titles of God in the torah is for I am the LORD, who heals you.” (Exodus 15:26) There are many stories of the prophets in the Old Testament praying to God and seeing healing. The Gospels contain many incidents of Jesus healing all sorts of deseases - some verses say that all who were sick came to him and he healed them all. I believe that God doesn't change - He is still the God who heals. I often pray for friends and people I know, asking God to heal them. I believe God is at work answering my prayers. Do you think God is still healing people miraculously today?
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Hi Guest OnPoint, Quote from your post: To make it even further clear and no doubt that Jews and Christians are not to judge by their religion and that they aren't allowed to, it says, believers not to take the Christians and Jews as authorities as some of them are that to each other. What is meant by authorities is not political here, it means, regarding the Torah and Gospels and laws, and God's moral judgement not to take Christians and Jews as an authority to what it says in those books. In response, I had quoted 'what it says in the Books,' --- it says in Surah 5:44 It was We (God) who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was ‘guidance and light.’ 5:46 And in their footsteps We (God) sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was ‘guidance and light,’ The two things I mentioned as the core teaching of the Torah is the Ten Commandments. --- And for the Gospels, the first part of ‘The Sermon on the Mount,’ which continues for 3 chapters. --- I could show you one thing that Jesus corrected in the Pharisees’ teaching of the commandment on love, in Matthew 5:20 Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ --- 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” --- There is no place in the Torah that says you should ‘hate your enemy.’ But that is what had been taught, which allowed the Pharisees to ‘hate’ who, or what, they didn’t like, and this also would allow neighbors who had a disagreement, to ‘hate’ one another. --- Consider how the Pharisees hated Jesus, and later the disciples. Jesus said, Love your enemies or adversaries, and love your neighbors. --- When Jesus was asked by a lawyer “Which was the Great Commandment?” He answered in Matthew 22:37 “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” --- And this too is 'written in the Book' and is meant for Christians to live by.
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You are now in the life you have because of different reasons: your parents decisions, help or not help by relatives, injustice done to you, choice(s) you made yourself, random events you have no control over, etc. It would be haram to make a clone live your life so you could get away. That is pure fantasy. Make better choices, live your life in a meaningful way, ask Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) to help you, make duas, remember the Ahlul Bayt AS. Pray. A lot. You can do this. Do the best you can. -
Hi Abdul-Hadi, Quote from your post: How would you account for the writings of Paul who turned Jesus ((عليه السلام)) into a divine figure or are these not what are counted as the scriptures in Islam? What I mean by this is, is only the actual teachings of Jesus ((عليه السلام)) like the Sermon on the Mount and the red letters of the Gospels rather than the entirety of the four gospels themselves? I come out of a Christian family background, so I'm used to the entirety of the Bible (old and new testaments as per the Ukrainian Orthodox church) being treated as the "inspired word of God ((سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى))" This assumption that Paul exalted Jesus is not correct. Jesus was human, but without sin, so that He could be the perfect sacrifice for sinful man. --- Something to notice since you are familiar with the New Testament is that in the Gospels the name is written, 'Jesus Christ,’ and the focus was on Jesus, as He is the one who could be seen. But Christ spoke the wisdom of God through Him, in the same way that the Holy Spirit can speak through some Christians today. --- However, After the crucifixion the names changed, as Jesus went to heaven to become a High priest, ‘After the order of Melchizedek,’ as it says in Hebrews 7:20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath 21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’”). 22 By so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. 23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He (Jesus), because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. In the letters of Paul you will notice that after he gives a greeting in the name of Jesus Christ he quickly changes to Christ Jesus, or Christ alone. --- Because it was Christ who came down from heaven to ‘indwell’ Jesus, as the Holy Spirit indwells some Christians today. --- But when Jesus went to heaven the emphasis was on Christ. --- Jesus was born to be our Savior. --- But Christ was sent to be our Redeemer, and the King of the Jews, through whom the Gospel was given. Are you familiar with Paul’s writing in 1 Corinthians 15? --- 15:3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas (Peter), then by the twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep (in death). And it continues in 21 “For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all (believers) shall be made alive. 23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. 24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He (Christ) must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. --- 28 Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son (Christ) Himself will also be subject to Him (God the Father) who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.” --- Where was Jesus? He was already in His permanent position in heaven as the High Priest in the heavenly Sanctuary, there to make intercession for us. Hebrews 8:1-2. Check it all out and let me know what you discover.
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