Christian/Muslim ThreadsChristianity: Man-Made Religion; Islam: Divine Principle.Peace Orthodox,
Genesis 25:1-6 1 Abraham took [1] another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah. 5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. 6 But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east. Abraham had many sons. Why don't all of these sons recieve part of the holy blessing?
Ishamel received his blessing. The Ishmaelite nation, the Arabs, became a very powerful and prosperous people. They became very rich from the trade of exotic goods which the mastered. They were very blessed. The NATION is the Christian nation. We, the believers in Christ, are the nation that inherits Abraham's blessing. It is NOT exclusive or literal. Galatians 3:29 If you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's children. And if you are Abraham's children, you will receive the blessing that God has promised. Jews and Gentiles are united under Christ as one people, one Christian nation. We are the followers of the New Covenant. BTW a "great nation" just means a large successful opulation of people. Jesus was talking to the Jews and He meant Gentile peoples, but really this was inreference to believers in Him as stated in the verse from Galations. We Christians inherit Abraham's blessing. It is not for a race of people but for a new nation, the Christian nation where Jew and Gentile are united as one people, where any human in the world of any race can be a part of this people. Selections of the OT talk about the Son of God that sits at the right hand of the Almighty. Where or not you wish to accept it, Jesus currently sits at the right hand of God in power. He is the great Messiah, far more than another human messenger. He did, indirectly though. the Holy Spirit gave David the strength to defeat Goliath, same with the other prophets. God sent human messnegers for a time to Isarel, but God had such a very important heavenly message to give us, the Gospel, that was meant for all people. He came to us as Christ and walked among us. Why do you fear this? Why can't you embrace with cheering that God loves mankind this much? Another question, do you believe that God is capable of coming to earth as a man? God wants us to listen to what He says and believe, not doubt. He wants us to be saved by trust and love in Him, not in what we do. He wants us to always consider what is best for fellow man, not be selfish. [23.102] Then as for him whose good deeds are preponderant, these are the successful. [23.103] And as for him whose good deeds are light, these are they who shall have lost their souls, abiding in hell Denkard, Book Five 9:2 Of what manner now are Heaven and Hell? Heaven begin. with the exalted Satarpaya, and Hell is below the surface of the earth. Heaven is luminous, fragrant, bliss-giving, and possessed of all sorts of brilliancy and charm. Hell is dark, full of wretchedness, stinking, lusterless, and given to every misery. In these (Heaven and Hell) there are many sort, of double bliss and double misery respectively. (Such bliss and misery) exist not on the earth that hes between. In the abodes of Satarpaya and Hamistagan are (the souls) both (of) the departed and the dead* having in them an admixture (of merits and sins.) Of them he that has the preponderance of righteousness has the passage to Heaven (i.e. to Satarpaya), while he whose sins are in excess is on the pathway to Hell; and he whose sins and meritorious deeds are in equal proportion has his abode in Hamistagan. What sorts of abodes are there in these three places of different grades? Of these sorts -the first full of bliss and charm, the second devoid of happiness and full of misery, and the third having a combination of the (awards of) righteous purity and sin. Vendidad 3:42. 'In the same way the Religion of Mazda, O Spitama Zarathushtra! cleanses the faithful from every evil thought, word, and deed, as a swift-rushing mighty wind cleanses the plain. It is quite evident that Islam contains some Zoroastrianism. First of all, it was the Father's presence in the Israelite camp from the Ark of the Covenant. God does not derive pleasure n having the Jews kill people. That was only done to protect the Jewish nation. The Jews were really just one out of hundreds of ancient nations that are all but extinct today. Thta all stopped when Jesus came with the Gospels, not to be restarted again by your regressive faith. Do you know what gave the Prophets their power to do miracles and otehr cool stuff? DO you know what was putting the Word of God in their mouths when they prophecied? This is all the doing of the Holy Spirit. 2 Samuel 23:2 "The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. |
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