C. Yes, I agree with you that the innocent should not be punished. I don’t understand this teaching of the Church, but whenever I question my priest he says, “Don’t question it. Believe and accept it as it is a mystery.”
M. Blind belief is dangerous and destructive! I also notice new innovations among modern day Christians. They are wearing crosses around their necks, and hanging crosses in their cars. It seems that they are now worshipping the cross as well. The Bible itself refutes this by warning not to worship ANY GRAVEN IMAGE. Crosses are definitely “graven images.” Further, how can you prove that the figures and photos depicting Jesus are a true reflection of what he looked like? Remember that the camera was invented about 1,800 years after Jesus departed from this earth.
C. Regarding the displaying and wearing of crosses, I agree that they are graven images and it is forbidden in the Bible. I don’t wear, or hang any crosses in my car, because I don’t think there is any justification to do so from the Bible. As for the photos of Jesus I have no answer, and you have given me more to think about regarding the cross and photos.
M. Is it also not contradicting the Bible itself, which says that you have to prove everything? (I Thessalonians 5:21): “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” Can worshipping the cross be good? Remember, no one in their proper senses will want to worship something that has harmed someone who is beloved to them. Will you worship a gun or knife that kills your child, mother or father or some one you love?
C. Never!
M. So how can the followers of Christ, who claim to love him, worship the cross on which he suffered / died? Of course Muslims do not believe that he died on the cross at all. The Qur’an is very explicit in stating that Jesus was neither crucified nor killed, but was saved; raised up alive, and will return to earth before the end of the world.
C. It’s really confusing.
M. But I Corinthians 14:33 says: “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.” The fact of the matter is that Doctrines made by men create confusion. The teachings of the Church contradict the teachings of Jesus (pbuh) and that is the cause of the confusion. If only the genuine followers of Jesus, who truly love him, read the Bible in context, and study the Qur’an, they will definitely reach the conclusion that GOD IS ONE, without any partners; and Jesus (pbuh) the son of Mary (pbuh) is a prophet of GOD!
Extracted from the book : Christian-Muslim Dialogue by H.M. Baagil, M.D. _ page 54
Bible - Eshoa (Jesus) A Prophet
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تمت إضافة ٨ صور جديدة بواسطة Esa/Eshoa-Jesus a Prophet of Allah/The One God إلى الألبوم: ESHOA/JESUS [pbuh] A PROPHET — مع Ibrahim Islam و١١ آخرين.
[The Creator]." But instead (he would say), "Be lordly (i.e. teachers of Divine Law and worshipers of The One God) according to the scripture you have been teaching and to what you have been studying. Nor would he command you to take the angels and the prophets as lords. Would he (a Prophet) command you to disbelieve after you have surrendered already to The One God [The Creator]?”_[Qur’an 3:79-80]
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Il ne conviendrait pas à un être humain (Prophète) à qui Dieu L'unique (Le Créateur) a donné le Livre (la révélation), la Compréhension et la Prophétie, de dire ensuite aux gens : "Soyez mes adorateurs, à l'exclusion de Dieu L'unique (Le Créateur)"; mais au contraire, [il devra dire]: "Devenez des savants, obéissant au Seigneur, puisque vous enseignez le Livre et vous l'étudiez". Et il ne va pas vous recommander de prendre pour seigneurs anges et prophètes. Est-il concevable qu'un prophète vous commanderait-il de rejeter la foi, après que vous vous êtes soumis déjà à Dieu L'unique (le Créateur)?_[Coran 3:79-80]
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Il ne conviendrait pas à un être humain (Prophète) à qui Dieu L'unique (Le Créateur) a donné le Livre (la révélation), la Compréhension et la Prophétie, de dire ensuite aux gens : "Soyez mes adorateurs, à l'exclusion de Dieu L'unique (Le Créateur)"; mais au contraire, [il devra dire]: "Devenez des savants, obéissant au Seigneur, puisque vous enseignez le Livre et vous l'étudiez". Et il ne va pas vous recommander de prendre pour seigneurs anges et prophètes. Est-il concevable qu'un prophète vous commanderait-il de rejeter la foi, après que vous vous êtes soumis déjà à Dieu L'unique (le Créateur)?_[Coran 3:79-80]
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