Posted by Robby on June 19, 19102 at 03:53:50:

In Reply to: Islam - the only religion of Harmony posted by Empyrean on June 15, 19102 at 05:12:58:

alam Alaikum,

You have said many a great many things, but I want to tell you some things and let you ponder them...

In the Bible in the book of Romans 10:2, the Apostle Paul talked about Isrealites, "For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge."

alam Alaikum, I believe that like the Isrealites, you too have a real heart for God--you want to know the truth. Now what Paul was saying is the Isrealites did not have the discernment to know what is the true word of God and what is false teaching. It was not because they did not worship God--they did (afterall, Paul recognized they had a great zeal for God). The thing that was wrong is that the Isrealites had a dead spirit...

Every person has a body, a soul, and spirit. There is also a sin problem in people's lives which has made the spirit dead, and in order to have descernment of what is from God, we need our spirit to be resurrected. Only God can place His Spirit upon us so that we can know the things which are from Him. There is no kind of good deed or fervent worship of God, that we can do to make our spirit come alive, only God can do this for us.

Therefore, you need--not a Prophet--but a Savior because you are a sinner. Only a blood sacrifice can cleanse us of our sins and give us life--where once we were dead in the flesh and spirit. I believe Muslims recognize the fact a blood sacrifice is needed, because there are now many Muslims who see *martyrdom* as a way of attaining life everlasting (as we have seen in the Middle East).

Now, I know that the cross of Jesus Christ is an offense to Muslims, because the Koran teaches Jesus was simply a prophet. I bet a lot of what I am saying sounds really far out, but please consider the Gospels which say that Jesus was the ultimate martyr for us all. We do not have to give up our own lives, but we can surrender ourselves to Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life and spirit--meaning whatever is dead will be made alive. Then we can have everlasting life with God in Heaven.

How do I know Jesus died for us? There were many witness of His death and resurrection. Furthermore, did you know that all of the Apostles, but one, died as martyrs defending Jesus Christ? The one that did not die just did barely escape death--a boiling pot of oil, then he was banished to a nearby island. The Apostles really believed in Jesus, so much so that they were willing to lay down their own lives in defense of what they believed. Each one of the Apostles and anyone who has ever surrendered themselves to Jesus has had God place his Spirit upon them and made anew, so that they know the things which are from God.

http://www.ccci.org/whoisjesus/interactive-journey/

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