That's my point, I don't thnk it works that way. It is not a matter of 'degrees' whether you are a follower of Jesus, you either are or you aren't imo, it's not a 'list' of things you agree with.
Gotcha! I'm definitely not a follower then.
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That's my point, I don't thnk it works that way. It is not a matter of 'degrees' whether you are a follower of Jesus, you either are or you aren't imo, it's not a 'list' of things you agree with.
I've answered them in red ink, but I think some are possibly trick questions and need a bit of further discussion for clarification..
1- Eternal life was conditioned on obeying the commandments? YES
2- Serve no other god, except Almighty God, and worship Him without any partners.YES
3- obey all the commandments YES
4- forbid bowing down to statues YES
5- Jesus openly deny divinity YES
6- Jesus deny any partners (Trinity) with Almighty God YES
7- Jesus forbid the Christmas tree NO
8- Jesus teach that males should be circumcised NO
9- Jesus forbid eating pork NO
10- Jesus a prophet YES
Gotcha! I'm definitely not a follower then.
Yeah, took me awhile to figure that out as well.
I think that perspective is most likely not smiled upon by many Xians, but dude I don't proselytize, so whatever.
For the parts you said no to, here is a proof from the bible-
"And swine..Of their flesh shall you not eat.."
Leviticus 11:7-8 And Exodus 20:4-5
Genesis 17:10-11 "Every man child among you shall be circumcised.."
John the Baptist was circumcised (Luke 1:59) as was Jesus himself (Luke 2:21)
Quiz questions quote-
7- Jesus forbid the Christmas tree
8- Jesus teach that males should be circumcised
9- Jesus forbid eating pork
No, it WASN'T JESUS who said not to make Christmas trees, and not to get circumcised, and not to eat pork, it was OTHER PEOPLE who said it..
Incidentally Jesus was circumcised as a baby under the Old T ruling, but enlightened Christians knew it was just an unimportant thing-
Paul said "Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping Gods commands is what counts" (1 Cor 7:19)
..And do you get to choose what to follow between the OT and NT? Did Jesus peace be upon his say that the OT is wrong and the NT is correct?
And who is Paul and how well did he know Jesus peace be upon him ?
Why it is found in the bible than? Why is something not important in the bible?
And do you get to choose what to follow between the OT and NT? Did Jesus peace be upon his say that the OT is wrong and the NT is correct?
And who is Paul and how well did he know Jesus peace be upon him ?
The Old Testament was often harsh and cruel, so God sent Jesus to give us a softer NEW Testament, and people quickly realised-
"Through Jesus we are saved,and not through Moses" (Acts 13:39)
"Jesus is worthy of more honour than Moses" (Heb 3:3)
"We serve in the new way of the spirit,not in the old way of the written code" (Rom 7:6)
"The epistle of Christ,written not in stone,but in the heart" (2 Cor 3:3)
"The law was given by Moses,but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ" (John 1:17)
"The covenant of which Jesus is mediator is superior to the old one" (Heb 8:6)
"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent." (Acts 17:30)
As for Paul, at first he was called Saul and was a bounty hunter rounding up Christians for punishment, but then had a vision of Jesus and changed his name to Paul and became one of the greatest Christians of all..
God obviously changed his mind from the OT to the New Testament and again to the Koran.
The Koran has got plenty of harsh bits, some muslims say "those bits were only meant for muslims who lived in Mohammeds time"
But other muslims say "No, those bits are also meant for modern muslims today"
Which muslims are correct?
It is not mind changing. It is according to the plan Allah had for us and the sequence of prophet and revelations Allah sent to us
It could be called love. It goes by many names. Love is when we attach ourselves to something else. The outside world is much closer to us than most of us realize. Our English word religion literally means reunite. The word implies there was a time when we were united. In a way, religion is a road back to whence we came from. Call it the Garden if you like, paradise.Is it a thing called love?
Hmm... I don't know that I need a guide to tell me how to love... It comes quite naturally.
It seems my views are swinging even further away from the teachings of Christ these days. So it goes.
(Jesus) also teached no other form of salvation which is following the commandments
Following the 10 Commandments is not enough, for example Jesus said-
"If you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins." (John 8:24)
Muslims don't believe he was the Son of God, so they can argue it out with him when they meet him..
Some say tomato some say tomatoe
Following the 10 Commandments is not enough, for example Jesus said-
"If you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins." (John 8:24)
Muslims don't believe he was the Son of God, so they can argue it out with him when they meet him..