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This is a question that I would like to heare what a Muslem says about that.
My Bible says that here is only one name under heaven that has been given to men, by which we MUST get saved, Acts 4:12.
The Bible also says, that if you do not have Jesus, you do not have the Fater either, 1John 5:9-13.
Interesting how you call it "my" Bible, as if your Bible would be different of other Bibles, what in fact is true, since there are thousands of transations and almost none of the Christians take the effort to read the "original" text.
That said, if you want to compare your christian belief with the view of muslims, you must clearify what christian belief you support, since christian believes are based on traditions rather than the word of God or Jesus.
To refer to the Bible, in Matthew 7:21-25 it says: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?’ Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.’ “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
Here Jesus clearly states that it is not by calling his name that one will be accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven. You have to follow what God says, meaning how Jesus taught the people to behave.
In Matthew 18:2-4 it says: He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Here Jesus says that to enter heaven you need to behave humble like a child.
In Mark 12:28-30 it says: One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
I think this is a very clear statement that the first thing one should do in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven is believing in the One and Only God and love Him and do anything for Him.
These are all verses from the Bible and are almost exactly coherent with what is stated in the Quran, so why is it that so many Christians believe that the only way to the Kingdom of Heaven is through accepting Jesus as "only son of God" and recognising that he has taken all sins of men by suffering and dying at the cross? These theories do not come from Jesus but are a doctrine of the early Roman interpretation of Christianity. Romans misused the preaching of Jesus for their own political aims misleading millions of people for about 2000 years. When will Christians finally open their eyes and see that it is their own church that is the "beast that rise out of the land" as stated in revelation 13:11-12 and "speaks like a dragon". Your church is telling you to follow the religion of the heathen Romans! They just covered it in the mantle of Jesus, so people would not recognise it anymore as being blasphemy, but they all tell you lies and myths! When will Christians finally start to forget what their priests say and start reading and interpreting the Bible themselves?
I'm sorry if this statement is a bit out of line, but I thought it should be said.