Christ does not claim to be God. But He did say He was a Prophet and the Qur’an agrees with that.
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Why do Christians accuse other religions of believing in false prophets?
- Thread starter loverofhumanity
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Yes, he does claim to be God. I'm not getting into this here though. But do you see the problem? Why would you take what the Quran says 600 years after the foundation of Christianity, which by then had the Creeds and solidified doctrines on these issues. Of course they're not going to accept Muhammad when he denies Jesus' Godhood.
Just like Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism?
This has nothing to do with the OP or the rest of the discussion.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
..and how does that alter the "spiritual truths"?
That is only a doctrine .. it does not [ should not ] change ones attitudes towards
moral values.
Where?
Because religions have doctrines and theology matters. We can't just rally around some vague moral values while disagreeing on the fundamentals of what God is and what He wants, what proper worship should look like, and so on.
Not at all. It’s about prejudice. It serves no useful purpose.
Not just Christians.
It's pretty much the norm that people see prophet claims in general as weak at best and bogus at worst. It's just that religious people often get it drilled into their heads from a young age that their own religion's prophets are special and not subject to normal critical examination.
Respect for other religions can often be just acknowledging those other religions' right to believe and practice. It doesn't necessarily mean agreeing with their factual claims.
I'm not a Christian, but in general, I see "prophet" and "messenger" claims as foolish across the board.
That being said, I do agree that it's somewhat hypocritical for Christians to accept their own "prophets" as real but reject yours.
I think that some of this comes down to modernity: with a new prophet-claimant like Baha’u’llah (or Joseph Smith), you don't have the benefit of the "fog of time" to excuse why the support for the prophet's claims are so weak.
If they think you're mistaken, and that great harm will befall you if you stay mistaken, why would "love" imply leaving to to that harm?
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
Well, my God as She disagrees with Him.
That is where we end. You have in the end your proof and I do it differently.
Some good points.
I'm not sure what you mean. I'm not Abrahamic.
So you think that all the major faiths - including your own - accept that Jesus is God? They all accept that there are no prophets after Muhammad?
No I did not say Jesus was God. I said He denied being God. We believe Jesus was a Manifestation of God - a reflection of God but not God Almighty
Alright. I'll give you that one. I didn't remember that verse.
And then you wonder why Christians deny the claims of Bahaism?
You said that there are no contradictions between the spiritual teachings of the major faiths.
A core spiritual teaching of most Christian denominations is that Jesus is God.
So you think the Christians are wrong.
Do you understand the difference between these two statements?
"There are no contradictions between the spiritual teachings of the major faiths."
"There are no contradictions between what I think the spiritual teachings ought to be of the major faiths."
My understanding of Christ’s divinity comes from His own Words in the Bible not the Quran.