On a thread titled:
Do we worship the same God? in post #34,
Mr. Reuben J said:
Reuben J:
God (Yahweh) is love. Allah is not.
Mr. Reuben J:
Well, I am proud to inform you that Allah (i.e., The God) is Oft-Forgiving and I am amazed that you forgot the very first verse which is repeated 114 times in the Holy Quran:
Surah 1:1
بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
And this:
Surah 85: verse 14 (M.Asad Transaltion)
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
And He alone is truly-forgiving, all-embracing in His love,
Reuben J:
God is a loving father.
Allah is a demanding master.
You miunderstood here too, because:
Surah 7: Verse 156
**الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَـا إِلَيْكَ قَالَ عَذَابِي أُصِيبُ بِهِ مَنْ أَشَاء وَرَحْمَتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَـاةَ وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِآيَاتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ **
Surah 7: Verse 156
"And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in the Hereafter: for we have turned unto Thee." He said: "With My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extendeth to all things. That (mercy) I shall ordain for those who do right, and practise regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs;-
On the other hand The Old Testament says:
Book Of Deuteronomy
Chapter 4:25-26
24
Because the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
25
If you shall beget sons and grandsons, and abide in the land, and being deceived, make to yourselves any similitude, committing evil before the Lord your God, to provoke him to wrath:
26
I call this day heaven and earth to witness, that you shall quickly perish out of the land, which, when you have passed over the Jordan, you shall possess. You shall not dwell therein long, but the Lord will destroy you,
Book Of Exodus
Chapter 34: 12-14
12
Beware thou never join in friendship with the inhabitants of that land, which may be thy ruin:
13
But destroy their altars, break their statues, and cut down their groves:
14
Adore not any strange god. The Lord his name is Jealous, he is a jealous God.
Reuben J:
God loves sinners.
Allah purposes for some people to be led astray in order to populate the hell he created. Allah does not love unbelievers
Well, you mistunderstood the whole thing again about Allah (i.e., The God) because Allah says in the Holy Quran says:
Surah 39:53
أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah. for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
On the other hand:
Matthew 5:22
22
But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou Fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
And not to mention Isaiah 7:20, how God of Bible will act like a barber to inflict his disgrace and sufferings on his own choosen people:
Isaiah 7:20
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