Say: "Why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay ye are but men,- of the men He hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth and He punisheth whom He pleaseth
being a Catholic means you have the weapons to use…it does not mean you will use them.
Weapons? Who said anything about weapons?
man have been able to understand it for thousands of years and God knew and still knows it. Why will man stop understanding it after Muhammad?
it is not feelings. It is in the Bible.
first, that is not true. Anyone can be a son of God if he chooses to…it is not about race/language/country. Second, the aya is about punishment. Again, neither Jews, nor Christians believe that the title means you can do whatever you want with a clear conscious…actually the Bible says as much as you given, as much as you are responsible so being sons of God is a huge responsibilty that is not guaranteed if we forsake it.
spiritual weapons
You said it…spiritual weapons
what’s wrong Amy? do you think that joining the Church is enough to end up in heaven whether the person forsakes it or not?You said it…
You probably do not know the verses below:I am not His son.
You need to read the whole ayah, not just one line from it. For Christians and Jews to say they are children of God (which they do say) implies they have some special status in comparison to the rest of the world. But the Qur’an says that every human being God has created, and God can forgive whomever He wills (i.e., not just Christians) and punish whomever He wills (i.e., not just non-Christians).
In fact it more establishes the brotherhood of mankind which you and I have discussed before.
No of course not, but last I checked, the Pope wasn’t asking me for doctrine…
As we all know, I never ever ever make mistakes and I always have the answers. That must be why you concluded that the Qur’an is wrong…You probably do not know the verses below:
Surah 2:47
O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures.
Surah 3:33
Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of 'Imran above (all His) creatures.
The authors of the Koran were definitely unaware of your principle when they devised the verses above. The Koran states that some people have a special status in comparison to the rest of the world, and you criticise Jews for saying the same thing??? Weird.
Besides, I always believe and say that God is my heavenly father, but this does not mean that I deny being a part of God’s creation. Your scripture is definitely erroneous and unreasonable in the critique of Jews and Christians, for it is not true that Fathers not punish their children. Following the flawed argument of your book, I can ask you: “If you Muslims are the servants of God, how come you have free will to disbelieve?”
crucified? you’ve been long time enough on this forum to realize that it it not enough to be “called” a Catholic.
You might be, but then we could say that Sister Amy was crucified not and start a whole new thread or two
Definitely not.You might be, but then we could say that Sister Amy was crucified not and start a whole new thread or two
Actually, the whole salvation discussion would be a good one. Catholics do not accept the idea of once saved always saved. Do Muslims? IF I become Muslim, am I assured salvation?
The concept is close to similar, what we do or do not do can cause us to go to hell.
Would God send one of his “children” to hell permanently?
Here is the issue with understanding.
he did answer. Being son of God is by no means a ticket to heaven if you get rid of the relationship that denotes it…being a son is behaving like one…faith and work accordingly…if you consciously choose to rebel, you are responsible for your own choice, not God.
From previous conversations with Muslims on this site, this is a major issue. According to them, God sends people to hell, people do not choose it. We see God as being a true judge: you chose the crime, you do the time. It is fair and not partial.