So if you die and find out the Muslim God is real

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Good response, but what if that god, as in many religions, will judge you based on your belief or disbelief in him, then what do you think your reaction would be? That’s the point of the thread.
 
But God is only common by name, it is not equal in these different religions in characteristics, qualities, beliefs, messages and rules of that particular god, it’s more like they were different Gods as personalized by a common name and origin only, so suppose a religion that condemns you to Hell for just being a disbeliever whether it is Islam or Christianity or any X religion that believes in such a god, what would your reaction be if that happened? Apparently saying you were mistaken isn’t enough to that God, so what would you react next?
 
ANV said:
But God is only common by name, it is not equal in these different religions in characteristics, qualities, beliefs, messages and rules of that particular god, it’s more like they were different Gods as personalized by a common name and origin only,
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Both Islam and Christianity understands God to be the first principle and source of all existence, not a regionalized patron deity. It’s more akin to two people having different perceptions of the same person, say… a famous author of Book ABC. The author’s spouse knows him personally, while a fan may have met him once at a signing and have the wrong image of him. In either case, both people refer to the author of book ABC when they say his name. So I disagree with your point.
so suppose a religion that condemns you to Hell for just being a disbeliever whether it is Islam or Christianity or any X religion that believes in such a god, what would your reaction be if that happened? Apparently saying you were mistaken isn’t enough to that God, so what would you react next?
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“Just being a disbeliever” is insufficient to send one to Hell, at least in Catholicism and much of Christianity.

I think there’s a lot of background asaumptions wrong behind the question, about the nature of existence after death and on what Hell is. From a Thomist perspective, if I end up in Hell, it’s to a degree because I’d love wallowing in my own misery and doing the things that make me miserable in perpetuity. There’s no self-reflection.

And if I realized with absolute certainty that I was wrong in this life, well, that’d seem to end up in conversion and not going to Hell anyway.

But presuming, for whatever reason, all of this doesn’t apply and I give in to a bit of a nonsense question, I’d recognize God is good and knows true justice and mercy and that I did not live a good life amd so deserve what’s coming. But again, that’s a level of self-reflection that no person in hell would achieve (otherwise they wouldn’t be there).
 
The “Muslim God” IS real…there’s one God…he’s the same God we worship, and also same as the Jewish God. I have no idea how you somehow concluded they were all different Gods.
 
CCC 841. Discussed here recently. God is God that’s why there are three monothiestic religions, one God for all.
 
ANV said:
Good response, but what if that god, as in many religions, will judge you based on your belief or disbelief in him, then what do you think your reaction would be? That’s the point of the thread.
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I have no idea.
 
There is, though. Allah is not the same as our Heavenly Father. Simple as that.
In answer to the OP’s question: I won’t find that out, because he isn’t.
 
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I don’t know why people want to argue about this. Here it is. This is the teaching.

Everything else is simply arguing about semantics which is fun for about the first 10 minutes.
 
Vonsalza said:
Bring on the virgins?
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😉 And make mine the tall, brunette with the sultry green eyes and the long curling tresses. May Allah be praised!

And oh, by the way ANV, this is a Catholic forum, our belief is stated in our creed. “Consubstantial with the Father” A reference to Jesus.

Have fun trying to untie that knot.
 
ANV said:
The God according to the Islamic religion.
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You mean then that we find out the Muslim religion is the true one, not the Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, or Baha’i religion. I think the finding out we are in heaven (or purgatory) with G-d would be the utmost wonder, so that if G-d informs us that the Muslims had it right all along, that information would not make as much difference even though we might be quite surprised. Besides, what does Islam say about non-believers of Islam going to paradise? Is that possible?
 
ANV said:
But God is only common by name, it is not equal in these different religions in characteristics, qualities, beliefs, messages and rules of that particular god, it’s more like they were different Gods as personalized by a common name and origin only, so suppose a religion that condemns you to Hell for just being a disbeliever whether it is Islam or Christianity or any X religion that believes in such a god, what would your reaction be if that happened? Apparently saying you were mistaken isn’t enough to that God, so what would you react next?
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You are essentially asking what if we find out that the all-merciful and just G-d we believe in is not that kind of G-d, because, in my view, no G-d of mercy and justice could condemn someone to hell for lack of information about the particular characteristics and rules of G-d. So the larger finding would, from my perspective, be that the G-d Whom we worship does not exist but instead there is some cruel being or god who condemns people to hell for no good reason. That indeed would be the ultimate nightmare.
 
I would know that my life through my choices brought down blessing upon my family, my neighborhood, and the whole world. That I was a force for good in this world and not evil. I have told God that I would still love Him even without the promise of Heaven because he is so very lovable and I love being His daughter. I love having him in my life. I am so very grateful for His loving kindness. After decades of trusting him and seeing his kindness in my life, I have no worries. Jesus came to give us life and to have life in abundance! That is a promise for this life and the life to come. Your worry is that the ‘Muslim God’ is real. That is not my worry.

Be a force for good in this world my friend. Partner with God for goodness. This concern will melt away.
 
Tis_Bearself said:
I have no idea how you somehow concluded they were all different Gods.
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Because the OP does not have a clue as to the subjects on which he constantly keeps posting hypothetical questions. His intent is simply to dazzle us with his logic and reasoning skills even though he is nearly completely ignorant of the subject.
 
Catholicism has always been a force for good. Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, taking care of the widow and the orphan, taking care of the sick. Building schools and universities, hospitals, engaging the arts, music, sciences. Catholicism has in it’s foundation and through the centuries a history of building and taking care of people.

Doesn’t it just make sense that building and organizing and perfecting is what a God of the universe would want to see? Would want to help with?

When you look at nature, isn’t it in balance? Isn’t there an incredible amount of diversity and yet harmony? Can’t you see it in the human body? There is a divine creator of all we see, someone with a master plan so everything works together.

It is written on our hearts that killing a person is wrong. Taking from another is stealing. That is part of the divine design.

There is a sonship/daughtership that is yours to come into. Come home to God and take a hold of your place in his design. We’ve been waiting for you. No one else can take the place that is yours. There are no regrets with God.
 
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