SueNC said:
well, first of all, you're a Muslim, so you're a liar.
there's no truth in anything you say. .
secondly, the verses you quoted from Exodus and Deuteronomy were from the Old Testament, which is pre-Christianity [because the Christ hadnt been born into this world, yet] and meant as a message to the Jews to not accept any other God but the God of the earliest prophets, Moses and Abraham!!, who was responsible for leading the Jews from bondage in Egypt.
that, afterall, is the first of the Ten Commandments: 'Thou shalt have no other gods before me.'
the reason the Old Testament is included in the Holy Bible is as 'background' to tell of the prophets and of the struggle of God's chosen people, the jews, and their wait for a coming Messiah, sent to redeem the world of it's sin.
Christ's birth and death negated any need for animal sacrifices to God, since he was the ultimate blood sacrifice to cleanse all of humanity's sins and buy our redemption with his death.
he knew it was coming and accepted it, saying: 'there is no greater love than a man lay down his life for his friends.'
and please, dont throw any more ridiculous links about wars America has been involved in and claim it to be some reflection of Christianity. America has NEVER been involved in any conflict and claimed they were doing it for the Christian God.
if you want to compare Christianity to Islam, you have to go to the New Testament, which is what i did with my comparisons.
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well,your church fight too much to make them only one God.you just explain to me naturally how 3 will never mean 1 whatever church try to do.
did God announce the repent from the old book?or you prefer the new peaceful version of God,i donot know.
well that is not my point anyway,here are phrases from your bible.
(luke19:27) But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
and i wander if he will slay them ....by sword....or by love!!!
you need another one???
(luke10:34) Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace,
but a sword. 10:35 For I am come to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
(luke22:36) Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
is these phrases need anyone to twist them,or they are direct enough for you?
(luke14:26) If any man come to me, and
hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
yeah,the God of love!
(luke12:51) Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
look at the consequences that God brings with him!
you peole like comparison and numbers and these things,here it is.
how many times the word (sword) mentioned in your book? 406 times
how many times the word (sword) mentioned in Quran?
can you guess,i feel it is better to let you search too hard about it
you will search,then research,till you exhausted,because...
the answer is (zero)=(0),yeah,never mentioned.
yeah the numbers have a meaning sometimes.
what the sword is used for,is it used for love,for forgiveness ?!
about (Muhammed peace be upon Him)they fight him and broke his balaclava* he wear,and incise his face by their swords and broke his front teeth,and the nobles around him,tell him he just can pray God for them,but he said,i am not sent to curse,i just ordered to show them the path.
well you can say he has no power over them in this situation,but after he returned to Mecca,powerful and with the victory that God blessed him,how was his reactions against the people that fight him like i told and annoy him about 21 years?,he tell them(i will tell you like my brother Joseph told his brothers,No reproach on you this day; may Allâh forgive you,go you are
the free)!!.and it is proved in books of history,go and be sure about it.
(the above translation of this story is my own translation,it is not the ideal,it just to show you the meaning)
the history full of alot of things to tell you about islam tolerance,but as your way of thinking,(you are a muslim then you are a liar)!
there is no need to tell you more.