Hello everyone,
I thought I would bring up this subject because I would be very interested to hear what everyone has to say. As a Christian, I often hear what other Christians think Muslims believe, but I would like to hear from Muslims themselves if some of you would spare the time.
Jesus the Messiah says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Elsewhere, He says "I am the light of the world. Whoever walks in me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)
Also in the Injil, it is said that "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world." (Hebrews 1:1-2)
God once spoke through prophets who spoke the words that God gave them. But, in these final days, God has spoken to us by his Son Jesus Christ (not to be thought of like a human Son, this just represents the relationship of God with Jesus -elsewhere he is called the "Word of God" (John 1)). Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of more than 1,000 years of prophecy and scripture, lived a perfect life, and died a perfect death, taking the punishment for all sinners who will live by faith in Him. God then enables true Christians to live a holy life in Him.
The prophet Isaiah wrote about Jesus many hundreds of years before Jesus Christ was born. He said: "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; Upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed."
This is the great hope of Christianity. We can be forgiven and brought back to God through Jesus Christ, and by trusting in His death on a cross for our sins and living a life of holiness as a result.
So my question is, what is the greatest hope of Islam? How can you get to heaven, or paradise, and whats more, if you must rely of your own careful observation of the Qu'ran (or the five pillars) to get there, can you ever be sure that you will get to heaven? And also, in Islam, what is heaven like when you get there?
Many thanks for reading this far. May God bless all of you.
I thought I would bring up this subject because I would be very interested to hear what everyone has to say. As a Christian, I often hear what other Christians think Muslims believe, but I would like to hear from Muslims themselves if some of you would spare the time.
Jesus the Messiah says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Elsewhere, He says "I am the light of the world. Whoever walks in me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)
Also in the Injil, it is said that "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world." (Hebrews 1:1-2)
God once spoke through prophets who spoke the words that God gave them. But, in these final days, God has spoken to us by his Son Jesus Christ (not to be thought of like a human Son, this just represents the relationship of God with Jesus -elsewhere he is called the "Word of God" (John 1)). Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of more than 1,000 years of prophecy and scripture, lived a perfect life, and died a perfect death, taking the punishment for all sinners who will live by faith in Him. God then enables true Christians to live a holy life in Him.
The prophet Isaiah wrote about Jesus many hundreds of years before Jesus Christ was born. He said: "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; Upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed."
This is the great hope of Christianity. We can be forgiven and brought back to God through Jesus Christ, and by trusting in His death on a cross for our sins and living a life of holiness as a result.
So my question is, what is the greatest hope of Islam? How can you get to heaven, or paradise, and whats more, if you must rely of your own careful observation of the Qu'ran (or the five pillars) to get there, can you ever be sure that you will get to heaven? And also, in Islam, what is heaven like when you get there?
Many thanks for reading this far. May God bless all of you.