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How can we be accepted with different religions?

If my boyfriend’s religion is Islam and mine is Christian and we believe in a lot the same but others don’t, is that bad and how can we help or ask others to be nice about us being together?

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Answer #1

Position of Jesus (pbuh) in Islam:

(I) Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (pbuh). No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus (pbuh).

(ii) We believe that he was one of the mightiest Messengers of Allah (swt).

(iii) We believe that he was born miraculously, without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe.

(I’ve) We believe he was the Messiah translated Christ (pbuh).

(v) We believe that he gave life to the dead with God’s permission.

(I’ve) We believe that he healed those born blind, and the lepers with God’s permission.

II CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY:

Jesus Christ (pbuh) never claimed Divinity

One may ask, if both Muslims and Christians love and respect Jesus (pbuh), where exactly is the parting of ways? The major difference between Islam and Christianity is the Christians’ insistence on the supposed divinity of Christ (pbuh). A study of the Christian scriptures reveals that Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity. In fact there is not a single unequivocal statement in the entire Bible where Jesus (pbuh) himself says, “I am God” or where he says, “worship me”. In fact the Bible contains statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in which he preached quite the contrary. The following statements in the Bible are attributed to Jesus Christ (pbuh):

(I) “My Father is greater than I.”[The Bible, John 14:28]

(ii) “My Father is greater than all.”[The Bible, John 10:29]

(iii) “…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God….”[The Bible, Mathew 12:28]

(I’ve) “…I with the finger of God cast out devils….”[The Bible, Luke 11:20]

(v) “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”[The Bible, John 5:30]

The Mission of Jesus Christ (pbuh) – to Fulfill the Law

Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity for himself. He clearly announced the nature of his mission. Jesus (pbuh) was sent by God to confirm the previous Judaic law. This is clearly evident in the following statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in the Gospel of Mathew:

“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” “For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.”[The Bible, Mathew 5:17-20]

God Sent Jesus’ (pbuh)

The Bible mentions the prophetic nature of Jesus (pbuh) mission in the following verses:

(I) “… and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.”[The Bible, John 14:24]

(ii) “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent.”[The Bible, John 17:3]

Jesus Refuted even the Remotest Suggestion of his Divinity Consider the following incident mentioned in the Bible:

“And behold, one came and said unto him, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’

And he said unto him, ‘Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.’ “[The Bible, Mathew 19:16-17]

Jesus (pbuh) did not say that to have the eternal life of paradise, man should believe in him as Almighty God or worship him as God, or believe that Jesus (pbuh) would die for his sins. On the contrary he said that the path to salvation was through keeping the commandments. It is indeed striking to note the difference between the words of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and the Christian dogma of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus (pbuh).

Jesus (pbuh) of Nazareth – a Man Approved of God

The following statement from the Bible supports the Islamic belief that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet of God.

“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know.”[The Bible, Acts 2:22]

The First Commandment is that God is One

The Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. One of the scribes once asked Jesus (pbuh) as to which was the first commandment of all, to which Jesus (pbuh) merely repeated what Moses (pbuh) had said earlier:

“Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad.”

This is a Hebrew quotation, which means:

“Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.”[The Bible, Mark 12:29]

It is striking that the basic teachings of the Church such as Trinity and vicarious atonement find no mention in the Bible. In fact, various verses of the Bible point to Jesus’ (pbuh) actual mission, which was to fulfill the law revealed to Prophet Moses (pbuh). Indeed Jesus (pbuh) rejected any suggestions that attributed divinity to him, and explained his miracles as the power of the One True God.

Jesus (pbuh) thus reiterated the message of monotheism that was given by all earlier prophets of Almighty God.

III CONCEPT OF GOD IN OLD TESTAMENT:

God is One

The following verse from the book of Deuteronomy contains an exhortation from Moses (pbuh):

“Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad”.

It is a Hebrew quotation which means:

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord” [The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4]

Unity of God in the Book of Isaiah

The following verses are from the Book of Isaiah:

(I) “I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.” [The Bible, Isaiah 43:11]

(ii) “I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me.”[The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]

(iii) “I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.”[The Bible, Isaiah 46:9]

Old Testament condemns idol worship

(I) Old Testament condemns idol worship in the following verses:

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”

“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God.” [The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]

(ii) A similar message is repeated in the book of Deuteronomy:

“Thou shalt have none other gods before me.”

“Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that is in the water beneath the earth.”

“Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God.” [The Bible, Deuteronomy 5:7-9]

Answer #2

You two, are given rights as humans, as free members of our society & as a couple.

I would tell them, that it is none of their business, and they can choose to believe what they want, and think how they will.

But inform them their freedom of speech is unwelcome, and that their negative aptitudes and curses will be ignored.

And live your lives! Life is to short to worry about what you’re neighbors think. Do what is right in you’re hearts, and love this man as you do!

Forget the others, they are just upset because they do not understand… Tell them this…

Once you broadening your minds perceptive to accommodate the reality of a world without a discriminatory label & misunderstanding, you will not only be a better person for opening your mind to new possibilities, but you will be able to know like myself, that there is more to this life than the functionality of religious preferences when it comes to love…

As much as it is tempting to tell the to go to ‘hell’…. lol

Just remember, you are not wrong at all & if they can’t respect you then, why be around them? Let them look! Its your lives!

Answer #3

I CAN give YOU AN ADVICE IF YOU BOTH RESPECT EACH OTHER BELIEFS THEN THAT WHAT matters THE REST NOT MATTERS, but remember do what God tell you. not want your boyfriend wants or what you want dig inside and scrutinized always remember that God want the best for us.. there a book that you may want to read called Finding the Will of God in a crazy mixed -up world. by tim lahaye you can buy it in Barnes nobles or Warden . i will pray for you but remember sometimes God gives us sign but we not TAKE notice i can ask you A QUESTION are you feeling at peace with your love one ? do you feel God wants you with him?pray read the scriptures also remember that life’s major decisions are education, vocation, marriage, work, housing, church, friends, and HIS beloved family that will be with you forever and your family also will be his ,so you must have peace from both end of THE family pray God will help you ask for fleece.. i will pray for you Blessed Be

Answer #4

I have a first cousin who is much older than me. She is Christian and her husband is Muslim. They have no problem with that because they respect each other. If her husband brings their children to a Muslim worship, it is fine with her. If she brings their children to a her church, he has no problem with it. Their respective in-laws show their children their different ways of giving affection. The only problem i heard from them is that Muslims don’t eat pork. So, when her daughter started to eat pork, she has to hide from her father. LOL. Sorry to say, but we’re the Cristians so we just find it very funny and we all laugh everytime we talked about her eating pork again in secret.

You just have to talked about your limits and don’t try to convince the other to convert unless he/she opens first. That is usually where the problem begins.

Answer #5

it is not bad at all to be a different religion than your boyfriend. People who say that is wrong are pretty narrow minded if you asked me. The world can never get enough of mixing of cultures. it adds to the flavor of us. We NEED that. It will help you, and him learn allot about eachother, and from eachother. I think this should just be a naturally accepted thing. I say just go about your buisness and if others look at it wrong then leave that at them. Some people will just never change. If you don’t argue about his relgion you should be able to go to his church peacfully and learn things, and he can do the same. It’s a good thing.

Answer #6

all three religons judsaim, Christian and Islam so very close each other. the all came from same source god via different mesangers. they all teaching us treat human beings nicely. respect each others. the faith is emotionaly bleongs to souls. the bottom line respect each other and be nice to each other. after death you will be judged as according to your deeds in this world. nothing wrong with Christiany or islam or judasim religion. be happy what ever your faith is and give respect to all faiths. goog luck honey.

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