The Muslims have a very different conception of Jesus than the Christians. All of the differences reduce to one: Jesus is not God. If Jesus is not God, then it is hard to see how his death could atone for sin, how his flesh could be eaten for spiritual nourishment, and how he could be the object of worship. It is more likely that if Jesus was not God, and if he really was the messiah and prophet, then he would have called Israel (and indeed the whole world) to renew their loyalty to the one true God. There are some reasons to think that the message of Jesus would bear a greater resemblance to Islam than it would Christianity (or even to Rabbinic Judaism). I realize this claim is controversial. So I will explain myself, all the while acknowledging that these ponderings are only provisional for me. douglasdobbins.wordpress/2014/07/20/the-muslim-jesus-pt-3-his-message/
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:13:06 +0000
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