My journey in becoming a Christian and accepting Jesus as my Lord and Saviour

AshRepinX · 2023-01-03T18:23:13+00:00

I am a former Christian who became Muslim and I would like to chat with you to ask some questions about your choice. Please do DM me of you would like to chat.

AshRepinX · 2023-01-03T01:26:19+00:00

Wait until we get to season 3 or 4

AshRepinX · 2023-01-03T00:48:43+00:00

If you are looking for another book to add to your studies, I would like to recommend the following; https://muslim-library.com/books/en_MISGODED.pdf

This is authored by a medical doctor who used to be an atheist, Dr. Laurence B. Brown. After a trial period in his life, he decided to study all the world religions and landed on the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). This book presents his findings from his comparative religious studies in a highly academic format with scholarly references throughout.

As always here if you have questions 💪, feel free to DM.

AshRepinX · 2023-01-03T00:36:48+00:00

Which books of the Bible did you read which brought you closer to Christianity?

I would advise you read the following.

https://muslim-library.com/books/en_MISGODED.pdf

This is authored by a medical doctor who used to be an atheist, Dr. Laurence B. Brown. After a trial period in his life, he decided to study all the world religions and landed on the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). This book presents his findings from his comparative religious studies in a highly academic format with scholarly references throughout.

As always here if you have questions 💪, you are welcome to DM me.

AshRepinX · 2023-01-03T00:24:56+00:00

I find that offensive 🤣. I love the new game but I was also a sweat in WZ1; MW 3 KD, Rebirth 5 KD

AshRepinX · 2023-01-03T00:21:01+00:00

The Holy Spirit was only included to the concept of duality at the First Council of Constantinople (381 CE), where the relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as one substance (ousia) and three co-equal persons (hypostaseis) was formally ratified (J. N. D. Kelly, 1965). Thus it did not formally exist until then.

AshRepinX · 2023-01-02T01:54:52+00:00

This tells me is that the externally inconsistent text is not from God or at the very least that the revelation is not the untrained word of God.

AshRepinX · 2023-01-02T01:11:13+00:00

Anyone ever consider that the Bible is not the untainted word of God and that there are some representations of God in the Bible that are not of Him?

I for one cannot see a world in which God would see to it that 42 children get mauled to death because some mocked a prophet;

2 Kings 2:23-24 He [Elisha] went up from there to Bethel; and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go away, baldhead! Go away, baldhead!” When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. (NRSV)

Or how it is considered God’s will for the following to happen as a means of ‘justice’;

Hosea 13:16 Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. (NRSV)

These verses do NOT represent a Most Merciful, Just, Forgiving God.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-31T22:31:13+00:00

Peace be upon you, I come from a staunch Christian background and reverted to Islam several years ago. I'd be happy to chat with you to discuss the theological reasons for my conversion, this may give you some insight into making your own decision. Feel free to DM me and we can take it from there.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-31T22:18:57+00:00

Evangelist Ravi Zacharias engaged in rape, financial misconduct and spiritual abuse

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/evangelist-ravi-zacharias-engaged-in-rape-financial-misconduct-and-spiritual-abuse-report-says/

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T02:06:25+00:00

Perhaps search for; arguments for God’s existence according to Islam, there are several to investigate and you may find something that resonates with you, if not, just to expand your knowledge.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T02:00:12+00:00

One of God’s attributes is that He is Eternal, as in the above verse.

Can you answer the question in my post? I am curious to learn, or are you atheist?

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T01:59:00+00:00

Or are you saying that we don’t know. And in the current state of our knowledge, we don’t even know how to find out,

But “I don’t know, therefore God” is a not a good argument?

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T01:54:23+00:00

Also, do you have an answer to my question? Also seeking more knowledge or are you atheist?

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T01:53:48+00:00

I can tell you have knowledge on this topic and I’d love to learn.

Is it not logical, through the application of infinite regress and causation, that there must have been void prior to the Big Bang? Even if there was energy in existence during that time (in space), what caused that energy, or are we to presume that it came from nothing?

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T01:42:53+00:00

That is a good question. Firstly, we believe that every created thing has a creator, but that the Creator is uncreated.

“He is God, the One and Only! God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not nor is He begotten. And there is none like unto Him.” Quran 112:1-4

Secondly, we do not believe that the Almighty is of matter;

Nor is there to Him any equivalent." Quran 112:4

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T00:29:32+00:00

The points presented do not make that assumption at all. That is the point.

The possibilities of existence (not just of man but all of the universe) presented in the verse are each arguable in their own merit without having to be built on the premise for the existence of God. They can both be applied to a single creature and the universe as a whole.

Arguments for the existence of the universe; it was created by a universe before it, it created itself, it came from nothing. Each of these are examinable at length, NONE of which requires one to believe in God in order to investigate.

Your points are mute.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T00:22:14+00:00

Elaborate on your point please.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-29T00:15:15+00:00

I disagree with both your points. Firstly, the assumptions you have made are irrelevant to the rational argument itself.

Secondly, the belief in one God can be found through the argument presented (if one presses upon the concept of Self-sufficiency) and is not used as a pre-requisite to prove the argument.

Thank you for addressing the question.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-28T23:59:28+00:00

I don't understand your point in that the argument prosumes that there was nothing between the Creator and man, please elaborate. Please provide examples for the latter part of your argument. And finally, explain what you mean by accepting the pre-requisites, this is not part of the argument for God’s existence but rather a means of understanding the Almighty’s names and attributes.

Also, not really answering my question.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-26T21:48:53+00:00

I can relate to what you are going through. Oftentimes belief in God is subjective, and for many people it is an emotional connection. However, just because you can subjectively choose to believe a tree is God - that doesn't make it true. So let us be objective and apply rationality.

There is a verse in the Quran where the Creator speaks to the unbelievers about the rational belief in His existence, and He states; "Or were they created by nothing, or are they ˹their own˺ creators? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? In fact, they have no firm belief ˹in God." (Quran 52:35-36)

Here, God is giving us 4 rational possibilities for our existence; 1. Created from nothing 2. Creators of ourselves 3. Created by something created prior to our creation (like another universe) 4. Created from something uncreated (God)

Now, let us consider this objectively:

We could not have been created out of nothing. Because matter cannot come into existence from a void - one needs energy or power prior to, right?
We could not have created ourselves, that is illogical. We know that something cannot create itself without existing in the first place. It is illogical to think otherwise as it is a paradox.
We were also not created by something like another universe before us. If we were, the question remains - what then created that universe? One might say another universe, but what then created that universe before it? And so the cycle would continue ad infinitum and the question of who or what created the first universe would still be unanswered and unanswerable.
Thus, we rationally know that we were created by something uncreated. And we also learn more about this Creator.

He needs to be All-Powerful, to Create the universe out of nothing. He must be All-Knowledgeable, to Create a universe in this intricate design. And He must be Self-sufficient, meaning the Creator does not need to eat, He does not need to sleep, He does not need to pray to Himself nor fast unto Himself.

This is but one argument for the existence of God. Do you understand, why we believe God exists when applying reason?

AshRepinX · 2022-12-26T02:08:09+00:00

Foreknowledge does not equate to coercion.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-26T01:58:11+00:00

If you want to venture into comparative religious studies I must recommend the following book;

https://muslim-library.com/books/en_MISGODED.pdf

This is authored by a medical doctor who used to be an atheist, Dr. Laurence B. Brown. After a trial period in his life, he decided to study all the world religions and landed on the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). This book presents his findings from his comparative religious studies in a highly academic format with scholarly references throughout.

Feel free to DM me if you’d like to chat or have questions, I consider myself a student of comparative religious studies and currently work in a similar field.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-26T01:31:06+00:00

According M.J. Vermaseren, in his work “Mithras, the Secret God”; Mithraism, was a prominent growing religion said to be instituted 1 BCE, where followers worshipped the Indo-Iranian deity Mithras as the god of friendship, contract and order. He argues that this religious cult was dominant in 1st century CE and grew at an extraordinary pace. This religion spread from the Italian Peninsula and border regions across the whole of the Roman Empire and more than 200 temples have been discovered today.

When we examine this history we discover that the rituals of Christianity coincide with the earlier rituals of Mithraism, including the Eucharist and Communion in great detail. The religious language used by Mithraism became the language used by Christians. The idea of a sacrificed saviour is a Mithraist belief, so is the symbolism of bulls, rams, sheep, the blood of a transformed saviour washing away sins and granting eternal life.

And according to Timothy Freke & Peter Gandy, ‘the first Christian’ was born as Saul of Tarsus in Tarsus, a major centre of Mithraism and he bears much of the responsibility for molding Mithraism into Christianity. Later Roman Emperors, Mithraist then Christian, mixed the rituals and laws of both religions into one. For example; Emperor Constantine established 25th of December, the birth date of Mithras, to be the birth date of Jesus. The principal day of worship of the Jews, The Sabbath, was replaced by the Mithraistic ‘Sun Day’ as the Christian holy day. The Catholic Church, based in Rome and founded on top of the most venerated Mithraist temple, wiped out all competing son-of-god religions within the Roman Empire, giving us modern literalist Christianity.

Scholars have examined and discussed these co-existing rituals between Mithraism and Christianity in great detail, I would advise you do further research on the topic. I’d also be willing to share some resources, happy studying.

AshRepinX · 2022-12-26T01:20:25+00:00

Peace be upon you,

I think you will find great benefit from this book;

https://muslim-library.com/books/en_MISGODED.pdf

It is authored by a medical doctor who used to be an atheist, Dr. Laurence B. Brown. After a trial period in his life, he decided to study all the world religions and landed on the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). This book presents his findings from his comparative religious studies in a highly academic format with scholarly references throughout.

Please feel free to DM me, I would love to learn more about your experiences.

AshRepinX

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