Reply to Michael

Submitted by Noha Yousri (Canada), Sep 14, 2007 at 11:44

The savior theory and the trinity theory should have been more widely discussed and mentioned in the Bible if they were true, but the fact is they are man made, and not God's laws. That's why the christians have contradictions about Jesus, some say he is the son, some say he is a prophet and others claim what you claim. Look at the history of the trinity, when it appeared, and how people formulated it, depending on their own ideas.

God says in Quran that he forgives all sins except that He is co-worshipped.

The law of reward and punishment is there, if we make a sin and repent, God forgives, and if we sin and do not repent, we are punished. The law of reward and punishment is important for people to learn in this world. If it is not there, there is no learning.

If you know how man-made learning systems work, you will find the theory of reward and punishment, for example see the re-enforcement learning of robots.

If people take this life so easy as: whatever we do we will be in paradise, they will never learn anything about the purpose of this life.

In the Bible, Jesus mentions that people who love the Father , and follow the guidance of Jesus are the good ones, and the others will be punished. So Jesus is not in charge himself, but God is.

Jesus prays to God, as mentioned in a number of verses in the Bible, so Jesus is dependent on God, and he cannot do anything without God. If Jesus was in himself a God, he would never had to pray, especially that he also prayed when not among people. Jesus worships God.

God says in Quran, speaking to Jesus: " Did you say to people, take me and my mother as Gods, and not Allah?, Jesus says: Have I told them to do so, then you have known that" and Jesus says: "Praise to thee God, I haven't told them except what you have ordered me to".

I know that whatever reasoning and arguments we use, no one will see the right path, until he frankly seeks the truth, and God gives him that guidance. He then can see the light.

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