Christians, please help me....I'm confused!!!?

Many things in Christianity don't make sense, that's why many Christians are leaving Christianity and converting to Islam. And in the Bible, you will find many contradictions.

Jesus is not God, he is a messenger of God.

John 7:16 Jesus answered, "My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me.

Luke 18:19 Jesus spoke to a man who had called him “good,” asking him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.”

John 14:28 “My Father is greater than I.”

Almighty God is absolutely One and His Oneness should never be compromised by associating partners with Him - neither in worship nor in belief.

God that Muslims worship is the same God that Jews and Christians worship - because there is only one God.

Muslims believe that all of God's prophets, which include Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, brought the same message of Pure Monotheism.

http://www.thedeenshow.com/nonmuslims.php?id=114

You are very perceptive and have done your homework. Many Bible scholars have challenges with Paul's writings. It seems evident that if Paul had known someone was going to find his letters and publish them he might have been more careful about what he wrote. Paul died pretty much alone and disfellowshipped from most of the churches he helped to establish as you are probably aware after reading some of his last messages to Timothy. I don't consider Paul's works uninspired but God uses people with human flaws and it seems Paul had his share like we all do.

There are many confusing and seemingly contradictory phrases in the Bible. When we run into those it is best we find a good concordance and compare the Greek and Hebrew words for ourselves as we seek truth.

In Mathew 28:18 Jesus asks us to baptize His followers in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit so these are the three entities in whose name we worship Jesus also explains the Holy Spirit better then anyone during His last days with His disciples and in his talk with Nicodemus quite well as you have read. Hope this helps, God bless.

The Gospel of John, written BY John, one of Jesus' original disciples says:

In the beginning was the Word, and the word was with God, and the Word was God...and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...

And he was talking about Jesus. Clearly this does show that Jesus' disciples believed Jesus to BE God.

Jesus said "Before Abraham was, I AM." Using the eternal name of God, but for HIMSELF.

Jesus said "I and the Father are ONE" and "IF you have seen ME, you have seen the Father."

There are many more instances which show that Jesus is God in the flesh, who loved us so much that he came to live with us.

THe religion of Jesus and Moses was Judaism. The religion of Mohamed is VERY LOOSELY based upon that, Mohammed CLAIMS that it is the same, but it's not.

Islam denies that Jesus ever suffered, died and was buried. The earliest (and therefore most credible) accounts of Jesus said that he did. It was wrong of Mohammed to make up new stories about Jesus when he didn't know what he was talking about and was hundreds of years removed from any witnesses and had never read the earliest accounts. Plus, Mohamed had many facts wrong -- because his stories about Biblical characters have conflicting facts (again, the EARLIEST source is the most valid -- so the Koran has to prove it's validity by the earlier source, not the other way around).

I have a sneaking, gut feeling that you're not a 19 year old girl who is exploring Islam at all, but are instead a person who was very obviously raised AS a Muslim.

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Brother Tucker: Paul only died alone because he was imprisoned by the Romans. But in fact, he was widely revered by the early church, especially by those Christians in Rome, and when he was killed, his body was buried and immediately a shrine was built upon the spot, where now stands a huge basilica.

Why do u think that there are so many versions of the bible ?? they were tryin' to make their own religion connectin' it wiz the true christianity which made lots of contradictions among the 4 versions of the bible not even one of these versions was written in the age of the Christ if u read about the prophets all prophets an' messengers that were sent by Allah u won't find anyone of them ( peace be upon them all ) askin from their ppl to worship them it never happend that would be a huge conflict between what they r askin' for and the true message that they have been sent with .. it doesn't need too much thinkin' to figure that out urself

Paul spoke in very flowery ornate language, which makes his messages the easiest to distort..Even Peter said so at the end of his (?)first.." and our brother PAul says many things which be hard to understand"....How much of the book do you want to reject? Muslims say that Ishmeal is the chosen line, they say that Israel must be destroyed. Their version of the Mahdi assisting Jesus to fight against the Dajjahl(antichrist doesn't match our story..God is not just a story in a book..One lap gets you to the part that you now pray to Him to explain some of it to you.I have had many spiritual experiences and there is no way I will accept that they were not real. Stay away from Paul and this website , until you are more sure..THis site is full of the devil trying to trick you away from your belief..Do more studying and decide..Who are the Jews? Find it in the book and why(old testament)/ Jesus is a jew and He did not come to start anew religion ..He came to put the finishing touches on the covenant with Isreal..Sit outside and ask our father to help you find Him..Don't rely on the church people at their church building/ don't rely on the bible college James 1:5, if any man seeks wisdom , let him seek it of God

Dear Zarah Jose- I have just had a chance to view your question. I can see that you are a serious student of the Bible and feel you are asking good questions. I am formulating an answer for you from the Bible including scriptures that I believe you will find enlightening. It will be ready shortly.

There's no contradictory in the Bible... there a lot of things to consider in understanding the Bible.

The TIME, EVENT, THE LETTER IS MEANT TO: THE PERSON WHOM GOD IS TALKING TO; etc etc.

MAybe you have not heard this TRUE preacher of God. He will prove that there is no contradictions in the Bible. For a first reader. yes, it might appear like that. I experienced the same thing also when I have not heard yet the true preacher in this last days.

To learn more about this topic, listen to the ONLY sensible preacher in this last days of The Church of God in the Bible. His name is Bro Eli Soriano. He knows all the answers in the BIble. TEST him

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God bless.

I am really confused how can u say that islam is the most logical religion.

They have 4 books and the bible is one of them( third book) and they believe that all 4 books came from god only. But quran is the last,latest and revised edition of god's word.Time to time they do some modifications (like how we do constitution amendments from time to time) with their own knowledge and create a new book and they cry out saying bible is changed and corrupted for some translation problems. Gods word cannot be changed. It is only our ability how we interpret the verses.

They offer sacrifice for their sins yet they dont believe in jesus christ's sacrifice on the cross.without sacrifice nobody knows how they are going to enter into the heaven. Even they know that by good works, being good is not enough to enter the heaven because we all are sinners and sinners cannot be excused without paying the ransom for their sins. Moreover quran directly says to kill their oponents. again killing a person is crime according to Torah.

About your quotings,

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

This verse saying that try to understand who is the only true god and who is jesus whom he has sent. He is trying to say that both are same. Again here you need to add other statements like word was made flesh and the word is god, Jeusus said I am Alpha and Omega, etc. If you consider above verse as god is different and jesus is different then what about all these statements there not only two there are many more sentences which clearly say that jesus and father god are one.He just manifested into a human being. Understnand that he left his glory, became empty and came as a servant for all of us.These are not my words bible says all these words.So he can only say that he and his father are one, who has seen him has sin his father etc. Remember he is in the form of a human being as a servant he can nnot say I am almighty god, i will sit here come and worship me.If he says that he is a liar because he is not in the form of a god he is in the form of son of man.

Why callest thou me good?

Here Jesus not saying that I am not good he is just trying to confirm from his own words that jesus is god.

Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.

Now who said threre are two gods. we christians also say that there is only one god. He just transformd from one state to another state. From spiritual form of almighty father to human form of son jesus christ.

I would like to clear some more doubts if you are really want to know the truth.

Muslims say that in the old testament it is written the old testament that father cannot die in place of his son for his sins.This is a silly question both are sinners hence god did not accept father in place of son and son in place of father. Jesus is sinless everybody accepts including other religion ppl like muslims also thus he can die for our sins.

Always muslims challenge , christians to take poison because It is written the new testament that whosoever believes in his name he would perform miracles god protects him evethough he is being given a poison. Like how god protected the prophet daniel. Again it is for the glory of god. Not every time whenever you wish to tempt god. If at all if you want blame christians for not being so faithful you can blame christians .but you cannot blame bible. If anybody says that, study well this medical book you will become a doctor and if that person fails in his exam whose mistake is that ? text book or the student?

this is reliable which you do no longer overlook approximately those doubts, because of the fact's straightforward to be deceived. 2 Corinthians 13:5 ~ study yourselves to no rely while you're contained in the religion. attempt yourselves. Do you no longer understand yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—until eventually certainly you're disqualified. come again contained in the be conscious. What you decide on is to be fed. think of roughly your strikes, think of roughly what is going on interior your innovations and coronary heart. Are you behaving in a fashion eye-catching to God? Or are you performing like the international? do no longer count extensive sort on your history as insurance of salvation. just about each and every Christian is going by using weaker factors of their walk. now and lower back I overlook to envision my Bible, and that i stay extra contained in the flesh. yet God brings me back into His be conscious, usually by using a tribulation or a tragic element in my existence. i visit repeat: come again into the be conscious. Pray. in case you do have Christ on your coronary heart, he will practice you the thank you to to enhance. in case you do not have Him on your coronary heart, pray for forgiveness and start up new. i beg you to envision a million John. that's fairly key this concern.

First of all I think you are a troll.

Second Jesus allowed Thomas to worship him calling him, "my lord and my God".

Jesus called himself, "I am" God called himself "I am" to Moses.

Jesus said, "The father and I are one" Jesus forgave sins, healed the sick and raised the dead. He also said he was alive BEFORE Abraham.

Who does this sound like to you?

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