One of the major theological differences between Christianity and Islam is the death of Jesus. -The death of Jesus and His resurrection are crucial to the Christian faith. -That Jesus died is a single fact that is well established in history. Both christian and non-Christian historians from the first century affirmed this. -However, Islamic scholars denied this, even though Islam came 600 years after the eye-witnesses accounts and 1st century historians. -The critical evaluation of the two common verses in the Quran upon which Islamic position is based, we find that most Islamic scholars are wrong. 1. Surah Al-Nisa Qur'an Chapter 4:157 The Arabic says " وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَـٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ لَفِى شَكٍّۢ مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًۢا ١٥٧" The TRANSLITERATION is as follows; " And their saying, “Indeed, We killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the Messenger of God.” But they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it was made to appear to them. And indeed, those who differ ۟ There is no doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except following suspicion. And they did not kill him with certainty"
If we look at the various English translations online and even the renditions in English, we will see people are being misled into believing that Jesus was not killed and someone was killed in His place. An English Translation by Sahih International " And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah ." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain."
Notice how it says another was made to appear like him. That is the substitution theory, however, the Arabic version does not say that. The Arabic only said the Jews and the Romans did not succeed in exterminating Him and there is no mention of a replacement.
Why would Allah commit an injustice to an unnamed man to be killed instead of Jesus?
The second popular verse is Ayah Al-Imran 3:55 Let's see what the English translation says from Sahih International "[Mention] when Allāh said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify [i.e., free] you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allāh alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." — Saheeh International
Notice the phrase "take you" which makes it seems that Jesus was raised bodily to heaven without tasting death.
Now let's look at the Original Arabic of the verse "إِذْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يَـٰعِيسَىٰٓ إِنِّى مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَىَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَجَاعِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ ٥٥"
And the transliteration... " When God said, “Jesus, I will cause you to die, and I will raise you to Me, and I will purify you from those who disbelieved, and I will place those who followed you above those who disbelieved.” And until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning what you differed about."
Notice that the phrase "take you" has been used to replace "cause you to die" in the original Arabic.
One question is why do Islamic scholars and teachers change the words of Allah to suit their agenda and mislead people?
Billions of people that do not understand Arabic have been brainwashed since Quran was originally revealed in Arabic.
In conclusion, I have attempted to close some theological gaps between Christianity and Islam by showing how Qur'an revealed that Jesus died, resurrected and ascended into heaven. The key question that muslims should be asking is "why did Jesus die?" If Christians and Muslims come to understanding, the amount of conflicts between them will be minimised. Thank you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask them in the comment section.
Five Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of Christ 1. He was hated and persecuted for doing His Father's wills: And so we must endure hatred and persecutions for His sake. 2. He died a shameful death as it was written hundreds of years earlier: And we must be prepared to die for the sake of His name. 3. He rose on the third day and was transformed into a glorified body: And so we will become like Him at resurrection. 4. He ascended into the heavens and is seated on the right hand of God: And so we will be caught up with the Lord in air, we will be with Him forever. 5. The LORD will return with all His saints with Him to set up His Kingdom and rule over the earth.
Marriage mehnnnnn That shit scare the hell out of me. How niggarrrz continue to get erection for a particular woman under one same roof baffles me
Can't forget last time i asked one girl to spend one week with me After three days of her staying i was no longer comfortable and my dickk hardly gets excited.
Which means all these our married people are pretending They don't love themselves anymore but they are just enduring and suffering.
Using your own situation to conclude that married people are just pretending is wrong. Yours is a case of youthful lust, you always want to have sex and you have no idea what love means. Relationship is not always about sex and sex and sex. Don't be a cockrel or a he-goat. Have you asked how our parents live together? You will not understand if your parents are separated. There is time for everything under heaven and such a time will come when all you need will be companionship and not sex, when you are old, then you will understand what love means. Please don't take an offense, just telling you the truth.
Godwin616: Interesting indeed, its like a Nollywood movie. Now away from politics, Dear nairalanders I need a clarification on an issue. I was trying to apply for a loan via some of this instant loan mobile app. It got to a stage they were asking for ATM card detail including my Pin. At this stage I had to discontinue with the application because of the likely security risk. Is this a normal process? Is it safe to disclose your pin. Kindly share your experience. Thanks.
Did they say why? The risk is not worth it my friend. Who knows what might happen to your account details later, somebody gets hold of those numbers and the unthinkable happens... I would not give out my atm card details for whatever reason.
Mind you, remember in my post above, I asked u two things.
first I asked u to prove it that those terms were the ones used in the original bible? prove it from all confirm text?
Secondly answer all those contradictions.
I seriously fail to understand the problem atheists have with Christians. They say there is no God, we hear them, why can't they just move on? Why are they bothered with things that don't exist to them? Bro help me ask them. We believe there is One God, the Eternal Father, whose Son is Jesus Christ, the Judge of the living and the dead. Whom we shall all stand before one day when we die, since everyone must die someday.
Good afternoon Sir, I trust you are doing fine. Undoubtedly, the financial favour you did to me was one of its kind and it's unforgettable. Nearing the completion of my final year project, I feel my acknowledgement will not be complete without acknowledging you. At this point, may I kindly request for your consent to include you in my acknowledgement. Please kindly reply if this request is granted. Thanks.
There is no need to do that my friend. My role has been insignificant. May you continue to win favor from God and men. Always feel free to contact me via email.
Anyone remembered Bala Ali Nguru, VP Admin, I think around 94-99 Bukar Gambo, that Business Studies teacher and a strict disciplinarian? Where is he now? Mantissa? The Ghanian teacher
Kai I miss Gomman college! Joined in 1994 and left in 1998, moved to Southwest Nigeria to complete my education. Anyone joined JSS 1 in 1994? If you were in C class in 1994, 1995 and 1996, you would know Joseph. Or in Science Class in 1997 and 1998. Pls let connect! In box me!
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soberdrunk: This thread is for the blind fanatics and those that like to swallow hook, line and sinker. It also sounds like a church advert....
Mysterious things happen. The day such happens to you or someone you know, would you expect people to believe you? All these african atheists wanna be, forgetting that they are not oyinbo, I shake my head for una.
What incoherent foolishness is this? Learn to write well before addressing me please. I don't have discussions with idiots that write like kindergarten kids. Shalom.
How can Shalom and foolishness be in the same paragraph? Help me understand
realmindz: A psychopath that supposedly created beings just to worship him.
I think those who put their brains into use to discover and innovate great things in this world are better to be called the true sons of God than the noise makers who do nothing but worship...
Now let me say,
Some people have put their brains to use to make the world a better place for us, better means of communication, transportation, health care facilities...etc
The cure for malaria was never found in the church but in the lab, they made the world better not tru prayers and worship but putting their brain to use.
If possible a miracle of the blind seeing, or lame working, or deaf hearing....the only possible place this miracle will happen will be througb scientific research and in the lab not through prayer and never church....
Thank you science, if at all I will dedicate my life to anything, it won't be to worship a God that does not need my worship but to discover the work of that GOD to make the world a better place... I have dedicated my life to realistic and practical approach...
Let me continue, a friend invited me to his church programme with a theme "breaking generational curses" . Then I asked him, what are generational curses? Perhaps, a health problem.. Do you know that sickle cell, epilepsy etc were once seen as demonic possession and generational curses.... Well the cure to these supposed curses did not come from church but miracle of scientific research... Yes, those who went to study have broken these curses not prayers warriors.. My fellow blacks, MRPrevailer, Uyi168, it's a pity we were born to a people of shallow minds, plz let's start making a difference....
It is sad that many so-called believers in God are not radiating the light of God's glory and they serve as stumbling blocks to people like you who don't acknowledge God. Having said that, Science did not create anything but to discover and understand our natural environment. The nature and it's laws were put in place before the existence of man. God put them in place! The glory of God is all over the universe. Now Stephen Hawkins is finding out but it's sad that he cannot come back to report his findings to us. The God that you deny today, you will stand before Him one day! I wonder what you would tell him.
hahn: Why didn't the angel of god save the people he robbed and killed?
Everyone dies when their time is up one way or another, either through sickness, accident, stray bullets, robbery attacks or even during exercise. Those who escaped death are saved because it's not yet their time. That you don't believe in the existence of God does not necessarily means that He is an imaginary Being. It is your choice not to believe, but we will all stand before the judgement seat of God at the end of age.
bentben: So I will try to be as brief as possible, because story is very long.
Started having an affair with this close friend of my wife who now happens to be my colleague in the office now... I helped her got the job before we started having se. X. I have been her target, Infact that was why she came so close to my wife, I'm introverted, so that was the only way she could get close.
Yes she's not happy in her marriage, because her husband is promiscuous and don't give her attention . She used me to ease her pain. I consented to the affair because I kind of felt I was assisting her ease the pain in the marriage... I was totally wrong... I goofed, along the line we fell in love with each other... Deeply in love, even we knew what we were doing was wrong.
Every fuc, king persons in my neighbourhood and office feels I'm straff1ng her, but we were never caught in the act. The more I try to resist and stop this whole affair, the more the bond, considering we work in same office space.
She wants more attention than I give to my wife her supposedly friend .. She flares up most time when I pick my wife's call... Forgetting we are close family friends and can easily be caught. She steal kisses whenever she visits, not minding my wife is in the kitchen. We both have kids... That are friends.
NOW THE BIG ISSUE :
Because of the less attention she's getting from me, considering the fact that I want to play safe, she has decided to start straff1ng our boss who seems to be giving her the whole attention as it seems now.
Our boss his a nice handsome guy.
Myself and our boss are very close Pal, he knew I'm so close to her but choose to get is own pound of the flesh... Even though he claim he wasn't... But I was privileged to hack and read their chat and got knowledge of their sexcapade...
She still wants an affair with me, she's fuc. k1ng sleeping with two married people in an office. I found this very hurtful, shameful, disgraceful and disgusting... Even though what I'm also doing is terrible... I'm trying to heal and stop this whole affair... I took some days off work to clear my head already.
I'm deeply hurt by her actions, blocked her on all social media handles.
I need matured advice please on how to scale through all this without going back to my vomit looking that we work in same office space and I got to see her every other day.
This story is no fiction... Pls bash me, but don't forget to drop a word of advice for me and probably her.
I'm using a new moniker... I have been an active nairalander... I want to hide my shame.. kindly also ignore my typo... It was done on my phone.
Thank you.
MOD will appreciate if it can get to FP plsssssss.
I think you should find another job and stay away from them as far as possible. If I were in your situation, I would tell my wife and ask for her forgiveness. Better to tell her than for her to find out. However, proceed carefully, especially if your wife is bad tempered.
AN APPEAL!!! Good evening all. Please first of all, take me as your brother and you will see the need to help me. They say a closed mouth is a close destiny. I'm a final year student Unical currently in a very tight situation due to my inability to pay for my final year school fees. Through His grace, I have been able to push myself to this level, therefore, those VILLAGE PEOPLE must not succeed now. Things are piled up for me and all need financial attention...one of the reasons I'm unable to complete my fees. Please I need good spirited Nigerians to help me out. My session's fee is N38,000 and I have only N12,000 seeking N26,000 to balance the amount. Exams starts 16th of this month and definitely I won't be allowed to even go near exam hall if I do not pay my fees. Like I said, reaching this level is all by my effort which I give thanks to God, thus, I must cross the river in spite of challenges.
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And for those who may want to term me 'fraud' I understand so many fraudulent activities go on on the Internet now but why not you wait till I fail to prove myself beyond every reasonable doubt before you conclude I'm a fraudster? Please show some mercy. Nobody derives pleasure in begging.
Again, please help me and God will richly reward each and everyone of you.