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Blockbuster About Jesus raises passions
The famous actor-director Mel Gibson film "The Passion of the Christ has finally been released in general after of months of debate. Watched with enormous interest in the U.S., the film caused some cinemas to assume the air of churches. Millions of Christians have queue to see this important work about Jesus (peace be upon him), the corner stone of their beliefs.
One of the most concentrated by film critics is the way that this film is not pure "entertainment", unlike classic Hollywood movies. On the contrary, there is suffering and even torture in a large number of scenes. Christians believe that Jesus was killed by the Romans to be crucified, and Mel Gibson shows what a terrible form of torture and crucifixion of cruelty that went before it were.
The Jewish reaction
The greatest reaction to Mel Gibson's film came from Jews, and indeed is still continues. Why? The answer to that question lies in the history of Christianity as described in the Bible.
According to the Bible, Jesus is the savior of the Jews who had been waiting for centuries, ie the Messiah. When he began to preach his message, however, that both called for the Jewish people to believe in God and also criticized the hypocrisy of several men of religion who enjoyed great prestige among the Jews. For that reason, although a large part of the people Jews came to love Jesus, the men of the religion in question had enormous hostility toward him and decided to create a trap to kill him. It was finally decided a claim against the Romans, who ruled Palestine at the time. Appearing before the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, Jesus said he was told be a king, while his king was Caesar and causing political turmoil. Pilate asked Jesus, and seeing that he had not committed any crime he wanted to release him. The Jewish leaders religious insisted, however. They asked him to be crucified, and Pilate accepted that demand. Still according to the Bible, the Jews who were actually responsible for the decision to execute Jesus.
This led to some Christians harbor a hatred of the Jews throughout history. One reason for the rise of anti-Semitism, or hatred of Jews is that Christians see Jews as "murderers of Christ."
The reaction of Jewish leaders from the film Mel Gibson in recent months has been that the film has revived the concept, which has continued over the past 2,000 years. In many scenes in the film hatred and anger of some Jewish religious figures to represent Jesus. This is an important point of conflict that divides Christianity and Judaism, which have much in common, and even placed in opposition to one another.
The truth revealed in the Quran
However, there is a most important truth behind the current debate on Jesus among the Jews and Christians.
This truth is revealed in the Koran. According to the verses of God Almighty, Jesus was not actually to death by being crucified. The Jews set a trap for him, but God foiled that trap with a miracle and rescued Jesus, with another person to be crucified in his place. This truth is described in Surat An-Nisa ':
And [because of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the Messenger of God." They do not killed and crucified him, but it was made to seem so to them. Those who argue about him are in doubt. They have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture. But it certainly did not kill him. (Qur'an, 4:157)
The expression, "which did not kill him and crucified him," reveals that Jesus was not dead and crucified. The following statement also contains very important information: the person was not crucified Jesus, but another person, which makes the crucifixion I thought he was Jesus. That was because this person looked like Jesus, or made to look like him. (Only God knows for sure.)
This information in the Koran has been the subject of debate between Christians and Muslims for hundreds of years. Christians say Jesus was crucified before hundreds of witnesses, that the Gospels Christians and others agree on this, and this is a certain truth and reliably believed by millions over hundreds of years.
The fact is, But some Christians have also accepted the fact that Jesus was not crucified.
The Christians did not believe in the Crucifixion
Christians have given different answers to the question of who was who was crucified. These possessed a belief regarded as "heretics" according to Catholic doctrine. This movement is known as "Docetism."
The most important information about the document comes Docetism haereses Adversus (Contra Herecies) written by the priest Irenaeus (115-202) at the end of the century. Irenaeus refers to Basilides, one of the representatives of this movement. According to Irenaeus, Basilides, a historian Alexandria, insisted in his writings between 130 and 150 CE that Jesus was not crucified. He said that someone, a certain Simon of Cyrene was crucified and God had miraculously changed the appearance of Simon to resemble Jesus, and that the Jews and Romans who thought they were crucifying Jesus himself. Basilides even wrote that Jesus saw that Simon of Cyrene was crucified, and then walked away and was resurrected to life in the presence of God. (William Smith, D., a volume Dictionary Christian Biographies, 1, p. 768)
Where this information could have come from Basilides? According to the writings of a century Christian theologian 3, Clement of Alexandria (150-215), Basilides claimed to have received secret information. According to his account, an individual call Glaucius, who had acted as an interpreter of Simon Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus, he learned the secret of Peter, and his ear is Basilides. Basilides wrote a new "Bible", in which the gospels were corrected in the light of information received from Glaucius.
Basilides was not the only Docetist to support this claim. Besides him, several individuals or sects regarded as "heretics" by the Church also supports the view that Jesus was not crucified, but was replaced by someone bearing a resemblance to him. Was Christ really crucified? The Christian writer Faris al-Qayrawani writes:
In the year 185 AD, a sect of the descendants of the priests of Thebes, who embraced Christianity affirms that "God forbid that Christ was crucified. He rose safely to the sky. "Also in the year 370 AD a hermetic Gnostic sect that denied the crucifixion of Jesus taught that He" did not was crucified, but it seemed to the spectators who crucified him. "Again, in 520 AD Severus, bishop of Syria, fled to Alexandria, where he met with a group of philosophers teaching that Jesus Christ was not crucified but only appeared to people nailed on the cross. By the year 610 Bishop John, son of the governor of Cyprus, began to proclaim that Christ was not crucified but that only seemed so to the spectators who crucified him. (Faris al-Qayrawani, was Christ Crucified right?, Villach: Light of Life, 1994, p. 23)
From the 4th century, however, when the stranglehold of the Catholic Church was established Docetists disappeared like the other movements considered as "heretics." The teaching that Jesus was crucified confirmed its place as a fundamental tenet the Christian world by being imposed by the Church.
Humanity only learned the truth about this issue through the revelation of the Koran to the prophet Muhammad. In the Qur'an God has revealed this about Jesus:
"… Do not kill him and crucified him, but it was made to seem so to them …" (Quran 4:157)
The life of Jesus in the Quran
According to historical records of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jesus lived about 2,000 years ago. He was a chosen messenger of God and is held in honor both in the world and the Hereafter. The Gospel of Matthew says he was born either during the Herod's reign over a period of regime change (4 BC). According to the Gospel of Luke, who was born during the reign of Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD), when there was a census that took place in Judea (6 CE). This information can not be verified. However, experts analyzing various sources believe that Jesus was born around 7-6 BCE.
The true religion brought by Jesus, God's chosen Messenger who was rewarded with Paradise and special gifts, there is now day. However, it does so only in name, since it has been manipulated and falsified. Similarly, the revelation given to Jesus by God exists only in name and course not in its original, by the Christian scriptures have been manipulated and altered. Since we can not acquire any real knowledge about Jesus from this source, we address the only source that can provide true: the Qur'an, God promised to protect until the Last Day. The Qur'an reveals much about the birth Jesus, life, examples of his encounters with other people, the situation of those living around them, and many other topics. It also provides many examples of efforts to invite the Jewish people to faith. The Qur'an relates the following words of Jesus:
"I come confirming the Torah I find already there, And to make lawful for you some of what was previously prohibited to you. I brought a sign from your Lord. Fear God and obey me. God is my Lord and your Lord to worship him. That is a straight path. "(Quran 3:50-51)
Only a few Jews answered his call and became his followers. The Qur'an reveals the existence of these devout believers as follows:
When Jesus perceived their unbelief, he asked: "Who will be my helpers for [the sake of God]? "The disciples said:" We are helpers of God. We believe in God. Bear witness that we are Muslims. Our Lord, we believe in what Thou hast revealed and have followed the Messenger, so write us down among the witnesses. "(Quran 3:52-53)
According to the New Testament Jesus traveled to every corner of Palestine, with his 12 disciples to call people to faith. On this trip, God allowed him to perform many miracles. He healed the sick and disabled people cured of leprosy, brought sight to those who had been blind from birth, and raised the dead. The Qur'an reveals these miracles in following verses:
"I brought a sign from your Lord. I will create the shape of a bird of clay for you and then breathe into it, and will a bird with God's permission. I will heal the blind and lepers and bring the dead to life, God's permission. I'll tell you what you eat and what you keep at home. It is a sign you in that if you believe. "(Quran 3:49)
Remember when God said, "Jesus son of Mary, remember My blessing to you and your mother when I reinforced with the purest spirit so that you can talk to people in the cradle and when fully developed, and when I taught you the Scripture Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, and creating a bird-shaped clay by My permission, and then blew into it and became a bird by My permission, and cured the blind and the leper by My permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My permission, and when I restrained the Children of Israel that, when brought clear evidence that who disbelieved exclaimed: 'This is nothing but downright magic. " "(Quran 5:110)
Jesus performed great miracles, and many people are impressed for them. However, he always claimed that these miracles happened only by the will of God and, according to the Bible, he always told people that he healed: "Your faith has saved you." In response, the people praised the Lord when they saw his miracles:
Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then went up the mountain and sat down. Great Crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and put at his feet. And he healed them. People were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the well done crippled, the lame walk, and the blind seeing. And he praised the God of Israel. (Matthew 15:29-31)
Despite increasing obstacles, and in particular, among people who suffer from oppression and cruelty, the number of believers began to rise. At that time, Jesus and his disciples had wandered through all the towns and cities on earth. Meanwhile, the priests and scribes (scribes) began to scheme and plot against Jesus, who had been saying about the evils inherent in the traditions that have promoted for years, reminding them deviations in the order they had set up and call them to believe only in God and live for him. (Luke 22:1-2, John 11:47-53)
Like all other prophets, Jesus called his people to believe in God, to submit wholeheartedly to Him, to live by their good will, to refrain from sin and evil and do good. He reminded them of the impermanence of life and the proximity of death, and told them they would have to answer for all their actions in the afterlife. He called to worship only fear God and only he and mind. The Bible also contains many tips and educational materials (Mashal) in this regard. According to the New Testament, Jesus advised those who were "short of faith", he brought them the good news of God's eminent domain and asked to seek forgiveness from God. This domain is Jews rule is expected to be established when the Messiah came, a rule that would bring renewed faith and deliverance.
Jesus remained faithful to the Mosaic law (The commandments of the Torah) and reprimanded the Jews for straying from them or their practice hypocritical. According to the New Testament, he said: "If you believe Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote of me "(John 5:46). Jesus called people to return to the Torah. The Gospel of Matthew records its intention to comply with the law of Moses (the holy law "):
I have not come to destroy but to fulfill. (Matthew 5:17)
Who for therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does and teaches these commands will called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:19)
The Quran says the following about Jesus:
[Jesus said] "I come confirming the Torah I find already there, and to make lawful for you some of what was previously prohibited to you. I brought a sign from your Lord. Fear God and obey me. "(Quran 3:50)
THE ACCOUNTS OF THE CRUCIFIXION CONFLICT IN THE GOSPELS
Christians today believe in the Holy Book known as the New Testament. Many sections of this book call people to believe and worship God in a more sincere and recommend excellent moral principles. In this sense, much of the New Testament is compatible with the Koran. Therefore Muslims and Christians have a lot of common beliefs and believe in them moral values. This is an important truth, which represents the basis for the establishment of dialogue and cooperation between the two religions.
However, God also reveals in the Qur'an that two fundamental teachings in the New Testament are wrong.
The first is the belief that Jesus was crucified and it was a "sacrifice" for all mankind.
The second is the claim that Jesus is the "son of God." (God is clearly beyond that. Far exalted is He who has a child.)
An interesting point is that the statements contained in the gospels regarding these two beliefs are actually contradictory.
The Four Gospels
The New Testament contains four separate "Gospels" that describe life and ministry of Jesus. The first three of these, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are largely parallel. They are thus described as the "synoptic" gospels of the Christian tradition. (The word "synoptic" means "take the same view, and described the outlook for the first three Gospels.) Despite being the second gospel in the Old Testament, the oldest is the Gospel of Mark. It is accepted that Matthew and Luke used the Gospel according to St. Mark as a source when writing their own gospels, making some additions to it.
The Fourth Gospel is John, and this is very different from the line taken by Synoptic Gospels. Some events described by John does not appear in the synoptic gospels, or described in the opposite direction. Moreover, an event described by John is described completely different from the way it appears in the synoptic gospels.
Contradictory descriptions of the Crucifixion
As we have said, is revealed in the Koran that the person who was crucified was not Jesus, but by a miracle of God, someone like Jesus was crucified and escaped the trap.
The gospels of the New Testament insist that it was Jesus who was crucified. However, their accounts of the crucifixion of conflict with each other to a much greater than in any other subject.
There are huge differences on this issue, both among the synoptic gospels and John. The story begins with the Last Supper of Jesus and the disciples and continues with his arrest and trial is the subject of considerable contradiction between the gospels. Let us now examine the main points of these contradictions:
o The synoptic gospels maintain that there was a "ceremony of bread and wine at the Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples. However, John never mentions this. Instead, he makes an entirely different claim that he washed his disciples feet as an expression of love and respect.
o There is a discrepancy similar with respect to the arrest of Jesus by the Romans. According to the complaint in the Synoptic Gospels, Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus by indicating to the Romans. According to John, Jesus was delivered. The answers given by Jesus to Judas also described contradictorily: According to Matthew, he said to Judas, "Friend, Do what you came for ", while according to John there was no dialogue between the two.
or there is also disagreement over what the disciples did after the arrest of Jesus. According to Matthew, the disciples all fled, and only Peter saw Jesus from afar. Mark describes the curious detail of how only "a young man, clad only in a garment of" eyes on Jesus, and how it was captured but escaped and fled clothing. As Matthew, Luke writes that only Peter saw Jesus. Juan, meanwhile, writes that Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus.
or responses to Asked who judged Jesus are also different. The synoptic gospels describe how he was tried by the Jewish Supreme Court (the Sanhedrin). According to John, Jesus was judged not by the Sanhedrin, but by Caiaphas, the high priest of that time, and his father-in-law Annas.
or the trial of Jesus the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, is also described very differently. According to the synoptic gospels, Jesus did not answer the charges brought against him by Pilate, saying only "Yes, as you say," when asked if he was the king of the Jews. Juan, however, says that Jesus made a long answer to Pilate, in a detailed statement saying, "My kingdom is not of this world … But now my kingdom is from another place."
o Who took the cross is also clear. The Synoptic Gospels writes that a man named Simon of Cyrene was, while John states that Jesus was himself.
or thieves who were crucified with Jesus also described differently, like the last words of Jesus.
o The Gospels describe also the time of the crucifixion differently. According to the synoptic gospels, was on the second day of Passover. According to John, was a day before Easter.
It is clear that these differences reveal an interesting picture.
This is due to these events, which include the last day in the life of Jesus since the Last Supper to the crucifixion took place, according to Christian tradition, before hundreds of witnesses. With the exception of the Last Supper, accompanied only by the disciples, they must all have taken place before large crowds. According to the Gospels, Jesus's arrest took place before hundreds of Romans and Jews. Again according to the Gospels, the crucifixion took place in Jerusalem, in the eyes of the population.
So why is that there are discrepancies between the accounts of these events that occurred in front of many eyewitnesses?
The answer is clear: The reason for these discrepancies in the accounts of the crucifixion is that the story is based on an error. It was Jesus who was crucified. God saved this blessed prophet of the trap set for him.
Did Jesus not die but is in God's Presence
The Qur'an reveals that the unbelievers devised a plot to take the life of Jesus. However, have failed, for the Koran concerns:
They unbelievers [] planned and planned God. But God is the best of planners. (Qur'an, 3:54)
As the verses reveal are plotted and moved to kill Jesus. However, his plan failed and ended up killing a similar appearance. During this event, God raised Jesus to his presence:
And [because of] their saying, "We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the Messenger of God." It killed him and crucified him, but was made to seem so to them. Those who argue about him are in doubt. They have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture. But certainly not killed. (Qur'an, 4:157)
The next verse says the following about the ascension of Jesus:
God raised him to himself. God is Almighty, Wise. (Qur'an, 4:158)
The reality revealed in the verse is clear. Those who tried to kill Jesus was not successful. The expression, "but was made to appear as a "reveals this fact. God showed them a similar appearance and raised Jesus up to His presence. Our Lord also reveals that those who made the claim had no knowledge of the truth.
Jesus was not dead.
The truth, clearly stated in the Koran and Hadith (sayings) the Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace), is that Jesus is alive and will return to Earth in recent times.
Jesus will return to Earth
The theme of Jesus' return to land has been of great interest in the world in recent weeks. In order to know the truth of the matter, of course, a needs assessment of the signs in the Koran.
There is strong evidence in the Quran about the second coming of Jesus. This can be set as follows:
1. "… I'm going to put people who follow you above those who are unbelievers until the Day of Resurrection …"
The first verse indicating the return of Jesus is:
When God said: "Jesus, I will take you back and lift it up to me, and purify those who you are infidels. And I'm going to put people who follow you above those who are unbelievers until the Day of Resurrection. Then all back to me, and judge with you about the things that differ. (Qur'an, 3:55)
God mentions that a group of true followers of Jesus dominate the unbelievers until the day of the Resurrection. Jesus had many followers during his tenure on Earth and, with his ascension, the religion he was brought quickly degenerated. Over the next two centuries, those who believe in Jesus were oppressed because they had no political power. Therefore, we can not say that the early Christians dominated the infidels in the direction indicated by the verse given above.
Today, Christianity is so far from its original state no longer seems to religion taught by Jesus. In this case, "And I will make the people who follow you above those who are unbelievers until the Day of Resurrection" carries a message clear: There must be a group of followers of Jesus that will exist until the last day. This group will emerge in his second coming, and those who follow him at that time dominated the infidels until the last day.
2. "It is one of the people of the book you will not believe in him before he died …"
In the Qur'an, we read that:
It is one of the People of the Book who do not believe in him before he dies, and the Day of Resurrection, [Jesus] be a witness against them. (Qur'an, 4:159)
The phrase "is not one of the People of the Book who do not believe in him before he died" is very interesting. Some scholars believe that "he / she" in this verse refers to the Qur'an instead of Jesus, and so understood in the sense that the People of the Book believe in the Quran before dying. However, it is indisputable that the same word in the last two verses refers to Jesus.
Another point that we have here is that do with the interpretation of "before dying." Some believe this means for the People of the Book "have faith in Jesus before his own death." Of According to this view, everyone from the People of the Book will definitely believe in Jesus before he or she dies. But until now, millions of people of the Book have lived and died without believing in Jesus. Therefore, the verse does not speak of death in this group, but instead of the death of Jesus. In the end, the reality revealed by the Koran is as follows: "Before Jesus died, all the people of the Book will believe in him."
This can only be possible with the return to Earth of Jesus and all the people of the Scripture with faith in him during this second life. This is actually the promise in the hadiths. (Only God knows for sure.)
3. "It's a time signal … "
In the Qur'an, we are informed of Jesus' return to Earth. This verse says that Jesus is a sign of the Hour:
He [Jesus] is a sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about it. But follow me. This is a straight path. (Quran, 43:61)
The great scholars of Islam interpret this pronoun refers to Jesus, a view based on other Koranic verses and hadiths. In his commentary, Hamdi Muhammad Elmalili Jazeera writes:
There is no doubt that [Jesus] is a sign of the Hour, which states that the Hour will come, that the dead will be resurrected and stand, because the miracle of the second coming of Jesus and his miracle of raising the dead, along with his revelation that the dead will rise, proving that the Day of Judgement is real. According to the hadith, its arrival is a sign of the last day. (Muhammad Hamdi Elmalili Jazeera, Kuran-i Kerim Tefsiri (Qur'an Tafsir); www.kuranikerim.com / telmalili / zuhruf.htm)
Jesus lived six centuries before the revelation of the Koran. Therefore we can not consider his life for the first time as a sign of Judgement Day. The verse says that Jesus again towards the end of time or, in other words, during the last period of time before the Day of Judgement. In that context, his return is a sign of impending arrival time. (God knows best.)
4. "He will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel."
The verses 45-48 of Sura 3 reveal that God will teach Jesus the "Book", the Torah and the Gospel. Obviously, the book in question is very important. The same expression is also used in the following verse:
Remember when God said, "Jesus son of Mary, remember My blessing for you and your mother when I reinforced you with the purest spirit so that you can talk to people in the cradle and when grown in full, and when I taught Scripture and Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel. "(Quran 5:110)
When we examine the form "book" is used here, we see that refers to the Qur'an in both cases. The verses reveal that after the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospel, the Koran is the final divine book. Another verse uses "Book" to denote the Qur'an, after mentioning the Torah and the Gospel. (Qur'an, 3:2-3)
In this case, the Koran is the third book that Jesus will teach. But this is only possible when you return to Earth, because he lived 600 years before the revelation of the Koran. The hadiths also reveal that Jesus will rule with the Koran, not the Gospel, in his second coming. This corresponds to the meaning of the verse. (Allah knows best.)
5. "The image of Jesus God's eyes is the same as Adam. "
The verse "The image of Jesus in the light of God is the same as Adam." (Qur'an, 3:59) may also signal the return of Jesus. Muslim scholars who have written Qur'anic commentaries point out that this verse indicates the fact that both Prophets not have a father, because God created both with the command "Be!" However, the verse could also have another meaning: As Adam was sent to Earth from the presence of God, Jesus could be sent to the Land of God's presence during the End Times. (Only God knows for sure.)
6. "… The day I was born, the day I die, and the day I am raised alive again …"
Sura Maryam also mentions Jesus " death in the following verse:
[Jesus said] "Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day he is raised again with life. "(Qur'an, 19:33)
When this verse is considered in relation to Surah Al `Imran verse 55, an important reality emerges: While the Sura Al Imran "states that Jesus was resurrected to the presence of God and does not mention that he died or was killed, Surah Maryam speaks of the day they are going to die. This second death can only be possible after his return and life on Earth for a period of time. (Only God knows for certain.)
7. "You could … talk to people in the cradle and when fully grown … "
Another piece of evidence for the return of Jesus is the word Kahlan, used Surat al-Ma'ida 5:110 and Surah Al `Imran 3:46. These verses say:
Remember when God said, "Jesus son of Mary, remember My blessing to you and your mother when I reinforced with the purest spirit so that you can talk to people in the cradle and when grown in full (Kahlo) … "(Quran 5:110)
He speaks to people in the cradle, and also when fully grown (Kahlo), and is one of the righteous. (Qur'an, 3:46)
Kahlo, who is used only in these two verses, only in reference to Jesus and to express the adult life of Jesus means "someone between the ages of 30 and 50, someone that is no longer young, someone who has reached the perfect age. "Islamic scholars agree that denotes the age of 35 years or more. They base their views on a hadith reported by Ibn 'Abbas that Jesus was raised to the presence of God in his 30 years of age, and to live for 40 years, when he comes again. Therefore suggest that this verse is a test for the return of Jesus, from his old age will occur after his second coming. (Muhammed Khalil Herran, Fasl Maqal fi al-raf `i` Isa Qatlihi nuzulihi Hayyan wa wa ad-Dajjal (Cairo: Maktabat as-Sunna, 1990), 20.)
In short, the miracle of the second coming of Jesus, revealed in a large number of hadiths, also mentioned in the Koran.
Jesus did not die, and return to Earth again.
THE ERROR Trinity Christian
The Qur'an specifically points to positive beliefs and moral characteristics of Christians. God has revealed to Muslims, Christians are " people caring for those who believe "and not" arrogant. "(Qur'an, 5:82) According to Islam, Christians are not deniers, but they are a people of Scripture, along with the Jews. In other words, people faithful who believe in the earlier revelations of God.
However, the Qur'an is a sign of a great error by Christians. That is the error of the Trinity, the attribution of divinity of Jesus. God warns Christians in this regard in the Qur'an:
People Paper! Do not go to excess in your religion. Do not say nothing but the truth about God. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the Messenger of God and His Word that lay on Mary and a Spirit of him. Believe in God and His Messengers. Do not say: "Three." It is better to stop it. God is one God. It is too glorious to have a baby! Everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to him. God suffices as a protector. (Qur'an, 4:171)
In fact, when you look at the historical facts can see that the Trinity is a myth that Christianity entered at a later date.
Monotheism: The Essence of Christianity
Christianity was born originally among the Jews living in Palestine. All around him, who believed in Jesus were Jews and lived according to the laws of Moses. The most fundamental of Judaism was monotheism, the belief in one God.
However, Christianity began to grow in different place after the ascent of Jesus to God's presence and its spread from the Jewish world in the pagan. monotheistic belief, the essence of the law of Moses, underwent a major change and Christians began regarding Jesus as divine.
The belief in the "Trinity" emerged at the end of this process. This concept describes, for Christians, the three-way belief in God as "Father, Son and Holy Spirit." The Trinity is one of the fundamental conditions for traditional Christian faith. The belief in the Trinity refers to our Lord Almighty, from a superstitious, and it is a misconception that attributed divinity to Jesus, sent by God to humanity a prophet. Despite hosting a large number of inconsistencies and to be totally incompatible with monotheism, it occupies a central role in the system of Christians "Corrupt beliefs. Someone who does not believe in the Trinity, and therefore, that Jesus is the Son of God, is not considered as a true Christian by the supporters of traditional Christianity.
The pressure on those who denied the Trinity
An interesting point is that the various people and movements that have opposed belief held in the Trinity and that Jesus was merely a prophet of God were under great pressure during the course of Christian history. These monotheists fiercely opposed those who said that Jesus was the son of God, and openly declared that it was "attributable partners" to God. For this reason, they were hundreds of years ago described as "heretics" and even "enemies of Christianity," and those who supported them met with the same host. However, those who believe in oneness of God have always been a minority in comparison with the proponents of the Trinity in the Christian world.
Even the neutrals who have researched the subject have established that real Christianity is the monotheistic Christianity that was suppressed in history. Much of the Bible independent researchers, which began in the 18th century, in particular, the conclusion that the Trinity, confession of sins and other Christian dogma had no place in true Christianity. In their studies the Old and New Testament and other Christian sources, experts have revealed that traditional Christianity has very different characteristics to the time of Jesus, and was in the form of centuries after that time.
Christians who have denied the Trinity
It is under the influence of these sources that some Christian sects today reject the Trinity. The Unitarian Church, for example, which maintains the churches around the world, is a Christian community that the main rejects the belief in the Trinity. Although may hold different points of view, members of that congregation who denies that Jesus is the Son of God and say that Christianity requires belief in one God. Many of them emphasize the incorrectness of the assertion that Jesus was crucified to redeem the sins of the world.
One can find opponents Trinity among Christians of different churches and different trends. Opponents of the Trinity are growing in number, particularly in America, every day and there is a rapidly growing number of people who are openly expressing the truth in the Christian world. Among them, the "Church of God" is particularly noteworthy. Herbert W. Armstrong, the founder of the church, maintains that the Trinity is a pagan doctrine which entered Christianity from pagan cultures.
The most remarkable in this regard is that there is no trace of belief in the Trinity, portrayed as the foundation of Christianity, anywhere in the Bible. Apparently, neither in the Old Testament sacred book of the Jews, nor in the New Testament, the Christian sacred text. The belief in the Trinity on the interpretation of a series of statements in the Bible, and the very word first used by Theophilus of Antioch in the late 2nd century. This belief became fully incorporated into the Christian faith long after that. For that reason, researchers of the Bible and those who oppose the Trinity focus on the questions of "Should not the belief in the Trinity, described as the basis of the Christian religion, openly stated in the Bible? "and" If this belief were really true, have not spoken openly of Jesus it? "The answer they offer is clear: No belief that does not appear openly in the Bible and therefore unknown to the first Christians can form the basis of Christianity. This is not a myth which formed after Jesus and under the influence of Greek culture. It has nothing to do with the essence of Christianity.
This truth emerges from a careful reading of the Bible.
The basis of the Bible is also "The belief in a God"
It is revealed in the Qur'an Jesus delivered the following message to the Jews:
… "O tribe of Israel, serve God, my Lord and your Lord …" (Qur'an, 5:72)
The words of Jesus calling the unity of God is present even in the New Testament Gospels, which were exposed to distortion and falsification. For example, Jesus said a teacher of the law asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" As "The most important is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all thy mind and with all your forces. (Mark 12:28-30)
The next step, again from the Gospel according to Mark, Jesus shows that not only avoids the ascription of divinity him, but even the praise of him:
When Jesus was on his way, a man ran up to him and knelt before him. "Teacher good, "he asked, what should I do to inherit eternal life? "" Why call me good? "Jesus replied." No one is good but God alone. "(Mark 10:17-18)
In fact, this passage alone is sufficient to demonstrate that belief in the Trinity is a violation of the New Testament. Rejecting praise and stressing that only God is worthy of praise Jesus openly declared that he too was a servant of God.
In fact, Jesus is a prophet of God, sent to tell people of the oneness of God following the corruption of the revelation brought by Moses and that there is no other god but him. He appealed to the Jews, who had corrupted the true religion brought by Moses, to abandon their traditions and superstitions, fanatical and presented solely God. This message of Jesus to the children of Israel is evident in both the Qur'an:
And when Jesus came with clear proofs, he said, "I come to you with Wisdom and to clarify some of the things about which they differed. So fear God and obey me. God is my Lord and your Lord for worship. This is a straight path. "(Quran 43:63-64)
"I come confirming the Torah I find already there, and to make lawful for you something that was previously prohibited to you. I brought a sign from your Lord. Fear God and obey me. God is my Lord and your Lord! then!. That is a straight path. "(Quran 3:50-51)
It is the duty of Muslims, Christians, Jews and everyone in the world to abide by this divine call.
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