The beliefs and pillars of Islam

2021 – Open the City Gates (Ramadan-Prayer-Guide from Frontiers)

 2021 – Ramadan-Prayer-Guide from Frontiers (Open the City Gates)

Ramadan Day 01, History’s greatest movement of Muslims to Christ

Read it here... https://www.facebook.com/WorldChristian/posts/10161048131259745

Ramadan starts tomorrow. Ramadan Prayer Calendar.

Ramadan Day 0 - April 11, 2021

Ramadan starts tomorrow.

During this upcoming month, most of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims will fast from sunup until sundown.

They have a heart to seek and a willingness to sacrifice. They have an awareness of sin and their need for salvation. What they lack is the right roadmap.

Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). 

Over the next month, we will travel in prayer across much of the Islamic world.

Each week will begin with a prominent Muslim region. And, each day, our prayers will get more and more regionally specific. But the purpose behind it all is the same: united, specific, and prevailing prayer for Muslims during this significant month.

As Muslims fast, may they find salvation and redemption in the only One who can ultimately satisfy their hunger – Jesus Christ.

RAMADAN PRAYER CALENDAR 2021.

2021 Ramadan Prayer Guide / Gebedskalender

We want to thank all who contribute to our CCM (Christian Concern for Muslims) Prayer Calendar in sharing about their various ministries and needs.
The following is our South African CCM 30-day Ramadan prayer calendar. Please open the links underneath and pray daily with us during this Ramadan period from 13 April – 12th May 2021.
1. CCM Ramadan Prayer Calendar 2021
2. Look to this International Ramadan Video
3. Another Ramadan Prayer Videos
4. Interested to learn (for free) about how to share the Gospel with Muslims – Training material can be downloaded here

This Muslim says he is a Christ follower!?

For those who want to try to learn how some Muslim's way of debating and thinking works.😳

A New Guy (Country Code showed he is from Nigeria), joined our Al-Kitab Bible Study Group on WhatsApp by our Group's Invite link on [11:39, 4/10/2021] (We called him M?? as he don't provided his name).

We (We Share God's Love) decided to share the thread of our Chat on WhatsApp just for those who want to try to figure out how some Muslim's way of debating and thinking works.😳

His first post: Am sorry if it's wrong to put this on this platform.....am a new comer and I don't know how this page runs........but I can put more light to this verse.........actually am a muslim but a Christ follower.............hope am free to explain the light behind the book of Allah both BIBLE AND QURAN as proof.....??....thanks to everyone

[22:14, 4/10/2021] We Share God's Love: Welcome friend,  did you read the lessons about the Bible?

How can one be a Muslim but a Christ follower? Please explain.

[23:56, 4/10/2021] M??: The Jew practice Islam but disbelieve in Jesus...... believing in Jesus and other prophet is what make us a muslim which is the reason why prophet muhammed was raised as a mercy to the world that we as a muslim must believe in all prophet most expecially Jesus who is telling people to ignore about the world first and seek the kingdom of God before anything................islam has been practice by the Jew but they lack mercy and again full of worldly.............but Jesus the one choosen in the same way Adam is choosen is the one God want us to follow in the way of moral and good deed Cox the book of worship is given to moses while Hadith is the book of Jesus call gospel the epistle of Luke....book of John the Baptist the real choosen.....epistple of Mathew and epistle of James

Hope it's understood sir ?

[07:00, 4/11/2021] We Share God's Love: Will you listen to this video today and give your comment afterwards...

Who is Jesus?

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1727981787463648

[08:10, 4/11/2021] M??: 

Before today I have said so many things about Jesus.............the first everyone need to know is that Jesus is never a flesh but a spirit..........the believe of the Christian is that Jesus is the one who is nailed on the cross........nope.....it's not........Jesus is the word of God....... God himself is not human but a spirit talkless of his word......anything call word are spirit.........even the word of human is spirit Cox the day man refuse to speak again and get laid down it means the spirit is not there again and the moment the spirit that pump us the word is not their then human has died........so the word is a spirit not a flesh.......and this is why the QURAN and the Bible has disagreement concerning the dealth of Jesus.......the QURAN said jesus…

[14:32, 4/11/2021] We Share God's Love: 

My friend, you either use the Bible as a reference, or not. You use one text (Philippians 2:10) Why use one text, but not the rest of the Bible where the historical report tells us that Jesus died on the cross and be resurrected.

Ever think that your version about Jesus (from your tradition and your Book) is WRONG? Because the Bible disagree... How does this work then?

Why not use this Bible Study opportunity to learn more about Jesus according to the Bible.

[16:02, 4/11/2021] M??: 

Do you believe that it is possible for the spirit of God to die...??....its like you are not getting it.........Genesis 3 proof to us that it was a snake that decieve eve in the beginning..........numbers 21 vs 9 again proof that snake was biting the isrealite to dealth untill the isrealite beg moses to help them beg God and Moses does what they said and God said he should make a bronze snake and put it on a pole that who so ever that have been bitten and look unto it will be saved.............this snake is what the flesh you call Jesus came to fulfill,and that's why it was written that

John 3 vs 14 Just as moses lift up the serpent in the wilderness so must the son of man be lift up that who so ever believe In him should not perish...........the snake is wh…

[16:13, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx

Soy brother are u saying we must disregard overwhelming biblical truth that says Jesus became man and dwelt amongst us, and believe that Jesus is only spirit n neva was flesh

[17:40, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx

Brother are you a Christian or a Muslim , coz nothing here makes sense, no reference to to support your views to say the least

[19:32, 4/11/2021] M??: 

It was the spirit that dwell among us......the flesh is specially made just like Adam in the beginning........the flesh is refer to as snake I think I have put reference to it bro

[19:34, 4/11/2021] M??: 

Hello sir, Are you sure of what you are saying or you don't read any of my word here.........stay calm and read and you will see many reference of the BIBLE.............read carefully to see the different between the flesh and the spirit

[20:54, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx

The sign on every mosque; Jesus being the sign of the moon to fulfill the scripture?

What scripture .... can you give a reference on these 2 statements my brother

[21:01, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx

The difference between flesh & Spirit 

Spirit has no flesh & bone ; Spirit can’t be seen; Doesn’t eat; Can’t be felt physically ; To mention only a couple 

Luke 24:39 "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."

The above is the words of Jesus to his deciples,

You said Jesus is never a flesh but a spirit

So please explain Luke 24:39

[21:07, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx 

Luke 24:41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

Luke 24:42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish

Luke 24:43 and he took it and ate it in their presence

[21:12, 4/11/2021] We Share God's Love: 

Friends on this Page (where we try to study the Bible etc.) Please help me with this friend (M??)

He has no intention to learn with us of look to the Bible teaching. 

He  made his own very strange interpretations and mixed Bible and Quran and his own philosophy (which is not at all Biblically sound). Shall we stop it here now, or still give him more opportunity to waiste our time?

[21:17, 4/11/2021] We Share God's Love: Friend (M??), I don't know your name?

you visit our Bible Study Group...

Friends on this Page (where we try to study the Bible etc.) Please help me with this friend (M??)

He has no intention to learn with us of look to the Bible teaching. 

He  made his own very strange interpretations and mixed Bible and Quran and his own philosophy (which is not at all Biblically sound). Shall we stop it here now, or still give him more opportunity to waiste our time?

M??, You must decide, otherwise you will be blocked.

[22:06, 4/11/2021] We Share God's Love:

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.

2 Timothy 3:16‭-‬17 GNB

https://bible.com/bible/296/2ti.3.16-17.GNB

[22:09, 4/11/2021] M??: 

Jesus said to the Jew that John 8 vs 12 I am the light of the world

This world has just two light........the sun and the moon

It is written again that John 1 vs 5  The light shine in the darkness and the darkness could not overcome it

Darkness is refer to as night in Genesis 1................the light that shine in the darkness(night) is nothing than the (moon).............Jesus always make it clear that the father is greater than him........ according to psalm 84 vs 11 the Lord God is the greater God and he is describe as the sun........................ meaning that the Lord God is a sun as a sign while Jesus is the moon.........both sun and the moon are light of this world as sign...........Jesus himself always make it clear and said the father is great…

[22:10, 4/11/2021] M??: 

An-Nur 24:36

فِى بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْءَاصَالِ 

[Such niches are] in mosques which God has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings

get Quran App:https://goo.gl/w6rES

[22:16, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx 

Don’t need app, it think our brother was correct when he earlier suggested that we should rather stop here.

Your interpretations and philosophies are but blasphemous

[22:17, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx 

I still cannot make out wether you’re a Christian or a Muslim , but based on your philosophies you’re definitely NOT a Muslim

[22:25, 4/11/2021] M??: 

Jesus always appear in two form I think you don't watch.......Jesus make it clear that it is I myself which means it was the flesh speakings there

In another place again Jesus is walking on water and his disciples are afraid but Jesus said to them

John 6 vs 20 it is I do not be afraid.......that's the flesh again

But in another place where you will see the spirit is deferent from the flesh

Jesus the spirit make it clear that John 8 vs 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins...................................there is different between it is I and I am he........................it is I is what is always refer to the flesh...........but I am he is what refer to the spirit...........…

[22:27, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx 

Brother you contradicting yourself and are really wasting time here; I think admin should block you or you can respectfully leave the group

[22:28, 4/11/2021] M??: 

I am a follower of the scripture and a muslim

Don't you know a muslim.....??.....this is a Muslim

Al-Baqarah 2:136

قُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ 

Say, [O believers], "We have believed in God and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

[22:28, 4/11/2021] M??: 

What's the contradistinction sir ?

If you want me to stop, I will

Am not here to argue or force anybody to believe

[22:29, 4/11/2021] +27 xxxx

Please rather leave this here...  Jy sal anyway net jouself glo,want wragtag die goed wat jy kwyt raak .....

[11:17, 4/12/2021] We Share God's Love: 

Dankie +27 xxxx, ek hou van jou goeie Afrikaans om dit duidelik te sê. Ons blok hom maar.

[11:21, 4/12/2021] We Share God's Love: 

I blocked this brother M?? because of obvious reasons. I leave this posts from him for a while before I delete it. May be some of you will just try to figure out how a Muslim's way of debating and thinking works.😳

Responds on Muslim's Claim they love Jesus more than Christians.

[THIS POST IS PUT UP TO GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF THE TYPE OF DEBATES ONE HAS TO DEAL WITH IN CONVERSATIONS]

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A Muslim friend send me this video where an Imam claims that Muslims love Jesus very much etc.

He asked me how I will respond to that.

VIDEO...

My Response :

1) Your Imam on the video declared: "Muslims love Jesus very much!"

Very good, then why do Muslims not follow His words according to the Gospels (Injil). - like His sermon on the mount in Matthew 5-7; to love and forgive one's enemies, marriage only between one husband and one wife etc.

2) May be your Jesus that you Muslims love so much (actually "Isa" according to your Quran) is not the same as the Jesus according to the Bible. There He is Yeshua, the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God (yes, this title He used for Himself many times).

3) If your Quran don't agree with that, which one is false? The Bible (that came long before Islam even exist) or the Quran that came long after. (Please, Don't tell me the Bible is corrupt. The Qur'an never said this; this story was only made up because Muslim scholars don't know how to answer the differences of the Quran with the Bible (like the Crucifixion etc.)

👉For further study... #Was_Bible_Corrupted

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Hugh Will Fowles

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Jesus Specifically Said, “I am God”

Jesus Specifically Said, “I am God”

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Lawal Ahmad Isa

Actually, Muslims love Jesus more than the so called Christians. Jesus never called his followers 'Christians'.

Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus peace be upon him. No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus. But our believe in him is different from that of Christians. We believe he is a man, servant and prophet of God which even Bible confirmed it. John 14:24 "... and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which has sent me." Similarly, John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent."

We believe that he was born miraculously without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe. But how Adam and Eve were created? Read Genesis 2:7 and Genesis 2:21-23. We also believe that Jesus gave life to the dead with God's permission. He healed those born blind, and the lepers with God's permission. Because Jesus said " My Father is Greater than I" John 14:28. John 10:29 "My Father is Greater than all". Read also Matthew 12:28.

Muslims do not follow the teaching of Jesus because Jesus was sent to the lost sheep of Israel alone. Although we Muslims follow the authentic teaching of Jesus, Moses and other prophets of God.

1. Jesus taught that there is only One God and Only God should be worshipped as taught in Deut 6:4, Mark 12:29. Muslims also believe this as taught in the Qur’an verse 4:171.

2. Jesus didn’t eat pork as taught in Leviticus 11:7 , and neither do Muslims as taught in the Qur’an verse 6:145.

3. Jesus greeted with the words “as salaamu alaikum” (Peace be with you) in John 20:21. Muslims also greet each other this way.

4. Jesus always said “God Willing” (inshallah), Muslims say this too before doing anything as taught in the Qur’an verses 18:23-24.

5. Jesus washed his face, hands, and feet before praying. The Muslims do the same.

6. Jesus and other prophets of the Bible prayed with their head to the ground (see Matthew26:39). Muslims do too as taught in the Qur’an verse 3:43.

7. Jesus had a beard and wore a throbe. It is Sunnah for Muslim men to do the same.

8. Jesus followed the law and believed in all the prophets, (see Matthew 5:17). Muslims do too as taught in the Qur’an verses 3:84, and 2:285.

9. Jesus’ mother Maryam dressed modestly by fully covering her body and wearing a headscarf (hijab) as found in 1 Timothy 2:9, Genesis 24:64-65, and Corinthians 11:6. Muslim women modestly dress the same as taught in the Qur’an verse 33:59.

10. Jesus and other prophets of the Bible fasted up to 40 days (see Exodus 34:28, Daniel 10:2-6. 1Kings 19:8, and Matthew 4:1-Muslims do so also during the month of Ramadan. Muslims are required to fast the full obligatory 30 days (see Qur’an 2:183), and others take it a step further by fasting an additional 6 days to increase their rewards.

11. Jesus taught to say “Peace to this house” when entering it (see Luke 10:5), and to also greet the people in the house with “peace be unto you”. Muslims do exactly what Jesus did and taught. When we enter our homes and the homes of others we say “Bismillah” and also greet with “as salaamu alaikum” (peace be upon you) as taught in the Qur’an verse 24:61.

12. Jesus was circumcised. Circumcision is 1 of the 5 fitrah in Islam, so Muslim men are required to be circumcised. According to the Bible in Luke 2:21, Jesus was eight days old when he was circumcised. In the Torah, Allah/God stated to the Prophet Abraham that it is an “Everlasting covenant” (see Genesis 17:13). In the Qur’an verse 16:123 Muslims are required to follow the religion of Abraham. The Prophet Muhammad said, “The Prophet Abraham circumcised himself when he was eighty years old.”

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  Lawal Ahmad Isa

   Hi Lawal. Let me clarify. When Adam and Eve sinned God promised that Jesus the Son of God would come as her descend and crush Satan's head (Genesis 3:15). Jesus would come into the world as a man in order to destroy the works of Satan. The rest of the Bible is the story of this promise being fulfilled. The promise was repeated to Abraham with the addition that all nations would be blessed by his seed which was Jesus (Genesis 12:1-3).The law was given to Moses (Exodus 20). The law was actually given to show that mankind was unable to fulfill all the requirements of the law. By Jesus's sacrificial death on the cross He fulfilled all the requirements of the law (Romans 8:4). So that all mankind has to do is to believe on Jesus, believing with your heart that God raised Him from the dead and confessing that Jesus is Lord (Romans 10:9, John 3:16) in order to be saved and guaranteed to go to heaven

  (Luke 23:42-43). Nice talking to you. Thanks.

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    Hugh Will Fowles

    Thanks for your clarification but If the coming of Jesus was to die for the sins of men as you Christians want us to believe, why was he hiding himself from the Jews who wanted to execute him. John 7:1 "After these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him". John 11:53-54 "Then from that day forth, they took counsel together for to put him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples". Mark 7:24 "And from thence, he arose and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon and entered into a house, and would have no man known it, but he could not be hid".

    Similarly, Jesus prayed to be saved from death by God. If he truly came to die for the sins of mankind then why would he be afraid to die. Mark 14:32-46, Matthew 26:36-44, and John 12:27 "Jesus said:" Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father save me from this hour, but it for this cause came I unto this hour ". Jesus who purposely came to the world to die for the sins of mankind cried for God to save him not to killed. Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:35 Jesus said:" Eloi Eloi lamasacthani, which means, my God my God why has thou forsaken me? That means Jesus didn't willing to die.

    No man can die for the sins of another Ezekiel 18:1-30 Deuteronomy 24:16 Psalm 49:7 Jeremiah 31:30. This is because Jesus directly addressed himself as the son of man in 83 places of the Bible. Some of these places where he directly called himself 'Son of man' are: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 12:40, Matthew 24:38, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 10:23, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 8:20, Mark 2:28, Mark 9:31, Mark 10:33, Mark 10:45, Mark 13:34, Mark 14:21, Mark 14:62, Mark 14:41, Luke 6:22, Luke 7:34, Luke 9:44, Luke 9:58, Luke 9:56, Luke 18:8, Luke 17:24, Luke 17:30, Luke 22:22, Luke 27:48, Luke 24:7, John 3:14, John 3:13, John 5:27, John 7:27, John 6:27, John 6:53, John 13:31 etc.

    Jesus said: Matthew 15:24 "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel". And in Matthew 10:5-7 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans, enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand ".

    Put not your trust in princes, in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Psalm 146:3

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    Hi. Jesus came to the world via Israel. He was born into a Jewish family. Born of royal lineage (descendant of King David in Matthew 1). However not all the Jews accepted Him, especially the Jewish leaders (John 1: 1-18). They actually wanted to kill as He told them that He was God. But His time to die as a sacrificIal lamb was not yet. Do He had to hide from them. Some Jews did believe in Him and they followed Him, from the 12 disciples up to the 500 witnesses (1 Corinthians 15). Jesus while He was on the earth was fully God and fully God (Philippians 2:6-11). He referred to Himself as the Son of Man and the Son of God.

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    (John 6:40). The books of Exodus and Leviticus tell at great length the sacrificial system, in order to take away the sins of the Israelites. Now Jesus has offered Himself once and for all, there is no need for animal sacrifices anymore as Jesus paid the price for all mankind's sin (Hebrews 10:1-14). We only need to believe on Him.

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    Hugh Will Fowles

    How can God hide to his creatures if he was really God. No any creatures can harm God. There is not a single clear unequivocal statement in the complete bible where Jesus himself says that I am God)

    Mathew {19:16} And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? {19:17} And he (Jesus) said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is,] God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

    Mathew {23:9} And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. {23:10} Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ.

    Peter testifies that Jesus is a man; Acts {2:22} Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

    Mathew {7:21} Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

    John {17:3} Jesus said: And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

    Mark {12:29} And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is,] Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

    John {5:37} And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

    Jesus (PBUH) response to the Christians in his second coming

    Matthew {7:22} Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? {7:23} And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

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    Hi. Let me tell you the Bible story, which will reveal the message and I hope that this will answer your questions and reveal the message of the Bible.

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  • Hugh Will Fowles

    In the beginning the triune God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1). God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit together as one created the heavens and the earth. Then after making the earth for mankind, God created God created man and woman. They were given the rule of the earth and told to fill the earth. They just had to obey one law that God gave them. However, one of God's created beings Lucifer rebelled against God and was thrown out of God's presence. So Lucifer now called Satan with the angels that followed him went to the earth. And there they tricked the man and woman to disobey God. As God had warned them that death would come to them and the earth, if they disobeyed Him, decay, death and the curse came to them and to the earth. God them a a promise of redemption through the offspring of the woman. God then clothed them by giving the skins to clothe them. Because of this some animals had to be killed and their blood shed. From this point the only way to approach God was by the sacrifice of animals to temporarily atone for their sins, so that they can approach God. This is why Abel's sacrifice was accepted and Cain's was not accepted. Murder and mayhem soon came to the world as mankind multiplied. So God put a temporarily stop to this by flooding the earth, allowing only one family to escape (Noah). From Noah's family mankind began to multiply again. They were supposed to fill the earth, but they tried to become their own God at the Tower of Babel. So God (let Us come down - Genesis 11:7), changed their languages from one into many and scattered them all over the world. Then God chose Abraham to further His plan to redeem all mankind back to Himself. He promised Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3 that he would bless him, give him a land (Israel), give him many descendants (Jesus God he Son as a man would be his descendant) and all the people of the world would be blessed through Abraham. Jesus would be the blessing to the world. Then through Moses God gave the Law to Israel and by extension to all the people of the world (10 commandments). The Law was given to show that it was impossible for mankind to obey God's law. They would always fall short and be in danger of going to hell. The forgiveness for the sins of Israel was only temporarily granted, when the High Priest would do an animal sacrifice with the shedding of the blood at the temple. This and the activities of the the judges of Israel, prophets and kings of Israel, were used by God as pointers to His plan being fulfilled, when Jesus came on the earth. Jesus the Son of God came as a humble man on the earth. He was born to a poor family. He lived among us an an ordinary man (John 1:1-14). He experienced all the things that man would experience and suffer, like tiredness, hunger, sorrow. Jesus though God chose to live as a man among us, His created beings, and to suffer the things at the hands of man. He even had to hide away from the people who wanted to kill Him, as a man. When He openly said that He and the Father are one (John 10:30-39). He knew then that His time to die as a man was not yet then. Then Jesus allowed Himself to be arrested by the Jewish leaders and to be crucified. He died as a sacrificial lamb for all the sins of mankind. So by this act all the sins of mankind past, present and future have been forgiven and wiped out, by any man or women who accepts the offer of forgiveness from God. No animal sacrifices were no longer necessary. Jesus became our temple to come into the presence of God. For this God allowed the temple building to be destroyed by the Romans as foretold by Jesus in Matthew 24. The temple building was no longer necessary and now an Islamic building the Dome of the Rock is built over the place where it used to stand. Jesus stated this in John 4:21-24 when He told the Samaritan woman that God will have worshipers when His worshipers will worship in Spirit and in truth. In verse 21 Jesus said that worshippers will neither worship on the mountain in Samaria or in Jerusalem. Now anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour can worship anywhere in the world, anytime or anyplace. After His death, Jesus rose from the death , defeating the power of death in the process. He stayed in Israel for a further 40 days giving final instructions to His disciples before ascending to the heaven. He told them to spread His good news and disciples of Jesus all over the world. In His place the Holy Spirit was given (Acts 2) to all that believe in Him. Jesus will return to the earth once His good news has been proclaimed to all nations. Not geographical nations but people groups (Matthew 24:14). Then He will judge the earth. Those who rejected the salvation offer of Jesus will be declared guilty for their unforgiven sins and cast into hell. Those who accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour will go to heaven (Ephesians 2:8-9).

    

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  • Lawal Ahmad Isa

    Hugh Will Fowles

    I expect you to tell me a just unequivocal single verse where Jesus said "I am God ". If Jesus can addressed himself as the son of man unambiguously like in the following verses:

    Jesus directly addressed himself as the son of man in 83 places of the Bible. Some of these places where he directly called himself 'Son of man' are: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 12:40, Matthew 24:38, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 10:23, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 8:20, Mark 2:28, Mark 9:31, Mark 10:33, Mark 10:45, Mark 13:34, Mark 14:21, Mark 14:62, Mark 14:41, Luke 6:22, Luke 7:34, Luke 9:44, Luke 9:58, Luke 9:56, Luke 18:8, Luke 17:24, Luke 17:30, Luke 22:22, Luke 27:48, Luke 24:7, John 3:14, John 3:13, John 5:27, John 7:27, John 6:27, John 6:53, John 13:31 etc. If Jesus can addressed himself as the son of man unambiguously in several verses, he could have said it unambiguously to the Nazarenes that he was God.

    Moreover, Jesus is innocent on what you attributed to him because said clearly that he is not God. Jesus says in John 20:17, Gospel [Indeed, God is] my God, and your God.

    Exodus 34:14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

    Mark 12:29, Gospel (For Jesus himself said,) "The first of all the commandments [is], 'Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God - [my God and your God] -is one Lord.'"

    Romans 

    1:21

     - 23, Gospel Because when they knew God, they did not glorify [Him] as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like a corruptible man, and birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

    Deuteronomy 6:4, Torah

    Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God [is] one Lord. Mark 12:32, Gospel For there is [only] one God; and there is no other except Him. Isaiah 44:6, Torah The Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer the Lord of hosts says; "I am the First, and I am the Last; and there is no god beside Me - despite all these verses and others, yet Christians worship Jesus beside God almighty.

    Similarly, the Bible says God doesn't change, even Bible said that : Malachi 3:6 " I am the Lord, and I do not change". John 

    1:18

     Jesus said : "No eye has ever seen God". Also in Exodus 33:20 God says to Moses: "ye cannot see my face, for no man can see me and live". Therefore, how many people saw Jesus, walked with Jesus, and ate with Jesus? Did they all die when they saw Jesus because you said Jesus was fully God on earth.

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    Hugh Will Fowles

    , Lawal Ahmad Isa, you did so much trouble to read all the verses in the Bible to try to proof your points. Why nor read the Bible as the Word of God as it is.

    1) Please start again with the original post. Read it again. You also agreed This Jesus you follow, Isa, is not the Jesus of the Bible (Yeshua, the Son of Man)  To understand what this phrase means, you must read Daniël 7:13,14. Throughout the NT, all your quoted verses, refer to this prophecy in Daniel. Dan 7:27 refer to the coming one, the Messiah. That to Him that Jesus refer when He called Himself "Son of man".

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     About Jesus, Son of man, https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-Son-of-Man.html

    

    GOTQUESTIONS.ORG

    What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man? | GotQuestions.org

    What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man? | GotQuestions.org

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     thanks for you trouble to explain it so clear. It's just such a pity that our friend won't read or accept it; only when God open the veil over his spiritual eyes 2 Cor 4 :3-4

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  Lawal Ahmad Isa... Then may I ask you lastly: If you like the Bible so much (you study and quote all the many verses... or is it only those that support your claims?) Are you willing to accept the rest of the Bible's message about Jesus as well? Especially those parts about Jesus crucifixion and resurrection; Where He says "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life" (John 14:6) and ... "No one comes to the Father except through me" 

  Or John 3:14-18 "14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.                     For God So Loved the World:

  16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.