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A priest, a rabbi, an imam and an atheist walk into a bar. The priest sits down and begins praying that God will perform a miracle and place a drink in front of him.
The rabbi does the same. The imam prays that God will not allow him to be tempted though that drink sounds good). The atheist simply sits at the bar and flags down the bartender. When no drink appears the priest exclaims 'God must be testing my faith!' and prays harder. The rabbi ponders for a moment and then says 'He must be punishing me for something from the past.' The imam looks with a sign of relief and says, 'Thankfully I did not have to defile myself!'. The atheist rolls his eyes, orders a drink and when gets it replies 'Well, I guess if this God of yours exists, I'm his favorite!"
Jesus said..."those who do the will of the Father shall enter paradise"
It is a self fulfilling paradox...
"Those who do not (have nothing to enter) will not (because it has not been made)"
And how it is done is part of the key to it standing forever....
Sinlessly Putting back a plant... is the cornerstone the bent builders forgot about....and putting down their engraven idol...and making Wars..and oppressing people needs to end....... now it is coming to the judgment of God...And the first thing they do is Go to war by any means necessary...even lies!
While holding a plant as contrabann out of the peoples right to sow...and know...it is part of the Kingdom of God....as God said...it is Good...Jesus said..."it is all Good when taken with thanksgiving"...and so nothing is to be omitted that God made Good in the kingdom of God...smile
1. A person has to believe in or accept the existence of either a paradise or a hell or a combination of the two.
2. A person has the right to define what a paradise or a hell is, only to realize that whatever concocted definition will be personal and cannot be applied universally.
3. Similarly, a person's beliefs cannot be applied universally. Just because "you" say that there is a heaven or a hell does not make it so.
4. Interestingly, of all the religions that have existed on Earth (and known about or studied), only one claimed that paradise had already descended to Earth: early Christianity.
But thanks to Charlemagne and his ilk, Christianity was so vastly altered that it has now rejected the claim of the Christ: the Kingdom of God has come. Modern Christianity now joins the never-ending chorus of "the Kingdom of God is coming--but only if we are righteous (whatever that means)--and only for a select worthy few.
5. So, other than giving God a different name, the Jews, the Moslems, and the Christians are all in the same boat, trying to outdo each other in denouncing the others and promoting their own righteous self-worth.
1. A person has to believe in or accept the existence of either a paradise or a hell or a combination of the two.
No. Every person has to believe in both
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2. A person has the right to define what a paradise or a hell is, only to realize that whatever concocted definition will be personal and cannot be applied universally.
-And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
-I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
-Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.
-And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors,so let them not ask Me to hasten on!
-And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
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4. Interestingly, of all the religions that have existed on Earth (and known about or studied), only one claimed that paradise had already descended to Earth: early Christianity.
but I think what you talk about is in OT ?!
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5. So, other than giving God a different name, the Jews, the Moslems, and the Christians are all in the same boat, trying to outdo each other in denouncing the others and promoting their own righteous self-worth.
Misconception: ONLY one God send messangers and prophets to remind people of purpose of their existence.
Current Jews belief is according to Ezra (not Moses){you can read about Moses death in Torah supposed to be written by him} while Current christian's belief is according to Paul (Not Jesus himself) and you can conclude that bible"s" ( were hundreds in first 300 ys after Jesus ) has no single word about so called "trinity"
-And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
-I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
-Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.
-And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors,so let them not ask Me to hasten on!
-And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
but I think what you talk about is in OT ?!
Misconception: ONLY one God send messangers and prophets to remind people of purpose of their existence.
Current Jews belief is according to Ezra (not Moses){you can read about Moses death in Torah supposed to be written by him} while Current christian's belief is according to Paul (Not Jesus himself) and you can conclude that bible"s" ( were hundreds in first 300 ys after Jesus ) has no single word about so called "trinity"
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