I Am Enjoying Being A Muslim

@LadyGrace Yes, it's true that in Islam we don't recognize Jesus (peace be upon him) as divine, but we do love him as one of the mightiest prophets and messengers of God, he is the Messiah, and his mother was virgin and his birth was miraculous.

I do respect your beliefs even though our interpretations of the Bible differ. You mentioned that Jesus said the he was the truth and the life, are you sure that Jesus exactly said that?

@Madeleine Yes. Scripture confirms that. Also, in John 3:15
Jesus says that no one comes to the Father, but by Me.

@LadyGrace True, but this is in English. We both know that Jesus never spoke English, he spoke Aramaic.

@LadyGrace We don't have to agree to understand each other.

Messiah comes from the Hebrew word mashiach and means “anointed one” or “chosen one.” It does not mean Savior. According the Jewish doctrine, the Messiah or the one who's chosen by God should never be killed or crucified, that's why they were keen to have Jesus (peace be upon him) crucified to "prove" that he wasn't the Messiah. Muslims believe that Jesus (peace be upon him) was never crucified, that's why he is the Messiah, and he will return to earth before the day of judgement. He will kill the anti-Christ or the false messiah and Jesus, the true Messiah will rule the world justly and according to God's law for number of years, before he dies a natural death just like any human being.

Jesus (peace be upon him) never said that he came to die for our sins, but to convey God's message. He only called the children of Israel to worship the One God, and to do good deeds in order for them enter the Kingdom of God, or Heaven.

@Madeleine These are not the teachings in God's Word, You live by the Koran. I'm sorry. I will just have to disagree on this and move on. I do wish you the best, however.

@LadyGrace Yes, I believe that the Quran is the word of God. But a lot of what I said is mentioned in the Bible, like in [Matthew 19:17]
[quote]"Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. [b]If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.[/b]"[/quote]

Here Jesus denied that he was god, and taught that if we want to enter heaven, we must keep the commandments, which is the law. He did not say, believe that I will die for your sins.

oh I'm Muslim. I was raised around Muslims, just not in a Muslim family per se. My biological father and bubbi were both Muslims. My mom was Christian. I wanted to know more about your story.

@darktippedrose My parents are both practicing Muslims. I don't have a particular story other than my journey that is ongoing to learn what being a Muslim really means.

@Madeleine alhamdullilah. you are learning. We are all works in progress, like I tell one of my daughters.

@Greenbare it freed my mind from depression it lightened my path to success I shall die muslim and peace be upon all muslims