I am a Muslim; christians would you please help me?

Question

I respect christianity as much as i respect my own religion but i have some questions so please try to answer them in HATE-FREE MODE!

1)Do you think jesus will come back?
2)Is there any verse in bible in which jesus himself said that he was son of god?
3)If jesus was god then why he have to come to world and die for the sins of christians; he already is God and he dont need to do that because he can remove anyones sins without dying.
4)How many types of bibles are there? I mean do Protestants have different bible? Catholics different? in total how many are their?

Please these are just questions i just want to increase my knowledge...

hauspooie says each bible for each sect?

thirstin says one bible for all?

who is correct?

Now brian says that god sent his son to die for our sins... will anyone send his son to die?

Answer 1

No I do not.
No.
Self Sacrifice and he alledgedly died for everyone's sins not just Christians..
Many.I don't know how many versions.
Try the Good news bible it is simple and strightforward.

Answer 2

1) Sure, there's always a sequel
2) No, only the verse were he said that 'no one could get to the father but through him'
3) His death in human form was a spiritual cleansing. The symbolisim of carrying the cross signifies the sins of the world and when he died on the cross and went into hell he brought the sins of the world with him. Jesus was a sign post for humanity. God can remove sins upon death, Jesus removed sins for the living. At least that's the idea.
4) There are too many different bibles. The Catholics have a pretty original bible...but there have been translations upon translations...and good ol' King James put his little spin on things. I'm not exactly sure if there is a difference between Catholic and Protestant bibles though. Ask the Irish.

Answer 3

Hi Abdul. :)

1. Yes, Jesus will be coming back...very soon! There are many different signs/events proving we are in the end times. Check out http://www.endtime.com for more information on that.

2. I John Chapter 4, Verse 9: "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.". I'd have to take a little more time to look through my Bible to find something actually said by Jesus. My husband says He didn't say that He was the son of God...but I'm thinking there was. Hmmm...I'll have to get back to you on that. (Learning process for the both of us!). Another thing...in the KJV...It is said that Jesus is God robed in flesh... Which shows the oneness of God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit. I can go into this more if you like, just e-mail me and I'll do my best. :)

3. In those times, a blood sacrifice(of animals) was the payment required for sins. Jesus was crucified...to be the ultimate sacrifice for the people of the world...for our sins. This is why He is referred to as 'The Lamb'. I think it was to be as an example, in a way, to show the world that God is real and He is here!! If these actions had not been taken, who's to say anyone would ever believe? It took Him working miracles for people to believe. Read Mark Chapter 16. Jesus rose from the dead...that would make me a believer!!

4. There are many Bibles today. But they've been changed through the years...added to and parts taken out. They all stem from the original version, which is the King James Version. Though it is a little more difficult to understand, it is the most accurate. This version is the direct translation.

Not sure if I was a whole lot of help to ya!! Hopefully someone will have more answers than me. I'm still new in my walk with the Lord, so it's all a learning experience for me as well. Lord Bless...!

Answer 4

I respect the sincerity of your question so I will try to answer as sincerely as I can.
1) Yes I believe that Jesus will return. This based on Mark 13:30. The Greek term for this is the parousia, and it covers the whole range of expectations about the "end" which the first Christians expected in the near future. The NT does not employ the precise term "second coming" of Christ and His coming again (John 14:3) or appearance a second time (Heb. 9:28) are to be understood in their contexts.
2) John 10:36, He said it quite plainly, there are many other Scriptures that imply the fact.
3) Would you agree that God is just, holy, and righteous? Would you also agree that God is merciful, kind, and benevolent? Do God's attributes trump one another? Meaning does God's mercy trump His righteousness? Does God's goodness trump His justness? Does God's benevolence trump his Holiness? The answer is no. God told Adam that the wages of sin was death, man had sinned, and so the penalty for mans sins was and is death. Yet God promised Adam that some day He would send a Savior, a redeemer, a Messiah. I can not pay for your sins, I have sins of my own, so how could we be declared righteous in Gods sight? By doing good works? No our works are sinful without Christ. The Bible teaches that we are dead in tresspasses and sins, and that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. The Bible teaches that mans righteousness is as a filthy rag, meaning that even in our best efforts we could not meet the standard set by God. Thus in order to be just before Him someone, who had no sin had to take our place, that someone was Jesus, who entered covenant with His Father, meaning that it is a covenant that cannot be broken by mans folly and foolishness. If you believe that Allah is god, why can not Allah remove the sins of Muslims at a whim? Why must they do certain things in order to gain Allahs favor? It's the same principle. Except Jehovah offers salvation by grace, whereas Allah offers salvation by obedience and works.
4) There is one Bible, yet many different translations, just at there are different translations of the Qu'ran. The Catholics have added the Apocropha, but it is not part of Scripture, it is deuterocannonical, meaning that there is some bennefit in reading it, much as one would get from reading great classics and commentaries on the faith, but it is not Scripture.

I hope this answers your questions.

Answer 5

1)Do you think jesus will come back?
Yes, 1 Thess 4:16 "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:" KJV

2)Is there any verse in bible in which jesus himself said that he was son of god?
Yes: John 10:36 "I said, I am the Son of God" KJV

3)If jesus was god then why he have to come to world and die for the sins of christians; he already is God and he dont need to do that because he can remove anyones sins without dying.

Incorrect assumption. God honors his word above even his name, and he told Adam that in the day he eats of the forbidden fruit he shall surely die. Jesus had to die to pay that penalty.

4)How many types of bibles are there? I mean do Protestants have different bible? Catholics different? in total how many are there?
There is only one Bible. The Jewish scriptures have been confirmed by the Septuigent as well as the Dead Sea Scrolls to be unchanged in any way since over 400 years B.C. The Christian scriptures taken from the Byzantine body of texts have been confirmed to be accurate from the writings of the early church fathers, but translations based upon Alexandrian texts are faulty. Catholics include a number of books that Christians don't consider authorative, but Catholics believe the pope over the Bible anyway, so even though they call themselves "Christians", they hold to an entirely different set of beliefs, so it's not an issue since they aren't saved by grace.

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Answer 6

I think it is highly unlikely that Jesus will come back in my lifetime I do believe that eventually that prophesy will be fulfilled but i think it will be way way in the future.

In the gospel of Mark chapter 14 verses 61 and 62 this is said: But he was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, "Are you the Messiah, the son of the Blessed One?"

Then Jesus answered, "I am; and 'you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.'"

Under the old Jewish law there were many rules that people had to abide by for their religion by the act of Jesus dying to forgive us for our sins we were no longer bound by the Jewish laws for our salvation.

The catholic Bible is basically the same as a protestant bible with the exception of having a few extra books that King James did not think needed to be in the Bible. The Kind James version is one version that most protestants believe is the true bible but it is written in old english like shakespearan english which makes it hard for people today to understand since we no long talk like this. We have the New International Version which is written in today's English and has been translated from the older texts and not just paraphrased from the kind james version. Also there is the New American Bible. That is the version i prefer for my studies. Also written in today's english and translated from older as close to original texts as possible. There is the living bible which is a paraphrase of the kind james version to put it in everyday english and there is "the book" I believe this was also paraphrased but i'm not positive on that. Then you can also gets childrens bible's which tell the stories from the bible so that a child can read and understand them. That's all the versions i can think of.

Answer 7

Yes, Jesus will come back. He said so in the Bible.

Luke 22:70 They all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" He replied, "You are right in saying I am."

#3 is an excellent question. We will not know the answer to that until we come face to face with God and Jesus in heaven.

There is one Bible. The Catholic Bible has some extra books that other Bibles do not. I'm not Catholic, so I'm not sure what they are or why they were excluded from other Bibles.

Answer 8

1) Christians believe this, yes. It's called the second coming, and follows a global war between good and evil called Armageddon.
2) Jill cited the correct verse. You can look it up on the Internet by Googling "Luke 22:70".
3) As mentioned above, Jesus died for everyone, not just for Christians. The catch is, to take advantage of this sacrifice to save yourself from oblivion upon your death, you have to believe the story.
4) There are many versions of the Bible, not least because it has been translated into many languages. But all versions come from the original whose content was decided by the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea in 325 AD.

The problem of meaning in ancient texts, whether religious or not, is real and very interesting. Even if the exact wording of a document is preserved in the original language, the meaning the words impart to the reader will change over time, because the interpretation of words is context dependent. For instance, consider the simple declarative statement: "He traveled from London to Paris." A person living today, upon hearing this statement, will have certain pictures enter his head, relating to modes of travel (airplanes, trains, etc.) length and difficulty of the trip, what the two cities are like, and so on. A person living hundreds of years ago would associate a completely different set of mental pictures with this sentence. Even though the words are the same, the meaning has changed. The problem of interpretation is unavoidable, due to the very human process of listening, which is dependent on the listener's limited and unique perspective on the world.

You ask, Will anyone send his son to die?
Consider the foundational event of all three Abrahamic religions.
To show his love for God, Abraham (Ibrahim) prepared to sacrifice his son, his most precious value, to Him on that famous, fought-over hill in Jerusalem. Similarly, to show his love for Mankind, God not only prepared to sacrifice, but did sacrifice, His son. It's the same basic idea, going the other direction.

For what it's worth, I wish the imams who are in charge of the Dome of the Rock mosque would invite the Jewish and Christian leaders up to that shrine for tea and a joint prayer session. It would be the really divine thing to do, I think.

p.s. I'm not a religious person, but I am a good observer of human nature.

Answer 9

I am a Roman Catholic, I am not a born again Christian, I was born christian, but I never memorized the bible - but I can try answer some of your questions.

1. Yes - Jesus said he'll come back - he'll come back.
2. This is hazy - but GOD told everyone that was at his baptism he was his son. And a few other times. After the 12 received the Holy Spirit they understood and confirmed this. I can't provide proof.
3. GOD had to fix the system that Adam broke, by eating of the tree forbidden him. (by not thinking and using his free will to choose wrongly, Adam broke faith with GOD.) GOD works within HIS divine rules, no sense rewriting everything, also GOD does not work by forcing HIS will onto our free will. Humans follow by free will, hopefully, this means more than being scared you'll die if found lying about believing something to live.
There were NO Christians then - GOD was saving the people of earth, starting with his chosen people the Jews. The people were slowly turning from the path that was laid by their forefathers, and GOD had to fix this. Jesus died to remove sins, go to hell and get the keys to hell.
4. There is ONE bible, with a version for every human that wants one. Some like versions reworded with to-days words, others like Latin bibles. In one aspect of the bible it's the history and word of GOD interacting with us humans. In another aspect it's a book - so human personalities play a part in which book is used where.
When I visited Hong Kong, I used mine, When I was in Canada I used theirs (I can only read English, unfortunately.) People that can read multi-languages have various bibles.

Answer 10

Abdul S,
"I am a Muslim; christians would you please help me?"
Yes, I will. I'm a Christian.

"1)Do you think jesus will come back?"
Yes.

"2)Is there any verse in bible in which jesus himself said that he was son of god?"
John 8:58
I am The expression I am, though in the present tense, is clearly designed to refer to a past time. Thus, in Ps. 90:2, "From everlasting to everlasting thou art God." Applied to God, it denotes continued existence without respect to time, so far as he is concerned. We divide time into the past, the present, and the future. The expression, applied to God, denotes that he does not measure his existence in this manner, but that the word by which we express the present denotes his continued and unchanging existence. Hence, he assumes it as his name, I AM, and I AM THAT I AM (Exo. 3:14). -- Barnes notes on the OT and NT

and John 10:30, that's why they wanted to kill him.

"3)If jesus was god then why he have to come to world and die for the sins of christians; he already is God and he dont need to do that because he can remove anyones sins without dying."
Yes that's true, He didn't need to. But you see, that's why Christianity is so different to Islam. The sacrifices in the past were prophetic in meaning to the Messiah that would come. That's why the Jews diedn't get it. They thought that they were getting into heaven by their works. Muslims have the same kind of thing. How do you call it? Ramadan? Where sacrifices are done? When all along the quote from Habakuk shows it plainly, "The just shall live by faith." And that was the theme of Jesus throughout the Gospels.

So it was the way God had decided to do it all along.

"4)How many types of bibles are there? I mean do Protestants have different bible? Catholics different? in total how many are their?"
I'd say that having one is better than not having one. But many will say that the one they have is the most accurate, I think it depends on where you want to look. My pastor taught out of the Arabic Bible at times, it's fine if you can read Arabic. If that is your language of preference, get that one. I don't know how many different ones there are. I have about 15 different ones. It doesn't bother me. A Strong's Concordance is helpful because I know that Greek and Hebrew don't translate well into English at times. So I get as much as I can.

"Please these are just questions i just want to increase my knowledge..."
Know this: That you will have a great big problem understanding the Bible without the Holy Spirit to guide you. In fact, those that don't have it cannot understand it. So find csomeone that does, or you will assuredly get lost.

Answer 11

I'll try to answer as many of your questions as I can. First, how many Bibles are there. While there are MANY different translations, the Catholic Bible contains some additional books that the "Protestant" Bible does not contain. It also has renamed a couple of the Old Testament books. For example in the Catholic Bible, it's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Kings, whereas in the rest of the Bibles it's 1st & 2nd Kings and 1st & 2nd Samuel. I put Protestant in quotes because I am Mormon, and don't consider Mormons as Protestants and certainly not Catholic, but we are Christian and we use the King James Version (aka KJV) of the Bible. Some of the major translations are: NIV (New International Version), KJV, Good News Bible, and almost countless others.
Do I think Jesus will come back? Absolutely, without a doubt. It's what He promised to do.
The reason Jesus came to earth and died for our sins (not just Christians, but everyone who ever lived or who will ever live on earth) is because He and our Heavenly Father (God) knew that we would not be able to return to Him without a Redeemer. We need a redeemer because when we are judged Justice will demand perfection to return to Heavenly Father. With Jesus' mercy we have a chance to return to Heavenly Father. That chance is increased dramaticly by accepting Jesus' gift of the Atonement and doing all we can to follow His teachings.
I know there are verses in the Bible where Jesus speaks of His devine Sonship. When He was about 12 His family went to the temple and it came time for them to leave and His parents thought He was with the caravan somewhere. But He wasn't, He was at the temple speaking with and teaching the priests there. When His parents finally found Him, He basically said, "Didn't you know I would be about my Father's business." The context infers that He is not talking about His earthly father, Joseph, but His biological, literal Father - God. He also says something to the effect that in Him the words of the prophets are fulfilled. The prophets it is generally accepted that He is talking about are Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, etc. I'm sorry I don't have chapters and verses for you. I'm sure they are in "the Four Gospels" ie Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.
I hope I was able to answer your questions without preaching. I'm certain my intent was to answer them according to my belief, and in a hate free mode.