Is faith in Jesus Christ the only means of forgiveness of sin?

Question

Jesus said yes: Jhn 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Peter the apostle said yes: Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Paul the apostle said yes: Act 13:38 Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Act 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

What say ye?

Answer 1

It was by Jesus' death/sacrifice that we're able to receive forgiveness for our sins, but Jesus established the sacrament of confession for us to be absolved of our sins.

We read this in John 20:21, before He grants them the authority to forgive sins, Jesus says to the apostles, "as the Father sent me, so I send you." As Christ was sent by the Father to forgive sins, so Christ sends the apostles and their successors forgive sins

Answer 2

God gave man the law to show him he could not live up to it.
God loved his creation even though man was sinful and provided the way for him. God's righteousness could not be compromised therefore he came to the world and overcame temptation and sin and provided an atonement to pay the penalty of sin for all of us who accept the atonement of Jesus Christ. The answer to your question is man can accept the atonement provided by Jesus Christ or be judged according to the law which no man can live up to therefore Jesus provides the only way to the father and is our only salvation.

Answer 3

Yes and it's also the only means of salvation.It needs to be the type of faith that you live by like if someone deposits money in your bank account it wont do you any good unless you act on faith that it's there and take it out to use it.

Answer 4

No.
Sins should not be forgiven so lightly.
Why don't you ask some serious questions?
This is the same old nonsense over and over again. Boring.
Religion is a fascinating subject, even for atheists, but this stupidity just reinforces the premise that all jesus-freaks are not quite 'all there' in the head.

Answer 5

Jesus was the only person who died for your sins and rose to life on the third day.

Answer 6

What happened to all the millions of people before Jesus H came along did they go to hell? The bible is full of outright lies it's the biggest fairy tale in the world

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

I think you all agree that God is always able to forgive with no conditions... Just forgive..

Then why did he has to torture his only child to forgive our sins????

Think about it : WAS NOT HE JUST ABLE TO SAVE HIS SON AND FORGIVE OUR SINS????!!!

Answer 9

What about those people who lived before JESUS (PBUH)?

SURELY, Only TRUE FOLLOWERS of prophets of GOD including JESUS (PBUH) will go to PARADISE.

Muslim not only believe in prophet JESUS (PBUH) but follow him, respect him as well.

Unlike so called Christianity they follow PAUL, NOT JESUS (PBUH). PAUL is the FIRST Christian.

THE MEANING OF ISLAM:

It is false to call Islam Muhammadanism, as has been done so frequently in the West. We have already pointed out that Muslims believe that Islam is the eternal message which Allah sent to all prophets, from the dawn of mankind, and not a new belief which began with the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims call their religion Islam, and the Arabic word Islam implies the attainment of peace through submission to Allah. The word Muslim is an adjective derived from the noun Islam, and implies one who has peace within himself from his submission to Allah. Muslims believe in the One,Unique, Eternal God, Who created the heavens and the earth and all that exists. In Arabic, God is called Allah. There is absolutely no difference between Allah and the God of Abraham, Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them all. Muslims do not believe that Prophet Muhammad was the only Prophet; rather they believe that he was the last of the Prophets and Qur'an is the Last Testaments. The Holy Qur'an is the revealed and sacred scripture of Islam, and it teaches:
"Say (O Muslims), We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the Prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them and unto Him have we surrendered". Chapter 2:136.

Who are following "The 10 Commandments" on the phase of this planet:
MUSLIMS.

The Ten Commandments in the Quran


Islam (Submission to the will of God) is the same and only religion ever given to the human race. It is the religion of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, Jesus, Muhammed and all the other messengers mentioned or not mentioned in the scripture. The Ten Commandments as we see them here are not any more than the same message given to the prophet Muhammed . See the following table.

The Ten Commandments
(Exodus 20: 1-17 & Deuteronomy 5: 6-21)
1 Thou shall not take any god except one God.
2 Thou shall make no image of God.
3 Thou shall not use God's name in vain.
4 Thou shall honor thy mother and father.
5 Thou shall not steal.
6 Thou shall not lie or give false testimony.
7 Thou shall not kill.
8 Thou shall not commit adultery.
9 Thou shall not covet thy neighbors
wife or possessions.
10 Thou shall keep the Sabbath holy.

Confirmation in the Quran
(Chapter: Verse)

1 "There is no other god beside GOD,"(47:19)
He is the one God; there is no other god beside Him. ......(28:70)
2 There is nothing that equals (like) Him. (42:11)
No visions can encompass Him, but He
encompasses all visions. He is the Compassionate, the Cognizant.[6:103]

"My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and protect me and my children from worshiping idols. (14:35)
3 Do not subject GOD's name to your casual swearing, that you may appear righteous, pious,
or to attain credibility among the people. (2:224)
4 . ....and your parents shall be
honored. As long as one or
both of them live, you shall
never say to them, "Uff"
(the slightest gesture of annoyance),
nor shall you shout at them; you
shall treat them amicably. (17:23)

5 The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as a punishment for their crime, and
to serve as an example from GOD. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise. (5:38 - 39)

6 ..... incur GOD's condemnation upon him, if he was lying. (24:7)
Do not withhold any testimony by concealing what you had witnessed. Anyone who withholds
a testimony is sinful at heart. (2:283)

O you who believe, you shall be absolutely
equitable, and observe GOD, when you serve as witnesses, even against yourselves, or your parents, or your relatives. Whether the accused is rich or poor, GOD takes care of both. Therefore, do not be biased by your personal wishes. If you deviate or disregard (this commandment), then GOD is fully Cognizant of
everything you do.[4:135]

....anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people. (5:32)
"You shall not kill any person - for God has made life sacred - except in the course of justice. If one is killed unjustly, then we give his heir authority to enforce justice. Thus, he shall not exceed the limits in avenging the murder, he will be helped."(17:33

8 You shall not commit adultery;
it is a gross sin, and an evil behavior.
(17:32)

9 You shall regard the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor, the related neighbor, the unrelated neighbor, the close associate, the traveling alien, and your servants. (4:36)
And do not covet what we bestowed
upon any other people. Such are temporary
ornaments of this life, whereby we put them to
the test. What your Lord provides for you is far
better, and everlasting.[20:131]

10 *the Sabbath was relinquished with the
revelation of the Quran. We are told in
the Quran that the Sabbath was only
decreed for the Jews. (16:124)
God, however ,ordered us to make every
effort and drop all businesses to attend the
congregational (Friday)prayer. The Submitters
may tend to their business during the rest of
the day.
O you who believe, when the
Congregational Prayer (Salat
Al-Jumu`ah) is announced on Friday,
you shall hasten to the commemoration
of GOD, and drop all business. . (62:9)


Today's Christianity Not Jesus' Religion? Everyone will agree. Then why they are following FALSE HOPE?

http://www.submission.org/suras/sura5.ht...

[5:72] Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah himself said, "O Children of Israel, you shall worship GOD; my Lord and your Lord." Anyone who sets up any idol beside GOD, GOD has forbidden Paradise for him, and his destiny is Hell. The wicked have no helpers.
[5:73] Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is a third of a trinity. There is no god except the one god. Unless they refrain from saying this, those who disbelieve among them will incur a painful retribution.
[5:74] Would they not repent to GOD, and ask His forgiveness? GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

[5:75] The Messiah, son of Mary, is no more than a messenger like the messengers before him, and his mother was a saint. Both of them used to eat the food. Note how we explain the revelations for them, and note how they still deviate!
5:76] Say, "Would you worship beside GOD powerless idols who can neither harm you, nor benefit you? GOD is Hearer, Omniscient."


Gross Blasphemy?
http://www.submission.org/suras/sura19.h...

[19:88] They said, "The Most Gracious has begotten a son"!

[19:89] You have uttered a gross blasphemy.

[19:90] The heavens are about to shatter, the earth is about to tear asunder, and the mountains are about to crumble.

[19:91] Because they claim that the Most Gracious has begotten a son.

[19:92] It is not befitting the Most Gracious that He should beget a son.

[19:93] Every single one in the heavens and the earth is a servant of the Most Gracious.

[19:94] He has encompassed them, and has counted them one by one.

[19:95] All of them will come before Him on the Day of Resurrection as individuals


THINK ABOUT IT:


Which is the oldest bible in existence? Is that the version you follow, or do you prefer a more recently doctored version?

ANSWER:

Hi, Definetly NOT. May be some sort of CORRUPT translation in the form of different language.
This is due to the handy work of Satan/Jinn/Devil and also human nature to follow their own desires rather than following the simple message of all the prophets that is to believe in ONLY ONE GOD in order to achieve the PURPOSE OF LIFE.

Regarding the revelations from ONLY ONE GOD, GOD chosen angel Gabriel through prophets (from first prophet Adam to last prophet Mohammad (PBU them all) including Jesus (PBUH) to deliver the simple message to believe in ONLY ONE GOD in order to achieve the purpose of life. But every time the message got corrupted until GOD sent the final prophet Mohammad (PBUH) to make the religion PURE from CORRUPTION. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) always tell his companions/scholars to write it down as soon as the revelation from GOD comes via angel Gibriel. On top of that many people don't know HOLY QURAN is the only BOOK that has been memorised from begining till end that was the case during the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) life and after that. Now there are millions of muslim even the four years old memorised the whole QURAN unlike any other book. That's how the Quran is preserved in ORIGINAL form via written record as well as by memorisation.
There are only two scared books to follow, first is the HOLY QURAN and the other is the SAYINGS OF PROPHET (PBUH).
Regarding the HOLY QURAN:
Man or science and technology in their own limitations can’t answer this things/believes/struggle. Only thing left for the mankind is to find out from the ONLY ONE CREATOR that created everything that exists.
The thing is people don’t know what to follow. They follow something that haven’t said by prophets including Jesus (peace be upon him PBUH) himself. The solution to this is to do a research and find out the AUTHENCITY of the source or the books. It is not at all difficult in today’s world.
In Short: The ONLY PURE ORIGINAL WORD OF GOD is left on the phase of the planet is the HOLY QURAN that came with the prophet 1400 years ago without any SINGLE LETTER corrupted, that Guides, Faith with Proof, shows way of life, tells in details the mission of prophets including Jesus (peace be upon him PBUH), gives answers to all questions, solutions and tells much in details of what will be going to happen (past, present and future) and the purpose of existence, etc. The WORD OF GOD came with the SAME MESSAGE through prophets (from first prophet Adam to last prophet Mohammad (PBU them all) including Jesus (PBUH) and only person to interpret is the prophet of GOD at that time. Unlike HOLY QURAN all the other Books are corrupted and are not in the PURE ORIGINAL WORD OF GOD that’s is due to the handy work of Satan/Jinn/Devil and also human nature to follow their own desires rather than following the simple message of all the prophets that is to believe in ONLY ONE GOD in order to achieve the PURPOSE OF LIFE. In Muslim world there are many books available today in different languages of the ORIGINAL INTERPRETATION of the HOLY QURAN by the prophet of GOD about 1400 years ago that is the only interpretation that has to be follow to be the true follower of the prophet as commanded by GOD and the ONLY WAY to SUCCESS that is both in this WORLD and ETERNAL PARADISE. Regards,

How many of you believe that Mary is the mother of God?

ANSWER

NOT the true believers. True believers including all the 1.6 Billions Muslim present on the phase of the planet and all the creatures of the ONLY ONE GOD. Mary (peace be upon her PBUH) is the mother of prophet Jesus (peace be upon him).

This is the how GOD describes HIMSELF in HOLY QURAN chapter 112.

[112:0] In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

[112:1] Proclaim, "He is the One and only GOD.

[112:2] "The Absolute GOD.

[112:3] "Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten.

[112:4] "None equals Him."

NO ONE can challenge this. Except ISLAM, all other religions on the phase of this planet including their so called human gods cannot fit in this category.


NO INTERCESSION except in accordance with GOD will (HOLY QURAN chapter 2)

[2:254] O you who believe, you shall give to charity from the provisions GOD have given to you, before a day comes where there is no trade, no nepotism, and NO INTERCESSION. The disbelievers are the unjust.

[2:255] GOD: there is no other god besides Him, the Living, the Eternal. Never a moment of unawareness or slumber overtakes Him. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who could INTERCEDE with Him, except in accordance with His will? He knows their past, and their future. No one attains any knowledge, except as He wills. His dominion encompasses the heavens and the earth, and ruling them never burdens Him. He is the Most High, the Great.

Can They (human gods of all other religions, except Islam) Create a Fly?
http://www.submission.org/suras/sura22.h...
73. O people, here is a parable that you must ponder carefully: the idols you set up beside GOD can never create a fly, even if they banded together to do so. Furthermore, if the fly steals anything from them, they cannot recover it; weak is the pursuer and the pursued.

74. They do not value GOD as He should be valued. GOD is the Most Powerful, the Almighty.

75. GOD chooses from among the angels messengers, as well as from among the people. GOD is Hearer, Seer.

76. He knows their past and their future. To GOD belongs the ultimate control of all matters.

77. O you who believe, you shall bow, prostrate, worship your Lord, and work righteousness, that you may succeed.


Infact THE HOLY QURAN is ORIGINAL WORD OF GOD in PURE FORM and the FINAL TESTAMENT for mankind from ONLY ONE GOD who have created everything that exists.