Ezekiel 18:20. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
James2:24. Ye see then how that by works a man is just
Matthew 19:16-17. "And behold, one came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" "And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments."
Jas 2:26. "Faith without works is Dead"
Proverbs 21:18. “The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright”
2007-07-12 19:03:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
proud muslimah...the answerer above:
Muhammad had no sons...therefore he had no daughter in law...also if you state a verse please give a couple verses before and after... you always say it's non-contextual, yet everytime it is always contextual...
2007-07-12 19:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're being a bit selective with the quotes there, brother.
You're right that we need to seek to do righteousness in order to obtain God's mercy. Even Jesus said that (as you have pointed out).
I guess in Islam, "Allah is merciful" means that imperfection is tolerated, provided there is a real desire to perform the works of righteousness. Well, the same is true in Christianity... Only we acknowledge that Christ makes up the difference... while in Islam you attribute mercy only to Allah... without reference to someone "paying the price" which justice would demand.
P.S. I know Jesus is not God. Jesus serves God.
2007-07-13 02:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by MumOf5 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your scriptural exegesis isn't working very well.
What will you pay to God for sins? What does God need? In my Bible God needs nothing.
As far as paying for sins, Jesus did that. All we have to do is trust Him for it.
John 3
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
Jesus is the Son of God, Punter. He claimed not only that He is the Son, but that He is the Resurrection. There are no adequate payments for sins apart from Jesus.
2007-07-13 02:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋