anyway, was trying to persuade him that the Holy Spirit and the Trinity are the way to go. How do I prove to him that the Holy Spirit is there. He said that each of the prophets did something and what did the HS do. Good point but couldn't think what to say even though I was praying for a good answer!
2007-11-26 21:20:32 · 29 answers · asked by Charlene 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am not trying to convert him and never would. He wouldn't expect me to convert either but we love each other dearly.
2007-11-26 22:05:10 · update #1
We were just having a discussion that is all. He has studied religions and that is why he brought it up.
2007-11-26 22:05:46 · update #2
you can't PROVE to him that the Holy Spirit is there, nor he that Jesus was a prophet of Mohammed's. Thats why its called faith.
2007-11-26 21:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by mazz 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
. If he is religious in any sense, then he also has to realize the Holy Spirit is the active force of the most high or God and it also inspired all the true prophets to do whatever they did to benefit mankind whether it was passing on scriptures or performing miracles they did all these things through the Holy Spirit not themselves. As far as the Holy Spirit and trinity, that’s sort of an incomplete view, the Holy trinity itself consist of; the Father, Son then the Holy Spirit. If he has no idea who the Father (most high, God) or the son (Christ Jesus) is then yes the holy spirit might seem a little too abstract for him. Putting it plainly, seems that you are trying to convert him to Christianity but also remember the root word of Christianity is Christ. Have him read or tell him of the good news of Christ; For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16, Praise Jah
2007-11-26 22:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by psychonyx 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a big issue if you are are not married. There is a big issue if you married as a Christian with him as a Muslim or as any sort of unbeliever. There is an issue because you are an adult and don't know these things. IOW, there is not chance at all that you are a Christian. And your pagan propagandising of polytheism confirms this, which was probably prompted by the 'teddy bear issue' of Muslims treating Muhammad as the Son of God anyway. The chances are that your question is complete fabrication, an attempt to corrupt what you cannot cope with.
Just in case anyone here does not yet know, there is one God, Jesus was his manifestation, the Holy Spirit is his current 'manifestation'.
2007-11-26 21:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by miller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't prove the trinity because it is not taught in the bible.
The New Encyclopædia Britannica says: “Neither the word Trinity, nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord’ (Deut. 6:4). . . . The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies. . . . By the end of the 4th century . . . the doctrine of the Trinity took substantially the form it has maintained ever since.”—(1976), Micropædia, Vol. X, p. 126.
The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “The formulation ‘one God in three Persons’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.”—(1967), Vol. XIV, p. 299.
In The Encyclopedia Americana we read: “Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian [believing that God is one person]. The road which led from Jerusalem to Nicea was scarcely a straight one. Fourth century Trinitarianism did not reflect accurately early Christian teaching regarding the nature of God; it was, on the contrary, a deviation from this teaching.”—(1956), Vol. XXVII, p. 294L.
(Romans 15:3-6) . . .” 4 For all the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 Now may the God who supplies endurance and comfort grant YOU to have among yourselves the same mental attitude that Christ Jesus had, 6 that with one accord YOU may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are to glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give YOU a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the accurate knowledge of him;
Heb 1:3 He is the reflection of [his] glory and the exact representation of his very being,
Jesus is the image of God, "not God".
2 Cor 4:4 among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through.
If you believe Jesus is more than an image or less than an image you are an unbeliever and blinded by Satan.
It seems both of you need to have your minds readjusted.
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2007-11-26 23:59:47 · answer #4 · answered by TeeM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Muslim I can tell you there's nothing you can say to him. Most Muslims have a very solid certainty in Islam. By the way, the Holy Spirit is mention in the Holy Quran... therefore the Holy Spirit is a part of Islam. It is mentioned in Chapter (or Sura) 97 titled 'The Night of Power' or Al-Qadr:
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Power. (1) Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is! (2) The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. (3) The angels and the Holy Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees. (4) (The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn. (5)
2007-11-26 21:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You cant persuade him that the Holy spirit and the trinity is the way to go because it is not. It is not even logical, you should ask him to give you things to read about Islam, and then pray to God that you are guided to the truth not what you think is best.
2007-11-26 22:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by Karim 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand. You married a Muslim, presumably knowing that he was Muslim - and now you want to convert him?
Muslims are monotheists (believe in one God) and sometimes have problems in accepting the Trinity. They also accept Jesus as one of the great prophets and honour Mary, his mother.
Jesus never said that he was the Son of God. All that came later, and the idea of the Trinity is a concept originating in the Orthodox church.
2007-11-26 21:31:12 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
How would you feel if he was the one trying to make you see the light and convert to his religion. Stop putting religion as a barrier between you both. You said not an issue there BTW. If it was not an issue you would not be trying to persuade him of anything. I am Jewish and my wife is Roman Catholic, religion has never been an issue between us. She loves me and I love her, that is all that is important. I wouldn't care if she was a reformed Druid. Life is hard enough without putting up insurmountable barriers between the people you love and you.
2007-11-26 21:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you love someone you shouldn't try to change their convictions.
He didn't become a Muslim because you are a Christian and vice versa.
Most religions have a similar underlying message of finding peace and learning to be accepting of one another yet so few people seem to understand that our differences are so beautiful. Religion shouldn't be a competition, it should be a starting point for unification.
2007-11-26 21:29:21 · answer #9 · answered by fklogic 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Learn, Learn, & Learn.
This is the best suggestion I can give. I think the 2 of you should learn as much as you can about both religions. I'm sure the more you learn the more you are able to tolerate each religion, & the more you realize how bad are fanatics on both sides.
2007-11-26 21:46:27 · answer #10 · answered by Investor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Muslim husband is more aware of the fragile doctrine of the trinity...Its not Christian...you'll find yourself stuck in a rut if you decide to use the holy scriptures...
You will find hundreds of theologians trying to explain it to no success...watering down scripture and logic and grammar to explain it and all coming to the same conclusion, its a mystery, unsolvable...Truely Sad!
2007-11-27 03:49:52 · answer #11 · answered by YXM84 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋