Zakir Naik – Biblical Theology

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Before we discuss

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the concept of God in Christianity,

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Christianity

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claims to be the largest followed religion in

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the world. There are 2,380,000,000

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Christians

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who claim

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to be Christian in the world

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but

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most of them

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do not believe

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in the teachings of Bible.

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So in census form, they are the largest.

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But in following, they are very less.

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Following the scriptures, very less. But senses,

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you know, instead of saying I don't belong

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to a religion, there's a Christian. Many in

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the western world.

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So in this way, there are 2.38000000000,

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about 30 to 31 percent of the world

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population who claim to be Christian. Practicing

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would be a small percentage.

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Less than half, whether 20, 30,

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we don't know. Before we discuss the concept

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of modern Christianity,

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I would like to

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make some points clear

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that Islam

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is the only non Christian faith

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which makes an article of faith to believe

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in Jesus Christ, peace be upon him.

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No

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no Muslim is a Muslim

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if he does not believe in Jesus Christ,

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peace be upon him.

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We believe that he was one of the

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mightiest

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messengers of almighty God.

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We believe

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that he was born miraculously

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without any male intervention

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which many modern day Christians today do not

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believe.

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We believe that he healed those born blind

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and lepers with God's permission.

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We believe

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that he gave life to the dead with

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God's permission. The Christians and Muslims, we are

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going together.

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One may ask

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then where is the parting of ways?

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The parting of ways is

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that

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most of the Christians,

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they believe

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that Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, claimed

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divinity.

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Many of the Christians think that Jesus Christ,

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peace be upon him, he was God.

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In

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fact, if you read the Bible,

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there is not a single

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unequivocal statement,

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not a single unambiguous statement

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from anywhere in the Bible where Jesus Christ

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peace be upon him himself says, that I

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am God or where he says worship me?

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If any Christian

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can quote to me from anywhere in the

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bible where Jesus Christ, peace be upon him,

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himself says that I am God or where

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he says, worship me. I, doctor Zakir Naik,

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am ready to accept Christianity today.

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I am not speaking on behalf of my

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other Muslim brothers and sisters.

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I'm afraid of comparative religion. I'm ready to

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put my head on the guillotine.

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I repeat.

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I challenge any Christian

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to point out a single

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unequivocal statement,

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A single

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unambiguous

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statement

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where Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, himself

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says that I am God, always says worship

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me. I'm ready to accept Christianity now.

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In fact,

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if you read the bible,

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Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, said, it's

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mentioned in the gospel of John chapter number

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14 verse number 28.

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Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, said, my

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father is greater than I. Gospel of John

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chapter number 10 verse number 29. My father

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is greater than all. Gospel of Matthew chapter

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number 12 verse number 28.

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I cast out devil with the spirit of

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God. Gospel of Luke chapter number 11 verse

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number 20. I with the finger of God

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cast out devil. Gospel of John chapter number

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5 What's number

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30?

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I can of my own self do nothing.

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As I hear, I judge and my judgment

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is just. For I seek not my will

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but the will of my father. Anyone who

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says I seek not my will but the

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will of almighty God, he's a Muslim. Jesus

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Christ, peace be upon him, was a Muslim.

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He was one of the mightiest messengers of

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God. No. After I take his name, I

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have to add

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peace be upon him, Alayhi Salaam.

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I have to show respect.

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We Muslims,

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we respect Jesus Christ peace be upon him

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more than the Christians.

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Yes.

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Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, never claimed

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divinity.

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In fact, he said, it's mentioned in the

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gospel of Matthew chapter number 5 verse number

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17 to 20. Think not that I have

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come to destroy the law or the prophets.

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I have not come to destroy but to

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fulfill.

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Not one jot or title shall pass away

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from the law until all be fulfilled. And

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anyone who teaches

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you to break one of the least of

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the commandments, he'll be called least in the

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kingdom of heaven.

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And whoever teaches to keep the commandment, he'll

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be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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Unless your righteousness

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exceeds the righteousness of the sky that the

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Pharisees,

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in no way shall you enter eternal life.

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In no way shall you enter paradise.

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This is the verbatim quotation from King James

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version.

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Gospel of Matthew chapter number 5 verse number

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7 to 20. That means if you want

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to enter paradise,

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you have to

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be better than the scribe than the Pharisees.

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You have to be better than the Jews.

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You have to follow the all the commandments

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of Moses said. God is 1. He has

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got no images and worship him alone.

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It is further mentioned in the gospel of

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John chapter number 14 verse number 24.

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The words that you hear are not mine

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but my father's who has sent me. So

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Jesus Christ peace be upon him himself says,

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in the gospel of John

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chapter number 14 verse 24. The words that

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you hear are not mine, but my father

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who has sent me. It's mentioned in the

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gospel of John chapter number 17 verse number

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3. Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, says,

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this is life eternal so that you may

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know there is only one God and Jesus

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Christ whom thou hast sent.

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It's mentioned in the gospel of Matthew chapter

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number 19 verse number 16 and 17. One

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of those person comes to Jesus Christ, peace

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be upon him, and tells him, good master,

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what good things shall I do so that

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I shall attain eternal life?

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And Jesus, Christ peace be upon him, replies,

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why thou callest me good?

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There is only one good and that is

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almighty God. And if you want to enter

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eternal life, if you want to go to

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paradise, you keep the commandments.

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Jesus Christ, peace be upon, did not say

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that if you want to go to paradise,

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if you want to go to heaven, you

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believe I am God. He never said that

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you believe that I died for your sins

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on the cross. No way does He say

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this.

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He said, keep the commandments.

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And the commandments are the same, believing in

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one God and worshipping Him alone who has

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got no images.

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It's mentioned in the book of Acts,

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chapter number

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2, verse number 22.

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Euro Israel,

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listen to this.

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Jesus of Nazareth,

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a man approved of God amongst you

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by miracles and wonders and signs which God

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did by him

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amongst you and you are witness to it.

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A man approved of God. Jesus Christ peace

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be upon him. A man approved of God

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amongst you

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by

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miracles and wonders and signs which God did

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by him. In your midst,

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very clearly it says in the Bible, you

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are the man, a messenger of Almighty God.

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He never claimed divinity.

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And when he was asked that which is

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the first of the commandment, he replies in

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the gospel of Mark chapter number 12 verse

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129.

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The Lord, our God is 1 Lord.

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So if you read

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the Bible,

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you should understand

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the correct concept of God in Christianity.

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If you observe the Christians,

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you may not get the correct concept of

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God in Christianity. You'll get misguided.

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To understand the concept of God in Christianity,

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you have to read the Bible.

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And I'm quoting from the Bible from my

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memory, from my God given computer.

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And I say,

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if Christian means

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a person who follows the teachings of Christ,

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we Muslims

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are more Christian than the Christian themselves.

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Because

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we love Jesus more than the Christians.

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After every time we take His name, we

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say peace be upon him.

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If you read the bible,

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the bible says in the book of Deuteronomy

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chapter number 14 verse number 8 and book

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of Leviticus chapter number 17 verse number 14,

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not to have pork.

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But the Christians have pork, you Muslim don't

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have pork.

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So we are following more of the teachings

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of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him. That

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day when I say, we Muslims are more

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Christian than the Christian themselves.

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The Bible says in the book of Ephesians

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chapter number 5 verse number 18, do not

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be drunk with wine. It's mentioned in the

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book of Proverbs chapter number 20 verse number

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1.

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Do not drink wine.

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Quran says in surahimaydah chapter 5 verse number

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90, don't have alcohol.

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We Muslims

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are more Christian than the Christian because

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we are following the teachings of Jesus Christ

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more than the Christians.

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According to the Bible, Jesus Christ, peace be

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upon him, was circumcised on 8th day.

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All the Muslims are circumcised, but most of

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the Christians are not circumcised.

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That is the reason I say, if Christian

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means following the teachings of Jesus Christ, peace

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be upon him, then we Muslims are more

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Christian than the Christian themselves.