Can you give a real life experience of who was your enemy and what they did to you and how when presented with the opportunity to actually strike back you did not.

It's clear that Islam and Christianity are different religions though share some common values.
But jangan pandai pandai stir up tension between the 2 just to show how clever or right you are. You shd understand the context of the country we live in. We are admonish to be at peace with all men..... As far as possible.

You need to be aware whatever you preach you will be tested on. It's best to talk only about those things which are a living reality in our lives.... For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
Let me share my experience about what this means. People confuse emotion with spiritual reality. Anger is emotion and we are allowed to get angry but do not sin.... This is the word. I got very angry with the neighbour once and contemplated taking revenge. And sure enough the perfect opportunity presented itself. But when time came for execution I found that something in me would not allow me to carry it out. Thus I understood the differences between emotion and spiritual reality. I may feel angry but spiritual reality is.... The law of the Spirit of life in Christ had set me free from the law of sin and death. There are many false preachers around today who are saying things that appeal to the emotions but devoid of spiritual reality.

Sorry I am not a Muslim and don't solat.
But I try to keep on good terms with Muslims because such is the nation.

How to know if the bible is really the word of God? It's like asking how to know if the best nasi kandar is from penang? Or which is the best song? Or the best movie? One can talk and debate in great length about these, of all the possible and different parts and pieces that goes into making a great dish, song or movie but all that will never yield a conclusion until you eat the dish, hear the song or watch the movie.
So too with God's Word. Until you are willing to hear, consider and respond in an honest way to it you will never come to know its authencity. The issue is not whether the versions of the bible are flawless. Rather the issue with man spiritual condition and one being darkness and in need of illumination. Even if God decided to superficially provide humanity with a flawless copy of his word it would not guarantee that every one would understand it correctly or even believe in it. What prevents this is simply term the sinful nature of man. Fallen humanity needs more that a typo error free book of religion. He needs light to overcome the darkness that is in him. Only a work of grace upon the heart of a sinner can bring about illumination and knowledge of the truth. Jesus said " I am the light of the world, he who follows me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life". Again the apostle John says of Christ "this is the true light that illuminates every man coming into this world".
For other than by the grace of God, a person trying to discover who God is can best be described as a man born blind attempting to describe the nature and character of sunlight to a world full of similar blind people. To such a one I would appeal,.... Allow Jesus to give you sight that you might see that kingdom of God.
Without Christ we would not know God. Without the Bible we could not know about Christ what more to follow him?
Thus you can't never know the Bible to be from God until you are willing to first consider it. And if after considering it you still could not believe that it is truly God's word..... than I really feel sorry for you, that you could not attain unto the faith that millions were able to come to. And what remains to be said, I do hope you find rest and peace for your soul in your ongoing journey. Shalom

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Relaxlah friend no need to get carried away. He is also a sinner saved by grace and prone to mistake and failure.We are all still learning. He was just trying to answer your question. Maybe he misread the intentions behind your line of questioning and "reacted".
Anyway I hope by now you have gotten some answers and I hope you will find grace to know who the true Jesus is. Shalom.

What is faith? How is faith define? How do you know if you possess faith the Bible speaks of?

Cool...... Heb11:17 by faith Abraham offered up Isaac.
Heb11;7 by faith Noah moved with godly fear and build the ark.
This is a difficult question.

Wow. Good that you are diligent to research the Hebrew. A very useful person to know.
It's obvious there is a polemic on the definition and understanding of the concept of faith when we look AT Paul's pov and James pov.
I think they are both looking at the same thing but from different vantage points.
So there is a danger we oversimplify it and swing to one extreme.
We should note that Paul is writing from the context of the apostle to the gentiles. At that time there was influence creeping into the new gentile church from Judaism and his writing was intended to stem this.
James makes an intriguing point. The devil also believe but tremble. So when we talk about believe we need to qualify it.
I wonder if James wrote the epistle in response to Paul's overzealous views?

This post has been edited by SharpSword: Feb 12 2023, 08:03 AM

Romans 10:9
If you confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart God raised him from the dead you will be saved.

Is the Paul. suggesting we just pay lip service? Or is he suggesting we need to possess this reality to be saved?To confess would mean you are knowingly pledging to commit to a covenant. It like when we make our marriage vows and confess to honour the other. Its done knowingly.

This post has been edited by SharpSword: Feb 17 2023, 06:45 PM

There is confusion on the work of the Holy Spirit. He convicts of sin. And this work begins even before conversion. When we resist the workings of the Holy Ghost it scuttle the whole salvation process. In Gen6:3 "my Spirit shall not always strive with man". The convicting work of the Holy Spirit continues as after conversion. That's why it says grieve not the Holy Ghost.
After conversion the Holy Spirit indwells believer ie they possess eternal life. He gives them power to live above sin. He enables us to exercise spiritual gifts. He gives life to our mortal bodies. He leads us when we walk after him. He produces the character of Christ in us ie fruits of the Spirit. He prepares and equips us for ministry. He gives us the revelation of God's word. He teaches us. He comforts us.