QUOTE(BrookLes @ Feb 9 2023, 03:15 PM)
I think most people misunderstood my question. But I thought I was pretty clear when I used Islam as an example. I was not just talking about Islam per say.
I was not just talking about the Jesus that Muslims believes per say. I was also talking about the Jesus that Mormons, Jehovoh Witness, Hinduism even so called "Christian" churches believes.
So just a question. How do you even know that the Jesus that you believe in is real. How certain are you that when you "die", you will actually go into sleep until you are "called" up by God. How certain are you.
I believe the 'Jesus' i know is true and real because i take time to study scriptures and ascertain for myself, at the same time believing that God will help me.
i believe that God will not judge me for trying but He will judge me for being lazy and dead spiritually.
So ask me anything specifically about Jesus and i will try to answer.
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Because for most Christians, when they believe. Life still goes on. It's like "hey I make a confession". Then maybe they go to church for a short while but then they stop but they believe that they will go to heaven just because they once make a confession. But then there is nothing different from them compared to the non Christians. They cursed, they drink etc. So how come they are still confident if they die, they will be going to heaven. Or this confidence is just syok sendiri. That's all.
That, according to scriptures is 'dead faith'. i believe dead faith is what it is dead, and it will not result in life.
Faith requires obedience. Yes, we will go wrong and sin. But we will still try to be discipline according to God's will.
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And the other thing. What makes you think that your bible is the word of God. After all, there are so many different versions. And those versions have differences as even many scholars will say. So how can you tell others that the bible that you are using is perfect when there are so many differences in the different versions.
This is the thing. There are not many VERSIONS. But there are many translations. Translations are, translations.
They are not perfect in the minute non fundamental details. However, in the essentials of the faith, they are generally consistent.
So if i had to study a subject, i will try to go back to the original languages that the original texts were written in and study those.
No English or any language will perfectly translate the Hebrew language. There is no possibility for word for word translation.