01-11-2005, 06:26 PM
This question has come to the forefront of my mind particularly due to something I saw on another thread and also from some things we're covering in this Christian theology course I am taking right now.
Muslims say that they revere Jesus. Some are even arrogant enough to say that they love and respect Jesus more than Christians do. But in what way or what manner?
The only thing I hear is that 1) Muslims repeat "Peace be unto you" all the time to each other (<i>which, BTW, was <b>NEVER</b> commanded by Jesus to do</i>) and 2) Muslims bow when they pray (<i>but nothing is unique about this, because Christians, Jews and a host of other religions bow in prayer or meditation as well</i>).
<b>CLEAR</b> teachings by Jesus, however, seem to go unnoticed or ignored by Muslims.
One example is when the Sadducees came to Jesus and asked Him a question:
Quote:Matt. 22:23 On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
24 asking, "Teacher, Moses said, `IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.'
25 "Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;
26 so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
27 "Last of all, the woman died.
28 "In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her."
29 But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
30 "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Islam clearly teaches this concept of marriages in heaven, however.
Jesus stated outright to them that they obviously had no understanding of the scriptures to think that people marry or are given in marriage in heaven.
Why are straightforward teachings of Jesus such as this ignored and even contradicted by Islam?