Bismillah
Quote:Prayers are way more than just prayers of supplication. You pray to God at His Glorification, you pray lamantations, prayers of Thanksgiving etc. Read the book of Psalms for a good idea of how prayers serve many different purposes.
salam Curious, I m aware of course that prayer serve many purposes. However, what i m trying to convey to u, specially when u said that your forms of worship is based on both the bible and early church.
This in fact what I was getting at. As a Christian, you perform worship according to what has been taught by ordinary people just like you and me and not strictly thru divine orders. Take for example as I told u, certainly Jesus (being god may Allah Forgive me for saying this), didnt kneel in front of a cross with own image on it to pray. Leave alone to whom he should pray. Thus, the cross being part and parecl, not only this, but an important element and signal during prayer or other Christian rituals is a man made not a divine one. Obviously, as I said, since the cross didnt gain this position except after the so called death of Jesus, it couldnt have been set by Jesus as an element of worship.
Just let me underline this point i m trying honestly to draw your attention to it.
Worship, being a way to connect to The God, The Creator, The Eternal, must be taken from His Commands. I mean only God would tell us how to worship him. I shouldnt in any way take any part of the worship which is actually the fundmental aspect of religion from ordinary people, be it the early church or other. Who are they? what authorize them to legislate how people should worship Allah. No wonder, as u said, the protestant has a way Lutherans do it differently...etc.
Did u get my point Curious. Think about it before u jump trying to wipe it under the carpet. I m sure u r smart enough to be fully understanding what i m getting at.
Let alone that Jesus, even if he eat and drink what u call communion, it could never be alcoholic wine.
Just think before u feel threatened and wanting to just defend.
The rest and more comments INsh aAllah I will get to it.
No laughs, but currently I m staying at my brother's who has two lovely children and I m fighting with them over the computer. :) :wavey: