02-08-2007, 12:52 AM
To the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Peace be with you all!
Quote:To Christian members on this thread, now thru FHC explanation, i gathered that Jesus, had a dual character, he died in human part, but was alive in his divine entity. A question arose to mind. Whom do you follow in your path of worship? I mean whose teachings are u following? in terms of do and dont????
Muslimah, you're a heretic - hehe!
Short answer - Dualism is an age old heresy that has never been accepted in Catholicism. Jesus Christ is ONE Divine Person possessing TWO natures (Divine & Human) which are united in what we call the "hypostatic union".
We worship God. Jesus is the Son of God (2nd Person of the Blessed Trinity). Christians don't believe that God is one of three (as the Qur'an states). We believe that God is One, but in God there subsists Three distinct Persons.
If you're thinking, "what on earth are you going on about???" I don't blame you :lol: I've just enrolled in a course titled "The Blessed Trinity" which has a duration of 104 hours so as you can imagine, this truth is not a simple one to grasp & there's a lot of theology behind it. I'll do my best to help you UNDERSTAND (as opposed to BELIEVE).
I'll provide an in-depth explanation to the Incarnation & the Blessed Trinity (two popular topics of conversation on IslamMessage) in a separate thread that Christians (Catholics in particular) can keep referring to down the track to avoid constant repetition. Insh a Allah I'll post it under "Discussion of Beliefs" in the very near future.
Quote: however, I m not sure if u r aware that this issue in particular is contoversial among other Christian sects? Am i not right??????!!!!!! There are other sects who dont believe in a virigin birth, although this is a main ground and miracle of Jesus.
All Christians believe in the virginal birth. Some sects deny the perpetual virginity of Our Lady & think Jesus Christ had siblings. Muslims honour Mary more than Protestants do. As far as I know, she plays virtually no role in their faith tradition.
I hope I've been helpful! I look forward to hearing views from other Christians too :)
God bless you & yours.