02-11-2007, 11:45 AM
In the Name of God - Creator Redeemer Sanctifier.
Quote:Assalamo Alikum and thanks for your time in answering my questions, but there are still many remains :D
Wa alykum al salam & you're very welcome, but if you're serious about learning the faith, there are more qualified apologists you can seek answers from on Catholic forums. I'm just an amateur compared to them :D
Quote:i was hoping to see some biblical verses as well.
I included the Biblical references for you in brackets.
Quote:So my question again, if we Muslims do acknowledge The Creator, but also believe that Jesus Christ pbuh have nothing to do with this Creation, <b>will we still be included in the plan of salvation? </b>
Most definitely!!!
Quote:And if we will be excluded, will you still be happy for those who are not Christians?
No one's excluded. God's plan of salvation includes every human being created by God & for God. I get upset when I think of those who freely choose evil over good & separate themselves from God.
Quote:Like those who were born and died before the advent of Christ? Ok this is another issue, now we believe in Christ as you know but in a dfferent way, so will we be saved in this case?
Everybody will be judged according to their deeds. With or without religion, humans are capable of discerning between good & evil. We have a duty to form our conscience properly though, so remaining ignorant has its downside. God can read our hearts.
Quote:The rest of the paragraphs doesn’t really explain what you meant in your statement that you are happy for those who are not of your faith and believe that their religion is right for them. also in one of your posts you even said that you don’t care whether this person is a Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu or whatever, <b>as long as his faith brings him closer to God</b>!!! From where did you get this sort of beliefs? Is this your personal opinion or the Bible promotes such thing?
So is there any passage from the Bible that matches with the first paragraph that you quoted for example? And why you quote only from the catechism and not directly from the Bible <b>If both go hand in hand as you claimed</b>?
Think of the Catechism as our manual ;) I highly recommend you read the Bible but don't develop a habit of misinterpreting passages at your convenience. There's a Scriptural Index at the back of the Catechism where you can look up certain verses & their corresponding paragraphs to learn how the Church applies Scripture in Catholicism.
In the book of 'Romans', St Paul, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, deals with salvation of Christians & non-Christians.
Carry on being a good Muslim, Wael! Insh a Allah, we'll be worthy enough to meet one day in Heaven :)