02-13-2007, 12:14 PM
In the Name of God - All Good & All Loving!
Quote:Yes, maybe Catholics will disagree on this point, but the Bible will always say sometihng else!!
Yes, I agree! A Protestant Bible (which you quoted from) will always differ from a Catholic Bible ;)
Quote:Before you jump to interpret the verse the way that suite your Church’s beliefs
Hahaha! Great! You've learnt that there's always an answer :) Here I go again...
The verse is taken from a passage written in poetry form. God creates EVERYBODY - those who freely love Him & those who freely reject Him. We all belong to the One True God. The correct translation is: <i>"I am the Lord and there is no other ... I make weal and create woe."</i>
God creates human beings who turn evil, but evil, itself, cannot be created!
By the way, no one besides the Church has been given authority to interpret Scripture.
Quote:In Islam God did create Satan as good until <b>“he choose with his free will” pride/evil</b>
Yeah yeah yeah, we're past that initial stage, Wael! Was Satan just fulfilling Allah's plan though?
Quote:and I guess this is exactly the interpretation of the verse above, which means God did created Satan, but He was not responsible for his evil deeds.
You managed to understand the Bible but what about the Qur'an/Sunnah?
I know where you stand on this issue but are other Muslims permitted to shun the idea of complete freewill based on certain Ayats/Hadiths? Is private interpretation permitted in Islam? It appears that a handful of Muslims accept freewill as a core belief, whereas others find the whole concept foreign.
Quote:(FHC, sorry about all the unwanted company at your house)
Shucks pal :blush: Drop by anytime for some delicious Lebanese cuisine :D We'll even invite my Muslim neighbour over & have a ball :P