02-24-2007, 11:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-24-2007, 11:04 AM by Faith Hope Charity.)
In the Name of God - Father Son Holy Spirit.
May the peace of Christ be with you!
Quote:"we have to follow the Qur'an because it's Allah's revelation; we know the Qur'an is Allah's revelation because Allah has revealed it to us in the Qur'an"
Like Jesus is God but not the Father who is God but not the Holy Spirit who is also God... in different places at the same time....
Hmmm... not quite the same thing. The Qur'an'is near & dear to your heart so that's enough out of me.
I just invented this analogy - a bit weak but hopefully not flawed.
The Most Holy Trinity in human terms:
Dan + Dan's wife + Dan's child = THREE distinct members belonging to the ONE family. All THREE are EQUAL & possess the same HUMAN nature. Their bond on earth is ETERNAL.
If I can get it, I'm sure you can, Dan!
Quote:Going into the why the Qur'an is Allah's revelation... come on... I know you know more about Islam that what you stated. If not, there are many threads dealing with the issue. I'm pretty sure that we would only stray even further from the topic...
Humour me for a second... you only need to look at the foundation of your faith to understand the Most Holy Trinity: Allah (SWT), His Revelations, & the Qur'an are distinct but together form the basis of Islam. The three cannot be separated when determining Islamic beliefs.
I'll cut it out now.
There's no such thing as one topic per thread anymore - hehe!
Quote:Where IS Welmel?
Tell me about it! I miss him! He told me he'll be a little busy over the next couple of weeks. God bless him.
Quote:"The essential part of worship remains the same before & after changes are made to liturgical/devotional/local practices."
Obviously not a big deal for you... I guess bc Jesus never actually did any of these actions verbatim so they are subject to change.
Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word, is central to all our beliefs & practices. His Bride, the Church, remains faithful to her spouse & her prescriptions always lead us to Him. He then leads us to His Father in the Spirit - The Most Holy Trinity - our ultimate end!
Quote:"At the end of the day, Catholic doctrines aren't hurting anybody, so please just let it be."
That's okay by me... I've been letting them "be" for years now.
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