John 1

[Steve Consilvio]

I wanted to bring something else to this discussion. I have long thought that the terms we use are false: Jew, Christian, Catholic,Protestant, Muslim, etc. There are lots of sects within each.


Christ was a Jew. It is the God of Abraham and Moses that we believe in. Jesus was the Son of God, but even as a prophet, it is always the same God. Therefore, we (you the Muslim and me the Christian) should be calling ourselves Jews. Or perhaps Hebrews. Of course, that gets messy with the idea of the second covenant, but the second covenant wasn't a new covenant, it was an expanded covenant. More were given Grace. The family became bigger.


I am willing to give up the language of trinity, and even the title Christian, are you willing to give up the term Muslim? Isn't the point of God's grace about seeing ourselves in a new light? The name we choose would certainly be an indication of that.


Isn't 'believer' enough?