Those two statements are obviously contradictory. Its like saying we share 95% of our DNA with a spider monkey therefore we are spider monkeys. That is not a fact is it?
Both Christianity and Islam believe in one Great Architect of the Universe. It doesn't mean that they are the same. By your...
I understand about Jesus and Islam. Some Christians would say that the islamic view is blasphemy or heresey. We could argue about the descendants of Abraham, the role of Ismael etc. In the end, I don't believe that they are talking about the same God. Hence my comments. I also see that a lot of...
OK, thanks for that, I see where you are coming from now and I take your point. I wouldn't call your theology mainstream though - but nor do you.
I wasn't trying to twist Jesus' words there, it is something I have genuinely puzzled about because its a very powerful expression. I was actually...
He would have, but then he is the son of God. However, the point I was making is that Christianity requires us to accept the one true God and seek forgiveness of our sins if we are not to be cast into the eternal lake of fire at the Judgement. In that sense, it is very Us and Them.
Didn't Jesus say words to the effect of, "who is not for me is against me?" And doesn't the Nicene Creed say:
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
That seems indivisible, or quite us and them to me. To pretend that Islam...