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Will Jesus Christ will return before your death?

Do you believe that Jesus Christ will return before your death?

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mac said:
Pretty much all the details of Christ are the same between the Bible and the Qur'an. Christians believe him to be the son of God and Muslims believe he was chosen by God. While Christians believe he was resurrected from death and rose to heaven, Muslims believe he rose to heaven without death. Both believe he will return to combat the Anti-Messiah. The details of his birth and life are basically the same. So, while there are differences, the greater body of belief is the same. Overall, I would agree that the belief differs, but wouldn't say they were incompatible.
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Not so sure about that. That whole Jesus being God thing is quite a sticking point. While there may be more details that are similar, there are details that have a greater weight that are not.

I don't think either religion could compromise on that point and still quite be the same.
 
megaprogman said:
Not so sure about that. That whole Jesus being God thing is quite a sticking point. While there may be more details that are similar, there are details that have a greater weight that are not.

I don't think either religion could compromise on that point and still quite be the same.
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Of course not, the fundamental reason that Christianity exists is the belief in Christ's divinity. If Muslims believed that then it wouldn't be a separate religion. But just as there are groups within both religions that emphasize certain points and beliefs within the religion, then different religions more strongly emphasize their differences rather than embrace their similarities. This doesn't negate the fact that there are more similarities in the fundamental beliefs than there are differences, it just means that they believe strongly in the few things that separate them from each other.
 
mac said:
Of course not, the fundamental reason that Christianity exists is the belief in Christ's divinity. If Muslims believed that then it wouldn't be a separate religion. But just as there are groups within both religions that emphasize certain points and beliefs within the religion, then different religions more strongly emphasize their differences rather than embrace their similarities. This doesn't negate the fact that there are more similarities in the fundamental beliefs than there are differences, it just means that they believe strongly in the few things that separate them from each other.
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Yes. But if those difference cannot be negotiated away, than you really cannot call those minor differences as minor denotes it being something of small importance.
 
Your Star said:
Muslims believe that Christ will return?
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Yes. Jesus will return to Earth.
I consider Jesus or Isa as one of the most important Prophets in Islam because of his role in Judgement day.

We do believe Jesus was sent down as a Messenger for God but Jesus is not God or Lord, nor the son of God - we view that as little more than blasphemy.
One of the key reasons why Muslims cannot accept Christian's beliefs, due to the importance they place on his divinity and the whole trinity business

We do not accept the view that Jesus died on a cross for our sins, we believe he was raised into heaven and will return one day.

We do accept the miracles, and virgin birth etc. tho
 
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Your Star said:
Wow, you think we'd be able to find a little common ground then.
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The biggest irony of all the 3 major religions (in my opinion) is they all share and believe in the same God too - their interpretations of his/her/it's behaviour and view of us mere mortals has some significant differences. The "God" of the old testament being quite different to the "God" of the new. In some ways, the God of Islam is closer to the Jewish version than to the Christian God. (again - in my opinion)
 
Infinite Chaos said:
The biggest irony of all the 3 major religions (in my opinion) is they all share and believe in the same God too - their interpretations of his/her/it's behaviour and view of us mere mortals has some significant differences. The "God" of the old testament being quite different to the "God" of the new. In some ways, the God of Islam is closer to the Jewish version than to the Christian God. (again - in my opinion)
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Islam and Judaism is closer imo than Christianity and Islam.
To be close to Christians God, an acceptance of Jesus as Son of God is needed which would never happen for Muslims or Jews.
 
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Infinite Chaos said:
The biggest irony of all the 3 major religions (in my opinion) is they all share and believe in the same God too - their interpretations of his/her/it's behaviour and view of us mere mortals has some significant differences. The "God" of the old testament being quite different to the "God" of the new. In some ways, the God of Islam is closer to the Jewish version than to the Christian God. (again - in my opinion)
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Yeah, I've always found it interesting that 3 religions call the same place the "holy land".
 
This is a christian only pole.

The wording implies this gods return no matter what your response before you die or after. Third option should have been for other religious people or atheist.

I don't believe in any deities.
 
megaprogman said:
Yes. But if those difference cannot be negotiated away, than you really cannot call those minor differences as minor denotes it being something of small importance.
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Yes, well, major and minor are subjective, aren't they? I'm not saying they should ignore their differences and meld their religions, I'm saying that they should realize that there are more similarities and agree to disagree, peacefully about the sticking points. All but the fundamentalists on both sides can do this, I believe.
 
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Gabriel said:
This is a christian only pole.

The wording implies this gods return no matter what your response before you die or after. Third option should have been for other religious people or atheist.

I don't believe in any deities.
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Well I'm Christian and I haven't even voted. I think it would wrong for me to say one way or the other. We just don't know.
 
mac said:
What says it's a Christianity only poll?
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The question implies the diety will come back.. eventually ether while I'm alive or dead.

edit: third option for people who don't believe in said religion.
 
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He came back to some of the apostles after He resurrected, so maybe that was it. You know I don't remember the Catholic's teaching the second coming. They just said the end of time.

Ya know to be more credible, I believe He would have had to have done it right after His Resurrection. This would have made it all the more fresh in the minds of His followers. It's been 2,000 years. I think people are tired of waiting.
 
The Bible says no one can know when Jesus will return and judgement will start. Personally I think it could be very soon, but we can't know.
 
Gabriel said:
The question implies the diety will come back.. eventually ether while I'm alive or dead.

edit: third option for people who don't believe in said religion.
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That doesn't make this a "Christianity only" poll.
 
mac said:
That doesn't make this a "Christianity only" poll.
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How does it not if you don't believe in the religion? If you answer "no" it doesn't disqualify the claim of return. The question is clearly geared to christains only.

You give weight to the religious belief involuntarily with ether answer.
 
Gabriel said:
How does it not if you don't believe in the religion? If you answer "no" it doesn't disqualify the claim of return. The question is clearly geared to christains only.

You give weight to the religious belief involuntarily with ether answer.
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Well its been stated in this thread that Muslims believe in Christ return also.
 
This isn't a Christian only poll. It's just asking if you believe Jesus will return before you die. Anyone can answer, even those who don't believe in Jesus.
 
Your Star said:
Well its been stated in this thread that Muslims believe in Christ return also.
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OK.. my bad.. it is christian and muslim only pole then. Doesn't fix my situation I can't answer the question without giving credibility to the claim this god is returning.
 
Gabriel said:
OK.. my bad.. it is christian and muslim only pole then. Doesn't fix my situation I can't answer the question without giving credibility to the claim this god is returning.
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are you really so arrogant that you can't entertain at the least, a hypothetical situation?
 
spud_meister said:
are you really so arrogant that you can't entertain at the least, a hypothetical situation?
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Hrm, I think it is arrogant to assume all agree this god is coming back or was ever here. It is not arrogance to question the viability of this poll to accommodate all who answer yes the god is coming back before I die.. or No he will come after I die.

You should not be upset I don't find the line of questioning accommodating. I have only said that it is a christian or muslim only pole. (if there are other religions that also believe this I apologise for not mentioning.)

I am not being arrogant by suggesting the pole is not compliant to what I think.
 
I hope not soon. I'd hate to think I spent so much time getting an education only for Jesus to come back and take away my eventual conquest of the financial and corporate world.

I'd spend too much time wishing I had joined a party frat instead of a nerd frat. I'd feel slighted just knowing that I could've spent my last days getting drunk and banging sorority girls instead of playing HALO with my brothers.
 
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