Why didn't he create hell in the first place, since he is omnipotent? Hell(no pun intended), why did he create the devil? Why didn't he destroy him yet? He can do anything, can't he?
In Islam Hell is exactly what it's described elsewhere, only worse. Instead of all that fire and brimstone stuff, the fire in Hell having been burning for billions of years, is now black and the deepest part of the seven hells(Jahannam) is the darkest, hottest place in existence. That's the Islamic perspective and what I learned in school anyway.
Actually, It is noted in Islam, that if you sin on earth while you're alive, Earth becomes a living hell for you. In the literal meaning, bad things end up happening to you more often and you become miserable.
Hell(pun intended), why did he create humans in the first place. The simple answer is, because he can.
From an Islamic perspective, Satan, otherwise known as Iblis, was a Djinn loyal to Allah. He was a being made of fire as opposed to the Angels who were made of Light. When God created Adam, he ordered everyone to bow down to his creation. Everyone but Iblis did. And from that point on, God banished him for disobeying his orders and that when the End arrives, he will be the first in Hell.
Nice literature, no supporting evidence.
My ass. I've seen bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. More often than not, bad people are in high political positions. Saddam Hussein was killed only a few years ago, and he was in power for more than 2 decades. The one death of him didn't bring the lives of others back, or somehow undo what was wrong. How does someone who sinned so much have such a great life for that long?
Now now, come on, there's no reason to assume you're right either. We really can't assume anyone's right or wrong. There's no reason to bash him because he believes in the Qu'ran, as he has no reason to bash because you don't believe in a religion at all. Your beliefs may be shockingly similar if you take a step back instead of trying to point to everything you disagree with.
The problem with evidence however is the fact that it cannot be accepted by everyone. Some people use Jesus as evidence, which I cannot accept, but those same people can't accept Darwin's finches.
It's in the Quran and the Prophet Idris was once showed the horrors of hell by Izrail(Malaykat Al-Maut). Besides, I can't go through hundreds of pages of the Quran and Hadith compilations just to prove one point.
When bad things happen to good people God is testing them. When something good happens to bad people, it's called 'Istidraj'. Istidraj happens to be one of the five unusual occurrences that happen to people during life because of God's will. God loves all his creations. Istidraj is kind of like when someone does so much wrong and God is like, "Fine, be a Dick now and I'll let you have your fun, because you'll burn in hell anyway.
Thank you for that. :D
"All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away." The whole point of Christ's sacrifice is that good deeds alone cannot bring salvation to man. Faith alone redeems mankind.
The magic thing again. How quaint.
There's plenty of evidence for Christ's story IF you're willing to hold the story of the Bible to the same standards as any other historical fact from thousands of years ago.
And you know this how? As much as I like to agree with you, and I do know that science can't explain everything, but I would like to see you give a source to your negative. See the flaw there? I do accept historical evidence, but not anecdotal. I don't care if you saw Jesus when you tried LSD, that won't work with a different person who didn't see the same thing.
I never disagreed with you on that point. I can accept historical evidence(which is not scientific, but it is still right) as long as it is accurate.
No.
Where else were these events recorded? Please tell me.
This sounds an awful lot like we are being tested by our faith. I don't see any reason why the true god(if there is one and humanity has a grasp on it) can't be bothered to just come down and make a cameo appearance. When Allah, Jesus, Yahweh, Zeus, or any other god comes down and I see them(while knowing that it isn't a hallucination of any kind), then I will immediately convert.
Sorry bud, but when you do things like make fish and bread out of thin air, you are magic. And lets not forget Him fertilizing Mary so she could give birth to Him and later He would sacrifice Himself to Himself. There isn't any way around it. He is a magician.
He sent His only son *because* he is infinitely benevolent. Rather than requiring burned offerings and sacrifices to be continually made, Christ served as the final and ultimate sacrifice to atone for our sins. And you focus way too much on the sacrifice aspect. The crucifixion is not the main focus of the faith; the resurrection is the main highlight of Christianity.
Magic is the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc. When you actually make fish and bread out of thin air, that's called a miracle. So no, He's not a magician; He's the Lord.
Actually it was. You're on mark in that it does have symbolism and literary writings in. However the Bible was always intended to be a historical record. The entire book of Genesis is basically the genealogy of Adam to Joseph. Exodus, freedom from Egypt. Leviticus, the laws of the Hebrews. Numbers, the growth and creation of the Jewish armies. Deuteronomy, the sermons and death of Moses. Joshua, the expansion of Israel and conquering of its enemies. Judges, the filling of leadership roles. And it goes on and on. The entirety of the Bible, save for some exemptions, is intended to portray the history of man, especially the nation of Israel and the family tree of Adam.
