Before The Divine Revelations Vouchsafed To The Prophet(Pbuh) Why Did The People...

[sandyRoe]

...who in time would become Muslims not see the attractions of the Christian message? There must have been missionaries trying to spread the word.

[naomi24]

They did spread the word - if they hadn't Mohammed would have known nothing of Christianity - but perhaps they didn't spread it quite as forcefully or as craftily as Mohammed spread his word.

[jomifl]

Perhaps the existing culture/religion saw no need for change. Most muslims appear to be muslims because they have no choice.

[sandyRoe]

Missionaries, including many from Ireland, brought enlightenment to wild Germanic tribes with little more than a smile and The Word. Maybe it was a case of the inadequacy of the singers rather than any fault with the song that causes Christianity to fail to impress the heathens and pagans of the Arabian peninsula.

[Canary42]

Why do some people prefer Tolkien to Rowling. It's all a matter of taste in fairy tales.

[jomifl]

lost in translation perhaps?

[sandyRoe]

I suppose you're right, Jomifl. It's hard to imagine a red-haired, wild-eyed, Irish monk having much success converting camel herders in the vast sandiness that is the Empty Quarter. They'd think they were being confronted by a monster from 1001 nights come to life.

[goodlife]

sandyRoe @ If you found yourself in a minefield but had a map showing a path out between the land mines, how carefully would you study that map and follow all its directions?

True Christianity as a revealed religion relies fully upon all the progressive revelations.

So disturbing it is to see that religion is increasingly the cause of division! You only have to Consider some of these conflicts. Hindus fight Buddhists,Protestants, Catholics, and Jews have shed blood in various conflicts, Muslims fight the So call Christians, yes , religious hatred has fueled the ferocity of these conflicts.

But with God by his revelations. In doing so, we show love for our neighbors and we give evidence of our appreciation to Jehovah for his aiding us to get acquainted with him by his revelations.

A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place....................................................Rev 1:3
All you got to do is find Who is the ultimate Source of the Revelation, and what channel is He using today .

[sandyRoe]

Very very carefully, Goodlife.

[sandyRoe]

I know now that i an 'saved'. It is my sincere hope that I may plant a tiny seed of doubt in the mind of at least one of the goodly unGodly and by doing so bring them eventually to belief.

[sandyRoe]

That monk would have had a particularly hard time finding a shamrock to illustrate to the simple desert nomads the concept of The Trinity.

[jomifl]

gl, I would make sure I had the right map first. A method of testing it is to watch where the people who think they have the correct map go and compare where they get blown up with your own map.

[naomi24]

Goodlife, //True Christianity as a revealed religion relies fully upon all the progressive revelations. //

What do you consider to be a 'revealed revelation'?

[jomifl]

/What do you consider to be a 'revealed revelation'?/

revealed to be untrue?

[naomi24]

Jom, ha ha! I'm just wondering if when he says 'progressive', he thinks all those who came before Charles Taze Russell had 'revelations'. Mohammed for example?

[lightbulb247]

well Muslims believe in jesus and the christian message.

[lightbulb247]

but that it was changed ovet time so what exists now isnt the original message, which was similar to Islam

[Obiter]

Charles Taze Russell was convicted of fraud, for selling 'miracle wheat' which he claimed to provide 80 times the normal yield.

[boxtops]

They believe is Jesus as the Prophet before Mohammed (pbuh) - they don't believe in the Christian message that he's the Son of God.

[naomi24]

Lightbulb, //but that it was changed ovet time so what exists now isnt the original message, which was similar to Islam //

Who told you that?

[lightbulb247]

Its part of Islam, Muslims believe in all prophets, adam, Abraham, Jesus etc but that god sent them all down to preach Islam, and Muhammed is the final prophet. Obviously over time meanings were changed etc which is why new prophets are needed, but Muhammed is the final prophet.

Now are you going to tell me how Islam is just a "ripoff" of Christianity and Judaism which is the argument most atheists resort to?