(29-03-2025, 07:02 AM)Ali Imran Wrote: Thank you for the reply.
I didn't include the preceding verse because I wanted to bring up the part where Jesus warned about the one who would teach others to set aside the law. Paul did exactly that, teaching others to do so, and he taught that even to the Jews. Christians have ignored the warning Jesus gave about someone like Paul. How come? Instead of being wary of Paul, Christians have elevated Paul to the status of an apostle, placing him above the disciples taught by Jesus. Do you know how that came about? I suggest we both look into the history of early Christianity.
Now, let's look at the preceding verses, which I didn't include. You bolded one part, which is ambiguous. I'd like to highlight another part instead that has no ambiguity. "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished." That part destroys your narrative. Jesus did not abolish the law. You are mistaken, and it is a critical mistake.
Please think it over. Lately, all your arguments have been rebutted and you have no reply to the rebuttals. The part about "only true God", the part about "in the Father", or the many arguments I've made against the Trinity. It's time that you reset your faith and go back to square one. Study Islam, the Quran, and the messenger صلي الله عليه وسلم who was sent with the Quran.
You're so fixated on reading Scriptural texts in insolation that you can't see the big picture. Playing with words like "ambiguity" and "only true God" in an attempt to pooh-pooh the deity of Christ , you also disregard the verses saying Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to anyone who believes.
When the Scripture passages mention the "law," they refer to the law code established by revelation from God to direct His people in their worship, their relationship with Him, and their social relationship with one another. Comprising many specific commandments and rules, this law was given in the OT. God has written off the rules (Rom 10:4).
There's confusion with the Law of Christ and the Law of Moses because they have similar commandments. But because 9 of the 10 commandments can be found in the NT, it doesn't mean the Law of Moses is still in effect. If a Christian steals, they break the law of Christ, not the Law of Moses. If we choose to keep part of the law (for example, dietary laws), we're free to do so, but keeping the law of Moses is neither commanded nor expected. To keep part of the Mosaic law in the belief that we're obligated to do so is to not have trust in the perfect and complete work of Christ.
Attempts to sanctify by the observance of the Law is forbidden in the New Covenant since it diminishes the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Christ's coming in the New Testament ended the law as a means of achieving righteousness with God. His death on the cross rendered the law eternally ineffective as a way to be in right standing with God.
As a full-bodied Muslim, you have claimed to be a follower of Christ. But are you grounded in Him? What are you relying on to make you right before God: your own efforts and good deeds, or what Jesus has done for you? That's a critical question to ask, because lasting change can only happen if you're "in Christ." It means genuinely putting your trust and hope in the One who has made it possible through His life of perfect obedience, His death on the cross, and His resurrection from the dead - Jesus Christ. It's my prayer that you will don the garments of salvation of Christ and not put on your own robe of righteousness.
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