I have an open question for Ex-Muslims, Muslims and religious scholars. I want to know if I have anything wrong here.
As I understand it from the Koran, Jesus was a "great prophet" and he never said he was the "Son of God". Apparently, early Christians got that idea later on. The prophet Jesus preached a strictly monotheistic message.
If that's true, it means the Christian church that eventually formed in Jesus' wake got things horribly wrong. Not only did they believe that God had a son but that it was necessary to pray to Jesus as an intercessor with the divine, a belief wholly blasphemous and idolatrous to both Jews and Muslims alike. Short of the early Christians becoming Satan worshipers, I can't imagine a more catastrophic outcome for any prophet.
Wouldn't that mean Jesus was an epic failure as a prophet?
Let's review again. Jesus preaches a purely monotheistic message. Centuries later, his followers are worshiping him as God incarnate. One can imagine Allah scolding Jesus for his failure, "You! had! ONE! JOB!"
So what was so great about the "prophet Jesus" if he failed as a prophet that badly?
As I understand it from the Koran, Jesus was a "great prophet" and he never said he was the "Son of God". Apparently, early Christians got that idea later on. The prophet Jesus preached a strictly monotheistic message.
If that's true, it means the Christian church that eventually formed in Jesus' wake got things horribly wrong. Not only did they believe that God had a son but that it was necessary to pray to Jesus as an intercessor with the divine, a belief wholly blasphemous and idolatrous to both Jews and Muslims alike. Short of the early Christians becoming Satan worshipers, I can't imagine a more catastrophic outcome for any prophet.
Wouldn't that mean Jesus was an epic failure as a prophet?
Let's review again. Jesus preaches a purely monotheistic message. Centuries later, his followers are worshiping him as God incarnate. One can imagine Allah scolding Jesus for his failure, "You! had! ONE! JOB!"
So what was so great about the "prophet Jesus" if he failed as a prophet that badly?
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
