Traditional or Evangelical Christianity has a major flaw that gives the people who believe this way, strength for the sinfully polluted world they live in. That flaw is their belief that a Rapture will whisk them all away just before the destruction of the world. In fact, many, while wanting to see more people believe in Jesus Christ, actually want to see the end of the world as we know it, both, so they can be raptured into "utopia" and secondly to put an end to Satans' reign.
Modern Evangelicalism is a mirror of the beliefs Islam has: their Messiah will return and inaugurate the Caliphate to establish a world religion. Evangelicals are awaiting the return of Jesus Christ so God can reclaim a new world for HIMSELF, through HIS SON, who will rule the world.
Most religions have "grave" similarities, even the American Indians speak of the Great Spirit and the flood.
Islam speaks of the origin of their religion stemming from Abraham, just as the Jews do, but these religions have different names for GOD; they also diverge from Abraham onward and the people have become solemn enemies; God promised Abraham a son; Abraham thought he had to help God out because Sarah, his wife, was to old to bare a child, so Abraham fornicated with a concubine. The promise to Abraham by GOD was fulfilled via the Holy Spirit who caused Sarah to become pregnant and bore a son named Issac; but Abraham was trying to accomplish what God intended to be a miracle, through the efforts of the flesh and got Hagar pregnant who bore a son named Ischamael. Islam follows the line of Ischmael and Israel follows the line of Issac, and that is what the Christians of today believe is the crux of the battle between Islam and the Jewish people.
The premise of Christianity is based upon the "promise and the flesh"; the Spirit and flesh; Holiness and sinfulness. From the Garden of Eden onward God has proven to be the ONE WHO controls the destiny of mankind, because mankind even then, disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit, and will always choose from the emotions within, but God always does what is right. God, through His promise to Abraham, produced a SON called Jesus the Christ (God is with us), the Savior of the world. The Jewish people are still waiting for their Messiah as are the Muslims, but Christians believe JESUS IS the Messiah, and have been given proof by virtue of their spiritual "salvation"; again the miracle promises of God.
All religions today profess to be following God. Some people within those religions claim God talks to them; some claim they are being led or used by God, claiming God wants them to run for this office or that one. The problem is, none of the sinners of the world, and we are all sinners, know God very well. Many of us claim to be doing HIS will, while others claiming the same, do different things than you. One General prays before a battle while another does the same and only one General can claim God has blessed their efforts. Politicians pray before voting on some specific bill, and claim God led them to their vote, while others are doing the same but the votes are different.
All of the world makes continual efforts to right the wrongs created over time, but the politicians in office at the time of the legislation, are the ones who think they are doing the "righting", and they criticize the previous politicians of failing to act, and on and on it goes. Most politicians, even those in socialist or communist countries, seem to have a "barometer" within themselves. They legislate based on right and wrong. A concept that is not natural to mankind, UNLESS he truly is created by and governed by a Righteous Being. Otherwise, where does the concept of right and wrong come from?
But we still have the over-arching problem: WHO is right? WHAT is the right thing to do? Is your plan or idea motivated by a higher power? Is HE encouraging you? Is HE sending you to do HIS will? If we trust and believe anyone, who is that person? How can we know who is the right person? Are we supposed to be following someone sent from "above"? And, in the end, does it matter, if everyone is hoping to usher in a "Utopia" at the expense of those who do not believe them? Is there supposed to be a "Utopia"? Can Satan be defeated? Is there really, a Satan? Does Islam want what the Christians want? Where does that leave the Jewish people? And then, where does that leave the rest of the people who do not subscribe to ANY of the aforementioned religions?
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