Who Are The REAL Followers And Lovers Of Jesus?
According to the Bible Jesus said, "I come not to change the Law, but to fulfill." (Matthew 5:17). It also says in the Bible "For whoever shall keep the whole Law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all" (James 2:10)
I. The First of All Commandments:
"And Jesus answered him, the First of all the commandments is: Hear O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord." (Mark 12:29)
"And the scribe said unto him (Jesus), Well Master (Rabbi) thou hast said truth; for there is one God and there is no other but He" (Mark 12:32).
And according to the Bible Jesus said: "no man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18)
II. Jesus is a man and a Prophet.
"Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people." (Luke 24:19).
"And this is life eternal that they might know thee. The Only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3)
"But when they sought to lay hands on him (Jesus) they feared the multitude because they (the multitude) regarded him as a prophet." (Matthew 21:46)
"But now ye seek to kill me (Jesus) a man that told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham." (John 8:40)
III. Jesus and we have the same God that he prayed to also.
"(Jesus said) go to my brethren and say unto them. I ascend unto my Father and your Father and to my God and your God." (John 20:17)
"And he (Jesus) went a little further and fell on his face [as Muslim do] and prayed saying. O my Father, if it be possible let this cup (being killed) pass from me nevertheless not as I will but as you will" (Matthew 26:39)
IV. God is separate from and greater than Jesus.
" my Father, (God) is greater than I Jesus." (John 14:28)
"For I (Jesus) have not spoken of myself, but the father, who sent me; He gave me a commandment. What I should say, and what I should speak." (John 12:49)
"I (Jesus) can of mine own self do nothing. I seek not mine own will but the will of the Father who hath sent me. If I bear witness of myself my witness is not true." (John 5:30-31)
"Why calleth thou me (Jesus) good? There is none good but One, that is God." (Matthew 19:17 & Luke 19:19)
{Jesus does not know when the Day of Judgment is but God does}
(See Mark 13:32)
Jesus is a Prophet of God and a man, born of a miraculous birth, like unto the creation of Adam, except with a mother.
V. Jesus up close and personal.
A. He did not eat pork nor did his disciples. Chapter III Laws of Cleanliness and Holiness. A Holy God- a holy people (1) their food "And the swine though he divideth the hoof and be cloven footed yet he cheweth not the cud: he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you." (Lev 11:7-8)
B. Jesus never got drunk and his Followers were told not to even sit with the drunkard. (1 Cor 5:11)
C. Jesus never fornicated and neither did his disciples. They were told of the punishment (Rev 21:8), and told to stay away from fornicators (1 Cor 5:11)
D. Jesus never celebrated his birthday and neither did his disciples. (See Jeremiah; section entitled "A Satire on Idolatry. 10:3-4) "For the customs of the people are vain; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of a woodman, with the ax. They deck it with sliver and with gold, they fasten it with nails and with hammers that it move not"
E. Neither Jesus nor his disciples ever celebrated Easter or Halloween, nor did he tell anyone to (These too have pagan origins)
F. Neither Jesus nor his disciples cut their beards, it was a sign of disgrace to cut the beard of a man; "Hanun took David's servants and shaved off one half of their beards, the men were greatly ashamed, and kind said, tarry until your beards be grown, and then return (2 Sam 10:4-5 and 1 Cor 19:5)
G. Jesus spoke Aramaic which is close to Arabic His greeting was not "Hi" or "Hello." It was "Peace be unto you." "Then said Jesus to them (his disciples) again. "Peace be unto you." (John 20:21) Jesus said to give the same greeting when entering someone's house." And into whatever house ye enter, first say Peace be to this house." (Luke 10:5)
H. Jesus gave and encouraged the giving of charity. (This is confirmed many places in the Bible)
I. Jesus mother was very modest and covered her hair. The Bible commands these things for believing women. Modesty (1 Tim 2:9); covering hair (Cot 11:5-6)
J. The wearing of a face veil and polygamy were not condemned by Jesus. In fact, the Bible supports them. The veil (Genesis 24 65 and Song of Solomon 5:7); polygamy (Genesis 16:3, 29-28. 30 4-9)
K. Jesus fasted (Matthew 4-2) and told his disciples to fast after he left this earth. (Matthew 9-15) He encouraged it and told them how to be sincere about it. (Matthew 6:16-18)
L. Jesus encouraged the cutting off of the hand for wrongs done by it.
(Matthew 5:30)
M. Interest (Usury) is wrong, according to the Bible (Ezek 19:8) and Jesus did not do it.
N. In Jesus time, they used to shroud the dead in cloth (as the Muslims do today). Also the dead were buried quickly without a wake and with no public viewing of the body.
According to the Bible, Jesus said, "Not everyone that saith unto me Rabbi (Lord), Rabbi, shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Paradise), but he that doeth the will of (God) [Arabic: Muslim] my Father, who is in heaven." (Matthew 7:21)
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esus lifetime the people were seeking the fulfillment of three more prophecies of three more Prophets to come. (See John 1 19-21.25)
1. Elias or Elijah (John the Baptist); (see Matthew 17 10-13)
2. Christ (Jesus the Son of Mary); and,
3. That Prophet (like Moses) (See Deut. 18:15 18) unfulfilled unless Muhammad is accepted.
Deuteronomy 34:10 "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses." (Date of transcript is 4th or 5th century CE- see carbon dating of Codex Sinaiticu -except Muhammad in Arabia. decedent of Ishmael the son of Abraham.
Come back to the true teachings and practices of (our Prophet, too) Jesus.
Accept Islaam!