Why I am not Christian ANYMORE?
About thirteen years ago my life and my faith both were changed forever while searching for answers that I use to have about the Christianity and the Bible. It was not that I never believed in the Bible, yes, indeed I did believe in the Bible almost all my life until I reverted to Islam. But it was the Bible itself that gave me the proof to reject the Christianity and the Bible both. The Chapter 3 of Gospel according to John is the lifeline of the New Testament and the verse John 3:16 is the fake jewel in the fake crown of Christianity. Christian scholars have admitted that this verse John 3:16 is a later insertion, but that has hardly been my concern. The real issue for me has always been the verse John 3: 17. Let me also point out that in the New Testament at many places what Jesus is said to have uttered was not understood by the disciples and Jesus is not seen to have made any attempt to clear things up for his disciples, we find a classic example of this in John chapter 3: 1-12; let me quote John 3:16-17 before I point out the main problem.
KJV John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
3:17 For God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
The
word “might” is a clear proof that salvation by following Christianity and
believing in Jesus is not only highly questionable but is contrary to the
fact.
The
word might is the past tense of word may, which is used in the English language
to indicate a condition or state contrary to fact. Please keep this in mind
that this is not my opinion, it is a fact that can be verified by using any good
English dictionary or grammar rules book. Let me quote the American Heritage
Dictionary to prove my point:
might2 (m؛t) aux.v. Past tense of may1. 1.a. Used to indicate a condition or state contrary to fact: She might help if she knew the truth. b. Used to indicate a possibility or probability that is weaker than may: We might discover a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 2. Used to express possibility or probability or permission in the past: She told him yesterday he might not go on the trip. 3. Used to express a higher degree of deference or politeness than may, ought, or should: Might I express my opinion? [Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte, first and third person sing. past tense of magan, to be able. See MAY1.]
Now who want to believe in
something like John 3:16 that Jesus was alleged son of god or god himself, but
John 3:17 tells us that salvation is not a matter of fact but rather it is
contrary to the fact.
3:17 For God sent not his
Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Why would some one follow a religion in which salvation is not possible and is contrary to the fact according to John 3:17; let alone guaranteed?
Let me also quote some other eye opening facts showing why I am not Christian and why you shouldn’t be as well?
This lack of information is so broad that we are kept in ignorance of many of Jesus’ most fundamental attributes. If a full list of his sayings has never been known to his followers, have scholars at least agreed on what tongue these sayings may have been uttered in? The gospels, as well as Christian writers from past and present, have failed to provide any answer with certainty. Among the guesswork of early scholars in the regard, we have:
a Galilaean dialect of Chaldiac (J.J.Scaliger); Syriac
(Claude Saumaise); the dialect of Onkelos and Jonathan (Brian Walton);
Greek (Vosius); Hebrew (Delitzsch and Resch); Aramaic (Meyer);
and even Latin (Inchofer, for “the Lord cannot have used any other language upon earth, since this
is the language of the saints in heaven”). (See Schweitzer,
pp. 271, 275.)
The above quote obviously proves that Christians don’t have any
clue that what was the mother tongue of Jesus.
Speaking of Jesus at the Modern Churchmen’s conference at Oxford, 1967, Canon Hugh Montefiore, Vicar of Great St. Mary, Cambridge, stated:
“Women were his friends, but it is men he is said to have
loved. The striking fact was that he remained unmarried, and men who did not
marry usually had one of the three reasons: they could not afford it; there were no girls; or they were homosexual in nature. (See The Times, July 28, 1967.)
In the above quote here the Vicar of Great St. Mary; Cambridge is
admitting that Jesus was Gay.
Martin Luther also negates the image of a sinless Jesus. This is
to be found in Luther’s Table-Talk (See Weimer
edition, ii: 107) whose authenticity has never been challenged even
though the coarser passages are cause for embarrassment. Arnold Lunn
writes:
Weimer quoted a passage from the Table-Talk in which Luther
states that Christ committed adultery three times, first with the woman at the well,
secondly with Mary Magdalene, and thirdly with the woman taken in adultery, “whom he let off so lightly. Thus even
Christ who was so holy had to commit adultery before he died.” (See Arnold Lunn, The Revolt Against Reason, Eyre &
Spottiswoode (Publishers), London, 1950, p.233.)
Following is the original!
“Christus adulter. Christus ist am ersten ein ebrecher
worden Joh. 4, bei dem brunn cum muliere, quia illi dicebant: Nemo significat,
quit facit cum ea? Item cum Magdalena, item cum adultera Joan. 8,
die er so leicht dauon lies. Also mus from Christus auch am ersten ein werden
ehe er starb.“
All sources for the so-called teachings of Jesus emanate from the anonymous authors. Herman Reimarus (1694-1768) was the first to attempt a historical modeling of Jesus. In this he drew a distinction between what lies written in the gospels and what Jesus himself proclaimed during his lifetime, concluding that his actual teachings can be summed up,
In two phrases of identical
meaning, ‘Repent, and believe the Gospel,’
or, as it is put elsewhere, ‘Repent, for the
Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” (See Schweitzer,p.
16)
Because he never went on to explain either of these phrases, Reimarus
argues that Jesus was working and preaching within wholly Jewish framework,
content with having his audience understand ‘the Kingdom of Heaven’ in the
Jewish context. Namely that he was Deliverer of Israel. The intention of
setting up a new religion never existed. (See ibid, pp. 16-18)
In fact, it appears likely that the term ‘Christian’ was merely an invention of Roman propaganda, for in the early days,
“the name ‘Christian’ was associated with all kind of detestable
crime-this, too, is a common feature of the political propaganda, and the
author of 1 Peter… admonishes his readers not to suffer for the things which
for the populace were implied in the name ‘Christian,’ (4:15) 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a
thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. (See Dictionary of the Bible, p. 138)
The early church busied itself with fighting this ‘Christian’
appellation, which in Roman minds was equated with a breed of criminals.
Examining the origins of this terminology implies that it was Romans, and not
the earliest Christians, who were eager to distinguish followers of the new
religion from ancient Israelite tradition. In fact, the early church was content to designate the new religion
simply as the Way, as in the ‘Way of the Lord,’ the ‘Way of
Truth,’ the ‘Way of Salvation,’ and the ‘Way of Righteousness.’ (See Dictionary of the Bible,
p. 139)
The above-cited facts are a brief account of truth about the Bible
and Christianity, you must ask yourself the following questions:
1. Do I really
want to convert or follow to a religion (Christianity) whose god himself is not
guaranteeing MY salvation according to its scripture?
(3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn
the world; but that the world through him might
be saved.)
2. “might be saved” is
contrary to the fact as explained above, so why should I remain a Christian or convert
to Christianity?
I reverted to Islam after reading the Qur’aan and pondering upon
its teachings. Islam guarantees a Jew or a Christian double reward in the
Hereafter, and guaranteed forgiveness of all past sins including a guaranteed
salvation without any ambiguity and confusion. I know that Islam is the same
message from Adam to Muhammad (pbut).
☼ Jesus: The Most
Cruel & Most Insensitive Man History Has Ever Known!
Another reason why I am not a Christian anymore.
Christians ‘non-stop mantra’ of
Jesus’ so-called love that is nothing but another Trojan horse used by
Christians. In fact, Jesus was the cruelest and most insensitive
man history has ever known through New Testament. One of the many reasons why I
converted to Islaam, is Luke 9:57-62.
9:57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a
certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the
air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first
to go and bury my father.
9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their
dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom
of God.
9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go
bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his
hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I
tell you, Nay; but rather division:
12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three
against two, and two against three.
12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the
father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother;
the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against
her mother in law.
Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I
came not to send peace, but a sword.
10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the
daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
The funny part is that after name-calling, mistreating and brushing off people who ask questions (as we read in the New Testament), Jesus has the nerve to say the following in John 4:44,
4:44 For Jesus himself testified,
that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
Come on, Christians let us be realistic, will you respect a person (forget
about following or believing him) like Jesus who divide your family, turn son
against father, daughter against mother, who prevent you from burying your dead
father’s corpse and ask you to follow him leaving your dead father behind, who
don’t allow you to even say farewell to your family; that man is a control
freak and sick, not a god. Why would Jesus care for your father? He hasn’t one
and he is known to be an illegitimate child born out of wedlock according to Christian sources.
Let me state few facts for you to ponder upon:
Jerusalem has always been a focal point of all Israelites prophets, but
Jesus avoided Jerusalem as any other city because it was a city of Pharisees
(who have repeatedly debunked Jesus), disputers, scribes, unbelievers, and
shallow believers. Socialism preached by Jesus does not address villagers, but
inhabitants of large cities. Contrary to that Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم
goes to the cave of Hira but each time returns to the godless city of Makkah to
carry out his mission.
Jesus never preached and
Christianity has never reached the full conscientiousness of one true God. In
fact, Christianity has only a vivid concept of the divine and not a clear idea
of God. The mission of Muhammad
صلى الله
عليه وسلم was to make the gospels’ image of God clearer and closer to the
human mind and thought that Jesus failed to accomplish. In the gospels’
God is so-called father; in the Glorious Qur’aan, God is master. In the gospels
God is vaguely loved; in the Glorious Qur’aan, God is loved clearly and respected.
Jesus taught that the Christian God is the lord of the
individual world (people and souls) only, while Lucifer holds the reins of the
material world. That is why the Christian belief in God preconditions inward
freedom, while Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم taught that the Islaamic belief in Allaah implies a demand for
the outward freedom as well. The two essential dogmas of Islaam الله اكبر (Allaahu Akbar God is the Greatest) and the aqeedah لااله اللّله (la ilaha illallah There is no deity but Allaah) are at the same time
two most revolutionary devices in Islaam. While Jesus preached and practiced
turning the family against each other, not letting people say farewell to their
families and preventing people from burying their dead father; Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم
taught (notice the six commands in a single verse),
Surah An-Nahl 90
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ
بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ
وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي
الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى
عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ
وَالْمُنْكَرِ
وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ
لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Verily, Allâh enjoins Al-‘Adl (i.e. justice and
worshipping none but Allâh Alone - Islâmic Monotheism) and Al-Ihsân (i.e. to be patient in performing your duties to Allâh,
totally for Allâh’s sake and in accordance with the Sunnah (legal
ways) of the Prophet صلى الله
عليه وسلم in a perfect manner), and giving (help) to kith and kin {1}
(i.e. all that Allâh has ordered you to give them e.g.,
wealth, visiting, looking after them, or any other kind of help), and forbids
Al-Fahshâ’ (i.e. all evil
deeds, e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of parents, polytheism, to tell
lies, to give false witness, to kill a life without right), and Al-Munkar (i.e. all that is
prohibited by Islâmic law: polytheism of every kind, disbelief and every kind
of evil deeds), and Al-Baghy (i.e.
all kinds of oppression). He admonishes you, that you may take heed.
{1} (V.16: 90) Degree of kinship: First of
all, your parents, then your offspring, then your brothers and sisters, then
your paternal uncles and aunts (from your father’s side), then your maternal
uncles and aunts (from your mother’s side), and then other relatives.
In the gospels we find the
frequent rhetoric based on certain words like blessed, holy, angel, eternal,
life, heaven, Pharisee, sin, love, repentance, forgiveness, mystery, body (as
the bearer of sin), soul, purification, salvation and so on. In the
Glorious Qur’aan, the same terms are based on an image of the world, the
foreground of which is now occupied by entirely definite and realistic terms
such as: reason, justice, health,
weapons, battle position, strength, buying, contract, pledge, writing,
cleanliness, force, struggle, trade, fruit, decisiveness, caution, punishment,
profit, revenge, hunt, medicine, and so on.
We can draw similar conclusions by comparing Mosque and Church. A
Mosque is a place for people, while a church is “God’s temple.” In the Mosque,
an atmosphere of rationality prevails; in a church it is an atmosphere of
mystery and mysticism. A Mosque is always the focus of activity, close to the
market and at the heart of the settlement, while the church seems too elevated
for a similar position. The architecture of the church tends to stress
ceremonious silence, darkness, height, and a hint of the “other world.” Contrary
to that in a Mosque, people are supposed to discus certain very earthly
issues after the prayers.
Let us now compare of Christian principle of the Pope’s infallibility
to the infallibility of the Islaamic Ijmaa: Muhammad
صلى الله
عليه وسلم said,
“My Ummah shall never
collectively agree upon error.”
The New Testament turn to the man, the Glorious Qur’aan
turns to the people, emerging the principle of the whole community.
Christianity and materialism cannot produce a system of law. Law as seen by
Christians, is an illusory attempt to bring this world into order, an attempt
that has always failed as it is inevitably bound to fail in the end. Jesus
came to restore (hollow) love and not justice. Nonetheless,
love does not belong to this world; it is a heavenly virtue according to St.
Thomas Aquinas. Jesus did not recognize the need for judges (Luke 12:13-15). Law is objective,
involved in politics and society while totally facing the world. But at the
same time, it includes norms, ethics, and tries to bring into this world the
principle of justice, which is a moral principle. As such law is a “bipolar
unity: like man and Islaam.
In Christianity there is no place for marriage. Jesus
called (Mark 5:27-28) for complete chastity (for
others) but never practiced himself.
Let me quote few more verses from the teachings and message
of Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم:
Surah Al-Baqarah 83
وَإِذْ
أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَ
بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
لَا تَعْبُدُونَ
إِلَّا اللَّهَ
وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ
إِحْسَانًا وَذِي
الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى
وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ
حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا
الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا
الزَّكَاةَ ثُمَّ
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
مِنْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ
مُعْرِضُونَ
And (remember) when We took a
covenant from the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship none but Allâh
(Alone) and be dutiful and good to parents, and to
kindred, and to orphans and Al-Masâkîn {1}
(the poor), and speak good to people (i.e. enjoin
righteousness and forbid evil, and say the truth about Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم),
and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât. Then
you slid back, except a few of you, while you are backsliders. (Tafsir al-qurtubî.
{1} (V.2: 83) Narrated
Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, " Al-Miskîn (the poor) is not the one
who goes round the people and ask them for a mouthful or two (of meals) or a
date or two, but Al-Miskîn (the
poor) is that who has not enough (money) to satisfy his needs and whose
condition is not known to other, that others may give him something in charity,
and who does not beg of people.” (Sahih Al-Bukhâri Vol.2 Hadith No. 557. (Please also see Tafsir At-Tabarî
(Verse
9:60))
Surah An-Nisaa 36
وَاعْبُدُوا
اللَّهَ وَلَا
تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ
شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ
إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي
الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى
وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
وَالْجَارِ ذِي
الْقُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ
الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ
بِالْجَنْبِ وَابْنِ
السَّبِيلِ وَمَا
مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ
إِنَّ اللَّهَ
لَا يُحِبُّ مَنْ
كَانَ مُخْتَالًا
فَخُورًا
Worship Allâh and join none with
Him (in worship); and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masâkîn (the poor), the neighbor who is near of kin,
the neighbor who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer
(you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allâh
does not like such as are proud and boastful.
Surah Al-An'am 151
قُلْ تَعَالَوْا
أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ
رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ
أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا
بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ
إِحْسَانًا وَلَا
تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ
مِنْ إِمْلَاقٍ
نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ
وَإِيَّاهُمْ
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا
الْفَوَاحِشَ
مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا
وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلَا
تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ
الَّتِي حَرَّمَ
اللَّهُ إِلَّا
بِالْحَقِّ ذَلِكُمْ
وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ
لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Say (O Muhammad صلى
الله عليه وسلم): "Come, I will recite what your Lord
has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful
to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty - We provide
sustenance for you and for them; come not near to Al-Fawâhish (shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether
committed openly or secretly; and kill not anyone whom Allâh has forbidden,
except for a just cause (according to Islâmic law). This He has commanded you
that you may understand.
Some ahadeeth from Sahih Bukhari:
1 - CHAPTER: Kindness and saying good relatioons
The saying of Allah (the Exalted and Almighty):
«And We have enjoined on man, to be good and dutiful to his parents»
(29:8).
[5970] Al-Walid bin 'Aizar narrated: I heard Abu Amr: Akh-Shaibani
saying: «The owner of this house» he pointed to 'Abdullah house, said: «I asked
the Prophet (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him), which deed is
most beloved by Allah (the Exalted and Almighty)?» He replied: To offer prayer
in its proper times». 'Abdullah asked: «What is the next (in goodness)?» The
Prophet (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: «To be good and
dutiful to one's parents». 'Abdullah asked: «What is the next (in goodness)?»
The Prophet (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: «To
participate in the Holy struggle for Allah's Cause». 'Abdullah added: «The Prophet
(may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) narrated to me these three
things, and if I had asked more, he would have told me more».
3 - CHAPTER: One should not go for the Holy
Struggle without the permission of one's parent
[5972] 'Abdullah bin 'Amr narrated: A man said to the
Prophet (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him): «Shall I participate
in The Holy struggle?» The Prophet (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: «Are your parents living?» The man said: «Yes». The Prophet (may the
blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: «Struggle for their sake».
4 - CHAPTER:
A man should not abuse his parents
[5973] 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Allah's Apostle (may the blessing
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: «It is one of the greatest sins that a
man should curse his parents». It was asked (by the people): «O Allah's
Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?» The Prophet (may the blessing and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: «The man abuses the father of another man and
the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his mother».
6 - CHAPTER: To be undutiful to one's
parents is one of the great sins. This is said by Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet
(may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him)
[5975] Al-Mughira narrated: The Prophet (may the blessing
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: «Allah has forbidden you to be undutiful
to your mothers, to withhold (what you should give) or demand (what you do not deserve),
and to bury your daughters alive. And Allah has disliked that you talk too much
about others, ask too many questions (in religion), or waste your property.
[5976] Abu Bakra (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Allah's
Apostle (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said thrice: «Shall
not I inform you of the biggest of the great sins?» We said: «Yes, O Allah's
Apostle» He said: «To join partners in worship with Allah; to be undutiful to
one's parents». The Prophet (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him)
sat up after he had been reclining and added: «And I warn you against giving
forged statement and a false witness; I warn you against giving a forged
statement and a false witness». The Prophet (may the blessing and peace of
Allah be upon him) kept on saying that warning till we thought that he would
not stop.
[5977] Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him)
narrated: Allah's Apostle (may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him)
mentioned the greatest sins or he was asked about the greatest sins. He said:
«To join partners in worship with Allah; to kill a soul which Allah has
forbidden to kill; and to be undutiful or unkind to one's parents». The Prophet
(may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) added: «Shall I inform you of
the biggest of the great sins? That is the forged statement of the false
witness». Shu'ba (the sub-narrator) states that most probably the Prophet (may
the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: «The false witness».
This is a very brief comparison between the teachings of Jesus and
Muhammad صلى
الله عليه وسلم and no
person with animated mind will deny the greatness and superiority of the
teachings of Islaam brought by Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم.
Choice is clear, in the message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم
there is no cruelty and no insensitiveness. That is
why I left Christianity and embraced Islaam.
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read:
Another reason why I am not a Christian anymore.