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The original definition of a Christian is one that believes in one god. Through out the years it has come to mean many diffent things. It does not matter what name you call him by as long as you know his name. It does not matter what path you take as long as you do not litter along the way. It does not matter what religion you are as long as you beleive.

God sent His son to save man-it the idea of saving did not arise he would have no reason to have a son!

November, I am sure you got many hits on this post and will probably get many more in the days to come. I am very interested in the idea that a person like you, a Muslim, would ask such indepth questions to find clarification. If we were sitting together I would love to go over in more detail who Jesus Christ was and what God's mission was for Him. I would love to show you that it was in the Father's divine plan for the very beginning that his only Son would die for the sins of all men and would be raised again. I would love to tell you about Mary, the virgin who carried and gave birth to Jesus as part of God's plan and was there was He was crusified and gave His life for ours. I would love to hear more about what you would like to know. You are a very intersting person to me and I would love to share.

God can't marry a woman because God is the only God, a spirit. Jesus, in our belief is a man. God made Jesus be born through Mary, Joseph's wife. It was God who made Jesus to spread God's words and save the people who believed in the true God. Those people who believed will be in His fold or flock. This flock will be saved when judgement day comes through Jesus, the saviour.

You really should not let discussions on the internet determine what religious beliefs you will follow so I'm not going to *sell* Christianity on you. I will, however, respond to your questions. 1- why do God have only one son (chicies) not three or four? He is God. It was His choice. 2- Why its a boy not girl or boy and girl? He is God. It was His choice. 3- Why if God wants more than one son didnt marry another woman and get so many children? He is God. It was His choice. 4- If God had a son then there is must be a wife or from where did that boy come! I can give you an answer to this one. God had no wife. An angel came to the Virgin Mary and told her that she would have the Lord's child...and she did. The seed had already been planted so Mary never saw God.

as salaamu alaykum, the questions asked seems to be very easy to answer, is this really what you want to determine your religous future or are you just trying to get a rise out of people, if it is just for a rise, then okay, i type things i want people to respond to also, but we both know the penalties for the wrong decision being made. allah guides who he wills and those he doesn't will be leads astray.

November21, God's son came out of Mary

I don't believe that anyone can make you get to another religion, unless you have a strong desire to change. As for each religion, whatever you are, you have to take from that religion what's most important to you. In my own opinion, we are all God's children and we can all make a difference in this world to change for the better, to make choices to accept each other for who we are, to live peacefully with each other and to respect each other's individual choices. I know this isn't the answer you were looking for in your post, but this is still my belief.

Wow! Who wants to talk about a discussion that can boost Your balance? I Am not sure if there was any other point. I don't believe so except maybe to make someone/anyone think. I see that after reading all the responses so far, and all the responses november21 has made to the responses, that the questions were posed. They were a means to a end, both to boost a balance, and create contraversy. I for one just had to inject that it's true, there are answers and like most can attest to the answers are often, a person's personal belief of what the words mean and how they are perceived. Taking Your questions, 1 step further... What color is God? Well no where in the bible does it say God is black, God is white, God is red, yellow or any other color perse. However I believe there is a verse that says something to the effect of what color God is. That being said, I cannot point to the verse or quote it but I recall it, and my recollection is that of My own determination of it's meaning. The meaning I deserned from it was that God was all colors, not one, and very beautiful. So although I didn't answer any of Your questions, I tend to agree with about everything posted in general, basically stating that an answer can't really be wrong because they are opinions and they are not usually wrong or right but exactly that an opinion. I wonder why I didn't think of such a great topic to post first! God Blesses! SandynPaul

No one, of any faith, can MAKE you believe the way they do. Its your choice. However, people can give you answers to your questions, if they are truly answers you seek. What I have seen here though is something different. A person of a certain faith poses questions to call out people of a different faith. Then, instead of being kind and supportive of one another...like most faiths preach...the person posing the question belittles and berates the responders. With that being said, I will wait a little while to answer your questions, to see if you you are A or B from my response. Peace and blessings!

You asked some very good questions that I, who grew up in the Christian faith, had to give considerable thought. 1. Why only one son, not 3 or 4? It is stressed several times in the bible that God gave his ONLY son. If there were others, the loss of one would have not seemed as important. 2. Why a son and not a daughter? Until a short time ago in the history of the human race, sons were considered more important than daughters because they were expected to work and take care of the parents in their old age. On the other hand, a daughter could be somewhat of a liability. When she grew up and married, she would leave her family and join her husband's family. To top it off, the father not only lost his daughter but in many cultures, he had to provide a dowry for her. 3. Why didn't God remarry and have more children? God is not a man but a SPIRIT. This is the all powerful being that made Adam, the first man, from the dust of the earth and Eve, the first woman, from Adam's rib. God is not a being that needs a wife. 4. If God had a son, from where did he come? In the Godhead, there are 3 entities, God the father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit. Thus, the son of God always has been and always will be. He came down from heaven to be born of a human mother as a human infant, lived a perfect life as a human and was sacrificed on the cross to compensate for our sin. To get Jesus Christ born as a human, God caused Mary, a virgin who was engaged to a man named Joseph, to be with child without ever having had intimate relations with a man. You can read the account in the book of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament. It is given again in Luke, the 3rd book of the New Testament. F.Y.I., the Christian bible is divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament is frequently published separately. There is so much more that I would like to tell, but that would make this answer much too long. In fact, it could be a book in itself. I hope you can find a member of the Church of Christ to help you with your quest.

I agree with the first response to your discussion. The bottom line is this, everyone will not believe and some will, but in the end everyone that doesn't believe will sure wish they would have will they had the chance. We aren't going to live forever in our physical state and our soul (spirit) has to have a home after this life. What we choose on this side will determine where we go on the other side. I don't force what I believe on others because its not right--God speaks for himself through his Word. Christianity isn't a religion--its a relationship that you have with Jesus Christ. johnson3

I'm a Christian living in a Muslim country, so I get these kind of questions a lot, but I wish to get some points accross before I answer your questions. - Your questions are obviously not a quiz. You are asking for people's opinion & explanation, so there is no right or wrong. You cannot say someone has answered wrongly when there is no definite answer in the first place. If you have your own answer then why bother asking it? How can someone convince you to convert to Christianity if you are not open-minded. - If you want clarification on Christianity, this is not the proper channel, because here, you get answers from people of other faiths, sceptics, atheist, free-thinkers, non-believers & people who want nothing more than to kick down Christianity, etc. These people may or may not have the proper knowledge on the subject & probably just give opinions based on assumptions. I'm sorry but I don't believe you have consulted any priest or pastor about this matter because they would have given you an answer or at least point you to the right direction, i.e Bible passages. Especially questions 1 & 2. If they can't answer your questions, then they are probably not a priest or pastor, not a Christian one at least. I can't give you a proper answer to those questions because I don't have a deep theological knowledge, which priests & pastors have. For your questions, I don't want to give a definite answer to each one, because there is one point that you have to be clear about. GOD IS GOD. Humans get married and then have children. Human men needs a wife to bear children. Muslims also believe that God is All-Powerful, right. So, how can human limitations & requirements be applicable to God. God can create things anyway he sees fit, anytime he needs to. That's why your questions are unreasonanble, because you see God as if He's human. God is who He is. Have a nice day, happy mylotting.

Hello there I would like to apologise in advance for not offering answers to your questions because I only want to offer you the other option which is to become an atheist.

I was born Christian, but gave it all up at an early age. My Life was changed when I began to think for myself. When I refused to allow a Priest, Pastor,or Rabbi to influence my Life, I was better able to connect with God. The Christian Church has many irons in the fire (so to speak) and not all of these are concerned with Spiritual Matters. Collecting Money is One of religion's Top Priorities . Most religions have this same problem. Take some time to educate yourself in Spiritual Matters and leave Religion to those who refuse to,(or cannot)think for themselves.

Hey there, you have some really interesting questions. First of all, you have to understand that Jesus Christ is 100% God and 100% human. He is like us in that He too suffers, works, grieves. But in everything else He is divine. So in order to deliver us from sin, the love of one Christ is enough. Having other siblings won't serve any purpose in God's divine plan. But as "children of God," we are all brothers and sisters of Christ. As for Christs' gender- I really don't know. :( I know for a fact that men and women are equals in God's eyes. But I don't know why Christ was a boy. Finally, Jesus Christ was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born by the Virgin Mary. :) God didn't really need a "wife" like we mortals do.

I believe you have no idea what you have done by posting such a question on mylot. Such questions are the only reason my husband keeps away from the interest religion and keeps me away too. You seem to be really insensitive to the passion for religion others might have. I have seen you comment in one oif the posting above that the questions you posed were posed to a priest and he could not answer them. well my friend there are million such questions that could be asked to your prophet and even he would not be able to answer. As far as your questions go the answers are simple all the things are the way they are said to be because the first person to document them found these options to be easier to handle when documenting further as we see there are no proofs of what hapened. A virgin girl giving birth to a child seems highly impossible. just like how parting the see seems impossible too. I am not here to debate on whether these things are true or not but all I want to say is if you start testing religion on scientific terms more often than not you would end up dissatisfied with the things mentioned in the religious books. SO its better to just have faith in whats said and believe it, as long as its for your betterment. About converting to islam. I dont think there is any point in changing your religion. All religions basically preach the same thing. Love and peace. But we usually ignore the true message and keep fighting with each other over silly matters like the customs and traditions of each religion.

well, first of all, like other resposes, you should not be letting the internet decide for you, i believe if you want the most accurate answer, you go to church, im a baptist, and i still have some questions about god, i do not think everything that comes out of the bible is totally true, but i do believe there was/is a god, and there was a jesus, and a virgin mary. technically in the bible, everyone is gods son and daughter, according to the bible, god created everything, including himself. another thing is that god didnt not marry a wowmen, jesus was born from the virgin mary, as a sign that christ is here. everything is based on faith, and a little bit of factual history, but mostly faith, church is not only getting in touch with god spiritually, but learning more about the history behind the religion, i suggest visiting a church a few times, or reading the bible before deciding which religion you support the most.