So I used these three graphics from a tumblog whose purpose states is to explain how Jesus is not God from the Islamic perspective.

Okay, so let’s clear these up for yall, shall we?

So the first two, the “If Jesus is God, then who was He praying to?” (which I’ve seen atheists claim as well, so I’ll tag it)one and the “Christian Challenge” can both be answered (which I did on the original post and is why I presume there is a third graphic) with the same answer, the third graphic, we’ll tie in in a second.

The answer is this, Jesus is the Son of Man, God in the flesh. God the Father resides in heaven.

I think Muslims view Daniel as a prophet, though I may be mistaken, but Daniel first tells us of this Son of Man:

“I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a Son of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
¹⁴ “And to Him was given dominion,
Glory and a kingdom,
That all the peoples, nations and men of every language
Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.

This is about Jesus. Jesus often referred Himself as the Son of Man. Who was Jesus praying to? God the Father in heaven.

This is the awesome brilliance of God. The theology of understanding God can be as simple or as complex as the person searching and in need of God needs it to be.

It’s like mixing music,

You can simply use a mixing interface the size of your lap and you’ll be mixing music:

But it can go so much farther and deeper than that if you want to:

………………

Which brings us to the last graphic, asking ‘Which makes more sense?”

Well, like I just explained, it can be as simple to understand as ‘Jesus is God’, which is sufficient and awesome, however, while the message is this simple, the rabbit hole goes deeper.

To really understand the Triune God, we have to look at ourselves.

Genesis 1:26 - Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;…

So we see that we are made in God’s image, in His likeness.

So what makes you, you?

You have a mind, a spirit, and a physical body. In the same way, God is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God the Father being as the mind, God the Son as being flesh (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit as spirit.

Another way to see it is, you have a brain. You just refer to it as your brain. However, you do have a left and a right brain, connected and communicating through the corpus callosum.

So in the last graphic, we see that it is sufficient yet simplistic understanding of God.

Can we say: Brain = Brain? We could.

But if we said: Left brain + Right brain = Brain; it would give us a greater in depth understanding.

So, although, as one would expect, the Creator of the universe and everything, and answers for such can be incredibly complex, He has made it so simple, even a toddler can grasp the concept: Jesus is God.

I’ve seen a few with this woman on them and I have no idea who she is…should I?

Anyway, of course there are Christians who have done bad things, however, when you take organized campaigns, like the Nazis, or the KKK who somewhat wear Christianity for cover, it’s simply a marketing technique. These kinds of groups stand for hatred first and use Christianity, which is not about hate at all, to try and sanitize their real cause.

It’s just like any other marketing technique. Take this bag of dried strawberries for example. The manufacturers of this product put Spider-Man on the package. Spider-Man has nothing to do with the product, but the company knows that using Spider-Man may be more appealing, thus obtaining more sales.

Simply claiming to be a Christian in moniker alone doesn’t mean that person is of the elect. Jesus tells us:

²¹ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. ²² Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’ - Matthew 7

I’ve noticed that almost every driveway in the area around where I live, and an even greater percentage in the actual neighborhoods, nearly all of them have a basketball hoop standing there.

No one is ever playing basketball at them, ever, and I drive through at various times.

So all of these people own basketball hoops, and no doubt have at least one basketball in the home I would assume, but just because they’ve got this, that doesn’t make them Lebron James.

The fact is that there is more evidence to say that America was founded as a Christian nation than there is evidence Hitler or the Nazis stood for Christianity, and people go out of their way to say America is not, nor ever was a Christian nation…and as I see America today, and areas of what is has in fact stood for, it does not reflect my faith.

Some people need for America to be considered a Christian nation because it helps them organize their identity, in this sense, religion has more to do with nationalism than the worship and love of God.

This may perhaps come as a shock to some people, but words written down are not isolated, they do in fact unite to create a larger story, account or idea.

This meme, and those like it are on par with saying the following is a contradiction:

When you actually understand what you’re reading and what is going on before, during, and after the verses taken, you have a real understanding.

A documentary of George Washington would tell about what a failure he was before praising his success in later chapters. If we were following a snake, we would include that he shed his skin, yet we still describe him as wearing skin…you see, it makes it a little more clear when you understand context.

So the two verses in question:

Jeremiah - ‘…For you have kindled a fire in My anger, Which will burn forever.;

Micah - …He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in unchanging love.

God’s judgement is forever. In Mark 9, Jesus tells us that hell’s fire will burn forever and will not be quenched. John 3:16, Jesus says that ‘God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.’

Those who are repentant, God’s anger will not burn , but the unrepentant, their judgement is for eternity; 

The verse taken from Jeremiah is for the unrepentant, the verse taken from Micah is hope for the repentant.

http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/contextclueterm.htm

http://www.ehow.com/info_8089666_reading-comprehension-skills-checklist.html

1. Prayer.

Praying is not about asking for various wants, it is about giving thanks, asking for need (both physical and spiritual) and asking rather for the strength, confidence, and insight to accept God’s will, forgive others. (Luke 22:39-46), (Matthew 6:7-14)

2. Fasting

Christians are fasting out there, they’re just not talking about it, because Jesus said not to (Matthew 6:16). It’s between you and God alone, be it however long…till sundown, a day, a few days…

See (Matthew 9:14-15)

3. Bible Study

Pretty self explanatory, but not just reading a verse or two, but also studying outside the bible about the author of the book you’re reading, understanding customs and geography, maybe trying to understand some of the original Hebrew and Greek words. 

4. Baptizing others

Any believer of the elect can baptize a new believer with water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19).

You may not have a ‘certificate’ to give, but baptism isn’t about proving anything to other people, it is about your acceptance of Jesus.

5. Blessing/taking Sacrament

(Luke 22:14-20) Read along the account. Set aside five minutes or so for it every few weeks or so. Make it special, use a bread you don’t normally get. I use Naan. Give thanks and remembrance.