Amatullah
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Salam (Peace)
I guess I wasn't being perfectly honest when I said I don't imagine God. I think about Him but not with a particular form. To me He is God and He is infinite.
But I can't say that I believe we are like God because like I said earlier I believe that there is no one and nothing that is even remotely like Him. He is incomparable.
We are not like Him but we try to be like Him....yes I think I agree. For instance God is Merciful and we learn from Him and are merciful towards each other? I do believe this. Is this what you mean?
I think that in Christianity one is taught to love God and to believe that He loves us back unconditionally which is good because in Islam although we are taught this we are also taught to fear His Authority...not to be frightened of Him as though He is a monster but sort of like the fear a child has when obeying his mother ie. he knows his mother has the authority to punish him if he disobeys and he fears that but he also obeys because he loves her.
Maybe we are taught more fear than love, I don't know.
I am not an Arab btw (not that it matters).
Thanks again
Amatullah
I guess I wasn't being perfectly honest when I said I don't imagine God. I think about Him but not with a particular form. To me He is God and He is infinite.
But I can't say that I believe we are like God because like I said earlier I believe that there is no one and nothing that is even remotely like Him. He is incomparable.
We are not like Him but we try to be like Him....yes I think I agree. For instance God is Merciful and we learn from Him and are merciful towards each other? I do believe this. Is this what you mean?
I think that in Christianity one is taught to love God and to believe that He loves us back unconditionally which is good because in Islam although we are taught this we are also taught to fear His Authority...not to be frightened of Him as though He is a monster but sort of like the fear a child has when obeying his mother ie. he knows his mother has the authority to punish him if he disobeys and he fears that but he also obeys because he loves her.
Maybe we are taught more fear than love, I don't know.
I am not an Arab btw (not that it matters).
Thanks again
Amatullah