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concheet · #4 (**permalink**) 02-27-2008, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SPS44

Christianity believes that Jesus Christ will return to the earth as King and rule for 1,000 years. All other religions will not be tolerated. Lucifer will make one last attempt to usurp Christ after the 1,000 year reign and then he will be cast away for good. There will then be a new heaven and a new earth. All those who do not accept Christ will be destroyed with Lucifer.

That's the hard simple facts of Christianity. Unforgiven sinners (those who reject Christ) will eventually be destroyed. All other sinners will live in peace (those who have been forgiven because they willingly accepted God's gift - Jesus Christ dying in their place.)

As for now, the example of how to live until Christ's return is laid out in the Christian Bible. It's not all black and white. They are allowed freewill. Their salvation will not be judged, but their faith will be judged and their future responsibilities will be on the line.

No matter how some Christians may sugar coat it, this is Christianity in a nutshell. To be a Christian, one must be saved. Their works are not towards the salvation they already have, but towards their membership in the times to come.

So, yes, just as a Christian can be a loyal member a democratic, rather than the truly Christian theocratic rule, a muslim can be a loyal member of a non-muslim government.

This is the Christian myth of the end days. The Muslims have their myth as well. Check out 12th Imam and Mahdi for more elucidation. The myth has it that only Christians will be saved. In end days, it is God who decides who will 'live' and who will 'die.' What Christians imagine for their end-days is not really a proper comparison with Muslims' beliefs and actions today. Apples and oranges.

Muslims actively work to ensure their law is the only law. What is happening in Darfur? Kenya? Muslims are using violence and aggression to push for Sharia Law. In other places such as Kosovo, Philippines, China, Chechnya, they are looking for a piece of the land for their own (Muslim) state. Is this only a coincidence, or is it true that: "Unlike other faiths, Islam is not just a religion but a political system as well. The state is intended to be inseparable from religious rule. Islamic law, or Sharia, is complete and not designed to coexist with or be subordinate to other legal systems." ?