Re: Do the Haters Know the Man? ... Att. Seminole
Jesus' message was different than that of the other Judeo-Christian prophets. I find the OT to be a book of Jewish history that represents a violent, vengeful, jealous, vindictive and boastful God. The NT portrays God as all-loving, forgiving and merciful who wants us to turn the other cheek. I only accept the NT as my guide as I believe the message of Jesus should have replaced the OT, not been added to it. I don't see how people reconcile the two different messages.
I realize the Quran is meant to replace *both *the OT and NT, but I feel it more represents the God of the OT. That's why I said it picks up where the OT leaves off. Not in timeline, but in the manner in which God is described. That doesn't mean I hate Muslims any more than I do Christians who profess faith in the OT. A different belief doesn't equate to hatred. And neither does my honesty for holding those beliefs.
So at the bottom of this selection lies an interpretation of what God should be and not what he is. Selective interpretation in other words. It appears you have not come to terms that God can possess attributes vastly opposite to each other i.e. love and hate, benevolence and wrath, merciful and vengeful, generous and with-holding etc. Or that Gods actions towards us should be the same regardless of what our actions are towards him.