Ann Holmes Redding has been an Episcopal priest for 20 years, and this fall she will teach as visiting professor of New Testament at At the most basic level, I understand the two religions to be compatible. That's all I need. ... It wasn't about intellect. All I know is the calling of my heart to Islam was very much something about my identity and who I am supposed to be. I could not not be a Muslim.
Both Christian and Muslim leaders puzzle over her affirmation that she is both Christian and Muslim. One Muslim professor said, "The theological beliefs are irreconcilable… for Muslims to say Jesus is God would be blasphemy." A Christian professor says, "I think you have to give up what is essential to Christianity to make the moves that she has done.”
What
Either Jesus is who he said he was or Christianity is false. Either faith stands on the foundation of God’s action in history in the person of Jesus or it does not. Either Jesus was the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and who was raised as the firstfruits of the dead or He was not. Either Jesus is Lord or he is not. One really does have to choose. And to try to accept both Jesus and Mohammad is to choose against Christ.
What do we think about Jesus?
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Isn't this like straddling the fence of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Many of us struggle with our self identities. It’s a deception to think that choosing any faucet or religious practice that satisfies our self worth, or even exalts our personal identities is a calling from God. Jesus can't be our Lord and Savior and at the same time Mohammed be our vision to God no more than we can walk in two different directions at the same time. Being born into the body of Christ until this afternoon when I tie on my black headscarf just doesn’t seem to be genuine.
"just doesn’t seem to be genuine"? is an understatement.
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