Originally posted by Dan Zebiri
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The Allah of the Quran is YAHWEH, as revealed to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The fact the Arabs or Muslims in general don't identify Allah as YAHWEH, doesn't disqualify them as Abrahamic monotheists and members of the same spiritual heritage as the Israelites. Muslims in general, are actually closer to YAHWEH Aloah/Alohim, than most Christians, who have adulterated their religion with neo-platonic philosophy and paganism. The Muslims worship the AL/ALOAH of Abraham, and they love and respect the prophets, including Yehoshua/Joshua/Jesus, who they call "Issa".
If Jesus is indeed the second Adam, as Christians claim, then that's the end of it. His martyrdom on a Roman cross and his resurrection, saves all of humanity from the grave. If by the failure of the first Adam, all of humanity was consigned to death in the grave, then by the success of the second Adam, all of humanity is spared from death. It's that simple. You and I didn't need to have faith in the first Adam or even know he existed, to experience the negative effects of his failure, likewise, all of humanity will experience the benefits of the cross and resurrection of the second Adam, by rising from the dead. You and I will be judged, not on what religious dogmas we confess but on how we behave as human beings. Our deeds, the way we walked according to our God given conscience, will determine our position, after the resurrection. Muslims who love Aloah/Allah, the AL of Abraham, and live as devout Muslims, being good, responsible human beings, will enter paradise. It's the lawless, protestant Evangelicals, with their spiritual bullying and triumphalism, throwing everyone under the bus, who doesn't confess their religious philosophy, that are in a much worse position before God, than Muslims.
YAHWEH will judge humanity, based on the information they had available to them and how they behaved (deeds, works, not mere confessions of belief or religious dogma). Their actions are more important than their theology.
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