It is not obvious to me why the young Muslim man choose me. I was sitting in a more secluded part of the room with my autistic son. All I know is that he singled me out then eagerly and passionately started to present his case against Christianity. With kindness and passion this gentleman put forward his arguments.
One of them being: Why would God need Jesus Christ to die in order for our creator to forgive our sins and give us eternal life? Further stating that God is without limitations and could simply forgive and give us eternal life. After all, God could change gravity or any kind of law in the universe just like that.
Not a unique argument I am sure, but from my perspective it was new and interesting. There is a deep longing in me for apologetic debates. A yearning that comes from having heard the voice of God, and wanting to use some of the information given. Hopefully in a humble way. We are all faced with a complexity that is beyond us.
That being said, I know that Jesus Christ is the truth, the light and the way. Proving this is an entirely different story. Not letting the impossible stop me though. You see, just like the Muslim man I have a fierce fire and passion burning in my heart. So, for the Love of God I will try to explain why we need Jesus Christ.
The fall of sin
That the fall of sin happened is a key point. Without this event we would not need saving. It gave us an event horizon, meaning space time and the laws of our universe. On a depressing note encompassing fear, shame, decay and death. These laws are reverse to our creator, meaning that we are heading in his opposite direction.
Here is where truth comes in to play the crucial part. As we all know, the Muslim man and I both believe in God. That is the truth according to our faith. This God we believe is our creator and that all things are created through him and without him nothing would have been created. In my faith we also say:
“In him there was life, and that life was light for the people of the world. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not defeated it.”
Let us expand, when the fall of sin happened death entered the scene. Meaning that we got separated from a life in him, and thrown out of the garden of Eden he had created for us. Why? Because we bought the lie instead of listening to our creator that is the Truth. Living a lie may be possible in our reality, but for God deceit is impossible. It does not exist in him. So, he cannot accept lies as it is the opposite of what he is. He is the truth and nothing is hidden in him:
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account”
To reverse the lie according to my faith, we need Jesus Christ that is the truth the light and the way. There are many scientific levels to this revelation, but I will try to keep it short:
A consequence from the fall of sin is that our bodies have mass and fall under gravity. We cannot reach God’s eternal light on our own due to this fact. This law of our universe looks like this: E=MC2. It connects mass to energy, stating that it is one and the same. For this reason, we cannot reach the speed of light. You see our bodies would become infinite mass as we approach this velocity therefore requiring infinite energy.
Jesus said at the last supper:
“And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”
Our new bodies given to us through Christ will be dressed in God’s eternal light. We will rise in the opposite direction of time and space and no longer fall under gravity. No longer restricted to the ground from which is was taken (not interacting with the Higgs field).
To wrap it up:
“Why would God need Jesus Christ to die in order for our creator to forgive our sins and give us eternal life? “
When his children ran away from home, got lost and ended up in trouble, he came to our rescue because he loves us beyond measure.
I am grateful that you wanted to debate with me dear Muslim man.
Love, Isabella
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