The story in the Bible that rattled me before I converted to Christianity from Islam:
The two thieves crucified next to Jesus. I never knew about them. Bro. They’re the whole Gospel in one scene.
Two men. Same sin. Same cross. Same dying breath. Same distance from Jesus — mere feet away on either side.
One mocks Him. One turns to Him and says, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
And Jesus tells the second man: “Today you will be with Me in paradise.” Luke 23:43.
That man did ZERO good works. He couldn’t. His hands were nailed down. He never prayed five times. Never fasted. Never gave to the poor. Never got baptized. He had nothing to offer but a dying glance toward Jesus.
And Jesus saved him... on the spot.
In Islam, that man was doomed. No time to balance the scale. No deeds to weigh. Game over. A horrible life with a horrible punishment ahead.
I wonder if that would be me…
Yet in the Gospel, that man was in paradise the same day — because salvation was never about his works. It was about WHO he turned to in his last moment.
Two criminals. Same cross. One simple difference: which one turned to Jesus.
That’s why the Gospel is offensive.
And Jesus asks everyone: who do you say I am?
@KR3Wmatic Jesus said if a man slaps you on one cheek you should turn the other side
It's not possible for a human to reason like that. That's why He's God the Son
@DanBurmawy Very insightful!
There are 2 Mohameds: one presented by the hadith, the other presented by islamic preachers
Most Muslims have zero knowledge of the hadith-Mohamed
@ana_herleemerh When GEJ flushed out terrorists in the NE Buhari and Pantami cried like babies. The popular opinion in the North was that he should rehabilitate them like Niger Delta militants