she was like "Im gonna write you a brand new song to express my undying love for you and how happy our marriage makes me" and he was like "okay cool but like blank space though"😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
BREAKING NEWS: Jesus looked down from the cross and saw every sin you would ever commit. And chose to die anyway. That is not religion. That is love that has no limit.
You know what wrecked me when I was newly Christian?
Genesis 22. For years as a Muslim, I was told the story was about Ishmael.
Then I actually read it and honestly, I think the bigger question isn't Isaac or Ishmael.
It's this: Why would God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son in the first place? What kind of God does that?
The answer hit me like a freight train.
God wasn't being cruel. He was painting a picture.
Because Abraham never goes through with it. God stops him.
And then God provides a ram in his place. That's not just a test.
That's prophecy. That's a blueprint.
A father.
A son.
A sacrifice.
A substitute.
Genesis 22 is the heartbeat of the Gospel. God was foreshadowing the day when He Himself would provide the sacrifice. Not for one man. Not for one family.
But for the whole world. Salvation wasn't earned by Abraham's performance.
It came through God's provision. Not your deeds.
Not your striving or your religious record.
A substitute. A gift.
And here's what made me stop and think: The Quran retells the story but removes the name of the son. Why?
Because once you start following the thread through Genesis, the prophets, and the covenant promises, you eventually have to wrestle with the Lamb that comes later.
You have to wrestle with Jesus. The perfect sacrifice that every previous sacrifice pointed toward.
And that's when I realized: The story was never ultimately about Abraham. It was always about what God was going to do for us.
And there's nothing we can do to earn His approval. We can only receive the sacrifice He already provided.
Every false religion has this in common:
A dead founder/prophet.
A false gospel.
A system of works.
No assurance of forgiveness.
Christianity stands alone because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
There is one Savior, one cross, one empty tomb, and one way to God.