tten. He is Allah the one; Allah, the eternal, absolute; He begets not, nor is he begotten; and there is none like unto him. To support their claim that Jesus cannot be God many Islamic people point to Marks Gospel. In Mark 10:18 Jesus says, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but One, that is God Later in Mark 15:34 Jesus calls out My God, my God, why thy hast forsaken me? The Muslims point to these two passages and ask why does he refer to another. In the first passage he seems to say that he is not as good as God, and in the second he calls out to God. If he is truly God then why would he refer to himself as someone else.The trinity also possesses a problem to the Muslims. Muslims do not believe God can be limited or structured into three separate and distinct pieces. He is too powerful and too magnificent. The Quran says, your God is One God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner. Muslims also point out that the idea of the trinity was not even followed until the fourth century. It was at this time that the Congress of Nicaea decreed it, and the Roman Emperor Constantine backed it up with force.A major belief in Christianity is the idea of original sin. Christians believe that the devil tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, and Eve tempted Adam. This was the original sin, and as a result they were banished from the Garden of Eden to Earth. Now every newborn inherits the original sin and they must be cleansed of it. Islam emphasizes the actions of the individual. The Quran version of the Adam and Eve story has Adam repenting to God and God forgiving him. Muslims believe you are accountable for your own actions, you cannot inherit the sins of your parents or other fore fathers. Whoever receives guidance receives it for his own benefit, and whoever goes astray does so to his own loss. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of a...
