@TooMacaan I know this is an old thread but I would love to educate you about Christianity and their pagan belief.
The word Christianity never existed. The earliest Christians considered themselves a sect of Judaism. They were similar to Muslims. They did not worship Jesus. Trinity was unexistent. No symbol of a cross. Their women used to wear hijab. Their men were circumcised. They never drank alcohol or ate pork which are all rules of the Bible. They used to read and recite the Hebrew Bible by heart, not the Christian latin Bible that has been corrupted.
It was 300 years later when Paul introduced paganism to Christianity. He brought concept of trinity. Do you know the origins of trinity? This belief system was practised by the Greco-Roman period when they had father gods and son gods. Some Christians claim that Jesus is the Son of God. What does this actually mean? Surely God is far removed from having a physical and literal son. Humans have human children. Cats have kittens. What does it mean for God to have a child?
Rather than being taken literally, we find the term "Son of God" is symbolically used in the earliest biblical languages for a "righteous person", and has been used for David, Solomon and Israel - not exclusively for Jesus: "...Israel is my firstborn son," (Exodus 4:22). In fact, anyone who is righteous is referred to as God's 'son' : "All who are led by God's Spirit are God's sons and daughters." (Romans 8:14)
In the same way, when the word 'Father' is used to refer to God it shouldn't be taken literally. Instead, it's a way of saying God is the creator, sustainer and supreme master of all. There are many verses for us to understand this symbolic meaning of the word 'Father', for example: "One God and Father of all." (Ephesians 4:6)
Worshipping a man and having statues of Jesus (PBUH) is idolatry.
This is expressed in the Bible in Exodus 20:3, Matt 4:10, Luke 4:8 and elsewhere, e.g.: Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
When you go into churches, what do you see? Jesus images on the windows and his statue. Pure paganism.
No where in the Bible says Jesus died for your sins. Human sacrifice is also another form of paganism. The Bible makes it quite clear that God hates human sacrifice and referred it to paganism when you read (Deuteronomy 12:31; 18:10).
Some ambiguous verses of the Bible can be applied erroneously to show that Jesus is in some way divine. But if we look at the clear direct verses of the Bible, we see again and again that Jesus is being referred to as an extraordinary human being and nothing more. The Bible contains many verses in which Jesus speaks and behaves as if God is a separate being to himself. For example:
- Jesus "fell on his face and prayed." (Matthew 26:39) If Jesus was God, then would a God fall on his face and pray? And who would he be praying to?
- The Bible calls Jesus a Prophet (Matthew 21:10-11), so how could Jesus be God and be God's Prophet at the same time?
- Jesus said, "I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than me." (John 14:28)
- Jesus said "I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and your God." (John 20:17) If Jesus was God, then why would he say, "to my God, and your God," and who was he ascending to?
If Jesus was God, he would have clearly told people to worship him, and there would be clear verses in the Bible stating this; yet he did the opposite and disapproved anyone worshipping him: "And in vain they worship me." (Matthew 15:9)
Now the bible doesn't mention Jesus divinity but instead mentions him as a prophet and messanger sent by God. The only religion with this belief is Islam and may Allah guide you back to Islam, amiin.