Christianity Why Do I Believe In Jesus? An Ex-sikhs Journey In Faith

H.t. · Feb 5, 2007

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TinDrummer said:
I'm curious.....

God created Adam and Eve.
Adam had 2 sons: Cain and Abel.
Cain kills Abel.

Hmmm....

So how did more babies get born? Who was Cain's wife?

In your post I see that you don't believe in the Bible. You read it looking for a reason to call it foolishness. Cain and Abel were not Adam's only sons.
In Genesis 5:4 see are told of these other sibling.
Cain's wife was his sister. This would later be forebidden at Sinai, but at Cain's generation the human gene-pool had only degenerated in sin for one generation. By Sinai, it had been over two thousand years of degeneration.
("over two thousand" is reached by adding up the ages in the geneology: so-and-so lived this-many years and begot this-person. These dates are actual solar years. If they were months as some assume, Cainan the son of Enosh was not quite 6 when he had his first son."

Dimitri · Feb 5, 2007

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All that adam, eve, cane stuff is just a story. Get over it and join the new age of thinking.

binnz001 · Feb 24, 2007

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Waheguruji ka khalsa , waheguru ji ki fateh.

Excuse me plz but dont u think that this guy "RAJS" is trying to just make his point?

ok let me ask u RAJS whats the proof that whatever is written in bible abt jesus is true ? I mean , c'mon grow up man , thats a christian holy book , thats what they r supposed to write ? do u guys have any proof of whatever is written in holy bible ?
Its not good to compare as u know Sikhi is a totally different thing which u wont understand but our guru's never praised there own existance , which i think bible does....

& in the beggining , u say Guru Nank Sahib DIED, Mohammad DIED , what happend to Jesus ? Dint he ? i think he did ... & if u r so sure that he ressurected , WHY doesnt any other religion confirm this ? If he really was here for mankind ????

My point is before u point fingers on others look under ur closet , Sikhism teaches us Humanity as our religion & we dont differnciate anyone as per religion , i was myself told to leave a church in goa coz it was thr prayer time & i was not allowed to attend that ... ?? Does that really what Jesus wanted ? Did he die for Humanity or he was Killed by HUMANS for some of his beleives , i think he cud have shown a bigger miracle by going invisble when he was being crucified ?

Fateh.

Prabhjoyt Singh · Feb 24, 2007

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Jesus flapped it when he was gonna get Crucified, he started saying "my lord why have you forsaken me" Guru Ajran Dev ji, on the other hand said "tera keeya mithaa lagay" meaning "oh lor your actions seem so sweet to me" when they was made to sit on a hot plate with hot sand being poured into teir head. who is greater? it dont take a genius to decide does it?

harsimiritkaur · Feb 24, 2007

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"Badbakht ham chu, bakhil, ghafel, baynzar, beybakh." 721 Translation I am not sure, but it is about Guru Nanak stating his shame, and unworthiness." Guru Nanak was worthy because of the grace of God.

"Main nirguniarey, ko gun nahin, apey taras peyoee." 1329 Guru Arjan Dev Ji also claims unworthiness, but only worthy because of the grace of God.

Jesus asked why God had forsaken him. I think it is the same pattern of humbleness, or is it simply a question for us to ponder about what he was going through. King David said in Psalms that even if he goes to Hell (She'ul) God is still with him. Jesus taught the truth shall set you free. Truth never abandon's anyone. It is us that abandons the truth.

Jesus used the singular version of God "Eli" or Elohi". The plural version of God is "Elohai," or "Elohim." Perhaps the singular is used to remind us that our version of God is too limited. The mind cannot fully comprehend. Kimat kehe na paya. Jesus lived as a human and suffered as a human. And I am sure he had human feelings, like crying at Lazarus' death. He even cried the night before his shaheed crucifixion asking his heavenly Father that if it was His will that this cup of suffering should paas him. Not so much a cop out attitude, but as if he was truly willing to suffer for humanity. But he said to God that if it was God's will that Jesus not be the one to suffer, then he would also agree to God's hukam will.

If you study deeply into Biblical Literature, I don't mean fundamentalistic view, but other commentaries, there are tons of things written on this topic of why God abandoned Jesus. Some commentators say that it is not abandon "sabakhtani," but offered "."

When we are about to die, we think God had abandoned us. But God does not abandon anything. Where there is anything, there is hukam; where there is hukam, there is God.

Jesus must have known that if he refused to die, the Roman government would have retaliated even more. There were lots of political problems and corruption from the Jewish religious establishments down to the corrupt Roman government. But this does not mean all religious Jews and all Romans were corrupt.

We weren't there 2,ooo years ago. The style of the New Testament is not written as a historical document, but as an interpretation of what happened with man's attempt to explain philosophically what happened.

When we get sick or ready to die, we need to examine ourselves and inquire within why we are suffering, why God has abandoned us (so to speak). If we focus on negativism, we will suffer. If we get a pure vision of reality (darshan dekh), then, as Paul says, "oh death, where is thy sting."

Dook Sukh saam. God never abandons anyone or anything. He can't negate Himself. It is us who lose vision of Him. Jesus showed his human emotions and feelings at this time for us to question ourselves when we have suffering times, so that we wake up and walk in truthfulness. sachiara hoeehe.

Ramnjit · Feb 24, 2007

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Asai hovve , MusillMann hovve, Hindu hovve te Sikh hovve, it dont matter we all are humans and we are all being ignorant by debating god, we shouldn;t debate god , we should debate why not god and we should just accept that
god love's every one, and the names we give for it, its name that we gave it not what it gave its self, and my freind " Raj" you put in ur description for Sikh's "It is ironic, that the original message given by Nanak “there is no Hindu nor Muslim but all are equal,” ended up forming a new identity, to be called a Sikh (disciple) or, to be known as Khalsa (pure) if baptized."

now let me explain to you that you have this wrong. The reason for Khalsa was to make the caste system come to its dimise, that people of all castes can go get baptized and become part of khalsa in which all people are equal, and it doesnt mean that people are not khalsa arn't equal, only those who were in the hindu caste who which dont believe they are can go get amrit and become part of khalsa. It has nothing to do with what kind of religion you are.

In fact i beleive that anyone can be sikh, that sikhism isnt even a religion its a way of life, that anyone can be sikh and whatever they want due to the openess of sikhism.

But some people are just not informed well enough about sikhism to fully understand it , and that is really a shame.

Also if any of you question my Picture, its a picture for the flag of Azaadistan, wanna kno more about it check out the Azaadistan thread , you can search it and you'll find a couple. It relates to equailty of all people.

harsimiritkaur · Feb 25, 2007

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Everyone is Sikh, because everyone is constantly learning something about reality. Many are dualistic, because they can't differentiate between reality and illusion, between falsehood and truth. All faiths teach we must learn, and it takes humbleness to learn to be happy, healthy, and successful. There is a shortcut to learning this, and that is by learning what is written in the Guru Granth Sahib, which is not a religious book, not a religious literature, but solid, truthful information we all need to learn. Sikhism is not a religious lifestyle, but one of living truthful. It is not about accepting or rejecting Jesus, but it is about accepting truths that we learn in life, whether it is from Hindus, Muslims, Christians, or Jews. Truth has no religion, but religions have some truths. It is not about universalism, but about the truth in the universe. It is up to us to explore this beauty in creation and we can share it with others, regardless of one's religion. God does not have a religion. Jesus prayed, "Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done." So, why are so many people arguing over religious fundamentalism, but noone is accepting the kingdom of God. Hukam razaee chalna, Nanak likya naal. This is the secret to living truthful, to take off the blindness we have caused by our five vices: ego, lust, anger, overattachment, passion, etc. Where is "Thy kingdom come" coming from, and where does it go to. The kingdom of God should come into our awareness. It is all around us. There is no place in which God is not. He is the center of all and all is in the center of Him. Sargun nirgun nirankar. Aad puran mad puran, ant puran Parmeshereh. God, hukam, truth, and reality are one, and it is up to us to learn where we fit in this sach kande.

The Khalsa Fauj · Feb 25, 2007

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What is up with new edition of bible every so often?
Jesus didn't know how to write jack, he didn't write the bible, his buddies who wanted to use religion to make their lives easier did.
Jesus wasn't one with God, else he wouldn't have said I am Son of God and other egotistic things he said.

We are all sons and daughters of God. Not only Jesus.

Jesus was good for that time period but now it is all about Guru Nanak. Follow Guru Nanak and be safe.

Not only that, Christians are dehdharis, they worship Jesus who was a human. In the Khalsa Marg (way of life), we sing praises of Akaal and read Bani which is to be implemented in daily life.

By becoming chela of Jesus, have you got yourself rid of jealousy and hatred?
How about control over 5 theives?

Jesus had long hair and didn't cut, do you cut?
So do you even follow Christianity or just miguided yourself and now trying to misguide others?

harsimiritkaur · Feb 25, 2007

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Jesus never called himself God, he did say he was one with God, and if you see Me, you have seen the Father; and we need to get to that level as well. Psalms says "You are gods and sons of the Most High, all of you. When on humbles ones self, he realizes he is not separate from God, who is in and out of everything at the same time. We are nothing but the product of God's hukam.

I wish people would stop idolizing Guru Granth Sahib and start learning Guru Granth Sahib. Many Christians put us to shame. They have Bible studies, but we Sikhs only hire a granthi to read the hukamnaa, or we just read Sukhmani Sahib then feast on langar. Nobody is learning anything. People have lavish Akhanda Paaths in the home, which is okay, but nobody is learning about God.

Why don't Christians have an Akhand Paath of the Bible. The Jews use to have Akanda Paatha of the Torah, the first five books of Moses.

binnz001 · Feb 25, 2007

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thats a good point raised by "KHALSA FAUJ" .

No disrpects to any religion but why do christians say that jesus was son of god ? What do they think of other life forms ? A person who stays truthful & does good deeds , doesnt he get the honour of being a god's own child ? or still he has to depend on Jesus ? ? ? ?
Guru Nanak Dev Ji said we are all children of god , irrespective of what we follow
"Awal Allah Noor Upaya Kudrat Ke Sab Bande
Ek Noor Te Sab Jag Upjiya Kaun Bhale Kaun Mande"

I believe we being Sikhs , have been given the gift of GURBANI by our gurus to stay directly in touch with the Akal Purakh Waheguru.

harsimiritkaur · Feb 25, 2007

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Sons of God is everyone, but not everyone acts like a son of God. In ancient Biblical times, Son of God meant a king. Later on, it evolved into a warrior hero, then into a man of spiritual merits. A son of God is a product of God's hukam. Let's learn how to cooperate like sons of God to bring about world peace. It starts with you, then your family, then your community, then your country, then the world. Learn Guru Granth Sahib to know how to do this, then pass it on to others.

H.t. · Feb 25, 2007