Ice Tea, a fellow English Sabla member had this to say about Christianity:
Spiritual part is lost in Christianity, while in Islam it is always alive, the five daily prayers is enough to bring one too close to Allah if prayed the right way. In Islam there is no barrier to communicate to God unlike Christianity you follow the church and priests for confession.
Fellow member Minerva:
In christianity,true love for God is not manifested just by praying five times. but doing good unto others. that’s what Jesus told us anyway. what we do unto others, good or bad, we are doing it with him.
My response:
I agree, praying five times a day may or may not bring you closer to God. If you are simply “going through the motions” because it becomes a habit then really how is that bringing you closer? You gotta “feel” it inside. Of course there are men and women who pray five times a day and feel God always….I think good deeds coupled with prayer means more. And you should do these good deeds simply for the sake of helping someone and not because it will give you an honored and beloved place in Heaven. For me, when people go around doing good because they think it will automatically give them front row tickets to God is being quite hypocritical…same as praying and only doing it for “habit” sake is being hypocritical also…..I would much rather be a simple woman….who does good deeds because it is the right thing to do to help your fellow human being and sit in the back of a church than be the richest woman alive, sitting up front because she wishes to be seen for her “good works”…..
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I agree with what you said.
Praying five times a day may bring you closer to Christ, but if youre praying just to pray and get it over with, goodluck.Youre not going to get anywhere with God.
Its not a religion, its a relationship.
The problem with a lot of “christians”, is that they think that they can get into heaven just based on their good deeds. They have no relationship with God, they dont know God, they dont read the Bible, they dont pray. Its sad really because God is so much more than that.
Thats where Christians are labeled “hypocrites” and everything else. If they would get their heads out of the religions and just focus on the Creator, they would be a lot better off. They are too worried about “doing good deeds” and “looking like a Christian” rather than just going straight to God, following His will and living like Christ.