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Originally posted by SpeakerofTruthI have heard both of those explanations before and for some reason, they just don't work for me. If it were a "testing of Abraham's faith," I have to wonder to what avail. God, as I believe him to be, already knows how we are going to react in any given situation, he has no real reason to "test."[edit on 24-12-2007 by SpeakerofTruth]
Originally posted by ReginaAdonnaAaron
It's free will that dictates what we do and that can also change the course of any given situation.
Originally posted by ReginaAdonnaAaron
I appreciate your honesty and respect your point of view. I suppose it's something we all have to come to an understanding of on our own.
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruthRefreshing.. Too bad more people don't conduct themselves in a similar fashion, Regina.. I think you have come to the same conclusion that I have, you can't convince someone of something that is contrary to everything they have been exposed to.. If you try, you're just going to wind up having to agree to disagree anyway... :shk:
Originally posted by bodrul
reply to post by Rasobasi420
on this time of year (well twice a year)
we send couple hundred back home to give to the poor
also i remember when i was on holiday when had to cows and went around distrabuting meat to the poor in the village
Originally posted by ReginaAdonnaAaron
BTW.. it was Isaac whom Abraham was asked to sacrifice. Not Ishmael.
Originally posted by runetang
In Islam, they claim it was Ishmael, the patriarch of the Arab peoples, and not Isaac, patriarch of the Jewish people, because quite simply, they dont want to feel second best.