The Good News Is Good

This article is an essay on why Believing in ‘The Good News‘ is the key to paradise from the Christian perspective by a Muslim.

1. Christianity is founded on the consequences of sin. Widely known as the Original Sin committed by Adam. In fact ‘The Good News’ actually began with the bad news about Adam sinning against God and the complicated ramifications that followed. It was truly disastrous when Adam was not forgiven by God and banished from Eden. But the greatest tragedy of all is that everyone is infected with the sin of Adam. Somehow everyone swallowed that fatal bite too. It’s called the Inherited Sin. No one is spared. Everyone is a sinner.
2. That is the reason for the sin centered approach in their saving efforts of non Christians. The problem of sin is so perilous in Christianity to the extent that all the Doctrines of the faith found their roots on their Doctrine of Sin. Sin is the fundamental barrier between them and paradise. Reaching paradise is the ultimate station of eternal life. Everyone cannot enter paradise unless their sins are forgiven by God.
3. The story of Christianity is the story in search of forgiveness from God. A very long story and the shedding of blood. For without the shedding of blood there will be no forgiveness of sin. In other words, sin must be redeemed by means of a blood sacrifice. The price of a life. Bad news.
4. Christianity then is about sin and the redemption of sin. Someone must die because someone else sin. And that someone is Jesus Christ who offered Himself unblemished to God with his life and blood on the cross. Finally after all these years, Jesus Christ is the sin solution for the forgiveness problem of Adam. Now God can forgives. Thats ‘The Good News’ !
5. All it takes to be forgiven by God is Believing in ‘The Good News’ about Jesus Christ as the savior. Because only whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. So the good book of God said. And what better plan to believe in than the plan of God?

But what was the plan of God?

4 responses to “The Good News Is Good”

  1. TAN KEH WIN Avatar
    TAN KEH WIN

    I admire the scholarship it takes to write such a neutral and balanced opinion on a faith that is in some ways diametrically opposed to your own. Not many can do that.

    1. maxsand007 Avatar
      maxsand007

      Thank you Brother Tan Keh Win. I am very grateful and honored with your encouraging response. It is indeed very difficult to write about the faith of another from their perspective. I tried my best to be impartial as well as accurate and as “academic” as possible. I really look forward to be corrected for any misrepresentation and short comings. Building a bridge of understanding among different creeds and culture is a delicate challenge. Reaching others and winning hearts makes it more worthwhile. Remember me in your prayers my Brother….

  2. Sulaiman Avatar
    Sulaiman

    Wow. Masha Allah.
    The best and simplest explanation of the Good News that I have ever come across.
    Keep up the good work Pak Engku.

    1. maxsand007 Avatar
      maxsand007

      Thank you Bro Sulaiman. Hope the article be of help for your research. Do also read my earlier two articles. And kindly share with as many friends.

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