You may have thought my reply was sarcasm. It was not. Christ says, your Father is Satan. But the Muslim thinks they are acceptable to God because their Father was Abraham, But Christ says, "If your Father (or descendants) are of Abraham, Then you would believe in me, For Abraham spoke of me. I came from the Father, But you do the deeds of your father Satan. And because I tell you the Truth, you believe me not. For your father was a murderer and a liar from the beginning and the father of it! I have come from the Father, and come from God, but you do not believe that I'am the way the Truth and the life....Because you are not of God., and you instead, believe your father Satan.(John Chapter 8)
You seem think you know everything Douglas, when it would be much better if you realized that you know nothing, if not less than nothing. How many Christians do you know, who profess to be Christians but then do not DO what Christ says? Probably more than you think you know. Do they think Christ is going to come and be their friend, if they don't obey Him? Professing and singing songs, such as "what a friend we have in Jesus" won't save you, even if you do it every week, if you will not follow Christ's commands.
John 15:14 Ye are my friends, IF ye DO whatsoever I command you.
Christ also says, that those who will not do what He said to do are going to be cast into The Fire.
Matthew
7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into The Fire.
7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven; ONLY he that doeth the Will of my Father which is in heaven.
7:22 Many will say to me in That Day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work inequity.
7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and DOETH THEM, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a Rock (the Truth):
7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a Rock (the Truth).
7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them NOT, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
"Next comes the REAPING with Hell-fire. Are YOU ready? Are you sure? Don't be over-confident.
Those of you who claim to be "SAVED" already, are WRONG. You do not mark your own test. Only the Lord marks your test and you will have absolutely NO say in it. So I suggest that you learn some fresh and real humility and start again, this time DOING what the Lord says and not what you decide yourself. The "Self" has to be "crucified DAILY" until it is DEAD and you want only to serve your Lord and the common good, keeping the COMMANDments; Covenants; His Laws and Ways and NOT your own."
http://jahtruth.net/horse.htm
Matthew
23:8 But be not ye called priest (etc.): for One is your Teacher, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.
23:9 And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ.
P.S. Christ says that Satan is the father of lies, which includes every organized religion because that is what they all are. Satan invented organized religion to deceive you and keep YOU away from God.
http://thewayhomeorfacethefire.net