To continue Believer’s topic bellow

That is so easy to answer, Anatolian. Actually I have explained in other threads till I'm blue in the face.

As a former Christian I believed in ONE God only. I believed that every single person was a spiritual son or daughter of God, with Jesus being our elder brother, and that we are here on earth for a purpose, to hopefully then return to God, our Father in Heaven. But in Heaven we would have a perfect body, void of all physical disabilities and blemishes. Our time on earth is a test of our faith and belief in God, and we were promised guidance from prophets or messengers to lead us.

Muslims dont believe  Jesus to be the Son of God.

 But are we all sons and daughters of God, as He created us? This would mean that He would be as such a Father to us. That would also make Jesus our brother. And as such we all have the ability to be like God, the Father, and is the main reason we are here on earth, to become like Him. I can go into greater detail of my former Christian life, but I will be seen as being a disloyal muslim, and as such a traitor to Islam. Of course I dont feel this at all. But as so many muslims dont agree with so many facets of Islam, many will fail to understand my replies. I am content to believe the way I do. I love my God, and is the reason I keep trying.

Anatolian wrote: Believer brought an important point up in a bellow post. He asked why the Qu'ran and Hadiths cannot be understood by all because one needs to master the art of understanding it. Yet I constantly read from people like Martha, new converts to Islam, that the reason why they converted was because of Islam's simplicity. How can it be so simple when only a few can truly understand it and even they will never understand it in full plainly because a lifetime is not enough. Yet Muslims are first to react with confusion and disbelief when Christians explain the Trinity to them in simplest form.

Hi believer,

based on reality I have observed, I would say that it is the other way around.

The two most important fundamantals of any religion are the God and  the Salvation. I have talked to many converts in person who say the same as you quoted Martha saying, the simplicity of those two main aspects of Islam.  It is not true that only a few can understand it, in fact in my observance it is the other way. Any ordinary Christian I asked to explain me their understanding of God and Trinity asked me to come to Sunday school or they invited me to their church. Even those who once gave me a little phamphlet in a mall, when I asked them to explain God and Trinity excused and said that they are only distributing this paper, you have to call the number on it (this happened when my wife was still not a Muslim and she was with me at that time).  Even in my days of ignorance (when I was a Muslim by name) one thing was clear as crystal (I may not be able to explain it then) that God is One, One who created me, everyone and everything and has control and power over all. 

Anyone without bias or prejudgment if read the Quran (in thir own language) even without an explaination can fully understand God and  Salvation in Islam.

As far as simplicity of Trinity as you claim, it is honesty anything but that. Like I have said that I have a chance to talk to many Christians who have become Muslims, one thing was common in their story (as well as in wife's) that they always regarded Jesus (pbuh) as a man may be a bit more, but deep in their heart they could never think of him as God, eveh though that's how they were told to believe, and were told to not to question it.

regards,

Hasan

 Believer is back with some score card. It was simple matter that one should do good all the time and should not sin. The good and bad are well known by the religeous law. If a person is doing good most of the time but sometime makes a mistake or falls short of goodness level then he repents and asks for forgiveness from his Lord.

 Allah forgives him. That is the end to that. That bad mark no more remains. It is a basic fact that Allah is Most Beneficient, most Merciful. What is the use of Mercy if He does not forgive. Our Allah does not need to punish any innocent man on the cross to forgive the sins of other sinful people.

Repentence is necessary. John the Baptist and Jesus also taught repentence. Islam also teaches it. There is no difference.

 There is no need to keep any score card. Just be intent on doing good and be careful. That is all. Your score card will be very good. You or I do not have to worry. There is no worry. When Allah promises forgiveness then there is not to be any worry. Allah's promise never fails.

Yes, actually I did know my "scorecard" in school.  Progressive system- we always knew where we stood. 

Each one will get exactly according to what they deserved,

Does this mean that there are different degrees of hell/heaven?