to deny creation would never be a teaching in any Christian church that I know of. Evolution, that is the progression, within species of changes points to the fact that there are hundreds of breeds of dogs when God probably just created the canine species. Sincere Muslims can indeed go to heaven if they were unaware of the salvation message of Jesus and lived, otherwise, decent honorable lives. There are very nice people in this world who basically know nothing about Christ. For God to condemn everyone who ever lived on Earth who did not follow Christianity to spend eternity in hell would be totally in opposition to what we know as a merciful and just God.
well, frances appears on his to establishing evolution and in the process denying creation. evolution, however, as you use it does not mean the same to evolutionists. in their world view God plays no part in the universe...at all.
So you believe sincere muslims, who worship Allah, can go to Heaven if unaware of the salvation message?? Just. Simply. Wow.
Then by that logic(?)all roads lead to Heaven. The Hindu, the Buddists, the athiests, everyone gets in with your plan. All the while totally denying the Bible.
John 14:6 I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.
All Muslims are aware of who Jesus is and what He did if they read the Koran. However, they deny He died on the cross. So the knowledge is there.
But the catechism does say catholics and muslims worship the same god.
CCC 841 also references Vatican II's Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, Nostra Aetate, 3, that makes the teaching of the Council perhaps even clearer:
The Church regards with esteem also the Moslems. They adore the one God, living and subsisting in Himself; merciful and all-powerful, the Creator of heaven and earth, who has spoken to men; they take pains to submit wholeheartedly to even his inscrutable decrees, just as Abraham, with whom the faith of Islam takes pleasure in linking itself, submitted to God.
Again. Just. Simply. Wow. I am glad the catholic church holds muslims in such high regard. BTW, these are the same Muslims who totally deny who Jesus was and what He did for us on the Cross.
I didn't say that and you know it...I said if the person had no knowledge of Christ, or the bible (he denies nothing) he can be saved.
Indeed these are the same Muslims who killed and wounded good Catholics serving their country. Wow.