Lord's Prayer

THE LORD’S PRAYER : M. M. NINAN
Now he is like a slave separated from God until by his own will he returns home. God will not force
open the door into Man. Jesus still knocks at the door. So until every man returns to God in their
own will and choice, they will be as though they are slaves. It is this alienation that makes the
difference between Amidah and Lord’s Prayer.
In the Eastern Churches, Man opening himself up into the Spiritual realm is attained through the
bridge which is the broken body of Christ and is often called Theosis, which is the process of man
regaining his full status into the inheritance of God, being transformed into His likeness.
The Islamic View
“Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So,
call me the Slave of Allah and His Messenger.” (Bukhari, Anbiya 48.)
Muhammad ascribed many names to Allah and these names reveal Allah’s character, "Father". Is not
among them.
Sura 5:18 And (both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are the children of Allah and His loved
ones." Say: "Why then does He punish you for your sins?" Nay, you are but human beings, of those He
has created, He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the
dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and to Him is the return (of all).
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