HOW CAN JESUS DIE FOR THE SINS OF MANKIND? This is perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions in Muslim-Christian dialogue, and it is important to recall the Muslim impetus for the question: Islam emphasizes that each person will be responsible for their own sins. No human can intercede for another. But here is another example where agreement is close at hand: Christians also believe, as Muslims do, that no mere human is in the position to bear another’s sins. In order to come to that realization, though, I had to remember that Christians believe Jesus is God. Muslims believe that God is
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