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Christians Must Heed
Jesus

* It is a violation of the infinite justice of God
for a person to assume the sins of another

and to suffer for them:

It is impossible in the system of testing created by God for anyone
to redeem the sins of anyone else, even if that person is Jesus.
Everyone who exists or has ever existed in the world is responsible
only for himself. Neither his parents nor his relatives nor the Prophet
can assume responsibility for his sins. Nobody will be held responsi-
ble for the deeds of anyone else. Nobody can redeem anyone else.
When the moment of death comes, every individual, Christians in-
cluded, will give account, all alone and in the Presence of God for
what they did in this world. God has revealed this to us in the Koran:

There is no one in the heavens and Earth who will not come to the
All-Merciful as a servant. He has counted them and numbered
them precisely. Each of them will come to Him on the Day of
Rising all alone. (Koran, 19: 93-95)

Almighty God has also revealed in the Koran that nobody will be
able to assume the sins of another:

Say: "Am I to desire other than God as Lord when He is the Lord
of all things?" What each self earns is for itself alone. No burden-
bearer can bear another's burden. Then you will return to your
Lord, and He will inform you regarding the things about which
you differed. (Koran, 3: 164)
... That no burden-bearer can bear another's burden; that man will
have nothing but what he strives for; that his striving will most
certainly be seen; that he will then receive repayment of the
fullest kind... (Koran, 62: 38-41)

Jesus is God's beloved servant and prophet. Just as there are sin-
cere individuals in all societies and faiths, there are sincere Christians,

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