Not sure what you mean when you say this. Both "flesh" and "dead" are apparently non-literal (because I'm looking at my flesh right now and it isn't dead). So what do you mean?
This is not a literal death. We were baptized into Christ's death to now walk in the newness of life.
What do you mean by "image"?? You mean reputation? If this truth is so important, I don't understand why you don't use plain language.
1 Corinthians 3:1-7
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6I have planted, Apollos watered;
but God gave the increase. 7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
This is what's happening, even today between the differnent religions and inside them.
No clue what you're talking about. You said: the antichrist is how we perceive or understand Jesus!
It seems that the world is waiting for a literal person claiming to be God! Too easy. The Bible says that the time of the end will be as when Noah entered the ark and the flood came. These people, the night before, didn't know that the world was going to end! The world is waiting for the literal sun to turn black, the moon to turn to blood. Literally speaking, aren't these obvious signs to let even a person with a passive knowledge of God know that something is about to happen? The world is waiting on a micro chip to determine who accepts the mark of the beast and who doesn't. TOO EASY! Buying and selling has NOTHING to do with fleshly goods and services. This is about the real Truth of the Gospel that is not promoted in the world today. Most christians only focus on the outward appearance of who Jesus is and not the Spirit He represented! They preach the message of believing in Him. Ok. What does this mean? How does a person accept a man they have never met? How can the world know that a person, truly has accepted Jesus? How can a person tell who is in fact denied Christ? Is He God the Son or the Son of God? Did He always exist or did His life start with His birth? There is only one correct answer as any other Jesus is the antichrist!
The truth of the gospel is repent and believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved.
Again, what does this mean?
The reality of Christ is that he is God manifest in the flesh, lived a sinless life, died on behalf of sinners, and rose from the dead and currently makes intercession on behalf of those who have faith. How this ties into something about perceiving the Antichrist baffles me.
Is he God Almighty, God the Son who was eternally with the Father, or is this simply the completion of what is stated in Genesis? A man in His image AND likeness?
It seems pretty obvious that you would know the Jesus of the Bible by reading your Bible... Unless by "know" you mean come into a relationship with him, in which case the Bible tells you that too: repent and believe.
Then why all the division among christians? They all read the same Bible with the same Jesus don't they?
First of all, no one, by their nature, follows the law of Christ. Secondly, assuming that we agree that the "law of Christ" means following Christ's example, then I don't agree that they follow the "law of Christ". Christ submitted to the God the Father, God demands all men everywhere to repent and turn to Christ. Muslims refuse to do this. Therefore, they are not submitting to the Father and are, thus, not following the law of Christ.
I could flush the argument out in several different ways. Christ commanded all men to repent (and have faith in him). Muslims don't do this, so they aren't submissive to Christ.
Romans 2
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
3And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
11For there is no respect of persons with God.
12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another
What law do you think paul is talking about here? The law that the Jews followed or the law that Christ followed?
So when you asked "how would a christian be viewed in telling a muslim that there is no hope outside of accepting Jesus?" you meant "how would a Christian be viewed *by Jesus*..."??
In that case, I think he'd say "good job".
Well true Christians still preach the true gospel, that's an essential part to being a Christian.
Or
Matthew 7:21-23
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Aren't these many of the christians who preach "the true gospel?"