Well, let's just say that I'm a lot closer to Hinduism than the average guy on the street. You're completely misunderstanding Chandogya. There was only one in the beginning. It's like the trunk of a tree giving rise to branches. The branches can still move independently. The one that is being described would not qualify as sentient by most definitions. It is more like the fabric of the universe, not a thinking calculating individual.
If you have Upanishad please read 4:19 and 6:9 and there are many other verses as well. Also check Yajurveda 40:9 to know what god saying about worshiping other gods.
I speak with a humble tongue and a kind heart to impart peace and love (Truth).
1 John.5:[20] He is the true God and eternal life.
Unfortunately Christianity is a false religion because of this very statement, GOD is alone and therefore anyone claiming to be GOD or [worse] putting themselves before GOD (acting as an obstacle) is truly of the Devil.
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me." (John 14:6)
Although AbdulAziz Jesus did not lie when he said he is a son of GOD, he is a son (angel) but a fallen one for preaching the verses above like many of his brothers who too are sons, Satan, Azazel (Judaism) etc. So how does this help Islam? It doesn't, it means that religion too is false, GOD would never allow a fallen angel to hold a sacred status in another religion, and besides, (angel) whose root meaning is "messenger" would make Mohamed an angel also.
Ask yourself this brother; why would GOD wait so many years to send the true religion 600 A.D? Ask yourself this; why would the most intelligent Being in the Universe save Noah and keep Him in darkness by not giving Him the Holy Word? The Devil is very deceptive, many have been fooled by him even today and walk that wide path that leads to the Abyss, this is why there are so many followers in false religions, but GOD forgives, this is why these devils have to keep you in that frame of mind continuously (false religions) because once you break thru and see the lie, at that moment if you want to make it right GOD is right there with you (Truth).
Man, your really great
I am glad there are people who are ready to discuss
Jesus never lied in anything but some humans added or removed some words so he is contradicting himself. Jesus didn't lie when he was saying son of God but the son of god at his time was used the people, in the Bible you will realize many verses saying we are all his sons, should we all be considered gods? Jesus peace be upon him never claimed divinity, those who did read the people can easily tell that we all remember when he said: "My Father is greater than I or My Father is greater than all and here is exactly matching what the Islam says about him: "I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…." and "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me." and we all believe in Islam that Jesus did these stuffs, and this is all mentioned in the Bible which supposed to be said by Jesus himself.
Son doesn't mean Angel, but at their time the word son was used like the one who is teaching and educating me, the one who is taking care of me...etc we all know the language of Jesus is closest to Arabic (My language) and we in Arabic use such terms like the "Rab El Bit" rab = god, el bite = house. It's like he is in charge of the house. Thats why they were using the word son of god.
Both Mohammed and Jesus were humans and messengers of the same god (Allah) and the prove is that Jesus himself in the Bible said: "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent." he is proving that he has been sent and there are many verses that proves his mission was as the mission of Mohammed.
Now why he waited all these years to sent Mohammed after Jesus or sending Jesus after Moses that's I can't know because we have limited thinking and mind, we don't know what is God's plan but I can tell you that Jesus was sent to his people and after his death his companions were still on the right religion that is worshiping one god alone but then later on humans changed this, and there was so many other mistakes in the world so god sent Mohammed as the last messenger and the last warning to Humanity.
Now why there are many followers for a false religion, because people deny the truth for many reasons; They don't know about the true religion, their parents are forcing them, they are used to what they've been doing and can't change because of the social life, they are scared, they might have hatred against those new guys and many many other reasons.
I just want to collect all the reasons why Christians believes that Jesus is god so I can answer each point. Because if someone did read the Bible well from the first page till last he will realize that he is not the god.