We have a lot
about Islam lately. Many say Islam is a "next step"
religion. Christianity was born of Judaism and Islam was born from
Christianity. It makes sense, doesn't it? Let's take a look at a
few misconceptions: Islam worships Allah, and Allah is the
same God that the Jews and Christians worship. The Jews and
Christians worship the same God, although Christians believe that
Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, and was the Messiah that the
Jews were looking for. Islam, on the other hand worships Allah.
Although they claim Allah is the same being, it was not always
that way. Archeological digs support the Jewish and Christian
claims, but point to a different god called "Allah".
Allah was the "man in the moon". This is also evidenced
by the Muslim symbol the crescent moon! Below are a couple of
links that explain it far better than I.
When Mohammad spoke of Jesus, was he telling the truth? Is
what Islam teaches about Christ true? Here
are some of the things Mohammad said about Jesus: "Regarding
Sonship of Jesus: That is Jesus, son of Mary, in word of truth,
concerning which they are doubting. It is not for God to take a
son unto Him. Glory be to Him! When He decrees a thing, He but
says to it " Be" , and it is. (Qur'an 19:34,35) Christ
Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah" (Surah 4:157) Muslims
universally call Jesus a great prophet. Yet, the Bible and Jesus
clearly states that Jesus was God in the flesh. Non-religious
history accounts that a man called Christ was crucified for
calling himself God. Jesus also said "I am the way, the truth
and the life, no man comes to the Father but by me."
Jesus also said "My Father and I are one." To this, the
Jews became angry. They knew he was saying He and God are the
same. When they challenged Him, He did not deny or retract the
statement, or state they misunderstood. He accepted their
statement as fact! Look through the old testament. Find a prophet
that brought honor upon himself. Jesus constantly was saying
"I". "I am the bread of life. I am the good shepherd.
I am light of the world." The list continues. If Jesus
was just a prophet, he would not have made those statements. Jesus,
unlike the prophets gave God level commands in the first person. He
would say "Your sins are forgiven". He told Peter: "I
will will build my church...I will give you keys of the kingdom of
heaven." When Peter claimed Jesus to be the Christ, He replied
"Blessed are you Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not
revealed it to you by my Father in heaven." Once again we see
Jesus admitting He is The Christ! This
brings us to Mohammad. If Mohammad and Islam is correct, then
Jesus was a great prophet pointing the way to Mohammad, and not
God in the flesh. Yet, no real prophet call himself God! This
causes a bind that Islam cannot overcome (without attempting to
change facts). If Jesus is true when He says He is God, then Islam
is false. Yet, if Jesus is not true, then Islam must also be
false, because Jesus could not be a prophet. Islam
also denies that Jesus was crucified. Supposedly Judas was
crucified instead of Jesus and Jesus died at a ripe old age. That
does not fit any other major prophet in history. Minor prophets
came and went following a specified situation. But, if Jesus was a
prophet, would he allow the misconception that he was crucified
and allow a false religion to spring up in his name? Not if he was
a real prophet! A real prophet would rise up to crush this false
religion! If Islam is true, and Jesus did not die on the cross,
Jesus could have stopped Christianity from beginning just by
producing himself. If Islam is true, and Jesus did not die, then he
hid himself away while a false religion was born, in his name. Once
again, a real prophet would not have allowed that. Again, if Jesus was not a real prophet, then Islam
is false! So the bottom
line is this. If Jesus was who He (and Christians say) said He is,
then Islam is a false religion. If Jesus is not who Christians and
He claimed He is, then Christianity and Islam both are
false. Islam
is a peace-loving religion Islam's
history is the most violent of any religion. Islam began and grew
in violence. Many Muslim leaders publicly say they are for peace,
but show and do the opposite. Christianity often gets the blame
for murdering thousands, but look at the histories listed below
and see who is really the violent religion. Islam
rejects slavery It
took a civil war and many lives to end slavery in the United States.
Almost 150 years later, the effects of slavery is still being felt.
But where did the slaves come from? The US did not have an army that
was capable of operating in Africa to acquire slaves. Well, the
slaves were captured by Muslims and sold to the American slave
traders. Had it not been for Islam, the US slave issue may never
have existed! Islam is still in the slave market. Muslims are still
selling slaves in almost all Islamic countries. What
should the Christian response be? We
are to be "little Christs". We are to act as Christ acted.
It is one thing to point out the truth, it is another to point a
finger of condemnation at another. Muslims, Jews, Hindus and
Christians are all sinners! Our religion does not save us. Everyone
can only be saved by accepting Christ's blood atonement.
Christ said the greatest commandment is to love God with all your
heart, soul, mind and strength. The second commandment is to love
others as you love yourself. Our response needs to be love. We
should accept others as fellow sinners, but we should not accept
their sinful behavior. We should pray for them, and minister to
them. We need to meet their physical needs (within reason). We
should model Christ, and to do that, we must know Him!
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