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1 | Where are muslims in the Bible? | Ex 20:3 | Hank | 21116 | ||
Retxar, since Islam is of more than passing interest to us these days because of the enormity of the events that continue to alter the course of history, I'd like to follow your note with a thumb-nail of the Islamic religion. Islam, although youngest of major world religons, is now the second largest and 1 in 5 of the earth's populaton is Muslim..... It began in Saudi Arabia, but non-Arab Muslims make up about 75 per cent of Islam. Muhammad, born in Mecca in 570 A.D. was the key person in the founding of Islam. His people were polytheistic, recognizing some 360 deities, among them the god Allah. In 610 A.D. Muhammad claimed a series of visits from Gabriel which resulted in the compilation of the Quran (Koran). Muhammad preached monotheism, was persecuted and fled to Medina. He raised an army and defeated Mecca in 630 A.D. He personally destroyed all the other idols, selected Allah, and proclaimed that there is no god but Allah..... Contrasts between Islam and Christianity: (1) Islam rejects the Trinity, believing Christians have 3 Gods (2) Islam believes man is basically good (3) Islam believes in God's forgiveness without atonement. (4) Islam believes salvation is by works, not substitutionary death. (5) Islam believes Jesus was taken up to heaven and Judas was crucified (6) Islam believes the Bible is prophetic but corrupted. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Where are muslims in the Bible? | Ex 20:3 | Makarios | 28224 | ||
Greetings Hank! Excellent post, my friend! I would only add that Islam has but one similarity to Christianity.. Islam accepts the story of the virgin birth, but it differs from Christianity on just about every other major point of doctrine. Saying the two have similarities, based on one point, is like saying an elephant is very similar to a spider - because both have legs. :-) I'm not saying that you have stated that they are similar, but I'm trying to support your point.. The Islamic faith contends that Jesus was a prophet only.. But Jesus claimed to be the Son of God. (Luke 22:70; John 10:36; 19:7) The angels declared him to be the Son of God. (Luke 1:35) God the Father declared him to be his Son. (Hebrews 5:5; cp. Psalms 2:7) Even the demons confessed that Jesus was the Son of God. (Mark 3:11; cp. Luke 4:41; 8:28) Many others in Scripture professed or addressed Jesus as the Son of God - and were not rebuked for it: "Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the SON OF GOD." (Matthew 14:33) "Nathanael answered... Rabbi, thou art the SON OF GOD; thou art the King of Israel." (John 1:49) "She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the SON OF GOD, which should come into the world." (John 11:27) "Now when the centurion... saw the earthquake ...they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the SON OF GOD." (Matthew 27:54; cp. Mark 15:39) "And the high priest answered... tell us whether thou be the Christ, the SON OF GOD." (Matthew 26:63) The gospel writers, inspired by the Holy Spriit, testified of Jesus' Sonship: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the SON OF GOD" (Mark 1:1) "And I saw, and bare record that this is the SON OF GOD." (John 1:34) Jesus' Sonship - his relationship with the Father - was the subject of preaching in the early church: "...he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the SON OF GOD." (Acts 9:20) Unbelievers - and Satan himself - challenged Jesus' Sonship: "...save thyself. If thou be the SON OF GOD, come down from the cross." (Matthew 27:40) and "If thou be the SON OF GOD..." (Matthew 4:3, 6; cp. Luke 4:3, 9) Confessing Jesus is the Son of God is essential to salvation: 1 John 4:15; cp. Acts 8:37; 1 John 5:5, 10, 12, 13 (See also: John 5:25; 9:35; 11:4; 20:31; Romans 1:4; 2 Corinthians 1:19; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 4:13; Hebrews 4:14; 6:6; 10:29; 1 John 3:8; 5:20; Revelation 2:18) Now getting back to Islam, we know that Muhammad could not have been a true prophet of God, because what he said contradicts what God said the Scriptures. And Deuteronomy tells us how to discern between true and false prophets. Blessings to you, Nolan |
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