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A: Some of the many
similarities are:
There is only One True
God
We are not to worship
any other gods
Many Old Testament
prophets were from God
Jesus was from God
It appeared to all that
Jesus died on the cross
God gave the Torah, the
prophets, and Gospel
We are to obey God’s
words
We should
surrender/sacrifice ourselves to God
Jesus will return
God will resurrect all
for judgment.
Believers who die will
go to heaven and live forever
Disbelievers will go to
hell to be punished forever
It is important to pray
to God
We should help the poor
(at least the Muslim poor)
Christians, Jews, and
Muslims should not be killed for their faith.
Q9: What are the
key differences between Christianity and Islam?
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Christian View |
Muslim View |
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One God in Three persons: The
Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
One God in One person. No worship,
prayer, or praise of Jesus or the Holy Spirit |
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The Holy Spirit dwells inside every
believer |
No concept of the Holy Spirit |
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God gave and preserved His words in
the Bible |
Allah gave His words in the Bible,
but was incapable/unable to preserve it from corruption. |
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The Bible is complete; there is no
additional scripture from God. |
Allah has given and preserved his
eternal, uncreated Quran. |
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People are born sinful and separated
from God |
People are born good, but babies are
touched by Satan. |
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A just God cannot just wink at some
sin. All sin must be punished by an impartial God. |
Forgiveness appears arbitrary (at
least to this non-Muslim reader). |
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Jesus died as the sacrifice for our
sins |
People can get their sins forgiven
by praying at the right time, cursing Jews and Christians with
the angels, fighting for Islam. |
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Jesus died on the cross. If one does
not believe Jesus died and rose for our sins, their faith is in
vain (1 Cor 15:1-7) |
Allah tricked everyone, everyone,
even all His servants, that Jesus died on the cross. He secretly
substituted another. |
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Jesus bodily rose from the dead and
presented Himself as such (Luke 24:37-43, John20:20-27) |
Jesus eventually died and will not
rise until the general resurrection. |
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All must honor Jesus just as they
honor the Father. |
Jesus was no more than a prophet. |
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You must repent and believe in God
to be saved. |
You must not reject Islam. You must
say that there is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet. |
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Salvation is by God’s grace through
our faith in Jesus. It is not of ourselves. |
Allah grants forgiveness and
paradise through various means to believers. |
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You must obey God’s words. |
You should practice the Quran and
the teachings of Mohammed. |
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You should love the Lord your God
with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love your
neighbor as yourself. |
You should practice the five pillars
of Islam (belief in one God, prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, and
alms. |
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You should love all, even your
enemies. |
You should kill pagans, apostates,
and those of the house of war. |
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