Regarding Muslims, recently, I read:
That is what the phrase, translated, "Son of God" means to them. Can we find a better way to help them learn of Christ's true position? They already believe He is the "Word of God". Isn't the Word of God eternal; proceding from the Father? They believe Jesus was miraculously conceived in the Virgin Mary by the Spirit. Hmm. That sounds like a lot of truth and a good starting point.
The same idea conceptually was/can be applied to Jews.
Thoughts?
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The Koran says that Allah can have no son. It also denies the death of Jesus on the cross because Allah would not kill a prophet. In the Koran, Jesus is nothing more than a normal human prophet. They deny Christ as God (i.e. The Son of God), they deny Jesus' work on the cross, and by saying that He is a normal prophet they are denying His sinlessness. The Koran denies the Holy Trinity, saying that there can only be a monotheistic god with no other parts or pieces, so to speak. They Koran even says that the Trinity is made up of God the Father, Jesus the Son and Mary. This shows a fundamental flaw in Mohammeds understanding of what Christianity was. It also dates Mary worship back to the 700's. To answer the question, Christians and Muslims do not worhip the same God.
ReplyDeleteAs far as Jews and Christians goes, modern Judaism is very similar to first century Judaism. It is not Old Testament Judiasm at all. It is worship driven by Rabinical tradition. They deny Jesus as the Messiah, thus showing that they do not have an understanding of the Holy Trinity. If they understood, then they would be Messianic Jews. So, Jews and Christians do not worship the same God.