Christians believe in one God who exists in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jews believe in the God of the Old Testament but most of them except Messianic Jews (those who believe that Jesus is indeed the Messiah) are still waiting for the Messiah to come to fulfill Old Testament prophecies. Muslims believe in one God and that Jesus was just a prophet, but Muhammad, as the last prophet, is the greatest one, they believe. Jews and Christians believe in the same God, but most Jews have not accepted that Jesus is the Messiah who was prophesied about in the Old Testament. So to make a long story short, Jews and Christians believe in the same God, but according to Christians, Jews have an incomplete set of beliefs since they have not accepted Jesus as Messiah (keep in mind that the earliest followers of Jesus were Jewish, but the mob led by the chief priests and teachers who had Jesus killed suppressed the truth about Jesus--check out Matthew 25-28.). Muslims do not accept Jesus as the son of God, but say that He is just a prophet--so they do not believe in the same God as Jews and Christians.
For those who would say that we should just "get along" and forget about our differences, there's a difference between getting along--as we should do anyway--versus ignoring real and significant differences. Ignoring truth just because it might offend some people does not make that truth go away, nor does it support (nor should it) beliefs which do not hold up under scrutiny. Truth is objective; the way we get along with others is subjective. But if we sacrifice truth for the sake of "peace" then we will end up with neither.
2006-07-02 22:07:59
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answered by Pastor Chad from JesusFreak.com 6
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Yes and no.
All 3beliefs started with Abraham. Whereas Jews and Christians share the Old Testament however, Muslims only share some of its main characters such as Moses and Abraham.
According to both Judaism and Christianity, it was Isaac who was to be sacrificed, according to the Quran it was Ishmael. This is just one example of many discrepancies found when comparing the Quran and the Old Testament.
Most Christians will agree, that the Jewish God and the Christian God are the same. They believe Jesus to be the Messiah, the Christ, which is a belief that most Jews reject.
As a Christian, I believe that God inspired both the New and the Old Testament, and that the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, is the same God, that sent Jesus to die for our sins.
I don't believe however, that He then sent Mohammed as the last prophet, to write a book, that contradicts everything that has been written before!
One thing for me is certain, the Quran and the Bible can not both be inspired by the same God. God does not contradict Himself!
Hope that answers your question.
2006-07-02 23:06:54
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answered by tabs 4
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I don't think i will ever understand religion but the way i see it , no matter what name you give , God is God
we speak different languages so it would only be natural that dependant on where in the world you are , you have a name fitting for God , i don't think personally that makes God in Asia any different from God in Europe except in language.
where i do feel the great differences come from is in the written word by man
you know when i die I'm sure I'm gonna get to heaven and see a wonderful place full of every religion and culture and all welcomed with open arms for being great people that lived a good life ( i hope i am right )
2006-07-02 22:20:11
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answered by Peace 7
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The Jews believe in the same God as Christians but they rejected Jesus, who was also God. The Christians are unique in worshipping a triune God. The muslims have a different God entirely, although they believe they worship the same God as the other 2, the God of the Koran is a God of law not of grace and therefore not the Christian God.
2006-07-02 22:26:17
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answered by good tree 6
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No. As a Christian an important aspect of God is God the son Jesus Christ, savior. The old testament foretold of the coming Christ starting in Genesis. The coming of Christ was a very important new covenant of God, and the fulfillment of what had been foretold. God is the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
2006-07-16 15:38:12
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answered by shepherd 5
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The way we articulate God in our art, politics, economics and war has nothing to do with describing who God is in terms of His absolute will, character, mind and purpose. In fact, the scripture of men, the history of Israel, of Islam and of bastard Christianity (i.e. controlled by people who have not been born into God's Kingdom) is a testimony of hell.
For anyone wanting an answer I have just completed a book entitled "The dethronement of God by the scripture of men", which explains succinctly why there are so many competing religions and why God has allowed the wheat and the tares to grow together until the harvest.
2006-07-02 23:58:21
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answered by forgetful 2
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Yes, but Islam is the only religion which teaches the existence of a one and only PERFECT God. A perfect God means that there is no sharer in His Nature and His Attributes
Jews do believe in one God, but their concept of God has been distorted. Although the torah says that "God is not a man in Numbers 23:19" but torah has attributed to God some characteristics of human beings.
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Torah says that God made the heavens and Earth in six days and on the seventh day, he rested and was refreshed. Rest is the need of human beings, only humans got tired. God does not need to rest.
GENESIS 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
King James Version Exodus 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Quran says , Quran(50:38) We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.
Al-Quran (2:255) God, there is no god but He, the Living, the Everlasting; slumber does not seize him nor does sleep;
The concept of Tawheed In islam, which is the criterias for divinity distinguishes Islam from many other religions. Those who have studied comparative religion can very easily realize that, while the Jews made their Creator like the creation, the Christians make the creation like the Creator:
Chrisitians claim that one God has son and partners, but islam negates this concept. Islam believes that God the father is the real one True God and everything else is His creation . And muslims call God as Allah.
hope this answers
2006-07-02 22:10:26
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answered by Anonymous
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They all believe in the God of Abraham, but the Christian God is different because we believe in the Trinity, and that Jesus has come and is God's son. The Jews believe that the promised messiah has not yet returned, and I'm not sure what the Muslims believe...
2006-07-02 22:02:44
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answered by ccrunner172003 1
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They all believe in the same God but each of them tries to prove what they are doing is right and others are wrong. The true wisdom towards God is knowing Him as the Creator and accepting ourselves as His creations. If the world see God in this manner - the importance of religions will vanish and the leaders are afraid of it. They survive by creating grudge and enmity between religions.
2006-07-16 16:53:07
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answered by latterviews 5
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I don't know.
Jews and Christian believe in the same GOD but Jews don't think jesus has came back or they are waiting on him or something....
I know nothing about Muslims. Is that Allah?
I don't know...
I don't know if Allah is my God because I don't know anything about that Religion so I can't say.
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2006-07-02 22:04:10
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answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7
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