Why do Christians support Jews when they do not believe in Jesus, but hate Muslims and we believe in Jesus?

Question

And the Quran talks about Jesus more than the old testament!

ask your muslim husband if the Quran talks about Jesus or better yet ask him if Muhammad believed in Jesus.

Answer 1

hi all : i am a muslim am british and my son is also muslim , personally i do not hate christians or any other people based on their religion only if i did my son wouldn't be going to a church of england school here in the uk , as it is the best school in the town we live at the moment , we practice islam and all the teachers and students respect me and my son (7) for what we believe as we respect them , i know this as i work at my son's school for just over a month, have been welcomed with opened arms ,as were christians and other religions in my school i taught in for ten years in malta .
i have personally found that a lot of people hate people when thye don't know anything about them but people when they get to know us are quite surprised athow differant we are to what they thought we were .
thought i had to write here as the 4 or 5 answers i read here stopped me from reading anymore .
we do believe in jesus and moses and a lot of things that other people really know about .
peace be with you
sheshma

Answer 2

The Quran does not talk about Jesus more than the Old Testament; much of the Old Testament was dictated by Jesus Christ to the prophets! Also, His personal name is mentioned in the Old Testament many, many times. For those who know exactly how many times, I have an open question on this here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuEqhkbWtJTZtqsmsytUHCPsy6IX?qid=20060724053615AA0X7EQ

Many Christians support Jews because they recognize that God chose them to bring His message of Salvation to the world. God also said to Abraham, "I will bless them that bless you and curse them that curse you." Both Old and New Testament prophecy has alot to say about what will happen to the Muslims because of their hatred for Jews.

It's not true, though, that all Christians support the Jews. Some Christians hold to a horrible doctrine known as "Replacement Theology." These folks believe God "replaced" the Jews with the Church, giving all the Jews' blessings to us. Nothing could be further from the truth. Christians share in the blessings, but saved (Messianic) Jews will never lose what God has given them.

Many Christians "hate" Muslims because of the violence we see on tv that's caused by Islamic groups. Others hate them because they deny Jesus' deity; this is considered an extreme blasphemy. There are certainly other reasons, but I think you get the point.

Answer 3

There is something terribly wrong with this question. Real Christians are not aligned with any religion other than their own. Also real Christians do not hate real Muslims. In fact, Jews, Christians, and Muslims all worship the same God. People using the Name of God to justify hatred and murder are committing blasphemy.

The Old Testament predated Jesus and does not mention Jesus. I have not read the Quaran to say that it mentioned Jesus neither. Only the New Testament mentioned Jesus. Whichever one mentioned Jesus more does not say anything about religious alignment.

I'm just wondering why am I answering this question. It is just terribly wrong. Maybe I just needed to make a clarification.

Answer 4

Well, let's see...

Jesus would not be in the old testament except if somebody is referencing "prophecies" that refer to him in some way.

He (Jesus) is in the Quran since the Quran came after the old testament and the new testament. Although, I think it is debatable wether the name referenced in the Quran is actually Jesus (I can't remember the Arabic name used-- I think the person being referred to IS Jesus though). Many Muslims I've conversed with say we Christians worship man-God (e.g. jesus) and hence not necessarily mono-theistic as Jews and Muslims are.

Many of us do NOT in fact hate Muslims. I have no issue with Muslims in general. But there are folks I particularly don't like-- its not becuase of their faith but because of their actions. I don't like the Muslim clerics that preach hate, destruction of Israel and of the USA. Its those who many of us don't like. That said, there are some Jews I don't particularly like either-- again, its the extreme folks who are bent on destruction.

I will say that while Israel has gone a bit overboard, they do have the right to defend themselves. And the Palestinians DO have a right to their motherland too.

There are Muslims in quite a few countries nowadays who are killing off "Infidels" of several other faiths. How can people who say they are of a religion of peace be true to that creed if they are bent on killing off those who don't share the same faith?

Look-- if all those folks Muslims and Jews alike would just come up with some peaceful way to coexist, we'd all be much better off.

Peace to the world....

Answer 5

There is a segment of Christians who believe that there will be a future in God's plan for Israel. This segment believes that the yet-to-be fulfilled prophecies in the Old Testament will be fulfilled literally through an ethnic or political entity known as modern Israel. So...when Israel's statehood was recognized in 1948, many of these Christians were excited to see if the prophecies would soon be fulfilled. The fulfillment of these prophecies necessitates that there will be a mass conversion of Israelites at the beginning of the fulfillment of these prophecies.

Another segment of Christians believes that the Jews who recognized Jesus as the Son of God became the church and thus replace Israel. In other words, the church replaced the nation of Israel in the eyes of God--especially when applying yet-to-be fulfilled prophecies from the Old Testament. So...it's an internal disagreement between one segment of Christians and another.

The former group wants to see Israel survive and thrive, so that the prophecies to be fulfilled will happen sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, many of these people turn a blind eye to anything inappropriate Israel does in the process. For this segment of Christians, it's not a matter of favoring Jews over Muslims; it's a matter of soon-to-be fulfilled prophecy.

Answer 6

Christians don't hate Muslims. Maybe some people who say they are Christians hate people, but real Christians don't. Americans are afraid of suicide bombers and most of the suicide bombers we hear about are people who claim to be Muslims, but who knows? There is also not really any truth in saying that Christians "support" Jews. The U.S. supports Israel, but that is a political thing, not a religious thing. Make Christians feel better by telling them that Muslims don't hate them and maybe the world can be more peaceful. It could work. I believe that the source of your confusion is that you think that the U.S. is a Christian nation. It is not. It is a nation that accepts all religions as long as the people are good people- meaning not criminals, murderers, thieves, etc. As long as you are an honest person who can be a good neighbor, we really don't care what- if any- religion you belong to. We call it manners and courtesy and respect and it works two ways or it works no way. Now go be nice to someone.

Answer 7

convinced. Muslims hate the total bible because they suspect it is all a lie. They appreciate Jesus as a prophet and under no circumstances because the Christ. Jews believe a Christ will come yet Jesus changed into no longer him. Christianity demands that Jesus be the Christ. So, seeing that both Jews and Muslims deny that, there is not any reason for Christians to help both of them.

Answer 8

Christians do not hate Muslims. We are instructed by Jesus to love your neighbor as yourself. But it is becoming difficult to do so when Islam wants to contradict the teaching that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. It is the Islamists that are offending Christians when they question the deity and truthfulness of Jesus Christ.

Regarding the Old Testament. There are references and prophesies about the coming of a Christ. Remember the timeline, Jesus had not yet been born when the Old Testament was written.

Answer 9

This support is proof of the cynical duplicity of the Christian leaders of the victorious allied nations (and their successors, today), after World War II. They viewed the restoration of Israel as their Christian duty, in order to begin setting up the necessary conditions for the final battle between good and evil (Armageddon), and the end of the world. Part of this process requires the rebuilding of the temple on the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem, the regathering of all the Jewish people... then god's destruction of the temple and the total annihilation of all the Jews who do not accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

In other words, they (and their successors) have been 'helping' the Jews as 'friends'... all the while they are eagerly anticipating their ultimate destruction.

Answer 10

I am a Christian and I don't hate anyone, no matter who they are affiliated. I am taught to love others - a tall order, but I attempt it nevertheless.

Yes, the Q'uran talks about Jesus but it wrongly says He is just a prophet. To try to look at Jesus as anything less than the Messiah is to equate Him with a common man. And I don't believe that Allah is the true god. Jews worship the One True God, even if they have been so blinded by their legalism that they cannot see the truth of Christ. Their worship of God is the difference. Muslims & Christians don't worship the same God.

Answer 11

Don't con people.

Muslims don't believe "in" Jesus. The Bible very clearly says Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Living God, creator of heaven and earth. He paid the price of death that all in Adam owe, and purchased the office of the firstborn of all creation. Therefore He is LORD of all, and all men upon earth owe him worship.

Christians SHOULD support Jews. God has brought His Chosen People back from their diaspora into the land he promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and is faithful to fulfil the promises made to them.

Islam is also the fulfillment of prophecy, (Rev 6:7). Look it up, it fits like a glove.

And if you think the Koran talks more about Jesus than the Tanak, you don't know what you're talking about, Jesus said "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39 KJV

The entire book is about Jesus.