Well, Jews believe in YHVH (their Elohim), but do not believe the Messiah has come. Christians believe in YHVH (our God, His name is Anglicized as Jehovah) as well, but believe the Messiah has come, that He is God revealed to mankind in human form (as opposed to a form such as a burning bush, or the Angel of the Lord), and took mankind's sin upon Himself upon His death on the cross, as the Lamb led to the sacrificial slaughter (the Lord provided for Himself the Lamb).
Jews do not believe the Christian Bible has been tampered with (although they believe it is wrong, but that's besides the point). Christians do not believe the Jewish Torah has been tampered with (although we believe it is incomplete without the New Testament, but that too is beside the point).
Muslims, however, believe in Allah (their Ilah). Allah is not YHVH, but rather, has his roots in pre-Islamic pagan religions. Muslims do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah, but rather, merely a prophet, and lesser in status to Muhammed. They believe both in the inerrency of the Torah and the Bible, but believe both have been tampered with to support their doctrine of "Islam is just like Judaism and Christianity in their 'original' form" (mind you, manuscripts that predate Islam by hundreds of years are identicle to modern day Torahs and Bibles).
Jews feel that Christians are misled, and possibly blasphemous for believing that God is both one and three at the same time; Christians believe that Jews have been blinded to the fact that Christ is the Messiah, but irregardless of that, we are to stand by them, and bless them, since they were the first to receive the words of God... they are our 'older brothers' in the Abrahamic family, so to speak... we have our differences, but we have a 'mess with one bean, you mess with the whole burrito' mentality in protecting them... sure, a handful of them had a hand in killing Jesus Christ, but then, so too did a handful of Gentiles did too, but neither groups are to blame for Christ's death, since that was part of God's plan since the very beginning; Muslims believe Jews are an object of hatred, and Christians blaspheme against God by saying that God is married to Mary, and had a Son named Jesus, and call it the Trinity (which is not true, since only Catholics drastically elevate Mary, but no Christian, be it Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, or whatever, believes that Mary is the third aspect of the Trinity, but rather, the Holy Spirit/Holy Ghost is). Both Jews and Christians see our brethren die at the hands of Muslims, and Muslims see us as being worthy to convert, or kill if we don't (mind you, I speak from the views of fundamentalists on all three sides, no moderates or liberals [as in the beginning of all religions, as their books were finalized, there were no moderate or liberal persuasions, since everyone knew the founders]).
Judaism and Christianity flow together, with similiar lines of thinking between each... mankind has sinned, and a sacrifice must be made to atone for that sin (the difference lies on the temporal and yearly sacrifice of the lamb, or the one-time permanent sacrifice of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ). Islam does not believe that a sacrifice must be made, but rather, good works alone nullifies sin.
All Biblical (both Judaic and Christian) prophets actually made prophecies, and none were bothered by demonic possession (I do not mean temptation, but rather, outright possession). Muhammed had a portion of Satan within his heart (which was removed by Gabriel), was seemingly often tormented by fear of demons and Satan overcoming him, and made only a few prophecies (most, if not all, were either self- or follower-fulfilling prophecies [which cannot be construed as true prophecies] or prophecies that failed, thereby disqualifying him as a legitimate prophet in the eyes of both the Jews and the Christians).
Jews and Christians are divided simply by the debate of "Has the Messiah come, or not? Is mankind equal, or not equal?"... little more than sibling rivalry, I suppose. Muslims and Jews/Christians are divided by the fact of "Kill, or be killed? Enslave, or not enslave? One wife, or many wives? Participate in taqiyya (lie to defend the faith), or do not lie?" ...far more fundamental differences there, and even moreso if we seperate Jews from Christians, and compare each to Islam (such as, with Christians vs. Muslims, "Do not hate, or hate? Equality of man with woman as creations [but the position of headship belongs to the man], or dominance of man, and the worthlessness of woman? Love and mercy to enemies, or destruction of enemies?").
2006-09-16 00:05:02
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