Why do those who follow Islam, Judaism, and Christianity not realize they come from the same Mideast Source?

Question

They all talk about Adam and Eve, Satan, Abraham, etc, etc. It seems to me that they are vying for the top spot of who is right when in actuality they come from the same source, they are just variations of their original commonality.

They all think they are the "right way" and try to get other people to follow their way. I see this as ego of "my way is the right way". This is where the problem starts. It starts with the ego of those who spread the beliefs in these cultures and leads to those who are followers accepting this and creates seperation.

Answer 1

sweetheart we all came from the same part of the world at some point.

Answer 2

Earthy,
INTERPRETATION. That's the answer to your question. It is because of the interpretation of those works that you get so many differences.

The differences in interpretation are crucial. Being a Christian myself, I see it as follows:
1) Muslims believe only parts of the Old Testament, they derive their interpretation based upon the interpretations of Mohammed, whom they call the last prophet. Where salvation is of works, that you cannot be Muslim unless you follow a series of acts of do's and dont's. Belief is of course a major part of it, but the Old Testament guidelines, especially of punishment are an outward evidence of faith. The New Testament is also used, but they must ignore anything that places Jesus as the center of necessary faith.
2) Christianity places Jesus at the center of the reason for faith. Christianity also calls Jesus "God" and even the Author and Finisher of faith. It claims the pre-existence of Jesus as a person called in the Bible, "The Son of God," and "The Word of God." It typically claims that Jesus is God, the Father is God, and the Spirit is God, yet they are all one. According to the Christian version of the Bible, salvation is a gift of God unearned, not deserved, and the "works" that follow have a chance of having eternal implications. Only those works that are done "in the Spirit" are the ones that will have those eternal implications.
3) Judaism derives their beliefs on the Old Testament. They have an enormous list of standards that are to be kept that are impossible to keep. All the Laws that are from Moses time were to be kept at a temple, in which ssacrifices and religious artifacts are to be kept within and without the temple. Since there is no current physical temple, the Jews have had to rationalize a different sort of peace eccumenically, to which they can feel okay with God. Their current status of disbelief in the Messiah was prophecied within the Old Testament.

I wrote none of this to cause harsh judgements from any of the groups that I mentioned. I hope that this made it clear to you, although basic in depth, it should show you the major differences between them all. You can e-mail me if you have any other questions regarding this. I am no expert, I just study.

Answer 3

That's a funny question.

They are aware of their mutual existance in the same tradition. The Judeao-Christian tradition believes that Isaac was the son of Sarah and Abraham and Muslims believe that Ishmael was. One of the sons has a right to Jerusalem the other was borne of a concubine and is entitle to his own great nation but not Isreal. Christians usually side with the Jews on this issue because the Christian Bible's Old testiment is the basis for the covenant with Christ and this covenant is not present in the Quran which shares all the same commonality with the exclusion of Jesus' crucifiction. (in the Quran he was saved on the cross by an angel) These are harder issues than you make them seem.

Answer 4

I am a Christian and I am aware of the roots of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. However, the three are different in how they perceive the person of Jesus Christ. For my part, it is not ego when I share my beliefs, it is simply in response to a commandment left by my Lord and Savior. I try, however, not to play God - not my job. If someone asks me a question, I will answer to the best of my ability, but then I leave it at that - the rest is up to that person and God.

Answer 5

I realize where my faith comes from friend, but Islam does not come from there, well let me rephrase that, parts of Islam does not come from my God, Allah, for example, was orginaly the Babylonian god of the moon and the stars, also Ishmal was not God's chosen, Issac was (which led to Jacob, then to David and later to Jesus Christ the only Son of the only living God), which brings up another difference, Christians view Jesus as the Messiah the others don't, so in short, Islam is defferent then both Isreal (the chosen people of God) and Christians (the Truth) and all three are defferent from each other, but yes we all stim from Abraham (God's promise came to pass he truely was the father of many nations).

Answer 6

Christianity is Judaism, present day Christians are believers in Judaism but the also believe that the Messiah or in Greek Christ (you get it christian) has already come. There are other believers in Judaism that believe that he hasn't come yet. The prophecy of the old testament speaks of the coming of the Messiah not the coming of a final prophet and that's I can't believe in Islam. God through the Prophets said the Messiah was the answer not anyone else. Prophets of God will not contradict one another. Christianity and Judaism are really not in conflict with one another Islam however is.

Answer 7

Judaism and Christianity are the same in that they come from the Bible. The Koran is this random book that some random guy from Arabia came up with to acheive his goals as a warlord. It is a lie, therefore, to say that they are all "related". Yeah, they came from Middle east but only two of the three came from God.

Answer 8

Most people agree that darkness and light are opposites. The blind do not.
In Genesis, Abraham offered up Isaac on the altar to YHWH. The Moslem's say Ishmael. ????
When Jesus says, "I am God!" only Christians believe.

It is more than Ego. It is the facts and foundations.

Without true light, the others remain in darkness.

Answer 9

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity do have their beginnings in Abraham. The difference is found *after* Abraham. God said that His people, or seed as He called it, would be found in Isaac, who was Abraham's son. One of Abraham's sons, the son conceived by Abraham and Hagar, was conceived by the *will* of Abraham and Sarah by Sarah giving her handmaiden, Hagar, to Abraham to impregnate. Isaac, however, was conceived not by the will of man, but by the *promise* of God. So even though Hagar and Sarah are both mother's of Abraham's sons, the son of the promise was birthed by Abraham's wife, Sarah. Therefore all who believe that the seed of the promise is found in Sarah's son Isaac are Christians, because promises are received by faith. And Christians believe that one must live by faith. What I have written is difficult to understand, I realize. But it still explains where the "split" occurs. Peace.

Answer 10

The source may be the same, but those who are true to the source are practitioners of the God's Law.

While Christianity and Islam derive from the same sources, it is clear that neither practices what the source preaches.

Answer 11

infact all prophets got here with islam it quite is submitting ones will to god meaning of Islam (i) Islam is derived from the be conscious salaam meaning peace. (ii) Submission to the will of Allah (swt) i.e. God Almighty. B. meaning of ‘Muslim’ – one that submits his will to Allah. C. Islam isn't a sparkling faith got here across by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). 2. Messengers in Islam A. (i) to each u . s . became sent a instruction manual or a Messenger Al-Qur'an 35:24 Al-Qur'an 13:7 (ii) 25 Prophets pronounced by call in the Qur'an (iii) Islam is the only non-Christian faith that believes in Jesus (pbuh) (iv) thoughts basically of a few prophets pronounced in Qur'an Al-Qur'an 4:164 Al-Qur'an 40:seventy 8 (v) greater desirable than a million,24,000 Messengers in accordance to Hadith B. (i) previous Messengers have been basically sent for his or her people and u . s . and their finished message became meant basically for a particular term. (ii) Moses (pbuh) became basically sent for the Jews. (iii) Jesus (pbuh) sent basically for the Jews i.e. lost sheep of Israel. Al-Qur'an 3:40 9 Mathew 10:5-6 Mathew 15:24 (iv) Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the final and extremely final Messenger for the finished of Mankind. Al-Qur'an 33:40 Al-Qur'an 21:107 Al-Qur'an 34:28 Sahih Bukhari Vol.a million e book of Salaah financial disaster fifty six Hadith No. 429 (v) Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) prophesised in the Bible. Al-Qur'an 7:157 Al-Qur'an sixty one:6 Deuteronomy 18:18 Isaiah 29:12 music of Solomon 5:sixteen John sixteen:7 John sixteen:12-14