I need to write a page on what I'd say to a Muslim about Chrisitianity. Serious answers please.
2006-10-29 12:01:41 · 17 answers · asked by Steve 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's an essay/paper for my church history class!!! CHILL!!
2006-10-29 12:04:52 · update #1
WHAT DID I SAY. CHILL. THATS WHAT. I NEED TO WRITE A PAPER FOR A CLASS.
2006-10-29 12:08:48 · update #2
The only thing I can think of is to appeal to the "nafs" which is the arabic equivalent of the christian concept of "the flesh". Christianity allows and condones skimpy clothing, premarital dating, drinking alcohol, eating pork, seeing movies & hearing songs that deal with drugs, sex, and all sorts of things. Christian preachers may warn of "sins of the flesh" but the church won't kick you out, and all you have to do is "repent" and "get saved" by saying you believe Jesus pays for all this. Tell them christianity is a religion of fleshly freedom. You may get a few converts that way. But Islam forbids all these things in the first place, and is based on the first commandment which is "Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me". Islam is what Abraham followed, before Paul came along and changed Jesus's message and invented modern christianity. Islam is pure monotheism, so tell them to convert to polytheism and party on! throw them a golden calf party! Turn them on to christmas and easter and presents and greed and tell them to dress as devils and witches on halloween! tell them God won't mind at all! Christianity is truly the "Burger King" religion...... you can have it YOUR way!
(but don't expect any true believers to fall for this )
2006-10-29 12:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A true Moslem will never ever convert to Christianity. Why shouldn't they convert? It is because the Islam which they embraced right now is the purest and unadulterated form of religion which believes in monotheism.
Moslems believes that everyone are born innocence and sinless. Nobody in this world should carry the sin of somebody else. Everyone is responsible for their own action and they are answerable directly to the Creator (that is Allah; or God in English). Moslems believed in all the prophets (i.e. Abraham, Jacob, Jonah, Joseph, Moses, Aaron & Jesus) that came before prophet Muhammad (pbuh). These prior prophets brought to the world their version of Islam for their time and for their own communities / clans. Moses and Jesus are especially sent by God to save the Jews or Children of Israel ONLY. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was sent for the rest of Mankind.
Furthermore, Muslims holy book; al-Qur'an is still in its original form as compared to Bible (which has been adulterated by various inaccurate translation based on certain perception by the translators).
2006-10-29 20:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by jemmie_2004 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I Wish you good luck with the essay. I can not think of one good reason why a muslim would convert to Christianity so i think it is hard to thinkn to convince someone at all. I am a convert muslim myself and there is notting attracktive in Christianity that Islam is missing actually. O well, one thing... when u live in the west you have more days off bc they are related to christian aniversary's ;)
2006-10-29 20:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats a bit difficult. and here is the reason.
Muslims believe in three holly religions which are represented by Moses, Jesus and Muhammed.
Muslims believe that the same God sent these three prophets.
Muslims believe, Muhammed was sent to finish what Moses started and Jesus developed...
If a muslim converts to Christianity that would be like erasing windows XP and installing windows 2000.
2006-10-29 20:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by Quantum 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Respect the Bible around them, remember theirs is a religion that is based entirely on laws and rules and they honor the Koran. Concentrate on the miracles that Jesus worked. They believe that a prophet is verified by his miracles. As for the lady who said they respect Christianity, respect theirs; to convert out of Islam is a death sentence.
2006-10-29 20:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
converting a muslim is one of the hardest missionu coudl ever do . i converted my husband to islam from christainity in 2 years . something very unique about islamic faith that is despite the various sects it has. they all have solide very similar answers to all the important questions , and therfor it woudl be very hard for u to do that whatever ur sect of christainity u r. so all ur answers might look contradicting and doubtful to a regular muslim. i am sorry cant help u there
2006-10-29 20:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by shereen 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would think it would be similar to what you would tell a Jewish person, actually.
Their fatherhood in Abraham. The lineage of Jesus, coming through the line of Abraham, but through Isaac.
John 3:16 from there. How Jesus came into the world to save everyone.
2006-10-29 20:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same thing that you'd say to a christian to convert them to Islam.
They're both similar enough afterall.
The only differences are in clothing... and that the Muslims are only just going through their "crusades" now, whereas christianity got theirs finished centuries ago.
Its all bullsh!t either way.
If I saw you trying to convert a muslim to christianity, I'm not sure whether I'd sooner try to convert you both to the brutal truth (i.e. Nihilism) or just kill you both where you stood and do the world a favour.
2006-10-29 20:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Strange paper. I personally wouldn't say anything to them. It's they're choice what they believe or don't believe and they have the right to be what ever religion or none religion they want. People should respect each others beliefs or none belief and get a long with each other.
2006-10-29 20:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by xoɟ ʍous 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The fact is they have turned against the teaching of the Prophets they call by name. If the God of Abraham could not forgive sin without atonement because he was perfect and could not agree with sin...How is it their Allah can forgive sin without atonement? Christians believe in the deity of Christ he was the lamb that God provided himself..Abraham told Issac on the mountain for the sacrifice that God would provide himself a lamb. How is it Abraham understood the atonement but they don't? no mere mortal man could atone for sin for if one man could be perfect the atonement would not have been necessary every man would be required to be perfect. Jesus was God in the flesh that atoned for sin because God could not simply forgive sin because he was righteous.
2006-10-29 20:12:22 · answer #10 · answered by djmantx 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋