Christians, have the Muslims made their point? have they done their job? have they gotten you thinking?

Question

all these questions that the Muslims have been posting is not to attack or insult or vilify you. we love you and respect you but if this is what is needed to wake you up, we will do our job.

have you decided to take that first step of really looking into Islam, atleast to discover what it says?

Answer 1

Yes The Quran made me think when I was a Christian so I became Muslim!

Answer 2

yes I have now read the Qur'an, and understand that one does not glean all truth from one reading, and yes I hear the same identity speaking there as in the Bible, however I do not see anything of value added to what I learned from years of studying the Bible. Some things are more up front yet nothing is new. Tell you what I do not see and that is justification for either being aggressive or of being haughty, and these are things I observe to be prevalent in those I have known of Arab descent. I am aware there are also very negative things present in people who are Caucasian but the idea that Muslims are in any way superior I think shows pride. I see pride in your question and assume if you have studied Holy Scriptures you must know that pride leads one into a fall. As a nation, and as a people and as a religion I would think that might be something that should be eliminated from the the perception of non Muslims about Muslims, because being a good witness to the truth is a worthy goal.

Answer 3

I'm not a Christian or a Muslim, but I do wonder if the best way to love and respect someone is to tell them that they're wrong. Both the Muslims and the Christians and a few other religions are guilty of this. Most religions also have a basic belief: love each other. It is not your job to convert the world. It is your job to respect and tolerate insofar as you are not persecuted. So, love each other and quit arguing and the world will be a better place for everyone. :)

Answer 4

Judism, christianity, islam, they are all just different phases of the same religion. The only thing that historically sets them apart is that Judism has not ever had a "holy war". The christians had theirs during the crusades. Afterwords, the people realized the errors of the church and people rebelled, started new churches, The same thing will happen with islam, people will put their head on straight and realize the errors of their ways. The muslims already have split their sects... sunnis, shiites, kurds, so they have a head start on the rebellion.

When the christians go back to the true teachings of christ as was started before the 3rd century, that is when the jews will recognize christ as the true savior, history tells us they almost accepted him at one time.

As far as looking at islam to see what it says, it would better better to look at the beginnings of islam to see where they went astray, just as the christians went astray!!

Answer 5

Yes, I have. there are a lot of ideas in Islam that I have taken to heart, like a good deed is a blessing to the doer.

But, as in Christianity, all that was written was written after the main person (Jesus, Mohammad) had died. So the original meaning may have been altered (my opinion). and just like other religions, there is too much myth (again, my opinion). There are also rules in Islam that are sexist -like the women have to cover more of their bodied than the men do.

On the whole, however, I would be more likely to trust the integrity of a Muslim more than a Christian or Jew. I am not familiar enough with other religions to include them in my statement,

Answer 6

You will always loose. check this.

Muhammad argued that remarkable literary style is proof of divine inspiration, Jesus and Paul maintained that resurrection is proof of divine inspiration. The truth of the first premise of the Christian argument seems self-evident. One may object by pointing out that Jesus raised people from the dead, and that we don’t conclude that these people had messages from God. But this misses the point. Unlike the other people who were raised from death, Jesus made some extraordinary claims about himself, some of which are even granted by Muslims.[17] Jesus also predicted that he would rise from the dead as proof of his claims, and his prediction came true.[18] So the question for us is: "Would God raise a heretic from the dead?" I think Muslims and Christians would agree that he would not. Thus, if Jesus’ claims weren’t heresy, what were they? They must have been true. The first premise, then, makes sense in light of what we know about God.

This brings us to the second premise: "Jesus rose from the dead." Unlike the first premise, this one isn’t self-evident. Rather, it is a matter of historical investigation. The interesting thing is that the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus is exceptionally good. When it comes to Jesus’ death and resurrection, there are a number of historical facts, which, when combined, can only be accounted for by Jesus’ physical resurrection from the dead. Consider the following list of historical facts compiled by Dr. Gary Habermas:

(1) Jesus died due to the severity of crucifixion and (2) was then buried. (3) His death caused the disciples to lose hope and experience despair. (4) Although not recognized to the same degree as the other findings here, most scholars seem to hold that the tomb in which Jesus was buried was found empty just a few days later.

Critical scholars even acknowledge that (5) the disciples then had real experiences that they believed were literal appearances of the risen Jesus. (6) These experiences transformed the disciples from apprehensive followers who were afraid to identify with Jesus into bold proclaimers of His death and resurrection, even being willing to die for this belief. (7) This resurrection message was central in early Christian preaching and (8) was especially proclaimed in Jerusalem, where Jesus had died shortly before.

Accordingly, (9) the Christian church was established and grew, (10) featuring Sunday as the primary day of worship. (11) James, the skeptical brother of Jesus, was converted when he believed he also saw the resurrected Jesus. (12) Saul of Tarsus, the famous persecutor of the church, became a Christian a couple of years later after an experience that he, similarly, believed to be an appearance of the risen Jesus.[19]

Almost all of the above facts are granted by nearly all scholars, regardless of theological background. Notice that, whereas the Muslim position cannot be reconciled with the facts of history, Christianity fits the facts perfectly. We could explore this issue much more thoroughly, but to do so would be beyond the scope of this article. The point to be made is that, whereas Islam’s best argument is based on two false premises, Christianity’s greatest claim is based on one self-evident premise and another premise that can be investigated historically. This means that we can know by a careful examination of the evidence whether Christianity is true. Yet Islam has absolutely nothing resembling such an argument. Therefore, anyone who is interested in having a system of belief that is supported by the evidence will have to consider Christianity, for the Christian faith, in declaring itself to be founded upon a historical event, has opened itself up for such investigation. Furthermore, those who are looking for a reasonable faith will certainly have to look somewhere besides Islam. Like it or not, Islam doesn’t have a strong argument in its ranks, and will therefore always lose in a showdown with Christianity.

When it comes to evidence, the resurrection of Jesus is the Mount Everest of apologetics. Muslims often ignore this evidence, but only because they are so close to Islam that Christianity seems small by comparison. Muslims are living on the Crescent Moon, and it seems large to them, much larger than the Son of God, whose blinding radiance fills the universe. Nevertheless, this optical illusion caused by Islamic perspective doesn’t change the facts. Jesus of Nazareth died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead, proving that the Christian message is true. Sadly, as the evidence for Christianity presses forward, many Muslims are racing away from the truth as quickly as they can. With the Qur’an in their passenger seats, they look at Jesus in their rearview mirrors and think, "Well, he’s not so big." They should be careful, however. OBJECTS IN MIRROR MAY BE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR.

Answer 7

How can I look into Islam if I know that Islam was created by man, under satans influence, to get rid of all the christians living in the m-east at that time. Islam is Mitraism, go do the studies yourself, its nothing but sunworship. I worship a living God, my Gods grave is emty. Mohammed is still pushing up daisies

Answer 8

You know, with "Joe Average" on the street, well their not going to do research on a religion that as far as their concerned seems to support the "lunatic fringe"(the bombers,beheaders,and so forth).
Probobly just like "Ali Average" doesn't do research on christians because they seem to support the similar "lunitic fringe" on that side. That and the cultural differences doesn't make for a easy job of understanding one another does it>?>

Answer 9

...... You're discriminating against dreamers... and more particularly against dreamers who know when they are dreaming and when they are not.

THAT aside.... Muslims and Christians both are living non-too-different fantasies from which they cannot awaken and of which they are not aware. The very notion of a muslim waking up a christian or the other way around is so laughable that.... well.... I laugh at it.

I for one like to dream... but I'm a lucid dreamer: I know when I'm asleep and when I'm awake.... and I know because being awake hurts. Reality bites. If it isn't hurting or biting, then you're still asleep.

Answer 10

Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible. The preachers dare not, because they would be driven from their pulpits. Professors in colleges dare not, because they would lose their salaries. Politicians dare not. They would be defeated. Editors dare not. They would lose subscribers. Merchants dare not, because they might lose customers. Men of fashion dare not, fearing that they would lose caste. Even clerks dare not, because they might be discharged. And so I thought I would do it myself . . . " Robert G. Ingersoll
"God sacrificed his own son in place of humans who needed to be punished for their own sins might make some Christians love Jesus, but is an obcene picture of God. It is almost heavenly child abuse, and may infect out imagination at more earthly levels as well. I do not want to express my faith through a theology that pictures God demanding blood sacrifices in order to be reconciled to us." (page 145-146) and "Actually, the fact that we have four gospels lies at the very heart of our problem. Because we read particular parables or sayings or stories in several different versions, we can't miss the disagreements between them" (page 3-4), From "Who is Jesus" by John Dominic Crossan (35 years of searching for the historical Jesus and former Catholic priest)

Answer 11

I love how people insult you then say it's because I love you. Telling someone you love them while you punch them doesn't change the fact that they will have a black eye. (and it doesn't show respect) Have you tried looking into Christianity? Really looking? Not from the perspective of your leaders but from the inside-- from some of our leaders? I doubt it.