I know this has been asked before......but I would like to ask again. :-)
There are a lot of "religions" that pray to "a" god that has NOTHING in common with the God I worship, but Jews, Muslims and Christians all started the same.....they are Abrahamic Religions. Do they all pray to the same God?
I would like to hear INTELLIGENT conversation on this issue. Saying "You're stupid" or "You suck" is just silly and pointless.
No harrassment or slamming of other religions ---- it will be flagged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religion
2007-01-03 17:10:31 · 19 answers · asked by Nici 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think it is fair to say that Mohammed "created" God (Allah in their language). Mohammed continued the "story" on from Abraham and the sacrifice of his son. ((I hope I'm not getting that completely wrong))
Mohammed didn't claim to create God, did he?? Mohammed claims to be a prophet of God, doesn't he?
2007-01-03 17:56:55 · update #1
+ With this Contrast Between Allah and Yahweh you will have your answer.
Allah was created by Mohammed in the 7th Century AD; Yahweh CREATED Heaven & Earth BEFORE THERE WAS TIME
Allah is the god of Islamic people; Yahweh is The One True God of ALL and Owner of the fullness of Heaven and Earth
Allah is the god of the Quran; Yahweh is the God of the Bible
Allah is the god of HATE; Yahweh is the God of LOVE
Allah is the god of Vengeance; Yahweh is the God of Forgiveness
Allah needs his people to fight for him; Yahweh fights for His people
Allah can lie; Yahweh Can NOT Lie
Allah can be CAPRICIOUS and Unknowable; Yahweh is TRUSTWORTHY, does NOT Change, and honors His Word above His Name, and desires that we come to KNOW Him as our Father.
Allah has NO Savior; Yahweh gives FREE Salvation through the Blood Sacrifice of His Only Begotten Son Yeshua The Messiah, Jesus The Christ.
Allah MIGHT give salvation by our WORKS; Yahweh offers salvation as a FREE Gift of His Grace through the work of His Son The Lord Jesus Christ.
Allah has no mediator; Yahweh gave Yeshua, Jesus, as the one and only Mediator
Allah does not talk to people; Yahweh communicates with His people
Allah gives NO WAY to be certain of eternal life; Yahweh gives ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY of Eternal Life
Allah is the moon god; Yahweh is the Creator of Heaven and Earth
Allah is the god of War; Yahweh is the God of Peace
Allah is the god of bondage; Yahweh is the God of Freedom
Allah is a god of religion; Yahweh is the God of Relationship
Allah Commands Murder of infidels; Yahweh Forbids Murder of Anyone
Allah permits 4 wives; Yahweh forbids Adultery
Allah allows no certainty of Eternal Life; Yahweh gives Absolute Certainty of Eternal Life
Allah calls for a walk in the Flesh; Yahweh calls for a walk in the Spirit
Allah is concerned with the Outward Appearance; Yahweh is concerned with obedience from the Heart
Allah says the 6th day is holy; Yahweh says the 7th day is holy
Allah AKA moon god, Lucifer, Satan, the devil; Yahweh AKA, God of Abraham, God of Israel, and God Almighty, and The God and Father of The Lord Jesus Christ
With this contrast between the false prophet Mohammed and Jesus Christ it will become very clear.
A Contrast Between Mohammed and Jesus
Mohammed's method was COMPULSION; Christ's aim was voluntary CONVERSION (Acts 3:19).
Mohammed's disciples killed for the faith; Christ's disciples were killed for their faith (Acts 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:7).
Mohammed was a prophet of war; Christ is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7).
Mohammed promoted persecution against the "infidels"; Christ forgave and converted the chief persecutor (1 Tim. 1:13-15).
Mohammed was a taker of life; Christ is the giver of life (John 10:27-28).
Mohammed and his fellow warriors murdered thousands; Christ murdered none but saved many (compare John 12:48).
Mohammed practiced FORCE; Christ preached FAITH (John 6:29,35).
Mohammed was a WARRIOR; Christ is a DELIVERER (Col. 1:13; 1 Thess.1:10).
Mohammed conquered his enemies with the sword; Christ conquered his enemies with another kind of sword, the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God (Heb. 4:12; Acts 2:37).
Mohammed said to the masses, "Convert or die!"; Christ said, "Believe and live!" (John 6:47; 11:25-26).
Mohammed was swift to shed blood (Rom. 3:15-17); Christ shed His own blood for the salvation of many (Eph. 1:7).
Mohammed preached "Death to the infidels!"; Christ prayed "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).
Mohammed declared a holy war (Jihad) against infidels; Christ achieved a holy victory on Calvary's cross (Col. 2:14-15) and His followers share in that victory (John 16:33).
Mohammed constrained people by conquest; Christ constrained people by love (2 Cor. 5:14).
Modern terrorists derive their inspiration from Mohammed and carry out their despicable atrocities in the name of his god Allah; Christians derive their inspiration from the One who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matthew 5:9).
Some modern day disciples of Mohammed responded to the terrorist attacks by cheering in the streets; modern day disciples of Christ are deeply grieved at past atrocities carried out by those who were "Christians" in name only (the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, etc.).
Many Muslims are peaceful and peace-loving because they do not strictly follow the teachings of their founder; many Christians are peaceful and peace-loving because they do strictly follow the teachings of their Founder (Rom. 12:17-21).
Mohammed called upon his servants to fight; Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, then would My servants fight . . .but now is My kingdom not from here" (John 18:36)
Mohammed ordered death to the Jews (see A.Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad, Oxford University Press [1975], p. 369); Christ ordered that the gospel be preached "to the Jew first" (Rom. 1:16).
The Koran says, "Fight in the cause of Allah" (Qu'ran 2.244); the Bible says, "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal" (Eph. 6:12; 2 Cor. 10:4).
The Koran says, "Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them" (Qu'ran 9.5); Christ said, "Preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15).
The Koran says, "I will inspire terror into the hearts of unbelievers" (Qu'ran 8.12); God inspires His terror (fear, reverential awe) into the hearts of believers (Isaiah 8:13).
The Koran (Qu'ran) is a terrorist manual which condones fighting, conflict, terror, slaughter, and genocide against those who do not accept Islam; the Bible is a missionary manual to spread the gospel of peace to all the world (Rom. 10:15).
Mohammed's Mission was to conquer the world for Allah; Christ's mission was to conquer sin's penalty and power by substitutionary atonement (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18).
Mohammed considered Christ a good prophet; Christ pronounced Mohammed to be a false prophet (John 10:10; Matt. 24:11).
Mohammed claimed that there was but one God, Allah; Christ claimed that He Himself was God (John 10:30-31; John 8:58-59; John 5:18; John 14:9).
Mohammed's Tomb: OCCUPIED! Christ's tomb: EMPTY!
2007-01-03 17:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes - all believe there is only one God, and although followers give Him a different name, He is also the same historic God.
All three agree on a certain number of prophets as inspired: Abraham, Moses, Noah, Jesus (Which is also, of course, the Messiah of the Christians), and others.
Jews and Christians do not accept the divinity of Mohamed's message (although some are willing to grant he was inspired).
2007-01-04 01:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If the Koran says that Allah doesn't have a son and the bible says that Jesus Christ is the son of God, then Allah is not God. The bible says that Jesus Christ died for our sins, that God came down to earth in human form to redeem us from the curse of the law. Jews do not believe that our savior is God. Yet the bible says in the Old Testament that he is. Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
2007-01-04 01:23:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I can think of two perspectives that yield two different answers.
The historical perspective would say it's the same god because they are branched off from Judiasm.
An anthropological perspective would say that while the practioners *claim* that the god is the same, it isn't because the behaviors that each branch inspires is so different. Also, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would tend to support this idea as well. It wouldn't make sense for two peoples worshipping the same god would make war on each other.
2007-01-04 01:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by Good Times, Happy Times... 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, (except some of the Christians who pray to Jesus instead of the Holy Father)
[002.135] And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say (to them O Muhammad [Peace Be Upon Him]), "Nay, (we follow) only the religion of Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Hanîf [Islâmic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but God (Alone)], and he was not of Al-Mushrikûn (those who worshipped others along with God – see V.2:105)."
[002.136] Say (O Muslims): "We believe in God and that which has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ismâ'îl (Ishmael), Ishâq (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob), and to Al-Asbât [the offspring of the twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)], and that which has been given to Mûsâ (Moses) and 'Isâ (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islâm)."
[002.137] So, if they believe in the like of that which you believe then they are rightly guided; but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So God will suffice for you against them. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
[002.138] [Our religion) is] the religion of God (Islâm) and which religion can be better than God's? And we are His worshippers.
Read the Qu'ran for yourself, then you will understand
Peace Be With You
2007-01-04 02:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by onewhosubmits 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Jews and Christians worship the same God. The Christians also follow Jesus.. I don't know if the God of the Muslims is the same as the other two, they say that it is the same as the Jews, but I have some doubts about that..
2007-01-04 01:15:42 · answer #6 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They all worship the same G-d. It is the G-d of Abraham. The only difference is that Christians believe that Jesus is this G-d, also. However, I cannot understand this, as there is only One G-d. Jesus is not G-d, and this was something (the trinity) made up by the Nicene Council, when the Catholic Church set down the beliefs for their church. There is no G-d but G-d.
2007-01-04 01:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Basically yes, it is the same Aramaic God. There are differences in the religions however, especially surrounding the importance of Jesus (only Christians consider him the Messiah)
2007-01-04 01:13:17 · answer #8 · answered by Mike J 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
ns all started the same.....they are Abrahamic
NO they did not!
The Jewish People and the True Christians PRAY to THE ONE TRUE GOD!
muslims pray to the RE HASHED old desert moon god that Mo and his Old Catholic wife re interpreted. The moon god has NO similarity to THE TRUE GOD!
I would give URLs but that is now used my islamists for an excuse to report me as a VIOLATION....the URL being Advertising?
2007-01-04 01:24:24 · answer #9 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The answer is yes. But, the question is whether he hears them? The source for the answer for each, can only be found in each source of doctrine. However there is only one source that shows whom, the way, the truth and the life, is.
I will leave it at that.
2007-01-04 01:33:00 · answer #10 · answered by n_007pen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they all follow the same monotheistic god worshiped by Abraham. They just worship him diffrently due to diffrent prophets, none is better or worse than the other.
2007-01-04 01:14:38 · answer #11 · answered by DrewM 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋