Different names, different personalities, different ways of obtaining salvation, different end-times agendas,
one said Isaac's seed is chosen, the other Ishmael,
one said Jesus is the Son of God, the other that he's just a prophet.
It doesn't take a master theologian to figure that out!
2007-02-04 11:19:25 · 29 answers · asked by . 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What are you talking about GODZILLA??? I'm not stupid enough to troll and get my account suspended!!!
2007-02-04 11:28:50 · update #1
They aren't one promises virgins to guys in heaven the other says we will be like the angels in heaven and will not get married.
What's worse is many people don't stop there some say all gods are the same God. How anyone can think that a snake that gets worshiped , killed, and eaten for dinner in South America is the same God that created the universe is beyond me.
2007-02-04 11:33:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Maxine 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you think about it, everybody knows what is good. There isn't a lot of debate about that. If someone hits me, I know that's not good. Jews, Christians, and Muslims all know the difference between what is good and what is not. Jews used to have a place to sacrifice when they did things that were not good. Muslims never really had that. Christians have Christ, but still believe that doing bad ruins their relationship with God. So everyone has that in common. They all believe iff they do bad things, God doesn't want a relationship with them, so they blame the bad things on other people. They treat other people like God doesn't want a relationship with them and so they don't either and the divisions are the result. God is one, not divided; he is the same God. The problem is not with God, but with men. The Christians are not aware of God's provision for bad. God provided baptism into Jesus' death. If a person is baptized he is dead and cannot do anything. This is difficult to believe because it is unseen, not visible, spiritual. Others see the bad. The person sees the bad, but neither can see that he is "dead" because it is not visible. Faith in baptism is invisible. Who believes in what they cannot see? If a person is baptized into Jesus Christ's resurrection, God has already judged him not worthy of death, but that is unseen. People do not recognize oneness, but divisions.
2007-02-04 11:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by lightellen3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah you have a good point. I think people just like to say that to promote tolerance among religions. The fact is though, religions evolved apart from each other which is why there's such conflict in the first place: I mean look at the Priests of Bhaal!! They got f*cked over big time by Elijah for their 'blasphemy'
I think though, that were The Bhaalians around now, they'd probably be tolerated in the same way that Muslims are by Christians. So I agree.
2007-02-04 11:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by Flaze 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term "Allah" simply means "the [one] god", implying a single Almighty deity reminiscent of the Judeo-Christian "Yahweh" / "Jehovah". However, it is significant that "Allah" is clearly NOT a personal name, while the Hebrew Tetragrammaton clearly *IS* a personal name for Almighty God.
It's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". Faithful men of the Holy Scriptures used both "God" and a form of "Jehovah" when they referred to and addressed the Almighty. However, the term "Allah" seems intended specifically to reject Judeo-Christian spiritual heritage.
If we want a familiar and close relationship, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.
The Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.
The important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”, especially if you speak Hebrew. If you speak English, feel free to use the name "Jehovah".
(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth
(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them
2007-02-04 13:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Allah is just the Arabic word for God. 2. The Islamic concept of God is different from the others.
2016-05-24 07:27:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims and Jews say they worship the God of Abraham. The problem with that is the God of the Old Testament is vindictive, violent even racist. Why? Because the Old Testament is incomplete and provisional.
We see the full revelation of God in the person of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. A God who is abounding in love, mercy and compassion. That is the concept of God we should worship.
Have a blessed day
2007-02-04 11:36:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, my major in college was religion and Allah and Jehovah (actually, "YHWH") ARE the same god. "Allah" is not God's name, it is the Arabic word for God, and in fact Christians who pray in Arabic call God "Allah". Much of Islam is based on Christianity and many of the stories found in the Qur'an are the same as in the Bible. They may have different views about who Jesus was, but they're still the same God.
The line of argument that you present states that the God of the Methodists, the God of the Baptists, the God of the Pentecostals, etc. are all different Gods. All these denominations have different ways to salvation, different theologies, etc. Not to mention that by your argument, the God of the Jews and the God of the Christians aren't the same either.
By the way, are the English "God" and the German "Gott" different gods? Does God pick sides based on languages?
2007-02-04 11:26:33 · answer #7 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
There has always been a struggle between good verus evil.
Satan had to come up with something to throw the people off.
The true religon was started by the almighty creator Jehovah.
Who sent his son. to save mankind.
did you honestly believe that Satan would just say okay that's fine and everyone is going to believe in the truth.
No he picked a man and decided to do what god did.
When Mosses turned his rod into a snake, the magic practiceing priests did the same. Sponsored by Satan the devil.
Ismael was cast off as Abraham's seed, so he was the perfect choice for the devil. So he sponsored death and hate and killing and it still continues today 1400 years later.
Jesus sponsored love and peace and kindness and his people still try to do that today.
But one is from the true god, Jehovah and one is from the devil.
Jesus said, test them by their fruits.
2007-02-04 11:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by Steven 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
you got it wrong
the better question is how on earth are the Judeo-Muslim G-d and the Christian one the same.
both Judaism and Islam teach that G-d is one and indivisible and that he cannot have any physical form.
Christianity believes in a trinity and a Physical G-d in the form of Jesus.
The distinction is so strong that both Jews and Muslims have for century's rather died then testify that G-d can be corporal and divisible.
and it doesn't take a master theologian to figure that out!
2007-02-04 11:24:26 · answer #9 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I like to look at it like this.
1) Peoples beliefs can not be proved.
2) What is real is real to everyone. There is no personal reality based on ones beliefs.
3) When two people believe contradictory things then one or both are wrong.
God is Who He is.
We need to find Him.
What we believe about God is our most significant characteristic as a person.
2007-02-04 11:29:33 · answer #10 · answered by Roy E 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋