I'm not religious, but I'm studying a course on world religion and I'd like to know of any quotes from the Bible or the Qur'an that support or reject this notion.
Does anyone know of any other religions which possibly "share" a God in the same way? Many thanks.
2007-02-20 21:41:09 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Quotes, anyone?
2007-02-20 21:49:46 · update #1
From what I understand...
Christians believe in the BIBLE as THE word of God, written by men who were chosen by God and inspired by God to write what they did. Christians believe that Jesus is God's son (part of the trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit) and that Jesus was both fully divine and fully human. Salvation (forgiveness of sin and eternal life) is found by accepting Jesus' death as payment for our sins and through a subsequent relationship with God.
Muslims believe that God first gave the TORAH to man (this is what the Jews use as their holy book). The Torah (also known as the Books of Moses, or including the books of Moses) is included in the BIBLE, the main difference being that the Bible has the NEW TESTAMENT which proclaims Jesus as the Messiah (the one who will bridge the gap between sinful humans and perfect God). Muslims believe that the messages of the Torah and the Bible have been corrupted, so Allah sent a final, correct, unblemished revelation to his prophet, Mohammed. Muslims believe that Jesus was a great prophet, born of the virgin Mary, but they believe that Jesus was NOT divine and was not THE son of God.
Muslims believe that the TORAH (Jewish book... first part of the Old Testament) and the BIBLE (Christian book... Old and New Testaments) were inspired by God but that the messages were corrupted and so Allah sent the final revelation to Mohammed through the QURAN (Islamic book)
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So... STRICTLY speaking
Jews believe the god they worship is not the same as the god worshipped by Christians (Christians say that Jesus was Messiah and God's son) or the god worshipped by Muslims.
Christians believe the god they worship is the same god as that of the Jews (the Jews just don't recognize that God sent his son Jesus to be Messiah, therefore the Jews are not 'as enlightened'). Christians [strictly speaking] believe that they do not worship the same god as Muslims, because Muslims deny the divinity of Jesus, a factor which is the KEY to Christianity (salvation through Jesus, God's son).
Muslims believe that they worship the same god as Jews and Christians, but that Jews and Christians are not 'as enlightened' because they do not realize that the books they are following are corrupted texts (Muslims believe that Allah has no father and no son; he is ONE and not like the trinity), and because they do not realize that Allah's uncorrupted message was sent through Mohammed in the form of the Quran.
2007-02-21 21:15:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Jesus Christ is God in accordance to the Bible fifty 3 verses that help the deity of Christ: John a million:a million, John a million:3, Revelation a million:8, Revelation a million:17, John 8:fifty 8, Luke 6:5, Mark 2:28, Matthew 12:8, John 5:23, John 8:24, Matthew 9:6, Matthew thirteen:40-one, Matthew sixteen:27, Hebrews a million:8-10, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 24:27, Matthew 25:31, Mark 2:10, Mark 8:38, Mark thirteen:26, Mark 14:62, Luke 9:26, Daniel 7:thirteen-14, Luke 17:24, Luke 21:27, Luke 22:sixty 9, Acts 7:fifty six, Hebrews a million:3, Hebrews thirteen:8, a million John 4:14, II Peter 3:18 , II Peter a million:a million , John 4:40 two, Titus a million:4, Luke 2:eleven, Acts 4:12, 2 Timothy 2:10 , Hebrews 2:10, Hebrews 5:9, Colossians a million:sixteen, Mark 2:5, Titus 2:thirteen-14, John 10:30, John 14:9-eleven, John 14:6, a million John 5:7, Acts 2:27, Acts 3:thirteen-14, Matthew 9:18, Hebrews a million:6, John 20:28, John 17:5, Matthew 8:sixteen, John 5:22, John a million:4 , and John 5:21.(And to have confidence there are various extra verses helping Christ's deity, i've got not even have been given each and every of the verses from the Pauline Epistles.) each and every member of the Trinity is God. the father is God (John 6:27; Romans a million:7; a million Peter a million:2). The Son is God (John a million:a million, 14; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews a million:8; a million John 5:20). The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4; a million Corinthians 3:sixteen, Hebrews 9:4). there is just one God (Deuteronomy 6:4, a million Timothy 2:5, Isaiah 40 4:24,a million Corinthians 8:4, Galatians 3:20.). @Peace- God in Hebrew is reported "El" or "Elohim". In Greek, God is reported "Theos". In Aramaic God is reported "Elah".
2016-12-17 15:15:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible & the quran to not mention each other.
Therefore it is open for speculation.
On one hand a majority of people seem to argue that both or all religions are in the same spirit, have the same intentions or complement each other.
But on the other, it cannot be possible that both books are completely right - for they are not identical, and all differences & omissions from one or the other book cannot do anything but show that God is not exactly the same in both religions.
If they admitted that they are only presenting a partial view & a partial lesson, the books & religions could complement each other (further adding to the contradictions that both already contain), but as it is they can't both be describing exactly the same thing.
2007-02-20 23:12:11 · answer #3 · answered by profound insight 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the Bible, "God" is described in many universal terms. "El" was the God of the Hittites, "Adonai" was certainly akin to the Canaanite "Adon," the Hebrew "Bel" and "Ba'al" were identical to the local Deities of the same name. In the New Testament, Paul speaks to the Greek philosophers on Mars Hill and agrees with their poets that "in [Zeus] we live, move, and have our being... for we are also his offspring." The New Testament affirms that God is the God of the Gentiles (Hellenistic Pagans) as well as the God of the Jews, and that the Gentiles know God, comprehend his power and divinity, and have his Law written on the hearts. Paul explains that a part of the Christian 'gnosis' is the fact that there is only one God, worshiped by all, even though some pagans mistakenly divide him into many individual gods and lords.
This, combined with the fact that "Allah" is used for "God" in Arabic versions of the Christian Bible, would lead me to believe that the universiality of God is a Christian concept, even if many people differ over his exact attributes.
2007-02-20 21:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not! The Muslim God has as well as other non Christian faiths have no savior that deals with the sin issue of mankind. For all mankind has sinned against God. However, only in the Christian faith, and through the sacrifice of the perfect man Jesus, (God Almighty incarnate) is the sin issue not only dealt with but solved! Christ came once to die for the sins of mankind and then the judgment. Jesus came to 'reconcile mankind unto the Father(God) in Heaven.
2007-02-21 04:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by Old Truth Traveler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims think they believe in the same God, but are following, I believe, a concept from the (fallen) angel who spoke to Muhammad and Muhammad's own ideas. Many of those ideas are right, or else people wouldn't be deceived, others such as the intolerance and violence, and way to salvation, are wrong. Also from the christian point of view we have to get born again to get to heaven, an option we are qualified for when we believe in Jesus as Saviour and Lord, so although one might speculate that people might get a chance just at the end of their lives or after to do this, no certainty on that point is available. The Old Testament saints, who followed an incomplete revelation, were given that option, after Christ rose again from the dead (but that was a true, not a manufactured revelation).
Believers in Mohammad honour Jesus by saying they honour Him, and not swearing with his name, but they are discouraged from reading both Old Testament and New Testament (and engaging with His many words) because a belief propagated to them that these are corrupt - since they don't square with the Koran, and many people might leave that religion if they did.
1 John 5:9-11 Jesus as Son of God, if you reject this you are saying God is a liar in His testimony in Jesus' life.
John 3:16-18 If you believe in Jesus his sacrifice pays for your salvation. If you reject him as saviour (regrettably Muhammad's teaching) you remain condemned. This is because both Christians and Jews believe God is exceeding holy and pure, so sin has to be atoned for. (I think in Islam Allah is more like a potentate who grants salvation by fiat if you believe his messengers and perform rituals and do some good deeds.)
John 3:40 Believe in Jesus, and you shall have eternal life and be raised from the dead.
Romans 3:21-26 Salvation is provided through Jesus,
an atoning sacrifice. [Indeed at a great price, religions that say this didn't happen are contradicting God's expensively-provided salvation, and blocking people from receiving it.]
Galatians 1:6-9 There isn't an alternative message of salvation for the Galatians; even if it was brought by an angel, don't trust it. [If God provides a way of salvation that He had to do himself by incarnating and paying the ultimate price, He's certainly not going to replace it with another scheme.]
To correct any selective polemic by Mohammed-believers saying Jesus didn't claim to be Son of God check these references:
John 1:1, John 1:10-14, John 5:24, John 8:22-28, John 9:35-38, John 14:6-10, John 19:7,John 20:30-31
Luke 20:9-19,Luke 20:41-43, Luke 22:70
Loads in Mark and Matthew like Luke (the synoptic gospels)
eg Matthew 16:13-17 when Jesus puts the question to his disciples, and is pleased with Peters reply.
Acts 2:22-36, Acts 9:1-17
Paul starts most of his letters with "Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ". Also, eg,
Galatians 3:26-4:7, Ephesians 1:3, Phillipians 2:6-11, Colossians 1:15-23
Letters not by Paul also maintain belief in Jesus' divinity...
Hebrews 1, 1 Peter 3:15-22, 2 Peter 1:1-4
1 John 1:7, 1 John 2:22-24, 1 John 5:9-10
Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 22:12-17
2007-02-20 23:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by Cader and Glyder scrambler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the Christian God is the same God as Muslim's. bear in mind "Muslim" is actually not a religion.. it's a state of being. i think it means "one who submits to God".. so in that sense... those who believe and serve God, no matter their religion, are muslim. but for this, i'll still use the word Muslim to make things easier and i don't know any quotes that would support the notion specifically...
however, more things ive learnt from a muslim who was teaching us said, they have 99 descriptions about God... and the thing they use to say these are a bit like the rosary beads (for Catholics)... So for each bead, (depending on the bead), Catholics, (who are under Christianity), say either Our Father, Hail Mary, or Glory Be, whilst's Muslims say the 99 descriptions.
Muslims also believe in Jesus, however, they don't see Him as high up there as Christians. Muslims believe more in Mohammed, a prophet, because he appeared after Jesus. He didn't know how to read or write, however, through God's help, He was able to teach Mohammed how to, thus, if you see mosques, their places of worship, u will notice things that look like a pen/pencil. Christian's believe in Jesus, and anyone after Him, they do not acknowledge because Jesus states, no one can go to the Father (God) without going through Me first. something like that.
Muslims, like Catholics, acknowledge Mother Mary. She even has her own verse or chapter in the Qur'an. however, neither worship or pray to Mary. again, they both simply acknowledge her. many people are mislead that Catholics pray to mary because of the "Hail Mary", the rosary and all that jazz. but bear in mind, the Hail Mary is simply repeating what the Angel Gabriel said to her when he announced she will be the Mother of God. (edit: or was it Elizabeth?) Also, we ASK Mary to pray FOR us, we do not Pray to her. We don't worship Her either but we acknowledge her because she was perfect in the eyes of God, although she was born on this earth the 'normal' way. if you get what i mean.
Muslims tend to see God as an amazing, "unreachable", ultimate God, whilst Catholics see Him as a God who's humbled Himself to our human level. (thats not official, but it was what i was able to gather from the woman who was describing God from a Muslim perspective)
well.. thats wat i can think of from the top of my mind. i know not all of this will be correct but i hope it somehow helps with ur assignment :D it's always good to research with books and even ask someone who is muslim or christian. sorry i could only describe most of it from a catholic's perspective because i am catholic.
laters!
2007-02-20 23:01:52 · answer #7 · answered by nazz28 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the muslims deny Jesus was the son of God, therefore they cannot possibly believe in the same God.
2007-02-20 21:53:34 · answer #8 · answered by Dakota Lynn Takes Gun 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have KJV in Arabic language, I have seen the word Allah in Arabic KJV.?
I request my christians brothers and sister to kindly stop criticising Allah as the word Allah is used in Hebrew and in Arabic As well.
Genesis 1:1 - "Fee al-badi' khalaqa Allahu as-Samaawaat wa al-Ard . . . " "In the beginning Allah created the Heaven and the Earth . . . "
John 3:16 - "Li-annhu haakadha ahabba Allahu al-'Aalama hataa badhala . . . " "For Allah so loved the world, that . . . " For God so loved the world, that . . . "
Luke 1:30 - " . . . Laa takhaafee, yaa Maryam, li-annaki qad wajadti ni'amat(an) i'nda Allahi." " . . . Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with Allah."
Luke 3:38 "bini Anoosha, bini Sheeti, bini Aaadama, abni Allahi." "the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God."
O Christians do you pay attention on my request which is beneficial for YOU too?
2007-02-20 22:01:51 · answer #9 · answered by Punter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Abrahamic religions have a common God.(Jews,Muslims and Christians)
2007-02-20 21:47:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋