Can the major beliefs of Islam and Christianity be reconciled?

Question

for example , is it possible to believe that Jesus is the son of God and died on the cross for us, and that Muhammed is the last prophet?

Answer 1

believe whatever you want -- as long as you know that both islam and xianity are unprovable, mythological cults which have no basis in fact.

Answer 2

Beliefs which are the same do not need to be reonciled, and beliefs which are different and contradictory cannot be reconciled because that creates logical inconsistencies and God has designed us to think rationally.

The degree to which the beliefs differ varies greatly because Islam, and more so Christianity, comprises a very wide spectrum of different belief, so that the differences between one kind of Christianity and another kind of Christianity can be as great as the differences between most kinds of Christianity and Islam.

It is in theory possible to believe that Jesus is the son of God and died on the cross for us, and that Muhammed is the last prophet, if certain other common beliefs that come with Christianity or Islam are discarded, like the belief that Muhamad denied that Jesus is the son of God and denied that he died for us on the cross, or the belief that all true prophets will affirm that Jesus is the son of God.

In practice, beliefs do not occur by themselves but come packaged in a system of linked beliefs, which depend on each other, and so in practice it is verry difficult to hold these two beliefs at the same time.

Having said that, the degree of incompatibility of belief between Islam and Christianity is, i feel, greatly exaggerated by those on both sides who want to feel that they believe in a better religion than anyone else and therefore they must make their religion as distinctive and as different as possible from everybody else's religion, so they can feel that they are better than other people. I do not think that God approves of such an attitude.

Answer 3

Never, it's completely impossible, especially when lately Muslims are trying to force the ridiculous belief that Jesus was a Muslim. Such idea implies that Jesus was a pagan because we all know that Islam didn't even exist by the times of Jesus. Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 620 AD and history books are there to prove it.

Answer 4

Islam,Judaism and Christianity hold much in common theologically and historically ,but Islam and Christianity have real and irreconcilable differences,as,for instance, who God is.
Christianity and Islam both claim to be the ultimate of revelation and they both can't be right.
Jesus is God Incarnate,one of God the Trinity, and Islam rejects that. Jesus is the Messiah for both but not the Savior and Redeemer in Islam
There are big moral differences-polygamy,for example.

Answer 5

Sure. It's like the way I have reconciled Coke and Pepsi. I think one is as good as the other. But the people who sell the stuff are competitors and there's no reconciling them. Its the same with Islam and Christianity.

Answer 6

of course they can....belief is a special choice that we all get to choose.....we can believe what we read in books, we can believe what politicians say or we can choose not to believe...if enough people believe its for the higher good of mankind that the two religons be reconciled then perhaps that belief could morph into a reality

islam and christianity have more in common than differences

Answer 7

An absolute and utter impossibility.

If for no other reason, because the Koran denies the Divinity of Jesus Christ.

Doc

Answer 8

No.
The Bible concludes,
18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

20He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon."
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.

As dead old Moe added to the Bible he cannot be a prophet.

Answer 9

Not a chance. Muslim's are vehemently opposed to the Christian belief that Christ is God and he resurrected from the dead - and Christ was the last prophet

Answer 10

That's like asking if the rift between Ishmael's and Isaac's decedents will ever be reconciled.

Answer 11

You may believe it but you will never convince those who are the Islamic faith.