Common between Islam and Christianity?

[jen_fla]

here is another thread you might like to read through with a very similar title:

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=244721

 

[Gabriel_of_12]

really? I wasn’t aware of much interest in God’s history with humanity as experienced in the line running from Adam through Abraham, the Prophets, Mary and Jesus in paganism. I don’t disagree about the fundamental role that affirmation of the one God plays…but again, that can indeed be found in quite a few pagans (one might think of Plotinus, in whom Augustine says he found all of Christianity except the Cross).

Of course insofar as everyone desires Allah, they have some commonality with Christianity (and Islam), but I didn’t really take that to be the question.

salaam.

Do you mean Platonists? if so, you misunderstand Augustine, he states among all philosophers = (lovers of wisdom), only the Platonists` are the only ones that comes the closest to the Christian faith. It was Catholicism that revealed the true God to Augustine, from all his learning. Catholicism proved the true God exists to him, and that all Truth is in Catholicism. For he will not trust the gospels if the Church would not have told him so.

Take this lesson from Augustine who lived a life searching for the Truth. He studied many philisophical disciplines. None sufficed him but the teachings of Jesus and the apostles that can be found in the Catholic church. If anyone found any commonality from different perspectives St. Augustine experienced them. Augustine considering all his learning from many thoughts of schools he found only one to confirm there is only one God, one Truth, one faith, One Lord Jesus Christ and one Catholic church in one baptism. If he were alive today, what do you think Augustine would say about this new religion of Islam? Being that he critiqued all others in his time.

Peace

Our definition of what is commonality belief and what are similarities in practice is what appear’s to be our difference of opinion.

 

[Sister_Amy]

There are many similarities, I think. The first and greatest of which is the belief in ONE supreme deity, an all-powerful, loving, merciful God.

Both religions believe that mankind was created by God, and that mankind will eventually return to God.

Both religions believe that God revealed himself to men to teach the people. Think of Noah, for example, who called the people to give up their sinful behavior to spare themselves a punishment. Both Christians and Muslims believe in many of these stories from the Old Testament, like Abraham and his sons, Jacob and his sons, and the nation of Israel.

Both religions believe that God saved Moses from death at the hands of Pharaoh and called him to lead the Hebrews out of their enslavement in Egypt. And that then God revealed to Moses the commandments, and made a covenant with the people, the Israelites, that they would follow His Law and He would send them prophets.

Both religions believe that the Jews were sent prophets to guide them straight, and that eventually God sent Jesus, born of a virgin, to teach them not just the Law but the Gospel. To teach them not only retribution but forgiveness.

Both religions believe that God is forgiving and accepts sincere repentance, but that there is punishment for those who either disbelieve or act sinfully and do not repent.

Both religions believe that forgiveness and mercy are better than retribution, and both teach the development of a strong relationship with the Creator based or founded on Love.

There are many, many similarities.

 

[TWilson121]

Both stress a need for helping those less fortunate.

Both accept the concept of a God that is active in the lives of men.

Both hold that how we live our lives on earth leads to the final destination of our souls after we die.

I agree !

 

[planten]

I agree !

So do I, to Sis Amy. Well done sis…