Do Jews, Christians and Muslims All Pray to the Same God?

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How about Jesus Christ? The Jews have rejected Jesus as the Messiah, therefore they have rejected the true God.

Jesus Christ is God. So how can anyone say that without Jesus they are worshipping ā€œGodā€?

Jesus is the Word made flesh, the second Person of the Godhead who came to earth as fully God and fully human - John 1-

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ?

He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].

John 2:22-23
 
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John 14:6 ā€œā€¦no man cometh unto the Father, but by meā€

No matter what they may think, Jews and Muslims donā€™t have access to the Father.
 
This is the very thinking why I do not like organized churches. I have read the debates on this thread and canā€™t believe some responses. God is the same God in the O.T. as in the N.T. All are Godā€™s children! Jew, Christian,and Muslim worship the same God, the God of Abraham! God is the same, past,present,and future! Some do not speak for others!:eek:
Peace
John7 said:
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John 14:6 ā€œā€¦no man cometh unto the Father, but by meā€

No matter what they may think, Jews and Muslims donā€™t have access to the Father.
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kellychrysler said:
Itā€™s funny you quote Psalms, which is in the Hebrew Bible for the Jews. Jesus was a Jew, to denounce that, you denounce him. He followed Jewish traditions, we should be respectful and mindful of that. Many of the traditions we follow as Catholic were inspired by the Roman pagan community, so if anyone is the gentile described we are.

Yet, at the same time, I believe that Jesus shaped a new way, a path where Gentiles such as myself can worship him. Despite the fact that my cultural traditions, let me eat shellfish, or my day of rest is on Sunday.

I donā€™t like that disconnection from religions, its like no one actually read the Bible, the Torah, or the Koran, they just make conjectures based on their racism.
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Hi kellychrysler!

This is totally not meant to be confrontational and I know the Church says we do worship the same God, but in your opinion, how can one worship a Christ-less God? If God and Christ and the Holy Spirt are our Triune God, how does one truly worship Him if we take Christ out of the equation?

I canā€™t get past this: If you are worshipping Allah, you are not worshipping Christ because obviously Allah denies Christ is the Messiah. If you are not worshipping Christ how can you be worshipping God at all as defined in Christianity? They are one and the same.

This is one of those things I donā€™t quite understand with regard to our Church. I will align my beliefs with the Church even though I donā€™t quite understand, but this is a tough one.

HC
 
racing59 said:
This is the very thinking why I do not like organized churches. I have read the debates on this thread and canā€™t believe some responses. God is the same God in the O.T. as in the N.T. All are Godā€™s children! Jew, Christian,and Muslim worship the same God, the God of Abraham! God is the same, past,present,and future! Some do not speak for others!:eek:
Peace
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howdy,

Jews and Muslims may indeed believe in a God, but that doesnā€™t mean they have access to the Father otherwise what Jesus said,
John 14:6 ā€œā€¦no man cometh unto the Father, but by meā€
is a lie

do you believe this statement by Jesus is a lie? that there are other **ways **to the Father besides Jesus?
 
happilycatholic said:
This is one of those things I donā€™t quite understand with regard to our Church. I will align my beliefs with the Church even though I donā€™t quite understand, but this is a tough one.
HC
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The word ā€˜Allahā€™ is not a Muslim word nor do Muslims have linguistic or historical grounds to make exclusionary claims for the name. Many Arab Christians (Eastern Catholic and Orthodox) use ā€˜Allahā€™ in their daily prayers and liturgical texts, including the Bible. I believe the Churchā€™s stance on this matter is the way it is because the Christian and the Muslim conceptions of the One God are the same - that God exists and God is One. We disagree where we predicate the use of God. The Church is in no way trying to sugar-coat its words. It still adheres to the teachings of John 14:6.
 
**Jesus also said, "It is not you who chooses the Father, but the Father that chooses you. How can we hold a person accountable if they do not know Jesus? Personally I worry about us that know Jesus, yet disobey.Jesus died for the Whole World not just for Christians. Correct me if I am wrong is this not a teaching of RCC? God of Abraham is still the same God for all, I stand on that! Your interpretation of Scripture is your interpretation, I do not believe it reflects the view of what I have read in the CCC or teachings of RC.
Peace be with you! **
John7 said:
howdy,

Jews and Muslims may indeed believe in a God, but that doesnā€™t mean they have access to the Father otherwise what Jesus said,
John 14:6 ā€œā€¦no man cometh unto the Father, but by meā€
is a lie

do you believe this statement by Jesus is a lie? that there are other **ways **to the Father besides Jesus?
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cathopologist said:
The word ā€˜Allahā€™ is not a Muslim word nor do Muslims have linguistic or historical grounds to make exclusionary claims for the name. Many Arab Christians (Eastern Catholic and Orthodox) use ā€˜Allahā€™ in their daily prayers and liturgical texts, including the Bible. I believe the Churchā€™s stance on this matter is the way it is because the Christian and the Muslim conceptions of the One God are the same - that God exists and God is One. We disagree where we predicate the use of God. The Church is in no way trying to sugar-coat its words. It still adheres to the teachings of John 14:6.
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Yes, I meant it in the Arabic sense. Iā€™m thinking from the point of view of a title but you are correct. I stand corrected. Allah cannot be used to mean the ā€œMuslim godā€ but God Himself is Allah. Sorry. Thanks cathopologist šŸ˜‰
 
cathopologist said:
The Catholic Church is an organized Church. Without structure and guidance, a personā€™s faith will falter. It was through the efforts of the Catholic Church (PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE) that have made what you have been espousing, possible.
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You are right in saying RC is a organized church, but history shows us whether you go to an organized Church or not you can fall. I have scertain beliefs I hold dear to my heart. I have a responsibility to follow what I have learned. You may ask then why am I on a Catholic website? I do not believe any one man has all the answers. Iā€™m here to discuse and to learn.People would be supprised at what I believe, that God created all things in the Universe, so all things are interconnected. I also believe in Covenant Theology which you would call Sacraments.Only I believe there are Covenants in Heaven and a Heavenly Mass. I believe the Catholic Church always exsisted it was even in the garden of Eden as the ā€œTree of Lifeā€. I do not see the Catholic hurch as a building,but as the Bride of Jesus Christ that always was and always will be.Solomonā€™s Temple was a shadow of this Catholic Church in Heaven. I use the term Catholic as all inclusive of all Godā€™s children. You see Catholic as the Roman Rite. I can respect that even if Iā€™m not in agreemen. I look at the Bible through Covenant eyes as a whole and not one singular Scripture. You would have to study Covenants to understand.The bottom line is I am here to learn and to fellowship, I am not here to join any organization. I try to learn from everyone that why it does away with my ignorrance and prejudice. I donā€™t know everything , but I choose to learn.My core beliefs remain the same whether Iā€™m in an organized religion or not.
 
I do not worship the author of the Koran. Therefore its evident that I dont worship the god allah.
I do worship the author of the Judeo-Christian revelation, the Old Testament and New Testament and Jesus Christ.
In the Quran the spirit of allah curses the Christians. So I think its interesting that some of you catholics here say you worship this spirit.
If you do not mean it like that, you nevertheless make language void of meaning when you fail to say allah and God are two different person.
In my eyes you might as well say you also worship Zeus or Odin because these are gods too.
 
Yes, I agree with you. All Muslim, christian, jews are pray to same God. The one of the reason is that ā€˜God is Oneā€™.
 
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