So why are we so naive in the church to think that we doChristians and Muslims worship the same God, as we both come from the same Abrahamic root. However, our understanding of God is different.I here and read that christians (Catholics and Protestants) say that we we worship the same God as the Muslims but if you ask a Muslim the same question he will say no
Being a monotheist, I find nothing naive about it. I actually have Muslim neighbors with whom I have shared meals with. We have exchanged Christmas gifts and I have wished them God’s blessings during their Ramadan holy month. While understandings may be different, if we believe in one God, then I just figure He’s the same one God.I here and read that christians (Catholics and Protestants) say that we we worship the same God as the Muslims but if you ask a Muslim the same question he will say no
God bless us all along our faith walks with Him. Peace.You premise is wrong. Obviously individual Christians and Muslims will say that, but as a whole, Islam considers Christianity to be a “religion of the book”. Islam, like Christianity, tended to obliterate Pagan temples, but would convert churches into mosques because they were already houses of God (not exactly a ringing endorsement of Islam here…I here and read that Christians (Catholics and Protestants) say that we we worship the same God as the Muslims but if you ask a Muslim the same question he will say no
).Please don’t generalize based on a limited sample.I here and read that christians (Catholics and Protestants) say that we we worship the same God as the Muslims but if you ask a Muslim the same question he will say no
You are correct to state that muslims consider Jesus to be a prophet, **but they do not believe that Jesus rose from the dead. **
The actual term is “People of the Book” (Ahl al-Kitab), which refers to those religious communities (Christians, Jews, and I think also a few others who aren’t as well known like the Manicheans and Sabians) who Muslims believe received some sort of divine revelation in scriptures prior to the coming of Islam. It doesn’t really say anything about whether or not they believe a particular group to be worshiping the right God, as you may or may not know Muslims argue that Christians and others distorted their scriptures (with spurious, ambiguous references from their Qur’an to back up their view).
I take it you mean “…but would NOT convert churches in mosques”? Otherwise that sentence doesn’t make sense. It’s wrong, anyway. Some of the most famous mosques in the world (e.g., the Umyyad mosque in Syria) used to be churches. In some places in the world (e.g., Turkey), the majority of mosques dating before the modern period were originally churches. In Spain, buildings that were originally churches changed back and forth with the shifting forces of the communities. This is why many of the older churches in Spain have a certain “Islamic” look to them (which is really the Islamic recension of Eastern Christian architecture, stripped of its obvious Christian symbolism).Islam, like Christianity, tended to obliterate Pagan temples, but would convert churches into mosques because they were already houses of God (not exactly a ringing endorsement of Islam here…
Well that was awfully nice. It’s a shame that there is no consistency in this regard. In subsequent centuries (and especially in the modern era) there has been no respect for anything Christian in the holy land, as political conflicts have sacrificed our villages and holy sites, either at the hands of the Muslims (e.g., the shootout in which Islamists took up positions inside the church a few years ago, leading to much damage), or Jews (e.g., starving via blockade and media blackout the peaceful protestors of the Christian-majority village of Beit Sahour during the first intifada).
This is an Islamic talking point, meant to open the naive to their evangelization efforts and nothing more. Don’t buy it. They mock us for worshiping a “God who eats”, or a “God who dies” or whatever.
They don’t believe in the resurrection, because according to the Qur’an Jesus never died on the cross. It’s kind of hard to come back from the dead without dying in the first place.
There is, in fact, only one God.I here and read that christians (Catholics and Protestants) say that we we worship the same God as the Muslims but if you ask a Muslim the same question he will say no
Although there are many similarities between Arianism and Islam, how is there actually historical evidence that Islam came from Arianism. The Goths were Arian, and I don’t think the Goths had territory in North Africa and Saudi Arabia, etc. Weren’t the Goths germanic (East Germany and Scandinavian)?
I think this is a good summary of the three Abrahamic faiths. One change, however, with regard to Jews: I would say Jews worship Him but believe that He is one G-d of one Person: God instead of Father, the same as what you said about Muslims, since Jews believe that when the Messiah comes, he will not be G-d or the son of G-d. It is also true that for a time some Torah (Orthodox) Jews believed that Christians were idol worshippers because of their worship of Jesus. No distinction was made between Catholics, Protestants, or Orthodox (unlike some Protestants, who still accuse Catholics of worshipping saints and statues of saints). For these Jews, the accusation was not due to saints or statues but rather due to Christians’ worship of Jesus (and also the notion of the Trinity). It was even forbidden for Jews to enter a church, while entering a mosque was permitted since Muslims were considered monotheistic like Jews. Happily, these ideas have changed for many Orthodox Jews, who no longer regard Christians as idol worshippers. Some, however, undoubtedly cling to this mistaken idea.
I have noticed the opposite. Most Christians say we don’t worship the same God while Muslims say we do.I here and read that christians (Catholics and Protestants) say that we we worship the same God as the Muslims but if you ask a Muslim the same question he will say no
Here’s the problem if you want to say we don’t worship the same God: they clearly worship a god; and so do we. If they aren’t the same god, then they’re different gods – meaning that there are more than one god.
No you don’t. You have to hold that Christians worship the true God, and others worship something else. This seems fine by me, as the belief in the Trinity is not optional. Deny Christ as God, deny the Holy Spirit as God, and you deny God. Period.
