June 5, 200917 yr Perhaps the thread title is worded in a misleading way- hopefully I can clarify what I mean. I understand that the God that is worshipped by Muslims, Christians, and Jews can be traced back to the God worshipped in the Bible by Abraham. However- and I won't claim to be an expert on any religion, especially Islam- from what I've understood, the God worshipped by Muslims is much, much less personal that how Christians view God. I will have more to add later. However, the question that I ask is that, if Muslims and Christians view God in a drastically different manner, do comments like "they worship the same God" have any relevance when in discussions trying to draw similiarities between Christians and Muslims? None of this may make any sense. Perhaps I'll clear things up later when I have more time.
June 5, 200917 yr No. Obviously, some people think they are, so I'm sure you'll get some answers for the affirmative as well.
June 5, 200917 yr No, I don't believe they are the same God. If they were then why is the Bible and the Coran so different? Why did God tell Christians Jesus was his son but not Jews or Muslims
June 5, 200917 yr Perhaps the thread title is worded in a misleading way- hopefully I can clarify what I mean. I understand that the God that is worshipped by Muslims, Christians, and Jews can be traced back to the God worshipped in the Bible by Abraham. However- and I won't claim to be an expert on any religion, especially Islam- from what I've understood, the God worshipped by Muslims is much, much less personal that how Christians view God. I will have more to add later. However, the question that I ask is that, if Muslims and Christians view God in a drastically different manner, do comments like "they worship the same God" have any relevance when in discussions trying to draw similiarities between Christians and Muslims? None of this may make any sense. Perhaps I'll clear things up later when I have more time. I definitely don't claim to be an expert on religion, but I think the question "do they worship the same God?" definitely has relevance. It's just that each religion has radically different interpretations of God's word. Islam was born sometime in the 7th century AD and of course we know when Christianity was born. We now basically have three religions (maybe more??), Judaism, Islam, Christianity all of which begin with the God of Abraham. And, of course, the practitioners of each religion think they have the "true" path to Heaven.
June 5, 200917 yr All of the three religions have the same roots and the belief in a single God. The differences are in the beliefs that have evolved, especially in regards to prophets and Jesus.
June 5, 200917 yr No, I don't believe they are the same God. If they were then why is the Bible and the Coran so different? Why did God tell Christians Jesus was his son but not Jews or Muslims Because they were written by different people.
June 5, 200917 yr Because they were written by different people. The Bible was written by at least 40 different people, yet it presents a unified message. There's more to it than just different people writing.
June 5, 200917 yr Because they were written by different people. What does that matter? Is it not the word of God?
June 5, 200917 yr The Bible was written by at least 40 different people, yet it presents a unified message. There's more to it than just different people writing. Absolutely, there is the belief and interpretation of those writing it. The authors of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Paul, etc… believed Jesus is the son of God and therefore the message was the same. The Koran (Qur’an) was written by followers of Muhammad based on his visions from Allah (God). That is my point that all three religions are based around the same root history, but branch off based on the writings, teachings, and beliefs developed over time.
June 5, 200917 yr What does that matter? Is it not the word of God? It is the interpretation of those who wrote down the word of God. It’s all in the “faith”. Either you have faith that Jesus was the son of God or you don’t. Either you have faith that Muhammad was the last prophet or you don’t.
June 5, 200917 yr Absolutely, there is the belief and interpretation of those writing it. The authors of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Paul, etc… believed Jesus is the son of God and therefore the message was the same. The Koran (Qur’an) was written by followers of Muhammad based on his visions from Allah (God). That is my point that all three religions are based around the same root history, but branch off based on the writings, teachings, and beliefs developed over time. Actually Christianity was originally considered a branch of Judaism. Islam was put in the head of Muhammed by Michael or Gabriel in the form of a lizard or something like that. Seriously people, if I told people today that Michael the archangel told me how things were, how many people would follow me. Probably quite a few.
June 5, 200917 yr if I told people today that Michael the archangel told me how things were, how many people would follow me. Probably quite a few. Might want to change that avatar prior to recruiting new members.
June 5, 200917 yr Allah is Arabic for God. They are the same god. Christians believe that Jesus was the son of god born to die for all man's sins. Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet and important figure, like Moses. They believe that Muhammad was given special guidance on how people should live their lives. The Bible and Qur'an aren't as different as you would think. The Qur'an puts me in mind of the old testament really. Hoopboy as for your claim, how is that any different than someone claiming they are the son of god?
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