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Mar 8, 2011 · In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a much-needed straightforward comparison of these two great faith traditions...
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discussed in this book fi t into the historical development of the Christian and Muslim traditions, I have usually provided dates according to both the Christian (i.e. Common Era) and Islamic calendars. (In the early chapters, where only one date is given, it refers to the Christian Common Era calen-
CHAPTER 1. THE LOPSIDED NATURE OF THE CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM DIALOGUE. In 2016, Larycia Hawkins, a tenured theology professor at Wheaton University, ignited campus-wide controversy at the evangelical school because she claimed that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
- “Muslim” and “Arab” Are Not The Same thing.
- The Word “Islam” Means Submission.
- There Are Two Major Denominations of Muslims.
- Islam Teaches That Jesus Was A Great Prophet.
- Islamic Practice Can Be Summarized by The Five Pillars of Islam.
- The Vast Majority of Muslims Are Not Terrorists.
- Muslims Can Be Some of The Friendliest, Most Hospitable People on Earth.
- Muslims Need Salvation Through Jesus Christ.
- God Loves Muslims, and So Should We—Even Those Few Who Are Our enemies.
“Muslim” is a religious term. A Muslim is someone who adheres to the religion of Islam. “Arab,” on the contrary, is an ethno-linguistic term. An Arab is a member of the people group who speak the Arabic language. It is true that Islam originated among the Arabs, and the Qur’an was written in Arabic. However, some Arabs have historically been part o...
A Muslim is someone who submits to God. The Islamic conception of who God is, and how he is to be worshiped and served, is based on the teaching of Muhammad. Thus the Islamic creed is: “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his prophet.”
The two major denominations of Muslims are Sunni and Shi’a. Sunnis are the vast majority, at 85 percent of all Muslims. The split occurred in the first generation after Muhammad’s death and was based on a dispute over who should succeed him as leader of the Islamic community.
Islam affirms that Jesus was born of a virgin, that he lived a sinless life, that he performed mighty miracles, and that he will come again at the end of history. It even calls him a word from God. However, it explicitly denies the deity of Christ and repudiates the title “Son of God” as blasphemous. It also (according to the majority view) denies ...
These are composed of the confession of faith (“There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his prophet”), prayer (the ritual prayers said in Arabic five times a day while facing Mecca and performing the prescribed set of bowings, kneeling, and prostrations), alms (taken as a tax in some officially Islamic countries),fasting (the lunar month of Ramada...
In fact, normal Islamic religious law forbids the intentional killing of non-combatants in battle. It also forbids suicide. It’s a small minority view that allows these things, and it’s a small minority who engage in terrorist activities.
They make great neighbors and great friends. No Christian should be afraid to build a relationship with a Muslim.
They are lost exactly like any other non-Christian—neither more nor less than anyone else. Furthermore, Muslims do come to faith in Jesus Christ. It usually takes time, and extended exposure to the Word of God and the lives of Christians, but more Muslims are coming to faith today than at any other point in history.
We should love them enough to befriend them, love them enough to make them welcome in our homes, and love them enough to share the gospel with them. This article originally appeared in the Summer 2013 issue of Southern Seminary Magazine.
- Zane Pratt
the heart of the Christian gospel and the New Testament teachings about Jesus Christ. What follows is a very concise introduction to some aspects of Islam and Christianity which focuses upon several significant points in which the Christian gospel is different from what Islam traditionally has maintained.
While Christianity was still groping through the Dark Ages, Islam carved out an empire reaching from the frontiers of China to the Pyrenees. Along with its territorial acquisitions, Islam inherited Greek philosophy through the medium of Persian and Syrian scholars, and accepted many cultural forms from these areas.
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For Christians, God’s word became Christ, while Muslims firmly believe that God’s rev-elation to Muhammad is the Qur’an. To put it in another way, for Christians, the Word of God became incarnate in a man, and for Muslims, the Word of God became a book, a kitab.
