ISLAM or CHRISTIANITY?
Keep an open mind when reading the below comparison.
Ask God to lead you to the right conclusion while reading.
Understand that the below are merely facts and is not intended to offend anyone.
MUHAMMAD or JESUS CHRIST?
Dr. Ted Baehr notes some of the differences between Muhammad and Christ:
• “Muhammad was the prophet of war; Christ is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).
• Muhammad’s disciples killed for the faith; Christ’s disciples were killed for
their faith (Acts 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:7).
• Muhammad promoted persecution against the “infidels”; Christ forgave and
converted the chief persecutor (1 Tim. 1:13-15).
• Muhammad was the taker of life; Christ is the giver of life (John 10:27-28).
• Muhammad and his fellow warriors murdered thousands; Christ murdered none
but saved many (John 12:48).
• Muhammad’s method was COMPULSION; Christ’s aim was CONVERSION
(Acts 3:19).
• Muhammad practised FORCE; Christ preached FAITH (John 6:29, 35).
• Muhammad was a WARRIOR; Christ is a DELIVERER (Col. 1:13; 1 Thess.
1:10).
• Muhammad said to the masses, “Convert or die!”; Christ said, “Believe and
live!” (John 6:47; 11:25-26).
• Muhammad was swift to shed blood (Rom. 3:15-17); Christ shed His own
blood for the salvation of many (Eph. 1:7).
• Muhammad preached “Death to the infidels!”; Christ prayed “Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).
• Muhammad declared a holy war (Jihad) against infidels; Christ achieved a holy
victory on Calvary’s cross (Col. 2:14-15) and His followers share in that victory
(John 16:33).
• Muhammad constrained people by conquest; Christ constrained people by love
(2 Cor. 5:14).
• Modern terrorists derive their inspiration from Muhammad and carry out their
atrocities in the name of his god; Christians derive their inspiration
from the One who said, “Blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9).
• Modern day disciples of Muhammad respond to the terrorist attacks by
cheering in the streets; modern day disciples of Christ are deeply grieved at past
atrocities carried out by those who were “Christians” in name only (the
Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, etc.).
• Many Muslims are peaceful and peace-loving because they do not strictly
follow the teachings of their founder; many Christians are peaceful and peace loving
because they do strictly follow the teachings of their Founder (Rom.
12:17-21).
• Muhammad called upon his servants to fight; Jesus said, “My kingdom is not
of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, then would My servants fight .
. . but now is My kingdom not from here” (John 18:36)
• Muhammad ordered death to the Jews (see A.Guillaume, The Life of
Muhammad, Oxford University Press [1975], p. 369); Christ ordered that the
Gospel be preached “to the Jew first” (Rom. 1:16).
• The Quran says, “Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them” (Qu’ran
9.5); Christ said, “Preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
• Muhammad’s mission was to conquer the world for Allah; Christ’s mission was
to conquer sin’s penalty and power by substitutionary atonement (2 Cor. 5:21; 1
Pet. 3:18).
• Muhammad claimed that there was but one God, Allah; Christ claimed that He
was God (John 10:30-31; John 8:58-59; John 5:18; John 14:9).
• Muhammad’s Tomb: OCCUPIED! Christ’s tomb: EMPTY!”
JIHAD VS THE GOSPEL
The word “crusade” does not appear in the Bible, nor is it commanded in
Christianity. However, Jihad is the sixth pillar of Islam and the second greatest
command of Muhammad. It is not only commended, but commanded in the
Quran.
The crusades ended many centuries ago, however Islamic Jihad is carried out to
this day. Millions of Christians have been slaughtered throughout the centuries
by Islamic militants – such as the 1.5 million Armenians murdered in Turkey in
1915. Christians have continued to be slaughtered by Islamic militants in
Indonesia, the Philippines, Sudan, Nigeria and many more countries to the present day.
Therefore, study the Islamic teachings and track record of Jihad over the last 14 centuries. Those who do not know their past – have no future.
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