Islam vs. Christianity Part 3
III. God’s Name
A Moslem simple says ‘Allah’, which is the Arabic word for ‘god’. Muslims don’t know the name of their god. A Christian should know the name of the Moslem god is ‘Satan’.
A Christian’s God’s name is Jesus. God loves us so must He has told us His name. Our God wants a personal relationship with us, so He has told us His name, so we can talk with Him.
Jesus is God.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 9:6
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"
Titus 2:13
"And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life."
1 John 5:20
"But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:" (Why is He coming in the likeness of men? Because He's God!)
Philippians 2:7
"And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, ... ."
Philippians 2:8
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. {9} For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
Colossians 2:8-9
"Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. {17} Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."
1 Timothy 1:16-17
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, ... ."
1 Timothy 3:16
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John 1:1
“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also
that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”
John 5:18
"At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you." (Jesus in you - Showing deity)
John 14:20
"But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. {9} Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."
Hebrews 1:8-9
(The Epistle to the Hebrews gives the most facts about who Jesus is)
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."
Matthew 1:23
“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”
John 20:28
Jesus in the Kor’an
Surah 3:45 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of the company of those nearest to Allah; 46 "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be of the company of the righteous." 47 She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, ‘Be,’ and it is!
Surah 5:13 Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from violence to thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’
Surah 157-158 That they said in boast, "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah";– but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no certain knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:– 158 Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;–
Surah 19:16 Relate in the Book the story of Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. 17 She placed a screen to screen herself from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects. 18 She said: "I seek refuge from thee to Allah Most Gracious: come not near if thou dost fear Allah." 19 He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, to announce to thee the gift of a holy son. 20 How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?" 21 He She said: "said: "So it will be: Thy Lord saith, ‘that is easy for Me: and We wish to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us’: It is a matter so decreed." 22 So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place.
Surah 9:30-31 The Jews call ‘Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; in this they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah’s curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth!
31 They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and they take as their Lord Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: Far is He from having the partners they associate with Him.
The virgin birth of Jesus:
Islam and Christianity agree that Jesus miraculously was born of a virgin.
(Koran 19:16-26;
Isaiah 7:14)
What the Holy Bible teaches about 'how to get to heaven' is found here:
http://www.freewebs.com/bibleteach/h...achristian.htm
A fantastic website about Islam:
http://www.allahislam.com/
Bruce Klein, MA in Islamic Studies
Bible teacher, theologian, missionary, writer
My missionary web page:
www.freewebs.com/aim_oneness
www.freewebs.com/bibleteach
Bibleteach@hotmail.com
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