far more complicated than that Omega Red.I thought that Jews worshiped God...Catholics worshiped the Jewish God but under another name..Christians worshiped Jesus and Muslims had a different God all together.
You're just being a bigoted Muslim hater!!
That's why you posted this.
I wish you screwheads would stop posting John 3:16 over and over again to 'prove a point.' We get it. I know what it says. What you seem to be missing is what everyone else is saying: they worship the same god, but their ways to salvation, and their views of Jesus are different. Hell, open up the Koran. Moses, Job, Solomon and David are in there as well. So is Jesus.
So you mean to tell me that the "SAME" God can't make up his mind? He's so confused that he gives us two different belief systems? How does that make any sense? If he is giving us instruction on how to get to heaven, why is he giving us two different and contradicting roads? If you are in Memphis and want to get to California, I can't tell some people to take I-40 west and tell the others to take I-40 east. Somebody is not gonna get to Cali. It's two different roads. Both are not right, I don't care how "open-minded" you want to be about it.
And so what if Solomon and Abraham and Moses are in the Koran? That only proves some things in common. But not sameness. And where Jesus is concerned, it's the meaning you pour into the name that's key here. Muslims see him only as a "prophet". Christians view him as God, King, prophet, messiah.....
That is a total 180 from the Muslim view.
So, I ask you. Do Jews worship a different god as well, since they don't believe that Jesus was the messiah?
They worship the same God as Christians. However, (some) not all are refusing the sacrifice of Christ for the forgiveness of sin. God's plan came to fruition thru Christ. The apostle Paul (a Jew himself) explains it:
1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentilethe same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" 16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
"Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world." 19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,
"I will make you envious by those who are not a nation;
I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding." 20 And Isaiah boldly says,
"I was found by those who did not seek me;
I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me." 21 But concerning Israel he says,
"All day long I have held out my hands
to a disobedient and obstinate people
Elohim, Judaism; God, Christianity; Allah, Islam
Same God different names.
I have no doubt that this is true.
but "Muslims" does not equal "Muslim Fundamentalists"
Its only debatable by those non-muslims who want to debate it.
Muslims believe that the Quran is irrefutably the word of G-d and the Quran says for Muslims to tell Jews and Christians that our G-d and their G-d is one and the same.
So for those who cannot accept this then that is not only their right its also their hang up.
And you believeing what you believe is not a "hang-up"??
Why is that?
And you believeing what you believe is not a "hang-up"??
Why is that?
Where's Raybia when we need him, he could answer some of our questions.
I never understood muslim culture
oh hey its ok to have 200 wives, and have half of them be 14 yr olds BUT
EATING PORK is forbidden....yeah...makes sense
Me believing that the G-D of the Muslims are the same as the Jews and the Christians because my Holy Book says so is not a hang up, its a belief.
Show me where the Bible says that Muslims have a different G-d than Jews and Christians and I will retract what I said about the hang up.
In theory its the same God, you just arguing on whether he had a son or not.
In theory its the same God, you just arguing on whether he had a son or not.
Christians call him Elohim as well. Don't forget...Christians revere both Old and New Testaments. The Old foreshadowed the fruit of the New.
Memphis Slim said:So you mean to tell me that the "SAME" God can't make up his mind? He's so confused that he gives us two different belief systems? How does that make any sense? If he is giving us instruction on how to get to heaven, why is he giving us two different and contradicting roads? If you are in Memphis and want to get to California, I can't tell some people to take I-40 west and tell the others to take I-40 east. Somebody is not gonna get to Cali. It's two different roads. Both are not right, I don't care how "open-minded" you want to be about it.
See above, cliff.And so what if Solomon and Abraham and Moses are in the Koran? That only proves some things in common. But not sameness. And where Jesus is concerned, it's the meaning you pour into the name that's key here. Muslims see him only as a "prophet". Christians view him as God, King, prophet, messiah.....
That is a total 180 from the Muslim view.
So, I ask you. Do Jews worship a different god as well, since they don't believe that Jesus was the messiah?
They worship the same God as Christians. However, (some) not all are refusing the sacrifice of Christ for the forgiveness of sin. God's plan came to fruition thru Christ. The apostle Paul (a Jew himself) explains it:
God's plan was that all men...Jew and Gentile be saved thru Jesus. But they have a a choice. Free will.
Yes. Islam teaches we believe in the same G-d but of course we have a different perception of G-d.
Any non-Muslim who insists otherwise doesn't shake my belief in what my Holy book teaches.
To each their own.
Your "belief" is not a "hang-up". But mine is?? LOL How is that? Because you said so?
And go back and read my posts ( just a few back) where I show you that the Bible is clear that Jesus is God and is to be worshipped as God. That alone sets The Christian belief system at odds with what Islam teaches about God.
Mine is supported by my Holy Book. You contention that our G-d's are not the same in supported by your flawed logic. I say flawed because under your logic, Jews and Christians have different G-ds as well.
If you look at my previous post, I explained that though we have different perceptions or an understanding of G-d doesn't mean we have a different G-d...
that is unless Christians don't consider themselves to follow the same G-d as Abraham as the Quran repeatedly reminds Muslim that we do.
Son Islam teaches that Jesus is God's Son? Equal in Godhood with Him?