Christianity Compared with Islam
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Pierced for our transgressions
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him. Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace...
This passage is one of the most explicit Old Testament prophecies about the suffering and death of Jesus, describing his sacrificial role and the atonement for sin.
Jesus to be honoured with the Father
that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who doesn’t honour the Son doesn’t honour the Father who sent him.
Quran: Jesus didn't die on the cross
And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.
According to most Muslims, Jesus didn't die on the cross
In paradise Allah is not close
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Shall we acquaint the people with the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah...
The Qur'an misunderstands the Incarnation
The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a child, when there is for Him no consort, when He created all things and is Aware of all things?
The Qur'an mistakenly challenges the incarnation on the grounds that Allah has no wife ('partner') and doesn't need to procreate as we do. This shows a significant misunderstanding in Islam about Jesus and his incarnation. Christ is not created, nor procreated.
Serpent crusher
I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
The Saviour will defeat Satan (head crushed) through suffering (heal bruised)
One God
Hear, Israel: the LORD is our God. The LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
Scripture is abundantly clear that there is one and only one God. The three different persons of the Trinity are one not only in purpose and in agreement on what they think, but they are one in essence, one in their essential nature. In other words, God is only one being. There are not three Gods. There is only one God. (Grudem)
Jesus' glory before the world began
Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
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Jesus: an overview
Have you ever wondered why you believe what you believe? How do you know what you believe is true? Is it just...
Son of God: what do the Qur'an and the Bible say?
The Bible identifies Jesus as the 'Son of God'. But what exactly does it mean to call Jesus by this...
Crucifixion: what do the Qur'an and the Bible say?
Was Jesus really crucified, or did another die in his place? Did Jesus die at all? This booklet explores these...