"Mohammed versus Jesus, the Christ"
Comparison of Teachings of Mohammed With Teachings of
Jesus From Messengers of Christ Ministries, Andrew Neckar
Mohammed was the prophet of war; Christ is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7).
Mohammed's disciples killed for the faith; Christ's disciples were killed for
their faith (Acts 12:2; 2 Timothy 4:7).
Mohammed promoted persecution against the "infidels"; Christ forgave
and converted the chief persecutor (1 Timothy 1:13-15).
Mohammed was the taker of life; Christ was the giver of life (John 10:27-28).
Mohammed and his fellow warriors murdered thousands; Christ murdered none but
saved many (compare John 12:48).
Mohammed's method was COMPULSION; Christ's aim was voluntary CONVERSION (Acts
3:19).
Mohammed practiced FORCE; Christ preached FAITH (John 6:29, 35).
Mohammed was a WARRIOR; Christ is a DELIVERER (Col. 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:10).
Mohammed conquered his enemies with the sword; Christ conquered his enemies with
another kind of sword, the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God (Hebrews
4:12; Acts 2:37).
Mohammed said to the masses, "Convert or die!"; Christ said,
"Believe and live!" (John 6:47; 11:25-26).
Mohammed was swift to shed blood (Romans 3:15-17); Christ shed His own blood for
the salvation of many (Ephesians 1:7).
Mohammed preached "Death to the infidels!"; Christ prayed
"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).
Mohammed declared a holy war (Jihad) against infidels; Christ achieved a holy
victory on Calvary's cross (Colossians 2:14-15) and His followers share in that
victory (John 16:33).
Mohammed constrained people by conquest; Christ constrained people by love (2
Corinthians 5:14).
Modern terrorists derive their inspiration from Mohammed and carry out their
despicable 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 Mohammed 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 (Romans
12:17-21).
Mohammed said the Koran is authoritative only in Arabic, and only in his
dialect; The Bible is authoritative in many languages around the world, for God
knows all things and can inspire (and preserve) His Word in more than one
language.
Mohammed hated music; Jesus and His disciples sang hymns, and the Apostle
commanded the Lord's Church to sing. (Matthew 26:30, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians
3:16).
Mohammed allowed that a Mullah, Imam, or Mufti of Islam can be a terrorist and
an amoral animal like Osama bin Laden; The Bible requires that a leader in the
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ must be above reproach, and when this is not
true, Christians demand such a fallen leader be removed from leadership. (1
Timothy 3:1-7, 5:19-20).
Islam calls on its followers to observe Five Pillars, while all other aspects of
life can be vulgar and not affect the Muslim's prospects in Paradise. The Bible
calls on the Christian to submit to the total change of his life by the Spirit
of God -- NO area of life and thought is the choice of the follower. (Romans
12:1-2).
The Muslim looks forward to eternity in Paradise where there will be virgins who
are used for eternal perpetual copulation.
The Bible believing Christian looks forward to being with Jesus Christ and is
delighted with that. (2 Corinthians 5:8).
Mohammed said the witness of a woman was half the value of the witness of a man;
and Muhammed said a woman goes to Paradise because she satisfies her husband
sexually; The Bible teaches that a husband is to love his wife and be willing to
die for her. (Ephesians 5:25).
Mohammed 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 hence" (John 18:36).
Mohammed 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" (Romans 1:16).
The Koran says, "Fight in the cause of Allah" (Qu'ran 2.244); The
Bible says, "we wrestle not against flesh and blood" and "the
weapons of our warfare are not carnal" (Ephesians 6:12; 2 Corinthians
10:4).
The Koran 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).
The Koran says, "I will inspire terror into the hearts of unbelievers"
(Qu'ran 8.12); God inspires His terror into the hearts of believers (Isaiah
8:13).
The Koran (Qu'ran) is a terrorist manual which condones fighting, conflict,
terror, slaughter, and genocide against those who do not accept Islam; The Bible
is a missionary manual to spread the gospel of peace to all the world (Romans
10:15).
Mohammed's Mission was to conquer the world for Allah; Christ's mission was to
conquer sin's penalty and power by substitutionary atonement (2 Corinthians
5:21; 1 Peter 3:18).
Mohammed considered Christ a good prophet; Christ pronounced Mohammed to be a
false prophet (John 10:10; Matthew 24:11).
Mohammed 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).
Islam is geocentric, that is, the whole universe is centered on the Kaaba in the
Grand Mosque in Mecca in Arabia, and all Muslims pray facing that direction;
Jesus Christ is the center of all Christian worship and fellowship, for He is
"in the midst" where his saints meet anywhere on earth. (Matthew
18:20, John 4:22-23).
Mohammed's Tomb: OCCUPIED! Christ's tomb: EMPTY!
Islam must be received, or you can be killed for rejecting it:
The Faith offered by Jesus Christ is for "whosoever will" to receive,
and all men are permitted to reject it. (Revelation 22:17, John 3:16).
Those who leave Islam are killed in most Islamic nations; Those who leave the
true Church of Jesus Christ are allowed to do so with no revenge.
Now, is a Muslim submitted to Allah and Islam because he loves Allah? NO!
He dare not leave Islam, and he is loyal purely out of fear.
The true Bible believer is loyal to Jesus Christ purely out of love. 1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (John 4:19) We love him,
because he first loved us.
This concept is 100% alien to Islam-- There is no love in Islam-- Only fear and
hate.
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