Islam aus christlicher Sicht/ Kritik an die katholische Kirche teil 1

Who do you worship?

In the Islamic Faith, the name Allah simply translates as "God".

Additionally, there are many religions who use the word "God" to describe the being that they worship - however this does not mean that everyone is worshiping the same deity.

Islam is no exception.

Many people try to convince both Christians & Muslims that they worship the same God.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob....

However, this is simply Not true (as you will soon find out)

The Personality:

Both Christians and Muslims use the word "God" when referring to The Most-High God, However as we have already covered, this does not mean that they are both worshiping the same being.

So how do we determine whether they are worshiping the same being?

The only possible way that we could determine this would be to examine the personified qualities of both beings (described in each Holy Book) and compare them with one another.

In Both the Qur'an & The Bible, 'God' has certain personality attributes that further establish and describe his identity.

We can use these attributes to draw a mental 'Picture' of the 2 beings, from there you can determine not only whether they are the same being - but also whether they are Good or Evil.

If ALL of the qualities about these 2 beings match up perfectly, then we can definitely conclude that the Christian God and the Islamic "Allah" are the same. However if even one quality between the two are incompatible with the identity of the other, then the only logical explanation is that the cannot be the same deity.

Galations 5:9- "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump."

The'God' Test:

In Both Christianity and Islam, God is said to be...

Loving Merciful Forgiving Omniscient (all knowing) Omnipresent (all present) Omnipotent (all powerful)

When one only examines this initial list, it is understandable how some people would think that the two are the same being. However there is one area that we have not yet examined.

In the Bible, GOD is described as being honest, trustworthy, and faithful.

(Numbers 23:19) God is not a man; he will not lie. God is not a human being; his decisions will not change. If he says he will do something, then he will do it. If he makes a promise, then he will do what he promised.

In the Bible, GOD is also described as being perfect, holy, and a God of Light which means that there is no 'Darkness' (lies, evil, deception) in him.

(1Jn 1:5) This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no [deceit] at all.

(1Jn 1:6-7) If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in [deceit], we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the [truth], as he is in [truth], we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

(1Jn 1:8-9) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

(1Jn 1:10) If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a LIAR, and his word is not in us.

So as we can see from this excerpt, the God of the Bible is not only Faithful and Honest, but he is also reliable and true. Because he is a God of Light, no 'Darkness' can flow from him because it would be incompatible with his identity.