Christianity VS Islam
Tonight, I want to talk about what Muslims believe, and how it’s different from what we believe. Muslims say that there is just one God, but tonight we are going to be talking about the difference between Jehovah and Allah.
I What Does Islam And Muslim Mean?
A) Col 2:4-10
B) The word Islam means submission
C) The word Muslim means one who submits to the teachings of Islam
D) How many knows we need to be submissive to Jesus Christ?; the followers of Islam are submissive to the teachings of Mohammed.
II How Do We Know the Islam Being Presented To The World Is A Fake And A Danger To All?
A) Because they deny that Jesus is the Son Of God.
1. They deny His deity.
2. Col 2: 9 & 10
3. They deny that Jesus is God; They believe He was a prophet. One of many prophets of Allah.
4. Confession of faith for a Muslim is, “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is His prophet.
5. The Muslim God is unapproachable by sinful man. He is so perfect and holy that He can only
Communicate through angels & prophets.
6. They believe that Jesus could not be God because He was a man, and man is sinful.
7. They believe that God cannot associate among men.
B) They Deny That God’s Promises Were Fulfilled In Jesus
1. Muslims trace their roots back to Ishmael. Ishmael was firstborn of Abraham through Hagar.
2. They believe that Mohammed being a descendent of Ishmael is the fulfiller of God’s promises.
3. It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckened
4. They believe that Mohammed is grater than Jesus, because he is out of Ishmael, and Ishmael was
Greater than Isaac because he was the firstborn.
C) They Deny Jesus Purpose
1. What was Jesus purpose? To reveal the Father, to die for all of mankind, and to seek and save the
Lost.
2. Muslims deny this. They say His purpose was to just teach the ways of God, to be a spokesperson
Of God, and that is it.
3. They say that as Jesus taught the ways of God, they ended up getting saved so they could go to
Heaven.
4. Their heaven and our heaven is totally different, although both religions agree with what hell will
Be like. A lake of fire, torment, they believe in the devil.
5. The Koran teaches that heaven is a place of gluttony and sexual gratification. Their heaven is a
Place where sensual women have been created for the pleasures of each man; they will drink
Wine and have delicious liquor. ( This doesn’t say anything about women accept those who
Have been created to pleasure men)
6. The Bible teaches that heaven is going to be a place that has no sun or moon, but the glory of the
Lord will fill heaven. The gate of heaven has beautiful gem’s and precious stones. The streets are
Made of the purest gold. Heaven is a place where you will find men and women of all nations, all nationalities and colors. (Racists will be in trouble) There are families and mansions. We are
Going to see the river of water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God. We will
See the tree of life, and be able to eat this precious fruit. (Revelation 21 & 22)
D) They Deny That He Came In The Flesh
1. Moslems believe that God can’t come in the flesh
2. 1 John 4:1-3
E) They Deny That Jesus Is The Final Revelation Of God.
1. Revelation 1:11/ Revelation 22: 13
I am the Alpha & the Omega, the beginning and the End, the first and the last.
2. Muslims believe that Mohammed is the seal of prophecy, which means both the final prophet and
The validation of earlier prophets from Adam to Jesus.
3. Mohammed was a prophet after Jesus, 600 years after Christ.
F) Islam denies the blood of Jesus
1. They reject the charge of sin
2. They teach that mankind is not prone to sin, basically all are good
3. Romans 3: 23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
4. They say that we don’t sin until after puberty
5. Every Muslim hopes to escape the judgement of Allah
G) The Five Pillars Of Their Faith
1. Repetition of confession of faith. The declaration of Allah is the only God and Mohammed is His
Messenger.
2. Five daily prescribed prayers 5 times per day, facing the city of Mecca
3. Almsgiving to the poor
4. Fasting during Muslim Holy month of Ramadan (This is actually during the Jewish Holiday called
The Feast of Trumpets) They fast from 6 AM To 6PM daily for a month
5. A pilgrimage to Mecca, the Holy City and least once in their lifetime.
- Our word says that without the blood there is no forgiveness. Even during the Old Testament they had to bring an animal to be sacrificed at the brazen alter. The blood had to be put on the 4 posts.
H) They Deny The Atonement
1. Atonement: the reconciliation of God & man brought about by the cross and Jesus
2. Their salvation is by the works that they do, and they must fulfill all 5 pillars to attain Allah’s forgiveness.
I) They Deny The Resurrection
1. Muslims believe that Jesus didn’t die on a cross, in fact, they don’t believe He died at all. They believe that He was brought up into heaven just like Elijah
2. 1 Cor 15:14 (NIV)
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is our faith.
J) Muslims denies the Word of God, well, most of it.
1. The Bible and the Koran agree through the 1st 16 chapters of Genesis. Muslims believe in the law of Moses, the Psalms of David, and part of the gospels.
2. They believe in the miracles and the signs and wonders that Jesus did.
3. But they believe that scripture given through Mohammed, superseded those scriptures of the Bible.
4. Muslims really aren’t denying the Bible, they are denying Christ Jesus the anointed One.
5. John 1: 1-5, 14-17
6. Revelation 19: 11-16
7. Some people want to know why Jewish people don’t believe that Jesus is the Son of God?
8. One reason is because they thought Jesus would ride in on a warhorse and come to reign and rule with force, but He came as a carpenter who laid down His own life for all humanity.
9.But there is coming a time here very soon when He will saddle up on His warhorse, and He is going to kick butt and take names later.
II How To Witness To A Muslim
A) The difficulty and why?
1. It’s very hard to witness to a Muslim because of the pressure that they are under to stay in their faith, and not to convert to any other faith. Conversion to Christianity means death.
B) Build a friendship if possible. Never witness to a group of Muslims, it must be done in private, unless it is a crusade.
C) Quoting scripture will only get very minimal results. Remember, all they know is the Koran, they don’t know the Bible. What would you do if they started quoting the Koran to you.. See what I mean?
D) You have got to share the love of Christ. Salvation is not by what works you do, it is by grace through faith.
E)John 3:16
