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Characteristic of Islam |
Characteristic of Christian |
| 1.
Mohammed was the prophet of war |
1. Christ
is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7). |
| 2.
Mohammed's disciples killed for the faith |
2.
Christ's disciples were killed for their faith (Acts 12:2; 2
Timothy 4:7). |
| 3.
Mohammed promoted persecution against the "infidels" |
3. Christ
forgave and converted the chief persecutor (1 Timothy
1:13-15). |
| 4.
Mohammed was the taker of life |
4. Christ
was the giver of life (John 10:27-28). |
| 5.
Mohammed and his fellow warriors murdered thousands |
5. Christ
murdered none but saved many (compare John 12:48). |
| 6.
Mohammed's method was COMPULSION |
6.
Christ's aim was voluntary CONVERSION (Acts 3:19). |
| 7.
Mohammed practiced FORCE |
7. Christ
preached FAITH (John 6:29, 35). |
| 8.
Mohammed was a WARRIOR |
8. Christ
is a DELIVERER (Col. 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:10). |
| 9.
Mohammed conquered his enemies with the sword |
9. 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). |
| 10.
Mohammed said to the masses, "Convert or die!" |
10.
Christ said, "Believe and live!" (John 6:47; 11:25-26). |
| 11.
Mohammed was swift to shed blood (Romans 3:15-17) |
11.
Christ shed His own blood for the salvation of many
(Ephesians 1:7). |
| 12.
Mohammed preached "Death to the infidels!" |
12.
Christ prayed "Father, forgive them, for they know not what
they do" (Luke 23:34). |
| 13.
Mohammed declared a holy war (Jihad) against infidels |
13.
Christ achieved a holy victory on Calvary's cross
(Colossians 2:14-15) and His followers share in that victory
(John 16:33). |
| 14.
Mohammed constrained people by conquest |
14.
Christ constrained people by love (2 Corinthians 5:14). |
| 15.
Modern terrorists derive their inspiration from Mohammed and
carry out their despicable atrocities in the name of his god |
15.
Christians derive their inspiration from the One who said,
"Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matthew 5:9). |
| 16.
Modern day disciples of Mohammed respond to the terrorist
attacks by cheering in the streets |
16.
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.). |
| 17. Many
Muslims are peaceful and peace-loving because they do not
strictly follow the teachings of their founder |
17. Many
Christians are peaceful and peace-loving because they do
strictly follow the teachings of their Founder (Romans
12:17-21). |
| 18.
Mohammed said the Koran is authoritative only in Arabic, and
only in his dialect |
18. 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. |
| 19.
Mohammed hated music |
19. 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). |
| 20.
Mohammed allowed that a Mullah, Imam, or Mufti of Islam can
be a terrorist and an amoral animal like Osama bin Laden |
20. 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). |
| 21. 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. |
21. 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). |
| 22. The
Muslim looks forward to eternity in Paradise where there
will be virgins who are used for eternal perpetual
copulation. |
22. The
Bible believing Christian looks forward to being with Jesus
Christ and is delighted with that. (2 Corinthians 5:8). |
| 23.
Mohammed said the witness of a woman was half the value of
the witness of a man; and Muhammad said a woman goes to
Paradise because she satisfies her husband sexually |
23. The
Bible teaches that a husband is to love his wife and be
willing to die for her. (Ephesians 5:25). |
| 24.
Mohammed called upon his servants to fight |
24. 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). |
| 25.
Mohammed ordered death to the Jews (see A. Guillaume, The
Life of Muhammad, Oxford University Press [1975], p. 369) |
25.
Christ ordered that the gospel be preached "to the Jew
first" (Romans 1:16). |
| 26. The
Koran says, "Fight in the cause of Allah" (Qu'ran 2.244 |
26. 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). |
| 27. The
Koran says, "Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find
them" (Qu'ran 9.5) |
27.
Christ said, "Preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark
16:15). |
| 28. The
Koran says, "I will inspire terror into the hearts of
unbelievers" (Qu'ran 8.12) |
28. God
inspires His terror into the hearts of believers (Isaiah
8:13). |
| 29. The
Koran (Qu'ran) is a terrorist manual which condones
fighting, conflict, terror, slaughter, and genocide against
those who do not accept Islam |
29. The
Bible is a missionary manual to spread the gospel of peace
to all the world (Romans 10:15). |
| 30.
Mohammed's Mission was to conquer the world for Allah |
30.
Christ's mission was to conquer sin's penalty and power by
substitutionary atonement (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter
3:18). |
| 31.
Mohammed considered Christ a good prophet |
31.
Christ pronounced (in His statement on many false prophets
arising) Mohammed to be a false prophet (John 10:10; Matthew
24:11). |
| 32.
Mohammed claimed that there was but one God, Allah |
32.
Christ claimed that He was God (John 10:30-31; John 8:58-59;
John 5:18; John 14:9). |
| 33. 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 |
33. 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). |
| 34.
Mohammed's Tomb: OCCUPIED! |
34.
Christ's tomb: EMPTY! |
| 35. Islam
must be received, or you can be killed for rejecting it: |
35. 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). |
| 36. Those
who leave Islam are killed in most Islamic nations |
36. Those
who leave the true Church of Jesus Christ are allowed to do
so with no revenge. |