| 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. |
