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convert or die!
All Muslims have a
sacred mission - that
is to bring the entire
world under Allah’s dominion.
Any opposition is
dealt with - violently and to the death, if necessary.
The Moslem believes if Jesus were God, it
would have been unjust for God to have punished His own nature. Hence “the
grace of God” is an unknown and foreign idea.
Allah demands absolute obedience but he
offers no forgiveness of sins in return.
The Moslem awaits the Day of Judgment when
works, not grace, will determine his destination in the next life.
We’ll look at Islam against 5 headings,
comparing with what the KJV Bible says:
1. Who is God?
2. Who is man?
3. Salvation
4. Behavior
5. Worship
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John 3:16 “For God SO
LOVED THE WORLD, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
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A God of grace, mercy
and forgiveness is foreign to the Moslem - a God who
Himself paid the
price to redeem man from His wrath and hell.
BACKGROUND
Muhammad, born 570 AD
founded this strict monotheistic religion of Islam (Mohammedanism), claiming a line
back through Abraham and Moses. The symbols are the crescent moon and the star.
It’s a religion which professes salvation by good deeds and ardent outward
displays of piety without having to experience a spiritual rebirth of their
inner nature.
All other religions are
seen as Satanic with Allah alone to be praised and worshipped. All Muslims have
a sacred mission - by force of persuasion to bring the entire world under the
dominion of Allah.
WHO IS
GOD?
Allah is the monotheistic
God to the Moslem. The Christian view of the Trinity is rejected as the Koran
states that it is not proper for God to have children. Justice is the most
important attribute for Allah to have. Allah is merciful but only to those who
will live according to his dictates.
WHAT’S GOD GOT TO SAY ABOUT ALL THIS?
“For there are three that bear
record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are
one “1 John 5:7
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ “ Titus2:13
Comment: You’ve got to take
sides - you can’t sit on the fence. Is Jesus God? Is the Holy Spirit God? Islam
teaches that Judas died on the cross instead of Jesus.
Allah is not God as history shows before
Islam came into existence, the Sabeans in Arabia worshipped the moon god who
married the sun goddess. The moon god ( the crescent moon) was just one of the
360 idols that were thrown out of the Kabah in Mecca in 630 AD.
Muhammad wanted to
create his own religion and needed the backing of this powerful tribe, so he
picked Allah, the idol shaped like a crescent moon and the one they worshipped,
to be the one true god and he declared himself to be Allah’s prophet.
WHO IS
MAN?
Moslems see the world as
created by a deliberate act of Allah, a personal and omnipresent God. Muhammad
didn’t do miracles but merely proclaimed the will of Allah. Moslems don’t
expect deliverance from the suffering of this world but believe good deeds will
be rewarded in the next.
Man is seen as a
vice-regent in charge of creation under Allah, whose purpose is to make a moral
order in the world. Man has a divine spark, taqua, manifested in his conscience
which enables him to perceive the truth and act on it. A man’s conscience is thus
the greatest value in Islam. WHAT’S GOD GOT TO SAY ABOUT ALL THIS? “In the
beginning God (this is plural Elohim-Father, Son and Holy Ghost - not Allah)
created the heaven and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1
“ ... as by one man sin entered into the
world, and death by sin...” Romans 5:12
“... having their conscience seared with a
hot iron...” 1 Timothy 4: 2
Comment: Whose conscience are
we going to follow? Yours or mine. The Bible says that neither is wise. The
Christian has the Holy Spirit living inside of them and the Spirit agrees with
the Word of God. A saved man is one who trusts in the work of Jesus Christ in
dying for his sins. Martin Luther said that a Christian is one that is
righteous before God but still sinful - going to heaven on the merits of Jesus
alone not on his good works.
Good works will take you to hell, as the
Bible says that “our righteousnesses (our good deeds) are as filthy rags” not
our bad deeds.
A good deed to a Moslem is to kill Jews and
infidels i.e. those who won’t convert.
SALVATION
On the last day, Moslems believe that
“Every man’s actions shall be laid before him like an open book”. There is no
repentance in this life based upon the work of an external God.
Depending upon the insight given by Allah to
a man, so he shall be judged - according to the truth he knows and to the best
of his abilities. Infidels who are presented with the truth of the Koran
will be given no mercy at the judgment. Torments of hell are graphic and heaven
is depicted according to earthly delights. Moslems disagree as to whether they
are literal or not.
WHAT’S GOD GOT TO SAY ABOUT ALL THIS? “Neither
is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be saved “Acts 4:12 “...that God was in
Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto
them...”
2 Corinthians 5:19 “He that believeth on the Son
hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth on him. “ John 3:36
Comment: All rather plain
isn’t it? It’s God’s way or the highway! You see if Allah created the world and
if he died on the cross for everyone’s sins then I guess he can make the rules
about life and death, salvation and hell - but until then he’s just a naughty
little stone idol.
BEHAVIOR
There are clear cut duties
and commands to be followed. Islamic morals are a combination of genuine acts
of love and justice, and legalistic performances on the other hand. However the
world sees much violence done by the Moslem because he believes he has the
truth. Although Moslems have elevated the position of women, they are seen as
little more than temptations to sin for men.
WHAT’S GOD GOT TO SAY ABOUT ALL THIS? “...whatsoever
things are true.. honest. just.. pure.. lovely.. good report.. virtue..
think on these things,” Philippians 4:8
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger,
and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you... and be ye kind one to
another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake
hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:31-32
WORSHIP
Muhammad is not worshipped, only Allah is. There is little or no worship of gods or idols, pictures or statues in Islam. Allah is worshipped for his power and majesty but can’t be leaned on for salvation as that is man’s responsibility. His guidance comes in the form of words not persons - in the form of the Koran.
There are Five Pillars of worship in Islam:
1. Reciting the basic creed, “There is no God
but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.”
2. Recite prayers in praise of Allah 5
times daily while facing Mecca
3. Give money to the poor
4. Fast for one month
a year (called Ramadan)
5. Make a pilgrimage at least once in his life to
Mecca, the city to where Allah revealed the Koran to Muhammad.
WHAT’S GOD GOT TO SAY ABOUT ALL THIS?
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,
and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow ...and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Philippians 2:9-11
“But the Lord is the true God, he is the
living God, and an everlasting king... “Jeremiah 10:10 “...for I am God, and
there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me...” Isaiah 46:9
Comment: Once again, DIY’ers
(Do-It-Yourselfers) won’t believe the Bible but have their own traditions. The
descendents of Ishmael (the Arabs) show their rebellion by having their own god
and sets of rules on how to enter heaven.
That’s the problem - you have to make sure that
they’re the right set of rules.
When you’re dead it’s forever - you can’t afford to
be wrong. When you enter eternity, everything you ever thought or did here on
earth counts for zero. The only question you’ll be asked is “Did you receive
Jesus as your Saviour, as having paid the price for you, did you trust in His
work on the cross.”
The reason that Islam finds acceptance with the
Roman Catholics and vice versa is that they both hate the Jews with a passion
and vengeance. The Jews remind the Catholics that they are God’s people and
that Jesus Christ is coming back again to sit on the throne of David, to
establish His kingdom here again on earth. This kingdom will be real, visible
and physical. The Catholics think that they are God’s kingdom here on
earth and that’s one of the reasons they wish to remove the books of Daniel and
Revelations from the Bible. The next edition of the NIV should have Revelation
removed and the Shepherd of Hermes as a substitute or the Epistle of Barnabas.
All the top Nazis, including Hitler, were confirmed
Roman Catholics and were bankrolled by the Vatican to exterminate the Jews.
Pius XII on the surface seemed to support the Jews in WWII but did nothing to
protest the death camps. A close attendant of Pius XII said that for a couple
of hours before his death in his bed, he heard him screaming his way into hell.
Yes, Islam and Rome hate the Jew and that is what
attracts them to each other. The Roman Catholics similarly have shown
themselves to hold the creedo of “convert or die”.
Isn’t it good to know, that Jesus Christ is coming
back for His own very shortly (this year - or the next or in ten years time).
This is called the Rapture of the saints (those who have trusted
Jesus alone as having paid for their sins).
Dear Friend, will you be one of those or will you
enter the time of God’s wrath on the earth - the 7 year tribulation. To get
right with God during that time, you will pay with your life because of the
persecution.
By Harley Hitchcock
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