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First of all, 'allah' is not God. As another sage poster said, there are demons who answer to that name. As to the correct 'name' for God Almighty, THE Creator of Heaven and Earth, 'Yahweh' is historically accurate, as I understand that name is based upon the Hebrew letters 'YHWH', referring to the God Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken.

Islam is nothing but one of many satanic deceptions designed to fool people into thinking that there are 'many ways' to reach God, the devil indeed influenced the writers of the Koran into actually including some charitable passages about how to show mercy to women and children, taking care of those in need, etc., but that is *exactly* how the devil operates: he is able to appear as an angel of light, to present just enough of the truth to seem legitimate, but at the core of his presentation, there is nothing but spiritual (and eternal) poison, which leads to physical AND spiritual death, and seperation from the REAL God.

Jesus said "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life", NO-one cometh unto the Father except by Me", and that means exactly what it says, that NOBODY is going to reach Almighty God EXCEPT by the Manifestation of God in the flesh, the Son of Man, the ONLY begotten Son of God, Who lived out His life on Earth for one, and ONLY one reason: to offer that Life as a Living Sacrifice for our sins, individually and collectively, for God's Word states that ALL men have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. Jesus accomplished His Mission, for on the third day, He arose from the dead, and now sits at the right side of God the Father Almighty. He was victorious over evil and death, and that is why even on the Cross, His last words before dying were "It Is Finished".

Jesus never sinned. And by the Law, He could indeed have chosen NOT to die, to call down those 10,000 angels to save Him as He was dying upon the Cross, because His sinless nature empowered Him (if he so wished) to literally live forever. But because (as John 3:16 says so well), "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."

THAT is another difference between Christianity and all other religions: every religion with the exception of Christianity teaches some variation of 'salvation by works', meaning that you just live a good life, do some good deeds, try not to do bad things, and generally be a good Joe, and "you'll make it".

That is a diabolical lie straight from the depths of Hell.

ALL men (and women) have sinned. God said so. And God cannot and WILL not tolerate sin in His Presence. The ONLY way that humanity can be reconciled to God, to be made presentable unto God, is by the Blood of Jesus Christ, shed upon the Cross, for the Redemption of our sins, and ALL have sinned, NO-one is righteous, not one. We all have a genetic sin nature that we cannot escape.

Jesus Himself stated that He is the Son of God. He stated that He is the only Way to eternal life, and that means that either Jesus is exactly what He said He is, or He was the greatest liar (or madman) in all of recorded history.

I believe that Jesus is everything He said He was, and more.

Now anyone can read over some of my posts on FR, and some are irreverent, some are off-color, some are obnoxious and offensive and I admit that many are probably not very Christ-like. But that is because I (like everyone) live and operate in the flesh, and that flesh is prone to sin, it is inclined to run after all of the ungodly things in this world, and I am a sinner, just like all of you. But like many of you, (and I would like to think ALL of you ultimately) I am a sinner saved by Grace. I am not without sin, but I am a work in progress and there are days when Christ has to lean on me more than others. There are times when my thoughts are not always directed towards God, but at the end of each day, I bring my failures, my shortcomings, my transgressions to King Jesus, and I tell Him I'm sorry for letting Him down that day.

And True to His Name, He dusts me off, tells me to just keep doing the best I can, to trust Him, and assures me that He is always with me.

Does that mean that I will eventually cease and desist from saying what I think about people, places and things here on FR that offend my sense of fair play? Does it mean that I will suddenly start saying nice things about Jimmy Carter (who I consider one of THE greatest traitors in American history)? No, probably not. I will continue to be the same person I am that I am today, because in order for me to be perfected, to be made acceptable to Almighty God, I must die the physical death, the flesh must return to the dust from which it came, so that my spirit, which I entrust to Jesus Christ, can return home to the Father, from whence it came.

I believe wholeheartedly that I will live long enough to see the actual Return of the Lord Jesus Christ, and while I do not (and cannot) know the exact day and time, or the manner in which He will return, I know that He WILL return, exactly as God's Word has stated, and when His Kingdom comes, and His Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven, we will all be transformed not only as new creatures, but transformed with the sudden knowledge, understanding and realization that God ALWAYS had everything under control, and that evil may have been able to prevail for a short time, but like the devil, it too, will be banished forevermore.

So is 'allah' God?

No. I talk to God every day, and His Name is that Name above every name, He is King of kings and Lord of lords, His Name is Jesus Christ, and He is the One in whom I have entrusted my soul.

Amen.