Posted on 10/29/2001 1:34:22 PM PST by RaceBannon
A Contrast Between Mohammed and Christ
Mohammed was the prophet of war; Christ is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7).
Mohammed's disciples killed for the faith; Christ's disciples were killed for their faith (Acts 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:7).
Mohammed promoted persecution against the "infidels"; Christ forgave and converted the chief persecutor (1 Tim. 1:13-15).
Mohammed was the taker of life; Christ was the giver of life (John 10:27-28).
Mohammed and his fellow warriors murdered thousands; Christ murdered none but saved many (compare John 12:48).
Mohammed method was COMPULSION; Christ aim was voluntary CONVERSION (Acts 3:19).
Mohammed practiced FORCE; Christ preached FAITH (John 6:29,35).
Mohammed was a WARRIOR; Christ is a DELIVERER (Col. 1:13; 1 Thess.1:10).
Mohammed conquered his enemies with the sword; Christ conquered his enemies with another kind of sword, the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God (Heb. 4:12; Acts 2:37).
Mohammed said to the masses, "Convert or die!"; Christ said, "Believe and live!" (John 6:47; 11:25-26).
Mohammed was swift to shed blood (Rom. 3:15-17); Christ shed His own blood for the salvation of many (Eph. 1:7).
Mohammed preached "Death to the infidels!"; Christ prayed "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).
Mohammed declared a holy war (Jihad) against infidels; Christ achieved a holy victory on Calvary's cross (Col. 2:14-15) and His followers share in that victory (John 16:33).
Mohammed constrained people by conquest; Christ constrained people by love (2 Cor. 5:14).
Modern terrorists derive their inspiration from Mohammed and carry out their despicable atrocities in the name of his god; Christians derive their inspiration from the One who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matthew 5:9).
Modern day disciples of Mohammed respond to the terrorist attacks by cheering in the streets; 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.).
Many Muslims are peaceful and peace-loving because they do not strictly follow the teachings of their founder; many Christians are peaceful and peace-loving because they do strictly follow the teachings of their Founder (Rom. 12:17-21).
Mohammed called upon his servants to fight; 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 here" (John 18:36)
Mohammed ordered death to the Jews (see A.Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad, Oxford University Press [1975], p. 369); Christ ordered that the gospel be preached "to the Jew first" (Rom. 1:16).
The Koran says, "Fight in the cause of Allah" (Qu'ran 2.244); the Bible says, "we wrestle not against flesh and blood" and "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal" (Eph. 6:12; 2 Cor. 10:4).
The Koran says, "Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them" (Qu'ran 9.5); Christ said, "Preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15).
The Koran says, "I will inspire terror into the hearts of unbelievers" (Qu'ran 8.12); God inspires His terror into the hearts of believers (Isaiah 8:13).
The Koran (Qu'ran) is a terrorist manual which condones fighting, conflict, terror, slaughter, and genocide against those who do not accept Islam; the Bible is a missionary manual to spread the gospel of peace to all the world (Rom. 10:15).
Mohammed's Mission was to conquer the world for Allah; Christ's mission was to conquer sin's penalty and power by substitutionary atonement (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18).
Mohammed considered Christ a good prophet; Christ pronounced Mohammed to be a false prophet (John 10:10; Matt. 24:11).
Mohammed claimed that there was but one God, Allah; Christ claimed that He was God (John 10:30-31; John 8:58-59; John 5:18; John 14:9).
Mohammed's Tomb: OCCUPIED! Christ's tomb: EMPTY!
—George Zeller (10/01)
[Note: For excellent documentation on the bloody history of Islam, see "THE BLOODY LEGACY OF ISLAM" by Chuck Sligh. E-mail: esligh2001@yahoo.com
I'll let your number stand. I tried searching for the FR post I was reading yesterday that placed the number at 66 million but I couldn't find it. Since I can't come up with the back-up I'll let your number stand.
Based on your number, you now need to come up with 25-30 million people killed in the name of G-d (or Christ - I can't remember which you were claiming). Let's make it easy. Find just 25 million. Keep in mind how many 1,000 or 10,000 or 100,000 person butcheries have to occur before you come up with 25 million.
Start counting.
Shalom.
I'll let your number stand. I tried searching for the FR post I was reading yesterday that placed the number at 66 million but I couldn't find it. Since I can't come up with the back-up I'll let your number stand.
Based on your number, you now need to come up with 25-30 million people killed in the name of G-d (or Christ - I can't remember which you were claiming). Let's make it easy. Find just 25 million. Keep in mind how many 1,000 or 10,000 or 100,000 person butcheries have to occur before you come up with 25 million.
Start counting.
Shalom.
I find that number unreasonable. Do you have any data?
Shalom.
I find that number unreasonable. Do you have any data?
Shalom.
Are you saying if these Blacks knew the truth it would make a difference in their choice of lifestyle?(rhetorically speaking)
I don't believe it would.(opinion)
The famed Salladin also killed far more of his fellow Muslims than he did Christians.
The famed Salladin also killed far more of his fellow Muslims than he did Christians.
Words like "must" give your lack of support away. There is a prejudicial tendency to make assumptions. But you need data. There are 800 million Catholics alone in the world today. Does that mean large numbers of deaths due to Catholic beliefs? You can't make that claim. You need data.
I'll check out Amnesty International.
Shalom.
Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men...
-- II Peter 3:15-17St. Peter made it clear that the Apostle Paul's letters are "Scripture". He also declared that Paul's writings are "distorted" by "unstable people". Frankly, I'll take St. Peter's word anyday, over some guy who is experiencing "inner struggles" and calls himself "James3".
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