posted by Bartimaeus @ http://reformation-truth.blogspot.com
In November of 2006 Pope Benedict XVI removed his shoes and entered the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul. This was the second visit to a mosque by a Roman Pontiff. John Paul II had visited a mosque in 2001. The Pope made the visit to placate Muslim outrage about remarks he made in Germany about Mohammed. What is remarkable that this ‘so called” leader of Chrisendom would join together with Muslims in prayer as if Christians and Muslims worshipped the same God. You will hear from those in the media; from our vote hungry politicians and weak kneed Christian leaders that Jews Christians and Muslims worship the same God. But Christians fail to realize Islam is a missionary religion. They are actively seeking converts. Jihad is the means to struggle or strive with ones adversaries. Jihad is often referred to as the 6th pillar of Islam. In Islam ther are six types of Jihad. Two types of jihad are
Jihad by the tongue (jihad bil lisan) is a struggle of good against evil waged by writing and speech, such as in the form of Dawah (proselytizing), Khutbas (sermons), et al. It is one weapon in the jihadi arsenal.
Jihad by the sword (jihad bis saif) refers to qital fi sabilillah (armed fighting in the way of God, or holy war), the most common usage by Salafi Muslims and offshoots of the Muslim Brotherhood.
In Islamic theology is to bring the entire world under Islamic domination and control. According to Muslim theologians the world is divided into seven regions. For our purposes we will examine two classifications or divisions.
Dar al-Islam literally house of submission) is a term used to refer to those lands under Muslim government(s). In the conservative tradition of Isalm the world is divided into two components: dar al-Islam, the house of submission and dar al-Harb, the house of war
Dar al-Harb "house of war") is a term used to refer to those areas outside Muslim rule. The term traditionally refers to those lands administered by non-Muslim governments. The exact definitions of these territories can vary widely according to the viewer's concept of who is and is not a Muslim, and which governments are or are not Muslim in practice. The inhabitants of the Dar al-Harb are called harbis.
The sole reason for the existence of Islam is a struggle against Christianity. On a human level if there was no Christianity there would be no Islam. Islam would have no reason to exist. Those who claim that Christianity can live in peaceful coexistence with Islam are at best incredibly naïve and at worst downright dishonest. When one reads a biography by even Muslim scholars on the life of Mohammed one readily see that Mohammed was a man of the sword. The very word Islam means submission. The Qu’ran is full of instructions on various ways of how to conduct warfare. The Qu’ran is a polemic against the Christian faith. The person and work of Christ is emphatically denied throughout the Qu’ran. The following are number of verses from the Qu’ran that speak of the Islamic concept of the nature of God and of the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. To be sure that the Qu’ran will honour Jesus ad a great prophet. But the Christians must uderstan that Islam affirms that Mohammed was the greatest of all the prophets (greater than Jesus) and seal of all prophets confirming all that had had come before. The Qu’ran uses the term “Jesus son of Mary” though acknowledging the virgin birth is a direct refutation of the Christian claim that Jesus was the Son of God
The Qu’ran Denies the Triune God.
James White in his book the Forgotten Trinity defines the Triune God as “within the one being that is God, there exist eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Many Christians today have a fuzzy idea about the Trinity. Belief in the triune God is essential to salvation. If one denies the Trinity they are outside the pale of Christian orthodoxy and can be under no circumstances considered fellow believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. A correct understanding of exactly what the Trinity is s just more evidence why theology matters. A fuzzy understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity has led to tragic consequences. The prime example historically is the coming of Islam. Consider the following verses in the Qu’ran and ask yourself that Mohammed have a correct understanding of the Trinity. At the same time keep in mind that the Qu’ran claims to be divine revelation and Mohammed is the prophet of Allah.
O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah. Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
Surah 4:171
They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them
Sura 5:73
And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.
Sura 5:116
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They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah. there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).
Surah 9:31
Now let me interject at this when you read these verse from the Qu’ran; do you get the impression that Mohammed may have misunderstood the doctrine . Mohammed’s conception of the Trinity seems very much like that tri-theistic Mormons. Note to who comprise the Trinity to Mohammed understanding Allah Mary his wife and Jesus the son of Mary
The Qu’ran Denies Jesus was the Only Begotten Son of God
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
And there is none like unto Him.
Surah 112:1-4
For the devout and pious Muslim this surah is the first thing he wants to hear when hie is born and the last thing he wants to hear when he dies. This again begs the gwustion; what did Mohammed understand when about Jesus being the only begotten?
The Qu’ran Denies Jesus was crucified.
That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.;- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:-
Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;-
Surah 4:157 & 158
There the Qu’ran denies that Jesus was ever crucified Muslims assert that Jesus was taken up to heaven before the crucifixion and another was crucified in His place. Isalmic scholars differ who this may have been some will argue for Judas and others for Simon of Cyrene . The problem with the argument that Muslims have witth the argument of the crucifixion are the eye witness accounts of the actual events as opposed to the events as recorded in the Qu’ram six hundred years later. The disciples were with Jesus when he was arrested. John was at the foot of the cross and Jesus spoke directly to Mary his mother and to mother.
Jesus came to do the will of His Father. The will of the Father for Jesus was he lay down his life for the sheep. The will of the Father was that He (Jesus) would save His people (the elect) from their sins. The will of the Father for Jesus was that He (Jesus) give His life a ransom for many.
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