Basic Differences Between Islam and Christianity.

Do Christians and Muslims believe in the same God? Here's a quick list of basic differences.

[hass]

Thank God I went from being born into a Muslim family to coming to Christ. May God also save them.

[amandahurd]

a sinless, virgin born man called messiah that does miracles...…. and somehow isn't the son of God. The devil is such a liar and has distorted truth for so many. I pray for freedom for the people twisted in lucifers lies.

[butterflyever]

makes so much sense!thanks for making me understand the Koran verses Jesus Christ our Savior!

[japexican]

Basic difference, one follows historical evidence, Islam doesn’t

[SuperYGOD]

The Jesus of the Qur'an is different than Jesus of the Bible. It is amazing that Scripture contains this prophecy, along with predicting false prophets.

[moemo]

Before Abraham was, I am !
- Jesus Christ

[mohamedosam]

I don't know where to begin, I am a Muslim, and I have great respect to Frank, however, at least 50% of what Franks has mentioned here in this video about Islam is absolutely wrong, and with all due respect lacks basic knowledge of Islam. The following are only a couple of examples of what's wrong in this 3min clip by Frank, and I am not going to get into much details here, if you are a truth seeker, please look into it and search for the truth yourself.

* Humanity is good by nature - wrong, read the Prophet Muhammad narration, "Every son of Adam is a sinner and the best sinners are those who repent" - The only exception to this is the prophets, they are not sinners.

* As per to frank (quoting from Quran), "God would never cause a prophet to go through that much suffering"!! You cannot be more distant from the truth, can you quote here the exact phrase that says that? Doesn't exist, as a matter of fact, the Quran states the exact opposite. All prophets been through so much suffering including Jesus and Muhammad, and there were many who were tortured and beheaded by their people.

* Frank said "They (Muslims) believe that the Bible is corrupted except where it helps their theology" --> Wrong again, we believe it is corrupted (intentionally and unintentionally) due to many factors, and the simplest factor is the translation very likely would not be able to convey the same exact meaning that God Himself put in the scripture.. The scripture is the word of God, and the translation is limited by the ability of the human being, so, there will HAVE TO BE substance lost in the translation, and there will have to be something that not necessarily conveyed in the translated text. Hence, the Bible text among us, cannot be assured it is the exact word of God, nor it can be denied. And that's what Prophet Muhammad said in a narration, "What the People of the Book told you, do not believe them or deny them, and say: Believe in God and his messengers. So that if it is invalid, you did not believe it, and if it is the truth you did not deny it". Accordingly, we can NEVER say, "this part is corrupted" and "this part isn't corrupted", we don't know what's corrupted and what's not unless it is something that 100% matches what's stated in Quran, then from a Muslim perspective, if that part from the Bible matches the Quran, then it has to be right, and then it is OK to quote it from wither the Quran or the Bible, because they are the same.

* "Jihad is only assurance"!! I don't know where do you get that from? And what do you mean by Jihad? Be clear and honest, the meaning of Jihad in Islam is fighting the evil from within.. So, if I have an urge to commit a sin, and I fight that urge, this is "Jihad" (fighting the evil within myself).. And again "Jihad is the only assurance" is not an accurate statement at all, can you share where you got that from? Can you quote that part from the Quran or the Prophet narrations? The fact is, the only assurance is the "mercy of Allah", nothing else. You do your part and be as much good as you could, as said in Quran 2:286 "Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. “Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us; our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Suppor-ter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people."

* As for the last slide, it is ALL WRONG, except for the first part that Muhammad was born like any human being and other Prophets peace be upon them all. And Jesus was born in a miracle by God through Mother Merry. Everything else in that slide is absolutely wrong.

I think these are enough corrections, there are other minor stuff, but these are the major ones.. So again, I am not going to discuss this here, comments discussion IMO is never a good forum for a constructive and useful discussions. But, if you like to seek the truth, go read a bit rather than sticking to a stand. I am here because I have been (and will ever be) in a continuous quest for truth, I listen to many topologists (not only Muslims or Christians) to understand their perspective, and get closer to the truth as I can be.
Sorry if I offend anyone, that’s definitely not the intention here. And forgive me if I have spelling or grammatical mistakes. May Allah (God) guide us all to the right path.

[Er_eh]

Mohammed taught people to kill and Jesus taught us to Love and forgive.

[gamers]

You put that extremely well...God Bless.

[cameronreed]

Ishmael was a result of Abraham disobeying God. Issac received the covenant and the promised seed that would birth king David and the step father of Christ Jesus.

[general]

The Qur’an tells us to follow the law and the Gospel but the Gospel contradicts the Qur’an, so there must be something wrong with Islam not Christianity.

[mohammadzafar]

I love Frank but man he is so wrong about Islam here. I would humbly encourage you all to find out Islam from more than just one source.

- good by nature is not what we believe.
- jihad being only assurance? He gives no citation of this. There are multiple ways to gain assurance which he doesn't mention.
- Muhammad was not sinless? Doesn't cite where Muhammad committed a sin either
- Muhammad did indeed perform miracles

These are honestly rudimentary aspects of our faith.

Bottom line. I believe God is one. Islam is only faith which states that. When we say bible is not what it used to be, it's because we believe the message of monotheism got lost along the way.

[bofygaming]

Please pray for all Muslims in all countries, we love them and we cry for them. God loves them so much more. Please Jesus meet them in dreams and visions, send them angels and men and women of your kingdom to minister to them. Please soften thier hearts for the good news of your son. Amen

[isa-atm]

Im a convert from Christianity to Islam, and would like to indicate some misconceptions created by Frank's slides on Islam:

HUMANITY - Humans being "good" by nature refers to the guilt felt by humans when they do evil. But Islam also says that Humans were created "weak in determination" and thus bent towards doing sinful acts. Frank is confusing these two totally different aspects.

MIRACLES - When Islam says "Muhammad did not perform miracles", it simply means that God was the one who performed the miracles, and it does not mean that no miracles were done through Muhammad (the biggest of which are the Ascension of the Prophet into the heavens, and the Moon-Splitting). This distinction is done in Islam in order to save humanity from deifying the Prophets.
Regarding the miracles of Jesus, the Quran clearly states that Jesus performed miracles "at God's permission", just like it is stated by Jesus himself in the Bible. All such Quranic arguments are aimed at stopping people from deifying the prophets.

WORD OF GOD and VIRGIN BORN - Jesus being the Word of God is constantly compared in the Qur'an to Adam who is also the word of God. It simply refers to Jesus being a direct creation and not a derived creation, just like Adam was. It has nothing to do with the Christian interpretation of Logos. The point that Quran stresses by saying that Jesus was the word of God is to show that he was God's peculiar creation and Christians shouldn't use it to make a god out of him.

BODY IN HEAVEN - Islam says that Jesus body is currently in the 2nd Heaven, and that he will return to the earth to rule for 40 years, and his body will be laid to rest in Madina.
As for Muhammad (sall.), he too ascended into the heavens, crossed the 2nd heaven, met Jesus, went up until the 7th heaven and had a conversation with God, and then returned to earth, and later laid to rest in Madina.

CORRUPTION OF THE BIBLE - One of the purposes of sending down the Quran is to reinstate the original religion of Abraham. "Reinstating" obviously implies that some aspects of other Abrahamic Religions like Judaism & Christianity deviated from the Straight Path. So whatever errors are indicated by the Qur'an implies corruption of those aspects in their scriptures. So Muslims are free to use the non-corrected aspects of the Bible as long as it alignes with the Qur'an.

[mosabbali]

you are a liar all the prophets are sinless in islam
and muhammed pbuh did miracles stop lying
and jesus pbuh is a word from god not the word of god in islam
learn islam then go and speak

[ritvarsberzins]

Humans are sinners by nature, but Jesus was sinless. That means He cannot be just a human. And God cannot sin, because sinning is against His nature.
Those 3 sentences explain everything

[zeyadag]

as a Muslim I will just say don't learn about Islam from a christian if you just want someone to make you fell good then it's OK. if you really want the truth try harder. may Allah guide you

[harrisonparsons]

I was watching a video of John Lennox preach, and he was explaining the importance of salvation and love. here is my analogy on it, If you went to heaven based on your deeds: it isnt showing what love is. God shows love for people who want a eternal relationship with him, and his gift is salvation-this is love. If salvation was based on your deeds then God would not be love and, salvation wouldn't really be a gift out of love, but a cause of a passing "grade"

[HaloUnion]

Really good stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[spreadingthelightofchristj]

Bulls eye Frank, appreciate what you are doing, keep shining for Christ Jesus!