The deity of Christ is the critical difference between Christianity and all other religions.  Islam teaches salvation by good works, but Christianity teaches the truth—Ephesians 2:8-9 ”For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”  A believing faith in the Atonement of Christ for all life issues must be taught, understood, and applied for it to be a true Gospel message.

          Jesus says divine healing is by faith in Him—Mark 5:34 “Thy faith hath made thee whole.”  Daily supplies are by faith in Him—Matthew 6:19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth.”  Justice is by trust on God—Romans 12:19 ”Avenge not yourselves; I will repay, saith the Lord.”  Everything, including eternal life Romans 4:16 ”is of faith, that it might be by grace.”

The apostle Paul said 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 ”Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.  By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you.”  That is the gospel message of God’s Truth, and if anyone would choose to believe in faith on the Atonement of Christ, they would be healed, delivered, and saved.

It is the Blood sacrifice of Christ that forgives our sins, heals our afflictions, protects our loved ones, gives justice, grants peace, and provides everything else we need in life.  The foundation Truth of Christianity is that Christ, as God in the flesh, took our place on the cross to forgive our sins, but that is not taught in other religions because they do not have a God who is willing to die for them.

          Everyone has sinned and they must be erased because Revelation 21:27 “No unclean thing shall ever enter [Heaven].”  Atonement for sin has to be made, and only Jesus, as God, has the authority to do that.  Jesus paid for our sins—one time for every one—Hebrews 7:27 ”when he offered up himself” because He was God in person.

          Islam says Allah is one God and Mohammed is the prophet.  There are similarities between Christianity and Islam, but there are also serious differences.  Both Christianity and Islam believe in one God, but the all-important difference is that Christianity has Jesus as a Savior who paid for our sins, and Islam has Mohammed as a prophet who needs a Savior to pay for his own sins. 

That is a huge difference because only Jesus, as God, could die 1 Peter 3:18 “once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit.”  The Christian faith is based on the Truth of the Bible, and the Muslim faith is based on the delusion of the Koran.  These two faiths are very different.

          Islam began about 600 years after the Christian New Testament was completed in 60 A.D. Revelation 22:21.  Islam, then, is a recent religion even though generally believed to be very old.  Most Muslims say that Islam is peaceful and that Islamic terrorists act independently, but any religion that teaches salvation through outward works gives the message that acting in extreme ways will earn them an entrance into paradise.

          The truth concerning Heaven is found only in the Bible.  2 Timothy 3:16 ”All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”  The Koran does not teach the truth, and is a delusion, because it does not acknowledge Christ as God who paid for our sins on the cross.

          All religions that do not accept Jesus as the only begotten Son of God, who came in the flesh and who alone is able to atone for our sins, are dangerous delusions and must be rejected.  The Bible says there is only Ephesians 4:5-6 ”One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all,” and that “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” Acts 4:12.

          We are either righteous, forgiven, healed, and saved by outward works—as Islam and all other false religions teach; or we are righteous, forgiven, healed, and  saved by God’s grace through a trusting faith in the Atonement of Christ—as Christianity teaches, because it does have a Savior who paid for our sins.

          The Koran acknowledges that Abraham, Moses, and others were Old Testament prophets, and that Jesus was a prophet, but adds that Mohammed was the last prophet.  Jesus said, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever, the Spirit of truth” John 14:16.

          Islam says the counselor refers to Mohammed, but Christianity says the Counselor is the Holy Spirit John 14:17 "whom the world cannot receive,” because “it neither sees Him nor knows Him.”  The Holy Spirit “dwells with you and will be in you”—but is given only to believers.  Mohammed was not born when Jesus said that, so it could not refer to him.  Islam has twisted Scripture to fit their false doctrine.

          Muslims deny two fundamental truths of Scripture—they refuse to accept Jesus as the begotten Son of God, and they do not believe He died on the cross to forgive sins.  If Jesus was not God’s Son who alone could die for the sins of the world, everyone is headed for eternal fire.  It is a serious matter, and it is a very serious lie to say that Jesus is not the Son of God, because “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins” 1 Corinthians 15:17.

          Islam says the angel Gabriel revealed to Mohammed that Jesus was a great prophet and teacher, but not the begotten Son of God.  That totally contradicts the plain teaching of the holy Bible, so Islam must be labeled a false religion.

1 John 4:1-3 ”Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.  By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God—this is the spirit of the Antichrist.”

          The spirit that supposedly gave revelations to Mohammed in the 7^th century, fails the test.  It was not the Spirit of God, because it did not give the Truth that Jesus is the begotten Son of God who died on the cross to forgive our sins.  1 John 2:22 ”Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?  He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.”

          The Koran contradicts the Truth of the Bible that Jesus was God in nature who paid for our sins on the cross.  Colossians 2:9 ”For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity [Godhead] lives in bodily form.”  The previous verse warns against deception 8 ”Beware lest any man spoil you [leads you away; takes you captive] through philosophy and vain deceit.”  Islam is a false philosophy and deceptive religion—it must be flatly rejected.

          Isaiah predicted that Jesus was God Isaiah 9:6 “and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”  Thomas said to Jesus John 20:28 "My Lord and my God!"  And God the Father was pleased that Colossians 1:19 “in him should all fulness dwell.”

          God loves everyone—Jew, Gentile, Muslim, and Christian, so He sent His Son to pay for their sins—by shedding His Blood on Calvary’s Cross.  That perfect sacrifice of Atonement enables the “everlasting gospel” Revelation 14:6  to be given to everyone, of “every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,” so that their sins could be forgiven and eternal life given—but only if they will believe and live by faith in God.

          If we loved everyone of any nation, we would want them to know the same Truth that God has given us.  Satan has millions of people in Arabic countries and other nations, to accept false religions that will eventually send them to the lake of fire forever—if they do not repent, accept Christ as their Savior, and put their trust in Him.  Our spiritual eyes must be enlightened, and our heart must be inspired to trust on Ephesians 1:19 “the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe.”

          Whether Islam is a peaceful religion is not the issue, it is whether a teaching says that Jesus is the sinless Son of God, who alone could die for our sins on the cross—that is the vital issue.  If we will place a believing and trusting faith in His Atonement for sins, concerning everything in life—health and healing without drugs; safety and protection without devices; daily food and finances without pensions; and eternal salvation through an enduring faith in the sacrifice of Christ, we will be saved.

          Any religion that does not teach about trusting faith on the Atonement of Christ for victory over sin and Satan is a false religion—it is from the enemy of our soul.  The spiritual war rages every day for eternal souls and Satan will not quit until a higher power forces him to.  As a believer, we must continue to give God’s Truth, fight the good fight, and keep the faith 2 Timothy 4:7 until Jesus returns for His true children.

          God is love 1 John 4:8 and He wants everyone to be saved, but they will have to believe, repent, and trust on the resurrection power of Christ for every life issue to escape the flames.  Jesus said Matthew 18:3 “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”  That eternal Truth is not taught by other religions.  We have to believe Him, and place an active faith in Him, to reap eternal life.

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