Saint Christine Protests Washington, D.C. Islamic Event

Apostasy & Compromise in the Church

 

In Washington, D. C., our nation's capitol, a Muslim prayer service was held at the Washington National Cathedral for the first time. The service was briefly disrupted by a protester yesterday (Friday afternoon). Immediately after the beginning announcements and just before the call to prayer were made, a woman yelled out "Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior," "Jesus Christ died on that cross over there!" and He is the reason why we are to worship only Him. She was then removed from the National Cathedral. Christine Weick, the woman who took a stand against Islam's blasphemy of #Christ in His house, is a heroine!

 

 



 

It is truly ironical, isn't it, that a Christian was thrown out of supposedly Christian church building so as not to interrupt the service of the a false political-militaristic-social-religious system that is diametrically opposed to Jesus Christ, His teachings, and to Christianity as a whole. This is yet another blatant example and incident of the liberal left, which now includes many mainline protestant churches and their leaders, trying to appease the enemies of Christ as well as the enemies of America! There should be no compromise with evil.

 

update 11/16/14 7:52 a.m. Name correction added to this post.



The Terror of Islam, Part 4

This is part 4 of a series.

I recently received an email which encapsulated the threat that emanates from Islam. Islam is not the innocuous ‘religion of peace’ that our politically correct and corrupt politicians make believe that it is. As stated in an earlier blog post, Islam is a political, militaristic, and religious system. Its creed and principles are generally antithetical to our American culture and values. They are also in stark contrast to our Judeo-Christian heritage.

Could the following two charts be a big component of fundamental transformation and change that  then candidate Barack Hussain Obama promised to the many low information voters who eventually elected and re-elected him President? Obama’s election was much to the dismay and chagrin of conservative Americans and others aware of negative consequences further implementation of the progressive leftist agenda.

Islamic Infiltration and Influence

Just as bad as or worse than a spreading disease epidemic like Ebola, Islam and its radicalized elements and adherents are gaining a foothold in the United States.

 

Masquerading Mosques

Islam’s so called houses of worship, as in the Middle East, are often the breeding ground of terrorists and are centers of terrorist  and subversive activities. They are mushrooming in numbers and influence. They are financed by Middle East oil interests. They are now present in nearly every state. Our porous, poorly secured borders, which appears to be the  purposeful policy of our President are open doors to Islamists from foreign nations seeking to cause America harm. Many Muslim students overstay their visas and are likely to joining the growing number of Islamic extremists in Mosques and .

 

Wake-Up Warning

I know that what I have shared these last few days is not politically correct. I know that it not in sync with the policy and purposes of the current Administration in Washington, D.C. But I know that what has been relayed is true. You can call me am Islamophobe, or a racist, if you choose, but you have been warned. Islam is an enemy. The enemy is now within our borders. Like the Ebola virus it must be stopped. People must be aware of Islam and its radical adherents and  followers' potential deadly, and their real dastardly deeds and plans.

The Terror of Islam, Part 1

I recently received an email which encapsulates the threat that emanates from Islam. Islam is not the innocuous “religion of peace’ that some of our politically correct and corrupt politicians make believe that it is. Read the following and contemplate its message: (The highlights are mine.)

 

What Islam Is Not:



Islam, not the Chinese nor the Russians, represents the greatest threat to the world and might be the fulfillment of the book of Revelation in the Holy Bible. This is very disturbing for a Christian to read, but read it and be educated. The following content is adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat.

Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life. Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components. Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges. When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well. Here's how it works:

As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be mostly regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens.This is the case in:

United States -- Muslim 0.6%
Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
China -- Muslim 1.8%
Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
Norway -- Muslim 1.8%

At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:

Denmark -- Muslim 2%
Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7%
Spain -- Muslim 4%
Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%

From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:

France -- Muslim 8%
Philippines -- Muslim 5%
Sweden -- Muslim 5%
Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%

At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.

When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris, we are already seeing car-burnings. . Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam, with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:

Guyana -- Muslim 10%
India -- Muslim 13.4%
Israel -- Muslim 16%
Kenya -- Muslim 10%
Russia -- Muslim 15%

After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:

Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%

At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:

Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
Chad -- Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%

From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:

Albania -- Muslim 70%
Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
Sudan -- Muslim 70%

After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and is on-going in:

Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
Egypt -- Muslim 90%
Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
Iran -- Muslim 98%
Iraq -- Muslim 97%
Jordan -- Muslim 92%
Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
Palestine -- Muslim 99%
Syria -- Muslim 90%
Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%

100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' -- the Islamic House of Peace. Here there's supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrassas are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:

Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
Somalia -- Muslim 100%
Yemen -- Muslim 100%

Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.

'Before I was nine, I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my     brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; the tribe against the world, and all of us against the infidel. --- Leon Uris, 'The Haj'

It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrassas. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.

Today's 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world's population. But their birth rates are higher than the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world's population by the end of this century.

 

What Islam Is:

To Be Continued

Islamist Muslim Giving a Christian a Ride, a Photo

@ken24xavier @SenTedCruz @JohnFromCranber - Here's a picture of Muslims giving CHRISTIANS a ride --> pic.twitter.com/RxuGoYCUrm - #ObamaBuddies
— Mike Beacham (@Mike_Beacham) July 19, 2013

Making Sense of Obama Regime Scandals

Hat tip goes the to RightScoop.com for featuring on their website the post discussed below.
 

 

Judge Jeanine Pirro in a recent masterful monologue ripped the Obama administration for the numerous scandals that emerged or were elaborated upon last week involving this increasing corrupt regime. Here is a link her very informative video, which contains her entire monologue. It is well worth viewing.

In concluding her remarks she asks President Barack Obama the following insightful questions for which we may never obtain truthful responses:

“Why is it that you APOLOGIZE to Muslims, and you LIE to Americans? 

“Why is it that you use the IRS to SILENCE political decent, and (you use) the DOJ to THREATEN the Press? 

“Why is it that you mobilize the IRS to go after political enemies, but you can’t mobilize troops to save American lives in Benghazi?”

What if Tebow was Muslim?

Hat tip goes to www.AnsweringMuslim.com, where I first saw the video below. This YouTube video triggered some good discussion on a local Internet forum and also launched me into wanting to read the article mentioned in the video.

This very thought provoking question was asked a week or so ago by sports writer Jennifer Floyd Engel’s in her article, “What if Tim Tebow was a Muslim?”

I discussed this video today on the Politics Forum at www.Cleveland.com with several other posters. Here are some of back and forth comments:

Tebow is mocked because of his faith. Do the same thing to a Muslim and the the mainstream media (MSM), the ACLU, the DOJ and maybe even President Obama would be all over the perp(s).

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID: "And I consider part of my responsibility as President of the US to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear."

What about Christianity or Judaism, Mr. President?

One poster replied,

“Yeah, you poor Christians just have no rights at all in this country!”

My reply was,

Incrementally … yes we are losing our freedoms and liberties. Government wants to be god. It wants more and more people to be dependent on it for their daily sustenance. It wants to be in absolute control of our lives. It has room for God. However, it cannot and will not fill His shoes...

The same poster went on to say,

“Anyone dumb enough to believe Christians are persecuted are wackjobs, which you've more than proven yourself to be numerous times on here.

And (if) Tebow were a Muslim, he'd be the most despised man in America right now. What kind of moronic question is that?”

I responded,

Tebow is disrespected primarily because he dares to bring his faith outside his church into the world. There has been a concerted effort the past 70 or so years to mock, marginalize, minimize God, Christ, Christians, and Christianity by the leftist secular humanists who want to purge all vestiges of truth and light from this society.

And so it went, the media and the other Leftist dominated influencers of this society have targeted Christianity for particular derision, because it goes against their core ideology. They use political correctness to further their agenda. They shun the truth when it does not fit with their agenda. Look at the treatment given to Tim Tebow, it is testimony to this pervasive unhealthy un-American attitude that has been growing in this country.

Shoddy Reporting on the Religion of Islam by ABC News Part 14

I came across a critique of the ABC News 20/20 program, “Islam: Questions and Answers.” That program originally was broadcast a year or so ago. A recent YouTube exposé points out 20 errors in the hour long supposed ‘news’ program. This is a fourteenth and final in a series of posts that will delved into the various errors made by Diane Sawyer, Bill Weir, and guests on this program. I am not quite sure whether this was just a case of very bad or sloppy reporting, or merely a succumbing to political correctness, or outright lies about the so-called ‘religion’ of peace.

Here is the video, “Whitewashing Islam – 20 Errors on 20/20 (ABC News).” Following the video is a transcript of the next errors found in the ‘news’ production.

Error #20

[Transcription below for above video beginning at 23:16 on the video]

The infamous 'Ground Zero Mosque' Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, a ravenous wolf in moderate Muslim garb trying to deceive the American sheep, claims that:

“It’s my ‘duty’ as an American Muslim to stand between you the American non-Muslim, and the radicals, who are trying to attack you.”

David Wood repeats what Rauf deceptive boast, “‘It’s a Muslims duty to stand’ between us and the radicals, who are trying to carry out Mohammed’s command in the Qur’an and the hadith. I’ll tell you, Imam Rauf, you show in fact anywhere in the Qur’an or authentic hadith and I will personally help you build a mosque at Ground Zero! But you won’t show me because you know this isn’t what Islam teaches at all.

"In areas where Muslims make up a majority, the duty of Muslims is to violently subjugate all non-Muslims. In the Qur’an or authentic Hadith and I will personally help you build a mosque at Ground Zero!

“In areas like the United States where Muslims are in the minority the duty of Muslims is to practice TAQIYYA, deceiving non-Muslims into believing Islam is peaceful and tolerant.

“But you know this, Imam Rauf, because that is what you do for a living, and the lovely folks over at ABC News are all too happy to serve as your megaphone! But since the topic of ‘Islam’ it is perfectly acceptable to broadcast total nonsense in an effort to make Islam sound better than it really is. ABC News like so many other networks is a TAQIYYA AMPLIFIER! Muslims come up with soothing lies. ABC pumps them into your living room.

“If you are as feed up as I am, I invite you to send this video to as many people as possible. We need to start holding networks accountable for misleading and deceiving their viewers and we can do this by drawing attention to errors and correcting them…”

I look forward to additional exposés from www.AnsweringMuslims.com revealing real Islam. We have enough of the sanitized, false version so eloquently delineated by the main stream media, academia, and the Muslim taqiyya practitioners such as those ABC News traipsed out (Rauf, Manji, Aslan, Imam Hendi, Lekovic among others) in front of the cameras on their 20/20 program for American viewer consumption. In the end, what ABC presented was pure propaganda and indoctrination of just another politically correct issue defined and championed by the Left.

I highly commend the work of Mr. Wood and his website mentioned above and those who assist him in any way. We need more of this reality-based information, more truth about the Islamic system.

After viewing the video of the 20/20 "Islam Q and A" Program and having carefully gone through the "Whitewashing Islam" video I must conclude that the the 20/20 program was a puff piece, a pure propaganda film. There were elements of truth sown in here and there, but otherwise it was a fabrication or the false portrayal of Islam as essentially a peaceful religion.

The faces of innocent children, and pretty people mouthing platitudes about their peaceful 'religion,' and even the heart-wrenching antidote about a community coming together over a lost Islamic child at sea, cannot hide the lie. The reality is that the so-called 'religion' is false. That religion at its core is based on lies and its doctrine is inconsistent and presents a god that is unjust, hateful and altogether lacking in the love and justice found in the one true God found in Judeo-Christian sacred writings, the Bible.

Sharia Law, the practice of wife beating, cruel punishments such as beheading and  amputations prescribed by Islamic doctrine and implemented today in Saudi Arabia, Iran and other Muslim countries, regarding women as less then 2nd class, the practice of TAQIYYA, the issuance of FATWAS, the abject intolerance of any other religion in nearly every Muslim-majority country on earth all point to an Islam that is antithetical to what was portrayed in the 20/20 program. To portray the Americanized version of Islam is absolutely wrong. Most of what was said in the 20/20 piece would not fly in any Muslim dominated country. Those people expressing their interpretation would be literally shot down or stoned!

Wake up, America, to the enemy within. Along with its sinister sidekick Marxism, these twin evils compete with and conspire to destroy America.

Shoddy Reporting on the Religion of Islam by ABC News Part 13

I came across a critique of the ABC News 20/20 program, “Islam: Questions and Answers.” That program originally was broadcast a year or so ago. A recent YouTube exposé points out 20 errors in the hour long supposed ‘news’ program. This is a twelfth of a series of posts series of posts that will delve into the various errors made by Diane Sawyer, Bill Weir, and guests on this program. I am not quite sure whether this was just a case of very bad or sloppy reporting, or merely a succumbing to political correctness, or outright lies about the so-called ‘religion’ of peace.

Here is the video, “Whitewashing Islam – 20 Errors on 20/20 (ABC News).” Following the video is a transcript of the next errors found in the ‘news’ production.

Error #19

[Transcription below for above video beginning at 21:50 on the video] 

Diane Sawyer seemed to believe what she is saying,

“And reminding us that all of the peaceful American Muslims are part of America’s first line of defense.”

David Wood rejects what Sawyer said, “Yes moderate peaceful Muslims are our first line of defense against those pesky extremists. Muslims are violently subjugating Christians and other religious minorities in Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Nigeria, and everywhere else Muslims have power over unbelievers. Are all the peaceful moderate Muslims stepping in to protect these non-Muslims? Are these peaceful moderate Muslims the first line of defense for victims or Muslim aggression? Certainly not!

“But Diane Sawyer and ABC News are convinced that things will be different here in the U.S. where ‘moderate’ groups like C.A.I.R. [Council on American-Islamic Relations] constantly telling Muslims not to work with the police or the FBI in locating and in apprehending terrorists!

“By the way there is a bonus blunder in the clip we just saw. Notice that ABC showed us a picture Sadiq Abdul Malik who according to Diane Sawyer is one of the moderate Muslims always prepared to protect us from extremists. Sadiq supports Revolution Muslim and the Taliban. He defended (Major) Nidel Hasan after the Ft. Hood massacre. And he calls for the destruction of Israel. But, hey, I’m sure he’s quite ready to save us from all the radicals he supports!”

Showing the picture of a radical like Sadiq Abdul Malik in a discussion of the supposed behavior and actions of moderate Muslims is offensive and deceitful. Shame on ABC News for distorting the true threat of Islam in America.

to be continued

Obama’s Middle East Policy: Throw Israel under the bus!

Obama in his second major speech on the Middle East not only throws Israel under the bus, but he backs up the bus and runs over the nation of Israel, then abandons it for dead! Below are a couple of troublesome quotes from President Barack Husein Obama’s Teleprompted speech, which he delivered this week. This was a very insulting speech given less than 24 hours prior to a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“The US believes that negotiations should result in two states, with permanent Palestinian borders with Israel, Jordan, and Egypt, and permanent Israeli borders with Palestine.”

“As for security, every state has the right to self-defense, and Israel must be able to defend itself - by itself - against any threat.”

In the first he wants the borders of Israel to be returned to pre-1967, prewar demarcation. This is a joke. Israel was attacked. A war occurred. Israel won the war, they ceased the spoils of war, now Obama wants to see Israel give up their land. Whose side is this guy on? It sure seems that in everything he does he favors the Muslim cause. And he says he is a Christian?

As for the second quote the President is saying that Israel is on its own. He appears to be abandoning Americans strongest and perhaps only ally in the Middle East. Is this how we treat our friends? I agree with those who state that this man is anti-Sematic.

Once again this controversial and increasingly unpopular President has demonstrated his own and his entire administration’s vast inexperience and his and their Muslim and Marxist bias.

See also:

IsraelYoureNotAlone.com 

and

Letting Israel know 'you're not alone' 

How to Bypass the TSA

Muslim Garb

Cartoon as found at FloydReports.com 11/22/10

Obama Unmasked

I don't like Keith Olbermann, but this video is really funny.

Is the President a Muslim?

Molotov Mitchell says, "Barry You Are Halfway There"

Hat tip goes to WorldNetDaily, which features on its website a weekly video commentary by Molotov Mitchell. This guy is a genius. His work and video presentations are powerful, poignant, and profound. More and more people are questioning the President's claim that he is Christian. Increasing numbers of Americans believe he is a Muslim. Me, I think he is neither. He is a secular humanist, an avowed atheist. Below is a significant transcript of the embedded video below.

“…Why would anyone in the world think (Barry Soetoro also known as Barack) Obama was Muslim? He’s only stated like a million times that he is a devout Christian, so why can’t you inbreed redneck trilobites believe him?

“Well, liberal media as your flag-waving, bible-thumping enemy, I have an answer for you:

“Just words? Just speeches? Well, actions speak LOUDER than words.

“If (Soetoro aka) Obama is indeed a Christian, as he claimed many times, then he should be PROMOTING Judeo-Christian values (good) and OPPOSING evil as it is defined in Scripture. The Bible instructs its readers to judge a tree by its fruit. And (Soetoro alias) Obama’s fruit is BLOOD-DRENCHED and FATAL if consumed.

“…According to Christianity, those who pervert the faith, and lead others to hell by justifying and promoting their sinful lifestyles will end up in hell themselves. And if hell is a manifestation of you reaping what you have sown in sin, I shutter to think of what (Soetoro aka) Obama’s PRO-ABORTION, PRO-SODOMY eternity could look like.

“… (Soetoro alias) Obama is no Muslim. I mean the guy doesn’t

· create a Mecca,

· he denies Islam,

· he barbecues,

· his wife wears the pants in the house.

The guy is about as Muslim as Brad Pitts is Buddhist.

“But after

· dropping charges against confessed terrorists,

· throwing iscar dinners in the White House to kick off Ramadan on multiple occasions,

· promoting the 9/11 Islamic-Victory-Screw-You-NY Mosque

- he might as well be Muslim.

“Seriously, Barry, you’re half-way way there!

“Now grown a beard, and cover up your woman, you swine-eating apostate.”

The Masqueraded Muslim

T.D. sends us this provocative item in an email today. Apparently this item has been floating in cyberspace ever since the Soetoros'/Obamas' trip to Europe earlier this year.

“I was at Blockbusters on Saturday renting videos, and I was going along the wall and there was a video called "Obama". I told the men next to me that I wouldn't waste my time. We started talking about Obama.

“These guys were Arabs, and I asked them why they thought Michele Obama headed home following her visit in France instead of traveling on to Saudi Arabia and Turkey with her husband. They said that she couldn't go to Saudi Arabia, Turkey or Iraq .

“I said "Laura Bush went to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Dubai."

“They answered, "Obama is a Muslim, and by Muslim law, he would not be allowed to bring his wife into the countries that accept Sharia Law."

“Just thought it was interesting that the Arabs at Blockbuster's accept the idea that we're being led by a Muslim, who follows the Islamic creed. They also said that's the reason he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.

“Just thought that you would like to know. Odd, I thought HE SAID he was a Christian. Now he wouldn't lie to us would he?”

Although many Americans would think that this was not true. I think that there may be some validity to it. If the alleged President Barry Soetoro, alias Barack Obama, would try to hide the circumstances surrounding his birthplace, skirting the Constitutional requirement of natural-born citizenship, it is not much of a step to doubt his assertion that he is a ‘Christian’ and may, in fact, be a closeted secular-Muslim. If you observe his policies and actions this man is no more of follower of Christ, than the Pope is a follower of the Mormon Joseph Smith.

Shining God’s Light on the Koran re: Abraham

Sam continues his on-going series which contrasts the Judeo-Christian Bible with the Islamic Koran on a variety of topics. He aims the beam of the Biblical laser on the Koran to expose, to reveal what it really says. See his previous articles here.
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Was Abraham a Muslim?

Abraham is spoken of very highly in both the Koran and Scripture. The question we ponder today is: Was Abraham Muslim?

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

Say: “God has declared the truth. Follow the faith of Abraham. He was an upright man, no idolater.”(1)

He that chooses a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him and in the world to come he will surely be among the losers. (2)

And who has a nobler religion than he who submits to God, does what is right, and follows the faith of saintly Abraham, whom God chose to be His friend? (3)

Tell of Abraham, who said to Azar, his father: “will you worship idols as your gods? Surely and all your people are in palpable error.” (4)

Thus did We show Abraham the kingdoms of the heavens and the earth, so that he might become a firm believer. (5)

His people argued with him. He said: “Will you argue with me about God, who has given me guidance? I do not fear your idols, unless my Lord so willed. My Lord has knowledge of all things. Will you not be warned? And how should I fear your idols when you yourselves are not afraid of serving idols not sanctioned by God? Which of us is more deserving of salvation? Tell me, if you know the truth. Those that have faith and do not taint their faith with wrongdoing shall surely earn salvation, while they follow the right path.” (6)

They say: “Accept the Jewish or the Christian faith and you shall be rightly guided.” (7)

Say: “By no means! We believe in the faith of Abraham, The upright one. He was no idolater.” (8)

And tell of Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: men of might and vision whom We made pure with the thought of the hereafter. They shall dwell with Us among the righteous whom We have chosen. (9)

COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

The Koran teaches that Christians and Jews will tell Moslems and others to follow their Christianity or Judaism. Muslims are to say that they follow the faith of Abraham. It is implied that the faith of Abraham is Islam because according to the Koran there is no other correct religion. We can see from this that Islam is exclusive from Christianity or Judaism. It is not possible to be a Jew or a Christian and also be a Muslim at the same time. It is like one day when an avowed atheist told me that he became a better Christian after he became an atheist. Of course I was impressed with the contradiction of terms. I am just as impressed that the news media attempts to equate Islam and Christianity. Muslims do this also by telling me they believe in Jesus and that He is spoken of in the Koran.

The Koran says that Abraham was no idolater. This means that Abraham did not believe that Jesus was divine or that Abraham worshiped Jesus. Islam teaches that Jesus is not divine nor is he to be worshiped. Therefore, those who believe that Jesus is divine or worship Him are idolaters.

Abraham is said to have discussed idolatry with those who lived around him. He told them “who is more deserving of salvation.” This shows he considered salvation something to be worked toward and obtained based on one’s meritorious service. Merit means to serve for hire. (10)

The Koran claims this to be a noble religion, submit to God, do what is right, and follow the faith of Abraham. God chose Abraham to be His friend. Perhaps God will choose you also to be His friend. The question is what does it mean to submit to God? Submission is to give control of oneself to another. In being submissive to the god of Islam there is one thing among many one must do. It is to not believe that Jesus is God or to worship Jesus. What is the right thing to do? One of the right things to do is to make war against those who believe Jesus is God and worship Him (11). The faith of Abraham involves working for whatever goodness the god of Islam approves.

According to the Koran, Abraham leaves open the possibility of worshiping idols as long as they are sanctioned by the god of the Koran. It is written that he said: “…you yourselves are not afraid of serving idols not sanctioned by God?” So, if they are sanctioned by the god of the Koran it is possible to worship the idol. This knowledge will be handy when it comes time to worship the image of the beast.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to yourself. And Abram said to the King of Sodom, I have lifted up mine hand unto the Lord. The most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich: Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me. Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. (12)

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram: in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, lo, one born in my household is my heir. And, behold , the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be your heir; but he that shall come forth out of your own bowels shall be your heir. And He brought him forth abroad, and said, tell the stars, if you be able to number them: and He said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and He counted it to him for righteousness. (13)

But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. (14)

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Abram went out to do battle with the kings that had defeated Sodom and refused to take for himself any of the spoil of war even though he was entitled to it. He wanted to receive his blessing from God and not some wicked king who could then brag that he had made Abram rich. He was certainly not covetous. He did serve God out of love for God.

Abram believed in God. This is what was counted as righteousness for Abram.

God said of Abraham: “My friend.”

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

In the Koran Abraham is chosen to be the friend of God. In Scripture God says of Abraham, “My friend.”

In the Koran Abraham earns his salvation by believing in the god of Islam, which includes not believing Jesus is divine, and doing good works acceptable to the god of the Koran. In Scripture Abraham is considered righteous by believing in God.

In the Koran Abraham would worship only idols sanctioned by the god of the Koran. In scripture no comment is made concerning idols with Abraham.

In the Koran Abraham is shown the kingdoms of heaven and earth in order to become a firm believer. In Scripture Abraham is shown the heavens and asked if he can count the stars. God tells him his descendants will be just as numerous as the stars though he be childless. Abraham believes in God and this is counted for righteousness for himself.

CONCLUSION

In the Koran one earns their salvation and in Scripture one does not earn salvation. You must choose which one you believe to be correct. I believe Scripture to be correct and therefore Abraham was not a Muslim.

REFERENCES

1. The Koran Page 50 Paragraph 3:95
2. The Koran Page 50 Paragraph 3:85
3. The Koran Page 73 Paragraph 4:125
4. The Koran Page 99 Paragraph 6:74
5. The Koran Page 99 Paragraph 6:75
6. The Koran Page 100 Paragraph 6:80
7. The Koran Page 23 Paragraph 2:134
8. The Koran Page 23 Paragraph 2:135
9. The Koran Page 320 Paragraph 38:45
10. Webster’s New World College Dictionary Page 901
11. The Koran Page 81,127 Paragraph 3:16,8:12
12. The Holy Bible Genesis 14:21-24
13. The Holy Bible Genesis 15:1-6
14. The Holy Bible Isaiah 41:8