The Terror of Islam, Part 3

This is part 3 of a series, The Terror of Islam.
 

I recently received an email which encapsulates 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.

Here is more evidence of Islamic infiltration in our government and an interesting footnote to my blog post which I entered yesterday is this article I came across today, which is dated 9/16/2014, “Controversial Muslim Brotherhood DHS Adviser Mohamed Elibiary Let Go Amid Allegations of Cover Up.” The more I find out about Islam and the terrorism it fosters, the more I think it like the Ebola virus. Both are deadly and must be checked, otherwise there will be an epidemic of fatalities. You can’t ignore Ebola; you can’t ignore Islam and the terrorism it breeds.

Read the following content based primarily on emails I recently received and contemplate its haunting and sober message.

(The following analysis) is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to finish. Maybe this is why our American Muslims are so quiet and not speaking out about any atrocities. Can a good Muslim be a good American? This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. The following is his reply:

Theologically – no, because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon god of Arabia

Religiously - no, because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256) (Koran)

Scripturally - no, because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.

Geographically - no, because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day.

Socially - no, because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.

Politically - no, because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan.

Domestically - no, because he is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34)

Intellectually - no, because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.

Philosophically - no, because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.

Spiritually - no, because when we declare 'one nation under God,' the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as such.

Therefore, (in light of the above and) after much study and deliberation, perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. They obviously cannot be both 'good' Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish, it's still the truth. You had better believe it. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.

Can a Muslim be a good soldier? Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at Ft. Hood and Killed 13. He is a good Muslim!!!

Footnote: The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within. SO FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.

“Slavery is the daughter of darkness: an ignorant people is a blind instrument of its own destruction.”  --- Simón Bolívar

Isn't this flat-out scary? The foxes are now officially living in the hen house (as we learned yesterday about the Islamist Muslim Brothers who have infiltrated the White House and key agencies of government like the Department of Homeland Security). Now ask me why I am very concerned! Do you feel okay with this? How can this happen and when will Americans wake up? We are quiet while our nation is being drastically changed (radically and fundamentally transformed).

If you are not concerned, (then Ignore the content of this and previous blog posts) and go to bed tonight...sleep well Otherwise, pass this information on, get the word out! We have go to have some relief starting with the 2014 Elections. Doesn't this make you feel safe and happy about your country and this administration?

To Be Continued

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

Four Faiths & Three Gods

President George W. Bush was tragically wrong when he claimed that all faiths serve the same God. I heard a clear explanation today by Dr. Richard Land on his radio show, Richard Land Live, regarding faith, God. and the false gods.

The Four Abrahamic Faiths

There are four religions that are Abrahamic. They all recognize Abraham as prominent in their teaching. The four faiths are Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Mormonism.

The first and oldest of the four faiths is Judaism. Much of the Old Testament of today’s Bible is considered the sacred text of the Jews.

The second, which proceeds and builds greatly upon Judaism, is Christianity. Christianity was established 2000 years ago by God (Jehova) incarnate, Jesus Christ, God who became man and offers the only eternal salvation to fallen mankind.

The third developed around 700 A.D. and was based on supposed revelations of the god Allah to the prophet Mohamed. The primary ‘sacred’ text of the Muslim faith is the Koran.

The fourth faith stemming from Abraham is Mormonism. Like the Islamic faith, this religion is based on revelations to another ‘prophet’ Joseph Smith in the 1800s. It is the newest faith. Their ‘sacred’ text is the book of Mormon and other revelations of the Mormon god.

Those, then, constitute the four faiths, which account for a large portion of the world’s religious peoples.

The Three Objects of Worship

Only two of the four share or worship the same God. Judaism and Christianity worship God (Jehova) the Father. Where the Jews differ from Christians is that the Jewish people generally reject Jesus Christ, who is God’s Son and God the Holy Spirit. Orthodox Christian recognizes a Triune God.

Islam’s Allah is not God. Allah is a god, an idol selected from among many, by the prophet Mohamed. Allah is the god of this world.

The god of Mormonism is one of many gods. Adherents to this faith work to become gods themselves.

Conclusion

Just as Judaism and Christianity have some commonalities. There are many similarities between Mormonism and Islam. Primarily it comes down to being a matter of the one true God, Jehova, versus a false god, which distinguishes faith.

Shining God’s Light on the Koran – Dealing with a Prodigal

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.


Does God Love a Prodigal?

The question at hand is, “Does God love the prodigal?” The prodigal is one who wastes or squanders all of his resources on his or her own selfish desires and then returns to his family seeking forgiveness.

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

Do not be a prodigal. Observe this, Allah does not love the prodigal (Surah 6:141 or 142).

COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

Clearly according to the Koran Allah does not love the prodigal, someone who waists his resources.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Ezekiel 18:23
“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Ezekiel 18:32
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

Luke 15:1-3
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

Luke 15:4-7 The Parable of the Lost Sheep.
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Luke 15:8-10 The parable of the lost coin.
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Luke 15:11-32 The parable of the prodigal son.
And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

The three parables above, the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Prodigal Son, are essentially saying the same thing. There is rejoicing at the end of each parable by God and the angles over finding what is lost. God is pleased when sinners, evil people, who repent and come to Him and find (eternal, spiritual) life.

God does not delight in the death of anyone. Instead He prefers that people repent of their sins and be saved. He is not willing that any should perish.

God’s provision for sin extends to all men and women. When Jesus received the sins of all mankind into His own body on the cross, no one was excluded. The Apostle John writes that Jesus is the propitiation, or payment, for sin but not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. No one is excluded. Scripture says, “That He (Jesus) by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” No one is excluded. Jesus is the only mediator between God and men. This includes all men. Again; none is excluded.

People have a choice. It is written: He (Jesus) came unto His own and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him to them He gave the right or power to become the Children of God even to them that believe on His name (John 1:11,12). No one is excluded by God but some people choose to exclude themselves. God knew before creation who would exclude themselves and who would accept His gift of salvation. Those then that He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

The Koran states that Allah does not love the prodigal. The statement is clear.

The father in the Prodigal Son parable represents God the Father. Jesus is using this parable to explain God’s love for even the worst of sinners. God clearly loves the prodigal.

CONCLUSION

The Allah of the Koran is different than the God of the Holy Bible. The God of the Holy Bible is the one who offers everyone, including you eternal life through His only begotten Son.

If you want eternal life you must believe that Jesus is God in flesh, that He received the wrath of God for your sins in His death and crucifixion, and rose from the dead. You can repent of your sins right now and invite Jesus into your heart. A sample prayer that you can speak to God is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sins and come into my heart.”

REFERENCES

The Koran passages are a paraphrase of several English translations.
The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood: A Penguin Classic
The Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir: Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc.
The Holy Qur’an, translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali: Ahmadiyya Anjumann Isha’at Lahore Inc. U.S.A.
The Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickethall: Everyman’s Library
The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, An explanatory translation by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall, Dar al-Islamiyya, P.O.B. 45677-1298, Kuwait
The Holy Bible is the King James translation of 1611 from the WORD program by Tom Hills with the New Creations

Shining God’s Light on the Koran – Absence of Responsibility

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.


Irresponsibility

Irresponsible is where a person is not required to give a reason of explanation for their actions or where a person lacks a sense of responsibility for their actions (1).

A father is a man who has begotten a child; the male parent of a plant or animal. Also someone who brings something into being; found, originate, or invent. A father takes responsibility for what they have done (2).

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

Observe that Jesus and Adam are alike to Allah. He created Him from dust and then said “Be” and he was (Surah 3:59).

We created man from potters clay; a black mud formed to shape (Surah 15:26).

Remember Mary in Scripture; that she had secluded herself from her relatives to a place in the east (Surah 19:16).

We sent unto her Our Spirit in the form of a handsome man (Surah 19:17). Upon seeing Him she said I seek refuge in the Beneficent One. If you fear Allah; leave me alone and go away (Surah 19:18). He said, I am a messenger of your Lord sent to provide you a son without any fault (Surah 19:19).

She answered, “How can I bear a son? I have neither been touched by a man nor have I been unchaste” (Surah 19:20). He replied: Never the less, your Lord says, It is no problem for Me. It shall be that We may make of him a revelation to all mankind and a grace from Us. The matter has been decreed (Surah 19:21).

Then she conceived and withdrew with her son to a remote place (Surah 19:22).

He, who is sovereign over the heavens and the earth, Who has begotten no children, and Who has no partner in his sovereignty. He has created everything, and established it all in its proper place (Surah 25:2).

Declare: Allah, He is One: Eternal. On Him all depend. He begets no one, nor is He begotten. There is none like unto Him (Surah 112:1-4).

People say: “Allah has begotten a son.” Nonsense, He is self-sufficient. All that is in heaven and earth belongs to Him. You have no right to make such a statement. Do you speak against Allah what you know nothing about (Surah 10:68)?

COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

According to the Koran, Allah has no children and most surely has not begotten any. There is no one else of equal stature.

Also according to the Koran the Spirit of Allah combined with the spirits of some angels to form a man who approached Mary to inform her that she was going to have a son. Since Allah needs only to say “Be” and it is: Mary conceived at the word of this messenger of Allah.

The question then is: Who is the father? Normally, the one who induces conception is the father of a child. That is: the one whose sperm unites with the egg. In this case the man, who was not human but appeared to be, spoke the words but was not the power behind the words. The angels who united with Allah’s spirit are not recorded in the Koran as having the ability to say “Be” and it is. Therefore, Allah is the only one capable of providing a sperm which would cause Mary to conceive.

The Koran clearly states that Allah never begat a son. Yet, the Koran states that Allah made a woman (Mary) pregnant. This is known as double speak. Yes I did but no I didn’t. In Native American Indian lingo it is called, “Speaking with a forked tongue.” Do you know what species of animal has a forked tongue? Do you know who is represented by that species of animal? If you do not know, research it. The exercise will do you good.

Allah is denying any responsibility for his child. This is irresponsibility. Not good for any father, much less for Allah.

Allah created Adam yet he denies him also the status of ‘son’.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Luke 3:38
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Luke1:26-29
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

Luke1:30-33
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Luke 1:34-36
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

Luke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Luke 1:38
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Lu 1:39-41
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

Luke 1:42,43
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Hebrews 2:16
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

I Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

I John 2:2
And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Matthew 18:3-5
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receives Me.

Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto Me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

God created Adam and therefore calls him son.

God caused Mary to become pregnant and have a son. God calls this one the Only begotten Son of God. All other sons of God are created or adopted. The God of the Holy Bible recognizes His responsibility as a Father and is responsible.

God’s provision for sin extends to all men and women. So why then, would He give faith only to a few chosen, and not everyone? When Jesus received the sins of all mankind into His own body on the cross no one was excluded. The Apostle John writes that Jesus is the propitiation, or payment, for sin but not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. No one is excluded. Scripture says, “That He (Jesus) by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” No one is excluded. Jesus is the only mediator between God and men. This includes all men. Again; none is excluded.

People have a choice. It is written: He (Jesus) came unto His own and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him to them He gave the right or power to become the Children of God even to them that believe on his name (John 1:11, 12). No one is excluded by God but some people choose to exclude themselves. God knew before creation who would exclude themselves and who would accept His gift of salvation. Those then that He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

The Allah of the Koran claims to have created Adam and then claims to have made a woman pregnant and yet denies having any son. The statement is false because both situations cannot be true at the same time. One of the statements must be false. Either Allah did not create Adam and did not get a woman pregnant and therefore has no son; or Allah did create Adam and got a woman pregnant and therefore has at least two sons: One son by creation and the other son by begetting. Allah of the Koran appears to be in denial.

The God of Scripture claims to have created Adam and begotten a child, who is Jesus. He calls both of them son. One son is by creation the other son is by begetting which makes Him God in flesh. The God of Scripture is not in denial.

The Allah of the Koran is not the same as the God of Scripture and the son controversy clearly shows this.

CONCLUSION

You must choose who you believe is correct: The Allah of the Koran or the God of Scripture.

The God of Scripture offers you eternal life here and now, and you do not have to kill yourself or others to receive it.

If you want eternal life for yourself, you must believe that Jesus is God in flesh, that He received the wrath of God for your sins, and that He rose from the dead. You can repent of (turn away from) your sins right now and invite Jesus into your heart. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sins and come into my heart.”

REFERENCES

The Koran passages are a paraphrase of several English translations.
The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood: A Penguin Classic
The Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir: Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc.
The Holy Qur’an, translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali: Ahmadiyya Anjumann Isha’at Lahore Inc. U.S.A.
The Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickethall: Everyman’s Library
The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, An explanatory translation by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall, Dar al-Islamiyya, P.O.B. 45677-1298, Kuwait
The Holy Bible is the King James translation of 1611 from the WORD program by Tom Hills with the New Creations

1. Paraphrased from Webster’s New World College Dictionary, page 756.
2. Paraphrased from Webster’s New World College Dictionary, page 517.

Shining God’s Light on the Koran – Who is your father? Part 2

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.



Could Satan be your father?

Satan is written about in both the Koran and the Holy Bible. Do you know what relationship you have with him? Could he be your father?

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

The only true religion in Allah’s eyes is Islam (Surah 3:19).

Notice: Allah shows no mercy for the offense of having a partner or associate attributed to Him; idolaters. He forgives whoever He will of all other offences. Those who claim that there are others equal to Him have strayed greatly into error (Surah 4:116).

Those people who choose Satan instead of Allah for a benefactor will suffer a great noticeable loss (Surah 4:119).

Satan makes promises and stirs up empty desires in his devotees. He makes numerous promises to them only to amusingly deceive them (Surah 4:120).

Prophet, make armed conflict against those who do not believe and those who pretend to be better than they are. Treat them cruelly. Their home is in hell and evil is their destiny (Surah (9:73).

... violently kill all the idolaters where ever you find them, ... (Surah 9:5).

Those who do not believe are those who say, Allah is the Christ, the son of Mary (Surah 5:72).
Those who do not believe say: “Allah is one of three” (Surah 5:73).

“He, who is sovereign over the heavens and the earth, Who has begotten no children, and Who has no partner in his sovereignty. He has created everything, and established it all in its proper place (Surah 25:2).

Declare: Allah, He is One: Eternal. On Him all depend. He begets no one, nor is He begotten. There is none like unto Him (Surah 112:1-4).

People say: “Allah has begotten a son.” Nonsense, He is self-sufficient. All that is in heaven and earth belongs to Him. You have no right to make such a statement. Do you speak against Allah what you know nothing about (Surah 10:68)?

COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

According to Mohammad, believing that God is a trinity of persons is anathema to Islam, which according to the Koran is the only correct or true religion. Allah is pleased with no other.

Basic in the teaching of Islam is that god, Allah the Arabic word for God, is one person and definitely not a trinity of persons.

Christians and Jews are referred to in many derogatory ways: idolaters, infidels, unbelievers, and worthy of death. They are counted as enemies of Allah, Islam, and the ‘blessed’ Prophet.
According to the Koran, Allah has no children and most surely has not begotten any. There is no one else of equal stature. Allah does not pardon those who believe in the trinity.

Satan is a deceiver and people who believe his lies and follow him wind up destroyed.

Those who believe that Jesus is Allah (god) are to be murdered for hell is what they deserve according to the Koran.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

John 8:31-59
31,32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33-36 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37-38 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39-40 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41-43 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44-45 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46-47 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
48-50 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
51-52 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
53-55 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25-27 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28-30 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39-40 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41-42 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Jesus makes the statement, “Before Abraham was, I AM.” This is direct reference to continuous prior existence to Abraham during the time he actually lived. “I AM” is the name of the One who told Moses to go to Pharaoh, and then delivered the Children of Israel out of Egypt. “I AM” drowned the Egyptian Army in the Red Sea. Jesus is identifying Himself to the people as that deity. The people realized this and took up stones to stone Him. Jesus claims to be Allah (God).

Jesus, who is the Son of man, claims to have a kingdom with angels at His command. He sows or plants His children, the children of the kingdom, into the world.

The enemy of Jesus sows his children into the world, also. This enemy is identified as the devil, who is, of course, Satan. Satan thus has children.

Jesus said that the Jews who wanted to kill him were of their father the devil. Jesus identifies the devil as a liar and a murder. His children, then, also desire to lie and murderer.

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

Jesus identifies the children of Satan as being like him in that he murders and lies so they murder and lie. The Allah of the Koran calls for the murder of those who believe in the trinity and who believe that Jesus is Allah (God).
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CONCLUSION

Could it be that those who believe in Islam are actually children of Satan and therefore without eternal life?

If you want eternal life you must believe that Jesus is God in flesh, that He received the wrath of God for your particular sins, and that He rose from the dead. You can repent of your sins right now and invite Jesus into your heart. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sins and come into my heart.”
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REFERENCES

The Koran passages are a paraphrase of several English translations.
The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood: A Penguin Classic
The Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir: Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc.
The Holy Qur’an, translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali: Ahmadiyya Anjumann Isha’at Lahore Inc. U.S.A.
The Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickethall: Everyman’s Library The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Translated by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickethall, KAZI Publications
The Holy Bible is the King James translation of 1611 from the WORD program by Tom Hills with the New Creations Ministries

Shining God’s Light on the Koran – who is your father?

Happy Father's Day!

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.

Is GOD the Father to All Men?

The question at hand is, do all men and women have God as their father? A second question is, how does God become ones Father to those He chooses to save? Thirdly, can anyone become a child of God?

John 3:7, 9
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

John 3:13-16
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:17-19
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

The only true religion in Allah’s eyes is Islam (Surah 3:19).

“Every child is born in Islam: it is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian” ((B. 23:179) a saying of the Prophet, commentary on the Quran in “The Holy Qur’an” page 140, by Maulana Muhammad Ali, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Lahore Inc. U.S.A.).

Speak positively. Glory be to Allah! He has not obtained for His Own; a son. He has no joint ownership with anyone in His kingdom. He does not need an assistant due to any inability. Announce His majesty and esteem Him highly (Surah 17:111).

He, who is sovereign over the heavens and the earth, Who has begotten no children, and Who has no partner in his sovereignty. He has created everything, and established it all in its proper place (Surah 25:2).

Declare: Allah, He is One: Eternal. On Him all depend. He begets no one, nor is He begotten. There is none like unto Him (Surah 112:1-4).

People say: “Allah has begotten a son.” Nonsense, He is self-sufficient. All that is in heaven and earth belongs to Him. You have no right to make such a statement. Do you speak against Allah what you know nothing about (Surah 10:68)?

COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

According to Mohammad, children are born believing in Islam, which according to the Koran is the only correct religion. Allah is pleased with no other.

Basic in the teaching of Islam is that God, Allah the Arabic word for God, is one person and definitely not a trinity of persons, as is the case of the God of the Judeo-Christian Bible.

According to the Koran, Allah has no children and most surely has not begotten any. There is no one else of equal stature. This means that one cannot be a child of Allah. Believers in Islam, it would appear from the Koran, have no father nor does Allah appear to desire to have anyone as his child. Moslems are apparently fatherless with no spiritual father. It is a father who looks after and cares for his children because he loves them. Allah it appears has no fatherly love for those in Islam. Why then should Allah ever care for them. It is beneath the dignity of Allah to ever be a father.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

John 1:1-18

1-5: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

1:6-9: There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

1:10-13: He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14-18: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. .
Hebrews 2:16
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

Matthew 18:3-5
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receives Me.

Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto Me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

God does not delight in the death of anyone. Instead He prefers that people repent of their sins and be saved. He is not willing that any should perish. If this is the case why would God save only a chosen few? The fact is He gives the right to anyone, who truly believes on Jesus, to be a child of God and to be saved. One must believe that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. That He lived a sinless life. That Jesus took your sins in His own body on the cross and received the wrath of God for your sins and all the people in the world. You must believe that Jesus rose from the dead. You must repent of your sins. You need to confess to God you are a sinner, and invite Jesus into your heart.

Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not: For of such is the Kingdom of God.” Jesus said “children”. He did not say: some children or only this child. He said “children” as in all children. No child was excluded in this statement. That means that all children can be saved. Otherwise how could Jesus say, “Of such is the kingdom of heaven”. How else could Jesus say, “Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.”?

God’s provision for sin extends to all men and women. When Jesus received the sins of all mankind into His own body on the cross no one was excluded. The Apostle John writes that Jesus is the propitiation, or payment, for sin but not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. No one is excluded. Scripture says, “That He (Jesus) by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” No one is excluded. Jesus is the only mediator between God and men. This includes all men. Again; none is excluded.

People have a choice. It is written, He (Jesus) came unto His own and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him to them He gave the right or power to become the Children of God even to them that believe on his name (John 1:11, 12). No one is excluded by God but some people choose to exclude themselves. God knew before creation who would exclude themselves and those who would accept His gift of salvation. Those then that He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

In the Koran Allah (God) has no children. Not even you can be his child nor is Jesus his child. Allah of the Koran does not want children and it is beneath his dignity to have children.

In the Holy Bible we read that God is a Father. He is the Father of His only begotten Son and the Father of those who believe on Him. You can become a believer and have a personal relationship with God the Father in heaven and become a part of His family so He can care for you and about you just as a good father whould.

CONCLUSION

You can have God as your Father right now, today if you like, and you will have eternal life given to you by Him.

If you want eternal life you must believe that Jesus is God in flesh, that He received the wrath of God for your sins, and that He rose from the dead. You can repent of your sins right now and invite Jesus into your heart. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sins and come into my heart.”

REFERENCES

The Koran passages are a paraphrase of several English translations.
The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood: A Penguin ClassicThe Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir: Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc.The Holy Qur’an, translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali: Ahmadiyya Anjumann Isha’at Lahore Inc. U.S.A.
The Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickethall: Everyman’s Library
The Holy Bible is the King James translation of 1611 from the WORD program by Tom Hills with the New Creations Ministries

Shining God’s Light on the Koran – Muhammad’s Foes

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.

Muhammad and his adversaries

Muhammad writes of his adversaries, not just for his contemporaries, but for all time. It seems that he had, and identifies three adversaries that he and his followers had to deal with. In the Koran Muhammad gives clear instructions on dealing with his enemies. These enemies fall into three major groups: Jews, Idolaters, and Christians.

Luke 12:4,5 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Jesus.

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

You will find the most outspoken of men in their dislike against believers are the Jews and the Idolaters. The closest in friendliness toward the believers are those who call themselves Christians. That is because there are priests and monks scattered in with them. They are also free from pride (Surah 5:82).

The retribution for those who make war against Allah and his Prophet and disseminate mischief in the land shall be killed or crucified or have their hands and feet cut off on alternate sides or be banished from the land. They shall be dishonored in this world and severely chastised after their life on earth is done. With the exception of those who repent before you punish them. You must know that Allah is forgiving and merciful (Surah 5:33,34).

Those who do not believe are those who claim: “Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary” (Surah 5:72).

Those who do not believe are those who claim: “Allah is one of three.” There is only one Allah. If they do not refrain from such speech those who do not believe shall be severely punished (Surah 5:73).

The only true religion in Allah’s eyes is Islam (Surah 3:19).

Those who do not believe shall be severely punished while those who accept the true Faith and perform good works shall be forgiven and richly rewarded (Surah 35:7).

Prophet, war against those who do not believe and the hypocrites, and treat them severely. Hell shall be their home and evil their fate (Surah 66:9).

Battle with them until idolatry ceases to exist and the religion of Allah rules unchallenged (Surah 2:193).

He, Who is sovereign over the heavens and the earth, Who has begotten no children, and Who has no partner in his sovereignty. He has created everything, and established it all in its proper place (Surah 25:2).

Declare: Allah, He is One: Eternal. On Him all depend. He begets no one, nor is He begotten. There is none like unto Him (Surah 112:1-4).

People say: “Allah has begotten a son.” Nonsense, He is self-sufficient. All that is in heaven and earth belongs to Him. You have no right to make such a statement. Do you speak against Allah what you know nothing about (Surah 10:68)?

COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

The ones Muhammad considered his enemies are those who did not believe his theology. Basic in the teaching of Islam is that God, Allah the Arabic word for God, is one person and definitely not a trinity of persons. Those that believe in the trinity and that believe Jesus is God are called unbelievers, infidels, polytheists, idolaters, and disbelievers. Christians and Jews are referred to in many derogatory ways and are considered worthy of death. They are counted as enemies of Allah, Islam, and the blessed Prophet.

Because Allah is allegedly merciful, people are given a chance to renounce whatever they believe and become Muslims. If they choose not to convert to Islam, most often they are murdered. You can expect this to happen wherever they control the power.

According to the Koran, Allah has no children and most surely has not begotten any. There is no one else of equal stature.

Form the Koran’s point of view a believer is one who believes that Jesus is not the Son of God, nor is He divine. The unbeliever, idolater, and infidel or whatever description is used is the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God. This belief Islam wants to eliminate from the earth. No appeasement is possible.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Matthew 10:32,33 - Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 16:13-16 - When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Matthew 16:17,18 - And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:19 - And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Jesus wants people to confess Him before other men and women. The confession is that Jesus is the Son of God and that we as believers have a personal relationship with Him. This was the confession of Peter when he said Jesus is: “The Son of the living God.”

This was revealed to Peter by God the Father and He will reveal it to you as well if you so desire. You can pray and ask Him and read and study the scripture.

Jesus said that upon this confession He would build his body of believers (the church) who are often called Christians. He said that the gates of hell would not succeed in defeating it. “Gates of hell” are the various systems of thought that bring a person into hell.

People, who do not believe in Jesus, think of Him only as a good man or a prophet and not as the Son of God and therefore divine. People who do not believe also do not believe in the trinity. That is, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit yet one God. One way to think about it is that a husband and wife are two people yet one flesh.

Jesus gave to his followers the keys of the kingdom of heaven. What Jesus said to Peter comes down through the years to each believer today. Jesus said what you bind on earth is bound in heaven and what you lose on earth is loosed in heaven. We as Christians have authority in the name of Jesus to bind Satan and his demons today. God will back up our word with His power. This makes what we say very important.

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

The theology of Islam as found in the Koran for the most part is opposite that of the Holy Bible yet they use some of the same terminology.

An example is the word ‘believer.’ It is the same word in both Islam as in Christianity but the meaning of the word is changed. One believes that Jesus is God the other does not. [ The modern day liberal was not the first to bastardize the meaning of words. – gregjaye ]

The term monotheism is different. In Islam there is one person called God yet there are at least two angels that are raised to a God-like status in the use of the term ‘We.’ The term, ‘We,’ is capitalized. thus indicating deity. Yet angels are created beings. From the Holy Bible one learns that monotheism refers to one God existing as three persons. each one of Whom is referred to as God.

The confession of Islam is that Jesus is not the Son of God, while the confession of the Holy Bible and Christians is that Jesus is the Son of God. In fact, it is upon this confession and Jesus, Himself, said, that He will build His church. Moreover the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Islam is but one of the many gates of hell attacking the church of Jesus Christ.

They will not prevail because the greatest adversary to Muhammad, his god, and Islam is the God of the Holy Bible. The Christian is given authority to bind the activities of Islam on earth and all the other gates of hell as well.

CONCLUSION

Apparently Islam is on the attack against anyone who does not agree with their concept of God and follow their customs as outlined in the Koran. The adversaries of Muhammad are people of any diverse or different theology through the ages. Anyone not acting or thinking within the parameters of the Koran is considered the enemy of Muhammad and of Allah, and therefore subject to severe punishment by the followers of Muhammad.

Jesus said that His followers are to confess Him before men which would include Muslims. They are not to be afraid for their lives for they have eternal life.

If you desire or seek eternal life, you must believe that Jesus is God in flesh, that He received the wrath of God for your sins, and that He rose from the dead. You can repent of your sins right now and invite Jesus into your heart and life. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sins and come into my heart.”

REFERENCES

The Koran passages are a paraphrase of several English translations.
The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood: A Penguin Classic
The Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir: Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc.
The Holy Qur’an, translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali: Ahmadiyya Anjumann Isha’at Lahore Inc. U.S.A.
The Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickethall: Everyman’s Library
The Holy Bible is the King James translation of 1611 from the WORD program by Tom Hills with the New Creations Ministries

Shining God’s Light on the Koran – Faith

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.

Is Faith for All Men?

The question at hand is: Do all men have faith? The second question is: Does God give faith to those He chooses to save and choose to let the others perish?

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

The only true religion in Allah’s eyes is Islam (Surah 3:19).

“Every child is born in Islam: it is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian” ((B. 23:179) a saying of the Prophet, commentary on the Quran in “The Holy Qur’an” page 140, by Maulana Muhammad Ali, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Lahore Inc. U.S.A.).

He, who is sovereign over the heavens and the earth, Who has begotten no children, and Who has no partner in his sovereignty. He has created everything, and established it all in its proper place (Surah 25:2).

Declare: Allah, He is One: Eternal. On Him all depend. He begets no one, nor is He begotten. There is none like unto Him (Surah 112:1-4).

People say: “Allah has begotten a son.” Nonsense, He is self-sufficient. All that is in heaven and earth belongs to Him. You have no right to make such a statement. Do you speak against Allah what you know nothing about (Surah 10:68)?

COMMENTARY ON THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

According to Mohammad, children are born believing in Islam, which according to the Koran is the only correct religion. Allah is pleased with no other.

Basic in the teaching of Islam is that God, Allah the Arabic word for God, is one person and definitely not a trinity of persons.

Christians and Jews are referred to in many derogatory ways: idolaters, infidels, unbelievers, and worthy of death. They are counted as enemies of Allah, Islam, and the blessed Prophet.

According to the Koran, Allah has no children and most surely has not begotten any. There is no one else of equal stature.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Ezekiel 18:23
“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Ezekiel 18:32
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

I Timothy 2:1-6
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.’

Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Hebrews 2:16
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

II Thessalonians 3:2
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

I Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

I John 2:2
And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Mark 10:13-15
And they brought young children to Him, that He should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Matthew 18:3-5
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receives Me.

Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto Me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

Scripture clearly states that all men do not have faith. What Scripture does not say is that all men have never had faith or that they can never have faith if they presently do not have faith. Since faith comes by hearing the Word of God; even if someone has lost their faith it can be restored through hearing and reading Gods Word. If someone has faith and not lost it; it can be strengthened through hearing and reading Gods Word.

God does not delight in the death of anyone. Instead He prefers that people repent of their sins and be saved. He is not willing that any should perish. With this the case why would God give faith only to a chosen few? The fact is he has not given faith only to a chosen few.

Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not: For of such is the Kingdom of God.” Jesus said “children”. He did not say: some children or only this child. He said “children” as in all children. No child was excluded in this statement. That means that all children have faith. Otherwise how could Jesus say, “Of such is the kingdom of heaven”. How else could Jesus say, “Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.?” Since children are pleasing to God and with out faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6) all children must have faith. It must be something people are born with.

For the Apostle Paul to write that, “All men have not faith,” then faith must have been lost by some people after childhood.

The Apostle Paul also wrote, “…God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” Notice the definite article ‘the’ this specifies something specific. In this case, “Measure of faith”. Each and every person receives this measure of faith while developing in the womb. It is provided by God just as the rest of the body for a child is provided by God.

God’s provision for sin extends to all men and women. So why then, would He give faith only to a few chosen, and not everyone? When Jesus received the sins of all mankind into His own body on the cross no one was excluded. The Apostle John writes that Jesus is the propitiation, or payment, for sin but not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. No one is excluded. Scripture says, “That He (Jesus) by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” No one is excluded. Jesus is the only mediator between God and men. This includes all men. Again; none is excluded.

People have a choice. It is written: He (Jesus) came unto His own and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him to them He gave the right or power to become the Children of God even to them that believe on his name (John 1:11,12). No one is excluded by God but some people choose to exclude themselves. God knew before creation who would exclude themselves and who would accept His gift of salvation. Those then that He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).

COMPARING & CONTRASTING THE KORAN WITH SCRIPTURE

Both Jesus and Mohammad claimed that children had a faith of sorts. For Jesus, it would be the capacity to believe. For Mohammad, it is Islam, and not simply the capacity to believe. If that were the case children would not have to be taught anything about religion. They would know its content from birth. We know from experience that children need to be taught and trained. They do not have knowledge of things from birth. It is the responsibility of the parents to train and teach their own children.

CONCLUSION

It is important that children be taught truth by their parents for a good outcome in the life of the child. At a young age children are willing to receive what they are taught. If they are taught about Jesus, and receive Him into their life, He will be their constant companion for eternity. They will have eternal life.

On the other hand, if a child is trained in Islam, then they will not believe Jesus is the Son of God. That He received their sins in His own body on the cross and tasted death for them. They would never know that Jesus is their mediator.. They would not know that they could repent of their sins, and receive Jesus into their hearts. Eternal life would escape them, and instead, they would enter perdition (eternal torment by fire in the Lake of Fire).

If you want eternal life you must believe that Jesus is God in flesh, received the wrath of God for your sins, and rose from the dead. You can repent of your sins right now and invite Jesus into your heart. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sins and come into my heart.”

REFERENCES

The Koran passages are a paraphrase of several English translations.
The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood: A Penguin Classic
The Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir: Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc.
The Holy Qur’an, translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali: Ahmadiyya Anjumann Isha’at Lahore Inc. U.S.A.
The Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickethall: Everyman’s Library
The Holy Bible is the King James translation of 1611 from the WORD program by Tom Hills with the New Creations Ministries