I dont know him but I LOVE what this brother-in-Christ wrote in a theological debate that I was reading and felt compelled to share: David Lauritzen, same god? Not exactly. God in the Bible and allah in the quran share differences. First and foremost, God in the Bible has a Son, allah of the quran stated that he doesnt have a son. Secondly, in quran, it states that Jesus didnt die on the cross whereas Jesus did die on the cross to redeem mankind according to the Bible. Allah is unknowable because he is transcendent, exalted that no one can know him on a personal scale while, according to the Bible, God is knowable. Jesus Christ came into the world that we may know God. The God of the Bible is spoken of as a personal being with intellect, emotion, and will. With allah, he isnt to be understood as a person. To the muslim, the notion that allah is a person or spirit is blasphemous while the concept that God is a spirit is taught by Jesus Christ. The biblical God is limited by His own immutable and unalterable nature. Therefore cant do anything and everything. Example, Titus 1:2 states that He cant lie. God cant act in a way that conflicts with His nature. Looking at the quran, allah isnt limited by anything, not even by his own nature. He can do anything, even lie. The biblical Gods chief attribute is love (John 3:16-17). He has feelings for His creation. In the quran, you dont find love presented as the biggest attribute of allah. Allahs chief attribute is transcendence. Neither does he have feelings towards mankind. Lastly, we are told that salvation isnt worked for according to the Bible (John 3:3-21; Ephesians 2:8-9). Through faith in Jesus Christ, we have the grace of God applied to us. You cant work your way into heaven. Then when it comes to the quran, there is no grace of God, no savior. You are required to perform works. One scholar put it this way: I believe that the key issue is the question of the nature of God and how He relates to His creatures; Islam and Christianity are, despite formal similarities, worlds apart on the question. --Dr. Samuel Schiff (Westminster Theological Journal) Good stuff, huh? ;)
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:34:57 +0000
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