Thanks for the reply. In that case, I would look at him as no different than the Catholic Pope and their heriarchy , and sorry if I sound a little abrupt at times, but just as the Muslims have a zeal for their Koran and prophet, so do I have a zeal for the Bible and the Lord Jesus.
Yes, i recognize your zeal.
i think we're still having a disconnect here though...(imho) the Pope is just a man, though he claims authority for the Catholic Church. The Pope does not claim to be a prophet, prophets are a completely different class.
Let's look at it this way...let's forget about Mohammed for the moment.
As a Christian, you accept Moses and Jesus as prophets, correct? Jesus, as a prophet, you will agree, was given authority by God to clarify and elaborate on His Word, i.e. the teachings that Moses had related during His dispensation. Why? because men, perhaps well meaning men, had distorted and misinterpreted the underlying meanings of His scripture. Christ came to correct those misconceptions. and re-reveal the truth that had been obscured throughout the centuries.
With me so far?
But, not only did Jesus simply clarify the teachings that were revealed before, He also brought new teachings, including some new laws. But not through His own Will, but because God had ordained that it was time to expand societies understanding. what was previously suited for society was no longer sufficient if society was to make progress.
Yet, most followers of Moses, refused to believe this, and did not accept the claims Jesus put forth. They believed they already had the complete law of God, and had no need of additional enlightenment. There was no need to listen to this man who made these claims because they had all they needed. How dare this man claim to speak on the authority of God. Plus the things He spoke of sounded so foreign, so against what they thought they knew.
Sound familiar?
The few who did accept Him displayed an enormous amount of courage, a tremendous leap of faith, yet look at the civilization that exists today because of those few brave individuals.
(imho) This is one proof of a divinely inspired religious group.
so then back to the original point. Hypothetically speaking of course

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IF Mohammed is a prophet, ordained by God, wouldn't you agree that God would have also given him the authority to speak for Him, just like He did for Christ?