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But are the differences any greater than that of the Christians and the Jews? We all attest to the fact that we worship the God of the Jews. But they also do not believe as we do in Christ.
Yes, definately the differences are greater when cross-referenced. When we say we worship the God of the Jews, to say that means that we must also have access to their book (i.e. the OT) without altering the Jewish accounts on say Solomon, Isaac and Abraham, Adam/Eve & the garden of Eden, Moses etc. Granted not all Christian sects adopt the customs outlined in the OT, but we do not dismiss the OT as being 'corrupted' or tampered with - it's part and parcel of our Book because of the overall message God intended for all mankind which are constant throughout both the Old and New Testaments.
The Muslims believe that both the Jews and Christians corrupted their scriptures and that only some parts of the Old and New Testament contain God's 'original' word. They believe that the true sections are confirmed & verified in the Quran and are thus discouraged from reading the current Jewish and Christian Bibles.
BTW : I could not vote on the poll. I have not been lead to Allah. I am a Christian and only know the truth of my own faith. I can not be the judge of the faith of others. I have no inner knowledge of Allah. But I place no limits on God in his power to draw together all of mankind into his arms.
I understand where you're coming from and I hasten to add I am in no way judging anyone from my post. I am just offering some insight based on what I've read. When I was an atheist I looked into both religions with a preference to Islam. Without going into my testimony I was called to Christ. As I said earlier, I hold a high respect for practicing Muslims as I have learnt a lot from the reverence they hold in their belief of Allah. And when I witness the overtly worldly goings on in our congregations I feel we as Christians need to learn from some Muslims before Christ's return. It's just that for me there are a lot of questions as to whether the personality of Allah shown in the Quran is the same as the God expressed in the Jewish and Christian Bibles.
It is actually written that a time will come when all nations will worship the God - I pray that those who in their heart believe that they are worshiping our Lord will be shown the truth.
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