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ISLAM VS CHRISTIANITY
Dr. Jobe Martin
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A BIT OF HISTORY OF ISLAM
• Muhammed [M] was born in Saudi Arabia in 570
A.D.
• M’s father died before he was born.
• M’s mother died when he was 6 years old.
• M’s grandfather died when M was 8 years old.
• M’s uncle, Abu Talib, a businessman, took
custody of Muhammed when he was 10.
• M’s first employment was to protect the Ka’aba
along side his other tribesmen.
• The Ka’aba is a large black stone in Mecca, Saudia
Arabia. It is today considered to be a holy shrine.
• In M’s day it was believed to house pagan idols.
• Ultimately Muhammed became a prominent
businessman involved in international trade.
• M got his start in Mecca.
• In 595 A.D. during a business trip to Syria, M met
Khadijah, a well-to-do widow 15 years his elder
and he married her.
• Khadijah was Muhammed’s first convert to Islam.
• It is believed that he and Khadijah had a
monogamous marriage until she died.
• After Khadijah’s death M took 11 women as either
wives or concubines.
• M married his last wife at age 50—but she was
only a child of age 6.
• In 610 A.D. (M was 40 yrs old) M had a vision.
He believed that the angel Gabriel came and
gave him instructions which are recorded in
Surah 96:1-5 of the Qu’ran.
• M claimed that he was told by Gabriel that he
was a prophet, that the world had abandoned
true worship, and that he was to bring the
final message to the world.
The Message:
• 1. All religions on earth were corrupt;
• 2. M was to proclaim the worship of the one
true God, named Allah;
• 3. M was to receive the true words of Allah,
record them, and bring people back to the
“straight path.”
• The Hadith of Bukheri records that “Khadijah
convinced Muhammed that this was a message
from Allah, and not a demonic oppression.
• Eventually this day of Gabriel’s visitation would
become marked by Ramadan, the most sacred
month of Islam.
• (See: The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics, ed.
Ed Hindson and Ergun Caner, (Eugene, Oregon:
Harvest House Pubs., 2008), pp. 278-281.
• In its early days Islam grew slowly since M was
illiterate and had to use others to record his
communications with “Allah”.
• The Hadith is a collection of writings that
record details of M’s life and teachings.
• The first years of Islam were spent in Mecca.
• At one point M claimed to have been taken on
a night trip into heaven. Here he was
introduced to “all the prophets of Islam”.
• Moses and Jesus were included as prophets of
Islam.
• While “in heaven” M was taught the details of
daily prayers and the basics of Islamic faith.
THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM:
1. The Creed (kalima) must be recited by the convert,
There is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his
final prophet.
2. Prayers (salat) must be offered five times a day in
strictly prescribed fashion while facing Mecca.
3. Alms (zakat) equivalent to 1/40th of one’s income
must be given to the cause of Islam.
4. Regular fasting (sawn) must take place, especially
during the month of Ramadan.
5. A pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) must be made during
the life of every Muslim.
ISLAM IS A TOTAL WORLDVIEW
• Islam means “surrender” or “submission”.
• Islam does not mean “peace” as the
politicians so dearly want us to believe.
• Islam directs every aspect of a person’s life:
your beliefs, diet, clothing, music, behavior at
home and in public, work, politics, etc. which
means that Islam and democracy are not able
in any way to co-exist.
• Islam demands total submission of unbelievers
(unbelievers are called: the kafir).
• Kafir must pay a confiscatory tax (jizyat), they are
not allowed to hold a public office, they are not
allowed to marry Muslim women, but must allow
Muslim men to marry their daughters, existing
churches are not allowed buy land or add to
buildings and can be destroyed at the slightest
complaint of a Muslim, cannot ring bells, are not
allowed to evangelize Muslims, Christians must
allow family members to convert to Islam, etc..
Islam has several “sects”
• Shi’a: followers of M’s son-in-law Ali since M had
no living sons his blood line would be passed
down through his daughters.
• Sunni: followers of M’s best friend, Abu Bakr.
• Sufi: a hinduistic (New Agey) small sect of Islam.
• Alawite: mostly in Syria.
• Wahabi: Mostly Saudi Arabia
• Saddam Husein: Sunni
• Iran (Persia) Shi’a.
• Islam repudiates and renounces all other gods
including the God of Christianity and Judaism.
• The Qu’ran teaches that the 5th and 6th levels
of hell are reserved for Christians and Jews
who reject Islam.
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Islam insists that “Allah” is the one true God.
Allah is transcendent (not personal).
Allah is completely separate from everything else.
The Bible is corrupt. This corruption led to the belief
that Jesus was the only begotten Son of God. This is
called “shirk” (blasphemy) in the Qu’ran, Sura 5:72.
THE QUR’AN HAS TWO BASIC PARTS:
• Part of the Qur’an was written in Mecca early in
Muhammad’s life and before he had his army.
• The Mecca portion of the Qur’an speaks of peace
and unity of peoples.
• The second part of the Qur’an was written later in
Muhammad’s life in Medina after he had
established his brutal army. This part teaches that
anyone who does not convert to Islam is an
infidel and must be destroyed. This is Jihad.
What are some Biblical differences between
Islam and Christianity, between the Qur’an
and the Bible?
Genesis 1:31
31And
God saw every thing that he had
made, and, behold, it was very good.
And the evening and the morning were
the sixth day.
Then came sin and The Curse
14And
the LORD God said unto the serpent,
Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed
above all cattle, and above every beast of the
field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust
shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15And I
will put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed; it shall
bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
heel.
Genesis 3:14-15
The seed (Jesus) of the woman (Eve) will one
day crush the head of the serpent (Satan),
but the seed (Jesus) of the woman will only
have a temporary wound at the hand of Satan
[crucifixion, but then, RESURRECTION!]
•
15And
I will put enmity between thee and the
woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it [the
seed of the woman] shall bruise thy [Satan’s] head,
and thou [Satan] shalt bruise his [Messiah’s] heel.
Genesis 3:15
Jesus is the true genetic “seed”
of the woman.
Galatians 4:4-7
4But
when the fulness of the time was come,
God sent forth his Son, made of a woman,
made under the law, 5To redeem them that
were under the law, that we might receive the
adoption of sons. 6And because ye are sons,
God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7Wherefore
thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a
son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Hebrews 2:14-18
14Forasmuch
then as the children are partakers of
flesh and blood, he [Jesus] also himself likewise
took part of the same; that through death he might
destroy him that had the power of death, that is,
the devil; 15And deliver them who through fear of
death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels;
but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Hebrews 2:14-18 continues:
•
17Wherefore
in all things it behoved him
[Jesus] to be made like unto his brethren, that
he might be a merciful and faithful high priest
in things pertaining to God, to make
reconciliation for the sins of the people. 18For
in that he himself hath suffered being
tempted, he is able to succour them that are
tempted.
Jesus: the promised seed of Abraham
[Selected verses from Luke’s genealogy of Jesus]
• Luke 3:23: “23And Jesus himself began to be about
thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son
of Joseph, which was the son[-in-law] of Heli,…
• Luke 3:34: “34Which was the son of Jacob, which
was the son of Isaac, [not Ishmael] which was the
son of Abraham,…
• Luke 3:38: “38Which was the son of Enos, which was
the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which
was the son of God.”
Isaiah 59:20
20And
the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and
unto them that turn from transgression in
Jacob, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 7:14
14Therefore
the Lord himself shall give you a
sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear
a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Luke 1:30-35
30And
the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary:
for thou hast found favour with God. 31And,
behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and
bring forth a son, and shalt call his name
JESUS.
[Jesus is born of a virgin as foretold by Isaiah]
Jesus was VIRGIN-BORN.
14Therefore
the Lord himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and
shall call his name Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14).
[to see other uses of “almah”=“virgin” see below]
16And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a
virgin, neither had any man known her…(Gen.24:16.
43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall
come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to
draw water, …(Genesis 24:43)
Luke 1:30-35
32He
[Jesus] 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: 33And he
shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of
his kingdom there shall be no end. 34Then said
Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I
know not a man (virgin)? 35And 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.
Matthew 1:20-23
20But
while he [Joseph] thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son
of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy
wife: for that which is conceived in her is of
the Holy Ghost. 21And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he
shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:20-23
22Now
all this was done, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the
prophet, saying, 23Behold, a virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which
being interpreted is, God with us.
Jesus is Emmanuel Who is God with us!
Jesus is God the Son!
Matthew 1:6, 16:
Genealogy of Joseph, Mary’s husband
6And
Jesse begat David the king; and David the king
begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of
Urias;…
16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of
whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Jesus inherited the royal rights to the throne of
David through His legal [not biological] father,
Joseph, who was a direct descendent of King David
through his son, Solomon.
Luke 3:23, 31, 38: Genealogy of Mary
23And
Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of
age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph,
which was the son [-in-law] of Heli,
31Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of
Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was
the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of
Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the
son of God.
Jesus: the legal and royal heir
to the throne of King David
• Jesus inherited the legal rights to the throne
of David through his biological mother, Mary,
who was a descendent of David’s son, Nathan.
• Nathan was the royal heir to David’s throne by
birth order—Nathan was Solomon’s older
brother. Solomon’s blood line had been
refused David’s throne because of the sin of
Jeconiah (see: Jeremiah 22:24-30; 33:14-17)
Adam-Noah-Abraham-Isaac-JacobKing David
Older son
Nathan
Mary
Solomon
Younger son
Joseph
King Jesus Christ
Legal and Royal rights to the throne!
• The “seed of the woman”, Eve, would one day crush
the head of the serpent, Satan.
• The “seed of the woman”, Mary, is Jesus, her virginborn first child (Emmanuel: “God with us”).
• Jesus fulfilled the prophecies that said the Messiah
would inherit the throne of King David: Jesus was
the legal and royal heir to David’s throne.
• Jesus is the last of the Davidic line=he never married and had no children. He is the end of the line!
• The Lord Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah!!!!
• Jesus is GOD THE SON, GOD WITH US!!!!
• Islam claims that Jesus was the son of Mary
and that He was a prophet, but not God the
Son and not the crucified and resurrected Son
of the God of the Bible.
Islam’s Qur’an, Yahya Bin Shamoon
• “[Muhammed] firmly believed that he was the
prophet of Allah and Jesus was not the Son of
God and that the Quran was the revealed
Word of God” (see: Suras [chapters] 3:59,
5:72, 110-119, and 10:95, 96).
• Muhammed was familiar with the message of
the Bible.
Sheik Ibrahim Mudeiris (May 13, 2005)
• "We have ruled the world before, and by Allah, the
day will come when we will rule the entire world
again. The day will come when we will rule America.
The day will come when we will rule Britain and the
entire world - except for the Jews. The Jews will not
enjoy a life of tranquility under our rule... the day
will come when everything will be relieved of the
Jews... listen to the prophet Mohammad, who tells
you about the evil end that awaits the Jews: 'The
stones and trees will want the Muslims to finish off
every Jew.'"
What is the Islamic motivation?
There are three motivations for the Arab
desire to annihilate the Jews and retake both
Israel and Jerusalem.
• 1) A portion of the Koran states that once a
land has been conquered for Allah, it must
remain an Islamic land. The Arabs conquered
the land and city in the Middle Ages when
they drove the Crusaders out. They now feel
compelled by the Koran to reconquer it.
• 2) The re-establishment of the state of Israel is
viewed by Muslim clerics as a judgment of
God upon the Arab peoples for their lack of
faithfulness to Islam. They must redeem
themselves from this judgment by returning
to the fundamentals of Islam and then, having
been spiritually revived, Allah will empower
them to regain both the land and the city.
• 3) Arabs believe that their control of
Jerusalem and its Temple Mount will certify
their superiority over both Judaism and
Christianity.
This kind of thinking cannot be reasoned with,
it cannot be appeased, it cannot be bargained
with. Such hatred is evil and Satanically
motivated in origin.
Will the Muslims finally act on
their hatred?
Yes. Ezekiel 38 & 39 prophecys that Russia and the
Islamic nations will ally and mount a titanic
offensive against Israel. At a population ratio of 662
to 1, Israel has no chance. But, God will personally
intervene so the nations will know that He is the
LORD (39:7). The slaughter of the Russian/Islamic
army will be so complete that it will take Israel 7
months to bury the dead (39:12), and the
equipment and fuel left will supply Israel’s fuel
needs for 7 years (39:9).
Ezekiel 38-39
• Islam will experience a defeat so
overwhelming and so humiliating that the
eyes of millions of Muslims will be opened to
the fact that Allah is a false god. At that point
their hearts will be opened to the true God - a
God of loving kindness who came to this earth
and died for the sins of Mankind.
• He is the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ
• How should we pray?
1) Let us pray for our leaders, that they will be able
to discern the spiritual nature of the war we are
engaged in.
2) Let us pray for the leaders of Israel, that they will
turn to God for their protection and stop seeking it
through America and through trying to appease an
enemy whose goal is to annihilate them.
3) Let us pray for the Islamic world, that Muslims
everywhere will have their hearts opened to the
Gospel.
4) And let us daily cry out from the depths of our
hearts, "Maranatha!" Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
Ergun Caner, President of Liberty Theological
Seminary and former Muslim says:
• Islam is best understood as a form of Medieval
Mormonism.
• Joseph Smith and Muhammed assumed the classic
stance of a cult.
• Both were going to replace and correct Christianity.
• Both took the people of the Bible, changed the
stories of the Bible, omitted what they did not like
and replaced the rest.
• Both Islam and Mormonism change significantly the
teachings of the Bible.
• Both claim that Jesus was a prophet, but not God.
• Both place their prophet as the final prophet.
• Both deny the vicarious atonement of Jesus Christ.
• Both deny salvation is by grace through faith and
not of works (Ephesians 2:8-10).
• Both assess a 2nd class status to women, both
temporarily through polygamy and eternally as
sexual servants (celestial brides in Mormonism and
perpetual servant virgins in Islam.
• Both teach a different Jesus than the Lord
Jesus Christ of the Bible.
• The Qu’ran presents a Jesus (Isa) who declares
his humanity in the cradle (Surah 5), denies his
own divinity (Surah 19), and prophesies the
coming of Muhammed (Surah 61).
• All cults attempt to either correct Christianity
or replace Christianity, and all cults view
themselves as the sole voice for God on the
Earth. Islam does this as well.
• The Allah of the Qu’ran and the God of the
Bible have little in common. Islam denies the
Fatherhood of God, the divinity of the Son,
and the person of the Holy Spirit.
• M was not ignorant concerning the Trinity; he
specifically denied the Trinity, and in so doing,
denied the God of the Bible. Those in the
“Christian” community who desire to use
Allah as a common name for “God” ignore a
central understanding of Biblical salvation.
Before a person can become saved, he must
first recognize he is lost. Islam, like all other
world religions, is not partially right. It is
completely wrong.
THE TESTIMONY OF THE QUR’AN
The Qur’an teaches many truthful ideas about
the Prophet Jesus of the Bible.
Three Surahs (chapters) are named after
references to Jesus the Prophet.
Jesus is spoken of in fifteen Surahs (93 verses).
Jesus is referenced more than any other
person in the entire Qur’an!
THE QUR’AN TEACHES:
• Jesus healed the sick and raised the dead
(3:49, 5:113),
• Jesus was born of the virgin Mary (3:45-47,
23:50, 19:16-22),
• Jesus brought the Gospel to the Jewish people
(3:49-51, 13:38),
• Jesus was an apostle and prophet of God
(3:49, 6:85-90).
THE QUR’AN TEACHES:
• Jesus alone is supported by the Holy Spirit
(2:87, 253),
• Jesus alone is called “the Word of God” (3:45,
4:171),
• Jesus alone is called “the Messiah” (3:45,
4:157, 172).
• Yet the Qur’an is not the primary and original
testimony of Jesus….
• Many times the Qur’an states that God sent
earlier revelations to the Jews and to the
Christians.
• The earlier revelations referred to in the
Qur’an are the Torah (Taurat), the Psalms
(Zabur) and the Gospel (Injil).
• These earlier revelations give undeniable
testimony to the God/Man, Lord Jesus Christ!
HAVE THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN
SCRIPTURES BEEN CORRUPTED?
God sent His uncorrupted Scriptures more
than 500 years before the Qur’an was written.
“He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the
Gospel (of Jesus) before this as a guide to
mankind” (3:3-4).
“Say, ‘We believe in the revelation which has
come down to us and in that which came
down to you’” (29:46; cf. 6:89, 2:136, 5:46-47,
7:157).
MUHAMMAD WAS FAMILIAR WITH GOD’S
REVELATIONS TO THE CHRISTIANS AND
THE JEWS [Old and New Testaments]
• “Say, ‘O People of the Book! Ye have no
ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by
the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation
that has come to you from your Lord’” (5:68;
cf. 4:136, 10:94, 3:93, 5:46, 59, 68-69).
• It would be impossible for Christians and Jews
to “stand fast” by the revelations of the Law
and the Gospels unless these Scriptures were
still in their possession during Muhammad’s
lifetime.
• Many ancient copies exist of the Law and the
Gospels that are dated centuries before
Muhammad lived on the earth!
• Today these writings are known as the Old and
New Testaments. The ancient manuscripts in
Hebrew and Greek prove that the Bible of the
21st century has not been corrupted—it is the
same that Muhammad said to “stand fast” in!
• Muhammad wrote in the Qur’an that the
Qur’an was sent to “confirm” the Scriptures
that God had sent beforehand: “This is a Book
which We have sent down, bringing blessings,
and confirming (the revelations)s which came
before it” (6:92, cf. 2:40-41, 89, 91, 3:3).
• The Qur’an also claims that it “guards” the
Scriptures of the Bible (5:51).
• If the Bible had become so thoroughly
corrupted as many present day Muslims
assert, how could Muhammad say that the
Qur’an was to “confirm” and “guard” it
GOD’S REVELATIONS CAN NEVER
BE CHANGED BY MEN
• According to the Qur’an, it is impossible for
anyone to change or corrupt God’s
revelations: “There is none that can alter the
words (and decrees) of God” (6:34, cf. 6:115);
“No change can there be in the words of God”
(10:64 cf. 18:27).
• There is not a single verse in the entire Qur’an
stating that the earlier Scriptures have ever
been changed by men or abolished by God.
• True followers of Jesus believe that God is able
to protect His Word from all attacks and
slander.
Matthew 5:18
18“For
verily I say unto you, Till heaven and
earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no
wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Matthew 24:35
35”Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away.”
2000 years later we still have the Words of
Jesus!!!!
What do the Scriptures say about
Jesus?
The Old Testament prophets tell of God’s
ancient plan to bless all nations through
Abraham’s descendant, the coming “Messiah.”
The Injil testifies that Jesus is this Messiah,
and that He was crucified, buried, and raised
from the dead according to the prophets.
(1 Corinthians chapter 15)
• Jesus said: “These are the words which I spake
unto you, while I was yet with you, that all
things must be fulfilled, which were written in
the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in
the psalms, concerning me
(Luke 24:44).
Old
Testament
Scriptures
“Prophecy”
Jesus the
Messiah
New
Testament
Scriptures
Messiah Jesus did many awesome miracles of
healing and deliverance, even raising the
dead! His greatest sign was His own
resurrection from the dead!
• What was Jesus’ testimony about Himself in
these Scriptures that were earlier than the
Qur’an and of which Muhammad said the
“People of the Book” were to “stand fast” in
them?
Jesus said:
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me
shall never hunger; and he that believeth on
me shall never thirst
(John 6:35).
I am the light of the world: he that followeth me
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the
light of life
(John 8:12).
Jesus said:
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live: 26And whosoever liveth and
believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou
this?
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995
(John 11:25-26). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos
Research Systems, Inc.
Jesus said:
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7If ye had
known me, ye should have known my Father
also: and from henceforth ye know him, and
have seen him
(John 14:6-7).
Jesus said:
11I
am the good shepherd: the good shepherd
giveth his life for the sheep. 17Therefore doth
my Father love me, because I lay down my life,
that I might take it again. 18No man taketh it
from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have
power to lay it down, and I have power to take
it again. This commandment have I received of
my Father (John 10:11, 17-18).
Mark 8:30-31
31And
he [Jesus] began to teach them, that the
Son of man must suffer many things, and be
rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests,
and scribes, and be killed, and after three days
rise again.
Mark 10:45
45For
even the Son of man [Jesus] came not to
be ministered unto, but to minister, and to
give his life a ransom for many.
John 2:19-22
19Jesus
answered and said unto them, Destroy
this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in
three days? 21But he spake of the temple of his
body. 22When therefore he was risen from the
dead, his disciples remembered that he had said
this unto them; and they believed the scripture,
and the word which Jesus had said.
John 5:24
24Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that heareth
my word, and believeth on him that sent me,
hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto
life.
Revelation 1:17-18
17And
when I saw him [Jesus], I fell at his feet as
dead. And he laid his right hand upon me,
saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and
the last: 18I am he that liveth, and was dead;
and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen;
and have the keys of hell and of death.
Acts 3:24-26
24Yea,
and all the prophets from Samuel and
those that follow after, as many as have spoken,
have likewise foretold of these days. 25Ye are the
children of the prophets, and of the covenant
which God made with our fathers, saying unto
Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of
the earth be blessed. 26Unto you first God, having
raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in
turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Acts 10:43
43To
him [Jesus] give all the prophets witness,
that through his name whosoever believeth in
him shall receive remission of sins.
John the Baptist, Yahya, said in
regard to Jesus:
29The
next day John seeth Jesus coming unto
him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world.
(John 1:29).
Matthew 16:15-17
15He
saith unto them, But whom say ye that I
am? 16And Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17And 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.
John 1:1-3, 14
1In
the beginning was the Word [Jesus], and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The
same was in the beginning with God. 3All things
were made by him; and without him was not any
thing made that was made…. 14And 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.
Luke 1:35
35And
the angel answered and said unto her
[Mary], 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 [Jesus].
What about you?
Do you believe the prophets?
Do you believe that Jesus was telling the
truth about Himself when He claimed to
be the Son of God Who came to take
away the sins of the world, a claim He
proved by His resurrection from the
dead?
Why did God send us these revelations?
Jesus’ disciple John gives us the answer:
31“But these are written, that ye might believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and
that believing ye might have life through his
name” (John 20:31).
John 14:1-3
1Let
not your heart be troubled: ye believe in
God, believe also in me [Jesus]. 2In my Father’s
house are many mansions: if it were not so, I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place
for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I will come again, and receive you unto
myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 6:37-40
37All
that the Father giveth me [Jesus] shall come to
me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise
cast out. 38For I came down from heaven, not to do
mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me I should lose
nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every
one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him,
may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at
the last day.
Acts 4:12-14
12Neither
is there salvation in any other: for there is
none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved. 13Now when they saw
the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that
they were unlearned and ignorant men, they
marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that
they had been with Jesus. 14And beholding the man
which was healed standing with them, they could
say nothing against it.
Bibliography
The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics, ed.
Ed Hindson and Ergun Caner, (Eugene,
Oregon: Harvest House Pubs., 2008),
Jesus and the Qur’an, Joseph P. Gudel,
(Wheaton, Illinois 60187: Good News
Publishers, 2008), Gospel Tract.
King James Version of the Bible