rtwngAvngr said:
What are some similarities between Christianity and Islam?
A: Some of the many similarities are:
There is only One True God
We are not to worship any other gods
Many Old Testament prophets were from God
Jesus was from God
It appeared to all that Jesus died on the cross
God gave the Torah, the prophets, and Gospel
We are to obey GodÂ’s words
We should surrender/sacrifice ourselves to God
Jesus will return
God will resurrect all for judgment.
Believers who die will go to heaven and live forever
Disbelievers will go to hell to be punished forever
It is important to pray to God
We should help the poor (at least the Muslim poor)
Christians, Jews, and Muslims should not be killed for their faith.
Under Islam, land once possessed by Islam, if subsequently lost to an invader, remains land that is holy to Islam. It is especially imperative that such lost lands be restored to the rightful rule of Islam. Historically, of course, such lost lands now lost to Islam include not only Israel but large portions of Southern Europe, Spain and North Africa. Since Allah's will is for the entire world to come under subjection to the rule of Islam, Muslims are known for their zeal in spreading their religion, whether by peaceful means or by the sword.
But wait...what does the Christian God say about Allah?
‘You shall have no other gods before Me. ‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me.
So, I guess Christains have the same POV. You can sweep those flowers away.