Do Christians And Muslims Worship The Same God.

[gordiescotland1]

Hi There I saw a post on facebook that said Muslims and Christians do not worship the same God. And I copied it on to my wall. Anyway one of my really pc friends said that is not true and it is hate crime to say that and if it is not removed she will phone the police. But surely that is true. Muslims worship Allah where as Christians worship God?

[TWR]

Minefield!

[Peter Pedant]

no they are not different
and I dont know if it is a hate crime

god in both religions has the same attributes ( if you think about it he has to ) perfect, unchangeable because he is perfect, endless, everywhere,
have I done eternal ? all knowing

Go thro the 99 names of god - he is all those as well as part of the job spec

[sandyRoe]

The same. What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

[Old_Geezer]

I can not see what you have put on your wall but I can't see how it can be a hate or a love crime for that matter.

Since both religions have the same roots I'm unsure how anyone can claim that they worship different gods. Muslims merely believe that they have further information/insight that Christians reject.

[Buenchico]

Christianity and Islam are both born out of Judaism and they basically share the same texts up until Abraham. Beyond that they also recognise common prophets, with Jesus viewed as a prophet of God by both Jews and Muslims but as his son by Christians.

So, for example, because all three religions recognise Jesus as proclaiming the word of God, they must therefore be working from a common view of who or what 'God' is, irrespective of what name they attribute to him.

Given, though, that 'God' is a totally mythical figure anyway, there is obviously scope for some variation in how people see him!

[naomi24]

// Jesus viewed as a prophet of God by both Jews and Muslims//

Muslims consider Jesus to have been a prophet, but the Jews don't. To them he was simply a false messiah.

Yes, Christians, Muslims, and Jews do worship the same God. He has many names, including Jehovah, Elohim, and Yahweh. I don't think what you've done is a hate crime.

[Svejk]

I shouldn't worry about it but I would worry about your so-called friend. I'd tell her to see a psychiatrist.

[Svejk]

I shouldn't worry about it but I would worry about your so-called friend. I'd tell her to see a psychiatrist.

[Marshwarble]

Not believing Jesus to be the son of God is called Nontrinitism. As well as Jews and Muslims it does include some Christians.

[EDDIE51]

Not being a user of Facebook I thought gordie had put the message up in his living room. (copied it on to my wall)

[gordiescotland1]

Fantastic Eddie51 you have made me laugh

[hc4361]

As the whole ethos of Christianity is based on the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit I cannot see how anybody claiming to be Christian cannot believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

[Svejk]

Ah, I thought the same as Eddie. Perhaps as you put it on the net, your friend was warning you what could happen.

[Peter Pedant]

hc - please confirm that the trindy - or trinitias or whatever the Gk is,
does NOT occur in the NT

and that therefore as a matter of logic it should be possible to do without it ( and believe the rest )

BC saying the religion of peace ( erm Islam that is ) is based on a jewish belief system - showing a christmassy sense of humour isnt one ?
I wonder how that will go down in ..... paris

[beso]

Since neither of them exist, they would be considered Null.

In computer languages, two Nulls are never equal to each other so the answer to the question would be "No".

[Khandro]

gordie; //Muslims worship Allah where as Christians worship God?//

It is the same God. 'Allah' is simply the name used by Muslims, it is though an Arabic word, and stems from 'al' = the, and 'llah' = God.

[naomi24]

hc4361. Jehovah's Witnesses consider themselves to be Christians, but they deny the Trinity.

Peter Pedant, Islam is based on Judaism.

[beso]

I though Allah and Yhw were just two war gods from opposing factions. Muhummad didn't want to toe the line drawn by the Jews so he picked another god.

[jomifl]

There are as many different gods as there are believers.

[Khandro]

beso; Your first post was idiotic, and your second inaccurate.