Comparing The Bible And The Koran

Christianity and Islam have several similar aspects. Both religions praise the same God, although they each have a different given name. Muslims refer to their god as Allah, and Christians simply refer to their god as God. Both religions are monotheistic, and both even have a set of religious laws that all who are righteous abide by. Muslims follow the Five Pillars of Islam, while Christians follow the Ten Commandments. Both religions even have their own religious texts: The Bible and The Koran. Christian missionaries declare that The Bible consists of true narratives based on actual revelations, and establish that the Prophet Muhammad is an imposter. However, it is extremely possible that

Righteousness is another word that may be misunderstood. It involves our dealings and relations with others. When we behave in a righteous way, it is because we are consistent in every given circumstance in regards to others. God is our example of righteousness. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Even the devil cannot call into question that God is righteous in all his dealings.

Compare and Contrast Christianity and Islam Nature of the Afterlife and Nature of the Divine

Sunlight beams through arched windows encased in stained glass; reflecting rays of red, blue, green, and yellow throughout the entryway. Below our feet, a wood floor echoes as we walk, and silences with a step onto the red carpet. Dark mahogany pews stand at attention to our left and right. Directly above on the back wall, a stained glass image of a woman standing over an infant in a cradle, sunlight illuminating her delicate features, she gazes down at the child. Her thin angelic lips slightly open, her hands clasped together in a prayer-like stance. A blue veil cascades down her shoulders interlocking with her robe below. To the right of the infant, a table displays a large white book with gold-tipped pages. On the cover, prominent gold

In Wikipedia religion is defined“A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to an order of existence.” There are approximately more than four thousand religion in the world. Christianity and Islam are part of the major significant religion.

The Bible is a collection of sixty books that was written by diverse of authors, including the apostles and the disciple of Jesus. The Bible divided into two Testaments; the Old and New Testament. The Old Testament or the old contract is a collection of thirty-six books and the New Testament has twenty seven books. The New Testament is a contract between God and the humanity through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Koran was written by Muhammad, a prophet of God. Muslims believed that he received a message from Angel Gabriel and wrote the Koran. However, Both the Bible and the Koran are the words of God. The Christians believe in the resurrection of Christ Jesus has the son of God while the Muslims do not believe Jesus

The Koran and City of God are both texts that revolve around the same supreme eternal being, God. These texts share the same ultimate reality of heaven as a paradise. However, the path to achieve these ultimate realities are completely different. The Koran views the ultimate reality as an afterlife that is achievable through following a strict set of rules, while in City of God, the afterlife is attainable by having righteous intentions. The differences in the foundation of the ultimate realities affect the relationships that men have with women.

Similarities and Differences in Islam and Christianity With Respect To Beliefs in Afterlife and Nature of God

Why do people confuse Muslims and Christians for serving the same god if their books distinguish incompatible higher power characteristics? It is often hard to differentiate significant events in history, especially if they happened over two thousand years ago. Often times people confuse significant biblical events due to lack of education or preferential teachings. Both the Bible and the Quran claim to have been inspired by God; however, that would mean both conflicting religions are considered absolute truth. This would also conclude that both books were inspired by the same Messiah, even though the Quran and the Bible claim to have different high powers. Many questions arise from such topics, such as: can the Quran and the Bible both

While both the Qur’an and the Bible claim that there is only one God, the Qur’an does not accept or even provide the understanding of the Triune God. The Qur’an claims that Christians believe in three gods- Father (God), the Mother (Mary), and the Son (Jesus) . According to the Qur’an, Jesus was only a messenger of Allah and Allah is too glorious to have a son . Therefore, the book tells Muslims to stay away from people (specifically Christians who believe in the Triune God and the deity of Christ) who say that “God is three” and that Messiah is Allah . However, Christians do not claim that God is Jesus, but rather Jesus is God. Saying that God is Jesus is like saying that math is subtraction- that Jesus is the only divine being and God is

1.The Qur’an is similar to the Holy Bible by, “ it teaches monotheism, and God’s total power and knowledge, his divine mercy and forgiveness, and faith” (214).Also, both accepts Jesus as a prophet and both punish non-believers. The differences are the Qur’an doesn’t refer to Allah as a anthropomorphic qualities like the Holy Bible does.

In fact, the Greek word, which is translated “just” is also translated “righteous.” Yet, quoting David, Paul wrote, “There is none righteous, no, not one.”(Rom. 3:10) But, by faith, one can be made righteous. “But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness…” (Rom. 4:5) Then, Paul explains, “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.” (Rom. 5:19) God is righteous and He can make him righteous who believes in Jesus. However, there must be a change of life in those “justified” or “made righteous.” The Apostle John warned, “Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous…Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.” (I John 3:7,

With righteousness we are made okay with God and proclaim our faith through Abraham that Jesus was resurrected by God.

It has been thought to believe the Quran is influenced by the Hebrew Bible. There are many similarities between the two scriptural texts whom Christian and Jewish readers would find the Quran corresponds with the Hebrew bible. Muslim followers of the Quran first started off by giving oral scriptures around the same time the Israelites were. There is a common conception the two crossed paths and Muslims followers were predisposed to the Israelites biblical scriptures. Although the research conducted by Waldman, Neuwirth, Wheeler, and Reeves give us undoubtedly a better understanding between the two. There still lacks further studies on this matter that would help answer open ended questions. Studies including the Jewish borrowings in the Quran text have brought up questions of Muhummad’s Jewish teachers. Islam is centered on Muslim thought, culture, devotion, and the tales of biblical prophets whom have continuously been reinterpreted for centuries. For many scholars the reinterpretations and oral scriptural stories given of the Quran does not set a solid foundation providing us a skeptical and confusing origin.

Christianity and Islam are wide spread religions which impact the lives of believers spiritually. Both religions have had substantial impact on the course of history and have formed the basis of many countries laws and are highly recognized by governments. Though Christianity is more widely known, they both pose the same challenges to each other. Considering the similarities and differences of Christianity and Islam, it can be said they are both very different.