Mohammed
and
Christ
A Contrast Between Mohammed and Christ
Mohammed was the prophet of war; Christ is the Prince of Peace
(Isaiah 9:6-7).
Mohammed's disciples killed for the faith; Christ's disciples were killed
for their faith (Acts 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:7).
Mohammed promoted persecution against the "infidels"; Christ forgave and
converted the chief persecutor (1 Tim.
1:13-15).
Mohammed was the taker of life; Christ was the giver of life
(John 10:27-28).
Mohammed and his fellow warriors murdered thousands; Christ murdered none
but saved many (compare John 12:48).
Mohammed method was COMPULSION; Christ aim was voluntary CONVERSION (Acts
3:19).
Mohammed practiced FORCE; Christ preached FAITH (John 6:29,35).
Mohammed was a WARRIOR; Christ is a DELIVERER (Col. 1:13; 1 Thess.1:10).
Mohammed conquered his enemies with the sword; Christ conquered his enemies
with another kind of sword, the sword
of the Spirit which is the Word of God (Heb.
4:12; Acts 2:37).
Mohammed said to the masses, "Convert or die!"; Christ said, "Believe and
live!" (John 6:47; 11:25-26).
Mohammed was swift to shed blood (Rom. 3:15-17); Christ shed His own blood
for the salvation of many (Eph. 1:7).
Mohammed preached "Death to the infidels!"; Christ prayed "Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they do" (Luke
23:34).
Mohammed declared a holy war (Jihad) against infidels; Christ achieved a
holy victory on Calvary's cross (Col. 2:14-15)
and His followers share in that victory (John 16:33).
Mohammed constrained people by conquest; Christ constrained people by love
(2 Cor. 5:14).
Modern terrorists derive their inspiration from Mohammed and carry out their
despicable atrocities in the name of his god;
Christians derive their inspiration from the One who
said, "Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matthew 5:9).
Modern day disciples of Mohammed respond to the terrorist attacks by
cheering in the streets; modern day disciples of
Christ are deeply grieved at past atrocities carried
out by those who were "Christians" in name only (the Crusades, the
Spanish Inquisition, etc.).
Many Muslims are peaceful and peace-loving because they do not strictly follow
the teachings of their founder; many
Christians are peaceful and peace-loving because they
do strictly follow the teachings of their Founder (Rom.
12:17-21).
Mohammed called upon his servants to fight; Jesus said, "My kingdom is not
of this world; if My kingdom were of this
world, then would My servants fight . . . but now is
My kingdom not from here" (John 18:36)
Mohammed ordered death to the Jews (see A.Guillaume, The Life of
Muhammad, Oxford University Press [1975], p.
369); Christ ordered that the gospel be preached "to
the Jew first" (Rom. 1:16).
The Koran says, "Fight in the cause of Allah" (Qu'ran 2.244); the Bible
says, "we wrestle not against flesh and blood" and
"the weapons of our warfare are not carnal" (Eph.
6:12; 2 Cor. 10:4).
The Koran says, "Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them" (Qu'ran
9.5); Christ said, "Preach the gospel to every
creature" (Mark 16:15).
The Koran says, "I will inspire terror into the hearts of unbelievers"
(Qu'ran 8.12); God inspires His terror into the hearts
of believers (Isaiah 8:13).
The Koran (Qu'ran) is a terrorist manual which condones fighting, conflict,
terror, slaughter, and genocide against those
who do not accept Islam; the Bible is a missionary manual
to spread the gospel of peace to all the world (Rom. 10:15).
Mohammed's Mission was to conquer the world for Allah; Christ's mission was
to conquer sin's penalty and power by
substitutionary atonement (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18).
Mohammed considered Christ a good prophet; Christ pronounced Mohammed to
be a false prophet (John 10:10; Matt.
24:11).
Mohammed claimed that there was but one God, Allah; Christ claimed that He
was God (John 10:30-31; John 8:58-59;
John 5:18; John 14:9).
Mohammed's Tomb: OCCUPIED! Christ's tomb: EMPTY!
—George Zeller (10/01)
[Note: For excellent documentation on the bloody history of Islam, see "THE BLOODY LEGACY OF ISLAM" by Chuck Sligh. E-mail: esligh2001@yahoo.com]