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Do Christians And Muslims Really Worship The Same God?

...es of his Holy Spirit. He is knowable, relational, and has made Himself visible. ❌ Allah remains veiled.He cannot be seen, known directly, or take on flesh. The Qur’an denies the Fatherhood of God, the Sonship of Christ, and the indwelling presence of the Spirit. So when someone says, “We all worship the same God,” ask them: Is your God knowable? Has he spoken face to face? Did he walk among us? The Bible says God became man to reveal Himself (John 1:18; Hebrews 1:1-3). Islam says God cannot become man, and that the incarnation is blasphemy. So even how God is seen (or not seen) becomes another sharp dividing line between the two religions....

?️ How Do I Become a Christian? A message for Muslims seeking to understand the way of Christ

...sus), and Holy Spirit — not three gods, but one God in three persons. ➤ Jesus Is More Than a Prophet Muslims honour Jesus as a great prophet, born of the virgin Mary. Christians also affirm this — but go further. The Bible teaches that Jesus is the Word of God (Kalimat Allāh), who became flesh to live among us. He performed miracles, healed the sick, raised the dead — and lived without sin.Jesus came not just to teach but to save — to bring us back to God by bearing our sins and rising again in victory over death. 2. Why Do We Need Saving? ➤ The Problem: Sin All people — no matter their religion — struggle with sin...

The Coming of Jesus: Daniel's 70 Weeks

...ed by the Holy Spirit to begin his ministry (Matt 3:16-17; Acts 10:38). As an aside for those reading who may not realise the connection: Messiah is the Hebrew word for "anointed," and Christ is the Greek version of that Hebrew word – hence Jesus Christ, or Jesus the Messiah (although, not all who were anointed were thought or expected to be the promised Saviour-Messiah). This timescale brings us perfectly up to the 69 "weeks" of Daniel's prophecy, which is 483 years leaving only the remaining "week" to go. There is a 'pause' here, similar to the first 7 weeks, in the way the angel Gabriel phrases the prophecy to Daniel in verse 26: "After the sixty-two...

What is Contemplative Prayer?

...In the quiet, still silence, I await my God.   There seems to be some misgivings about the idea of “contemplative prayer” (also referred to as Christian Meditation) and in some of the descriptions I've read, I would agree that it can seem iffy. Contemplation, or sometimes known as Lectio Divina, is in its most basic form, the idea and practice of waiting on the Lord. Often in silence or while you ponder on scripture or when you seek an answer or just to rest in his presence and have your strength renewed. There are some people who think that this means “emptying your mind” and doing something akin to occultism, and ope...

What does the word "Catholic" mean?

..., Son and Holy Spirit, in equal majesty and in a Holy Trinity” and that they should “assume the title Catholic Christians”. All others will be “branded with the ignominious name of heretics”. Overall, from the earliest writers to the emperor in the fourth century, the phrase “church catholic” referred only to those Christians and Churches who held to the ancient traditions passed on by the Apostles and evangelists (Gospels), and to those doctrines which were known as having apostolic origin. This view was more formally solidified by the words added to the end of the original Nicene Creed of A.D. 325 (“And whosoever shall say that there was a ti...

Creedal Christians: The Nicene Creed

...te by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, Luke 1:34-35 and was made man. and was made man, John 1:14; Heb 2:14   and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. Mark 15:15, 25; John 19:16-18; 1 Peter 2:24 He suffered He suffered and was buried, John 19:1-3; Luke 23:53; Matt 27:50, 59-60 and the third day he rose again, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Luke 24:6, 45-46; Mark 9:31; 16:9; Acts 10:40 and ascended into heaven. and ascended into heaven, Acts 1:9   and sits at the right hand of the Father...