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; II Timothy 4:6-7)
Mohammed promoted persecution against the “infidels”;
Christ forgave and converted even His chief persecutor. (I Timothy 1:13-15)
Mohammed was the taker of life;
Christ is the giver of life. (John 10:27-28)
Mohammed and his fellow warriors murdered thousands;
Christ murdered none but saved mllions. (John 12:46-48)
Mohammed practiced FORCE;
Christ practiced and preached FAITH. (John 6:29, 35)
Mohammed was a WARRIOR;
Christ is a DELIVERER. (Col. 1:13; I Thess. 1:10)
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 (see the evil spoken of in Romans 3:15-17);
Christ shed His own blood for the salvation of many. (Ephesians 1:7)
Mohammed preached “Death to the infidels!”;
Christ declared “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 (Colossians 2:14-15) and His followers share in that victory. (John 16:33)
Mohammed constrained people by conquest;
Christ constrains people by love. (II Corinthians 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 by atrocities carried out by those who were “Christians” in name only (the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, Westboro Baptist Church, etc.).
Many Muslims claim to be peaceful and peace-loving because they are not strictly following the teachings of their founder;
Many Christians are peaceful and peace-loving because they do strictly follow the teachings of their Founder. (Romans 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.” (Romans 1:16)
The Koran says, “Fight and slay the Pagans (idolaters, polytheist) wherever ye find them” (Qu’ran 9.5);
Christ said, “Preach the Gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)
Mohammed’s mission was to conquer the world for Allah;
Christ’s mission was to conquer sin’s penalty and power by substitutionary atonement, (II Corinthians 5:21;I Peter 3:18)
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! No assurance of eternal life.
Christ’s tomb: EMPTY! Full assurance of life. (John 3:16)
JIHAD VS THE GOSPEL Jihad is the “peak” of Islam, held up by the five and the second greatest command of Muhammad. It is not only commended, but clearly commanded in the Quran. Even though the crusades ended many centuries ago, Islamic Jihad is carried out right now, to this day! Millions of people have been slaughtered throughout the centuries by Islamic militants – such as in 1915, the slaughter of 1.5 millions Armenians in Turkey. Christians have continued to be slaughtered by Islamic militants throughout the world as well. We don’t kill people because they fail to believe, instead we pray!
Therefore, before faithful New Testament believers buy into the lie of this so called “peaceful religion” or accept some responsibility for the atrocities of the Catholic endorsed crusades, which ended over 700 years ago … it would be extremely wise to first learn from reliable sources what the crusades were all about, study Islamic teachings, and consider the track record of Jihad over the last 14 centuries.
Do it! His & Yours, Pastor Frank