Friday, December 18, 2015

Not the Same God

Recently outside of Chicago, a Christian college suspended a professor over her comments regarding Christianity and Islam. The issue arose when the professor chose to wear a hijab-the headscarf worn by many Muslim women-during the season of Advent as a show of solidarity with the Muslims for the negative response many of them have been receiving in wake of the recent terrorist attacks. However, when she decided to make a statement on Facebook in regards to her actions, this is what she stated: "I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book. And as Pope Francis stated last week, we worship the same God".

Let me state for the record: Christians and Muslims do not worship the same God. Let me say it again, Christians and Muslims DO NOT worship the same God. If you are a professing Christian and a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, I implore you not to believe this lie. This is deception and a trick of the Devil. Do not believe it. Christians and Muslims do not worship the same God. If we did, do you think that Christianity would be outlawed in many Middle Eastern nations that practice Islam? You may say, well those are extremists; no they're not! Orthodox Islam (not just radical extremists) do not embrace the faith nor the tenets of belief of the Christian faith. Islam does not affirm the deity or Messiah-ship of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. They acknowledge Him as a prophet, but not as the Son of God.

But let me break it down according to the word of God. The Bible says in the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint John, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God". Then the scripture goes on to say in that same chapter, "and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us". The Word that became flesh was called Jesus, but the scripture already confirms that the Word was God; therefore we can scripturally conclude that JESUS WAS AND IS GOD. Muslims do not worship Jesus as God, Christians do. Therefore, we do not worship the same God.

Yes, Jesus is God the Son, He is not God the Father, that is Jehovah. But the issue is whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. We as Christians worship Jesus as God, Muslims do not. Therefore, once again, we do not worship the same God. Saints please, I beseech thee, don't fall for this religious deception. What the Enemy wants to do is lull the believer to sleep and plant the seed in our minds of "oh yeah, it's ok, we all worship the same God". No we don't! Please don't fall for this lie. This is the groundwork of the Anti-Christ (1John 2, 1John 4). The Bible is clear, "one Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all" (Ephesians 4). It is Not the Same God.


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