the difference between islam and christianity ....

format_quote Originally Posted by Moss

Its a possibility, because its clear the Bible we have today can't be the one present originally

Original Christians had many different viewpoints and sects. Such sects produced different articles. When the Christian Bible was compiled, different articles were examined. Some articles were kept and some discarded. Church officials executed people who still wanted to hold onto their "old articles and beliefs". This eventually resulted in the majority of Christians basing their beliefs off of the same articles. So who is to say if the current Christian Bible accurately reflects the true meaning of Christ?

format_quote Originally Posted by searchingsoul

Original Christians had many different viewpoints and sects. Such sects produced different articles. When the Christian Bible was compiled, different articles were examined. Some articles were kept and some discarded. Church officials executed people who still wanted to hold onto their "old articles and beliefs". This eventually resulted in the majority of Christians basing their beliefs off of the same articles. So who is to say if the current Christian Bible accurately reflects the true meaning of Christ?

IMO Christianity made a mistake when it failed to declare the Christian Bible as the direct word of God. I give Islam credit for making this claim. If the Koran isn't the word of God (which it may be...I don't know!), then it sure was a smart move to claim it was!

format_quote Originally Posted by marge1

here's some proof that jesus was not crucified:
" In 1975, UNESCO distributed texts from the bible that were uncovered in naj' humaadee, in the highlands of egypt; they were actually discovered in the year 1945.
among those texts is the following passage, whcih is mentioned here word for word:
"it was another person who drank the bitterness and vinegar, and not i. and it was another (simon peter) who carried the cross on his shoulders; and it was yet another who placed a crown of thorns upon his head. meanwhile, i was above, laughing at their ignorance."

Was Simon Peter the Jewish guy who was trying to get Isa(as) killed?

who is St. Paul ?

format_quote Originally Posted by azim

Asalamu alaykum.

I'd say that there is only one man that seperates Islam and Christianity. It's not Jesus (as), neither is it Muhammad (pbuh). It's St. Paul.

If you take away his teachings, you are left with (more or less) Islam.

format_quote Originally Posted by fantaxxy_moon

who is St. Paul ?

st paul was someone who converted to xianity after supposingly having seen a vision of jesus (p).
he was the first to bring in greek philosophy which was the opeing for the belief in the trinity...

Similarities between Christianity and Islam

Christians and Muslims have some beliefs in common. We both agree that there is one God who created the universe and is sovereign in the lives of men. We agree that God is the source of justice and morality. We agree that his ultimate justice is dispensed via life after death in heaven and hell.

Fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist Muslims both consider such things as pornography and licentious living as pollutants to society. In fact, one of the reasons for the strong negative reaction to western civilization in Muslim countries is the influence of such practices emanating from the west.

But there are many things upon which we disagree. The points of disagreement touch on every important religious doctrine. Indeed, the disagreements are so severe as to be irreconcilable. We will look at these issues point by point.

http://faithfacts.gospelcom.net/islam.html#similarities

format_quote Originally Posted by mbaig

Can any christain brother quote from the Bible in which Jesus (PBUH) has quoted that he is the son of god and let everyone worship me.

Can anyone explain why does bible treat earth as flat ??

Prophet Muhammad (P)
He did not speak or advocate the cause of some particular race or ethnic group, but stood up for all humanity irrespective of race, colour, class, language or geographical barriers. The Message he preached was universal, transgressing all obstacles whether artificial or otherwise. A Message so complete and comprehensive that it not only revolutionized the era in which it was proclaimed, but even today its timeless beauty has lost none of the original charm and continues its profound appeal to the human intellect.
What can we write about a man who changed the destiny of the world and saved the human race from sure disaster! The loss in words becomes more apparent when we consider that he was divinely chosen for this great task and carried out the mission entrusted, in a most impeccable and flawless manner. He was every inch a perfect man, so complete that even his detractors and enemies could not find the smallest fault in his glowing personality.

When the Holy Qur'an describes him as the "Noblest Exemplar" for the human race including generations to come, it becomes all the more obvious that Prophet Muhammad (P) was something extraordinary and endowed with all fine qualities such as patience, courage, wisdom, generosity, intelligence, love and magnanimity -to cite a few -which show us how to mould our own lives.