Let us find on what Islam and Christianity agree.

[love_quran]

Ok here is the new list with additions and corrections:

1. Jesus is in both the Quran and the Bible.
2. Jesus was born of a virgin (Mary
3. we should look after and care for weaker members of society
4. need to worship God
5. justice for the poor and oppressed, giving our time and money to help others.
6. Treating our neighbour as we want to be treated ourselves.
7. There is one God.
8. We are all created by the same God and we should care about all of God’s creation.
9. Jesus will return on the last day.
10. Jesus the son of Mary was a Messenger of Allah and His word
11. God is the most just. Since God is just, He won't do anything unjust
12. Adam was the first man.
13. Forgiveness of those who wrong you is highly desirable.
14. One who forgives receives great reward.
15. Vengeance belongs to God.
16. Abraham offered his son for sacrifice.
17. God is ALMIGHTY and created EVERYTHING.
18. There is an afterlife.
19. Jesus was alive when He ascended to heaven.
20. Jesus performed miracles.
21. Isa (Jesus) is Allah's Word in both Islam and Christianity.

22. We are called to live a life that submitts to God's righteousness (i.e. his sovereignty and Lordship) rather than seeking after our own wants and desires in life.

23. That despite a life of obedience to God's call to do good works, one still only makes it to heaven/paradise by virtue of God's grace and not our own merit which, no matter how good, falls short of God's standard for His righteousness.

24. Jesus is the Messiah
25. Jesus has the ability to give life to whomever Allah / God Pleases


If enough folks request it I may place the updated list on the original (permalink) post as the list gets longer.

 

[MSN]

The story of Noah's Ark.
It's a bit different but both believe that it happened.
Btw is the only difference is that he sent a bird to look for a dry land?(Christians version)

 

[Danah]

No they are not

I read Genesis very carefully and found a lot of things.....starting from the beginning of creation ending with the story of Noah's Ark....I am not done yet with it

 

[MSN]

No they are not

I read Genesis very carefully and found a lot of things.....starting from the beginning of creation ending with the story of Noah's Ark....I am not done yet with it

Would you like to share it with us??
All i know is that they also say there WAS a flood and Noah did gather all animals??

 

[rpwelton]

Jesus is able to give life:

Correction: In Islam, the ability to give life comes from God; Jesus is just the conduit. So we would say that Jesus, through the power of God, is able to give life. Whether or not Christians agree with that statement would depend on it getting added to the list.

 

[Zafran]

Jesus is able to give life:

Surah 3:49 Jesus says, "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, a figure like that of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's Leave."

John 5:21 Jesus says, "... the Son [Jesus] gives life to whom he is pleased to give it."

There is a differnece between the two.

 

[Danah]

Would you like to share it with us??
All i know is that they also say there WAS a flood and Noah did gather all animals??

there is some similarity but less than what we call "the majority"

for example, at the beginning of the book of Genesis, the bible stated that Eve was the one who seduced Adam to eat from the Tree, hence held the women of earth that sin

While in Quran, both Eve and Adam was holding the responsibility for eating from the tree

 

[Follower]

Danah actually Adam sinned too-

Genesis 3
17 To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,'
"Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat of it
all the days of your life.

18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.

19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return."

So we can add to the list that Islam and Christianity agree that both Adam and Eve sinned.

 

[GreyKode]

Jesus(pbuh) ate, slept and prayed.

 

[Tony]

Jesus(pbuh) ate, slept and prayed.

and wept,not the attributes of a God methinks

 

[Danah]

Danah actually Adam sinned too-

Genesis 3
17 To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,'
"Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat of it
all the days of your life.

18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.

19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return."

So we can add to the list that Islam and Christianity agree that both Adam and Eve sinned.

Not really!

I always hear the Christians holding the woman the responsibility of eating from the tree:

check the verse before the one you quoted:

11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" 12 Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
see how Adam is responding to God by holding Eve the responsibility of eating the tree.


Then lets look at what God according to Bible punish both man and woman for that in the same chapter:

check the punishment of the woman:
16 To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you."

The pain and sorrow that woman goes through in birth in Islam is something she get a great reward for. Its not considered as a "punishment" because Allah had forgiven that old sin when they (Adam & Eve) repented and asked for forgiveness.

I think that this is one of the main difference between the Quran and Bible: "the forgiven sin"

 

[Follower]

Aren't we looking for similarities in this thread?

Those Christians are wrong as you can see by the verses I quoted.

The sins of the Christian are forgiven and the debt is paid. Not sure how we can make that agree.

How about repentance is accepted by GOD in both Islam and Christianity.

 

[جوري]

why repent when your god ate your sins in advance?

 

[Danah]

^ I was answering what MSN asked me to do when asked me to share what my experience in reading Genesis...I know we are looking for similarities here

The sins of the Christian are forgiven and the debt is paid. Not sure how we can make that agree.

I wish we can elaborate about the sin issue "I am very interested on that", but I think this will make the thread goes very far to its original purpose. I think I will start a thread for that issue in the very near future

How about repentance is accepted by GOD in both Islam and Christianity.

In Islam, it depend on the pure intent of the one who wish to repent and ask for forgiveness from Allah.

Regard Christianity: what kind of "sin" you are talking about? The sin that some Christians still think that they born with?
or the sin that a man can commit in his/her daily life? such as hurting people or such....etc

 

[Follower]

In Islam, it depend on the pure intent of the one who wish to repent and ask for forgiveness from Allah.

Sincerity- yes

Regard Christianity: what kind of "sin" you are talking about? The sin that some Christians still think that they born with?
or the sin that a man can commit in his/her daily life?

All and any sin repented sincerely.

But of course we don't agree on the debt paid part. In Islam you must repay the debt with good deeds. As Christians we are expected to do good deeds but know that we can never do enough to measure up to what is needed.

Yes I am afraid it would take us off topic- I am really good at that!!

 

[Grace Seeker]

and wept,not the attributes of a God methinks

why repent when your god ate your sins in advance?

Careful. We are looking for argeement here. Too much commentary could disrupt this thread.

 

[Grace Seeker]

Not really!

I always hear the Christians holding the woman the responsibility of eating from the tree:

Follower is correct. Christianity does hold both Adam and Eve jointly responsible. While you may not pick this up from the Genesis account, reading the NT makes that part clear:

Romans 5
12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— 13for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. 14Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come.

So, I think this is something on which Christianity and Islam agree, unless Islam doesn't really think there was a sin.

 

[Grace Seeker]

Correction: In Islam, the ability to give life comes from God; Jesus is just the conduit. So we would say that Jesus, through the power of God, is able to give life. Whether or not Christians agree with that statement would depend on it getting added to the list.

I could live with that modification.

 

[Tony]

Careful. We are looking for argeement here. Too much commentary could disrupt this thread.

Yes urright, sorry

 

[Grace Seeker]

Many of our points of agreement have been with regard to Jesus. I find that interesting. There are also many similar expectations with regard to practicioners of both Islam and Christianty. For instance, I believe it has already been mentioned about the expectations of living righteously.

How about that both religions understand themselves as being directed to take and share their message with all of the world?

I don't know the verse in Islam (surely someone else can give it), but in the Christian faith there are several: Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8. So both Islam and Christianity are known as proselytizing religions.