A Message to Muslims

If you are a muslim, let me begin by saying that I would like to be your friend. We may not agree about everything but we have a lot of points in common. I myself spent time reading a large portion of an English language interpretation of the Qu'ran when I was in Turkey. I admire the zeal of many muslims, and wish that Christians in general were as serious about following Jesus as many Muslims are about following the teachings of Muhammed, the founder of Islam.

I encourage you to read the Bible. But first read my short article

The Integrity of the Bible According to the Qu'ran

which shows strong evidence that the Qu'ran itself  teaches that the Bible is NOT corrupted.

Further Reading

The links in this section below contain the views of others which I may or may not share. I would value very much if you would write me so that I could be better informed on Islam.

A Personal Message from Michael

Let me begin by saying that historically Muslims could well object to many things found in the "Christian" world. Just as I would like to understand where you are coming from, so I want you to understand where I am coming from.

1. The Western World is not Christian.

No one would deny that Christianity in its various forms has influenced Western culture and even the world in many ways. You may think that the majority of North Americans are "Christians". You see the pornography coming from Hollywood and other places which Americans give billions to view every year and you could well be disgusted. This is not Christianity. You may know that Americans spend many billions of dollars on illegal drugs every year. This is not Christianity.

Many, many people say they are Christians, but that does not make them Christians. The cause of Christianity would be greatly advanced if a lot of these people would tell people to call them "pagans". For they are certainly not disciples of Christ. They live for themselves, not for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Satan tried to destroy Christianity in its early days through persecution. Hundreds of thousands of Christians were killed for their faith in Christ but the cause of Christ marched on, and more and more believed in Jesus, seeing the power in His name. Then Satan tried another tactic. He joined the church. For proof of this we need look no further than the Crusades, in which much evil against Muslim people was done by the Roman Catholic Church.

The worship of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and hundreds of "saints" as well as much foolish superstition has been embraced by millions of Roman Catholics and Orthodox people. Very few of them understand their own religion, but they make the claim to be the only historically authentic Christians. Many Muslims equate Roman Catholics and Orthodox people with "Christians". While there are some Christians in these groups, it is by far the minority. There is a big difference between being "religious" and being a true follower of Jesus.

I and millions of other true Christians worship ONE GOD. We do not believe in bowing down to icons and statues and praying to saints, dead or alive. This God is manifested in three Persons but is still One God. It will do no good to argue about this now. The real issue is: where is the Living God who ANSWERS PRAYER? Does He answer with miracles when we pray in Jesus' name? Look at Christian testimonies on the Internet. You will find out that He does. Can Islam point to the same results based on following the teachings of the Koran?

2. We do not believe that Jesus Christ is the result of the sexual activity of God.

When we talk about Jesus being the Son of God, we don't mean that God had a wife and physically fathered a Son. Neither do we mean that there was a time when part of God - Jesus - did not exist. We mean that Jesus Christ fully reveals God to us. Jesus is God revealing Himself to us in human form.

You can know what God is like by studying the Christian Gospels concerning Jesus Christ. God is compassionate and loving as well as just and righteous. Christians also believe in hell. However, nowhere does the Bible clearly teach that God predestines anyone to hell. He has predestined some to Eternal Life. It doesn't say about the rest.

The Koran however teaches that Allah is leading all the unbelievers into deception and ultimately to hell. Can you believe that Allah is right in deliberately destroying some people? Could you be one of them? In Islam, you can never know if your good works are enough to get you to Paradise.

3. Whose Word Can You Trust?

The New Testament was written by men who walked and talked with Jesus. The apostle Paul, who also wrote much of the New Testament, was a violent persecutor of Christians until Jesus literally knocked him down and revealed Himself to him. Paul knew Christ as any Christian could know Him, if that Christian would be as zealous, humble and self-denying as Paul was.

Mohammed, on the other hand, wrote about Jesus 600 years after the events took place. He was an eyewitness to NOTHING concerning the life of Jesus. Are there good reasons to trust what Muhammed said about Jesus? Everything depends on the source of the inspiration that came to Muhammed. Even Muhammed doubted the souce of his inspiration at first. He thought it was a jinn - a demon behind it. Certainly, the accounts of Muhammed's behavior in the Hadeeth when he got some of his revelations match what we Christians would call the manifestatio

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