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Islamic
Worldview
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Creation by God of all that exists (Genesis 1:1) |
Creation by Allah of all that exists |
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There is one God. He exists eternally in three persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18-23, Mark
12:29, John 14:26, Matthew 28:19) |
There is one God (Allah). They reject that Jesus is
divine, He being simply one of God's prophets - of which
Mohammad is the greatest |
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God has revealed Himself through the Bible and most
clearly in Jesus Christ, the incarnation of God Himself
(Colossians 1:13-17, 2nd Timothy 3:16, 2nd Peter 2:21) |
Allah never would reveal himself, instead he reveals his
will, not himself |
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Man made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27) |
Man NOT made in the image of God |
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Adam and Eve sinned and thus brought sin into the world
(Genesis 3:1-7) |
Adam & Eve sinned, then repented and were forgiven, with
no continuing effects of their rebellion |
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Original Sin - all of Adam's posterity are born with a
sin nature and are sinful from birth (Romans 3:22-23,
1st John 1:10) |
Does not believe in original sin, nor that all men are
sinful. After his sin and repentance God makes Adam his
deputy (caliph) and the first of the prophets. |
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Man is by nature sinful and has need for redemption by
the atonement of Jesus Christ (Romans 5:6, 8:32,
Colossians 1:19-20, Hebrews 7:26-27, 9:26, 10:12, 1st
John 4:10) |
Man is basically good but prone to mistakes. Muslims who
repent and submit to God return to a state of
sinlessness, with no help from Christ (or anyone)
needed. |
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Through the work of Christ, God adopts Christians into
His family and calls them His children (Romans 8:14-15,
Ephesians 1:5, Galatians 4:5) |
Through rigorous religious ritual man can become a
servant of Allah but will never be considered a part of
Allah's family |
Correspondence
from Muslims
