|
Term
|
Christianity |
Islam |
| Afterlife |
Christians
will be with the Lord in heaven (Phil. 1:21-24), in our
resurrected bodies (1 Cor.
15:50-58). Non-Christians will be cast into hell
forever (Matt. 25:46). |
There is an
afterlife (75:12) experienced as either an ideal life of Paradise
(29:64), for faithful Muslims or Hell for those who are not. |
| Angels |
Created
beings, non-human, some of which, fell into sin and became
evil. They are very powerful. The unfallen angels carry
out the will of God. |
Created
beings without free will that serve God. Angels were created
from light. |
| Atonement |
The
sacrifice of Christ on the cross (1 Pet. 2:24) whereby His blood
becomes the sacrifice that turns away the wrath of God (1 John 2:2) from the sinner
when the sinner receives (John
1:12), by faith (Rom. 5:1),
the work of Christ on the cross. |
There is no
atonement work in Islam other than a sincere confession of sin and
repentance by the sinner. |
| Bible |
The
inspired and inerrant word of God in the original manuscripts (2 Tim. 3:16). |
Respected
word of the prophets but the Bible has been corrupted through the
centuries and is only correct in so far as it agrees with the Koran. |
|
Crucifixion |
The place
where Jesus atoned for the sins of the world. It is only
through this sacrifice that anyone can be saved from the wrath of
God (1 Pet. 2:24). |
Jesus did
not die on the cross. Instead, God allowed Judas to look like
Jesus and he was crucified instead. |
| Devil |
A fallen
Angel who opposes God in all ways. He also seeks to destroy
humanity (Isaiah 14:12-15;
Ezek. 28:13-15). |
Iblis, a
fallen jinn. Jinn are not angels nor men, but created beings
with free wills. Jinn were created from fire, (2:268;
114:1-6). |
| God |
God is a
trinity of persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. The Trinity
is not three gods in one god,
nor is it one person who took three forms. Trinitarianism is
strictly monotheistic. There is no other God in existence. |
God is
known as Allah. Allah is one person, a strict unity.
There is no other God in existence. He is the creator of the
universe (3:191), sovereign over all (6:61-62). |
| Heaven
(Paradise) |
The place
where God dwells. Heaven is the eventual home of the Christians who
are saved by God's grace. It is heaven because it is where God
is and Christians will enjoy eternal Fellowship
with Him. |
Paradise to
Muslims, a place of unimaginable bliss (32:17), a garden with trees
and food (13:35;15:45-48) where the desires of faithful Muslims are
met, (3:133; 9:38; 13:35; 39:34; 43:71; 53:13-15). |
| Hell |
A place of
torment in fire out of the presence of God. There is no escape
from Hell (Matt.
25:46). |
Hell is a
place of eternal punishment and torment (14:17; 25:65; 39:26), in
fire (104:6-7) for those who are not Muslims (3:131) as well as
those who were and whose works and faith were not sufficient (14:17;
25:65; 104:6-7). |
| Holy
Spirit |
Third
person of the Trinity. The Holy
Spirit is fully God in
nature. |
The
arch-angel Gabriel who delivered the words of the Koran to Muhammad. |
| Jesus |
Second
person of the Trinity. He is the word who became flesh (John 1:1, 14). He is both God and
man (Col. 2:9). |
A very
great prophet, second only to Muhammad. Jesus is not the son
of God (9:30) and certainly is not divine (5:17, 75)) and he was not
crucified (4:157). |
| Judgment
Day |
Occurs on
the day of resurrection (John 12;48) where God will judge all people.
Christians go to heaven. All others to hell (Matt.
25:46). |
Occurs on
the day of resurrection where God will judge all people.
Muslims go to paradise (3:142, 183-185, 198). All others to
hell (3:196-197). Judgment is based on a person's deeds (5:9;
42:26; 8:29). |
| Koran,
The |
The work of
Muhammad. It is not inspired, nor is it scripture. There
is no verification for its accurate transmission from the originals. |
The final
revelation of God to all of mankind given through the archangel
Gabriel to Muhammad over a 23 year period. It is without error
and guarded from error by Allah. |
| Man |
Made in the
image of God (Gen. 1:26).
This does not mean that God has a body, but that man is made like
God in abilities (reason, faith, love, etc.). |
Not made in
the image of God (42:11). Man is made out of the dust of the
earth (23:12) and Allah breathed life into man (32:9; 15:29). |
|
Muhammad
|
A
non-inspired man born in 570 in Mecca who started the Islamic
religion. |
The last
and greatest of all prophets of Allah whose Qur'an is the greatest
of all inspired books. |
| Original
Sin |
This is a
term used to describe the effect of Adam's sin on his descendants (Rom. 5:12-23). Specifically,
it is our inheritance of a sinful nature from Adam. The sinful
nature originated with Adam and is passed down from parent to child.
We are by nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). |
There is no
original sin. All people are sinless until they rebel against
God. They do not have sinful natures. |
| Resurrection |
Bodily
resurrection of all people, non-Christians to damnation and
Christians are resurrected to eternal life (1 Cor. 15:50-58). |
Bodily
resurrection, some to heaven, some to hell (3:77; 15:25;75:36-40;
22:6). |
| Salvation |
A free gift
of God (Eph. 2:8-9) to the
person who trusts in Christ and His sacrifice on the cross. He
is our mediator (1 Tim. 2:5).
No works are sufficient in any way to merit salvation since our
works are all unacceptable to God (Isaiah 64:6). |
Forgiveness
of sins is obtained by Allah's grace without a mediator. The
Muslim must believe Allah exists, believe in the fundamental
doctrines of Islam, believe that Muhammad is his prophet, and follow
the commands of Allah given in the Koran. |
| Son of
God |
A term used
to designate that Jesus is divine though he is not the literal son
of God in a physical sense (John
5:18). |
A literal
son of God. Therefore, Jesus cannot be the son of Allah. |
| Trinity |
One God in three
persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
The Father, Jesus, and
Mary |
| Word,
The |
"In
the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word
was God...and the word became flesh and dwelt among us..."
(John 1:1, 14). |
Allah's
command of existence which resulted in Jesus being formed in the
womb of Mary. |