We Don’t Worship the Same God

As Muslim refugees flee from Islamic violence to Christian freedoms in America, we have heard from some prominent “church” leaders that Americans should embrace the influx of Muslims since Christians and Muslims worship the same God. But is that true? Is Allah and Yahweh the same God? Absolutely NOT! Christian’s do not worship the same God as Muslims. But simply knowing this is not enough. We must be prepared to explain this imperative truth to other’s confused by these “church” leaders.

Watch Dr. Gary Cass give a brief explanation on why Christians and Muslims do not worship the same God.

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We Don’t Worship the Same God

In an effort to try and gain common ground with Muslims, perhaps in an effort to get them to stop murdering us, some Christian leaders have gonemn on record saying we worship the same God. For example. Professor Larycia Hawkins from Wheaton College posted a photo of herself on Facebook wearing a Muslim hijab. She said, “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book. And as Pope Francis stated last week, we worship the same God.” Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?

The object of orthodox Christian worship is the true and living God- Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” (Matthew 28:19)

Christians aren’t polytheists. We baptize in the Name, not names, of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our Holy Triune God is one God AND three persons. Each member of the Godhead is co-eternal and equal in power and glory. For the Christian the Trinity is a glorious and wonderful mystery.

Allah is the object of false Muslim worship. Muslims conceive of Allah an absolute singularity. Only the ignorant, the gullible or liars deny there’s a difference between the God of the Bible and the false god of the Koran. In fact, the Koran is explicitly anti-Trinitarian.

For example: Surah 4:171: “Believe therefore in Allah and His apostles, and say not, Three…  Allah is only one God…” or Surah.5:17: “They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary.”

The Koran both refutes and distorts the doctrine of the Trinity.  It mistakenly claims Mary is part of the Trinity:  Surah 5:70ff: “They are unbelievers who say, ‘God is the Messiah, Mary’s son…’  They are unbelievers who say, ‘God is the Third of Three. No god is there but One God…’ The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger… his mother was a just woman; they both ate food… behold how perverted they [Christians] are!”  Christian worship, according to the Koran, is the perverted worship of infidels.

Of course, Muslim worship, according to the Bible, is blasphemous. I John 2:22; ”This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.”

Muslims deny Jesus is the Divine Savior of the World who died on the cross and rose again from the dead to purchase our salvation. Some Muslims will admit we don’t worship the same God. Other Muslims, like the Council on American Islamic Relations, lie and are happy to mislead you. Their tactic is to engage in interfaith dialogue, pretending to want to coexist. But Islam’s stated goal is either converting, subjugating or killing you and yours. After all, that’s what Mohammed did! Muslims laugh at Christians who say we worship the same God.

By the way, and to their credit, Wheaton College fired Professor Larkins. Anyone who dare says we worship the same God is the purveyor fraudulent theological balderdash.