Scientists are beginning to agree with God yet again. And again – it’s about water. Find out why the fact that it’s about water is so important. And – did they learn anything “important” from this new “knowledge”? Ro 1:19 since what may be known about God is plain to […]
Scientists “agree” – God was right – again More
The Qur’an, in Sura 73, encourages praying at night. How does this compare with what’s in the Bible? We’ll look at the New Testament to see how the two compare and contrast. And then look at what the differences mean. The first thing I thought of when I read this was the
Praying at night – the Qur’an and the Bible More
[73:15] We have sent to you a messenger, just as we sent to Pharaoh a messenger. … [73:19] This is a reminder; whoever wills, let him choose the path to his Lord. Based on these verses, what is the Qur’an really saying about the path to God? Apparently there are choices to be made.
Ishmael, Pharaoh, Moses – and Esau More
In the 3rd Sura of the Qur’an, we are again sent to the Old Testament to understand the background of these verses. This time – Moses and Pharaoh. There is also an interesting command to pray at night. Finally, we see 6 verses stricken and replaced by others. Once more, the stricken verses seem
Moses, Pharaoh, praying at night, more abrogation, and the assembling of the Qur’an More
If what we see in the Middle East today is a hijacked version of Islam – then Islam was hijacked before the Qur’an was put in written form! However – we must never lose sight of the fact that God has plainly stated he loves the Muslim people. And so should we. Hard to believe? It
Jonah Abrogated. Islam Hijacked? More
Yes. Jonah, the reluctant prophet with 4 short chapters, has ties to both Christianity and Islam. This isn’t going at all like I expected when I started this project. I went into it with the feeling that Muslims and Christians couldn’t possibly be talking about the same God. And I expected to be writing about
Jonah revisited – from the OT to Christianity and Islam More
Abrogation. This is how a religion can talk about peace, incite violence, and claim no contradiction in what it teaches. Some in Islam say there is no such thing as abrogation. We’ll shortly see that the Qur’an itself puts the lie to this statement. Others say abrogation is the key to understanding Islam. If you’ve
The “Jonah question” is turning out to be tougher than expected. There’s a difference between God hating what people do – and hating the people themselves. Let’s see if that could help with the “Jonah question”. This is part of a continuing series looking at God in the Qur’an, the Old Testament and the New
A deeper look into the Jonah question More
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says the most effective antidote to violence among Christians and Muslims is learning about each other and then accepting differences. Francis also told participants Saturday of a meeting promoted by the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamist Studies that only by carefully listening can interreligious dialogue make progress. He said
Pope: Ridding stereotypes key to Christian-Muslim relations More
In the previous article, we saw that Muhammad was told not to be like Jonah. This is a complex, but critical issue. With God’s command to Jonah – it was an outreach from the Hebrew people to the Ninevites (which is in modern day Iraq). It was unheard of. Jonah at first rejected it! But then,
The Jonah Question of Sura 68 – Part 6 More
