Different Message
Jesus
taught love and grace; Muhammad taught submission and rules. Muhammad
taught that we must attain salvation by adhering to Islam’s Five
Pillars of the Faith. In other words, our salvation depends on our
own efforts. Even then, one has no assurance of forgiveness, and must
depend upon the mercy of Allah for forgiveness. Some Muslims believe
that the Qur'an teaches that becoming a martyr for Allah will gain
them favor and they will be rewarded by a heavenly harem.
Jesus
said God created us for a relationship with Himself. His plan is to
adopt us into His heavenly family as His beloved children. However,
we rebelled against Him and broke His moral laws. The Bible calls
this sin. Such disobedience against a holy God requires judgment. Our
good deeds, money, or prayers cannot take away our sins.
The
Bible tells us God
is a pursuing God who devised a plan to free us from our sin debt.
God's
solution was to pay the price Himself. In order to accomplish that,
Jesus became a man who would die in our place
(Philippians
2:5).
Jesus said: “God so loved the world that He sent Jesus to die for
us” John
3:16).
Jesus taught that salvation
is a free gift
which
must be embraced by faith in him alone, not our deeds. It is our
choice to accept or reject God's free pardon.
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