Allah and Christ
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The way you talk about the Quran is the same way some Muslims, out of ignorance, talk about the Christian bible because our bible is made up of the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the OT, we have such God driven wars with the "Infidel". So, I think, you need more understanding of the Muslim world.
Allah is the Arabic word for God. God is an English word for English speaking Countries. I can bet you, if you go to some Countries say African Countries for instance where they serve the same God you serve and mention God to them, they will not understand what you are saying except there is an interpreter. Do not assume, everybody speaks English. The Christian word God has been translated in so many different languages of the world. And, they mean the same thing, GOD.
You speaking of ignoring pope work for lucifer
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION
841 The Church's relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION
841 The Church's relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."
I do not think , it has to do with what you mind or do not mind but what the truth is. The truth is that Muslims worship the same God of Abraham which we worship. The understanding of this God differs even in Christendom. I always refer people to Acts 17:16 -23 where Paul was preaching to the pagans of Athens and told them that the unknown God which they worship is the same God he was preaching to them. It was the manner in which they serve him that is wrong. He was addressing their concept of this God and their manner of worship. I believe, it is the same thing we should be addressing both within our Christianity and the outside world.
When you get to Acts 10, you read about the story of Cornelius, the Italian centurion whom God accepted prior to him becoming a Christian and then directed him to Peter to have a perfect understanding of the true Way. Are you going to say that the God that sent the angel to him, as a pagan, before he converted to Christianity is not the Christian God?
When you get to Acts 10, you read about the story of Cornelius, the Italian centurion whom God accepted prior to him becoming a Christian and then directed him to Peter to have a perfect understanding of the true Way. Are you going to say that the God that sent the angel to him, as a pagan, before he converted to Christianity is not the Christian God?
That is not the best example because Cornelius already feared God and prayed to him. Maybe he was a pagan at one point in his life, or maybe his parents believed in the God of Israel. We don't know. There were four types of people in the ancient world, Israelites called 'Jews' in the first century (in translation at least). Then there were proselytes, men who had been circumcised who took on them the obligation to keep the law of Moses along with women in their households. Another category were pagans. Then there were God-fearing Gentiles who believed in the God of Israel who went to the synagogue, maybe outside of a partition that separated them from the Jews and proselytes. Some of the Pharisees tried to get Gentiles to convert through circumcision. Apparently, this practice influenced some of the churches and Paul opposed it.
