I once heard a Beth Moore study on Islam and the
influence of Muslims in the world today. The point was to understand
the issue from a biblical perspective, not to pass judgment, but to
discern truth. Dr. Ergun Caner
and his brother Emir Caner also contributed to the study. Here’s some notes from what I found out, and I hope you learn something new…
“The intention of our study today is to be biblical rather than political. Our
biblical understanding, however will lend insight to some of the political aspects
to holy war around the world today. Nothing is happening by surprise…”
Islam is the second largest religion behind Christianity and originates from Abraham’s first son Ishmael, born of the Sarah’s servant Hagar. Ishmael’s
descendants became Arabian nomads or Bedouins, and Ishmael was the leader of them.
In Genesis 25:12-18, the Bible talks about Ishmael’s descendants. There verses list the names of the sons of Ishmael. The genealogy of
Ishmael is the exact same genealogy as that of Isaac
(except for the mother). Ishmael had
12 sons, and at this point, Isaac didn’t have any sons. Ishmael wanted
to be the son of the promise and no matter how he hard he tried
to earn it, he couldn’t. His descendants – Muslims – are still trying to earn the favor of the Father.
Mohammed was born in 570 AD in the city of Mecca. Ishmael settled in Mecca (according to
Islam, at least, and we have nothing to refute it, so it could be true). Mohammed received revelations
starting in about 610 AD from Allah, but they were transmitted through the angel
Gabriel.
Muslims turned Jesus into a
prophet. John
14:16 says, “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another
counselor to be with you forever.” In verse 17, it tells you that counselor is the Spirit of Truth – God’s Spirit living inside Christians.
But they believe it is Muhammad.
Mormons teach the same thing about who they believe is their prophet! They have
twisted the truth. The word “Islam” actually means submission, or to submit oneself to the law. They are under the law, the written code.
Islam basically equals medieval Mormonism. Think about it – a “prophet” with the final revelation of God, sensual
goings-on in the next life, promises of prosperity, strict adherence to rules and regulations, and several other huge common denominators.
Dr. Ergon Caner was a Muslim. His father had three wives, and Ergon had 14 or 15 brothers and sisters. He lives in the USA, because of his father’s
business. Dr. Caner is a leading Christian apologist, but he was raised as a strict Muslim.
“In 51 debates,” he once said, “I have never met a Muslim that
believes Allah is the same as Jehovah.” They are not the same god! What’s interesting is that in political debates, many Muslims will say
they are the same, but in religious debates, they never say this.
Jehovah is the initiator of relationship. Allah is a god that demands submission. With Allah, there is no such thing as a Muslim having a personal
relationship with God. In Islam, there are 99 different names for God, and not one of them is personal. The
closest you will get is a name that means one “at your jugular.”
The Islamic conception of God is primarily based on fright, adherence,
submission. Caner’s father had to disown him, because otherwise he would have
gotten the death penalty.
Also read yesterday’s blog – Ishmael’s Hostility and Hope for Muslims
It’s true the God of the Bible says vengence will be His. But you need to look at the bible as a metanarrative or “the big story”. Look back at Abraham. Abraham was a pagan man who did not worship the one true God. But through him Yahweh promised a great nation from which His promise for redemption (The Messiah) Isa. 53, Ps 22, Micah 5:2, Isa 7:14, …. would come. And when Yahweh made his covenant by splitting a heifer, goat, and a ram all three years old, in half to walk through them notice in Gen. 15:17 God was the only party in the covenant to walk through. God had to keep His covenant because He was the only one that made it and demonstrated His keeping of it. If I was God, my bible would be only as thick as the book of Genesis haha Because of my fierce anger at my creation, I would have just quit and started over as I know all of us would. But God pursued Abraham anyway, a pagan man. All of Gods actions and words all point to a big picture of redemption and forgiveness and promise and love. Where as Allah is the false God of Islam who demands to be worshipped at no questions or answers. Yahweh and Allah are VERY different. One rules with fear as his means (just like that of an earthly dictator such as Sadam Husein, or Hitler) and the other, Yahweh rules with love and mercy, and grace, and compassion for His people. He’s the only God who gave His only begotten Son to save His people. What has Allah done for you? Why should you worship Allah? Why should you ever believe that a pefect God could ever be with such imperfect people without some means of atonement so that we may gain righteousness. That makes no sense.
“Islam basically equals medieval Mormonism?” Are you serious? This is insulting to anyone’s intelligence. It’s time people actually study and research world religions so as to avoid claims like this one.
Also, Yahweh and Allah ARE THE SAME. God is God, no matter what earthly label we give Him!
@ Concerned Christian and anyone who thinks Allah and the God of the Bible (Christianity) are the same. The nature of the God revealed in the Bible shows that He is triune, meaning He exists in three persons (Father, Spirit, Son) yet He is still one God. Christianity is a historic religion which means that this doctirne of the trinity has been an essestial to understanding the theology proper of Christianity, historically. To argue with this is argue with thousands of years of Christianity. Well, now lets look at the god (small “g”) revealed in the Koran. Allah is not triune at all. He knows nothing of existing in three persons yet remaining only one being. They are not the same God at all! The true God had a plan of redemption by sending the third part of the trinity, the Son, to the earth to die for the sins of those who would believe in Him. Allah just apparently unjustly let’s people into his false heaven. Radically different in nature….two completely different thoughts. One is God the other is not. One is just, Allah is not. One is merciful, gracious, loving, triune, transcendent yet immanent, and the other is not.
From the Bible:
Prov 1:7: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
Prov 9:10: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Ex 20:3: You shall have no other gods before me.
Deut 6:1: These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
Deut 6:5: Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Seems like there is a considerable amount of “fright, adherence, submission” in the Bible, too.
galations 5v1 :”it is for freedom that christ has set us free”.
There is no fear of being punished by man for not following Jesus.Each of us has our own free will to make decisions in our lives for ourselves.Only when we do not obey the gospel will we be punished at the final judgment.
So much confusion with religion.
Unless you have half doubted your faith you have only have believed.
Individuals born into a religion have a great disadvantage, for their eyes are more clouded then one who seeks his faith within his or hers spiritual heart.
Why do so many people immigrate to countries that were developed on Christian principles???
I have to agree with Charles on this, there is plenty of submission in christianity–a lot more than in judaism anyway. The idea of submission just shows discipline anyway. Talking so derogatorily about Muslim believes is hypocritical. How can you say Allah rules with fear? Allah does not interfere with the created world according to Islam… The idea of hell sounds pretty fear inducing, Christians. And Yahweh is DEFINATELY NOT compassionate! I have been to one Jewish service in my life and the story that we read talked about Yahweh telling the Jews to murder some group of people–all the men, women, and children–in order to rid themselves of the groups influence. Does that sound compassionate to you?
And yes…they are the same God. The God of Abraham.
Yahweh and allah are not the same. Yahweh is God. Allah is Satan. cut and dry.
wow this is serious is it polite to say islam is a forced religion
y really do pple kill all in d name of religion
ishmael and muhammed who is older
if muhammed it means islam had been in existence even b4 muhammed meaning maybe he came across d book of ishmael or in contact with him then he went to d mountain or hill to study abt it there he came across angel gabriel
just an assumption am sori if its not lyk dat just visualising how it all came abt
Pachad – Fear
Dread
Terror
To be startled
Yare – To stand in awe
Reverence
Respect
Recognizing the power and position of God and giving Him proper respect.
In the Hebrew language (the language the Old Testament was written in) there were TWO words, but in the English language there is only one word – fear.
The fear they are referring to in this case is the YARE…. not meant to SCARE! lol (just a little humor, but still truth 😉 )
my name is siaeeda a christian converted to islam al hamdulillah your books made me laugh MR Craner thank you at least for that, anyway you are just weading the garden, here are a few verses to put in your next book thomas 114: simon peter said ” make mary leave for females don’t deserve life” jesus replied “look, i will guide her to make her male so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you MALES. for every female who makes herself male will enter heaven”
thomas 105: jesus says “whoever knows mother and father will be the child of a whore”
matthew 22:23-33
and i encourage him and all christians to actually follow this verse especially matthew 19 10-12, there is no earthly punishment for a muslim woman not to cover her hair however it says in the bible that if a christian woman doesn’t you must shave her hair, or look at genesis,
he speaks about muslim woman being oppressed look at your own their bodies and beauty are being flaunted and used, let me tell you i am up for a debate with you as you sound very easy and sounds like fun, you twist the words, why don’t you say how the woman used to argue with the prophet (saws) or how he said be kind to the woman they were made from adams rib if you straighten it it will snap and if you leave it it will remain bent so be kind to the woman, also you didn’t finish the hadeeth quotes which would really have undone you probably why!!! mohammed saws says o muslims it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your woman but they also have rights over you, remeber you have taken wives only under gods trust and HIS permission, it would be too long to note all the contradictions in the bible here, is that what you want us to believe in a god who can even add up??? bible says eve tempted adam and so everything is her fault, qur’an says they both sinned they both asked for forgiveness they both were forgiven and nobody is accountable for someone elses sins even for their parents sins, the earth was already made before god made adam intentding it for him, evangelists are so confused, i can help you, follow jesus and become a muslim.
thank you,
the problem i find is that people judge others before they judge themselves jesus says in the bible in several places why look at the silver (metal) in your friends eye but not the timber in your own, first remove the timber and then help your friend with his metal.
there will always be extremists, my grandparents are protestants from northern ireland and i had to grow up in the time of the bombimgs i was there when they bombed colereine over 20 people died, jesus never went to war so what sort of christians are these, jihad is an inner struggle to better yourself to give as much charity and be a better person, the problem is people don’t look into their own religion, if they did they would find a lot of wrong in their own actions.
please who was jesus talking about in these verses:
john 14:30
john 15:26-27
john 16:7-16
he says his message isn’t finished they weren’t ready for it, but ANOTHER advocate will come. what is an advocate? it doesn’t matter jesus calls himself an advocate so another like him will come and correct you and finish what he started then he will return. he says this quite clearly, he couldn’t have been talking about john the baptist as harrod had already killed him.
in mattew mark and luke jesus calls himself son of ADAM never son of god and they are all just different versions of the same event some spiced up to get noticed which is very obvious, logic dictates that if something as wonderful as angels flying down etc it would be something they all remembered but only one said this. whenever anyone called him son of god he told them to shut up and not say it again. each version of jesus’ death in the bible is completely different and also if you read it jesus didn’t die on the cross. jesus says i give you only the miracle of jonah as he spent 3 days and nights in the belly of the whale so shall i be in the belly of the earth, jonah was alive when thrown from the boat alive when the fish swallowed him he spent 3 days and nights praying (so had to be alive) and alive when he was spat out on the shore so if jesus had died he would have been a liar, pontious pilote was suprised he had died so soon and ordered his legs be broken so he couldn’t get away (he didn’t believe he was dead just passed out especially as jesus just asked god to take his sufferering, mary went early to check on jesus (she saw signs of life) jesus had to have lived or his prophecy wouldn’t come true, he even says to mary i have not yet rissen to our father, he shows his hands to companions as they had HEARD he had died and were scared he said feel me i am not dead, he then went and ate with them, a ghost could not do that. go through your own book,
jesus calls out eloh (spelt alah) on the cross he was calling out to allah, yahweh is no where in any religious book, so i suggest you have followed ibliss’ whispers and are now blind to jesus’ god and yours
mohammed(saws) came after abraham in 600ad where the bible by the confessions of the christians scholars and history show had already been distorted and changed, most of it especially if you read luke which by his own admissions was written well after the death of jesus and just from hearsay. islam comes from the word salam meaning peace.
pagans confused, mr derosse, i don’t have to defend Allah, he is already punishing you look at your country, look at your people, judgement day is near…. your belief in 3 fake gods none of whom can add up none of whom can write a tangable book as there are over 7000 contradictions maybe they didn’t bring their head together to write it lol. your gods need to sacrifice an innocent being to suffer him to be able to forgive people, what type of a god is that, oh and most of your religion come from pagan beliefs easter is actually the brish pagans festival of life where they went to fornicate, christmas is there celebration for the return of the sun, as jesus was born in summer time. jesus refused wine saying if i drink it here i will not taste it in heaven yet YOU as in christians drink it. jesus was circumcised on the 8th day, christian men are not, muslims are more christian than christian as we love and follow the teachings of jesus, not some satanic pagan from rome named paul who hated jesus and christians and whos sole perpose was to take people from christianity he did so by twisting jesus’ words which is why he contradicts jesus’ teachings. Allah says no one is burdened with someone elses sins, we all have equal chance to earn heaven even the poor, at least islam is truth and as jesus says knowledge is light which means your in complete darkness with a blindfold. islam will bring you to the light.
Check Genesis 16, 21 when Gabriel promises hager that Ismail will have a great nation whose hands would be against every one( bad peoples). so when bible declares Ismail nation would be a great nation. how can you deny islam then u r not a christian , if you are a christian believer u have to bow down in front of allah in its religion islam which he declared already. Now coming to bible Explain………
Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel?
• God did (2 Samuel 24: 1)
• Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)
2. In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel?
• Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9)
• One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)
3. How many fighting men were found in Judah?
• Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9)
• Four hundred and seventy thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)
4. God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine?
• Seven (2 Samuel 24:13)
• Three (I Chronicles 21:12)
5. How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem?
• Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26)
• Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2)
6. How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem?
• Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8)
• Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9)
7. How long did he rule over Jerusalem?
• Three months (2 Kings 24:8)
• Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9)
8. The chief of the mighty men of David lifted up his spear and killed how many men at one time?
• Eight hundred (2 Samuel 23:8)
• Three hundred (I Chronicles 11: 11)
9. When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after?
• After (2 Samuel 5 and 6)
• Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)
10. How many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark?
• Two (Genesis 6:19, 20)
• Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark (Genesis 7:8-9)
11. When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture?
• One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4)
• Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4)
12. How many stalls for horses did Solomon have?
• Forty thousand (I Kings 4:26)
• Four thousand (2 chronicles 9:25)
13. In what year of King Asa’s reign did Baasha, King of Israel die?
• Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 – 16:8)
• Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)
14. How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple?
• Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2)
• Three thousand three hundred (I Kings 5:16)
15. Solomon built a facility containing how many baths?
• Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26)
• Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)
16. Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab?
• Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6)
• Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11)
17. How many were the children of Zattu?
• Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2:8)
• Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13)
18. How many were the children of Azgad?
• One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12)
• Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17)
19. How many were the children of Adin?
• Four hundred and fifty-four (Ezra 2:15)
• Six hundred and fifty-five (Nehemiah 7:20)
20. How many were the children of Hashum?
• Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:19)
• Three hundred and twenty-eight (Nehemiah 7:22)
21. How many were the children of Bethel and Ai?
• Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:28)
• One hundred and twenty-three (Nehemiah 7:32)
22. Ezra 2:64 and Nehemiah 7:66 agree that the total number of the whole assembly was 42,360. Yet the numbers do not add up to anything close. The totals obtained from each book is as follows:
• 29,818 (Ezra)
• 31,089 (Nehemiah)
23. How many singers accompanied the assembly?
• Two hundred (Ezra 2:65)
• Two hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:67)
24. What was the name of King Abijahs mother?
• Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah (2 Chronicles 13:2)
• Maachah, daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20) But Absalom had only one daughter whose name was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)
25. Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem?
• Yes (Joshua 10:23, 40)
• No (Joshua 15:63)
26. Who was the father of Joseph, husband of Mary?
• Jacob (Matthew 1:16)
• Hell (Luke 3:23)
27. Jesus descended from which son of David?
• Solomon (Matthew 1:6)
• Nathan(Luke3:31)
28. Who was the father of Shealtiel?
• Jechoniah (Matthew 1:12)
• Neri (Luke 3:27)
29. Which son of Zerubbabel was an ancestor of Jesus Christ?
• Abiud (Matthew 1: 13)
• Rhesa (Luke 3:27) But the seven sons of Zerubbabel are as follows: i.Meshullam, ii. Hananiah, iii. Hashubah, iv. Ohel, v.Berechiah, vi. Hasadiah, viii. Jushabhesed (I Chronicles 3:19, 20). The names Abiud and Rhesa do not fit in anyway.
30. Who was the father of Uzziah?
• Joram (Matthew 1:8)
• Amaziah (2 Chronicles 26:1)
31. Who was the father of Jechoniah?
• Josiah (Matthew 1:11)
• Jeholakim (I Chronicles 3:16)
32. How many generations were there from the Babylonian exile until Christ?
• Matthew says fourteen (Matthew 1:17)
• But a careful count of the generations reveals only thirteen (see Matthew 1: 12-16)
33. Who was the father of Shelah?
• Cainan (Luke 3:35-36)
• Arphaxad (Genesis II: 12)
34. Was John the Baptist Elijah who was to come?
• Yes (Matthew II: 14, 17:10-13)
• No (John 1:19-21)
35. Would Jesus inherit Davids throne?
• Yes. So said the angel (Luke 1:32)
• No, since he is a descendant of Jehoiakim (see Matthew 1: I 1, I Chronicles 3:16). And Jehoiakim was cursed by God so that none of his descendants can sit upon Davids throne (Jeremiah 36:30)
36. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on how many animals?
• One – a colt (Mark 11:7; cf Luke 19:3 5). And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
• Two – a colt and an ass (Matthew 21:7). They brought the ass and the colt and put their garments on them and he sat thereon.
37. How did Simon Peter find out that Jesus was the Christ?
• By a revelation from heaven (Matthew 16:17)
• His brother Andrew told him (John 1:41)
38. Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew?
• By the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18-22)
• On the banks of river Jordan (John 1:42). After that, Jesus decided to go to Galilee (John 1:43)
39. When Jesus met Jairus was Jairus daughter already dead?
• Yes. Matthew 9:18 quotes him as saying, My daughter has just died.
• No. Mark 5:23 quotes him as saying, My little daughter is at the point of death.
40. Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey?
• Yes (Mark 6:8)
• No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3)
41. Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist?
• Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16)
• No (Luke 9:9)
42. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus before his baptism?
• Yes (Matthew 3:13-14)
• No (John 1:32,33)
43. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus after his baptism?
• Yes (John 1:32, 33)
• No (Matthew 11:2)
44. According to the Gospel of John, what did Jesus say about bearing his own witness?
• If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is not true (John 5:3 1)
• Even if I do bear witness to myself, my testimony is true (John 8:14)
45. When Jesus entered Jerusalem did he cleanse the temple that same day?
• Yes (Matthew 21:12)
• No. He went into the temple and looked around, but since it was very late he did nothing. Instead, he went to Bethany to spend the night and returned the next morning to cleanse the temple (Mark I 1:1- 17)
46. The Gospels say that Jesus cursed a fig tree. Did the tree wither at once?
• Yes. (Matthew 21:19)
• No. It withered overnight (Mark II: 20)
47. Did Judas kiss Jesus?
• Yes (Matthew 26:48-50)
• No. Judas could not get close enough to Jesus to kiss him (John 18:3-12)
48. What did Jesus say about Peters denial?
• The cock will not crow till you have denied me three times (John 13:38)
• Before the cock crows twice you will deny me three times (Mark 14:30) . When the cock crowed once, the three denials were not yet complete (see Mark 14:72). Therefore prediction (a) failed.
49. Did Jesus bear his own cross?
• Yes (John 19:17)
• No (Matthew 27:31-32)
50. Did Jesus die before the curtain of the temple was torn?
• Yes (Matthew 27:50-51; Mark lS:37-38)
• No. After the curtain was torn, then Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! And having said this he breathed his last (Luke 23:45-46)
51. Did Jesus say anything secretly?
• No. I have said nothing secretly (John 18:20)
• Yes. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything (Mark 4:34). The disciples asked him Why do you speak to them in parables? He said, To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given (Matthew 13: 1 0-11)
52. Where was Jesus at the sixth hour on the day of the crucifixion?
• On the cross (Mark 15:23)
• In Pilates court (John 19:14)
53. The gospels say that two thieves were crucified along with Jesus. Did both thieves mock Jesus?
• Yes (Mark 15:32)
• No. One of them mocked Jesus, the other defended Jesus (Luke 23:43)
54. Did Jesus ascend to Paradise the same day of the crucifixion?
• Yes. He said to the thief who defended him, Today you will be with me in Paradise (Luke 23:43)
• No. He said to Mary Magdelene two days later, I have not yet ascended to the Father (John 20:17)
55. When Paul was on the road to Damascus he saw a light and heard a voice. Did those who were with him hear the voice?
• Yes (Acts9:7)
• No (Acts22:9)
56. When Paul saw the light he fell to the ground. Did his traveling companions also fall to the ground?
• Yes (Acts 26:14)
• No (Acts 9:7)
57. Did the voice spell out on the spot what Pauls duties were to be?
• Yes (Acts 26:16-18)
• No. The voice commanded Paul to go into the city of Damascus and there he will be told what he must do. (Acts9:7;22: 10)
58. When the Israelites dwelt in Shittin they committed adultery with the daughters of Moab. God struck them with a plague. How many people died in that plague?
• Twenty-four thousand (Numbers 25:1 and 9)
• Twenty-three thousand (I Corinthians 10:8)
59. How many members of the house of Jacob came to Egypt?
• Seventy souls (Genesis 4 & 27)
• Seventy-five souls (Acts 7:14)
60. What did Judas do with the blood money he received for betraying Jesus?
• He bought a field (Acts 1: 18)
• He threw all of it into the temple and went away. The priests could not put the blood money into the temple treasury, so they used it to buy a field to bury strangers (Matthew 27:5)
61. How did Judas die?
• After he threw the money into the temple he went away and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5)
• After he bought the field with the price of his evil deed he fell headlong and burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out (Acts 1:18)
62. Why is the field called Field of Blood?
• Because the priests bought it with the blood money (Matthew 27:8)
• Because of the bloody death of Judas therein (Acts 1:19)
63. Who is a ransom for whom?
• The Son of Man came…to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). Christ Jesus who gave himself as a ransom for all… (I Timothy 2:5-6)
• The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright (Proverbs 21:18)
64. Is the law of Moses useful?
• Yes. All scripture is… profitable… (2 Timothy 3:16)
• No. . . . A former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness… (Hebrews 7:18)
65. What was the exact wording on the cross?
• This is Jesus the King of the Jews (Matthew 27:37)
• The King of the Jews (Mark 15:26)
• This is the King of the Jews (Luke 23:38)
• Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews (John 19:19)
66. Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist?
• Yes (Matthew 14:5)
• No. It was Herodias, the wife of Herod who wanted to kill him. But Herod knew that he was a righteous man and kept him safe (Mark 6:20)
67. Who was the tenth disciple of Jesus in the list of twelve?
• Thaddaeus (Matthew 10: 1-4; Mark 3:13 -19)
• Judas son of James is the corresponding name in Lukes gospel (Luke 6:12-16)
68. Jesus saw a man sitat the tax collectors office and called him to be his disciple. What was his name?
• Matthew (Matthew 9:9)
• Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27)
69. Was Jesus crucified on the daytime before the Passover meal or the daytime after?
• After (Mark 14:12-17)
• Before. Before the feast of the Passover (John 1) Judas went out at night (John 13:30). The other disciples thought he was going out to buy supplies to prepare for the Passover meal (John 13:29). When Jesus was arrested, the Jews did not enter Pilates judgment hail because they wanted to stay clean to eat the Passover (John 18:28). When the judgment was pronounced against Jesus, it was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover (John 19:14)
70. Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion?
• Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42)
• No. (John 12:27)
71. In the gospels which say that Jesus prayed to avoid the cross, how many times did he move away from his disciples to pray?
• Three (Matthew 26:36-46 and Mark 14:32-42)
• One. No opening is left for another two times. (Luke 22:39-46)
72. Matthew and Mark agree that Jesus went away and prayed three times. What were the words of the second prayer?
• Mark does not give the words but he says that the words were the same as the first prayer (Mark 14:3 9)
• Matthew gives us the words, and we can see that they are not the same as in the first (Matthew 26:42)
73. What did the centurion say when Jesus dies?
• Certainly this man was innocent (Luke 23:47)
• Truly this man was the Son of God (Mark 15:39)
74. When Jesus said My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me ? in what language did he speak?
• Hebrew: the words are Eloi, Eloi ..(Matthew 27:46)
• Aramaic: the words are Eloi, Eloi .. (Mark 15:34)
75. According to the gospels, what were the last words of Jesus before he died?
• Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! (Luke 23:46)
• “It is finished” (John 19:30)
76. When Jesus entered Capernaum he healed the slave of a centurion. Did the centurion come personally to request Jesus for this?
• Yes (Matthew 8:5)
• No. He sent some elders of the Jews and his friends (Luke 7:3,6)
77.
• Adam was told that if and when he eats the forbidden fruit he would die the same day (Genesis 2:17)
• Adam ate the fruit and went on to live to a ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5)
78.
• God decided that the life-span of humans will be limited to 120 years (Genesis 6:3)
• Many people born after that lived longer than 120. Arpachshad lived 438 years. His son Shelah lived 433 years. His son Eber lived 464 years, etc. (Genesis 11:12-16)
79. Apart from Jesus did anyone else ascend to heaven?
• No (John 3:13)
• Yes. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11)
80. Who was high priest when David went into the house of God and ate the consecrated bread?
• Abiathar (Mark 2:26)
• Ahimelech, the father of Abiathar (I Samuel 1:1; 22:20)
81. Was Jesus body wrapped in spices before burial in accordance with Jewish burial customs?
• Yes and his female disciples witnessed his burial (John 19:39-40)
• No. Jesus was simply wrapped in a linen shroud. Then the women bought and prepared spices so that they may go and anoint him [Jesus) (Mark 16: 1)
82. When did the women buy the spices?
• After the Sabbath was past (Mark 16:1)
• Before the Sabbath. The women prepared spices and ointments. Then, on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment (Luke 23:55 to 24:1)
83. At what time of day did the women visit the tomb?
• Toward the dawn (Matthew 28: 1)
• When the sun had risen (Mark 16:2)
84. What was the purpose for which the women went to the tomb?
• To anoint Jesus body with spices (Mark 16: 1; Luke 23:55 to 24: 1)
• To see the tomb. Nothing about spices here (Matthew 28: 1)
• For no specified reason. In this gospel the wrapping with spices had been done before the Sabbath (John 20: 1)
85. A large stone was placed at the entrance of the tomb. Where was the stone when the women arrived?
• They saw that the stone was Rolled back (Mark 16:4) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb (Luke 24:2) They saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb (John 20:1)
• As the women approached, an angel descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and conversed with the women. Matthew made the women witness the spectacular rolling away of the stone (Matthew 28:1-6)
86. Did anyone tell the women what happened to Jesus body?
• Yes. A young man in a white robe (Mark 16:5). Two men … in dazzling apparel later described as angels (Luke 24:4 and 24:23). An angel – the one who rolled back the stone (Matthew 16:2). In each case the women were told that Jesus had risen from the dead (Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:5 footnote)
• No. Mary met no one and returned saying, They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him (John 20:2)
87. When did Mary Magdelene first meet the resurrected Jesus? And how did she react?
• Mary and the other women met Jesus on their way back from their first and only visit to the tomb. They took hold of his feet and worshipped him (Matthew 28:9)
• On her second visit to the tomb Mary met Jesus just outside the tomb. When she saw Jesus she did not recognize him. She mistook him for the gardener. She still thinks that Jesus body is laid to rest somewhere and she demands to know where. But when Jesus said her name she at once recognized him and called him Teacher. Jesus said to her, Do not hold me… (John 20:11 to 17)
88. What was Jesus instruction for his disciples?
• Tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me (Matthew 2 8: 10)
• Go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God (John 20:17)
89. When did the disciples return to Galilee?
• Immediately, because when they saw Jesus in Galilee some doubted (Matthew 28:17). This period of uncertainty should not persist
• After at least 40 days. That evening the disciples were still in Jerusalem (Luke 24:3 3). Jesus appeared to them there and told them, stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high (Luke 24:49). He was appearing to them during forty days (Acts 1:3), and charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise … (Acts 1:4)
90. To whom did the Midianites sell Joseph?
• To the Ishmaelites (Genesis 37:28)
• To Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh (Genesis 37:36)
91. Who brought Joseph to Egypt?
• The Ishmaelites bought Joseph and then took Joseph to Egypt (Genesis 37:28)
• The Midianites had sold him in Egypt (Genesis 37:36)
• Joseph said to his brothers I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt (Genesis 45:4)
92. Does God change his mind?
• Yes. The word of the Lord came to Samuel: I repent that I have made Saul King… (I Samuel 15:10 to 11)
• No. God will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent (I Samuel 15:29)
Yes. And the Lord repented that he had made Saul King over Israel (I Samuel 15:35). Notice that the above three quotes are all from the same chapter of the same book! In addition, the Bible shows that God repented on several other occasions:
i. The Lord was sorry that he made man (Genesis 6:6)
I am sorry that I have made them (Genesis 6:7)
ii. And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people (Exodus 32:14).
iii. (Lots of other such references).
93. The Bible says that for each miracle Moses and Aaron demonstrated the magicians did the same by their secret arts. Then comes the following feat:
• Moses and Aaron converted all the available water into blood (Exodus 7:20-21)
• The magicians did the same (Exodus 7:22). This is impossible, since there would have been no water left to convert into blood.
94. Who killed Goliath?
• David (I Samuel 17:23, 50)
• Elhanan (2 Samuel 21:19)
95. Who killed Saul?
• Saul took his own sword and fell upon it…. Thus Saul died… (I Samuel 31:4-6)
• An Amalekite slew him (2 Samuel 1:1- 16)
96. Does every man sin?
• Yes. There is no man who does not sin (I Kings 8:46; see also 2 Chronicles 6:36; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; and I John 1:810)
• No. True Christians cannot possibly sin, because they are the children of God. Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God.. (I John 5:1). We should be called children of God; and so we are (I John 3: 1). He who loves is born of God (I John 4:7). No one born of God commits sin; for Gods nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God (I John 3:9). But, then again, Yes! If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us (I John 1:8)
97. Who will bear whose burden?
• Bear one anothers burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2)
• Each man will have to bear his own load (Galatians 6:5)
98. How many disciples did Jesus appear to after his resurrection?
• Twelve (I Corinthians 15:5)
• Eleven (Matthew 27:3-5 and Acts 1:9-26, see also Matthew 28:16; Mark 16:14 footnote; Luke 24:9; Luke 24:3 3)
99. Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?
• After his baptism, the spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days … (Mark 1:12-13)
• Next day after the baptism, Jesus selected two disciples. Second day: Jesus went to Galilee – two more disciples. Third day: Jesus was at a wedding feast in Cana in Galilee (see John 1:35; 1:43; 2:1-11)
100. Was baby Jesus life threatened in Jerusalem?
• Yes, so Joseph fled with him to Egypt and stayed there until Herod died (Matthew 2:13 23)
• No. The family fled nowhere. They calmly presented the child at the Jerusalem temple according to the Jewish customs and returned to Galilee (Luke 2:21-40)
101. When Jesus walked on water how did the disciples respond?
• They worshipped him, saying, Truly you are the Son of God (Matthew 14:33)
• They were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened (Mark 6:51-52)
Bro dont talk about love and freedom.
If you love god you can only show by abiding his commands other wise its fake. if your dad asks you not to smoke, and you love dad too much will you smoke infront of him. same way god is omnipresent and if he says you should love me( sAID BY Jesus) then you can only show you love by respecting his words. he said Abraham kill your son and with out a reason abharam got ready to kill his son. that love . so do we say how dare god said to Abraham kill his son, Abraham should not command because its forced on him( as per your ideology). there for brother understand love has a practical evidence. he is most merciful he can give you deathe and again give you life he is power which is beyond the imagination. the moment you imagine god might be like this, cant be a god. because nothing can contain god not your imagination.
Hi, Siaeeda. I must say you are very knowledgeable about Jesus and of course Mohammed which is very cool. I wanted to add to your point about knowledge, you said that Jesus said ‘ knowledge is the light’ which is true. The prophet Mohammed said one ‘Acquire knowledge. It enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is an ornament among friends, and an armor against enemies.”
Knowledge is key to school, to understand, it is key to life. In order for us as humans to have peace, we must first have knowledge with ourselves. Knowledge is respect, lets give it a try.
Siaseeda Allah has a good helper in you. May god bless you with knowledge and wisdom in your life. God bless
Am so glad you wrote. I am a Christian but I was horrified at the video and comments made by Caner. Such ignorance. I have a hard time now having much respect for LIfeway or Beth Moore. Such ignorance and to put it out there like she did. What does Islam have to do with Osama Bin Ladin – rediculous stuff. Makes me more sad than anything.
Great point.
Great point.
Great point.
I always have a notion that the tribes of Ishmael have always been jealous of the ‘chosen’ race of God.They were a mistake on Abraham’s part and although God still upheld His blessings on Abraham, Isaac and his descendants were still God’s choice.
However, the love story for mankind continued with Jesus as the vital link for ALL to be able to come to God (because He loves us).
In Jesus, we are all HIS children. That’s why Jesus iS the ONLY WAY.
If only we all can see this, there will be more peace in the world.