Four fundamental doctrines of Christianity are:
- God is in the form of the Holy Trinity
- The Lord Jesus is the only begotten Son of God
- He died on the cross
- He rose from the dead.
The Koran directly attacks all four doctrines.
1. The Blessed Holy Trinity:
Sura 4.171 O followers of the Book! do not exceed the limits in your religion, and do not speak (lies) against Allah, but (speak) the truth; the Messiah, Isa son of Marium is only an apostle of Allah and His Word which He communicated to Marium and a spirit from Him; believe therefore in Allah and His apostles, and say not, Three. Desist, it is better for you; Allah is only one God; far be It from His glory that He should have a son, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His, and Allah is sufficient for a Protector.
2. The Lord Jesus is the Only Begotten Son of God:
Sura 9.30 And the Jews say: Uzair is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!
3. The Lord Jesus Died on the Cross:
Sura 4.157 And their saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa [Jesus] son of Marium, the apostle of Allah; and they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa) and most surely those who differ therein are only in a doubt about it; they have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, and they killed him not for sure
4. The Lord rose from the dead:
(158) Nay! Allah took him up to Himself; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.
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Because Muslims believe that the teachings of the Koran supersede the Bible, they do not recognize the Bible’s authority and that the Jewish people still have an everlasting covenant with the Holy God of Israel regarding the land of Israel. Islam rejects this covenant because it rejects the authority of the Bible; thus, the great confrontation, which is just on the horizon, is coming between the Holy God of Israel and allah.
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Roelof Coertze
2010-12-04