Differences Between Christianity & Islam

 Islam and Christianity are two of the largest religions in the world

Their stories start in exactly the same place starting in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, also Islam and Christianity along with Judaism are known as Abrahamic beliefs,  which means that everyone believes that the biblical prophet Abraham was one of the original parents of having these beliefs delivered to humanity.  However, there are several key differences between these two religions that I will explore in this episode. 

My name is Leroy, Kenton And yes, we are exploring the world of religion again, and this time we are looking at the differences between Islam and Christianity.  So if you are Christian or Muslim give this article a big thumbs up

Well let's get started We have a lot to talk about in this episode when we first look at Christianity Christianity consists of people who believe in the deity Jesus Christ Christians In general, they believe that Christ is the son of God and walked the earth as an incarnate form  from God the Father, in other words They believe that Jesus was God in the flesh Islam is made up of people who believe in the deity Allah, which is just the Arabic word for God.  They believe that the teachings of Allah were recorded word for word by the last prophet of God named Muhammad (PBUP) currently Islam is the second largest religion in the whole world after Christianity and according to the latest estimates, the current world population of Christianity is found  at 2.3 billion followers, which is 31% of the world's total population.  behind with 1.8 billion followers, representing approximately 24% of the entire world population. 

So, as you can see, these two religions, of course, have played a very important role in sha Ping what we know is human history because look at this. This is half the population here is between these two religions. Now,  when we look at when these two religions formed as organized religions, Islam takes us back to 610 to 622 CE II Christianity on the other hand was established as an organized religion in 28 to 33 C II which was centuries before Islam from what we hear  the terms Christian Christianity and all that. 

So what does Christian really mean if someone calls himself a Christian?  What are they saying?  Well, Christian simply means a believer in Christianity, which is someone who follows the teachings of Christ very simply. 

Now Islam means submission to the will of God and those who submit to the will of God are called Muslims when it comes to the place of worship where Christians go to worship.  Well, of course, we know about churches.  There are also chapels, cathedrals, basilica and also Christians are allowed to worship in houses and in any other living space. 

Muslims worship in mosques, also known as Masjid, and anywhere else that is considered clean by Islamic standards.  So it is quite open.  There is not necessarily a specific place you have to go to worship both. These religions are quite open. One of the main differences between these religions is the doctrine of the Trinity. The Trinity or the Godhead is one of the central beliefs of Christianity.  And it states that There is a God who has three manifestations: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and I like to use this example:

It's not really the best, but you should think of it as a Corporation that has three founders and all three.  the founders have different roles But under the same umbrella corporation, so in this case it would be like the corporation of God and then we have the Father Son Holy Spirit, which is equally Oh God, this is how I try to wrap my brain around that  And hopefully that made sense to you, but Muslims nonetheless believe that they are the ones who practice true monotheism, which means they don't accept the doctrine of the Trinity because how can three be one and the core belief?  of Islam is that there is no God worthy of worship but Allah and it is a simple concept. 

There is only Allah, that's all When it comes to the differences between the scriptures in Christianity and Islam The holy book in Christianity, of course, is the Bible and is said to be the inspired Word of God, this means different things  for different people, but practically it means that Christians believe that the books of the Bible were written by many people over a span of 1500 years and those people were led by the Spirit of God through divine inspiration.  And these writings came in several different ways, you know, in the Bible there are songs.  There is poetry, there are stories, there are genealogies and in these writings we see personal expressions of human beings working side by side with God now, when we look at the holy book of Islam, the Qur'an, it is said to be the Word of God and it was dictated.  to Muhammad and was written word for word without any personal expression or any other human essence. 

If you add it to the writings, the truest reading of the Quran should be in its original Arabic language because translating it into other languages ​​can also downplay the interpretation of the "Quran" So many times we get a bit confused when it comes to the scriptures  of the Koran, people are like no, but in the original Arabic it means this.  translate it into English or another language There is not necessarily a direct translation.

  Therefore, some of the context may be lost.  That's what they say.  If you want to get the most out of reading the Quran, learn some Arabic or at least find someone who knows Arabic and has a lot of verses in the Quran to help you, so yes, we have talked quite a bit so far, but before we continue in this episode  , you definitely have to check out our playlist on Islam and I have links to that in the cards section of this episode as well as below in the video description and I will also have it at the end of this episode, but in it we have  videos dedicated to the religion of Islam where we go deeper into the history, as well as the impact that Islam has on the world because obviously I can't cover everything in this episode.

So the next difference I'm looking at is the difference in earnings, so in the Quran the prophet Abraham was known as the beloved servant of God and because of Abraham's devotion to God, God made many of the descendants of  Abraham will now benefit from the story of the Prophet.  Abraham was ordered to sacrifice his own son Isaac is known both in Christianity and in his depression in Islam, that son, however, who did God tell Abraham to sacrifice Ishmael and was it through his lineage  that Islam was established through Prophet Muhammad in?  Christianity the son that Abraham was told to sacrifice was his son, I said and through Isaac's line come many prophets like Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, King Solomon And, of course, Jesus Christ, now I want to talk a little more  about differences in beliefs.  of Jesus Christ in both religions in Islam Muslims accept that Jesus of Nazareth actually existed and was born of the Virgin Mary.  But is Lomb also believes that Jesus was simply another prophet equal to other prophets before him Muslims believe that Muhammad is a final messenger and is superior to all other previous prophets who came before him in the Christian faith. They believe that Jesus is  the Son of God, which makes him equal to God and before coming to earth as a man, he was accepted as the second.  Person of the Trinity and another title that is given to Jesus in Christianity before he came to live on earth as a man is the Word of God and then the Word of God came down to live on earth in human form.  Lesh Islam does not believe in the idea that Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross They believe that God saved him from that in the Christian faith God sacrificing his son Jesus on the cross is actually the focal point of the faith because without that the world would remain  desperate, finished doomed humanity.  That brings me to the next difference.  I want to highlight what are the differences between the ideas of salvation in both religions?  Well, Islam teaches that salvation is based on working to achieve it.

So how it works is like this: a Muslim must uphold the five pillars of Islam. They have to confess a Shahada, which is that there is no god.  But both Allah and Muhammad is their prophet.  And in general, when Muslims pray, they must pray towards Mecca five times a day.  They must also fast during the daylight hours of the month of Ramadan. They are also obliged to give money to the poor. Help people in need and make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.  Islam teaches that the day of judgment.  It will involve people's good deeds and bad deeds being weighed side by side to see if the good deeds outweigh. 

Evil works, Christianity has a very different concept of salvation and teaches that a person is saved by the gift of God, which is by accepting the death of Jesus Christ through faith in Him. Therefore, they no longer know  it requires you to do a lot of things.  different good works to be Accepted by God and be saved or rather.  You are simply saved by faith in Jesus and because you are saved naturally now you want to do good works because yeah, who doesn't want to help their neighbor and be a good person in general? 

At the end of this Episode and there are a couple of things that I want to see first is the clergy, the different clergy and the two religions that Islam has Imams and they are the ones who lead the congregational prayers in the mosques.  They also have maulana mullahs and muftis shakes in their religion in Christianity their priests bishops ministers monks and nuns how they look like official clergy and what are some of the holy days that these religions recognize Christianity recognizes probably the largest celebration in the world Christmas  that celebrates the birth of Jesus There is also Good Friday that celebrates the death of Jesus and, depending on the denomination of Christianity you fall into, Sunday or Saturday is considered the day of rest or Saturday, another holy day for the  Christians is Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and for Catholic Christians They celebrate Lent which is the 40 day season But it does not count on Sundays and this starts on a day called Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday And Catholic Christians also celebrate  different holidays Islam of course has its celebrations finisher?  But officially not as much as Christianity,

There is a month of Ramadan, which is a month of fasting.  There is Eid al-adha, which is the Feast of sacrifice and eating alpha level.  Which is a festival at the end of Ramadan now.  I got to the final difference that I want to explore in this episode so similar to Judaism. Islam tends to have stricter guidelines or rules than Christianity now, in modern Christianity, most of the Old Testament hard-line rules are more related to  Judaism now and many of them.  The rules found in the New Testament are not as harsh as the Old Testament,

For example, most Christians freely eat whatever they choose, including pork and foods that are not blessed by religious leaders. 

But this is something that Muslims and Jews do under the halal regime.  and the rules of the kosher diet So many of the ancient traditions related to its dietary laws, as well as the living laws, are still alive today.  So wrap up this episode on the differences between Islam and Christianity.When this video was presented in the most general sense possible, I know that Christianity and Islam have different schools of thought and different denominations and all of that can have views completely.  Different from anything I just shared in this episode, but for the most part This is a general point of view and general differences between Islam and Christianity.  So if you have any thoughts or comments on what I shared in this episode, feel free to drop them below.  I love the discussions, we all learn together as a community. So send me a message and I'll do my best to get back to you asap until the next article. Stay cool.  Stay polite and you'll meet a sweetheart, my name is Leroy Kenton, and now for all of you who made it to this final screen, here's that playlist on Islam, as well as that playlist on religion in general.  , which I talked about, so don't forget to come back each week for more cool topics on your favorite topics. 

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