Do Catholics and Muslims Worship the Same God?

Do Catholics and Muslims Worship the Same God?

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The Christian response to Muslims should be twofold. Firstly, we must separate ourselves from Islam and clearly state that it is a false religion. 'Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds' (2 John 9-11).

Christians do not have any ecumenical relationship with Muslims. We cannot participate in their idolatry by saying that we worship the same God. On the contrary, we must warn them that since they do not abide in the doctrine of Christ, they do not have God.

Secondly, we have an evangelistic responsibility towards Muslims. They have been indoctrinated against the Son of God.

We must proclaim Jesus, the Son of God, the Lord from Heaven, the Saviour of the World.

We must proclaim that he died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

This is our message to Muslims, and to the rest of the world, 'He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him' (John 3:36).

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alinalotte
2 Corinthians 6 :14-16 :" Be ye not uneqally yoked together with unbelievers:for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?and what communion hath light with darkness?And what concord hath Christ with Belial?or what part hath he that believed with an infidel?And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols?for ye are the temple of the Living God;as God hath said:, I WILL DWELL IN …More
2 Corinthians 6 :14-16 :" Be ye not uneqally yoked together with unbelievers:for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?and what communion hath light with darkness?And what concord hath Christ with Belial?or what part hath he that believed with an infidel?And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols?for ye are the temple of the Living God;as God hath said:, I WILL DWELL IN THEM ,AND WALK IN THEM;AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD,AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE."
alinalotte
The one who does not know ,accept or walks away from Christ,the Light of this world lives on the " earth void and without form" and having no certainity and assurance of salvation,having rejected the Saviour condemns himself to "the darkness on face of the deep"
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alinalotte
Jesus Christ - The Word Incarnate born of Virgin Mary,who conceived from The Holy Spirit. " All things must be fulfilled which were spoken of Me in the Psalms and by the Prophets" - the Jewish Prophets who foretold His coming,His nature,His essence consubstantial with the Father,yet failed to recognized Him - The Messiah they so eagerly awaited four thousand years,Light of this world,Light out of …More
Jesus Christ - The Word Incarnate born of Virgin Mary,who conceived from The Holy Spirit. " All things must be fulfilled which were spoken of Me in the Psalms and by the Prophets" - the Jewish Prophets who foretold His coming,His nature,His essence consubstantial with the Father,yet failed to recognized Him - The Messiah they so eagerly awaited four thousand years,Light of this world,Light out of Light,True God out of True God,The Only Begotten of The Father,The Son of The Living God,The Living Word,The Alpha and Omega,Whose Word is Eternal " and the whole world as you know it shall pass away,but My Word abides forever." ;"Jesus Christ,the Only Name by which ye shall be saved." for " Nobody comes to the Father,except through Me"
alinalotte
@SBpfu:To clarify :The One True God had revealed Himself to the Israelites,speaking through and communicating with Jewish prophets (i.e. Burning Bush,Ten Commandments)and led the chosen (by the virtue that living among pagans given to idolatry they acknowledged the True God),His Presence always abiding with them (the Pillar of Clouds,being really present in Holy of Holies around which the whole …More
@SBpfu:To clarify :The One True God had revealed Himself to the Israelites,speaking through and communicating with Jewish prophets (i.e. Burning Bush,Ten Commandments)and led the chosen (by the virtue that living among pagans given to idolatry they acknowledged the True God),His Presence always abiding with them (the Pillar of Clouds,being really present in Holy of Holies around which the whole Tabernacle was built) and in the Psalms - but they failed to know Him,the essence of God Allmighty,Creator of all things ,The Living Word Who" was in the Begining and the Word was with God and the Word was God and through Him all things came into being and without Him nothing was made that was made and the same was with God from the very Begining." - "In Begining God created Heaven and Earth and the Earth was without form and void;and darkness was upon the face of the deep".When God said :'Let there be Light!' separating Light from Darkness the spoken Word was Jesus Christ and by the Power of The Holy Spirit ,coming from both it was created:"And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." "The Spirit of The Most High shall overshadow you." -in fulfillment of God's plan of salvation Virgin Mary born without original sin (as nothing impure can touch God )yet like the rest of us graced with free will ,yet accepting the Divine Will ( submitting herself lovingly to God's plan for her life,trusting God,surrendered her own will) spoke her "Fiat". Note the meaning of ;'Amen' -so be it. Let it be done."The Word Became Flesh and dwellt among us" - Jesus Christ.
Bos mutus
Please forgive me; I am a rash fool, and I am sorry!
Peace be with you on this blessed Sunday.More
Please forgive me; I am a rash fool, and I am sorry!

Peace be with you on this blessed Sunday.
Gloria.TV – News Briefs
Why is there a link to an anti-Catholic site on gloriatv?
If you paid closer attention, you would have seen that the original article - which does come from an anti-Catholic site - is refuted by the first post that was made.
Again, that link which refutes the original is:
www.catholicapologetics.info/apologetics/islam/worship.htm
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The posters at the enormously popular …More
Why is there a link to an anti-Catholic site on gloriatv?

If you paid closer attention, you would have seen that the original article - which does come from an anti-Catholic site - is refuted by the first post that was made.

Again, that link which refutes the original is:

www.catholicapologetics.info/apologetics/islam/worship.htm
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The posters at the enormously popular conservative internet site Free Republic, who quoted Gloria.tv, had no difficulty recognizing this fact.

A pity that some of Gloria.tv's posters don't have the same capacity.

The article from Gloria.tv posted at Free Republic:

Do Catholics and Muslims Worship the Same God?
Bos mutus
Why is there a link to an anti-Catholic site on gloriatv? The article excerpt sounds innocuous, but the rest of it (lower down) is anti-Rome. It is, in fact, a purely anti-Catholic "convert the papists" type website, on the home page.
This is an amusing blunder... :PMore
Why is there a link to an anti-Catholic site on gloriatv? The article excerpt sounds innocuous, but the rest of it (lower down) is anti-Rome. It is, in fact, a purely anti-Catholic "convert the papists" type website, on the home page.

This is an amusing blunder... :P
GodsCowboy
Matthew Chapter 5 ----17"Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true.18Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with - not until the end of all things.19So then, whoever disobeys even the …More
Matthew Chapter 5 ----17"Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true.18Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with - not until the end of all things.19So then, whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be least in the Kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys the Law and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the Kingdom of heaven.20I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires.

Christ was born and raised a Jew. He practiced and lived the Jewish faith. He taught us to pray to the Father (Our Father) and he told us what ever we ask the Father in his name the Father will grant us. If you BELIEVE Christ is god and your god taught everyone to pray to the Father. Why do you NOT follow his teachings and his example?

I BELIEVE Christ himself is NOT god but GOD's SPIRIT lives in him. So he is/was one with GOD but not really god. GOD SPIRIT can live in us too. If Jesus is in a person and GOD'S SPIRIT is in Jesus then GOD is in that person too. Thus I BELIEVE none of today's churches know GOD well enough to have the perfect religion. Each religion has some things right and some things wrong. When they work out the differences, they'll find the TRUE RELIGION and they'll be able to form a united religion. That's what GOD is waiting for.
Gloria.TV – News Briefs
Attendance at Islamic and Non-Catholic Worship
The abomination, which the Church has had from the very beginning for association of Catholics in the worship of Non Catholics [31], is evident from the words of St. John "If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into the house, or say to him Welcome" - II John 1:10
Suarez (one of the greatest amongst the Jesuits …More
Attendance at Islamic and Non-Catholic Worship

The abomination, which the Church has had from the very beginning for association of Catholics in the worship of Non Catholics [31], is evident from the words of St. John "If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into the house, or say to him Welcome" - II John 1:10

Suarez (one of the greatest amongst the Jesuits theologians) affirms that the reason the Apostle gives for this prohibition is verified in religious communication especially, because he, who unites himself with those outside the Church in religious worship, communicates in their wicked works. [32]

A Catholic who communicates formally in the worship of Non Catholics sins grievously against the virtue of Religion, as a false exercise of it. [33] For this reason "One is never allowed to cooperate formally in something which is intrinsically wrong objectively." [34]

St. Augustine, the great Champion of Catholic orthodoxy, reproves both actual and simulated communication in non-Catholic worship. In a letter to St. Jerome he states that one who observes the rites of Jews, or Gentiles, not only truly, but even fictitiously, has fallen into the abyss of the devil. [35]

The mind of the Church on this point was enshrined in old Code of Canon Law (1917), which stated that: " It is not permitted at all for the faithful to assist in any active manner at or to have any part in the worship of non-Catholics." [36]

All subsequent moral theology works have simply reiterated the same point. [37]

Pius XI in dealing with this issue that was so vehement in his own day had only the following to say "Certainly such movements as these cannot gain the approval of Catholics. They are founded upon the false opinions of those who say that, since all religions equally unfold and signify- though not in the same way - the native, inborn feeling in us all through which we are borne toward God and humbly recognize His rule, therefore, all religions are more or less good and praiseworthy. The followers of this theory are not only deceived and mistaken, but since they repudiate the true religion by attacking it in its very essence, they move step by step toward naturalism and atheism. Hence it clearly follows that anyone who gives assent to such theories and undertakings utterly abandons divinely revealed religion. " [38]

The Church can never lawfully grant to Catholics permission to participate formally in non-Catholic worship. In dealing those who claim they have been given ecclesiastical permission to participate in the ceremonial rites of non Catholics Fr. Michael Muller in his well known work, "God the Teacher of Man Kind" aptly answers the question by stating "Neither any priest nor bishop, nay, not even the Pope, can give you permission to violate any of the commandments." [39]

It has been rashly stated the Mohammedans and other infidels adore the same God "together with us" [40] yet not only is this undoubtibly offensive to Catholic doctrine (as we have shown above) but it shows forth an ignorance of Islamic notion of God and their absurd doctrines. Mohammedans don't pray to their god, together with us, they pray to their false god against us! The Quran is explicit on this point as it openly states: "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 have turned away." [41]

Ultimately we can do no better than assume to ourselves the advice of the Apostle of the Gentiles (St. Paul) himself "Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath the faithful with the unbeliever? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?" - II Cor. 6: 14-18.

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