Who is ALLAH

I read this on a tract on my way to church today. In the tract a Christian challenges a Muslim by saying Allah is just an ancient pagan god of Arabs and begins to argue with the Muslim why Jesus Christ is the truth and the way and why Muhammad "blessing be upon his name" is sinister.

After reading the pamphlet I was ashamed that my fellow Christians would produce such rubbish. The arguments used to state Islam is false are the same used to state Christianity is false. Some believe that Christianity is an extension of Egyptian idolatry and Islam is an extension of Arab idolatry. Moreover, Judaism is a hodge podge collection of various beliefs from the middle east. "Blesseth are the peace makers." There are individuals that are promoting the concept that Islam has nothing to do with Judaism. OH VA.

"My daddy is better than your daddy because he has a bigger car" the next thing you know a fight breaks out and everyone is a loser.

As a peacemaker, I am not one to slander and attack another belief system. I can not make peace if I can not listen to my fellow human and what they believe and hold dear to their hearts. I want Muslims to accept Christ as their savior but stoning a Muslim is not the way. Especially, since they would detonate a car bomb to say go screw yourself. (joking)

The lack of faith in Christ as the only begotten son of God and the Son of man is my problem. They have the same regards to Christ as the Jews. I have compassion and respect for them. The Jews and the Muslims try to keep a rigid Law.

"Works do not bring salvation." I am reminded of the comic Chris Rock when he makes an examination of an individual. He states: How a person feels like there doing a great thing because they take care of there children. Chris Rock thought that is nothing special you have kids you are supposed to take care of them. I believe we are supposed to follow the Law of God there is nothing special in a thing you are supposed to do.

I find as a Christian we become wishy washy and tend to go against what we believe to be the truth. The word of God states unequivocally "do not kill." Every time a war breaks out there are some Christians ready to kill. To kill in war can be justified in the Bible but to Love your fellow human one will not kill them and can not without suffering internally. We are hypocrites but over time, hopefully we become Christ like threw the Holy spirit sent by God to saves us.

My perspective is that one has to have a law before they can understand Jesus Christ. The Arabs had no Law when the Prophet gave Arabs the message from GOD. All Christians have a problem explaining the trinity as monotheism. I have no problem believing the Quran is the truth for Arabs they are supposed to accept that Christ is the truth for me. Our beliefs have so many ideas in common. The spirit working threw Christians will show truth of our beliefs to others with the Law.

As a protestant I see some of the criticism Muslims levy at Christians. For example, Catholics say prayers to saints. I say prayers to God not to saints but I thank the saints of Christianity for the examples they gave to us as followers of Christ. Overtime, the devotion to a saint which is a person can turn into Godlike reverence.

Many scholars suggest that pagan gods are the ancestors of a particular group of people. For instance, the Goddess Athena was a Human founder of the ancient city of Athens that was given divinity overtime.

Ishmael the son of Hagar the slave a concubine to Abraham is the fathers of the Arabs. Ishmael had a shadow of a shadow of the truth concerning God. How far into darkness would that shadow of a shadow of truth go into a lawless society. Pagan idolatry for one! Muhammad "blessing be upon his name" was needed to bring a light into that cave the descendants of Ishmael travelled.

The light given to Arabs will allow them to see the light of Jesus Christ in Christians and have eternal salvation. Well not everyone has a bright light to be seen. Many people say they have the light and can be dark. A person with a light can see the darkness in a person but then again no Christians is to judge but love our fellow human and hopefully they can embrace the love we have from Jesus Christ.

Islam was spread around circa 620 ad. How many saints where being worshipped then and put that on top of pagan worship. I have heard/read many Protestant arguments that state Catholicism is just an extension of Roman/Greek paganism. With all that idolatry the world was being sent back into the darkness of paganism. I think Judaism and Islam are good book ends for the gospel of Jesus Christ. To put it in American political thought, a nice checks and balances for the true believers in God.

"Blesseth are the peace makers."

Allah is God and God is Yahweh. Beware the scholar for they seek proof not faith. Those that seen did not believe those that read will not believe. The kingdom of heaven is inside of us; we must feel it.