Reply #5: Allah, Yahwe, I AM, same God, different understanding. [View All]

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The islamic faith worships the invisible god of the biblical Old Testament with an adherence to rules and "the law." Christianity says that God manifested Himself in the person of Jesus Christ to serve as a visible, historical example through his perfection and his commandment to love God and neighbor, as well as becoming Man in order to share in our experience and thus provide a bridge of salvation that allows for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life (the New Testament being the written record of Jesus's acts and teachings, along with the understanding of the early Church provided by experience and the Holy Spirit). The islamic faith denies Christ's divinity and says that Allah was the last and final prophet of God (like the Old testament prophets but final), and that Allah gives the final rules and law for how to obey Allah's will. Jesus came to show us that obeying law is fruitless and impossible, and it is only through Love that we can do God's will. Allah's "revelations" began after Jesus manifested into Mankind.

So...the islamic faith's understanding of God is not the understanding of Christianity. I'm not sure about Islam's perception of the Holy Spirit as the 3rd member of the Trinity, but I'm pretty sure they don't recognize Her either.