We All Need The Savior

One of my School assignments this week was to write a comparison paper on the faith of Islam and Christianity. I thought I would share what I learned about the religion of Islam.

Islam is the youngest of the major world religions, but is still the largest. Followers of Islam, or Muslims, are required to believe certain doctrines and to perform certain duties. Islam and Christianity have many similarities and many differences. Here are some facts about both religions that I thought were interesting:
1) Belief in God
• Muslims believe that there no god but Allah.
• Christians believe in the one true God who is revealed in Scripture as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or the Trinity.
2) Prayer
• Muslims are required to perform the ritual of prayer. They must kneel and bow in the direction of the holy city (Mecca) and pray five times a day.
• Christians pray based on their relationship with God. Prayer is not required to be a Christian, but it is a way to communicate with the Father in Heaven.
3) Sin
• Muslims believe that humans are born without sin. When their born, they believe their hearts are a clean slate and that their free from sin.
• Christians believe that when a human is born they are already corrupted by sin and need God's grace to be free from that sin.
4) Salvation
• Muslims believe that to become a Muslim, a person must publicly repeat the words: "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah". This statement of belief is called the Shahadah. Muslims also believe that a person has to earn his or her salvation.
• Christians believe in a loving God who sent His Son to die for their sins, according to the Bible. They believe that Jesus paid the price for their sins and now they are free from the bondage of death.

I believe that the Muslims are a lost people who need to be saved. They are blinded from the truth and need the love of God to be revealed to them as quickly as possible. Though they hate Christians because of our faith in Jesus Christ, God still loves them.

Please pray for the Muslims around the world that need to come to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.