Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?

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Wheaton College, a prominent evangelical school in Illinois, has placed a professor on administrative leave after she posted on Facebook that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God.”

The official school statement Tuesday about associate professor of political science Larycia Hawkins’s suspension said Wheaton professors should “engage in and speak about public issues in ways that faithfully represent the College’s evangelical Statement of Faith.”

Following a protest and sit-in of about 100 people Wednesday afternoon on campus, President Philip Ryken and later Provost Stanton Jones said they would not be lifting the suspension. It wasn’t clear how long Hawkins was suspended for, but some of the student leaders who had been involved in talks with administrators said it was through the spring semester.

The school’s communications office on Wednesday declined comment to the Post.

She linked to a Christianity Today interview with Yale theologian Miroslav Volf on the topic. In the piece, Volf said that “all Christians don’t worship the same God, and all Muslims don’t worship the same God. But I think that Muslims and Christians who embrace the normative traditions of their faith refer to the same object, to the same Being, when they pray, when they worship, when they talk about God. The reference is the same. The description of God is partly different.”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/16/do-muslims-and-christians-worship-the-same-god-college-suspends-professor-who-said-yes/
 

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No. Christians worship God and Muslims worship Allah (who doesn't exist).
 

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I agree, any other answer would just be silly.

Jews are part of the original 12 Tribes and that is Joseph according to Eze:37 and the 'other brother's people' will be joined in as described Zec:14. That process takes place for the whole 1,000 year period as the 'remnant of the Nations' are Gentiles from the time of Adam so there are some OT Gentiles listed and the NT Church is also included so there are living witnesses as well as resurrected Gentiles that will be visiting the 12 Tribes as described, once a year and in the first year the place is desolate except for people who are the same as Jesus was for the 40 days of his return. Heathen in the verse below is the 'remnant of the Nations' and since they are part of the Re:20:4 group they are also in a glorified body and drink from the same river as mentioned in Eze:47. The location where Cain and Able appeared could be the same land location as the cross which would be just far enough away from the Temple area across the road from the Mount of Olives and that is where the foot lands in Zec:14. It would be like the Indiana Jones moment where the main group is found to be at the wrong location.

Eze:37:28:
And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel,
when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Joh:4:9:
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him,
How is it that thou,
being a Jew,
askest drink of me,
which am a woman of Samaria?
for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

Joh:4:19:
The woman saith unto him,
Sir,
I perceive that thou art a prophet.
Joh:4:20:
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain;
and ye say,
that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
 

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since there is no monotheistic imaginary playmate in the sky
in that sense yes
the semite god
 

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No. Christians worship God and Muslims worship Allah (who doesn't exist).
Bring forth this Christian God if He exists then as a show that 'our God' is 'present and accounted for', or have the 'Pirates' taken Him and are holding Him for ransom??
The price of 'our salvation' comes at a high price to 'show us' who is in the driver's seat.

Zec:13:8:
And it shall come to pass,
that in all the land,
saith the LORD,
two parts therein shall be cut off and die;
but the third shall be left therein.

Zec:13:9:
And I will bring the third part through the fire,
and will refine them as silver is refined,
and will try them as gold is tried:
they shall call on my name,
and I will hear them:
I will say,
It is my people:
and they shall say,
The LORD is my God.

Re:11:13:
And the same hour was there a great earthquake,
and the tenth part of the city fell,
and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand:
and the remnant were affrighted,
and gave glory to the God of heaven.
 

Danbones

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none of him are in the phonebook
nor for all the money sent does he have a bank account
lots of other people are spending that money however
 

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since there is no monotheistic imaginary playmate in the sky
in that sense yes
the semite god

Joh:8:58:
Jesus said unto them,
Verily,
verily,
I say unto you,
Before Abraham was,
I am.


The covenant God has with Jacob does not include Abraham. Abraham was gathered to God through Christ, the High Priest of Salem and one of the Angels that stopped to chat while on the way to Sodom and Gomorrah. His mother has a history that goes back to Adam rather than stopping before Abraham. Jesus is referencing Christ, as written about in Proverbs:8 as far as how old His witness is.

Proverb:8:22:
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way,
before his works of old.
Proverb:8:23:
I was set up from everlasting,
from the beginning,
or ever the earth was.


The vast majority of Christians don't worship anything.
I wouldn't go that far, gold is still hoarded by a few.

De:4:28:
And there ye shall serve gods,
the work of men's hands,
wood and stone,

which neither see,
nor hear,
nor eat,
nor smell.

Re:18:7-18:
How much she hath glorified herself,
and lived deliciously,
so much torment and sorrow give her:
for she saith in her heart,
I sit a queen,
and am no widow,
and shall see no sorrow.
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day,
death,
and mourning,
and famine;
and she shall be utterly burned with fire:
for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
And the kings of the earth,
who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her,

shall bewail her,
and lament for her,
when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,
saying,
Alas,
alas,
that great city Babylon,
that mighty city!
for in one hour is thy judgment come.
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her;
for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

The merchandise of gold,
and silver,
and precious stones,
and of pearls,
and fine linen,
and purple,
and silk,
and scarlet,
and all thyine wood,
and all manner vessels of ivory,
and all manner vessels of most precious wood,
and of brass,
and iron,
and marble,
And cinnamon,
and odours,
and ointments,
and frankincense,
and wine,
and oil,
and fine flour,
and wheat,
and beasts,
and sheep,
and horses,
and chariots,
and slaves,
and souls of men.
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee,
and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee,
and thou shalt find them no more at all.
The merchants of these things,
which were made rich by her,

shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment,
weeping and wailing,
And saying,
Alas,
alas,
that great city,
that was clothed in fine linen,
and purple,
and scarlet,
and decked with gold,
and precious stones,
and pearls!
For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.
And every shipmaster,
and all the company in ships,
and sailors,
and as many as trade by sea,
stood afar off,
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning,
saying,
What city is like unto this great city!
 

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One God................several aliases!

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H430&t=KJV


Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

  1. (plural)
    1. rulers, judges
    2. divine ones
    3. angels
    4. gods
  2. (plural intensive - singular meaning)
    1. god, goddess
    2. godlike one
    3. works or special possessions of God
    4. the (true) God
    5. God
Isa:44:6:
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel,
and his redeemer the LORD of hosts;
I am the first,
and I am the last;
and beside me there is no God.

1Co:15:27:
For he hath put all things under his feet.
But when he saith all things are put under him,
it is manifest that he is excepted,
which did put all things under him.
 

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It' really is kind of a pain to try and read everyone's opinion and you have to scroll through a page of bullshyt to get to them.
Want some cheese with the whine?? Perhaps you should stay the **** off the Christian threads then. Trust me when I say that is your best option.

You seem to have gotten through it so where are your comments on the posts you were looking for? So far you only replied to the one that seems to be bother you concentration to the extent you can no longer function as a human being.
Why do you think God doesn't like you?? (because at this stage of things your posts are starting to look more than a little silly)

No comprende,,,as usual.
That is probably for the better of all that are concerned about that. (you alone last count) Perhaps you should go and follow a topic you do understand.

So far the interchange between you two isn't all that impressive. (that any would want to jump in and join it) lol
 

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Why is it that unlike the others,,,you don't seem to grasp the concept of answering a simple question with a simple answer. Why do you feel the need to post several paragraphs of Shyt that no one is going to read? Are you that desperate for attention that you believe posting useless shyt that makes no sense and takes up the whole damn page is going to fill your need for that fix ? You criticize everyone else yet fail to realize that it is you with the problem. You are presenting yourself as a slobbering nut case. Why can't you just present your view in a concise manner and cease with posting a fvcking book .