More than half a millennium after the
establishment of the church of Christ and
the Divine, prophetic pronouncement that
those who preach another gospel would be
accursed of God, at Medina and Mecca in
the Sinai peninsula [see site administrator's
note/correction below] in AD 622 a man
named Mohammed started the religion of
Islam. The sober stance of the sacred
scriptures succinctly and solemnly had
already been stated,
establishment of the church of Christ and
the Divine, prophetic pronouncement that
those who preach another gospel would be
accursed of God, at Medina and Mecca in
the Sinai peninsula [see site administrator's
note/correction below] in AD 622 a man
named Mohammed started the religion of
Islam. The sober stance of the sacred
scriptures succinctly and solemnly had
already been stated,
"1 marvel that ye are
so soon removed from him that called you
into the grace of Christ unto another
gospel: Which is not another; but there
be some that trouble you, and would
pervert the gospel of Christ. But though
we, or an angel from heaven, preach any
other gospel unto you than that which we
have preached unto you, let him be
accursed. As we said before, so say I now
again. If any man preach any other
gospel unto you than that ye have
received, let him be accursed” (Galatians
1:6-9). Herein lies the greatest weakness of
so soon removed from him that called you
into the grace of Christ unto another
gospel: Which is not another; but there
be some that trouble you, and would
pervert the gospel of Christ. But though
we, or an angel from heaven, preach any
other gospel unto you than that which we
have preached unto you, let him be
accursed. As we said before, so say I now
again. If any man preach any other
gospel unto you than that ye have
received, let him be accursed” (Galatians
1:6-9). Herein lies the greatest weakness of
Islam: It stands accursed of God.
In a sampling of internal weaknesses of
Islam, further bases for its repudiation
emerge. Consider the so-called
Islam, further bases for its repudiation
emerge. Consider the so-called
"holy war"
or
"Jihad." Muslims may claim that only
the twelfth Imam, a religious leader who is a
supposed descendant of Mohammed, may
declare a "holy war," but with so many
warring factions disrupting peace and
raining terror in the world, to the observer, it
the twelfth Imam, a religious leader who is a
supposed descendant of Mohammed, may
declare a "holy war," but with so many
warring factions disrupting peace and
raining terror in the world, to the observer, it
looks like any influential upstart among
them may gain a loyal following of suicidal
radicals. Numerous citations from the Koran
could be given to show that the source from
which Islam grows authorizes violence even
to the point of taking life. Mohammed
wrote,
radicals. Numerous citations from the Koran
could be given to show that the source from
which Islam grows authorizes violence even
to the point of taking life. Mohammed
wrote,
"And kill them wherever you find
them, and drive them out from where
they drove you out, and persecution is
worse than slaughter. And fight not with
them at the Sacred Mosque until they
fight you (in it), slay them. Such is the
recompense of the disbelievers" (Surah
2:191; cf. e.g. 2:190-193; 8:39, 61-62; 9:5;
22:39-40).
Consider their god, Allah. The late Andrew
M. Connally, who labored among the
Muslims in Africa for many years, once
described how the Koran presents Allah,
them, and drive them out from where
they drove you out, and persecution is
worse than slaughter. And fight not with
them at the Sacred Mosque until they
fight you (in it), slay them. Such is the
recompense of the disbelievers" (Surah
2:191; cf. e.g. 2:190-193; 8:39, 61-62; 9:5;
22:39-40).
Consider their god, Allah. The late Andrew
M. Connally, who labored among the
Muslims in Africa for many years, once
described how the Koran presents Allah,
"On the whole Allah is represented as a
magnificent, opulent, irresistible worldpotentate-
an Arab Sheikh (sic) glorified
and magnified to cosmic proportions." 1magnificent, opulent, irresistible worldpotentate-
an Arab Sheikh (sic) glorified
". . .Allah both guides and misguides,
both punishes and forgives, according to
his own inscrutable (sic), unquestionable
good pleasure (3:124; 5:43; 6:39, 125;
13:27; 14:4; 17:9; etc.)." 2both punishes and forgives, according to
his own inscrutable (sic), unquestionable
good pleasure (3:124; 5:43; 6:39, 125;
Consider their view of man. Although the
Islamic creed states,
Islamic creed states,
"Allah is one," the
Koran says, "We created you from dust."
Koran says, "We created you from dust."
Then the progression given is
"then from a
small life-germ, then from a dot, then
from a lump of flesh" (Surah 22:5). A
footnote in the Koran says, "The Muslims
do not accept that man was created six
thousand years ago. The Imamiyyah
accept the tradition that Allah created
thirty Adams before our father Adam,
and one Shi'ah Imam has gone so far as
to say that hundreds of thousands of
Adams were created before our Adam
(RM). Nor do the Muslims accept that
our world is the only world in this
universe; one Imam is reported as saying
that in God's universe there are twelve
thousand systems each bigger than our
small life-germ, then from a dot, then
from a lump of flesh" (Surah 22:5). A
footnote in the Koran says, "The Muslims
do not accept that man was created six
thousand years ago. The Imamiyyah
accept the tradition that Allah created
thirty Adams before our father Adam,
and one Shi'ah Imam has gone so far as
to say that hundreds of thousands of
Adams were created before our Adam
(RM). Nor do the Muslims accept that
our world is the only world in this
universe; one Imam is reported as saying
that in God's universe there are twelve
thousand systems each bigger than our
solar system (RM)." 3
The weakness of Islam from this
infinitesimally small sampling shows it to
be
infinitesimally small sampling shows it to
be
"a gospel of a different kind" that is
bringing trouble to the whole world.
Without question the Holy Bible decries
Islam as standing accursed from God.
Mohammed never should have rejected the
counsel of God against himself, as did the
bringing trouble to the whole world.
Without question the Holy Bible decries
Islam as standing accursed from God.
Mohammed never should have rejected the
counsel of God against himself, as did the
Pharisees and lawyers of the Jews thereby
bringing upon him and his followers the
anathema of the living God (Luke 7:30).
