Muslims have a high regard for Jesus, but not as a Christian
might have.
The revere and regard him highly and follow the mention of his
name with the Muslim expression of
respect, "Praise
be unto Him!"
Muslims
claim that Jesus was one of the greatest prophets of God, but
not as great as Muhammad.
The believe in his virgin birth!
They refer to him as the Messiah (of the Jews), a Prophet of
God, and a Messenger of God.
Jesus is mentioned over 93 times in the Quran.
But:
Muslims deny that Jesus was the divine the Son of God.
They deny any belief in the Trinity, and maintain that this is the worst of sins.
They deny that Jesus was crucified and resurrected. Their
view is that someone took Jesus' place on the cross!
They believe that God "took" him up to heaven before
he died, somewhat like Elijah!
They deny any form of atoning death of Jesus.
Muslims deny the claim that salvation is in Jesus and Jesus
alone, and that unless one believes that Jesus is the Son of God
one cannot be saved. |
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