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Do Christians, Muslims and Jews Worship the Same God?

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Let’s just get down to the bottom line right here at the start. The answer is, “Absolutely not!”

Increasingly, in the name of tolerance, I am hearing people, even Christian pastors, say, “All three of the world’s great religions are monotheistic. And since they all believe there is only one God, then they must all worship the same God.” It sounds so logical, but it is completely untrue.

The God of Islam

Take Islam, for example. The god of Islam, named Allah, is an aloof, impersonal and arbitrary god who is never once referred to in the Quran as a god of love. The Christian God, Yahweh (Exodus 3:14-15), as revealed in the Bible, is a caring and personal God (1 Peter 5:6-7) who never changes (Malachi 3:6 and Hebrews 13:8). He is also revealed to be a triune God — that is, one God in three persons (Matthew 28:19). He is also constantly portrayed as a God of love (1 John 4:7-21).

Further, Christians believe that Yahweh manifested Himself in the flesh in Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1-14), and therefore Christians worship Jesus as God (Matthew 28:19, John 20:28 and Philippians 2:5-11). Muslims argue instead that Jesus was just a prophet of lesser stature than Mohammed. And, in fact, they even deny that Jesus died on the cross or was resurrected. They contend that an imposter died in Jesus’ place and there was never any resurrection.

The Quran specifically denies that Jesus was the Son of God (Sura 112:1-4). Likewise, the Quran denies the triune nature of God (Sura 4:171).

Muslim Sign

So, how can it be said in truth that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, when Christians worship Jesus as God, whereas Muslims deny the deity of Jesus? There’s just no way to reconcile these diametrically opposing viewpoints.

The God of Judaism

What is particularly baffling to me is the number of Christians — even Evangelicals — who often assert that “Christians and Jews worship the same God.”

It is true that we Christians worship the God revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures. But the Jews do not worship that God because they deny that He was ever manifested in human form, as their own Scriptures prophesied that He would be (Isaiah 9:6-7 and Micah 5:1-2).

The reality is that Christians worship Jesus as God, whereas Jews dismiss Jesus either as a deranged human being or — at best — a misguided prophet who was self-deceived into believing He was the Messiah.

On the Jewish website called “Judaism 101,” you will find the following comment about Jesus:

Jesus is simply not a part of Judaism. He is irrelevant to our religion. To ask a Jew, “why don’t you believe in Jesus?” is like asking a Christian, “why don’t you believe in Zeus?”

How then can it be said that “Christians and Jews worship the same God”? They simply do not.

A Future Time of Unity

But one day the Jewish people will begin to worship the one and only true God. The Scriptures clearly teach that in the end times a great remnant of the Jews will accept Yeshua (Jesus) as their Messiah. This will happen at the end of the Tribulation after two-thirds of the Jews have been killed by the Antichrist, and the remainder come to the end of themselves and receive Jesus (Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 23:27-39, Romans 9:27 and Romans 11:25-26).

The Scriptures also indicate that many Muslims will turn their hearts to Isa (their name for Jesus) and will receive Him as their Savior. In fact, the prophecies picture Jews and Muslims living together in peace as common believers in Jesus as their Savior, with their nations being connected by a great highway (Isaiah 19:19-25).

It is a tragedy to believe that Christians, Muslims and Jews all worship the same God and that therefore Muslims and Jews can be saved apart from faith in Jesus as the Bible’s promised Messiah. Such a misguided belief results in loving Muslims and Jews into Hell.

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Dr. David Reagan

Dr. David Reagan is the Founder and Evangelist Emeritus of Lamb & Lion Ministries. He is a life-long Bible student, teacher, and preacher and he led over 45 pilgrimages to Israel. Dr. Reagan was the host of the radio then television program Christ in Prophecy for nearly 40 years.

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  • Perhaps this is just a technicality but I would say that the Jews DO believe in the same God as Christians. They believe in the Father. We believe in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

    The problem is although they believe in the Father they reject the Son. And if they reject the Son they reject the Father. This they do not understand this. They claim to believe in God and reject Him at the same time. Tragically ironic.

    But this sad state has a glorious ending since the day is coming very soon that the remnant of Jews will proclaim Jesus as Lord.

  • I love the Jewish people, I have since I was very young, I watched the Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, The Story of Ruth, and other bible stories about Jacob, Abraham, Moses, and Joseph as a child. Later as I got older I began bible studies, and what an awakening to know that Christianity really came from the Jews we were blessed to be joined with them on the fig tree. John 4:22…Salvation is from the Jews. Some rejected their true Messiah Jesus, but in the coming years as all prophetic historic events come to pass, they will know him for real. Ezekiel 39:7 "I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the Lord am the Holy One in Israel. It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord. This is the day that I have spoken of.

  • “Allah” is an Arabic word which means “The God.” Its use predates Islam and is still used to this day by Arabic speaking Christian communities. Muslim extremists object to this and have filed petitions in Malayan courts to prohibit that practice.

    The Catholic Church recognises Islam as a religion saying that Muslims are included in our Creator’s plan of salvation, and it is that Church’s official position that Islam worships the same God as do Christians.
    Your position is extreme, and it is divisive. I strongly object to it.

    • The god of Islam, Allah, is most definitely not the God of the Bible. Allah is presented in the Koran as an autocratic ruler who is aloof and arbitrary (Sura 5:40). Allah is unknowable whereas the God of the Bible is knowable (2 Timothy 1:12). Allah is impersonal, unlike the personal God the Scriptures reveal (1 Peter 5:6-7). Allah is capricious (Sura 2:284), whereas the true God is trustworthy. And Allah is never anywhere presented as a god of love — which is the essence of the nature of the true God (1 John 4:7-16).

      The Allah of Islam is not Jehovah God of the Bible. For the differences, read this article and watch/read/listen to this program.

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