JIHAD!

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” -John 14:6-7

Islam is all about forceful submission to one God, called Allah, with Muhammad as His final prophet. Islam’s teachings have RADICALLY changed over time. When Muhammad started preaching in Mecca, he didn’t have much power, so the Quran’s early verses (called Meccan surahs) talk about peace and getting along with others, like Surah 2:256, which says there’s “no forcing people into religion.” But later, when Muhammad moved to Medina and gained a big following and power, the Quran’s newer verses (Medinan surahs) got scary. They call for jihad, or holy war, to forcibly spread Islam.

These later verses say to fight non-Muslims (called “infidels”) until they either:

• Convert to Islam,

• Pay a special tax (jizya) to live as second-class citizens (Surah 9:29),

• Or face death or slavery (Surah 9:5, 47:4).

Some verses even allow taking women captives as slaves (Surah 4:24). The goal? Make the whole world follow Islam, called Dar al-Islam. These revised teachings effectively “cancel out” the earlier peaceful ones in a rule called naskh. So, Islam’s later focus is on spreading its rule by force. And here's the problem: the Quran says it’s always consistent (Surah 4:82), but these obvious changes from peace to violence are inherently contradictory. The Quran also teaches that the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Bible (Torah, Psalms, and Gospel) are true and from God (Surah 5:43-47), but later Islamic ideas claim the Bible got “corrupted” to make the Quran the only “true” book. That was Muhammad's way of conveniently pushing aside the Bible’s teachings to justify Islam’s new direction of violence and slavery for the endgame of world domination.

How Is Christianity Different?

Many people would argue that Christianity is no different. They would use historical events like the Spanish Inquisition, Crusades, etc., to support their ignorance. But here's the distinction: When Muslims act out of violence to accomplish their objectives, they are acting in accordance with the teachings of Islam. When they act out of peace and altruism, they are acting out of harmony with the teachings of the Quran. Contrastingly, when Christians act out of violence to accomplish their objectives, they are acting in sinful disobedience to the WORD and will of God.

Christianity, based on the Bible (Old and New Testaments), when rightly understood in context, is consistent from start to finish. Certain things described in the Bible aren't necessarily prescriptive, and that's a HUGE distinction. Muslims acting in violence are acting IN harmony with the teachings of their belief system. Christians acting in violence are acting OUT of harmony with the teachings of Scripture. The Bible teaches:

• God is holy and never changes.

• All people are sinful and need saving (Romans 3:23).

• Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the cosmos (1 Peter 1:19-20; Rev. 13:8), died on the cross and rose again to save and redeem humanity (John 14:6; Acts 4:12).

  
  

The Bible teaches us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44) and spread the Good News through peaceful means, not violence. Salvation comes by trusting Jesus, not by works or forcing others (Ephesians 2:8-9). The Old Testament points to Jesus, and the New Testament shows He fulfilled those promises (Matthew 5:17). It’s one clear story, no contradictions.

Why They Don’t Mix

Islam and Christianity can’t both be true—they not only clash, but are completely irreconcilable... big time. First off, King Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Since King Jesus perfectly accomplished all He set out to, saying from the cross, “It is finished.” Therefore, the office of PROPHET is permanently closed. Therefore, anyone after Jesus who claims to be a prophet, including Muhammad, must attach “false” to that title. They are all heretics, blasphemers, and liars.

Islam conveniently claims Jesus was a regular guy... just a prophet, maybe, but not God the Son. Islam denies His sinless life and His essential substutionary death on the cross (Surah 4:157). But Christianity affirms that Jesus is God the Son, the WORD incarnate! His death and resurrection are the only way to be saved, the only objective truth, and the only life (John 3:18-19)! Islam pushes laws and advocates for violence to spread globally to accomplish its endgame. Christianity calls for meekness, faith, love, service, humility, and trusting God to regenerate hearts through the power of His Holy Spirit (John 3:3-5).

The Bible warns about false teachings that seem good but lead people away from Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:14). Islam’s shift to violence and its claim that the Bible had been corrupted by the infidels... these are the devious ways of Satan, that insidious Serpent of Eden, to reject Jesus as humanity's only Savior. The Bible says we must test ourselves to see if we’re truly following Christ (2 Cor 13:5) by living out our faith—gathering with His church, growing in faith, giving our lives sacrificially to Him, and going in the power and unity of the GOSPEL of PEACE to share Christ's love for and with the world (Matthew 12:30; Acts 1:8).

Wrapping It Up

Islam’s later teachings push for world control through jihad, holy war, which means any means necessary (fighting, killing, enslaving, and taxing non-Muslims into forced conversion). It changed when it suited Muhammad. That's the same tactic utilized everywhere today. European countries and the United States have opened our borders with the best of intentions! Lady Liberty proudly heralds, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” But once welcomed, true Muslims switch from peaceful immigrants to violent jihadists!

Its flip-flop on the Bible’s authoritative truth exposes how it deceives as the seed and tool of its father, the Devil. Christianity, though, sticks to one message: Jesus, the Christ, is the only way to God the Father, and Christ's true followers are called to patiently love (not enslave, dehumanize, and murder), to share the everlasting life-giving GOSPEL TRUTH. The gap between them is not merely huge; it's insurmountable. King Jesus, the Serpent Crusher, and Muhammed, the Serpent's seed, aren't kin. Jesus Christ offers us the choice of redemption, salvation, and everlasting life. Muhammed's Islam offers no choice at all... convert or die violently.

Then there's Muhammad's marrying a six-year-old girl, named Aisha (Sahih Bukhari 5134), but that's a story for another day.

Blessings & love,

Kevin M. Kelley

Pastor

BigIslandChristianChurch.com