Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?

This is a very difficult question that many of our brethren in the faith often ask. According to their candid opinion, the God described in the bible is not the same God in the Quran. The question is are their concerns really important? Does it matter whether we worship the same God or not? Other people also consider this question as baseless, because they believe Christians and Muslims worship the same God. The truth is that our understanding about God is different. We do not have the same view about the nature of God, because the God presented in the bible is not the same God in the Quran.

Let us look at some of the things which distinguishes the God of the bible from the God in the Quran 

                                   The Trinity 

The term trinity is nowhere found in the bible, but the concept of the trinity is truly biblical. God is triune in his nature, meaning he is one God who eternally exists as three distinct persons (Father, Son and Spirit), see --(2 Corinthians 13; 14). We believe the father is God (Galatians 1; 1) the Son is also God (Titus 2; 13) and the Holy Spirit is equally God (Acts 5; 3-4). This does not mean we believe in polytheism. We do not worship multiple gods as the Muslims falsely accuses us of doing. God is One who eternally exists as three separate persons. The Muslims rejects the trinitarian view of God. Their Quran does not present Allah as trinitarian. So you can see that the God in the bible is not the same God in their Quran.

                           The Man Jesus Christ 

It is written in our bible: Who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men----Philippians 2: 6-7

Christians and Muslims do not hold the same view about the nature of Christ. We believe that Jesus Christ is God and as God, he condescended and took on flesh and dwelt among us. Why did he do that? 

He came primarily to seek and to save the lost. He saved us unto himself through his substitutionary sacrifice on the cross: Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross (Philippians 2; 8). If Jesus had not come, our salvation would not have been possible. We are saved and we enjoy the benefits of his salvific work, because of the once and for all sacrifice of Christ. 

Muslims on the other hand, rejects the Christian teaching of the deity of Christ, as well as his substitutionary sacrifice. We Christians believe Jesus is God and we worship him as such, and we affirm his once and for all time sacrifice which carries infinite value, whereas the Muslims rejects it. The Muslims do not regard the deity of Christ, as well as his vicarious death. So you can see that the disparity between Christians and Muslims on the nature of Jesus Christ is clear without ambiguity 

                               Mercy and Justice 

Muslims believe Allah may grant a person the privilege to enter paradise, if his good works outweighs his bad deeds. In other words, Allah may grant mercy to an offender on the day of judgement at the expense of his justice. In the law court, if a judge acquits and discharges a criminal without executing judgement, he is deemed as an unjust judge. A judge must not make room for mercy at the expense of justice, the law must be upheld. A judge may acquit and discharge a person only if all evidence against the person proves the otherwise. In the case of the Quran, Allah may grant pardon to a sinner, to a law breaker because his supposed good works is more than his bad deeds. The question is what happens to his many sins? what happens to the many laws which has been broken? Can a judge of his caliber be considered just?

But in the bible, though justice and mercy seems not to be compatible, yet were beautifully reconciled on the cross of calvary. God did not set aside his justice in order to make room for his mercy, but both his mercy and justice was harmoniously reconciled on the cross. God took our sins and he punished each and every one of them in the body of our substitute. The moment we trusted in Christ for salvation, God freely justified us, he declared us righteous (Romans 5; 1). God did not justified us without a righteous foundation, the righteous foundation was the cross. He showed us mercy and declared us righteous, because Jesus our substitute took the punishment we deserve upon himself. So in the bible God is seen as a just judge, because both his justice and mercy is seen on the cross.

The God in the bible and the God in the Quran are not the same, they are two distinct beings. Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? The answer is clear. God bless you 

A thought to ponder 🤔 

If Jesus had not come, our salvation would not have been possible. 

We defend and exposit the truth of the gospel

Comments

  1. Eugene Nii Lartey OtooAugust 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM

    Well explained 🙏 but…
    What is the “thought to ponder” mentioned at the end of the article?

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    1. Donaldson BoamahAugust 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM

      Thank you for the question. It's a statement from the article which you can meditate upon for your edification

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    2. Eugene Nii Lartey OtooAugust 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM

      Aww thank you bro

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    3. Donaldson BoamahAugust 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM

      We bless God

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