Do you have questions about God? Mountain Ministries exists to help us explore the Biblical answers to our questions. Title Synopsis of Content Is the Bible Really God's Word? Have you wondered whether the Bible is authoritative in its statements on morality or ethics?  Have all or only a portion of its words been given to us by inspired authors?  Why and How did God use humans to transmit his word to us? Is God Really Good? Evil seems very real, especially when it happens to us! Are Evil and Good two sides of the same coin; a kind of "Star Wars"  Force that can be used as wanted by anyone?  If God is all-powerful, and all-loving then why do bad things happen to really good people? What is Worship? - The Juggler When people worship God are they really just trying to feel good?  What about all this choreography, loud music and slick presentation? Is Jesus really God? Most people admit that Jesus was a highly motivated, moral and ethical teacher.  Is he more than that?  The Bible teaches that Jesus is 100% human, but also that he is 100% divine!   Could Adam Really Name All Those Animals? Have you ever thought through the processes involved in creation?  Have you thought that the Book of Genesis was just fanciful myth or could it be literally true?  Check out this article as a teaser for your mind!   The Concept of Years and Days in the Bible   The Bible uses the word years and days in different ways.  Does the term day always mean a 24 hour period of time?  Were years longer in Biblical times? Back to Top Question: "Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?" (Answer from "GotQuestions.org") Answer: The Muslim and Christian view of God have many similarities. Muslims and Christians agree that there is one God who is the Creator of everything in the universe. Both view God as sovereign, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, holy, just, and righteous. In these ways, Christians and Muslims worship the same God. However, there are also significant differences between Islam and Christianity’s view of God. While Allah (Allah is the Muslim and Arabic word for God) possesses the attributes of love, mercy, and grace, Allah does not demonstrate these attributes in the same manner as the biblical God acts. The most important difference, though, between the Muslim and Christian view of God is the concept of the Trinity. Christians believe that God has revealed Himself as one God in three Persons: God the Father, the Son of God (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. God’s Son became a human being, Jesus Christ, to take away the penalty and power of sin by dying on the cross. After rising from the dead, Jesus went back to heaven to be with His Father. He sent His Spirit to teach men the truth through His Word, the Bible. One day, Christ will return to judge the earth; those who have trusted in Him will go to heaven, but those who have rejected Him must be separated in hell from the holy God. Therefore, the belief in the Trinity is essential to the Christian faith. Without the Trinity, there is no incarnation of God’s Son in the Person of Jesus Christ. Without Jesus Christ, there is no salvation for sin. Without salvation, sin condemns all to hell. So, do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? Yes and no. Perhaps a better question would be, "Do Christians and Muslims both have a correct understanding of who God is?" To this, the answer is definitely no. Because of crucial differences between the Christian and Muslim concepts of God, the two faiths cannot both be true. Because the Bible provides the solution to sin, we believe that Christianity has the correct view of God. Becoming a human being, God’s Son died to pay for the sin of those who trust in Him. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Recommended Resource: Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross by Norm Geisler   Could you be interested in Biblical Archaeology?  The Black Stele: A black diorite rock 7 & a half feet tall on which is written the detailed laws of Hammurabi! For many years, "higher critics" of the Bible postulated that the first five books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch, could not have been written by Moses - despite the fact that the books themselves say that they were authored by him. This idea came to be know as the "Documentary Hypothesis," and was commonly taught in most religion courses in Western universities. The proponents of this idea held that writing was not even in existence at the time of Moses, therefore it had to have been of later authorship. The minds of these critics went to work, and they devised a great structure of Old Testament criticism based on this premise - concluding that the books were written by several different authors. Then, a simple archeological discovery interrupted their progress. The "black stele" - a sculpted stone containing the detailed laws of Hammurabi in large, wedge-shaped characters - was found in the Middle East. Was it post- Moses? No! It was pre-Mosaic by at least three centuries; not only that, but it was pre-Abraham (2,000 B.C.). Amazingly enough, it antedated Moses, who was supposed to have been a primitive man without an alphabet. (-Above Copy from Contender Ministries) Back to Top Did you know that the Bible is substantially demonstrated to be true by discoveries in archaeology?  Try the sites below for readable answers! http://WWW.ChristianAnswers.Net/archaeology or  http://WWW.ICR.org mm@mountainministries.org 0014 Cooper Drive/P.O. Box 1974 | Dillon, CO. 80435 | (970) 468-8589