tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18369530.post7970281066745712912..comments2023-06-29T13:25:30.567+02:00Comments on The Editrix' Roncesvalles: Why Allah is not the God of the BibleThe_Editrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529769143608862966noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18369530.post-68880858240160808012009-10-24T11:56:05.650+02:002009-10-24T11:56:05.650+02:00The most obvious reason that Allah and the God of ...The most obvious reason that Allah and the God of the Bible are not the same God, in spite of what some people idiotically (I know, I know, it's not very Christian-like to use such terms in reference to the willingly ignorant among us, but it's true. Besides, I never claimed to be the ideal Christian, just a firm believer.) tend to believe on the subject, is that a supreme being cannot possibly contradict himself else he would cease to be God, which is quite impossible. And obviously, if Allah and the God of the Bible are not the same being, then at least one of them is a false god. <br /><br />Allah, according to the teachings of Islam, can do anything, including contradicting himself. Some Christians believe that the Biblical God can do anything, but the difference is that Christian doctrine does not support this view. They're just not very familiar with the teachings of Biblical-Christianity as it pertains to the nature of God. He can do anything that is possible to do, but he cannot do anything that is impossible to do. And it's logically impossible for God to do certain things -- things that would necessarily place him in the category of contingent being rather than non-contingent be-ing. He is what he is; he can't be better or worse like we mere mortals can. He can't not be because he <i>is</i> be-ing, whereas we merely have being. Things like that.<br /><br />Anyway, that's a pretty lengthy introduction to the book. I'll have to come back to it later. Thanks for posting it.Terry Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166609562028309038noreply@blogger.com