Islam - Part 3

Chapter 5

#22 - The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that salvation can be lost (con't.)

Note: What happens when we do sin?

6.   1 John 2:1-2 says, “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye ______ ______. And if any man ______, we have an ________________ with the Father, __________ ____________ the __________________: And he is the ________________________ for our ________: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”

It is God’s will that we not sin. When we do sin, we have an advocate with the Father.

An advocate is “one that pleads the cause of another” (Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary).

That advocate is said to be “Jesus Christ the righteous.” Jesus pleads on our behalf

based upon His righteous — not ours. Our righteousness is very incomplete and lacking.

7. Isaiah 64:6 says, “But ____ are ______ as an ______________ thing, and all our ______________________________ are as ____________ rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” 8. Ecclesiastes 7:20 says, “For there is not a ________ man upon __________, that doeth ________, and ______________ not.”

Note: 1 John 2:2 said, “And he is the PROPITIATION for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”

The word propitiation means, “to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of; to appease”

(Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary). So it is the pure, righteous blood

of the Lord Jesus Christ that gains us favor with God and appeases

or satisfies God’s holiness and righteous demands.

This is why a Christian can never lose his salvation — because it is always based upon the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 John 2:1-2 says, “And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins...”  So then what keeps a Christian from going out and sinning like he pleases? The chastisement of God.

9. Hebrews 12:5-6 says, “And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the ____________________ of the ________, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the ________ loveth he ____________________, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.”

Note: The word chasten means, “to correct by punishment or suffering; to discipline; to prune; to cause to be more humble or restrained” (Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary). It says in that verse that God “scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” The word scourge means, “to whip; to inflict pain or punishment” (Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary). This is a great incentive for a Christian to not go off into sin, because if the Christian does, the Lord is going to come after him and discipline him. But for all those religious groups that teach that salvation can be lost when a believer sins, there is no quick incentive to come back to God and get right with Him. In their thinking, God has turned His back on them when they sinned; and so they might as well enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, before they decide to get right with God again.

In Muslim teaching, you can believe, then reject God; and then believe again.

But after that point, they teach that if you reject God again, then God will not forgive you

(God will not guide you back to salvation nor save you again). That contradicts the Bible,

which teaches that if you could lose your salvation, then it would be impossible to ever get it back.

10. Hebrews 6:4-6 says, “For it is _____________________ for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, ____ they shall ________ ________, to __________ them again unto ____________________; seeing they ______________ to themselves the Son of God ____________, and put him to an open shame.”

Note: Those verses are very clear that if a person could lose his salvation, then he could never get it back, because he would be crucifying the Son of God afresh. It would be like putting Jesus back on the cross again, and that is not going to happen. He died for sinners once, and there is no need to do it again.

11. Hebrews 9:28 says, “So ____________ was ________ ______________ to bear the ________ of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

If people could lose their salvation when they sin, then Jesus

would be constantly losing His children, but the Bible says that is not the case.

12. John 6:37 says, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that ____________ to ____ I will in ____ wise ________ ______.” 13. The next two verses say, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of ______ which he hath given me I should ________ ______________, but should raise it up again at the last day” (John 6:38-39).

Jesus promised to never cast out any of His children, and He promised to never

lose any of His children. When you understand true salvation, that makes perfect sense,

because our salvation is totally dependent upon Jesus’ righteousness, not our own frail flesh.

Summary: Remember what we have seen about Islam?

Muhammad noticed that there was something special about Christians: #1 — That Christians do not hate their enemies, but love them and want to see them converted. #2 — That Christians are people devoted to learning. #3 — That Christians are people who are willing to love God more than the world. #4 — That Christians are people who are humble and attribute all glory and praise to God. As you consider those four points, and the present state of contemporary, worldly Christians and churches, you will begin to see why Islam has risen up as an adversary. It is time for Christians and churches to get on their knees, repent of their sin, and to be different from this old world. If you are a part of the contemporary church today, then you are part of the reason that Islam so despises Christians today.

Also, remember that those people who say that Muslims and Christians worship the same God, are either ignorant of the truth, or else they know the truth, and are trying to deceive people. Here are just some of the matters where the Quran contradicts the Bible. #1 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the naming of the animals. The Quran says that God named the animals, and then taught Adam what the names were. That is false. The Bible says that God let Adam name the animals. #2 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the object of true worship. The Quran says that God told the angels to bow down to Adam. That is false. The Bible makes it clear that people and angels are only to bow down before God. #3 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the matter of Satan’s rebellion. The Quran teaches that Satan’s fall was that he would not bow down to Adam. That is false. The Bible makes it clear that Satan’s fall was that he wanted to exalt himself above God’s throne. #4 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the place of elevating the animals. The Quran teaches that when animals die, they return to their Lord. That is false. The Bible is clear that when animals die, they return to the dust. #5 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the fact that God has made a distinction between the “kinds” that cannot be broken. The Quran teaches that when certain people broke the Sabbath day, God turned them into apes and swine. That is false. The Bible is clear that God has ordained a clear distinction in the “kinds,” and He himself would not break that. The Bible teaches that the punishment for breaking the Sabbath was the death penalty. #6 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the way that husbands are told to treat their wives. The Quran ends up by saying that husbands can beat their wives (lightly). That is false. The Bible says that husbands are to love their wives as themselves. #7 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the matter of remarriage after a previous divorce and subsequent remarriage to someone else. The Quran teaches that a man can remarry his wife that he has divorced, if she first goes out and remarries another man, and he then divorces her. That is false. The Bible is clear that it is an abomination for a man to remarry his former wife, if either, or both of them have remarried since their divorce. #8 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the matter of the Person of Jesus Christ. The Quran says it is blasphemy to say that Jesus is the Son of God, God Almighty in the flesh. That is not blasphemy. The Bible is clear that Jesus is the Son of God, God Almighty in the flesh. #9 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the matter of dealing with thieves. The Quran teaches that the hands of thieves are to be cut off. That is false. The Bible says that thieves are to make restitution (to pay back) for their crimes. #10 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the matter of instructing that all unbelievers be killed. That is false. The Bible tells us to love our enemies, and to pray that they might be saved. #11 — The Quran contradicts the Bible in the matter of saying that both the Bible and the Quran are the Word of God, and then contradicting that. #12 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by teaching that Abraham’s father was “Azar,” instead of “Terah.” #13 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Pharaoh’s men performed miracles first, and then Moses and Aaron copied them. That is false. The Bible makes it clear that Moses and Aaron called upon God to do the miracles first, and then Pharaoh’s men tried to copy them. #14 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Moses did not throw down the Ten Commandments and break them, but just laid them down on the ground, and then later picked them back up again. That is false. The Bible is clear that Moses was angry when he saw the golden calf and the dancing, and that he threw down the stone tablets and broke them. #15 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that every time a plague fell upon the Egyptians, they repented. That is false. The Bible makes it clear that Pharaoh hardened his heart after many of the miracles. #16 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Potiphar’s wife tore Joseph’s shirt from the back (side). That is false. The Bible is clear that Joseph simply fled and left his garment in her hands. #17 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Potiphar was right outside the door when his wife was chasing Joseph inside the house. That is false. The Bible makes it clear that Potiphar was gone at the time, and his wife waited until he got back home. #18 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Potiphar believed Joseph — not his wife. That is false. The Bible makes it clear that the opposite was true. #19 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Potiphar rejected his wife’s plea that Joseph be cast into prison, and, instead, was angry with her and made her apologize to Joseph. That is false. The Bible is clear that Potiphar cast Joseph into prison. #20 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Joseph did end up in prison, but by his own choice, when later given a command by Potiphar’s wife to be immoral with her, or choose to go to prison (and he chose prison). That is false. That is a fabricated story with no basis in Scripture. #21 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that Jesus was not crucified. That is false. The Bible repeats the fact of Jesus being crucified, over and over, and makes it clear that the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross is the basis of our salvation. #22 — The Quran contradicts the Bible by saying that salvation can be lost one time, and then regained. That is false. The Bible is clear that salvation cannot be lost, and that if it could be, then it could never be regained again.

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