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From: muts@fysaj.fys.ruu.nl (Peter Mutsaers /100000)
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Subject: Re: Christian and Muslim simultaneously
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Date: 23 Aug 90 11:37:10 GMT
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mucit@cherry.cs.rochester.edu (Bulent Murtezaoglu) writes:

>My understanding is that, since Islam is the latest religion from the same 
>source and doesn't deny the prophethood of past prophets (but states that
>those past religions were not being practised the way they were meant to),
>a Muslim would also automatically be a good Christian.  The Quran also
>talks about some former prophets being Muslims.  So at least technically,
>it is possible.  What should be noted is that the popular understanding
>of Christianity with the concept of trinity is considered blasphemous in
>Islam.  

I don't think one can be both. At least a Muslim cannot be a Christian
because the essential thing of Christianity is that Christ is not a profet,
but God Himself. Accepting this, and forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ
 is the only way for salvation in the Christian viewpoint.

(I think a Christian could not be a Muslim in the Muslim point of view as well,
because as a Christian we say that Gods Word is eternal and will never change,
therefore it is impossible that after Christ someone else could have been
sent by God who carries a message that is different from what Jesus taught.)

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