[wwjdn]

Am I to understand that this is trying to say that Christians and Islam are alike?

I think not. It makes several generalities about chrisitanity that I disagree with, such as Salvation is by grace alone, works don't matter! This is not scriptural.

I don't buy this tripe.

[Khepera]

bump

[Darheel]

'works don't matter'
Yeah. Didn't Jesus say 'take up the cross and follow me'? The works argument always confounded me.

[jackd]

Didn't Jesus say: "I am the Way, The Truth and The Light." I can't speak to the author of this article any other way than to say, THIS is what I believe. You cannot interject your beliefs into an objective analysis of two opposing ideologies. I am afraid that is exactly what the author of this article does throughout.

[cake_crumb]

"It makes several generalities about chrisitanity that I disagree with, such as Salvation is by grace alone, works don't matter! "

Agreed. Being a Jesus implored the people to do good works. He also implored them NOT to do good works for the sake of accolades, medals, etc. In other words, don't do good works for personal gain. "Let not the left hand know what the right is doing." I'm not sure if that's an exact quote, but I know it's close.

Jesus was the first to promote "random acts of kindness", for the sake of G_d, and for the sake of humanity. I.e.: good works.

[Terriergal]

Salvation is by grace alone, works don't matter!

Jesus said to the theif on the cross, "Today you shall be with me in Paradise."

Works flow from true faith and validate that it is there in the heart of a believer, but if there is no time for it to be expressed before death, that doesn't mean it is not there.

Therefore, salvation is by God's grace alone through faith alone, and the result of salvation is good works done to glorify God.

Anyway, the post was meant to contrast the beliefs. I thought some of the Muslim beliefs on Christ's deity sounded a lot like Jehovah's Witnesses. (not to euqate the those two religions though!)