PART 3: MUHAMMAD OR JESUS? TWO DIFFERENT FOUNDERS

 SESSION 3 

Main Focus Summary 

PART 3: MUHAMMAD OR JESUS? TWO DIFFERENT FOUNDERS 

Chapters 9-12 

"This is the Christian view of Jesus: The God who created the universe, who walked with Adam, who talked with Abraham, who wrestled with Jacob, who stood with Moses, who dined with Aaron, and who led the Hebrews-that mighty God fulfilled his prophecy that he would be born as a human child to us. Jesus is "God with us," the second person of the Trinity, the eternal Word through whom the universe was created" (83-84). 

God is with us and loves us. 

"Muhammad's status as the perfect exemplar is one reason Muslims have undertaken immense efforts to record his life. Within a few centuries of his death, over five hundred thousand accounts from the life of Muhammad were in broad circulation. As we learned in the first chapter, these accounts are called the hadith, and they record details of Muhammad's life ranging from anecdotes of his childhood to decisions he made as a general and statesman. 

As my Sunday school teacher taught, Muhammad had a series of roles and performed them perfectly. So when Muslims want an example of the perfect husband, or the perfect statesman, or the perfect general, or the perfect merchant, they turn to Muhammad's life for exemplary guidance. The hadith record what Muhammad said and did in thousands of situations, and what he told the Muslim people to do in turn" (86). 

Jesus is a Savior; Muhammad is an example.