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CONGRUITIES AND INCONGRUITIES BETWEEN THE BIBLE AND THE QUR'AN |
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War, God's Assistance, Love your Enemies, Laws on Killing
WAR
« And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.» (Matthew 24/6)
« Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom» (Luke 21/10)
I came not to send peace, but a sword.
« Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.» (Matthew 10/34, 35)
However this is counterbalanced with the following verse: « Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.» (Matthew 5/38)
This is all we have in the New Testament regarding war.
God's Assistance
« Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? »(Matthew 25/53)
« He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace». (Luke 1/54, 79)
« And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying,That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.» (Luke 7/16)
« And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation».(Luke 19/44)
Love your Enemy
« But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. »(Luke 27-29)
« Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to r eceive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. »(Luke 6/30-36)
« Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.» (Romans 12/14-21)
Laws on Killing
Thou shalt do no murder (Matthew 19/18)
« For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:» (Matthew 15/19)
« Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do…» (John 8/44)
« Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.» (Revelation 9/21)
« Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord».(Romans 12/19)
« For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.» (Romans 13/4) »
WAR IN THE QUR'AN