| Allah |
Jehovah
|
| Unknowable: Allah is so transcendent, so
exalted, that no man can ever personally know Allah. |
Knowable: Jesus Christ came into the
world so we could know God personally (john 17:3) |
| Nonpersonal: Allah is not to be understood as a
person. This would lower him to the level of a man. |
Personal: The God of the Bible is spoken of as a
person with intellect, emotion, and will. |
| Nonspirit: The idea that Allah is a person or a spirit
is considered blasphemous and demeans the exalted one. |
Spirit: That God is a spirit was taught by Jesus
Christ himself in John 4:24. |
| Unitarian: The Koran specifically denies that Allah is
a father, that Jesus is the Son of God and the Holy Spirit is God. |
Trinitarian: The Bible reveals God as One in three
persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. All share
equally the divine nature. |
| Unlimited: The Koran describes Allah as able to do
anything, anytime, anyplace, anywhere. He is not even limited by
his own nature. |
Limited: The biblical god is limited by His own
nature. He cannot lie or contradict Himself. |
| Capricious: Allah in the Koran is totally capricious
and untrustworthy. He is not bound by his nature or his word. |
Trustworthy: Because God is always true to His nature,
he is completely trustworthy and consistent. |
| No Love: The concept of Allah having feelings toward
man is foreign to Islamic teaching. That would reduce Allah to
a mere man and is blasphemous to a Muslim. |
Love: The biblical God's chief attribute is love as
shown in such places a John 3:16. He has feelings for his
creatures, especially man. |
| Passive in history: Allah does not personally enter
into human history. He deals with the world through his word,
prophets, and angels. He does not personally deal with man. |
Active in history: In the incarnation, God himself
enters history and acts to bring about man's salvation. |
| No attributes: The so-called 99 attributes of Allah
are all negative, what he is not like. No positive attributes
are listed. |
Attributes: The Bible gives us both positive and
negative attributes. |
| Works: There is no savior or intercessor or concept of
grace in the Koran. |
Grace: The God of the Bible provides a free salvation
for man through a Savior who acts as an intercessor between God
and Man (1 Timothy 2:5) |