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Scriptures from the Bible and Koran contradict one another! Should members of these powerful religions have conflict? This article examines the foundation of Christianity and Islam to discover that the conflict and possible resolution begins there.
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The Christian-Muslim Conflict!

Is there really a conflict between Christians and Muslims? There were said to be nine crusades from 1095-1272. This was where Christians got together to fight against Muslims. What is happening in the world today? Maybe we should take a look at the Christian Bible and Muslim Koran before tensions escalate too far? Millions of people revere the writers of these sacred books. The question is, can and will this promote love and respect between neighbors in differing religions?

Have you ever asked yourself who actually wrote the New Testament and Koran? Should you examine the foundation of Christianity, known from the writers of the New Testament? Many of Paul's epistles are recognized by Biblical scholars as actual letters, the first written some 18 years (about 51 AD) after Jesus died. Paul clearly states that he never physically met Jesus. Paul only mentions three of the apostles by name (Galatians 1:18-20, 2:9)! When it comes to meeting Peter, as Jesus' key apostle, Paul states: "When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong..." (Galatians 2:11)

Early letters and other writings do exist from those referred to as “Apostolic Fathers,” yet the apostles are not mentioned by name. (Papias was 'quoted' as having mentioned Matthew; see the footnote below.) Beyond writing more of the New Testament than any other, Paul, in fact, appears to be the primary spokesmen for what became Christianity, even according to the Apostolic Fathers.

"I exhort you all, therefore, to yield obedience to the word of righteousness, and to exercise all patience, such as ye have seen before your eyes, not only in the case of the blessed Ignatius, and Zosimus, and Rufus, but also in others among yourselves, and in Paul himself, and the rest ucdm  the apostles. ... If a man does not keep himself from covetousness, he shall be defiled by idolatry, and shall be judged as one of the heathen. But who of us are ignorant of the judgment of the Lord? 'Do we not know that the saints shall judge the world?' as Paul teaches. But I have neither seen nor heard of any such thing among you, in the midst of whom the blessed Paul laboured." [From Chapters 9 and 11 of “The Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians,” see footnote 1.]

The main objective of later Biblical writers -- including the writers of the Gospels -- was to make traditions fit together and convince others that Jesus was the Christ, the chosen Messiah. Was this viewpoint of Jesus intolerant of other faiths? The Christocentric view is stressed in the oft-quoted John 14:6 where Jesus was claimed to have said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

For more than a thousand years the large majority of Christians (strongly) believed that all non-Christians would eternally suffer in hell. For some, this has given Christians the right to coerce and even murder. Currently, many Christians may understand that all good people with or without religion can worship God in their hearts. The priority of love and compassion can save people from damnation. It seems that anyone can go “through Jesus” (referring to the scripture above) by accepting what Jesus established as the priorities in life.

The New Testament stresses to “Love God with all of your heart and mind, and your neighbor like yourself.” Christianity has great spiritual power through the example of Jesus. Good individuals in every religious tradition have loved God, at least their understandings of God. Love and compassion are experienced throughout the world; however, abuse in the name of religion is also a very real experience.

Muhammad was the founding prophet of Islam. If a Muslim, you believe that Muhammad is the seal of the prophets. [3] As the authoritative seal, his prophecies or revelations provide the complete and final truths. As people questioned the authority of prophecies that were developed and expressed throughout the months and years of Muhammad’s life, further revelations sought to clarify given situations.