Loving
God
and
Neighbor
Together
One
major
reason
for
starting
The
True
Christian
News
was
to
provide
Christians
with
unbiased
news
especially
news
that
affects
todays
Christians.
These
stories
could
well
have
been
and
probably
should
have
been
major
news
stories.
A
Common
Word
Between
Us
and
You
is
an
open
letter
dated
13
October,2007,
from
leaders
of
the
Muslim
faith
to
leaders
of
the
Christian
faith
The
Muslim
faith
leaders
have
sent
a
love
letter
to
the
leaders
of
Christianity
expressing
the
common
ground
between
the
teachings
of
Jesus
Christ
and
Muhammad,
interesting,
now
before
we
slobber
all
over
ourselves,
as
our
beloved
Christian
leaders
have
managed
to
do
we
should
examine
the
contents
of
this
letter,
or
before
you
open
the
gate
you
might
want
to
look
at
that
horse
Our
Muslim
friends
have
quoted
the
Qur'an
and
offered
this
as
an
agreement
between
our
beliefs.
Say:
O
People
of
the
Scripture!
Come
to a
common
word
between
us
and
you:
that
we
shall
worship
none
but
God,
and
that
we
shall
ascribe
no
partner
unto
Him,
and
that
none
of
us
shall
take
others
for
lords
beside
God.
And
if
they
turn
away,
then
say:
Bear
witness
that
we
are
they
who
have
surrendered
(unto
Him).
(Aal
‘Imran
3:64)
Now
my
fellow
Christians
this
actually
demonstrates
the
difference
between
Christians
and
Muslims
because
a
verse
can
have
one
meaning
to a
Muslim
and
another
to a
Christian.
While
there
is
not
a
single
thing
wrong
with
this
verse
it
has
a
meaning
to a
Muslim
that
would
definitely
be
contrary
to
the
teachings
of
Jesus
Christ.
Understand
Muhammad
did
not
understand
the
trinity,
the
words
"
ascribe
no
partners
to
God
"
refers
to
his
understanding
of
the
trinity
and
our
beloved
ministers
should
well
know
this.
Now
let's
understand
no
Christian
disagrees
with
the
fact
we
also
worship
one
God
and
we
should
find
no
fault
in
worshipping
God
as
one
as
our
Muslims
friends
have
pointed
out.
Muslims
however
follow
the
teachings
of
the
Qur'an
where
the
trinity
is
described
as
ascribing
partners
to
God.
So
when
we
respond
to
an
agreement
between
Christians
and
Muslims
this
point
must
be
made
that
the
true
belief
in
the
triune
God
is
that
God
is
indeed
one
and
is
Father,
Son
and
Holy
Spirit.
We
can
not
soft
sell
this
our
faith,
the
Bible
is
full
of
warnings
associated
with
false
prophets
and
false
gods.
We
absolutely
can
not
agree
the
god
Allah
is
the
God
that
the
Christians
worship.
1
John
2:22
Who
is
a
liar
but
he
that
denieth
that
Jesus
is
the
Christ?
He
is
antichrist,
that
denieth
the
Father
and
the
Son.
Now
we
can
not
meld
our
God
with
false
gods
nor
agree
with
false
prophets.
God
is
indeed
one
and
he
is
not
the
Allah
of
Islam
If
our
Christian
leaders
feel
a
need
to
find
common
ground
between
Islam
and
Christianity
it
absolutely
is
not
in
the
God
we
worship.
The
Christian
response,
"Loving
God
and
Neighbor
Together"
This
letter
begins
with
a
preamble.
We
want
to
begin
by
acknowledging
that
in
the
past
(e.g.
in
the
Crusades)
and
in
the
present
(e.g.
in
excesses
of
the
“war
on
terror”)
many
Christians
have
been
guilty
of
sinning
against
our
Muslim
neighbors.
Before
we
“shake
your
hand”
in
responding
to
your
letter,
we
ask
forgiveness
of
the
All-Merciful
One
and
of
the
Muslim
community
around
the
world.
I
personaly
have
a
problem
with
this
one
Not
only
do
our
leaders
feel
a
need
to
appologize
for
the
Crusades
but
also
for
the
war
on
terror.
And
exactly
who
are
we
apologizing
to?
the
All-Merciful
One?
Are
we
apologizing
to
God
or
Allah
or
are
we
saying
these
are
the
same?
We
move
on
to
agree
that
the
common
ground
between
Muslims
and
Christians
is
the
love
of
God
and
the
love
of
neighbor.
I
can
only
take
this
to
mean
the
love
of
God
is
the
love
of
Allah.
This
are
somehow
equal
and
we
have
agreed
with
the
Muslim
faith
that
their
Allah
is
our
God.
I
now
have
a
problem
with
our
Christian
leaders
if
they
can
not
recognize
God
from
false
god's
and
false
prophets
that
the
Bible
addresses
clearly.
I
understand
the
importance
they
might
have
felt
in
taking
steps
toward
world
peace
but
we
as
Christians
do
not
accept
false
gods
in
the
name
of
promoting
a
peaceful
world!!!
We
procede
to
applaud
their
worship
of
one
god
? We
Christians
now
applaud
the
worship
of
false
gods?
We
must
as
Christians
identify
the
god
Allah
as a
different
god
as
defined
by
the
Bible.
Are
we
agreeing
that
the
god
Allah
is
the
same
God?
Seems
pretty
cear
to
me.
I'm
sorry
Christian
leaders
you
are
not
following
the
teachings
of
Christ.
1
John
2:15-26
Love
not
the
world,
neither
the
things
that
are
in
the
world.
If
any
man
love
the
world,
the
love
of
the
Father
is
not
in
him.
16
For
all
that
is
in
the
world,
the
lust
of
the
flesh,
and
the
lust
of
the
eyes,
and
the
pride
of
life,
is
not
of
the
Father,but
is
of
the
world.
17
And
the
world
passeth
away,
and
the
lust
thereof
but
he
that
doeth
the
will
of
God
abideth
for
ever
18
Little
children,
it
is
the
last
time:
and
as
ye
have
heard
that
antichrist
shall
come,
even
now
are
there
many
antichists;
whereby
we
know
that
the
last
time.
19
They
went
out
from
us.
but
they
were
not
of
us;
for
if
they
had
been
of
us,
they
would
no
doubt
continued
with
us:
but
they
went
out,
that
they
might
be
made
manifest
that
they
were
not
of
us.
20
But
ye
have
an
unction
form
the
Holy
One,
and
ye
know
all
things.
21 I
have
not
written
unto
you
because
ye
know
not
the
truth,
but
because
ye
know
it,
and
that
no
lie
is
of
the
truth.
22
Who
is a
liar
but
he
that
denieth
that
Jesus
is
the
Christ?
He
is
antichrist,
that
denieth
the
Father
and
the
Son.
23
Whosover
denieth
the
Son,
the
same
hath
not
the
Father
[but]
he
that
acknowledgeth
the
Son
hath
the
Father
also.
24
Let
that
therefore
abide
in
you,
which
ye
have
heard
from
the
beginning.
If
that
which
ye
have
heard
from
the
beginning
shall
remain
in
you,
ye
also
shall
coninue
in
the
Son
and
in
the
Father.
25
And
this
is
the
promise
that
he
hath
promised
us,
even
eternal
life.
26
These
things
have
I
written
unto
you
concerning
them
that
seduce
you..
John
Hurley
04/07/09
