Dr. Laurence Brown: Islam & Jesus
An Atheist who converted to Christianity and ultimately Islam, is one of the most knowledgeable people who can compare Prophet Isa (Jesus)’s teachings to how they have been twisted into something else. He also discusses how Muslims follow his original message more than modern Christians, and how he and his real disciples knew there would be another Prophet after him.
Prophet Isa (Jesus) and his real message
What he did say
- He was the son of man
- He was just a prophet
- There is one God and to worship him alone
- There would be another Prophet after him (this can be seen in the story of John the Baptist)
What he didn’t say
- That he was the son of God
- Anything about a holy spirit
- Anything about the holy trinity
- That he was taking all their sins
So how did his message get deviated?
The main problem, from what I have heard in these lectures, is that there was someone called Paul who falsified alot of his teachings and alot of Jesus’ companions like James didn’t agree with Paul. Yet, most Christians nowadays follow Paul’s teachings, therfore not following Jesus’.
These lectures are eye opening for Muslims to understand the Christian beliefs and how to talk to Christians about Prophet Isa, and for Christians to see how their books and testaments have been changed since Dr. Laurence Brown quotes directly from them, and that they have contradictory information, and cannot be taken as reliable sources.
Insha’Allah Christians will see how Islam will actually bring them closer to Jesus’ teachings than Christianity can.
The Interfaith Series
A great starting point, if you have any Christian friends you would like to explain Islam to, I would recommend they watch this series:
