don't all 3 religions actually Islam Christianity Judaism all worship the same god?

The God of Jusaism and Christianity is the same God.

The god is Islam however, is a different creature altogether. In the days before Mohammed, Mecca was the central city for woship of all the gods of the people of those lands. One of those gods was the moon god, Allah. Mohammed was a follower of this god and as such, Allah became the god of Islam.

This is why the symbol for Islam is the crescent moon.

Yes, all 3 worship the same God, and come out of the same belief in Abraham, but:

1. Like you said, Jewish people believe that the Messiah has not been born, and read only the Talmud (the first 5 books of what Christians call the Old Testament).

2. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. Also, Christians believe in the trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that they are all one person. Some people see this as polytheism.

3. Muslims believe that Jesus was not the Son of God, but a very important prophet, just like all of the other prophets, and that there is no one as great as God (why they disagree with the trinity) They also believe that Muhammad was the last prophet, and delivered the last word of God, The Holy Koran.

Now the only part I'm not sure about is the part about Abraham and his 2 sons. There were 2 sons, one he had with his wife, and another he had with his mistress. The son he had with his wife was I think the father of the Jewish people, and the son he had with his mistress (if she was that) was the father of the Muslims. Apparently, that lady, Haggar, was banished into the desert with her son. Also, what I've gathered is that a lot of the fighting for Israel that is going on is due to the fact that the Palestinians and Jews are fighting for the same land, and claiming it as a birthright.....it's really confusing even for me!!! Double check these facts, just in case, but at any rate, I hope it helps!!

Islam doesn't believe that Jesus is the only Son of God and is God; They call their god Allah and they don't believe you can have a relationship with Allah. You just obey him or he displays wrath on you as a believer.

Judaism doesn't believe Jesus has come yet. They are still waiting from the messiah to come and deliver his people. The Jewish law plays a big part in their relationship with their god.

Christianity believes that Jesus Christ is the only Son of God who died on the cross for the sins of the world and rose from the grave on the third day. They believe in one God who is three distinct persons (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit)

We do not all worship the same God because each religion has their own belief system of who their god is and they are all different. And whether we want it to or not, the beliefs on prophets and Jesus Christ play a huge part in each belief of God.

I'm not religious, but I do have heavy sociological / anthropological background. If you feel the need to "fear" your God, then it's because you feel guilty for something, or you want to feel victimized. Most folks don't fear their God. They love their God. God is like the ultimate leader. As Machiavelli said, a good leader must be both loved and feared. If he is just loved, then people will still do what they want against his wishes at times. If he is just feared, then they won't love their own lives, only doing what he wants out of fear of ramifications. If they love and fear him, then they will do what he wants out of love and respect first, and out of fear second. Let me try to use a different analogy for God... God, in most peoples' eyes, is like a good parent. A good parent uses 2 parts love and 1 part discipline to ensure people lead a good life. 1 part love is unconditional. God loves you unconditionally, because you are his creation. (Just as a parent loves their child unconditionally). 1 part love is for positive reinforcement. God shows you love to reward your good behavior. This is what most folks call "blessings", "miracles", etc. Parents do the same with them children; give them hugs when they succeed. 1 part discipline is used for negative reinforcement. God punishes people when they've been bad. Parents do the same to children. Now, most people will follow a Godly life simply because they respect and love God due to 1 part unconditional love, and 1 part positive reinforcement. If that doesn't work then they fear the 1 part discipline. However, what's "blessing" and "punishment" from God is subjective. Different religions, and even individuals, may see something as a blessing while others see it as a curse. Everyone can see whatever they want into something. When a mother hugs a child, it's pretty tangible that it's a hug. But, when a person finds $5 on the street is that a blessing? What if it just enables them to do something bad? I think the better way to look at God is that he gives people chances. The $5 is an opportunity. How the person chooses to use that opportunity dictates whether it's a "blessing" or "curse".

Yes.. . .On the surface, it seems that they are the same God.

For the Judaism and Christianity, the understanding of God is somewhat similar, in that he is capable of love and not evil, and that God is personally involved in our live.

Salvation is by faith (Genesis and Habakkuk).

But for the Muslim, their God, yes also only one true God, seems a little different. He is not that personal, and is far from mankind (in the 7th heaven). God generally do not dwell much with human lives.

Salvation for the Islam is by action. You will never know if yo are really save, and you need to observe the 5 pillar of faith. On top of that, blood of the non-believer (killing them) is pleasing to God! That is total contral to the Yehweh God of Israel and the Christian!.

The concept of heaven is also different.

The Judaism and Christian idea of heaven is to be with God, in fellowship with him. No more tears, no more pain, no more husband and wife.

But for the muslim, there are 72 (or is it 40) virgins (never mentioned boy or gal) serving the man (women may be one of the virgin). Sexual pleasure, wine, food are the idea of heaven.

So, those terrorist was actually encourage to bomb the non-believer, for there are virgin waiting for them.

So, yes, it is about the messiah, but there are deeper root of different.

For the Jews and Muslim refused to believe Jesus is the Messiah. Jews still hoping that the Messiah will be coming as a king, like David to destroy the enemy, and re-establish their kingdom.

Muslim, even when the Koran says that Jesus (Isa) is the messiah (Almasih), they do not follow.

That are the different.

Yes, they started as the same god. In an effort to suppress the feminine side of god, the Spirit; we had the introduction of the Trinity which many Jews and Muslims alike see as polytheism. Since childhood, age 3, I had a problem with that myself. I could never worship anything that walked on two legs and never will. The true god does not need our religion. Rest assured, God believes in us, whether or not we believe Him.

No, they are not the same. The concept of the trinity removes Christianity from the line up completely. As for Islam and Judaism they are similar in their view of G_d they differ too widely on many issues to follow the same G_d.

Exactly. This is why, if anyone gave any of this a minute's thought, they would see how senseless this all is. They all should be on the same side. What I never, never understood was the trouble in Northern Ireland, where you've got Christians against Christians. That's the most senseless of all.

Yes they do...It's fundamental disagreements on HOW to believe in that God (if there is one). You could say that it's how to get to that God causing the problem. Of course you can expand that into the various sects within the religions you sited. PEACE!

Yes

Then the similarities stop there.

During the crusades, It was a bloody time in history: covert or die by the sword...Jerusalem was a city torn apart by religious war.

Why can't we all respect others religions and tolerate them and be happy for them I am and I'm an Agnostic!