Does Christianity not Contradict the Torah? Supposedly Islam does..?

Well...**in a general sense**

- Christianity *includes* and *confirms* Torah (in the Bible, Jesus frequently quotes from Torah)

- while Qur'an teaches some things that *directly contradict* what Torah teaches

Take, for example, Abraham's sacrifice of his son.

- the New Testament confirms what Torah teaches

- Qur'an directly contradicts what Torah teaches

(In case you're wondering, the Bible includes both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is a collection of Jewish religious Scriptures, including Torah, while the New Testament is a collection of Christian religious Scriptures).

And there are *many* other examples of the Biblical New Testament confirming what Torah teaches while Qur'an contradicts what Torah teaches.

Now: to be fair, that does NOT mean that the New Testament never teaches anything that contradicts a teaching of Torah. However, Qur'an *directly* contradicts what Torah teaches in *many* cases, while the New Testament does not do so. Rather, the New Testament **relies** on Torah and **quotes** Torah.

Jesus said He was the fulfilment of the Law [Torah] and the Prophets. Much that is taught in them is also part of the Christian Faith, for example the 10 Commandments, but other parts such as the Kosher Laws are no longer relevant so no longer observed.

BTW I realise that Ethiopian Orthodox Christians still observe a kind of Kosher, as may converts from Judaism, so no disrespect to these people.

You cannot prove the truth of something by a poll. Jesus even pointed out the following with regards to the perils of "group think": "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it" (Matthew 7:13-14). The Torah is the first five books of the Jewish Tanakh (essentially the source of the Christian Old Testament). Christianity does not "contradict" the Torah, it fulfills it:

1. "In you [Abraham] all the nations will be blessed" (Gen 12:3) -> Jesus came from Abraham

2. God curses Satan (the serpent) for deceiving Eve: "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Genesis 3:15)

3. Jesus was the "lamb of God" (Genesis 22:8 -> John 1:29)

4. Jesus was a "lamb without blemish" (Exodus 12:5 -> 1 Peter 1:19)

5. Jesus represented the serpent on the cross that brought salvation (Numbers 21:8-9 -> John 3:14)

6. Jesus fulfilled the law: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." (Matthew 5:17)

Now, if you expand beyond the Torah to include the entire Tanakh, Jesus will have fulfilled about 350 separate prophecies in the Old Testament (some already fulfilled at His crucifixion and resurrection; some will be fulfilled when He returns and sets up His kingdom). Thus, the New Testament and the Old Testament are One Testament of our God creating, loving, and redeeming mankind.

The Quran was concocted in 625 AD for the express purpose of contradicting the Bible, more specifically to contradict what the Bible was telling us about the Messiah. Thus, Islam is the anthesis of Christianity.

While the Bible tells us that Jesus is the Son of God, the Quran says, "Far removed it is from His Supreme Majesty that He should have a son." (Sura 4:171).

While the Bible tells us over and over that Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead, the Quran says, "And they killed him not and they crucified him not." (Sura 4:157)

While the Bible says Jesus is God, the Quran says, "The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah" (Sura 4:157)

While the Bible tells the Christian to love his enemy, the Quran says, "When ye encounter the infidels, strike off their heads till ye have made a great slaughter among them, and of the rest make fast the fetters." (Sura 47:4)

While the Bible tells the Christian that God does not lie or change His mind, the Quran says, "None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar: Knowest thou not that Allah Hath power over all things?" (Sura 2:106)

While the Bible says that salvation is by faith alone, the Quran says, "As for those who believe and do righteous deeds, We shall admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow wherein they will live for ever. Therein they will have chaste spouses, and We shall provide them with cool thick shade." (Sura 4:57)

While the Bible says there is no marriage in Heaven, the Quran says there is (refer to previous passage from Quran, Sura 4:57)

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