No God but One: Allah or Jesus? (with Bonus Content): A Former Muslim Investigates the Evidence for Islam and Christianity

in order to follow a peaceful Islam, one has to ignore or reject vast swaths of traditions from Muhammad’s life as well as virtually the entire history of Islamic jurisprudence.

One must divert attention from Jesus to justify violence in Christianity. A strict adherence to Jesus’ teachings simply allows no basis for violence. By contrast, one must divert attention from Muhammad to argue that Islam is a religion of peace, since he says that a Muslim who does not fight in jihad or at least express a desire to fight is a hypo

Christians can follow Jesus and die for their enemies because the gospel promises and enacts salvation, taking away all fear of death.

the term for “Word” in Greek is Logos, and it embodies two concepts: reason and speech. These two meanings are captured in the English derivatives logic and dialogue. When God created the universe, he used his divine reason and his speech.

the culmination of Quranic teaching is the most violent chapter of the Quran, the culmination of biblical teaching is grace, love, mercy, and self-sacrifice.

When we are self-centered instead of selfless, we act against our very nature.

Always interpret unclear verses in light of clear ones.

Humans and chimpanzees share 95 percent of their DNA, but the remaining 5 percent is incredibly important! So it is with Islam and Christianity. There is much shared DNA, but the two are phenotypically quite different.

Like taking a sledgehammer to a mirror, sin shatters the image in which man is made. When Adam sinned, the image of God in man was irreparably broken.