Stories from the Field

July 2003

Women Deceived to Think Islam and Christianity are "Sister" Faiths

Recently, a worker was visiting with ladies in a newly opened Kurdish Center when “Martha,” a Kurdish woman, stated that there is really no difference between Islam and Christianity; i.e. the same God, both refer to the Bible, both know Jesus. The worker was able to share a number of differences including some of the words of Jesus Himself, which are in contrast. Martha was challenged to read the words of Jesus in Kurdish. There have been many other similar conversations recently regarding the deception that Christianity and Islam are “sisters.” Many in the Muslim world like to believe that there is no difference between the two faiths. This can be a great barrier, but not to Him whose Word divides “soul and spirit.”