SERMON 168: FROM THE KORAN TO ETERNAL LIFE
Germaine Charles Lockwood

We read in the Koran 3:3, 4: He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel Aforetime, for a guidance to mankind; . . . (5:46. 2:136. 32:23. 40:70-72. 6:155. 4:163. 2:136.)

The Koran states that God had revealed the Torah and Gospel aforetime for a guidance to mankind. So you need to read and study and believe the Bible 

Muhammad accepted the Bible as being from God. He lived from A.D. 570 until 632. The text of the Bible that exists today is from texts that existed before the time of Muhammad. Since he accepted the Bible, so should you accept it, read it and study it. Muslims who teach that the text has been corrupted contradict Muhammad and the Koran. 
	
4:163: Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as we inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as we imparted unto David the Psalms;

The Koran tells us that the Psalms in the Bible, written by David are inspired. The prophet David wrote the word of God in:

Psalm 12:6, 7: The words of the LORD are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. You shall keep them, O LORD, You shall preserve them from this generation forever. Psalm 12:6, 7

God promised to preserve His word the Bible forever. The Bible has not been corrupted. Those who say that the Bible has been corrupted are contrary to 
Muhammad, the Koran and the Bible. You need to believe the Bible.	

We read in the Koran 3:45 that Jesus, the son of Mary, is the Messiah:

(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). 

The Koran states that Jesus the son of Mary is the Messiah. Yes, Jesus is the Messiah who was foretold in the law, the Hebrew scriptures.

We read in the Koran 3:47: 

She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only Be! and it is. 

	The Koran teaches that the body of Jesus was created in Mary by God. God decreed. God said “Be!” and it was. Since God created the body of Jesus in Mary by decree, then, whose Son is Messiah Jesus? Certainly God is the Father of Messiah Jesus by creation. This is what is taught also in the Koran:19:16-22:

And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East, and had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man. She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art God-fearing. He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son. She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste? He said: So (it will be), Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained. And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place. Koran 19:16-22.

Notice, God sent unto Mary the Spirit. The Koran states: “Then we sent unto her Our spirit.” Koran 19:17. This is what is recorded in the Bible in:

The Gospel According to Luke 1:35: And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you , and the power of the highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. The Gospel According to Luke 1:35. 

See also Matthew 1:20.

Both the Bible and Koran teach that the conception of the body of Jesus in the womb of Mary was by the power and creation of God, a miracle. Both the Bible and the Koran teach the virgin birth of Jesus the Messiah. Jesus the Messiah is the Son of God by divine miraculous conception.

The Koran quotes the child Jesus in 19:30:

He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet.

The Koran teaches that Jesus the Messiah is a prophet of God. Yes, He is.

God told Moses about 3,500 years ago that God would send another prophet.
It is written in the law, in the fifth book of the Bible:

Deuteronomy 18:18, 19: I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. Deuteronomy 18:18, 19.

This Prophet that was foretold in the law would be from among the people of Israel. He would be like Moses, a law giver who spoke the word of God. We are told by the Apostle Peter in Acts 3:22-26 that this prophet is Jesus the Messiah. Both the Koran and the Bible tell us that Jesus the Messiah is a prophet of God. We need to study the New Covenant of Messiah Jesus and believe what He said about Himself. Read the Gospel According to John. Next let us read

Mark 15:60, 61: . . . Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” And Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, coming with the clouds of heaven. Mark 15:60, 61.

See Matthew 26:63, 64; Luke 22:70.

You need to believe that Jesus the Messiah is the Son of God. Jesus said that He is the Son of God. Will you believe Him? Will you put your faith in Him?

The Apostle Matthew was with Jesus for more that 3 years. He was an eyewitness. He wrote the Gospel which the Koran states is the revelation of God, inspired by God. Matthew recorded the death of Jesus, His burial and His resurrection from the dead. This historical eyewitness account is recorded in the Gospel According to Matthew chapters 27 and 28. You can read them.

The Gospel According to Mark was the eyewitness testimony of Peter the Apostle, which was recorded by Mark. Peter was with Jesus and saw the crucifixion of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of our sins. Peter was a witness of the resurrection of Jesus. Read Mark chapters 15 and 16.

Luke wrote the Gospel as a historian. Luke 1:1-4. He recorded what eyewitnesses reported to him about the life of Messiah Jesus, His deeds and His teaching.
The death of Jesus the Messiah for our sins, His burial and appearances to His disciples after being raised from the dead are recorded in chapters 23 and 24.

John the Apostle was with Jesus for more than 3 years. He was an eyewitness. The Gospel is a revelation of God according to the Koran. You need to read and study the Gospel According to the Apostle John. John was with Jesus after Jesus the Messiah died for our sins, was buried and rose the third day according to the Scriptures. 

The four Gospels are witnesses to you, the testimonies of eyewitnesses.
Muhammed lived more than 500 years later. He was not there when it happened. The Koran tells us that the Gospel is the revelation of God, inspired of God, so you need to believe the Gospel of Christ.

John 14:6: Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6.

Only Jesus the Messiah died for our sins. Only His blood was given for the forgiveness of our sins.

Acts 4:12: “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12.

Acts 2:38: . . . “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38.

God loves you; He gave His only begotten Son for you. Jesus the Messiah loves you. He gave His blood to purchase your redemption from the slavery of sin.

Mark 16:15, 16: Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Mark 16:15, 16.

Amen!