The Splinter of Islam & a Church Split - Church Then & Now E12

As Ethan Hoover and Matthew Maher continue their thread on the "Church Then & Now", this episode looks at the start and rise of Islam and the Great Schism, which is known as the first big church split.

Show Notes:

• Intro
• What is this new religion? (Islam)
• Who is Muhammad?
• What does Revelation & Galatians say about adding or subtracting from the Scripture?
• Islam
  • Muhammad hears a revelation from the angel Gabrielle
  • Monotheistic (similar to Christianity and the Jewish beliefs)
  • Base their beliefs on their Arab lineage that goes back to Abraham
    • But not Isaac (the blessed lineage), they are from Ishmael
  • Islam means “submission”
  • Muslim means “one who submits”
• There are extremists in every religion
• Isaac Vs. Ishmael
• Starts with Abraham, ends with Islam not accepting Jesus: that’s the problem with it
  • Bottom line: It’s a false religion
• The 5 pillars of Islam
  • Copy paste from every man-made religion: works based
• The caliphates (Muslim rulers)
  • How they expanded Islam through conquest 
• The Great Schism
  • What was it and why did it happen?
  • Excommunication between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • They are different, yet similar
  • Perpetual virginity & other beliefs
  • The Nation of Islam vs the religion of Islam

Resources:

• Who Was Muhammad? https://www.gotquestions.org/who-was-Muhammad.html
• What Is Islam, And What Do Muslims Believe? https://www.gotquestions.org/Islam.html
• What Is the Qur'an?  https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-the-Quran.html
• Why Do Jews And Arabs / Muslims Hate Each Other? https://www.gotquestions.org/Jews-Arabs.html
• What Is The Difference Between Christianity And Islam? https://www.gotquestions.org/difference-Christianity-Islam.html
• East & West Schism: https://www.britannica.com/event/East-West-Schism-1054 
• The Growth & Spread of Islam: https://www.studentsofhistory.com/the-growth-pread-of-islam 
• The Rise of Islmanic Empires & States: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/medieval-times/spread-of-islam/a/the-rise-of-islamic-empires-and-states 
• Great Schism: https://study.com/learn/lesson/great-schism-1054.html 
• Great Schism Educational: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-schism 

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