What gives a remarkable credibility to the Christian faith is that Jesus only chose as pioneer of his doctrine people capable of recognizing a messenger of God from an impostor. Amongst the first twelve disciples i.e., the apostles; who believed him to be the Christ, none of them was ever influenced by paganism. They were all educated in the law of Moses and in the writings of the prophets. And after examining the scriptures, they recognized in Jesus the Messiah promised to Israel. In fact, according to God’s plan, they are the ones who should recognize Him first. Since they were the only ones instructed by the law and the prophets about him before his arrival. So, the mission of the Twelve was to present Jesus to the other nations who had not received the book. As Christ is the Savior of mankind, if He had chosen non-Jews, this wouldn’t have given credibility to His ministry, because he would have gathered around him people who have no Messianic or prophetic knowledge to identify him. Later on, they were the ones that preached Christ to the Gentiles throughout the whole world. It is also they who said in 1 John 4 v14-15 “And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God”.
But it is the exact opposite with Muhammad. Before starting to preach his new doctrine, all of those that became the pioneers of Islam lived in paganism. None of the caliphs were educated in the law of God. None of them were educated on how to recognize a messenger of God from an impostor. They were all idolaters. None of them had the knowledge to identify whether Muhammad meets the divine standard of being a prophet. Many Muslims today take this as an argument to show the universal scope of Muhammad’s mission. According to them as Muhammad chose people of different nations, so his mission is universal.
But before talking about the universality of his mission, he first needs resourceful people to render it credible. This is why Christ chose only people who could identify whether he really is the Messiah or an impostor. Imagine for a moment someone showing up today and claiming to have found the vaccine for the corona virus. And to show the effectiveness of the vaccine, he introduces to you as witness, carpenters, builders, blacksmiths and jewelers from different nations. Is this enough for you to accept it as a universally effective vaccine? Even if they are from different nations, what laboratory knowledge does a carpenter, builder, blacksmith or jeweler have to test a vaccine. This is exactly what Muhammad’s ministry looks like. All those who recognized Muhammad as a prophet and became the fathers of Islam were idolaters without any prophetic knowledge. That is why, they could not discern a divine inspiration from a demonic possession. The roots of the Christian faith are holy. This is why Ephesians 2v20 says that the Church is built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, with Jesus Christ himself as the Cornerstone.
Dear friend, many have died without ever having a chance to read or hear these truths. They are now faced with the reality of the afterlife. Jesus said that others desire to come back to life to attest to the world the truth of the messages of the Bible (Luke 16v19-31). But it is the door of no return. We only die once and it is over for them. And you, ask yourself this question: why did God allow you to discover these truths before your death. Why not verify the information for yourself and make the best decision while there is still time? In John 14v6: Jesus said “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. If therefore you do not receive Jesus as your Lord and your Savior, you are not on the way, neither have you the truth nor the life. If you desire to receive Jesus Christ in your life, make this prayer with all your heart.
