You missed it Jo -
I said : "Prophet Muhammad preached the same central message that Jesus taught as is recorded in gospels." Not what others said about Jesus or what church doctrine proclaims about him.
If you can give me cut and paste text from the Bible where Jesus says that he is the only begotten son of God, that he will die physically ON the cross AND rise from the dead on the 3rd day, that he is God incarnate, and that he is the only way to God for salvation .... If you can prove those four points from Jesus mouth without any other way to interpret or understand his words, I would accept it. But you can't and you won't. Because it's just not there.
The Quran however is clear that God is One and we must submit our wills to Him, worshipping Him Alone - just as Jesus said in the gospels.
The Quran is clear the deeds that lead to God's Pleasure and Heaven and the deeds that lead to God's Punishment and Hell - just as Jesus said in the gospels. It's clearly there, why deny it? The greatest Commandment and the Golden Rule. The sermon on the mount. Admonishment to the pharisees and hypocrites. the parables that were meant for those who would understand them - the children of Israel and not for those who were polytheists like the Romans living among them.
Inshaa'Allah one day I may post the side side comparison between Jesus' teachings and Muhammad's teachings. May God soften your heart and open it to the truth that will lead to your salvation, Amen.
Even if you remove the dispute over the Trinity. Muhammad taught nothing close to the central message of Christ recorded in the Gospels. Jesus is the Messiah according the Gospels. He says in Luke 4:17-21
"The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to Him, and unrolling the scroll, He found the place where it was written:
18 The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Mel
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
20 He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”
Where does Muhammad teach that Jesus fulfills the role of the Messiah in that He is responsible for the message concerning the oppressed and captives becoming free. This is the authority he has been given, not Muhammad because a prophet and the promised Messiah are not equal. The Messiah is greater than a prophet. The Messiah does not only have a message to give of what is to come. He has a message that will bring freedom to those who are suffering. This is why the teachings of Christ are greater than the teachings of Muhammad that come later.
Jeremiah 31:31 also says that the Messiah would establish a new covenant with Israel
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make
pa new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,"
When does Muhammad teach of the covenant that was created by the presence of the Messiah.
Jesus says in Luke 22:20
"And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
Basically, everything that Muhammad says contradicts the teachings of Christ from the Gospels.
If I am not mistaken, Muhammad presentation of the corruption of the Bible created the conclusion that the covenant was changed? How is it then that you and other Muslims can say that Muhammad teaches the true meaning of the teachings of Christ from the Gospels when he also depends on people believing that those same writings are corrupted in order to accept that he is the final messenger. That is a contradiction, but I don't think it is meant to be a contradiction, so it is more of a lie even if it is not intentional because it is only meant to serve as a comparison of some kind. It is more of a comparison to say that Muhammad is teaching the true teachings of Christ to try to persuade a Christian, or someone more familiar to Christianity to see Islam in a different light as representing something that is often considered a positive message.
Jesus' message is often taken very positively even by people who do not accept that He is the Messiah. This is evidenced by how often Christians are accused of being hypocrites in comparison to the positive way they see Jesus described in the gospels as wanting to love and help others. So, saying that Muhammad is teaching the true message of Christ from the Gospels is the same thing as trying to say that Islam is a positive message too because he is not literally teaching the true message of Christ from the Gospels. Muhammad teaches a completely different message of Christ where he is equal with the Messiah because he is a prophet. Accepting Muhammad's version of the teachings of Christ is more or less the same thing as saying, I picture that Jesus would say something more along the lines of what Muhammad teaches about Christ even though they do totally contradict the teachings in the actual Gospel. It is the same as saying I like this version of Jesus better, which is fine. It just doesn't demonstrate whether one is true and the other is false.
Muhammad doesn't actually even have any way of demonstrating that what he is saying is true the way we are told that Jesus demonstrated He was the Messiah in the Gospels by healing people and performing miracles.
If you want to believe in Islam, that is fine. Just don't pretend that Islam is teaching the message the of Christ from the Gospel because it isn't. It is a completely different message.
The Gospel is teaching that Christ is the Messiah, that His words are more than prophecy and have the power to set the captive free, that the power of His words will be evidence of the new covenant that will made with His blood. Muhammad doesn't teach any of these things.