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"Christians today don't truly follow Jesus (peace be upon him) or his teachings—they've strayed from what he brought. Jesus said, ‘The Lord our God, the Lord is one' (Mark 12:29), and ‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law' (Matthew 5:17), yet many worship him as God and ignore the Torah's laws, like avoiding pork or keeping the Sabbath. The Qur'an says, ‘The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:75), and ‘They have taken their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah, and the Messiah, the son of Mary' (Surah At-Tawbah, 9:31)—they've elevated him beyond his role.
In Islam, we follow his true path—worshipping Allah alone, as he did when he prayed (Matthew 26:39). The Qur'an corrects their drift: ‘And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O Children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you"' (Surah As-Saff, 61:6). Christians lost his way, but the Qur'an brings it back."
The assertion that Christians don't follow Jesus because we ignore the Old Testament Law (like avoiding pork or keeping the Sabbath) is utterly flawed. This argument treats Christ's mission like a temporary revision to an old rulebook, when in reality, He established an entirely new covenant.
1. The Analogy of the Building Code
Christ's relationship to the Old Law is best understood through an analogy of building a house. The Old Law (Torah) was the initial blueprint, scaffolding, and temporary regulations for the construction phase (salvation history).
2. Monotheism and the Son's Divinity
The claim that Christians violate monotheism by worshipping Christ is a mischaracterisation of our faith.
The Christian faith follows Jesus's definitive, New Covenant path: salvation by faith in Him (Ephesians 2:8-9), which demands a life of internal love that supersedes the letter of the old ceremonial law.