Migliore: What Is The Relationship Between Christians And God's Power?

The relationship between Muslims and Christians may appear to be distant and inconsequential for many Christians, but Migliore points out in chapter seven that the Muslim-Christian discrepancies cannot be ignored any longer. Migliore argues that it is of the utmost importance to understand where these two faiths have commonalities and differences in regards to God and God’s power. This can be done through analysis of what the Qur’an and Bible teach and how each is interpreted differently. Migliore points out two common goals that Christians and Muslims should share. The first goal to attempt to achieve peace between all peoples and nations. The second goal is for both faiths to come to a better understanding of each other’s respective …show more content…
The Qur’an vehemently opposes any sort of descriptors or principles that make God appear weak. This means that Muslims do not believe that God can suffer and reject the story of the crucifixion, doctrine of the Trinity, and deity of Jesus. These are all assumed to make God into a multiplicity and loses his oneness and therefore, divinity. Migliore argues that for Christians, God’s power is most truly understood and seen on the cross. The kenotic and relevational accommodation performed at the crucifixion was where God demonstrated his power the best. Through faith seeking understanding, God and his power can be multifaceted and Christians can affirm the concepts that Islam rejects. Through sincere openness, the work of the Holy Spirit and a desire to understand, Muslim-Christian beliefs can coincide. This mutual agreement can be tricky because of the tensions between Islam and Christians and increasingly so as these two faiths mix on common soil. There may be struggles when dialoguing with Muslims about such contradictory topics. Nevertheless, the discrepancies must not stop the conversation for the sake of justice and peace between the Muslim-Christian