New Testament
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie,
and worshiped and served created things
rather than the Creator-Who is forever praised...
(Romans 1:25)
Old Testament
But you have forsaken Me and served other
deities.... Go and cry out to the deities
you have chosen. Let them save you when
you are in trouble!" (Judges 10:13-14)
Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes
of the Lord and served the Baals [idols].
They forsook the Lord, the God of their
fathers, Who had brought them out of Egypt.
... [T]hey forsook Him and served Baal and
the Ashtoreths [other deities]. (Judges
2:11-13)
SEEKING GOD'S GOOD PLEASURE, NOT PEOPLE'S
They swear to you by God in
order to please you, but it would be more
fitting for them to please God and His Messenger
if they are believers. (Qur'an, 9:62)
New Testament
On the contrary, we speak as men approved
by God to be entrusted with the gospel.
We are not trying to please men but God,
Who tests our hearts. (1 Thessalonians 2:4)
SUBMITTING TO GOD'S REVELATION
Follow the best that has been
sent down to you from your Lord before the
punishment comes upon you suddenly, when
you are not expecting it. (Qur'an, 39:55)
Follow what has been revealed to you from
your Lord. God is aware of what you do.
(Qur'an, 33:2)
New Testament
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and
the evil that is so prevalent, and humbly
accept the word planted in you, which can
save you. (James 1:21)
Old Testament
Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget His deeds, but would
keep His commands. (Psalm 78:7)
He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps
my laws. That man is righteous... (Ezekiel
18:9)
TURNING TO GOD
Remember the Name of your
Lord, and devote yourself to Him completely.
(Qur'an, 73:8)
[People of intelligence are] those who are
steadfast in seeking the face of their Lord...
(Qur'an, 13:22)
Old Testament
Look to the Lord and His strength; seek
His face always! (1 Chronicles 16:11)
TO HEAR AND PRACTICE
Those who listen well to what
is said and follow the best of it, they
are the ones whom God has guided, they are
the people of intelligence. (Qur'an, 39:18)
The reply of the believers when they are
summoned to God and His Messenger, so that
he can judge between them, is to say: "We
hear and we obey." They are ones who are
successful. (Qur'an, 24:51)
New Testament
For it is not those who hear the law who
are righteous in God's sight, but it is
those who obey the law who will be declared
righteous. (Romans 2:13)
Old Testament
Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget His deeds, but would
keep His commands. (Psalm 78:7)
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