There is a difference, and yet a similarity, between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
All 3 start with the first 5 books of the Old Testament.
All 3 have a new book that supercedes -- to some degree -- the first 5 books of the Old Testament.
Christianity has the New Testament.
Islam has the Koran.
Judaism has the Talmud.
The Talmud is a complete refutation of the OT, so jews don't actually follow the OT at all. Their Talmud overrules the OT completely, though they lie about that aspect of their religion to non-jews.
The Koran agrees with the OT in some respects, but overrules it in other respects. Kill the infidel is one of the areas that that Koran agrees with the OT. So yes, they believe in killing non-believers. And we see that with their ACTIONS.
The New Testament has a new rule with regard to sin, in Christianity. In the OT, sin was often punishable by death. In the NT, Christ paid the price of sin by dying, so that Christians would no longer kill each other for sinful acts. So, Christians no longer kill sinners, including non-believers. And we see that LACK of killing for sin in their ACTIONS.
That is the difference.
A simple reading of the text, without understanding the CONTEXT of the entire book, is an ignorant take. I was guilty of that, as well, for most of my life.
But you cannot understand the OT without putting it in context of the NT, and you cannot understand the NT without putting it in context of the OT.
There is a difference, and yet a similarity, between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
All 3 start with the first 5 books of the Old Testament.
All 3 have a new book that supercedes -- to some degree -- the first 5 books of the Old Testament.
Christianity has the New Testament.
Islam has the Koran.
Judaism has the Talmud.
The Talmud is a complete refutation of the OT, so jews don't actually follow the OT at all. Their Talmud overrules the OT completely, though they lie about that aspect of their religion to non-jews.
The Koran agrees with the OT in some respects, but overrules it in other respects. Kill the infidel is one of the areas that that Koran agrees with the OT. So yes, they believe in killing non-believers. And we see that with their ACTIONS.
The New Testament has a new rule with regard to sin, in Christianity. In the OT, sin was often punishable by death. In the NT, Christ paid the price of sin by dying, so that Christians would no longer kill each other for sinful acts. So, Christians no longer kill sinners, including non-believers. And we see that LACK of killing for sin in their ACTIONS.
That is the difference.
A simple reading of the text, without understanding the CONTEXT of the entire book, is an ignorant take. I was guilty of that, as well, for most of my life.
But you cannot understand the OT without putting it in context of the NT, and you cannot understand the NT without putting it in context of the OT.