It is better to believe in the God of the Bible than to believe in Allah

Based on Con"s reply the issues can be divided into two categories: 1. What are the requirements to go to heaven or hell according to the Muslim faith and the Bible. 2. Which faith is better to believe in based on the chances of facing accountability. Pascal"s wager may be similar but the emphasis and therefore the crux is different. The emphasis here is what is believed by a specific group compared to another specific group. Pascal's wager cannot be used to determine whether the RCC compared to the Watchtower Society's view is more reasonable or not. This argument can. The argument therefore can distinguish reasonableness between the Watchtower Society, Roman Catholics, Protestants etc. who are all labelled Christians and even other religions. The difference between these groups mentioned is the specifics that determine accountability when you die and face the afterlife. They do not all agree, as do the Muslim faith compared to the view I present. Notice that I added to the resolution "The God of the Bible". I did it specifically because many so called Christians do not follow the Bible but invent their own salvation plans. For example: The RCC believes that the Pope is infallible based on the Bible. However, they also believe the Pope can speak "ex cathedra" and can even override the Bible. They fail to see the fallacy: if you derive your authority from a source that can be overridden then your authority can also be overridden and therefore cannot be "full authority " ex cathedra". The Pope even went so far as to state that Atheists can be saved! ! I will argue the same is true of the Muslims. The Bible states that one can only be saved by faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour without works and will therefore not be held accountable when judgement comes. In other words you cannot do some work to gain salvation but only through faith in what Christ accomplished. It"s that easy! As you pointed out, the Quran make statements that condemn those who reject the Islamic religion and will therefore be held accountable. This also includes the servants of Allah who do not do everything Allah requires (although it is not clear what to do). Nasser, a Muslim was killed by his Muslim troops because they said he transgressed the faith for instance. Con states: "If one reads any random spots of the Qur'an, one realizes that the interpretation of All-Merciful does certainly not entail that he forgives all, and extends no punishment". Con presents here the basic contradiction found regarding salvation which is also found between different Christian groups as pointed out before. If All-merciful does not entail that Allah forgives all then he is NOT all-merciful. If Allah is really All-merciful then He will forgive all and send nobody to a Muslim hell. Allah cannot be All-merciful if it only applies to "believers" and excludes "unbelievers". Consider the following quotes: "O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. " (Surah Az-Zumar 39:53) If Allah does not forgive the sin of unbelief then it cannot be said that he forgives "ALL sins". Abu Hurairah (RA) relates Rasulullah (SAW) said: "Indeed, before Allah created the creation, He decreed for Himself, "Indeed My Mercy prevails over My Anger. " (Al-Bukhari) "My Mercy prevails over My Anger" is self explanatory. Allah either forgives everyone because he is all-merciful or he does not forgive everyone and therefore is not all-merciful and so looses the moral ground to judge anyone else because one of the statements is a lie. Which verses are we to believe then regarding salvation in the Muslim faith? The answers I find most puzzling at times is when the question is asked: what exactly must be done to be SURE Allah will save you? Not even Abu Bakr who was promised paradise by the prophet was sure whether he would be saved or not (. http://www.answering-islam.org...). Perhaps Con can answer this question: What exactly must a Muslim do to be SURE he/she can receive salvation that cannot be taken away. If Allah is really all-merciful I will not go to a Muslim hell for unbelief. If Allah"s moral ground is removed because it is a lie that he is not all-merciful then I find the God of the Bible more reasonable to follow because His word is coherent. If I am wrong then it is Allah"s fault because he deceived me by not being clear. If Allah is a deceiver then I cannot trust anything he has to say about how to get saved and his moral ground is lost again. If we therefore compare the Bible view and it is true that Allah is all-merciful then the resolution is summed up as follows: The Muslim has a 50/50 chance of escaping accountability where as the Bible believer is 100% safe whether right or wrong compared to the Muslim position.