The reason I
believe in one and not the other is that I believe that the Bible is the
complete, infallible, and inspired word of God, just as you probably believe
about Qu’ran. If I accept the Bible as complete, then
I have to reject any later inspiration, which would include not only Qu’ran but also the Book of Mormon, etc.
Also if I
believe that the Bible is infallible, then I must reject anything that can be
shown to clearly differ from what the Bible says. The four gospels (Matthew,
Mark, Luke, and John) in the Bible say that Jesus died on a cross, was buried,
and rose from the dead on the third day. That is also affirmed in the First
Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. The Bible also clearly teaches that
salvation is obtained by grace through faith as a gift of God’s love and is not
merited by any work that man can do (Ephesians 2:8). Islam on the other hands
teaches that salvation may be obtain by doing what God requires and if
God so wills he will accept you. The sinner is not pointed to Jesus Christ who died
to take away the sins of the world.
When there are such differences, and others, then I have to
reject the Qu’ran because I accept the Bible.