why did you come here? Every cult that wants to dispute Jesus as Gods Son and The Savior of mankind, starts by posting contradictions to His Word.
I came here for two reasons. First, I wanted to at least expose some people here to Islam. This involves correcting some misconceptions people may have and "setting the record straight" if you will.
And the second reason, and more important one, was to invite anyone reading these boards to investigate Islam. Why? I actually care about where everyone ends up after they die. And I suspect you'd do no different if you lived in a country where the majority was not Christian. I think if people knew the truth about Christianity and the entire Truth about Islam, they would have many different beliefs and views towards both religions.
What I have recounted time after time after time again is what I refer to as the "Miracles" of the Qur'an (The Qur'an refers to them as the "Signs."). I will definitely touch upon that matter before I leave indefinitely (I don't think many on the board want me here). To sum it up, ever Prophet had a "Miracle" or could do "Miracles" to prove to the People of his time that he was truly from God (i.e. Moses (Pbuh) parted the Sea, Jesus (Pbuh) performed many Miracles, etc.). The "Miracle" of Islam is the Qur'an itself as well as the "Signs" contained within the text which remove all doubts about its Origin.
If you have no desire to learn more about Islam or the pleas it makes to you, that's more than fine. You have that right reserved to you until you die. I haven't even touched upon the real reason I'm a Muslim, and it's not because of the contradictions in the Bible nor is it because of the Prophecies of Muhammad (Pbuh).
. Every contradiction of the Word has been answered in time and to keep going over them is a ploy of satan to put Christians on the defensive instead of offensive.
Now wait just a minute here. If the contradiction is true, then it is not an attack nor a ploy of Satan. False accusations (similar to the ones you made against the Qur'an) are rooted in evil (or ignorance) but ones that are true are rooted in truth (and not from Satan for Satan does not lead people to truth). If these contradictions are true, then we have a problem left unanswered. You seem to me to be the type of individual that no matter what anyone shows you, you will never believe a contradiction exists (despite the fact the majority of Scholars admit the Contradictions exist and the fact that some here on this board will admit to some tampering).
Can you not defend the Bible if you do believe it is the word of God (All of it)? Can you explain why some verses have been added to the Bible (Mark 16:9-20, John 5:7, Luke 24:51-52). These aren't accusations, there is proof that all of the aforementioned verses were added many generations after they were written. Do you care that people have been adding things to the Bible??
(John 1:29-34 KJV)
Let me ask you this: You've been quoting verses from the Bible to prove this or that.
If there are contradictions in the Bible, then how do you know that which is true and that which is false? Do you hope that whatever you're reading isn't a contradiction that may not have been discovered?
In other words, if we can demonstrate that any part of the Bible is not from God (through the use of errors or contradictions), then how can you accept it all? This is reason many believe that Science and Religion should be separated. It contradicts with what the Bible teaches.
In Islam, however, we believe Science and Religion should not be separated. If the Creator of the Universe, Most High, Most Glorious, created all, then why would His words contradict with his creation (coincidentally, this thinking leads toward the "Signs" of the Qur'an for within the Qur'an are verses and statements about Science and the Future which could not have been known in the Time of the Prophet. Some of the most recent discoveries of the 20th century we already find within the Qur'an).
We read in Mark the following:
"For many bare false witness against him(Jesus), but their witness agreed not together."
Mark 14:56
He could not be more correct. For those that bear false witness against Jesus have contradictions in their works (as evidence by many of Paul's works).
Christian scholars have known, recognized, and documented the many and varied contradictions to be found in the Bible for centuries now. These contradictions are a direct result of the continuous and unrelenting attempts to correct, fix, and amend the Bible in order to make a given doctrine "clear" to the reader. It is the masses who have been kept in the dark in this regard. There is extensive historical and scriptural evidence to be found in the books of the Bible which support this conclusion. Many detailed examples have been presented in my previous posts (for details, please ask). As shown before, some Christian scholars estimate the errors in the Bible to be in the range of 48,800. This is why it has become necessary for the Church to demand "blind faith" from the masses.
Matthew is now recognized as not being the author of Matthew (read for example Matthew 9:9). John is also recognized as not being the author of John (read for example John 21:24).... and on and on. These Christian scholars (not Muslims) have even gone so far as to attempt to identify the original documents from which these books were originally derived, such as J, P, Y, Q,...etc). For centuries now, the Qur'an has been bearing witness that the previous books of God had been modified by the hands of the unscrupulous few. Even now when Christians and their universities themselves recognize this to be a historical fact they still do not bother to tell the masses. Some of these Conservative scholars, such as Mr. F.F. Bruce, appear to have completely given up on refuting the proof of distortion and have now resorted to "spiritualizing" the Bible and telling people in effect that the teachings of the Bible are useful anyway even if we don't even know who the inspired authors are.
Others will adamantly refuse to believe that anyone has changed the word of God or that the Bible contains any conflictions whatsoever no matter how much evidence is presented. They are willing to either:
1) Explain it away using abstraction to explain the "true" meanings of the verses presented, or
2) Explain it based upon assumptions of their own not contained in the Bible, or
3) Claim that these matters are all insignificant and that the words remain the inspiration of God even if we don't know who the "inspired" authors were and their narrations contradict one another.
Even at that, they don't attempt to explain all the contradictions presented. They have developed a system where in they manage to reduce many thousands of discrepancies to "only a handful which are at all important," and even this "handful" is quickly brushed away as being "only apparent discrepancies."
The problem in many cases is that it is human nature when given a choice between two matters, to take the simpler of the two, sometimes even against one's better judgment. This is indeed how many people lose their life savings to people who tell them that they will invest it for them in a "sure thing," or people who encourage others to participate in lotteries. We would not expect that our land would grow fruit without our having to lavish upon it months of back breaking work. We would not expect that a large company would be willing to pay us a handsome weekly paycheck without our actually doing some useful work for them, however, when it comes to the ultimate reward and the ultimate prize, the Paradise of the Lord of creation, now we are told that it is no longer necessary to work for the ultimate prize.
Paul has made salvation a very easy commodity to come by in Christianity. They only have to "believe." No actual work is required. No one has to work for their salvation (Romans 3:28, etc.). Paul has brought for them the "sure thing" and the short cut to salvation. The commandments of Jesus (pbuh) which he himself observed faithfully and fully up until the crucifixion, are all discarded by Paul as old, decaying, and ready to vanish away (Hebrews 8:13, etc.). The fact that Jesus (pbuh) himself told his followers that observing the commandments and selling their belongings shall make them "perfect" is forgotten (Matthew 19:16-21). The fact that Jesus (pbuh) himself commanded his followers to keep the commandments until the end of time is also forgotten (Matthew 5:17-19). All they need is "faith." They have already been saved. The commandments are merely "extra."
In past Posts, I have presented a table containing only a small sampling of the many and varied contradictions between the verses of the Bible. These are only some of the very simple and obvious examples known today. Other more serious ones require comparisons of many passages with each other or with historical or scientific knowledge. Any reader is encouraged to investigate these examples and to try to analyze the excuses given for them objectively. Please do not accept any and all attempts to justify these contradictions without first analyzing them carefully. When someone tells you that something was a scribal error then remember that the transmitters of even the Old Testament claim that every word and every letter was faithfully counted and recorded and thus, it would be impossible for unintentional errors to creep in. This claim by itself should refute all excuses.
For instance, the contradiction between Matthew 17:13 and John 1:21 where one verse specifies John the Baptist is Elias and the other denies it. How can we "brush aside" these glaring contradictions?
These apologists' arguments are usually presented with such confidence that people don't bother to analyze them or look any further. The Jews acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah hinges on John admitting he is Elias (Mark 9:12). If John does not admit to being Elias then Jesus' (pbuh) whole message will lose credibility. Is this how John "focuses attention" on Jesus?
It is inconceivable to think that John, peace be upon him, a prophet of God, would intentionally lie especially in a matter that can totally nullify Jesus' whole message. It is also inconceivable that a prophet of God would remain a prophet of God for many years before the coming of Jesus (pbuh), fulfilling many prophesies, but neither know that he was sent by God, nor be informed by God that He sent him.
The Qur'an tells us that if the word of God were ever to be tampered with by the hands of mankind then it will be easy to detect this tampering by the contradictions which will inevitably result. We read
"Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other than God, they would have surely found therein much discrepancy."
The noble Qur'an, Al-Nissa(4):82. |
