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This does not prove that Christianity is right.

Take the Book of Mormon, for example.
Scholars are not sure who actually wrote the gospels but we have three witnesses, Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris and David Whitmer, plus other eight witnesses, who signed affivadits that they saw an angel gave the golden plates where Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon. Based on your basis of witnesses, do you not think that the Mormons have a stronger case?


Same can be said of Hindu, Buddhist, Mormons and Muslims who died for their faith. It does not prove their religion is right and others are wrong. Btw, I think only the death of James was mentioned in the NT. Others are from 'tradition' and how they die can hardly be verified.


What is the use of mentioning 500 witnesses if there are no written testimonies from them?


What written testimonies? I would expect maybe Mary to write her testimony of what happened at the empty tomb but we do not have that.


The author of the Quran is God. Period.

With people who do not trust the Quran, God posed a challenge to these people:

"Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it not been from other than God, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy."
(Qur'an, Al-Nisa 4:82)

Unlike other religious scriptures that the adherents would take for granted that they were from god, the Quran is maybe the only religious book that has God challenging the readers to prove the Book wrong.

The content of the book is therefore a better indication of inerrancy than a set of human witnesses and their testimonies.


Notice that you bring about a question to your readers. You challenged them to prove you wrong. We do not have that in the bible, do you? You believe the bible is from god because you believe it came from the testimonies of disciples whom you believed were killed for their faith. You believe more than you confirm that it was true.


Again, it can be argued that the disciples did not write their testimonies but others claim they wrote as they heard from the disciples. Of course you have to beleive the words of the secondary writers, not the disciples.

The event relating to the crucifixon is fill of inconsistencies and errors that if you were to place them as evidence in court, you'll probably would lose the case. If you wish to discuss this, pls open a new thread.


The Quran says those who believe in the crucifixion is believing in a conjecture.


conjecture
  1. Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
There is no historical proof that Jesus was crucified.

I feel your search is not for the truth but your desire is to belittle it. I am too busy emailing muslims and evangelizing them to answer to these whims of yours. But... if your desire is to know the truth... here I go again...

In reference to Mormons; refer to Galatians 1:8-9: “But even if we or an Angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!” Since the mormons received their book from an angel (as Muhammad), the books are invalid. For there are angels that sin... "For G*d did not spare these angels when they sinned but sent them to tartarus..." There are other angels (demons)that cause havoc. Did the angel have witnesses... don't you know many have witnessed extraterrestrials (fallen angels).

With regards to Hindu's, muslims and others who died for their faiths. You are not bringing this to our attention are you?... After I mentioned that the disciples WITNESSED the miracles, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus the Lord... and later they died never recanting. Those who came after died for their beliefs in their faiths, whether correct (christian) or incorrectly (muslim).

With regards to the writings of the early church fathers, refer to any christian theological schools of study... they can refer you to these copies. One in particular is the Dallas Christian Institute.

You bring up "it can be argued" on various occasions... your passion is to argue!

Your FEAR of allah is the basis of your faith... Do not fear allah and see the truth in Jesus Christ's name.

Did you read your last comment; do you hear yourself speak! You say the author of the Qur'an is allah... you agree that it had just one author with no witnesses to back it up. Let us see your allah in the courthouse of the true G*d! When G*d calls out for witnesses that back up the Qur'an... none will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that back up the crucifixion of Jesus, up to a hundred will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that saw the miracles of Jesus, hundreds will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that saw Jesus ascend to heaven after His resurrection, up to 500 will come forth.

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I feel your search is not for the truth but your desire is to belittle it. I am too busy emailing muslims and evangelizing them to answer to these whims of yours. But... if your desire is to know the truth... here I go again...

In reference to Mormons; refer to Galatians 1:8-9: “But even if we or an Angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!” Since the mormons received their book from an angel (as Muhammad), the books are invalid. For there are angels that sin... "For G*d did not spare these angels when they sinned but sent them to tartarus..." There are other angels (demons)that cause havoc. Did the angel have witnesses... don't you know many have witnessed extraterrestrials (fallen angels).

With regards to Hindu's, muslims and others who died for their faiths. You are not bringing this to our attention are you?... After I mentioned that the disciples WITNESSED the miracles, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus the Lord... and later they died never recanting. Those who came after died for their beliefs in their faiths, whether correct (christian) or incorrectly (muslim).

With regards to the writings of the early church fathers, refer to any christian theological schools of study... they can refer you to these copies. One in particular is the Dallas Christian Institute.

You bring up "it can be argued" on various occasions... your passion is to argue!

Your FEAR of allah is the basis of your faith... Do not fear allah and see the truth in Jesus Christ's name.

Did you read your last comment; do you hear yourself speak! You say the author of the Qur'an is allah... you agree that it had just one author with no witnesses to back it up. Let us see your allah in the courthouse of the true G*d! When G*d calls out for witnesses that back up the Qur'an... none will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that back up the crucifixion of Jesus, up to a hundred will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that saw the miracles of Jesus, hundreds will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that saw Jesus ascend to heaven after His resurrection, up to 500 will come forth.

Ahmid

Premises. Conclusions. Two different things, which should not be conflated.
 
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I feel your search is not for the truth but your desire is to belittle it. I am too busy emailing muslims and evangelizing them to answer to these whims of yours. But... if your desire is to know the truth... here I go again...
I do not think you can go far with that... not with the weak arguments you provided on Christianity so far. :)

In reference to Mormons; refer to Galatians 1:8-9: “But even if we or an Angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!” Since the mormons received their book from an angel (as Muhammad), the books are invalid. For there are angels that sin... "For G*d did not spare these angels when they sinned but sent them to tartarus..." There are other angels (demons)that cause havoc. Did the angel have witnesses...
Your whole defence of Christianity is based on eye-witnesses and their testimonials.

I have shown you that witnesses may not necessarily confirm the truth of your religion. In fact, if witnesses are the main critetia of truth, then you should admit that the Mormons have a stronger case of truth as they have witnesses who signed affidavits that they saw the angel provide heavenly books for Joseph Smith. On the other hand, we do not have that signature from the authors of the gospels and scholars till now are debating who actually wrote the gospels.

don't you know many have witnessed extraterrestrials (fallen angels).
... and did you say that 500 people saw Jesus being brought to heaven?

With regards to Hindu's, muslims and others who died for their faiths. You are not bringing this to our attention are you?... After I mentioned that the disciples WITNESSED the miracles, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus the Lord... and later they died never recanting. Those who came after died for their beliefs in their faiths, whether correct (christian) or incorrectly (muslim).
You are not very smart in your argument.

To you, one other criteria for truth in religion, is the adherents who died for their faith. I have already told you, there are thousands of Hindus who died for their God and Muslims who died for the faith. Using your criteria, do you then say that their religion is false?

Did you read your last comment; do you hear yourself speak! You say the author of the Qur'an is allah... you agree that it had just one author with no witnesses to back it up.
Yes, Allah is the author of the Quran? Who are the authors of the gospels? Aha... caught you there.

Strangely, you boast of witnesses but yet none of these witnesses wrote their testimonials, and like the 'extraterrestrials' you mentioned above, I probably believe UFO exists more than Jesus' resurrection.

Let us see your allah in the courthouse of the true G*d! When G*d calls out for witnesses that back up the Qur'an... none will come forth.
The TRUTH is in the book itself. If you feel that the Quran is wrong, then tell us why and how. The best part is, that is what God challenge skeptics like you.

They say "the ink of the scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr". Use your intelligence to refute the Quran, not using criteria like phantom witnesses or dead heroes to prove the truth of a religion.

When G*d calls out for witnesses that back up the crucifixion of Jesus, up to a hundred will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that saw the miracles of Jesus, hundreds will come forth. When G*d calls out for witnesses that saw Jesus ascend to heaven after His resurrection, up to 500 will come forth.

Ahmid
Gee whiz! How come I have never heard of the 500 witnesses stepping forward to have their testimonials written down?

If a man called Ahmood came rushing to your church and claimed that he was kidnapped by aliens and raised to a flying saucer and 500 people witnessed this event, would you not want to interview at least some of these witnesses? Or do you take it as an absolute truth because "hey that is Ahmood saying, and Ahmood dont lie?"

A woman called Mary Magdalene came running one morning saying that the tomb was empty and the body of Jesus was missing. Depending on which gospel writers you want to believe, Mark said a man in white robe said Jesus had risen, in Matthew it was an angel, in Luke it was 2 men in shining garments, in John none of the men or angels were there until she brought some disciples and only later did the see 2 angels and Jesus at the tomb.

Interesting? Which is correct story? Since Mary Magdalene was in all 4 gospels, dont you think her testimony is crucial? Where then is the gospel or testimony of Mary Magdalene?

This is one of the many conflicting accounts of the gospels. You want to resolve the differences, get the main actors/actresses to verify their account.
 
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Your whole defence of Christianity is based on eye-witnesses and their testimonials.
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What is Islam based upon . . . one person who claimed to speak to a ghost. I'll take 12 witnesses over one any day.
 
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What is Islam based upon . . . one person who claimed to speak to a ghost. I'll take 12 witnesses over one any day.
Muslims based their faith on Islam, Iman and Ihsan, as explained in the hadith below:

"One day we were sitting in the company of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None of us recognized him. He sat with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Resting his knees against his and the palms of his hands on his thighs, he said, 'O Muhammad, tell me about Islam'.
The Messenger of Allah replied, 'Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish the prayer, pay the zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so'.
He said, 'You have spoken the truth,' and we were amazed at him asking and then verifying that he had spoken the truth. He then said, 'Inform me about Iman'.
He replied, 'It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and in the divine destiny of both good and evil'.
He said, 'You have spoken the truth'.
He then said, 'Tell me about Ihsan'.
He said, 'It is to worship Allah as if you see Him, for though you do not see Him, surely He sees you'.
He then said, 'Inform me about the Hour'.
He replied, 'The one who is asked knows no more than the one who is asking'.
He said, 'Tell me some of its signs'.
He said, 'That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, and barefoot, destitute shepherds will compete with one another in the building of magnificent buildings'.
Then he (the questioner) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Prophet) for a long while.
He said to me, 'Umar, do you know who this questioner was?'
I replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best'.
He said, 'He was Gabriel. He came to instruct you in your religion'.''

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I do not think you can go far with that... not with the weak arguments you provided on Christianity so far. :)


Your whole defence of Christianity is based on eye-witnesses and their testimonials.

The true G*d and I (and all courts of law; a BASIC concept) will take witnesses over No witnesses. And my faith is based on a personal relationship with G*d thru Jesus Christ... but to reach others, I bring out and share other truths... I do not defend Christianity, G*d's plan will come to fruition.

I have shown you that witnesses may not necessarily confirm the truth of your religion. In fact, if witnesses are the main critetia of truth, then you should admit that the Mormons have a stronger case of truth as they have witnesses who signed affidavits that they saw the angel provide heavenly books for Joseph Smith. On the other hand, we do not have that signature from the authors of the gospels and scholars till now are debating who actually wrote the gospels.

You seem blind to what I wrote... because mormonism and islam were given to men by angels... these religions are not valid.

... and did you say that 500 people saw Jesus being brought to heaven?


You are not very smart in your argument.

To you, one other criteria for truth in religion, is the adherents who died for their faith. I have already told you, there are thousands of Hindus who died for their God and Muslims who died for the faith. Using your criteria, do you then say that their religion is false?

Did you read my previous reply? To die for what one witnesses with the eye is not the same as dying for one's faith. Consider each of the twelve disciples... if the story they told was false... each had the opportunity to recant before dying. None recanted. Refer to the Dallas Theological Institute and see the letters of the church fathers yourself.

Yes, Allah is the author of the Quran? Who are the authors of the gospels? Aha... caught you there.

Ha ha? I have the last laugh. The authors' names precede each gospel, Paul wrote 14 letters, James, Peter, John wrote the others. Two of the gospels were written by disciples of Jesus, Mathew and John. Proof? The thousands of letters written by the early church fathers. Why do you doubt their existence when so many witnesses wrote and died for what they saw?

Strangely, you boast of witnesses but yet none of these witnesses wrote their testimonials, and like the 'extraterrestrials' you mentioned above, I probably believe UFO exists more than Jesus' resurrection.

You believe in UFO's? You accept them as your savior... rightly so as the Qur'an came from one of them... an angel. You believe in a book that has no witnesses... believe me then... I have no witnesses but I believe in Jesus.

The TRUTH is in the book itself. If you feel that the Quran is wrong, then tell us why and how. The best part is, that is what God challenge skeptics like you.

I already have. Thousands already have... but debators like you spend their time defending a poorly written book. Do a search for ahmid and find my other reasons (not all on this site).

They say "the ink of the scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr". Use your intelligence to refute the Quran, not using criteria like phantom witnesses or dead heroes to prove the truth of a religion.


Gee whiz! How come I have never heard of the 500 witnesses stepping forward to have their testimonials written down?

See the thousands of writings of the early church fathers.

If a man called Ahmood came rushing to your church and claimed that he was kidnapped by aliens and raised to a flying saucer and 500 people witnessed this event, would you not want to interview at least some of these witnesses? Or do you take it as an absolute truth because "hey that is Ahmood saying, and Ahmood dont lie?"

A woman called Mary Magdalene came running one morning saying that the tomb was empty and the body of Jesus was missing. Depending on which gospel writers you want to believe, Mark said a man in white robe said Jesus had risen, in Matthew it was an angel, in Luke it was 2 men in shining garments, in John none of the men or angels were there until she brought some disciples and only later did the see 2 angels and Jesus at the tomb.

Interesting? Which is correct story? Since Mary Magdalene was in all 4 gospels, dont you think her testimony is crucial? Where then is the gospel or testimony of Mary Magdalene?

Considering that Mathew had not received revelation from on high... his vision of a man in white probably appeared to him as an angel. The point is they saw (using human eyes, not faith) the risen Jesus.

This is one of the many conflicting accounts of the gospels. You want to resolve the differences, get the main actors/actresses to verify their account.

I am done speaking to you until you study the writings of the early church fathers. Turn to Christ, the only way to salvation. Flee superstitions and duty... turn to love and a personal relationship with G*d.
 
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Muslims based their faith on Islam, Iman and Ihsan, as explained in the hadith below:

"One day we were sitting in the company of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None of us recognized him. He sat with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Resting his knees against his and the palms of his hands on his thighs, he said, 'O Muhammad, tell me about Islam'.
The Messenger of Allah replied, 'Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish the prayer, pay the zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so'.
He said, 'You have spoken the truth,' and we were amazed at him asking and then verifying that he had spoken the truth. He then said, 'Inform me about Iman'.
He replied, 'It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and in the divine destiny of both good and evil'.
He said, 'You have spoken the truth'.
He then said, 'Tell me about Ihsan'.
He said, 'It is to worship Allah as if you see Him, for though you do not see Him, surely He sees you'.
He then said, 'Inform me about the Hour'.
He replied, 'The one who is asked knows no more than the one who is asking'.
He said, 'Tell me some of its signs'.
He said, 'That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, and barefoot, destitute shepherds will compete with one another in the building of magnificent buildings'.
Then he (the questioner) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Prophet) for a long while.
He said to me, 'Umar, do you know who this questioner was?'
I replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best'.
He said, 'He was Gabriel. He came to instruct you in your religion'.''

related by 'Umar ibn al-Khattab in Sahih Muslim
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I am so glad you brought this hadith to our attention... the visitor was an ANGEL who used the name Gabriel... this personality I believe is a fallen angel! This same angel supposedly handed Muhammad the Qur'an. Islam's religion is based on the writings and testimony of an angel.... Not G*d.

Unlike Islam... Jesus professed to be the Son of G*d and the gospels attest to G*d the Father speaking... Mark 1:11 "And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased. "

There is No intermediary between G*d and man... there is No angel as an intermediary... it is Jesus (the Son of God; G*d incarnate) Himself who visited man.

Will you believe the words of an angel... or G*d Himself?
 
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thats sick and perverted what you try here! I´m proud muslim and i don´t insult your faith and i exspect that you respect mine too.
Your faith is exposed, not insulted. The two concepts are not the same. Of course, if you feel that the exposition is an insult, we cannot help you with that, other than don't come here.
 
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What is Islam based upon . . . one person who claimed to speak to a ghost. I'll take 12 witnesses over one any day.

I prefer to evaluate a message based on its contents, rather than the number of alleged witnesses. Having twelve witnesses to one doesn't make 1 = 2, or "A" and "not A" true simultaneously.
 
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This seems awfully mean spirited. Does it make you feel better about yourself if you put down the beliefs of others?

What does Jesus say the second GREATEST commandment is of ALL the commandments in the Bible?
Greetings. Perhaps some take the Sword literally.
Ezekiel 38:21 is interesting in that JESUS also proclaimed the same thing. But I believe those who are of the Faith of YHWH and His Son Jesus are suppose to fight with the Sword of the Spirit and Word. :wave:

Ezekiel 38:21 "And I call on him, to all of Mountains of Me, a Sword, declaration of my Lord YHWH".
"Sword of man in brother of him shall become".

Matthew 10:34 "No thou should be inferring that I came to be casting Peace upon the land. Not I came to be casting Peace, but a Sword

Revelation 6:4 And came out another horse, firery-red, and to the one sitting upon it/him was given to him/it to be taking the Peace out of the land and that one another they shall be slaying and was given to him a Sword/macaira <3162>, Great.
 
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I prefer to evaluate a message based on its contents, rather than the number of alleged witnesses. Having twelve witnesses to one doesn't make 1 = 2, or "A" and "not A" true simultaneously.
Good philosophy. But that's not what Islam Mulia constantly argues and what I was counter arguing with him.
 
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There is No intermediary between G*d and man... there is No angel as an intermediary... it is Jesus (the Son of God; G*d incarnate) Himself who visited man.
But Christians like to quote Jesus as saying:

"No one comes to the Father but through me" (John 14:6)

That sounds like Jesus is an intermediary, and Jesus was a man.
 
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But Christians like to quote Jesus as saying:

"No one comes to the Father but through me" (John 14:6)

That sounds like Jesus is an intermediary, and Jesus was a man.
He is the intermediary and he is a man.
 
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Good philosophy. But that's not what Islam Mulia constantly argues and what I was counter arguing with him.
NO.

My stand is quite clear:

Bringing out witnesses whose testimonies have not been careful scrutinised and talking about people who died for their belief do not in any way prove that the religion is true.

A more logical and intelligent way to find the truth of the book is to investigate its content and understand its message. That is what the Quran invites people to do.

My response to Ahmid can be summarised as follows:

1. Ahmid claims that there are hundreds of witnesses to the miracles, crucifixion and resurrection of a man he called Christ. To him, these witnesses are the pillars of his belief and said Islam does not have the luxury of such witnesses to Muhammad's (pbuh) claim and hence Islam is false.

I propose to him that scholars till now are not sure who were actual writers of the gospels. The gospel writers did not claim that their writings are inspired by god. In fact, even Ahmid did not push for that.

As Ahmid mentioned that witnesses are the core to his belief, I invite him to consider the Book of Mormons where there are 8 signed affidavits saying they saw the angel gave the book to Joseph Smith. From a logical point of view, the Book of Mormon has a stronger case for truth compared to the gospels whose writers we are not sure, the books not signed by the actual persons.

In view of the above, I should say that having hundreds of witnesses may not prove the truth of a religion, if the testimonies of the witnesses are not investigated.

2. Ahmid also claimed that hundreds of people died for Christianity and hence Christianity must be true. I thought that was a bit of immature thinking. Thousands of Jews died for their faith, many Hindus died for their God, thousands of Muslims died for Islam. How would this prove that Christianity is true and the other religions are false?

It is also not clear that the disciples died for their faith. I think only the death of James was described in the bible. The others are merely collections from apocryphas or traditions that hardly have any historical truth to them.

3. As 'witnesses' and 'matyrs' do not necessarily prove the religion is true, what is more obvious is to investigate the book/scripture itself to find the truth. Of course if the scripture did not claim to be from god or the writers were inspired by God, then it is not wrong to say that humans have flaws and humans do make mistakes in their writings.

I propose to him to consider the Quran. The Quran provides reasonable thoughts and guidelines. The Quran is probably the only book that challenges skeptics to prove it wrong.

There were witnesses when Muhammad received revelations from God and most of them were not from the cave. There were several hadith mentioning how his Companions were with him when he received the revelations.

Nonetheless, Muslims would prefer to consider the Quran rather than the words of witnesses as the truth of the religion.

As Ahmid drives to reach out to Muslims, he does not get much success as Muslims like myself are not convinced at all that phantom witnesses and dead heroes are the cornerstone of his faith.
 
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As Ahmid drives to reach out to Muslims, he does not get much success as Muslims like myself are not convinced at all that phantom witnesses and dead heroes are the cornerstone of his faith.
Of course. Those are not the cornerestones of the faith. Those are evidence of people having faith.

The cornerstone of the faith is the risen Christ. That is all.
 
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I prefer to evaluate a message based on its contents, rather than the number of alleged witnesses. Having twelve witnesses to one doesn't make 1 = 2, or "A" and "not A" true simultaneously.

People form a relationship with Christ in their own way... I see Futuwwa is leaning towards Jesus and abandoning Islam.

Just yesterday I came to the knowledge of a dear man named Zakaria Botros, egyptian born. He is now an orthodox christian reaching a reported 50 million Muslims via satellite every week!! He runs televised sermons in arabic and he is reaching millions.... reportedly hundreds of Muslims a week are abandoning Islam and turning to Christ. Hallelujah... at one time I thought I was alone but G*d does wonderful things. Where I lack, Jesus accomplishes. May G*d continue to bless Mr. Botros. See Him at:

muhammadanism.com
answering-islam.org
debate.org.uk
faithdefenders.com

Oh Muslim, break down your wall of stubborness...

Even as Paul thru Jesus Christ convinced idol worshiping infidels in the first century; likewise do I move about Breaking the Sword of Islam. For the true G*d so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life. I will love G*d and my neighbor. --- Ahmid Truth
 
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My question is:
Why do you want to build something by breaking another?
Is that something clever to do? Wasting the time by breaking and saving no time for building??????
I feel that if any want to build something he/she should have new tools and a new map instead of breaking old ones and use them in the new building.
Broken parts are not trustworthy in making strong constructions.
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The Three Holy Religions can't be seperate apart, they are all Holy and respect is what is needed.
If you can't accept this fact, others might do.
Any trial can't be accepted without the judge, the outlaw and the claimer. You can't deny any of the three because in court that is a must for Justice to be made.


hmmm....is that for real? There is only one TRUth about God. Not many... One has to be right and the rest false. It does not make any sense it is not logical for God to manifest in many religions... What he want us to be confused? Is God a sadist? NO.

True God is the one revealed by Jesus Christ....


Why to use minus - while we can add+ and why to multiplicate × if we can ÷ "share".
You can get rid of sickness, insects but not humans. No one has the right to deny any human on the behalf of another. If that human is what the Creator has created then his existence is important.
No one wants to get "rid of humans". God created us to be the stewards of this creation. Of course we are created and important to Him....Adding religions...? There can only be one truth as religions contradict each other how can you reconcile all and still be true to all? It is impossible that would mean to undermine their teachings.. and change them to fit all in the tapestry of something new and syncretistic...thus you are left with somehting else ....despite with what you started with.
There is no Big Brain for everyone to follow but there is your own wit to trust.
We are not cattles to be led by a stick to know what is right and what's left.
No kidding...

But we hold this stick in our wit to know what is the best for us and what to avoid.

If in the cashier queues, you respect the rules and taking someone's place by stepping forward is considered impolite then what about denying a whole community of humanbeings called Muslims by saying that their existance is extra and there is no need for them to stand anywhere or to live at all.
Whether Muslims stand in the front, in the middle or at the back this means that they existed and they just need to live a peaceful life not only by their own but with others.
We are just trying to save the Best for Last!

Are they trying to live peacefully though? ARe their teachigns "peaceful"?
 
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