Muslims believe that God (Allah) originally gave His revelation (the Scriptures) to Jews and Christians, but Muslims claim that those Scriptures which God originally gave to Jews and Christians became corrupted and changed, and that is why Muslims believe God called Mohammed and gave him new revelation, but all the evidence from hundreds of ancient manuscripts show that the Judeo-Christian Scriptures have been remarkably preserved. What Muslims are saying is that God (Allah) did not preserve His original revelation to Jews and Christians.

Unlike the Koran, the Christian Scriptures were written over a span of many centuries, and we have hundreds of copies of ancient manuscripts showing that there was no substantive change or alteration of God’s message over the centuries. Any so-called errors in the ancient manuscripts are not substantive and do not affect or change any Christian doctrine. There are human copying mistakes in the manuscripts, but they are minor (i.e. spelling, etc.). There are no contradictions between the manuscripts, although some manuscripts (the older ones) are more accurate. That’s all.

God preserved His Word to the Jews and Christians with more than enough accuracy in spite of the human fallibility in the copying process. The Muslims don’t even have one ancient biblical manuscript supporting what the Koran teaches about Jesus, not one.

The Jesus of the Bible is different from the Jesus of the Koran. The Muslims believe that Jesus was just a great and holy man, but not the uniquely divine Son of God who created all life and the universe as the Christian Scriptures teach.
Read the author’s Internet article, “Christ Was Begotten, Not Created.”

THE TRINITY: Three divine Persons united by one eternal divine nature and purpose. Just as Adam and Eve were two persons but one flesh, so, too, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three Persons but one God. The Bible says that God is love. Love cannot be alone. Love must have an object to love. That is why God (Who is love) cannot be just one Person. The three Persons of the Trinity are united as one in Their divine essence and purpose (not divided and competing against one another like the gods of polytheism). The word “God” is a name. That name belongs to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. When the Bible talks about one God, the "one" does not mean one person. It's not a singular oneness. It is a composite oneness. The penalty for sin is so great that it required God the Father to send His Own eternal and only begotten Son to come and pay for sin with His Own blood. The unconditional love of God expressed in giving us His eternal and only begotten Son to pay for our sins is a love you will never find in the Koran or any other religious writing.

The animals sacrifices for sin in the Old Testament were a picture of Christ's future sacrifice for sin. Those animal sacrifices also had to be repeated to show they are not sufficient to settle once and for all the sin issue before God. No animal can take the place of man. The New Testament teaches that Jesus Christ was uniquely the Son of God and was both completely divine and completely human. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and died a cruel death on a Roman Cross to pay the full penalty for the sins of men, and He bodily rose from the grave.

The Christian Scriptures teach that no human being can earn or merit salvation, that all our righteousness or good works is filthy rags in God’s sight. For an infinitely holy God, any sin is an infinite offense and has an infinite price. We all fall short of perfection in our thoughts, words, and deeds that God requires.

The Christian Scriptures teach that only through faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can we be freely forgiven of all our sins. The Christian will never be perfect in this life, but God Himself will dwell within the true Christian and cause the Christian to do good works out of genuine love for God and his fellow man. God can be just in freely forgiving our sins when we come to Christ because His Son Jesus Christ paid the full penalty for our sins.

Just as a co-signer to a loan takes the responsibility to pay someone else’s debt so, too, Christ took the responsibility to pay the debt for the sins of others. As Adam represented and acted on behalf of the human race so, too, Christ represented and acted on behalf of all who would believe on Him, both Jew and Gentile, from every race, nation, and tribe in the world when He paid for mankind’s sins.

The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16, KJV).



Question:
If God sacrificed Jesus for our sins, then whom was He sacrificing Jesus to?


Answer:
The word “God” is a name. That name belongs to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then how can They be one God? When the Bible talks about one God it’s not a singular oneness but a composite oneness. For example, Adam and Eve were two persons but one flesh. The reason why the Father, Son, and Spirit are one God is because They share one eternal and divine nature and They work together as one for the same purpose. There’s no conflict or division among Them. They are one in nature and purpose. They are one God.



Question:
If Jesus is God why did Jesus pray to God?


Answer:
The Bible teaches that although Jesus is God, He gave up His rights as God and took upon Himself human nature and subjected Himself to God the Father. Because He emptied Himself of His rights and became Man, Jesus was fully dependent upon the Father for everything.



Question :
Why did God not spare Jesus from the Cross? If God is all powerful why can’t God just forgive us our sins without the Cross?


Answer:
God is holy and just. It would violate His nature to forgive sin without the penalty being paid. How come Muslims sacrifice animals for their sins. Why doesn’t Allah just forgive you Muslims of all your sins without animal sacrifices? If Allah is all powerful why the need for animal sacrifices? The animal sacrifices for sin in the Old Testament were a picture of Christ's future sacrifice for sin. Those animal sacrifices also had to be repeated to show they are not sufficient to settle once and for all the sin issue before God. No animal can take the place of man. Because Christ was God His life had infinite value to pay for our sins. For an infinitely holy God any sin, no matter or how small or big, is an infinite offense. Christ’s shed blood and death was able to satisfy God the Father’s infinite justice. And the bodily resurrection of Christ from the grave is proof that God the Father’s justice against us for our sins was fully satisfied.



Christian scholar Dr. James White, of Alpha and Omega Ministries, answers many questions and arguments Muslims have about the reliability of the Christian Scriptures. Dr. White is an expert on Islam and the Koran and you can view his debates with Muslim scholars on the Internet at Youtube.



Readers are encouraged to read the author's Internet articles:

CHRIST WAS BEGOTTEN, NOT CREATED

SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND RAPTURE MISUNDERSTOOD

MODERN ISRAEL NOT A FULFILLMENT OF BIBLE PROPHECY

THE SCIENCE SUPPORTING CREATION

TRADITIONAL DOCTRINE OF HELL EVOLVED FROM GREEK ROOTS

*The author, Babu G. Ranganathan, has his bachelor’s degree with concentrations in theology and biology and has been recognized for his writings on religion and science in the 24th edition of Marquis “Who’s Who in The East.”

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Muslims believe that God (Allah) originally gave His revelation (the Scriptures) to Jews and Christians, but Muslims claim that those Scriptures which God originally gave to Jews and Christians became corrupted and changed, and that is why Muslims believe God called Mohammed and gave him new revelation, but all the evidence from hundreds of ancient manuscripts show that the Judeo-Christian Scriptures have been remarkably preserved. What Muslims are saying is that God (Allah) did not preserve His original revelation to Jews and Christians.

Unlike the Koran, the Christian Scriptures were written over a span of many centuries, and we have hundreds of copies of ancient manuscripts showing that there was no substantive change or alteration of God’s message over the centuries. Any so-called errors in the ancient manuscripts are not substantive and do not affect or change any Christian doctrine. There are human copying mistakes in the manuscripts, but they are minor (i.e. spelling, etc.). There are no contradictions between the manuscripts, although some manuscripts (the older ones) are more accurate. That’s all.

God preserved His Word to the Jews and Christians with more than enough accuracy in spite of the human fallibility in the copying process. The Muslims don’t even have one ancient biblical manuscript supporting what the Koran teaches about Jesus, not one.

The Jesus of the Bible is different from the Jesus of the Koran. The Muslims believe that Jesus was just a great and holy man, but not the uniquely divine Son of God who created all life and the universe as the Christian Scriptures teach.
Read the author’s Internet article, “Christ Was Begotten, Not Created.”

THE TRINITY: Three divine Persons united by one eternal divine nature and purpose. Just as Adam and Eve were two persons but one flesh, so, too, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three Persons but one God. The Bible says that God is love. Love cannot be alone. Love must have an object to love. That is why God (Who is love) cannot be just one Person. The three Persons of the Trinity are united as one in Their divine essence and purpose (not divided and competing against one another like the gods of polytheism). The word “God” is a name. That name belongs to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. When the Bible talks about one God, the "one" does not mean one person. It's not a singular oneness. It is a composite oneness. The penalty for sin is so great that it required God the Father to send His Own eternal and only begotten Son to come and pay for sin with His Own blood. The unconditional love of God expressed in giving us His eternal and only begotten Son to pay for our sins is a love you will never find in the Koran or any other religious writing.

The animals sacrifices for sin in the Old Testament were a picture of Christ's future sacrifice for sin. Those animal sacrifices also had to be repeated to show they are not sufficient to settle once and for all the sin issue before God. No animal can take the place of man. The New Testament teaches that Jesus Christ was uniquely the Son of God and was both completely divine and completely human. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and died a cruel death on a Roman Cross to pay the full penalty for the sins of men, and He bodily rose from the grave.

The Christian Scriptures teach that no human being can earn or merit salvation, that all our righteousness or good works is filthy rags in God’s sight. For an infinitely holy God, any sin is an infinite offense and has an infinite price. We all fall short of perfection in our thoughts, words, and deeds that God requires.

The Christian Scriptures teach that only through faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can we be freely forgiven of all our sins. The Christian will never be perfect in this life, but God Himself will dwell within the true Christian and cause the Christian to do good works out of genuine love for God and his fellow man. God can be just in freely forgiving our sins when we come to Christ because His Son Jesus Christ paid the full penalty for our sins.

Just as a co-signer to a loan takes the responsibility to pay someone else’s debt so, too, Christ took the responsibility to pay the debt for the sins of others. As Adam represented and acted on behalf of the human race so, too, Christ represented and acted on behalf of all who would believe on Him, both Jew and Gentile, from every race, nation, and tribe in the world when He paid for mankind’s sins.

The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16, KJV).



Question:
If God sacrificed Jesus for our sins, then whom was He sacrificing Jesus to?


Answer:
The word “God” is a name. That name belongs to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then how can They be one God? When the Bible talks about one God it’s not a singular oneness but a composite oneness. For example, Adam and Eve were two persons but one flesh. The reason why the Father, Son, and Spirit are one God is because They share one eternal and divine nature and They work together as one for the same purpose. There’s no conflict or division among Them. They are one in nature and purpose. They are one God.



Question:
If Jesus is God why did Jesus pray to God?


Answer:
The Bible teaches that although Jesus is God, He gave up His rights as God and took upon Himself human nature and subjected Himself to God the Father. Because He emptied Himself of His rights and became Man, Jesus was fully dependent upon the Father for everything.



Question :
Why did God not spare Jesus from the Cross? If God is all powerful why can’t God just forgive us our sins without the Cross?


Answer:
God is holy and just. It would violate His nature to forgive sin without the penalty being paid. How come Muslims sacrifice animals for their sins. Why doesn’t Allah just forgive you Muslims of all your sins without animal sacrifices? If Allah is all powerful why the need for animal sacrifices? The animal sacrifices for sin in the Old Testament were a picture of Christ's future sacrifice for sin. Those animal sacrifices also had to be repeated to show they are not sufficient to settle once and for all the sin issue before God. No animal can take the place of man. Because Christ was God His life had infinite value to pay for our sins. For an infinitely holy God any sin, no matter or how small or big, is an infinite offense. Christ’s shed blood and death was able to satisfy God the Father’s infinite justice. And the bodily resurrection of Christ from the grave is proof that God the Father’s justice against us for our sins was fully satisfied.



Christian scholar Dr. James White, of Alpha and Omega Ministries, answers many questions and arguments Muslims have about the reliability of the Christian Scriptures. Dr. White is an expert on Islam and the Koran and you can view his debates with Muslim scholars on the Internet at Youtube.



Readers are encouraged to read the author's Internet articles:

CHRIST WAS BEGOTTEN, NOT CREATED

SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND RAPTURE MISUNDERSTOOD

MODERN ISRAEL NOT A FULFILLMENT OF BIBLE PROPHECY

THE SCIENCE SUPPORTING CREATION

TRADITIONAL DOCTRINE OF HELL EVOLVED FROM GREEK ROOTS

*The author, Babu G. Ranganathan, has his bachelor’s degree with concentrations in theology and biology and has been recognized for his writings on religion and science in the 24th edition of Marquis “Who’s Who in The East.”

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The Quran is a Dream of Mohammed interpreted and translated for him by a fourth generation Student of Apostle Paul. Also note that Mohammed was Moses Returned from the Transfiguration. The Quran is simply a Lesson to fear God and obey His Will and Wishes.