To the Reader, Peace Be On To You:

I'm writing this information about the Bible so you will know the real truth about the Bible's corruption and the real meaning of Christ's teachings. In the present day Bible, there are many areas that retained God's inspirational word. However, there are many areas as well that contains man-made concepts that are well mixed with God's word and that mixture is very severe. The Christian reader is unaware that there are man-made concepts well mixed in with the word of God. Therefore, the unaware Christian will take the whole Bible as being God's word unaware that many of the Bible's tenants are based on unfounded beliefs.

Before I start, I would like to give God thanks for the opportunity to spread his message of truth. Also I pray to God that this message to you will be beneficial. Islam believes in Only One God and the Jews believe that there is Only One God. The subject is to reveal the painful truth about the Bible and getting people back on the right track in the true and original concept of God in the way that God had intended. I will be using the Qur'an (the revealed word of Allah that was given to the Prophet Mohammad), Islamic sources, scholars' quotes, reference books, and Biblical verses to prove my point. Let us start with this fact: There is only One God and there is no other gods like him or beside him.

I would like to start off with the theme of this whole subject about the Simple Truth About the Bible with this familiar scripture:

Exodus 20:1-5 (KJV) "I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shall have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven in above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,..."

Please keep this theme constantly in mind during your reading. Also, if anyone reading this research paper believes that Jesus is the Lord or God, keep Exodus 20:1-5 especially in mind.

Isaiah 43:10 (KJV) " ...I have chosen: that ye know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall be after me."

Isaiah 43:11 (KJV) "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour."

Deuteronomy 6:4 (KJV) "Here, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:"

Mark 12:29 (KJV) "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:"

1 Corinthians 8:4 (KJV) "...we know that an idol is nothing in this world, and that there is none other God but one."

Lets see what the Qur'an says about God:

2:163 "And your God is one God; there is no god but he, Most Gracious, Most Merciful."

2:255 "God! there is no God but he, the living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal."

As you can see both the Bible and the Qur'an are together on

this issue about the Oneness of God. I can give you lots more Bible and Qur'an verses but this is enough. Any teachings that deviate away from this basic truth about God is simply an adulteration.

Now the part where the Muslim and the Christian disagree is who is Jesus Christ? The Christian communities are confused about Jesus. After the Nicene Council of 325 AD headed by a so-called Christian convert, the Christian Emperor named Constantine decreed the Trinity concept. There was dissention and bickering among the Christian community.

Arius, one of the leaders during that time of the Nicene Council, had objected to the Council's Official decree on adopting the Trinity concept! In other words, during that time many Christians did not believe in the deity of Jesus!

My reference about the Nicene Council is from a book titled The History of Christianity by the Lyon Publishing pages 156-157 and page 246. In the Preface of the book titled The History of Christianity which I take some of my references from, it states:

Another reference book titled A History of Christian Thought By Reverend Paul Tillich pages 70-73. You can go to any respectable library to find more information about the Nicene Council. The point I'm trying to make is the Trinity is a man-made concept;

Emperor Constantine decreed the Trinity, not God!

The Christians say that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; some say he (Jesus) is the Only Begotten Son of God; still others say Jesus is a true man and a God too; other names for Jesus is the Son of Man, Son of God, Son of David, and some say that he is a prophet but at the same time his is a Son of God.

As you can see, with all these different concepts of Jesus, no wonder there is confusion in the Christian community.

In the Bible it says:

1 Corinthians 14:33 (KJV) "For God is not the author of confusion...;"

So I'm asking the Christians, according to their reasoning who is Jesus? Is he a God, Half-God, a prophet or what? Many Christians have different concepts and are confused.

In a pamphlet titled Do Christians Believe in Three Gods? This pamphlet is published by the Resources For Biblical Communications located at Grand Rapids, Michigan. If you turn on to the 1st page it states: "DO CHRISTIANS BELIEVE IN THREE GODS? Muslims, Jews, Jehovah's witnesses, and Mormons say yes. They insist that the Orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity is unbiblical and is a hangover from the polytheism of Greek and Roman mythologies."

In the Collier's Encyclopedia book number 4 page 134 states:

"Certain critics have seen Jesus as preaching a sublime and simple message of universal brotherhood and love, which became corrupt in the early days of Christianity by the addition of other elements; doctrines about the relation of Christ to God, prophecies about the eminent end of the worlds, myths, and borrowing from popular cults."

In the Collier's Encyclopedia, the topic is Christianity, book 6 page 394 states: "Polytheistic mystery religions, centering in various Greek gods, were also widespread. All had to do with a god who had been killed by his enemies and raised from the dead. Their ceremonies were secret, and initiates were believed to share in god's death and to acquire immortality through his resurrection."

In a book titled Egyptian Book Of The Dead, published by Dover Publishing Corporation, contains an uncanny similarities to the Christian concept about Jesus being killed by his enemies and later raised from the dead. It is well known that the Egyptian mythology had an influence in the Greek and Roman world as well.

In the Bible, you can read the stories how God punished the Jews because they were worshiping false gods and practicing the heathen's pagan customs. The title Father comes from pagan origin. In Collier's Encyclopedia book 23 page 763 it states the following:

Let us see what the Qur'an has to say about Jesus:

2:87 " ...We gave Jesus the son of Mary clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit."

3:45-50 "Behold! the angels said " O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: His name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, Held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to God. " He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity, and he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." She said: " O my Lord! how shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" " He said: "Even so: God creatheth what He willeth; when He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it "Be", and it is! And God will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel." And (appointed him) an Apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): I have come to you, with a sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave; and I heal those born blind and lepers, and I quicken the dead, by God's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe. "(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me, and to make lawful to you part of what was (before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear God, and obey me." "

4:171 "O people of the Book! commit no excesses in your religion: nor say of God aught but truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an Apostle of God, and His Word, which he bestowed on Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in God and His Apostles. Say not "Trinity": desist: it will be better for you: for God is One God: glory to him: (for Exalted is He) above having a son."

5:116-121 "And behold! God will say " O Jesus the son of Mary! didst thou say unto men "worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of God"? He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, though I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. " Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, "Worship God, my Lord and your Lord", and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up, thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a Witness to all things. " If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servants: if Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted, the Wise".

There are more scriptures about Jesus, here are a few more:

Chap 4:157, Chap 5:49-50, and Chap 3:51-57. Still there are more but I think this is enough. In the Qur'an there is no contradiction anywhere about Jesus' identity. He is a Prophet of God and he was born from the virgin Mary. The Prophet Muhammad is also mentioned in the Qur'an. The Qur'an says the Following about Muhammad:

3:144 "Muhammad is no more than an Apostle: many were the Apostles that passed away before him."

33:40 "Muhammad is not The father of any of your men, but (he is) The Apostle of God, And the Seal of the Prophets: and God has full knowledge of all things."

Muhammad in Islam is a Prophet just like Jesus. The Prophet Muhammad is not God, nor is he a Son of God and there is no where in the Qur'an that will contradict about who the Prophet Muhammad is, he is only a prophet.

Some Christians tried to harmonize the trinity concept by using the example of water. They say that water can exist in three forms: liquid, solid and gas and the three are one. Yes the Christians are right in this respect; however, trying to harmonize concept of water to the trinity concept of God, it is very inaccurate. First of all, water can only exist in one of the three states at a time liquid, solid or a gas; the three states of water are different in appearance but equal because it is still composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. In Matthew 3:16-17 the three made themselves known simultaneously. Matthew 3:16-17 (KJV) states:

Water in the three separate states can not exist simultaneously but according to Matthew 3:16-17 God can. I have already mentioned that when water does exist in one of the three states, water is still water: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The Christians say that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (Spirit) are the God. But if one reads the gospels, the three are treated differently and have different degrees of respect roles. In John 10:29 (KJV) Jesus said: My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all;..." And in John 14:28 (KJV) Jesus said: "for my Father is greater than I." It is so apparent that the Father has more power than Jesus. In Mark 13:32 (KJV) it states: "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father." In Matthew 24:36 (KJV) "But of the day and hour knoweth no man, no not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."

Jesus said that the Father knows the day and the hour only. Jesus did not know the day nor the hour so here again Jesus is not God and the trinity is inaccurate say that the three are one. Yet in Matthew (KJV) 12:31 it states that one can blaspheme against the Son and it also implied that one can blaspheme against the Father their sins can be forgiven; however, in one blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, that sin can not be forgiven, neither in this world nor the world to come. Remember water no matter if it's liquid, solid or gas, water is still two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Can one honestly say that the two concepts water and the trinity are equal in comparison? If the trinity is truly the same one God, when one blasphemes the Son, he is effect blaspheme against the Father and the Holy Spirit. If the trinity is truly the same one God, The Father who knows the day and the hour, that knowledge logically should be known to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. This trinity God does not know what that other is doing and each one is treated differently then the other therefore there is disharmony not unity inside this trinity God.

In John 7:16 (KJV) Jesus said, "My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me." Once again if there is a trinity, why Jesus said that this doctrine is not mine, especially if he is "THE WORD" of God in the flesh. John 7:16 is a good example that Jesus and God is not of the same substance.

Once again, if Jesus was an equal part of the trinity, why would Jesus cry unto himself and ask the Father to take this cup away from him. Before the trinity God sent Jesus, they should have had their act together to know how important it is for him (Jesus) to carry out his mission to save mankind from their sins. Jesus was trying to suggest to the Father according to the gospel, that there is a better way to save mankind from their sins, I (Jesus) do not want to go through with this mission, but if you (the Father) insist on going through with it, your part of the trinity will have the finial word.

One part of the trinity does not know what the other is doing and one part of the trinity does not want to go through with the mission. Where was the Holy Ghost when Jesus was asking the Father to take this cup away from him, I guess the Holy Ghost was sitting on the side-lines and didn't want to get involved. See how ridiculous all this sounds! It is clear to see that there is disharmony within the trinity.

When one thinks about the Father part of the trinity, what mental pictures comes up? The mental picture is a very strong European man with a white beard, similar to Father Christmas. When one thinks about the Son, what mental pictures comes up? The mental picture is a blond blue eyed European man, one that looked like Jeffery Hunter (He is the actor that played Jesus in the King of Kings). When one thinks about the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit), the mental picture is something that look like a dove that landed on Jesus when he was baptized by John the Baptist. The mental pictures are there, no matter how hard you try you can not create a mental picture that superimposed the three to create one.

The Qur'an gives a warning about anyone who says God has begotten a son or has children:

10:68-70 "They say, " God hath begotten a son!" Glory be to Him! He is self-sufficient! His are all things in heavens and on earth! No warrant have ye for this! Say ye about God what ye know not? Say: "Those who invent a lie against God will never prosper." A little enjoyment in this world-- and, then, to Us will be their return. Then shall We make them taste the severest penalty for their blasphemies." "

18:4-5 "Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, " God hath begotten a son": No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers, It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying. What they say is nothing but falsehood!"

19:88 "They say: " God Most Gracious has begotten a son!" Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! At if the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin. That they should invoke a son for (God) Most Gracious that he should beget a son."

21:25-29 "Not an apostle did We sent before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me. And they say: "(God) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honor. They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His command. He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (glory). If any of them should say, "I am a god beside Him." such a god We should reward with Hell: thus do we reward those who do wrong."

112:1-4 "Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He Begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

Read what Jesus said in the Bible:

Matthew 28:18 (KJV) "All power is given unto me in the heaven and in earth."

Who is the giver of the Power? God is the giver of the power. Jesus isn't the originator of the Power, God is the originator of the Power and God gave it to Jesus. Just like God gave the Power to Moses to do God's miraculous and God gave the Power of miraculous.

Jesus told Peter that he has the keys (the Power) to kingdom of the heaven and the earth. (Matthew 16:19)

John 5:30 (KJV) "I can of mine own self do nothing..."

Luke 11:20 (RSV) "But if is by the finger of God that I cast out demons,..."

Luke 5:31 (KJV) "If I bear witness of myself my witness is not true."

Now let us examine another serious flaw in the Christian theology.

We need to ask our Christian friends this question: Did Jesus die as a man or did he die as a God. If Jesus died as a man, the whole Christian theology is useless because of the following verses:

Deuteronomy 24:16 (KJV) "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin."

Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV) "...The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickeness of the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him."

Discussion: The Christian say that Jesus was sent to earth to die

for the sins of mankind. According to the Christians: Adam and Eve committed the first sin. Adam is the Great Grandfather of us all. We all bear Adam's original sin. Jesus died on cross to bear the whole world's sin as a blood sacrifice to God. According to Deuteronomy and Ezekiel, children will not be put to death for their father's sin thus, if Jesus died as a man, the whole Christian theology is useless. Jesus must die as a God so he can bear the whole world's sins. Then if we prepared to say that Jesus was God, then we must conclude that God died! If God died, then who was keeping order in the universe? And if God died, who rosed God up from dead?

Read what the Qur'an states:

6:164 "...Every soul draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is toward Allah: He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed."

In the Qur'an, it is very clear that everyone is responsible for their own sins. Here is another question, the Christians say that there is is a requirement from God that there must be a sacrifice to God so that God can forgive sins. This is the reason why Jesus came to be the blood sacrifice so he (God) can take away the sins of the world. However according to Psalms, God does not desire a sacrifice nor a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a contrite heart (Psalms 51:15-17).

Read what Psalms 51:15-17 (KJV): "O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desirest not a sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Read what the Qur'an says:

39:91 "Say "O my servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for he is Oft- Forgiving Most Merciful."

It is clear that God does not need a sacrifice to forgive man's sins. Many Christians think that Jesus is actually "The Word" of God made flesh. The reference to this is John 1:1 (KJV) "In the beginning was the Word, and Word was with God, and the Word was God."

If Jesus is God and he is the Word made flesh, why Jesus had increased in wisdom? He should had encompass all the wisdom at the beginning if he was the "The Word of God" himself? There is another question if Jesus is God, why Jesus increased favor with God? In other words, how can he increased favor with himself?

Reference Luke 2:52 (KJV) "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."

Look again at Luke 2:52, the scripture is clearly showing that God and Jesus are separate entities. In Hebrews 5:8-9 (KJV) "Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"

If Jesus is God, according to Heb 5:8-9 God had to learned to be God! Thus, If God at the beginning is all knowing, how is it that God had to learn obedience of what he suffered to be perfect author of eternal salvation? Then, are we prepared to redefine God? Can we say that God as not all knowing!

Read what the Qur'an says about God's knowledge:

15:25 "Assuredly it is thy Lord who will gather them together: for He is Perfect in Wisdom and Knowledge".

6:59 "With Him are the keys of the Unseen the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered) but is (inscribed) in a Record Clear (to those who can read)."

20:52 ""But the god of you is the One Allah: there is no god but He: all things He comprehends in His Knowledge."

During my research I stumbled across a interesting pamphlet written by Mr. Ahmed Deedat, the pamphlet is entitled "What is His Name?" Inside the pamphlet he writes about the Aborigines in Southern Australia in their concept of God. The following is the summery of the article:

We can learn from the Aborigine of Southern Australia. This primitive people has a higher concept of God Almighty than the millions of civilized men and woman of both East and West.

The Aborigines called their God ATNATU. The name ATNATU literately translates as One without an anus, One from Whom no impurity flows or emanates. They absolutely believe that God is free from all needs; he is independent; he needs no food nor drink. Man is dependent on food.

In the House of Islam acknowledges that Jesus Christ, the son of Mary was one of the mightiest of Messengers of God. It acknowledges that he was the Messiah; that he gave life to the dead, By God's Permission; and that he healed the blind and the leper, By God's permission--BUT DID HE NOT EAT FOOD?

The book titled "The History of Christianity" by the Lion Publications states on page 109: "Ignatius wrote: "Jesus Christ was a race of David, the child of Mary, who was truly born and ate and drank,..." On page 80 in the same book, identifies the man Ignatius. The book states: "Ignatius was the bishop of the church at Antioch early in the in the seven century."

Read what the Bible said about Jesus:

Luke 24:42-43 (KJV) "And they gave him (Jesus) a piece of broiled fish, and of an honeycomb And he (Jesus) took it, and did eat before them.

Further, the mother of Jesus was a woman of truth, a pious saintly woman-- BUT DID SHE NOT EAT FOOD? Can't you see the implications? Do we need an Australoid to remind us? Indeed, we do! In this battle for the hearts and minds of people, we need his "ATNATU". In the his simple rustic language, in his childish puerile way, he is telling the world that his God eats not. That the one who eats can never be his God, because he would not be ATNATU. Our primitive brother had no inhibitions. He called a spade a spade.

Read what the Qur'an states:

6:14 "Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He is the feedeth but not fed."..."

5:78 "Christ the son of Mary was no more than an Apostle; may were the Apostles that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth makes His Signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth!"

24:18 "And Allah makes the Signs plain to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom."

If God is all powerful, common sense will tell you that God does not need to eat or to drink. If God has to eat and drink like man does, what will happen to God if he is without his food? As shown in the Qur'an, God feedeth but not fed. In other words, God feed us but God does not need food.

Is Jesus Literally the Son Of God?

God had many of sons, here are a few references:

(1) Exodus 4:22 (KJV) And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

(2) Psalms 2:7 (KJV) I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, thou art my Son; this day I have begotten thee.

(3) Jeremiah 31:7-9 (RSV) "For thus says the Lord:...for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born."

(4) Genesis 6:2 (KJV) "That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose."

(5) Job 2:1 (KJV) "Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord."

(6) Romans 8:14 (KJV) "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

(7) 1 John 3:1 (KJV) Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

In references you can clearly see that the term "sons of God and the firstborn of God" are used as a metaphor.

Look at Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Exodus 4:22, a serious question arises

how can God have two firstborn?

In reference (1) you can see that it is a metaphor when the Lord said that Israel is my son, my firstborn.

In reference (2) God called David my begotten son. Reference (3) refers to being a father to Israel and Ephraim is my first-born. In reference (4) men are describe metaphorically to be sons of God.

Reference (5) the angels metaphorically are the sons of God. Notice Satan is not referred to as a son of God, because Satan is and enemy of God.

Reference (6) Again it refers to people who are spiritually in-tuned with God. Metaphorically, they are the sons of God.

Reference (7) The people who love God are the sons of God.

There are more reference I want to tell you about, it's Luke 3:38

(KJV) "...Which was the son of Enos, Which was the son of Seth,

Which was the son of Adam, Which was the son of God."

In Luke 3:38 This reference is taken in part from Jesus genealogy;

Adam is referred to as a son of God. Can you see

that the term "son of God" is a metaphoric term. Jesus is not an actual son of God; metaphorically according to the Bible, we are all sons of God who believes in God and do works that are pleasing to God. Look again, 1:John 3:1 and Luke 3:38. So the Question is asked how many sons does God have? Yet, they will tell you that Jesus is the Only Begotten Son of God. This term begotten is not present in the most ancient manuscripts.

Read what Reverend Paul Tillich writes on page 15 in the book titled A History of Christian Thought about the term

"only begotten: "..."Son of God" is a very familiar pagan concept. The pagan gods propagated sons on earth. Because of this the words "only begotten" were added and he was called "eternal"."

You will also notice in the Lord's prayer is starts off by saying "Our Father which art in Heaven..." (Luke 11:2) metaphorically according to the Bible, God is our father. Consider this, John 8:44 the Bible says if anyone is a wicked person, his/her father is the devil. Now realistically, is the devil really a wicked person's father? John 8:44 is only metaphorically stating this fact.

Now I shall prove to you that Jesus the term the Son of God meant to be a righteous person or God conscious person. Son of God is a metaphor.

Matthew 27:54 (KJV) "Now when the centurion, and they were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God."

In Luke, the term Son of God is translated to be a righteous man.

Luke 23:47 (KJV) "Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man."

If you still think that Jesus is God, look at another name, Jesus said that He is a Son of man. Ref. Matthew 8:20 (KJV) "And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."

Even the Son of Man is not equal to God, read the following from the Bible:

Job 25:4 (KJV) How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Job 25:5 (KJV) Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

Job 25:6 (KJV) How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

Another point, Jesus was born of a woman (Mary). So another question is asked, according to Job 25:4 Jesus was not clean or other words sinless because he was born of a woman.

The Son of man, can this title The Son of man and The Son of God be the same? Can The God portion of the Son of God is equal to The Man portion of the Son of man? If one prepares to says yes to this question, then we must conclude that God is a man, we all know that God is not a man. Thus the literal meaning of the Son of God is erroneous.

If one picks up the Qur'an and read it, he/she will come across The words "WE", "US" when referring to God. If that person doesn't know the language very well, one would wonder why it is used in the plural form, an example, in the Qur'an it states:

2:57 "And We gave You the shade of clouds and sent down to you manna and quails saying: "Eat of the good things We have provided for you"; (but they rebelled); to Us they did no harm but they harmed their own souls."

Notice that when the verse is referring to God, it is in the plural.

In the Semitic Languages eg., Arabic and Hebrew, there are two types of plurals, the plural of respect of the greatness and the majesty and the plural of numbers. This is the genius of their languages. Any Arabic and Jew will know this fact. When you go visit a doctor the doctor will sometimes ask: How do we feel today? Is the doctor asking how does he feel too, no he meant it in the singular form in asking the patient a question on the condition of his health. When someone say to you that he or she is a godly person, are we saying that person is a god? The answer is no. That person is saying that he or she is a god fearing or a righteous person. The two examples are the verbal illustrations of the genus of the American Language. If a translator doesn't know this, the translator will interpret into his language erroneously the wrong meaning and thus making a grave error in the translation. This grave error occurred in the term "son of god". The translator interpreted the "son of god the wrong way and now many people think that Jesus is actually God's begotten son.

The term "son of god" means a righteous person.

Example: Romans 8:14 (KJV) "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

Here are some other metaphors that the Bible uses as titles to people:

Luke 10:6 (KJV) And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it..."

Mark 3:17 (KJV) "...and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder."

Malachi 4:2 (RSV) "But for you fear my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings." Notice sun of righteousness, I did not misspell son. "Sun" with the "s", in small case, is spelled that way in the RSV and.

In the KJV, however, "Sun" the "S" is capitalized. The son of peace, the sons of thunder, and the sun of righteousness are all metaphors as well.

In the Bible (RSV) John 20:17 states: "Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and Your God.""

Another verse in the Bible (RSV) 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 states:

"Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. "For God has put all things in subjection under his feet". But when it says, "All things are put in subjection under him", it is plain that he is excepted who put all things under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to him who put things under him, that God may be everything to every one."

Question, if Jesus is God, why would God make himself subject to

himself, does that make any sense? Why did Jesus say in John 20:17 My God and your God?

When Jesus was in the garden during his last hours praying, was he praying to himself?

Jesus was reported have cried out while on the cross, John 20:17 "My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me?" How can God let himself down if he meant not to let himself down? If Jesus was God, then couldn't this be read, "Myself, myself why hast thou forsaken me?" Simple easy common sense, it is very clear that Jesus is not God.

In James 1:13 states that God can not be tempted with evil; however Jesus was tempted. Proof: James 1:13 (KJV) "Let no man say he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither temptheth he any man: but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed."

Jesus is a man because Jesus was tempted: Matthew 4:1 "Then Jesus was led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil."

Christians believe that in John 10:30 gives them the proof that Jesus is God, it states that Jesus says "I and my Father are one." Now, I want to know what is the context of this statement? If we read from John 10:25-30, Jesus meant that God and Jesus are one in the same purpose. it states in John 10:24-30 (KJV): "And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews round him, How long dost thou make us doubt? If thou be the Christ tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you and ye believed not: the works that do in my Father's name they bear witness of me. But you believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one."

John 17:11 (KJV) "...Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are."

John 17:21 (KJV) "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also be one in us: that the World my believe that thou hast sent me."

John 17:22-23 (KJV) "And the glory which thou gravest me I have given them; that they may be one, even we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me."

There should be no doubt, the scripture clearly shows that Jesus is not God and when Jesus speaks about being one with God, is talking about one in purpose, just like being an ambassador of God. When the U.S. President sends an ambassador to a country, the ambassador is the one who directly represents the U.S. President in that country. If the President of country "Y" is disrespectful to the ambassador of the U.S. the President of country "Y" is in effect being disrespectful to the U.S. President. Is the U.S. ambassador equal to the U.S. President position? The answer to that question is no. However the ambassador was sent to be the U.S. President's voice. All the prophets that were sent by God, they were all ambassadors of him. The prophets are not equal to God but they were God's spokes person. If anyone was disrespectful to any of his prophets, you are in effect being disrespectful to God. Is the prophets of God the same being as God? The answer is no!

In Exodus 7:1 (KJV) it says: "And the Lord said unto Moses, see, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet."

Are we to say that Moses is a god?

The answer is no. God made Moses his powerful spokes person and in Pharaoh eyes Moses was a god. This was the only way that Pharaoh could understand. Pharaoh considered himself as a god so when Moses with the backing of God showed Pharaoh that he has more power than Pharaoh himself, this could have made Pharaoh to submit to God. Aaron would be the prophet of Moses meaning, if Moses wasn't around at a particular time, Aaron will be his voice. When Pharaoh did not respect Moses, Pharaoh in effect did not respect God and God pored out his wrath upon Pharaoh and his people.

When Jesus was sent by God to do wonderful miracles, the people was thinking that Jesus made himself out to be a god. Jesus was doing these miracles by God's permission. Jesus was an ambassador of God.

Jesus was reminding them in John 10:34 (KJV) by saying: "...Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?" Jesus was quoting from Psalms 82:6 (KJV) which says: "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." And the example is located in Exodus 7:1.

Remember the ambassador of God is not greater than God, example:

John 13:16 (KJV) "Very, very, I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that is sent him."

John 14:28 "for my Father is greater than I."

John 5:30 (KJV) "I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."

John 5:24 (KJV) "Verily, Verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,..."

Read John 5:24 again. The Christians miss interpeted Jesus when Jesus said in John 14:6 (KJV) "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

They think that Jesus is the mediator between God and man, in other words, a person must go through (pray to) Jesus before they can reach God.

Jesus was only trying to tell him or anyone in that matter that I am preaching the gospel of God, I am the direction, hear my words that God had taught me, follow my example [which God had taught me (Jesus)], you will have everlasting life.

In John 10:25-30 Jesus is only repeating what God had told him to say, ref. John 8:28 (KJV) "...I do nothing of myself; but as my Father taught me, I speak these things."

John 6:45 (KJV) "It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God..."

In John 7:16 (KJV) Jesus said, "My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me."

In the Qur'an it states:

3:79-80 "It is not (possible) that a man , to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to his people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than God's; on the contrary (he would say): "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all, for ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly," Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for Lords and Patrons."

9:30 "...God's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the truth! They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of God, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary: Yet they were commanded to worship but one God: there is no god but He...."

Some Christians cited Matthew 1:23 as another proof that Jesus is

God. Matthew 1:23 says:

"Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is God with us." Some Christians distorted the meaning as being that God was walking on the earth in the body of Jesus among his people.

In 1 Samuel 1:9 and 1 Samuel 2:22,there was a priest named Eli mentioned in the Old Testament. The meaning of his name is My God, Ref (Matthew 27:46). So are we to say that the priest named Eli is our God and he made himself into a man so He (God) could serve himself and his people as a priest!

In 1 Corinthians 15:28, In the Pamphlet Do Christians Believe in Three Gods, it tries to explain these verses and its explanation is very weak. Remember, when Jesus was teaching the people how to pray, He said, "Our Father which art in heaven..." (Matthew 6:9). Also in the Bible Jesus was praying (Luke 22:44, Matthew 26:36, and Mark 14:39). If Jesus is God, does it make sense that he is praying to himself?

Read what Jesus says in the Qur'an:

3:51 "It is God who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a way that is straight."

"A History of Christian Thought" by a Protestant Reverend and Bible historian Paul Tillich page 282. states:

" Then there is the problem with Luther's and the King James translation, and with other new translations. One is driven to actual absurdities with this doctrine of inspiration. To maintain it one has to make artificial harmonization, for there are innumerable contradictions in the Bible on historical as well on other matters. Such contradictions are made out to be only apparent, and one is forced to be ingenious in inventing ways to harmonize them."

Another book titled "The History of Christianity" by Lion Publishing states on page 92 "However, though the writings were considered important, this did not always guarantee scrupulous, exact copying of them. While no manuscript is free of either accidental or deliberate variations, some manuscripts seem to reflect a more careful tradition of copying, while others reveal a much freer attitude towards the actual words of the New testament.

The overwhelming mass of variations in the many manuscripts studied consist of accidental spelling differences or omissions. But some variations are clearly deliberate. Most of these appear to be attempts to improve the style, to remove ambiguity or sometime to harmonize accounts in different books. A few of the variations appear to be caused by a copyist's concern about doctrine. For example, in Mark 3:21, the original text seems to suggest that Jesus's friends or relatives were worried about his sanity. This apparently embarrassed some scribes; in some early manuscripts they have changed the wording so that it is the crowd who try to seize Jesus, and the worry is about the excitement of the crowd rather than Jesus' sanity. Because of its rather non-literary Greek, Mark's Gospel appears to have suffered most from these kinds of deliberate alterations during copying."

In Collar's Encyclopedia book 4 page 134, the subject is about the Bible, read what it says: "Simple copying errors are easy to identify, as are those due to tricks of the memory (for instance, where a copyist accidently inserts a passage from one Gospel into another). Often, however, the copyist deliberately change the text, either to correct or improve it or make it agree with his own theological point of view."

Read what the Qur'an says about the subject:

2:79 "Therefore woe unto those who write the scripture with their

hands and then say, "This is from God," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby."

Let's change subject and look into another area, this about

creation of man. In the Bible, it says that God made man in his

image.

The Bible states in Genesis 1:26 (KJV) "And God said,"Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..."

Genesis 1:27 (KJV) "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."

So in the Bible at the beginning it states that God made man in his

likeness and in his image, however, the Bible also states the

following:

Exodus 8:10 (KJV) "... that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God."

1 Chronicles 17:20 (KJV) "O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there is any God beside thee..."

Romans 1:21-23 "for although they know God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they become futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory to the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles."

Question: Isn't people now in our present day making the immortal God into images resembling mortal man? Look how many pictures the Christians make of God. Look how the Christians have made Jesus into a god and Jesus is in a form of a mortal man.

Let's read what the Qur'an about the believers and God's creations.

2:29 "It is He who hath created for you all things that are on earth; moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmament; and of all things he hath perfect knowledge."

3:59 "This similitude of Jesus before God is that of Adam: He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be", and he was."

6:101 "To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can he have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of all things."

7:189 "It is He who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). When they are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). When she grows heavy, they both pray to God their Lord, (saying): "if Thou givest us a godly child, we shall (ever) be grateful."

11:6 "There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance dependeth on God: He knoweth the time and place of its temporary deposit: all is in a clear Record."

In the Qur'an, no where is it stated that God has created man in

his own image or likeness.

Qur'an 112:1-4 "Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

In Islam, there is no confusion in this matter. There is no god

but Allah (God) and there is none like Him, pure and simple.

Remember in the Bible it states that God is not an author in

confusion 1 Corinthians 14:33.

Look what the Qur'an has to say about if scripture comes from God:

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

39:23 "God has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful message in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (Yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of God's praises. Such is the guidance of God: He guides therewith who He pleases, but such as God leaves to stray, can have none to guide."

The word Islam derived from the Arabic root "SLM" which means,

among other things, peace, purity, submission and obedience. In

the religious sense the word Islam means submission to the Will of

God and obedience to His Law. The term Muslim means the one

(person) who submits to God's Will.

39:22 "Is one whose heart God has open to Islam, so that he has received enlightenment from God, (no better than one hard-hearted)? Woe to those hearts are hardened against celebrating the praises of God! They are manifestly wandering (in error)!"

2:112 "...whoever submits his whole self to God And is a doer of good - He will get his reward With his Lord; On such shall be no fear, Nor shall they grieve."

The Qur'an does mention about the Jews and Christians who believes

in God. Important Note: The Qur'an is referring to the Christians

who do not say Jesus is God or Son of God.

2:62 "Those who believe (in the Qur'an) and those who follow the Jewish (Scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians, and who believe in God and the last day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve."

Here are few more Qur'an verses:

2:185 "Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgement (between right and wrong)...."

Note: Ramadhan is a name of a month in the Arabic lunar calendar.

6:19 "...this Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration that I may warn you and all whom it reaches."

10:37 "This Qur'an is not such as can be produced by other than God; on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it, and fuller explanation of the Book--wherein there is no doubt--from the Lord of all the Worlds."

Note: in verse 10:37 other revelations that went before it was the

pure form of the Old Testament, pure form of the Gospel of Jesus.

see Qur'an 9:111 for additional reference.

12:2 "We sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an, in order that ye may learn wisdom."

15:1 "... These are the Ayats of Revelation--of a Qur'an that makes things clear."

Note: The meaning of Ayats translate as "Verses"

21:106 "Verily in the (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship God. We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures. Say: "What has come to me by inspiration is that your God is One God: will ye therefore bow to His Will (Islam)?"

The Contrast of Biblical Ideas, errors in the Scripture and Absurdities about God

I will get right into the meat of the subject; I will take a direct quote from the Preface in The Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Bible; read what the Bible says about itself:

"The King James Version (KJV) has good reason been termed the noblest monument of English prose. Its revisers in 1881 express a admiration for its simplicity, its dignity, its power, its happy turns of expression...the music of its cadences, and the felicities of its rhythm. It entered, as no other book has, into the making of the personal character and public institutions of the English-speaking peoples. We owe to an incalculable debt.

Yet the King James Version has grave defects. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the development of Biblical studies and the discovery of many manuscripts more ancient than those upon which the King James Version was based, made it manifest that these defects are so many and so serious as to call for revision of the English translation".

the Preface goes on to say: "The King James Version of the New Testament was based upon a Greek text that was marred by mistakes, containing the accumulated errors of fourteen centuries of manuscript copying... We are glad to say, with the King James translators: "Truly (good Christian Reader) we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make a bad one a good one... but to make a good one better." "

Remember, this is a direct quote from the RSV Bible.

Reverend Paul Tillich was a respected historian in the Bible he writes: "There is the problem with the Luther's and the King James' translation, and with other new translations. One is driven to actual absurdities with this doctrine of inspiration. To maintain if one has to make artificial harmonizations, for there are innumerable contradictions are made out to be only apparent, and one is forced to be ingenious to inventing ways to harmonize them."

Citing the RSV Bible and Rev. Paul Tillich doesn't quit bring the point home to a person who puts there faith in the Bible. Because one still thinks that this is their own interpretation.

Realizing this human tendency of being skeptical of other peoples opinions, especially when it comes in conflict with their dear and firmly held beliefs. I am forced to give actual Biblical references that shows contradictions and defects, this will bring my point clear and then you will be your own judge. In addition, I will include some Biblical reference which are questionable. All Biblical references will be taken either from the King James Version or the Revise Standard Version of the Bible.

Now is will proceed to show you some examples of the defective scriptures.

The following are questionable scriptures:

1. Hebrews 7:1-4 (RSV) St. Paul writes: "For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first by translation of his name, King of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of pease. He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever, See how great he is! Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of the spoils".

Discussion: The Biblical Scholars indicated that HEB 7:1-4 has an obscure meaning; no one is certain what it means. Melchisedec is mention in the Old Testament; however, nothing like Paul has described him. By the scriptures, Melchisedec is equal to God, because he is without father, without mother, without decent, nor beginning of day nor the end of life. Only God is like this, thus Melchisdec is another god! Melchisdec must be greater than Jesus because Jesus had a mother and Jesus was born and he died.

Exodus 31:17 (KJV) It is a sign between me and the children of Israel of ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Discussion: Does it make any sense that God who is all powerful gets tired and needs to be refreshed when he finished making his creation?

Let us look what the Qur'an has to say:

2:255 "God! there is no God but he, the living the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize him nor sleep. ...His throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and he feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. For he is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory)."

29:19 "See they not how God originates creation, then repeats it: truly that is easy for God."

30:27 "It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; and for Him it is most easy."

So ask yourself, which description makes more sense of God do you prefer, the Biblical description of God who gets tired and needs rest and refreshing or the Qur'an's description of God Who doesn't get tired and doesn't need to rest or to be refreshed. Qur'an says: It's EASY for God to preserve and Guard his creation.

Exodus 32:14 (KJV) "And the Lord repented of the evil which He thought to do unto His people."

Discussion: Can God the loving and the Lord of all good can do evil, than why have a Satan? In the Qur'an there is no such passage saying God can do evil.

Read what the Qur'an has stated:

20:52 "...The knowledge of that is with my Lord duly recorded: my Lord never errs or forgets."

And look what else Exodus 32:14 implies, that God sometimes makes mistakes and doesn't know what he is doing!

In Genesis 6:6 (KJV) "And it repented the Lord that he made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."

Thus, Gen. 6:6 implies that God did not have any foresight that

man was going to turn out to be evil and he regrets for making

Read what the Qur'an says: 2:30 "Behold, they Lord said to the angles: "I will create A vicegerent on earth". They said: "Whilst Thou place therein one who will make Mischief therein and shed blood? Whilst we do celebrate Thy praises And glory Thy holy (name)?" He said: I know what ye know not."

In Ezekiel 23 the whole chapter gives a vivid description about the two harlots, there names are Oholah and Oholibah. The Bible goes out of its way describing their lewd deeds. The way the Bible describes the lewd deeds of the two sister, it becomes pornography! I'm asking is this the word of God?

Read what the Bible has to say about the story of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac:

Genesis 16:15-16 (RSV) "And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram".

Genesis 17:24-26 (RSV) "Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. That very day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised".

Genesis 21:5 (RSV) "Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him."

Genesis (RSV) 21:8 "And the child grew, and was wean; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned".

Genesis (RSV) 9-21 "But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian whom she had borne to Abraham, playing with her son Isaac. So she said to Abraham,"Cast out this slave woman with her son; for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac." and the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. But God said to Abraham, "Be not displeased because of the lad and because of your slave woman; whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your decedents be named. and I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring." So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. When the water in the skin was gone, she cast the child under one of the bushes. Then she went , and sat down over against him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot; for she said , "Let me not look upon the death of my child." And as she sat over against him, the child lifted up his voice his voice and wept. and God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, "What troubles you Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast with your hand; for I will make him a great nation." Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the skin with water, and she gave the lad a drink. And God was with the lad, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became a expert with the bow. He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt."

Discussion: Gen 16:15-16 states that Abraham was 86 years old when Ishmael was born. Gen 17:24-26 states that Abraham was 99 years old and Ishmael was 13 years old when both Abraham and Ishmael was circumcised. Gen 21:5 Abraham was 100 years when Isaac was born therefore Ishmael was 14 years old at this time.

Gen 21:5 states that Isaac was weaned, it takes 2 to 3 years for a child to be weaned therefore Ishmael was approx. between 16 and 18 years of age. In Gen 21:14, Abraham under the command of his wife Sarah, banished Hagar and Ishmael. Abraham took bread and water-skin and put it on the shoulders of Hagar along with the child. Now the question is how can Abraham put a grown teenager on her shoulders along with bread and water?

Also, the story gives you an impression that Ishmael was a baby at the time; however, he in reality was a grown teenager.

In Gen 21:15, Hagar cast the child under the bushes. How can Hagar cast a full grown teenager under the bushes?

In Gen 21:16 The child wept, again, a full teenage boy crying, I guess it's possible? Gen 21:19 Hagar picked up the lad in her hand. Question again, how can Hagar pick-up a full grown teenager? In 21:19-20 Hagar saw a well and went to the well got water and returned to the lad a drink, it makes more sense that the full grown teenager would do this for his mother!

Read what the Bible account of what happen happened to Paul (Saul) when he was riding into Damascus:

Acts 9:3-7 (RSV) "... he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecute me?" And he said, "who are you, Lord?' And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you persecuting; but rise and enter the city, and you be told what you are to do." The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one."

Acts 22:9 (RSV) "Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one was speaking to me".

Discussion: Here you can see plainly the contradictions in

Paul's story. One account the men heard the voice and the

another account the men did not hear the voice. The Question,

which statement is the truth?

Matthew 1:16 (RSV) "and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is call Christ."

Luke 3:23 (RSV) "Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli"

Discussion: Here is another contradiction, who is Joseph real

father?

1 Timothy 6:15-16 (RSV) "...King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see."

John 1:18 (RSV) "No one has ever seen God..."

1 John 4:12 (RSV) "No man has ever seen God..."

Exodus 33: 18-20 (RSV) "Moses said, "I pray thee, show me thy glory."..."But, he said, "you cannot see my face; for man shall not see me and live."

John 5:37 (RSV) "And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me, His voice you never heard, his form you never seen..."

In the above references the Bible made it very clear that no man

has ever seen God, but yet look at the following verses:

Genesis 32:30 (RSV) "So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved."

Exodus 33:11 (RSV) "Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face,as a man speaks to his friend."

Numbers 14:14 (RSV) "...They have heard that thou, O Lord, art in the midst of this people, for thou, O Lord, art seen face to face,..."

Deuteronomy 5:4 (RSV) "The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire..."

Exodus 24:9-11 (KJV) "Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nedab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Isreal: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink."

Revelation 4:2 (RSV) "At once I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne! And he who sat there appeared like jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald."

Discussion: You can see clearly the scriptures are in

contradiction of each other.

Genesis 1:10-13 (RSV) "God called the dry land Earth, and waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And god said, "Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth." And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning,a third day."

Genesis 2:4-5 (RSV) "These are the generation of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, when no plant of the field had yet sprung up for the Lord god had not caused it to rain upon the earth."

Discussion: Notice the contradiction, in Gen 1:10-13 it states on the third day God created a sorts of vegetation and trees. However, in Gen 2:4-5 states in the day (third day) that God created the earth, no plant of the field had yet sprung up for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth.

In Psalm 78:65 (KJV) it describes as God asleep and waking up Drunk: "Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine."

Matthew 1:13 states that Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud and Luke 3:27 states that Ruesa was the son of Zerubbabel. Yet, in I-Chronicles 3:20 states that Zerubbabel had five sons Hasubah, Ohel, Berechian, Hassadiah, and Jushabbesed.

Question, where are the names of Abiud and Ruesa that Matthew and Luke were talking about?

In 2 Samuel 22:8-11 describing God having smoke coming out of his nose and fire out of his mouth devoured which coals were kindled by it. Also he saw God riding on a cherub, a cherub according to Random House College Dictionary, is a member of a second order of angels, often represented by a winged child.

Comment: Can you imagine that God Almighty is riding on a cherub and blowing smoke and fire!

In Titus 1:14 (KJV) warns about Jewish fables: "Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be giving heed to Jewish fables,

and commandments of men, that turn from the truth."

Here is another Question, did the Baptismal of Jesus actually

happen? Proof: John 1:32-37 (KJV) "and John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from the heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the dame said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptized with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus."

In Matthew 11:2 (KJV) it states: "Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?"

Now, in John 1:32-37 John the Baptist a great prophet strongly confirmed that Jesus is The Lamb of God. In Matthew 11:2 while John was in jail, John sent two of his disciples to ask Christ are you the awaited Christ or should we look for another? Why would John ask this question to Christ? Did the whole story about Baptizing Jesus took place?

In John 1:29 (KJV) John the Baptist say: "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world."

Notice John 1:29 is two scriptures before the beginning of John 1:32. Thus John supposedly strongly had confirmed Jesus twice as being the Lamb of God; however,in Matthew 11:2 he asked Christ Art thou he or should we look for another?. One last observation, In the other gospels when John baptized Jesus, a voice was heard from heaven saying "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". (Matthew 3:17). In the gospel according to John, it never recorded a voice as being heard.

In Matthew 27:50 (KJV) it states "Jesus when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the Ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And come out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."

There are two serious questions, The Gospel of Matthew is the only gospel that recorded this occurrence. The second question that comes up is the confusion when this occurred? Did the saints which slept aroused and came out of their graves occurred after when Jesus last load cry and when he gave up the Ghost? Or did this occurrence happened after Jesus resurrection? This story is no were to be found! Imagine, if the dead saints were appearing to many people as the scripture had said, this fantastic miracle should have been recorded in all the scriptures. One must ask, did this ever occurred or is it a myth!

Look what some Bible scholars say about the Bible:

In the book titled "The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception" by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh writes on page xiii in the preface:

"In researching the project we'd undertaken at the time, we were trying to separate history from theology, to distinguish the historical Jesus from the Christ of faith. In the process, we blundered head-on into the muddle of contradictions that confronts all researches into biblical material; and like all researchers before us, we found ourselves bewildered by that muddle."

And the book goes on to say: "As historical documents and testimony, the Gospels, as every scholar knows, are notoriously unreliable. They are essentially accounts of stark mystic simplicity, seemingly occurring in an historical limbo."

The book titled "The History of Christianity" by the Lion publishers, it states in page 53 the following: "

"Archaeology cannot prove the Bible true."

Professor Dummelow, of Cambridge in his Commentary on the Holy

Bible writes:

"A copyist would sometimes put in not what was in the text, but what he thought ought to be in it. He would trust a fickle memory, or he would make the text accord with the views of the school to which he belonged."

A book titled The History of Christians in the Light of Modern Knowledge on page 320 by Tucker, he writes:

"Thus Gospels were produced which clearly reflected the conception of the practical needs of the community for which they were written. In them the traditional material was used, but there was no hesitation in altering it or making additions to it, or in leaving out what did not suit the writer's purpose."

In the words of Mrs. Ellen G. White, of the 7th Day Adventist Movement, in her Bible Commentary it is said:

"Learned men had in some instances changed the words, thinking that they were making it plain, when reality they were mystifying that which was plain."

In a book titled Guidelines for Dialogue between Christians and Muslims by Maurice Borrmans states on page 78: "Christians need to be aware of this point of view which seriously questions the authenticity of their Scriptures and makes the use of the text in dialogue of questionable value."

Again read what the Qur'an says about the this subject:

2:79 "Therefore woe unto those who write the scripture with their

hands and then say, "This is from God," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby."

In a pamphlet called titled What Does the Bible Say About Woman in Ministry? Resources for Biblical Communication of Grand Rapids, Michigan had produced this pamphlet. Let me quote you from the pamphlet what the Ministers think about Paul's teaching concerning women. This is from page 3 of the pamphlet:

"Until recently, the only congregations willing to ordain women to pastoral ministry were those lacking a high view of Scripture. It was the minister trained in a liberal seminary who taught his congregation that the apostle Paul could not be trusted when it came to his view of women in the church."

On page 10 in the same pamphlet it says:

"In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul showed that gender is a factor when the church meets to worship. He reasoned from principles of (1) headship, (2) creation order, (3) Greek customs of headcovering, and (4) natural law."

Discussion: There are some very serious questions here. The pamphlet states that some ministers who preaching that Paul can not be trusted when it came to his view of women in the Church. My question is Paul has written many gospels to the Christians, in what other areas that we may discover that Paul can not be trusted!

On page 10 it states that Paul was influenced by the principles of (1) headship, (2) creation order, (3) Greek customs of headcovering, and (4) natural law." My question is where does God fit-in? In his teachings, Paul was influence by everything except for God!

In the Gospel of Barnabas, Barnabas one of the followers of Jesus during the early church. In his gospel Barnabas made a passionate plea to the Christians to warn them about Paul's false teachings. I will tell you before I go further that the Vatican Fore-Fathers who developed the present day Bible deemed that the Gospel of Barnabas came from dubious sources written about Jesus that they deemed not fit to be put into the present day Bible.

A book titled Guidelines for Dialogue between Christians and Muslims by Maurice Borrmans states on page 78: "...Christians should know about the Gospel of Barnabas that many Muslim scholars consider today to be the only true Gospel."

The Book titled "The Gospel of Barnabas, published by Lonsdal and Laura Ragg Translated from The Italian MS. in The Imperial The Imperial Library at Vienna. On page 2, the following passage is what Barnabas had written:

"Barnabas, apostle of Jesus the Nazarene, called Christ, to all them that dwell upon the earth desireth peace and consolation. Dearly beloved, the great and wonderful God hath during these past days visited us by his prophet Jesus Christ in great mercy of teaching and miracles, by reason whereof many, being deceived of Satan, under pretence of piety, are preaching most impious doctrine, calling Jesus son of God, Repudiating the circumcision ordained of God for ever, and permitting every unclean meat: among whom also Paul hath been deceived, where of I speak not without grief: for which cause I am writing that truth I have seen and heard, in the intercourse that I have had with Jesus, inorder that ye may be saved, and not be deceived of Satan and perish in the judgement of God. Therefore beware of every one that preacheth unto you a new doctrine contrary to that which I write, that ye may be saved eternally. the great God be with you and guard you from Satan and from every evil. Amen."

An example of what Barnabas was referring to is in the following:

Genesis 17:9-11 (RSV) "And God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you."

Luke 1:59-60 (KJV) "And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John."

Luke 2:21 (KJV) "And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb."

Yet, read what Paul says:

Galatians 5:2-4 (RSV) "Now I Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testified again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace."

Discussion: Now if circumcision was good enough for Jesus and

John, on whose authority Paul is teaching this gospel? It is quite

evident, Paul not God is issuing this gospel. Paul says: "Now I

Paul, say to you..." Not God's doctrine but Paul's doctrine!

A book edtitled Jesus or Paul on Page 122 By Dr. Arnorl Myer,

Professor of Theology, Zurich University) writes:

"If this is Christianity, then such Christianity was founded by St Paul and not by our lord."

Read what Dr. Johannes Weiss of Heidelburg University in his book

called Paul and Jesus on page 130 says about Paul's teaching:

"Hence the faith in Christ as held by Paul was something new in comparison with the preaching of Jesus; it was a new religion."

Dr. Wrede in his book titled Palaus page 6, he writes:

"The teachings of Jesus is directed entirely to the individual personally. Man is to submit his soul to God and to God's will wholly and without reserve... The central point for Paul is a divine and supernatural action. He who believes in these divine being can obtain salvation. The point which was everything to Paul was nothing to Jesus."

Read what Jesus had to say about the Law:

Matthew 5:17-19 (KJV) "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For very I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one jot shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Read what God himself said to Moses in Exodus 20:6 (KJV) "And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments".

Discussion: Reading Matthew 5:17-19 clearly shows that Paul is

deviating from the true meaning of the gospel of Jesus and God

himself in Exodus said to keep my commandments.

Question: Are the so-called modern-day Christians, should they

be really called Christians or should correct title be changed to

Paulians?

Paul teaches in Colossians 2:18 (RSV) "Let no one disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels,..."

Look what The History of Christianity on page 296 states:

"The ordinary Christian kept much of his pagan heritage, translated into Christian terms. The old spirit-shrines and pagan festivals became the new holy relics and holy days. Sophisticated theologians understood the absolute difference between the saints and the Trinity, but it is doubtful whether most lay people did. In the effort to achieve mass conversions during the Christianizing of Europe the church made ready use of festivals of pagan religion. It was easy to transfer the powerful character of pagan gods to christian saints. Often the pagan temples became Christian churches."

Can you see why by Paul's statement that it is easy for Christians to worship the angels and the saints?

Read what the Bible had to say about who you should worship:

Matthew 4:8-10 "Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me. "Then said to him, "Begone, Satan! for it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve."""

In the Qur'an it states:

3:79-80 "It is not (possible) that a man , to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to his people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than God's; on the contrary (he would say): "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all, for ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly," Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for Lords and Patrons."

9:30 "...God's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the truth! They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of God, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary: Yet they were commanded to worship but one God: there is no god but He...."

Christ warns about man-made doctrines:

7:6-8 "And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you Hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts is far from me; in vain do they worship me; teaching as doctrines the precepts of men." You leave the commandments of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.""

Going back to the subject about the Gospel of Barnabas, one of the world's best kepted secret in Christianity is, this will be a great shock to most Christians, in the Gospel of Barnabas, the Prophet Mohammed is mention by name! The Christian scholars do not want their followers to know this fact.

If anyone had dealings with the way our U.S. Govt disseminates information to the common people, one would know that the U.S. govt does a horrible job to disseminate useful information and programs to the average citizen. In most cases one has to dig for that information. The govt just do not make these programs readily known to the common people, one must be hungry to search for the information they want. The same way about these facts that I am writing about the truth which the churches are hiding from their members.

The Churches do not want their members to know anything outside the teachings of the Churches, especially the Gospel of Barnabas. The Churches are deliberately hiding the truth!

In the Time Magazine dated 24 August 1992 a former priest Eugen Drewermann states: "...is a bureaucrat's church, a bunker that conceals the truth Jesus wanted us to know...."

The Book titled "The Gospel of Barnabas", published by Lonsdal and Laura Ragg Translated from The Italian MS. in The Imperial The Imperial Library at Vienna. On page 123 of the book in section 97 (Note: the Gospel of Barnabas is divided up into sections) Jesus mentioned that God said the following:

"God said: "Wait Mohammed; for thy sake I will to create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make a present, insomuch that whoso shall bless thee shall be blessed, and whoso shall curse thee shall be accursed. When I shall send thee into the world I shall send thee as my messenger of salvation, and thy word shall be true, insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail, but thy faith never fail." Mohammed is his blessed name.'" Section 97 goes on to say: "Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying: "O God, send us thy messenger: O Mohammed, come quickly for the salvation of the world!"

There are even more places where the prophet Mohammed is mentioned

by name.

The Gospel of Barnabas is listed in Edgar Hennecke's Book vol 1 titled "NEW TESTAMENT APOCRYPHA" The Word Apocrypha means doubtful. The innercircle of priests and bishops who put the Bible together, had available many other gospels eg., The Gospel of the Hebrews, The Gospel of The Nazareans, The Gospel of Philip, and many more. They also deem these gospels as Apocrypha because these gospels did not suit their community needs, thus they did not include them into the present day Bible.

In the present day Bible, Jesus did say another prophet is coming after him. In John 16:12-14 (KJV) states:

"I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not of speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you."

John 15:26 (KJV) states: "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from my Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:..."

In John 16:12-14 and John 15:26, the church interprets as God sending only the Holy Spirit. However notice in John 16:12-14, the masculine pronoun is used 9 times. Jesus wanted to make sure that he was talking about another male prophet. That the people cannot bear all the truth now. This prophet will reveal more truths. Over and over again Jesus said can't you understand what I'm saying, (Matt 15:16). That other prophet will come when God has deemed that man has reach a certain stage of human development.

Read what Jesus said in the Qur'an about sending another messenger

61:6 "...Jesus the son of Mary said: "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of Allah (sent) to you confirming the Law (which came) before me and giving glad Tidings of an apostle to come after me whose name shall be Ahmad..."

The Prophet that came after Jesus, his name was Mohammed. Now one may wonder that Ahmad is not the same as Mohammed. The names Ahmad and Mohammed have the same meaning. The Prophet Mohammed was also called Mahmoud, all three names (Ahmad, Mohammed and Mahmoud) means "The Commendable One". Jesus was also known by a different name too, that name is Emmanuel (Matthew 1:23).

All through the history of the Bible, God had sent men to deliver gospels or the laws of God. Jesus said that it is best for him to go so the Father can send another Comforter (John 14:16). The first Comforter was Jesus. Now who was that other (another) or the second Comforter, we in the House of Islam believes that it was The Prophet Mohammed that is mentioned in the Gospel of Barnabas and indirectly mentioned in the Gospel of John. Like I said earlier, the Christian hierarchy wants the people to believe that it referring only to the Holy Spirit.

When God send prophets into the world, they are filled with the Holy Spirit. Also God will also send down the Holy Spirit to

anyone of his servants.

In John 16:7 (KJV) Jesus said, "Neverless, I tell you the truth: it is expedient for me that I go for If I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."

The Holy Ghost (Spirit) had already made its presents on earth before the birth of Jesus, references:

B.C. Before Christ's Birth:

Luke 1:15 (KJV) "...and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb." Note: "he" is referring to John the Baptist.

Luke 1:41 (KJV) "...and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost."

Luke 1:67 (KJV) "And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost."

A.C. After Christ's Birth:

Luke 2:26 (KJV) "...and the Holy Ghost was upon him." (Simeon)

Luke 3:22 (KJV) "And the Holy Ghost descended in a body shaped like a dove upon him." (Jesus)

During Jesus's ministry he was helped by the Spirit Of God to cast out devils. The Spirit of God is another name for the Holy Ghost (Matthew 12:31).

It was the Spirit of God that had revealed to Peter that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the Living God. (Matthew 15-17)

When Jesus was among his disciples he said: "...as may Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost." John 20:21-22 (KJV)

Note: In the RSV Bible, The Holy Spirit is used in all the scriptures referenced.

The Holy Spirit was with (1) John the Baptist, (2) Elizabeth, (3) Zacharias, (4) Simeon, (5) Jesus, (6) Peter, and (7) to the rest of Jesus's disciples; then all this makes nonsense of the saying that "if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you." Therefore the Comforter is not the Holy Ghost (Spirit)! However a Comforter (prophet) must have the Holy Ghost within him. Reference:

In 1 John 4:1-2 (KJV), it shows that the term prophet is the Same as a Spirit. "Beloved, believe not every Spirit, but try the Spirits whether they are of God; because many false Prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirits of God: Every Spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God."

Jesus, which was the first Comforter, was filled with the Holy Ghost. The Title Comforter is a another name for a Prophet.

Another proof that another prophet is coming after Jesus. The Jews asked John the Baptist about is he Christ, Elias or that prophet.

Reference: John 1:20-21 (KJV) "And he (John the Baptist) confessed, and denied not; Art thou Elias? and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? and answered, No. The Jews asked John again was he Christ, Elias or that prophet. Reference: John 1:25 (KJV) "And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

The Question arises, what prophet are the Jews referring when they said "That Prophet"? Clearly it wasn't Jesus, nor the Holy Ghost.

That Prophet was referring to a male (note: refer to pg. 43) prophet which is coming after Jesus. That Prophet was Prophet Mohammad.

Jesus called himself a Prophet: Matthew 13:57 (KJV) "A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house."

Luke 13:33 (KJV) "Nevertheless I must walk today, and tomorrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

The multitude recognized Jesus as a prophet. Ref: Matthew 21:11 (KJV) "And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee."

In John 4:1-2 mentioned "Every Spirit that confesseth that Jesus is come in the flesh is of God." The Prophet Mohammed through divine

dictation revealed the following about Jesus:

2:87 " ...We gave Jesus the son of Mary clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit."

3:45-50 "Behold! the angels said " O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: His name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, Held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to God. " He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity, and he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." She said: " O my Lord! how shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" " He said: "Even so: God creatheth what He willeth; when He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it "Be", and it is! And God will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel." And (appointed him) an Apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): I have come to you, with a sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave; and I heal those born blind and lepers, and I quicken the dead, by God's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe. "(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me, and to make lawful to you part of what was (before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear God, and obey me." "

Thus by the Bible's own standards, Prophet Muhammed was from God.

"The pamphlet Do Christians Believe in Three Gods? On page 23 the

authors of the pamphlet try to answer the questions about the

Trinity: (the question is asked)

Question: "What about the charge made by Muslims and the Jehovah's Witness that the doctrine of the Trinity came from paganism?"

Answer: (The author explains) "This charge is without foundation. The pagans worshiped many gods. Sometimes these gods were

arranged in groups of three, but they were always separate

beings. They never worshiped one God who existed in three

persons."

Comment: I can not help when I read such explanation to shake my

head. This explanation is very weak.

If I was a Christian reading this explanation, I would be

worried about the uncanny resemblance of the fact that the pagans

arrange their gods in groups of three.

Question: "Since all three Persons in the Trinity are equally God, isn't it wrong to refer to them as the first, second, and third Persons?"

Answer: (the author explains) "No, these terms do not indicate rank. They refer to the function of each Person-the Father as Originator, the Son as Agent, and the Holy Spirit as Applicator."

Note: Notice the answer said "...each Person..." indicating three distinct beings.

Question: (And another question was asked): "Is it all right to address our prayers to God the Father or the Holy Spirit?"

Answer: (the author explains) "We know that it is right and proper to pray to God the Father...It follows that we probably should normally address the Father when we pray. We should come to Him in the name of . We should rely on the Holy Spirit to lead us in our praying,...All three hear us when we pray. All are involved in the answers. Besides, no envy or jealousy exist within the Trinity."

Read what Reverend Paul Tillich writes in his book titled A History of Christian Thought on page 2:

"The Roman Church took over the heritage of the Roman Empire. We should never forget this fact. If we are tempted to evaluate the Roman Church more highly than we should, we ought to ask ourselves: how many Roman elements are in it, and to what extent are they for us in our culture? We should do the same thing with the Greek philosophical concepts which created the Christian dogma."

A Historian named Will Durant observed: "Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it...From Egypt came the ideas of a divine trinity."

Comment: To sum-up my response with this explanation, read the

underlined text in the following:

2 Timothy 4:3-4 (RSV) "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths."

Read what The History of Christianity on page 296 states: "The ordinary Christian kept much of his pagan heritage, translated into Christian terms."

"A History of Christian Thought" by a ed Protestant Reverend and Bible historian Paul Tillich page 282. states

" Then there is the problem with Luther's and the King James translation, and with other new translations. One is driven to actual absurdities with this doctrine of inspiration. To maintain it one has to make artificial harmonization, for there are innumerable contradictions in the Bible on historical as well on other matters. Such contradictions are made out to be only apparent, and one is forced to be ingenious in inventing ways to harmonize them."

The book entitled Contradictions and Fallacies in The Bible by K. Alan writes: "It would seem that these Christian priests and pastors, theologians and apologists have a peculiar logic of their own for reasoning and a special propensity for mysteries and absurdities. Their logic knows no medium, no distinction of terms, and no definite idea of the titles and appellations they used. They have an enviable taste for irreconcilable and contradictory statements which they alone can swallow like boiled eggs."

I think the three quotes above have summed-up my response to the

authors of that pamphlet.

Let's change gears a bit, I would like you to read another quote

from a theologian, his name is Ernest Renan. Renan

is a French theologian and a historian. In the book titled "The

Dead Sea Scrolls Deception" on page 107 it states: "Renan was no

obscure academic or fly-by-night sensationalist. On the contrary,

he was one of the most esteemed and prestigious intellectual

figures of his age."

In The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception on page 107 Renan states: "The Life of created one of the greatest upsets in the history of 19th-century thought." The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception states on page 107 about Renan's book (the Life of ): "Renan's book sought to demystify Christianity. It portrayed as "an incomparable man", but still a man - an eminently mortal and non-divine personage..."

The book, The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception says on page 108 about Renan's book - "The Life of transformed attitudes towards biblical scholarship almost beyond recognition. And for the next thirty years of his life, Renan was to remain a thorn in the Church's side,...Its no exaggeration to say that Renan released from its bottle a genie which Christianity has never since managed to recapture or tame."

Let's Read what the Qur'an says about :

4:172 "O people of the Book! commit no excesses in your religion: nor say of God aught but truth. Christ the son of Mary was (no more than) an Apostle of God, and His Word, which he bestowed on Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in God and His Apostles. say not "Trinity": desist: it will be better for you: for God is One God: glory to him: (for Exalted is He) above having a son."

5:119-121 "And behold! God will say " O the son of Mary! didst thou say unto men "worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of God"? He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, though I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, "Worship God, my Lord and your Lord", and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amoungst them; when Thou didst take me up, thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a Witness to all things. " If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servants: if Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted, the Wise".

In the book The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception the main theme of this

book is saying that the Dead Sea Scrolls reveals many historical

evidence that goes directly against the beliefs of the Church. The

books goes on to say that the Church is concealing the truth, in

some cases the Scripture has been destroyed and will never be

published!

The book, The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception, John M. Allergo

discovered that the Catholic Church headed by Father De V. or Milik

hid any Scripture that went against the Church doctrine!

The book states on page 58 and continues on 59: "...a dangerous

situation is fast developing where the original idea of an

international and interdenominational editing group is being bypassed. All fragments are brought first to De V. or Milik, and as with cave Eleven, complete secrecy is kept over what they are till long after they have been studied by this group. This report is Extremely disquieting. Scholars outside the international team have suspected that some form of monitoring and selection was taking place. Here, Allegro conforms these suspicions. One can only wonder what might have happened to any fragment that held doctrines opposed to the Church." and it goes on to say on page 66: "Whatever the circumstances pertaining to the release of this fragment, it derives from the corps of material hitherto controlled, and rigorously withheld, by the "elusive" Father Milik."

In the Time Magazine dated 24 August 1992 a former priest Eugen Drewermann states: "...is a bureaucrat's church, a bunker that conceals the truth wanted us to know." Drewermann goes on and states in the article about carrying out his duties is "like having lungs and not being allowed to breathe."

Read what the Qur'an has to say about people deliberately hiding

God's word:

2:174 "Lo those who hide aught the Scripture which God hath revealed and purchase a small gain therewith, they eat into their bellies nothing else than fire. God will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He make them grow. Theirs will be a painful doom."

In The Dead Seas Scrolls Deception on page 109 states: "Alfred Loisy, one of the most prominent and prestigious Modernists, wondered publicly how, in the light of recent biblical history and archaeology, may of the Church's doctrines could still be justified. " proclaimed the coming of the Kingdom", Loisy declared, "but what came was the Church." "

There are number of bogus scriptures and words that are in the

Bible that Christendom has identified as being an interpolation

and a fabrication.

1 John 5:7 in the King James Bible where it says: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

In the Revise Standard Version, that statement is not there! The

Bible Scholars concluded as a fabrication. In commenting on this

particular scripture, a Greek scripture translator Benjamin Wilson wrote: "It is not cited by any of the Greek ecclesiastical writers; nor by any of the early Latin Fathers even when the subjects upon which they treated would naturally have led them to appeal to its authority. It is therefore evidently spurious."

In Mark 16:8 in some Bibles it ends there! Citing from the RSV Bible it states: "Some of the most ancient authorities bring the book to a close at the end of verse 8." The Bible authorities are telling you that verse 9-20 is another example of bogus scriptures that were imposed on Christendom.

In Mark 1:1 (RSV) Says: "The beginning of the gospel of Christ, the Son of God."

The last part of the Mark 1:1 "the Son of God". The Bible

scholars of the RSV Bible says: "Other ancient authorities omit

the Son of God. " Here is an another example of bogus words that

were inserted in the scripture that was imposed on Christendom.

The Christian Scholars took out the words only begotten out of John

3:16 in the RSV Bible. These words are another example of bogus

inserted words that were imposed on Christendom.

Read what Reverend Paul Tillich writes on page 15 in the book titled A History of Christian Thought about the term "only begotten: "..."Son of God" is a very familiar pagan concept. The pagan gods propagated sons on earth. Because of this the words "only begotten" were added and he was called "eternal"."

I have only mentioned a few adulterations that the Bible scholars

have identified. And these adulteration are only a few examples

that was imposed on Christendom!

In a Book entitled The Bible, The Qur'an and Science by Dr. Baurice

Bucaille writes in his introduction on page viii:

"It was totally objective spirit, and without any preconceived ideas that I first examined the Qur'anic text and the data of modern science. I knew from the translations that the Qur'an often made allusion to all sorts of natural phenomena, but I had only a summary knowledge of it. It was only when I examined the text very closely in Arabic that I kept a list of them at the end of which I had to acknowledge the evidence in front of me: the Qur'an did not contain a single statement that was assailable from a modern scientific point of view. I repeated the same test for the Old Testament and the Gospels, always preserving the same objective outlook. In the former I did not even have to go beyond the first book, Genesis, to find statements totally out of keeping with the cast-iron facts of modern science."

F.F. Arbuthnot in his book titled The Construction of the Bible and the Qur'an writes: "...text of the Qur'an was prepared within twenty years after the death (A.D. 632) of Muhammad and this has remained the same, without any change, or alteration by enthusiasts, translators, or interpolators, up to the present time. It is to be regretted that the same cannot be said of all the Book of the Old and New Testaments."

Christianity is continually changing from its origin, not Islam.

Pick up a news paper today; you will read articles on Christianity

and see how people are interpreting its theology to suit their

needs.

A concrete proof that this is happening at our present

time, in the TIME magazine international dated November 23, 1992

Vol 71, page 42-48. The article is titled The Second Reformation,

you will read how the words in the Bible are changing to suit the

times.

Read what Jean L'heureux writes in her book titled

Etude sur L' Islamisme, p 35:

"Islam had the power of peacefully conquering souls by the simplicity of its theology, the clearness of its dogma and principles, and the definite number of the practices which it demands. In contrast to Christianity which has been undergoing continual transformation since its origin, Islam had remained identical with itself."

CONCLUSION

In the book entitled Contradictions and Fallacies in The Bible by K. Alan writes: "The Christians have not done anything unexpected. For centuries they have been reading the Bible without understanding it. The reason is the fear which keeps the Christians prisoners in their own thoughts, refusing to hear any criticism for the truth, afraid of hearing anyone trying to reveal the truth for them. The Christian missionaries, in general, are always trying to make everyone afraid before discovering the truth."

K. Alan goes on to say: "Today many Christians recognized the tendency of priest and evangelists to concentrate upon certain parts of the Bible while neglecting others. The predominant reason for such a method is to avoid the sections of the gospel which may deem whatever is being preached contradictory. Should the reader implement a close study of the Bible, such contradictions would be revealed."

Read what Reverend and a Theologian Tillich says in his book

titled A History of Christian Thought on page 282:

"There was another help for people who had to swallow the doctrine of verbal inspiration. The Question was: What about the many doctrines we find in the Bible? Are they all necessary for salvation? The Catholic Church had a very good answer. You do not need to know any of them; you have to believe what the church believes. Only the ministers and educated people need to know the special doctrines. The Catholic layman believes what the church believes, without knowing what that is in many respects."

In a book titled Understanding Psychology by Sandra Scarr of the

University of Virginia and James Vander Zanden of Ohio State

University the book states: "People often go along with others because they wish to be rewarded for conformity or to avoid being punished for nonconformity." It goes on to say: "The influence other people have on your attitudes and actions is considerable. Sometimes this influence is indirect and subtle; at other times is quite direct. People may simply tell you what to believe and what to do. Under what conditions do you obey them? Everyone has had experience with various authorities including parents, teachers, police officers, managers, judges, clergy, and military officers who call for obedience."

In the Qur'an 2:256 it states:

"Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out Clear

from Error: whoever Rejects Evil and believes In God hath grasped The most trustworthy Hand-hold, that never breaks. And God hearth and knoweth all things."

29:49 "Nay, here are Signs Self-evident in the hearts of those endowed with knowledge: And none but the unjust reject Our Signs."

8:2 "For, believers are those who, when God is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord."

3:199 "And there are, certainly, amount the people if the Book, those who believe in God, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to God: they will not sell the signs of God for a miserable gain! for them is a reward with their Lord, and God is swift in account."

3:164 "God did confer a great favor on the believers when He sent among them an Apostle from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of God, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error."

6:116 "Wert thou to follow the common run of those On earth, they will lead Thee away from the Way of Allah, They follow Nothing but conjecture: they Do nothing but lie."

In the pamphlet titled Do Christians Believe in Three Gods, on page

29 the author makes an last attempt to justify the Trinity concept.

It says:

"We must learn to live with a God we cannot fully comprehend. As C.S. Lewis has written: "F.F. Christianity was something we were making up, of course, we could make it easier. but it isn't. We can't compete, in simplicity, with people who are inventing religion . How could we? We're dealing with fact! Of course, anyone can be simple if he has no facts to bother about."

The author is alluding to the fact that Islam is well known to be

very simplistic doctrine, easy to understand. A religion that is

simplistic, he concludes that it can't be from God. Man is the

guilty party in making the way of life of which God had intended

into something complicated, don't blame it on God. Read any book

that deals with Christianity's history objectively, one can't help

to come away with a sense of frustration over the multitude of divisions

that occurred and confusion in theology and the rancor among the

Christians concerning . In Paul Tillich's book A History of

Christian Thought, two-thirds of the book is trying to answer the

question, who is Jesus? All the Christian scholars are using

elaborate philosophy in explaining . St. Arius was one of the

Christian leaders trying to save Christendom from a fatal theology

error of making into a man-god.

There are still Christians unto this day e.g. Jehovah's witnesses,

who are telling other Christians that Jesus is not God and there is

no such thing as Trinity in God. The Jehovah's witnesses are

reading the same book as the people who believe in the Trinity,

the question is who is right?

In the Qur'an it says: 2:135 "They say: "Become Jews or Christians if ye would be guided (to salvation)." Say thou: "Nay (I would rather) the religion of Abraham the true, and he joined not gods with God.""

3:95 "Say:God speaketh the truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the pagans."

1 Corinthians 14:33 (KJV) "For God is not the author of confusion...;"

Unfortunately, many people will read this research paper and will

not take heed. Many will take the easy way and remain in error because they are comfortable in their way of life and do not want to change. Many will prefer the ways of this world and not the ways of God because these are the ways (religions) that they found their fathers worshipping.

In the Qur'an it states:

5:107 "When it is said to them: come to what Allah hath revealed; come to the Apostle" they say: "Enough for us are the ways we found our father following." What! even through their fathers were void of knowledge and guidance?"

6:108-111 "Revile not ye Those whom they call upon Besides Allah In their Ignorance. Thus have We made Alluring to each people Its own doings. In the end will they Return to their Lord and He shall then Tell them the truth Of all that they did. They swear their strongest Oaths by Allah, that if A (special) Sign cam to them, by they would Believe. Say: "Certainly (All) Signs are in the power of Allah: but what will Make you (Muslims) realize That (even) if a (special) Signs Came, they will not believe."? We (too) shall turn to (confusion) their hearts And their eyes, even as they Refused to believe in this In the first instance: We shall leave them In their trespasses, to (stumble blinding). Even if We did send Unto them angles And the dead did speak Unto them, and We gathered Together all things before their very eyes, they are not the ones to believe, Unless it is in Allah's Plan. But most of them Ignore (the truth)."

7:179 " ...men We have made for hell: They have hearts wherewith they understand not eyes wherewith they see not and ears wherewith they hear not. They are like cattle nay more misguided: for they are headless (of the warning)."

Read what the Bible have to say:

Matthew 13:13 "Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing, see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."

Matthew 13:15 (KJV) "For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have closed; least at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

Here are some interesting articles to read:

In The Plan Truth introductory issued in March of 1993. The issue was titled "In Search of Christianity". On page 21 in the introductory issue the article titled "The Search For the Real Words of Jesus"

it states:

"The Jesus Seminar has staked out a heady goal for itself. It hopes to recover the actual words which Jesus spoke, under what he really thought and discover which deeds recorded in the Bible the accomplished. At its spring 1991 meeting, the Jesus Seminar concluded its first phase- six years of debating and voting on the words of Jesus. Last autumn, the seminar began its second phase, analyzing the biblical accounts of Jesus, the seminar rejected about 80 percent of his words, calling them later creations."

At the end of the article, the Plain Truth authors tried to defend the Bible by convincing that through all these adulterations of the Bible, one can rest assure that the present day Bible is God's holy word.

In the regular issue of the Plain Truth dated March 1993. Inside on page 8 an article titled: The Bible Truth or Fiction?

The article was centered around a man named John Shelby Spong. He is a Episcopal bishop of Newark, New Jersey. Bishop Spong was debating with Jerry Falwell on national T.V.. Bishop Spong was throwing out salvo after salvo seriously questioning the truthfulness of the Bible, is the Bible the truth of God or merely composed of human ideas? Bishop Spong had faulted many of the Bibles passages, saying they reflected facts and attitudes today's Christians simply do not believe. Bishop Spong wrote: "The average pew sitter in the average mainline church, both Catholic and Protestant, is, to say it bluntly, biblically illiterate."

There is a Christian article call Awake! dated September 8, 1957

Volume XXXVIII Number 17, printed in Brooklyn N.Y. The subject is entitled 50,000 Errors in the Bible?

In this article titled "50,000 Errors in the Bible?" the author was citing another publication called Look magazine, the article entitled "The Truth About The Bible" it states that the Bible has as many as 20,000 to 50,000 errors in it. The Authors of the Awake! publications said that many of the errors are corrected by modern translators and only minor discrepancies remain.

Remarks: Oh really? That's reassuring for me. When they said that most of the errors are corrected, ask them, did they asked Jesus or asked other prophets to make the appropriate corrections?

Here is another article in the Plain Truth magazine introductory issue of March 1993. On page 3 an article entitled "Whatever Happened to New Testament Christianity?" by Greg R. Albrecht. He writes: "What have those who claim to be the friends and followers of Christ done to Christianity? You can only conclude that he would be alarmed, even angered by the many beliefs and practices attached to his name today."

Even Mark Twain had said, if Christ were to come back today, there is one thing he wouldn't be, a Christian.

Mr Abdel Hameed Youness wrote: "Human beings are endowed with a great deal of intelligence, and freedom of choice, yet they still fall easy prey to Satan's claws who traps them in his net of false temptations and desires. Satan does not stop until he possess his prey and makes them do his work with mankind."