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Brother Jon,

The starter of this thread would be a good candidate for the Bahai faith don't you think brother?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith_and_the_unity_of_religion

 

I know this was quoted already..."In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made......And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."

John indicates Jesus was with God from the beginning.... He was God from the beginning.


"Sons of God"? What " sons" are you talking about?

 

The Trinity is hard to understand. 1 God, 3 divine persons. Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

The Quran states Jesus was just a messenger. Just a prophet.

 

Give me an example of Qur'an supporting the deity of Christ. That He is God.

 

Muslims reject the trinity. "People of the Book (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, and attribute to God nothing except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of God, and His command that He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and in His Messengers, and do not say: ‘God is a Trinity.' Give up this assertion; it would be better for you. God is indeed just One God. Far be it from His glory that He should have a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. God is sufficient for a guardian" (Quran 4:171).

Muslims do not believe Jesus is the son of God
"Say: "God is Unique! God, the Source [of everything]. He has not fathered anyone nor was He fathered, and there is nothing comparable to Him!" (Quran 112:1-4).

The Quran also states:

"Such was Jesus, the son of Mary; it is a statement of truth, about which they vainly dispute. It is not befitting to the majesty of God, that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! When He determines a matter, He only says to it, ‘Be' and it is" (Quran 19:34-35).

Conclusion, I advise all posters not to respond to this poster as he denies who Jesus is.
"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds" (2 John 1:9-11)

 

It is a false gospel. Faith saves, not works.
Romans 10 and Ephesians 2

"9[†]because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

"8[†]For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing;it is the gift of God, 9[†] *not a result of works, so that no one may boast."

I was just warning you. The board will not tolerate promotion of Islam. I am perfectly calm. Not the one cussing here, now am I?

As far as the Bible being "tweaked".... I have copies of the variants in Greek text. I see how it has been translated. Modern English Bibles(most of them) and the KJV do a fantastic job.

*cleaned up scripture cut and paste. Left study note marks in the text.

 

Sura 5:72, which I already quoted says Christ was nothing more than a messenger of Allah. Just like the messengers before him.

 

The Old Testament has zero bearing on the new covenant. Even in the OT, works did not save. Romans for testifies to that. Faith saves then, faith saves now.

ROMANS 4 What then shall we say was gained by* Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but*not before God. 3For what does the Scripture say? **“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5And to the one who does not work but believes in*[2] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

 

I will add, since the Bibles historical accuracy has been attacked. The reason the Quran doesn't have the textual variants that the NT Greek has is due to Uthman. Uthman disturbed his version of the Quran and ordered all other Qur'anic materials burned. Including earlier sources of Qur'anic evidence. Hard to say what was in the early texts.

That is why NT Greek has more variants then the Quran. We never burned the Greek after the Vulgate was written. Or after the Textus Receptus. We kept the old manuscripts. The Muslims however did try to burn them all for us when they attacked the Eastern Christians.

 

Oh yes...."children".... I didn't recognize from memory "sons". Being a child of God is much different than being the "Son of God". If you want to dive into the doctrine of the Trinity, I'm game. Let me know.

12[†]But to all who did receive him,*who believed in his name, *he gave the right *to become *children of God,

JOHN—NOTE ON 1:12–13 Receive him implies not merely intellectual agreement with some facts about Jesus but also welcoming and submitting to him in a personal relationship. “Believed in” (Gk. pisteuō eis) implies personal trust. His name refers to all that is true about him, and therefore the totality of his person. Born, not of blood*…*, but of God makes clear that neither physical birth nor ethnic descent nor human effort can make people children of God, but only God’s supernatural work (8:41–47; cf. 3:16). This extends the possibility of becoming God’s children to Gentiles and not just Jews (11:51–52; cf. 10:16). See also 3:3–8. To all*… who believed*… he gave the right indicates that saving faith precedes becoming members of God’s family through adoption as his children.