IS THE BIBLE GODS WORD? By Ahmed Deedat CHAPTER ONE WHAT THEY SAY CHRISTIANS CONFESS Dr. W. Graham Scroggie of the MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE, Chicago, one of the most prestigious Christian Evangelical Mission in the world, answering the question — “Is the Bible the Word of God?” (also the title of his book), under […]
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Tags: [" I said. I handed him the page. He started perusing. They (the Jehovah's Witnesses) are trained. They attend classes five times a week in their "Kingdom Halls." Naturally, " is an adjunct of the orthodox catechism, " is itself playing the same game of semantic gymnastics. In the article under review — "50000 ERRORS IN THE BIBLE?" — they say: "there are probably 50 000 errors . . . errors that have crept into the, " of the thousand -and - one - sects - and - denominations-of-Christianity, "And Jesus answered him, "but I believe that it is the Word of God!" There is no real remedy for such people. Even Jesus bewailed this sickness:, "Can I have a look?" "Of course, "I know." Now I personally had no knowledge of the Professor's conviction about the Bible. I had only assumed so from a controversy which raged around him about the "Divinity of Christ." 3He had taken, "I know" but he continued this time-with the words, "Is this your's?" He readily recognised his own. I said, "It says: 50 000 Errors in the Bible, "Jesus is the only begotten son of God, "Leave the fancy talk aside — is this your's?" pointing again to the monograph — "Awake!" He said, "THAT THESE DEFECTS ARE SO MANY AND SO SERIOUS AS TO CALL FOR REVISION . . ." This is straight from the horse's mouth, "THE KING JAMES VERSION (alternative description of AV) HAS WITH GOOD REASON BEEN TERMED 'THE NOBLEST MONUMENT OF ENGLISH PROSE.’ ITS REVISERS IN 1881 EXPRESSED ADMIRATION FOR 'ITS SIMPLICITY, "YET THE KING JAMES VERSION HAS GRAVE DEFECTS." And, "Your lecturer does not believe the Bible as being God's Word." The young evangelist, “ . . . And he sat upon him." (The Donkey) (Mark 11:7), “ . . . And they set Jesus Thereon." (The Donkey) (Luke 19:35), “ . . . Jesus ... sat thereon:" (The Donkey) (John 12:14), (and having learnt his purpose), (known as Gabriel in English), (Muhummed, (The Head of the Department of Theology) does not believe the Bible to be the Word of God." Without the slightest surprise he answered, 1. "THE FINEST VERSION WHICH HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN THE PRESENT CENTURY." — (Church of England Newspaper), 101 contradictions in the bible, 2. "A COMPLETELY FRESH TRANSLATION BY SCHOLARS OF THE HIGHEST EMINENCE." — (Times literary Supplement), 3. "THE WELL-LOVED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AUTHORISED VERSION COMBINED WITH A NEW ACCURACY OF TRANSLATION." — (Life and Work), 4. "THE MOST ACCURATE AND CLOSE RENDERING OF THE ORIGINAL" — (The Times), 4a. "So then the Lord Jesus, 4b. "While he blessed them, according to St. Luke and according to St. John, according to St. Mark, after he had spoken to them, And a few other Muslims do the same. They and the other missionaries will never darken your doors again. I believe that this publication will prove the most effective talisman to date. Insha-Allah!, and others of lesser trustworthiness, and perfectly preserved and protected from human tampering for the past fourteen hundred years! 1Even hostile critics of Islam have grudgingly vouched for the purity of the Holy Qur’ân: "THERE IS PROB, and sat down at the right hand of God." (Mark 16:19), AND THE FELICITIES OF ITS RHYTHM.’ IT ENTERED, and was CARRIED UP INTO HEAVEN." (Luke 24:51), and when the professional priest, and your telephone number. I will lend you this booklet — IS THE BIBLE GOD'S WORD?" for 90 days. I want a written reply!" If you do this, answering the question — "Is the Bible the Word of God?" (also the title of his book), are yet aiding and abetting the Protestant "crime" by forcing their native converts to purchase the Authorised Version (AV) of the Bible, as is the fashion today!, AS NO OTHER BOOK HAS, As soon as he settled down, became a frequent visitor to the Newtown Mosque in Johannesburg, Before we scrutinize the various versions, begotten not made, believing as they do that the Protestants have mutilated the Book of God, but a simple "Yes" or "No" cannot be given as an answer. You see, but the feeding is left to the Protestants! The overwhelming majority of Christians — both Catholics and Protestant — use the Authorised (AV) or the King James Version (KJV) as it is alternatively cal, but the Muslim advisedly keeps his Books in separate volumes!, but there is not a single Gospel "according" to (St.) Jesus himself! We sincerely believe that everything Christ (May the peace and blessings of God be upon him) preached was from God. That was the In, but what Gospel did Jesus preach? Of the 27 books of the New Testament, By Ahmed Deedat, carried this startling headline — "50000 ERRORS IN THE BIBLE?" (See below for the reproduction)., contradictions in the bible, do not commit yourself to anything, do not open your mouths. Wait for the Holy Ghost to inspire you with what to say., Dr. W. Graham Scroggie of the MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE, except that surprisingly he was not strait-jacketed, for playing with the "Word of God, give me your name and address, he parted from them, I invited him to lunch at my brother's residence — a stone's-throw from the Mosque. While discussing the authenticity of the Bible over the dinner table and sensing his stubborn dogmatism, I produced the full reproduction of what you see below. Pointing to the monograph at the top of the page, I put out a feeler: "Your Professor Geyser, i.e. the orthodox Christian scholars of "the highest eminence." Another galaxy of Doctors of Divinity are now required to produce an encyclopedia explaining the cause of those GRAVE AND SERIOUS DEFECT, If I had this booklet ready, INTO THE MAKING OF THE PERSONAL CHARACTER AND THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES. WE OWE TO IT AN INCALCULABLE DEBT.", is it true?" "What's that!" he exclaimed. I repeated, IS THE BIBLE GODS WORD?, Is The Bible Word Of God? Proof From The Bible Is Not Word Of God, ITS DIGNITY, ITS HAPPY TURNS OF EXPRESSION ... THE MUSIC OF ITS CADENCES, ITS POWER, leaning for support on the following:, let us clarify our own belief regarding the Books of God. When we say that we believe in the Tauraat, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) are recorded in the Books of Tradition called The Hadeeth., never will you find a missionary who will not, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord:" (Mark 12:29), one has first to explain one's position. But the Christian will not give one the opportunity. He gets impatient. "Answer — 'Yes or No!' " he insists. The Jews did the same to Jesus two thousand years , one of the most prestigious Christian Evangelical Mission in the world, ONE: The first kind — THE WORD OF GOD — is found in a Book called The Holy Qur’ân., only a small fraction can be accepted as the words of Jesus. The Christians boast about the Gospels according to St. Matthew, parson or predikant cannot refute the arguments — the inevitable Christian evasion is — "DO YOU ACCEPT THE BIBLE AS GOD'S WORD? On the face of it, presuppose that his potential convert accepts his "Holy Bible" as the book of final authority on every religious opinion? The only answer the prospective proselyte has is to quote verses from the Bibl, Protestant or a "Cultist, revealed to our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhummed Mustapha (Peace be upon him) word for word, that there are 50 000 errors in your Bible." "Where did you get that?" He asked. (This was published 23 years ago, The "gospel" is a frequently-used word, The above facts are a staggering confession by Christendom that the "inspired" authors of the Canonical Gospels did not record a single word about the ASCENSION of Jesus- Yet these "inspired" authors , The first of all the commandments is, the good news and the guidance of God for the, the hot-gospeller and the Bible-thumper is "inspired" to harry the "heathen." 1A theological student — a not-yet-qualified young evangelist — from the University of Witwatersrand, the Injeel and the Qur'an, The Jehovah's Witnesses in their "AWAKE!" Magazine dated 8 September, The Muslim World should congratulate the "Fifty cooperating denominations" of Christendom and their Brains Trust the "Thirty-two scholars of the highest eminence" for bringing their Holy Bible a degre, the question seems to be an easy one, The Roman Catholics, the Zaboor, they are the fittest missionaries among the thousand -and - one - sects - and - denominations of Christendom. They are taught that when cornered, This "cult" of Jehovah's Witnesses which is so strong in its condemnation of the orthodox Trinitarians, THREE: Evidence of the third kind abounds in different volume of Islamic history, through the agency of the Archangel Jibraeel, TWO: The second kind — THE WORDS OF THE PROPHET OF GOD, under the heading: IT IS HUMAN, was TAKEN UP INTO HEAVEN, what do we really mean? We already know that the Holy Qur'an is the infallible Word of God, when he was perhaps a little nipper) I said, When the Muslim proves his point from the Christian's own Holy Scripture, Whether Catholic, which is the only Bible available in some 1500 languages of the lesser developed nations of the world. The Roman Catholics milk their cows, with the "noble" thought of "witnessing"2to the members of its congregation. When I was introduced to him, With this sort of drivel, written by some of high integrity and learning, YET DIVINE. He says on page 17:]