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At 02:44 AM 5/28/2012, you wrote:
Dear Khalilur,
I assume you received my other email with my replies regarding the scriptures you quoted, so I will await your reply to that.
Reading what you've written, I can see that you completely disregard the teachings of Paul, as not being the Word of God.
What about the Books of : Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts. 1-3John, James, Revelations? Hebrews?
Are these the Word of God?
What about the Old Testament, are any of those the Word of God?
Dear Khalilur,
I assume you received my other email with my replies regarding the scriptures you quoted, so I will await your reply to that.
Reading what you've written, I can see that you completely disregard the teachings of Paul, as not being the Word of God.
What about the Books of : Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts. 1-3John, James, Revelations? Hebrews?
Are these the Word of God?
What about the Old Testament, are any of those the Word of God?
KHALILUR RAHMAN
Let me reply your this small letter first. After my breakfast, I will sit down with your big letters.
If you read all the available scriptures of different religions of the world, you can easily compare & judge their status. Books of Mathew, Mark, Luke & John of New Testament are written by Mathew, Mark, Luke & John in their own language, but they contain the activities/teachings/sayings of Jesus as they have seen it. Revelation is the Visions/predictions of future seen by John & described by him in his own language. The remaining books of New Testament are mostly letters for different churches written by Paul & others. They contain mostly advices, directives, analysis, quotations etc made by the respective writers. The translation of these books in different languages has, sometimes, changed the inner meanings of it as well.
Old Testament is more clear than New Testament. It is also a mixture of everything including history described by the authors But it contains many directives of God coming direct from God.
Hindu Scriptures are more or less like Old Testament. But they could maintain the original scripture in Sanskrit language, although translations are also available in different languages.
Qur'an is the only scripture now available in the world which is kept in its most original form as it came from God. Nobody can change even a letter from it. Translations are available in different languages. But the original text is always kept with the translation so that anybody can refer it in case of any confusion.
If you read all the available scriptures of different religions of the world, you can easily compare & judge their status. Books of Mathew, Mark, Luke & John of New Testament are written by Mathew, Mark, Luke & John in their own language, but they contain the activities/teachings/sayings of Jesus as they have seen it. Revelation is the Visions/predictions of future seen by John & described by him in his own language. The remaining books of New Testament are mostly letters for different churches written by Paul & others. They contain mostly advices, directives, analysis, quotations etc made by the respective writers. The translation of these books in different languages has, sometimes, changed the inner meanings of it as well.
Old Testament is more clear than New Testament. It is also a mixture of everything including history described by the authors But it contains many directives of God coming direct from God.
Hindu Scriptures are more or less like Old Testament. But they could maintain the original scripture in Sanskrit language, although translations are also available in different languages.
Qur'an is the only scripture now available in the world which is kept in its most original form as it came from God. Nobody can change even a letter from it. Translations are available in different languages. But the original text is always kept with the translation so that anybody can refer it in case of any confusion.
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At 09:39 AM 5/27/2012, you wrote:
Dear Khalilur,
I trust you have already received my previous response about my heart’s desire to see you saved.
This response is now in response to what you say Jesus and His disciples taught, verses what Paul taught.
1: You wrote: Mathew 10: 5-7 "Do not go to Non-Jew and the village of Samaria .
Only go to the lost sheep of Israel".
Answer: Jesus was directing His disciples before He was crucified. He was directing them to go to the house of Israel to preach that the Kingdom of God had come (HE IS, the kingdom of God that had come, by the way). Now, same book: Look now at what Jesus said AFTER His resurrection: Matthew 28: 18-20 "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen."
2: You wrote:
Mathew 15: 24 Jesus said-"I am sent only to the lost sheep of Israel".
Mathew 15: 26 "It is not good to give the food of Children to dogs."
Same answer as above: You MUST read things in the context they are given
3: You wrote:
Mathew 5: 17-20 "Do not think that I come to destroy the Law and
commandments of Moses, but to strengthen them."
Answer: YES Indeed! Jesus did come to fulfill ALL that the Law and the Prophets foretold. And notice, again, IN CONTEXT, how Jesus ends this teaching....look at verse 48: "Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.".
PERFECT! God expects you to be PERFECT.
HOW? How is this possible?
By keeping the law? I don't think so!
I mean, even if you could start today and then actually NEVER sin again, you STILL wouldn't be perfect, because you already sinned! How will you get rid of the sins you already did? By being sorry?
Being sorry for our sin doesn't pay the price for it.
The price for sin is death!
You MUST die to pay for your sins, OR you can accept the sacrifice God made for your sins. He KILLED HIS OWN SON. Will you spit in His face by rejecting His love and insisting on trying to be perfect on your own? What an insult!
You wrote;-
Mathew 23: 2-3 -"Do what you are told to follow the laws of Moses".
My answer:
Yes, Jesus DID say this, but NOT as a means of salvation. But as a matter of fact, that we are supposed to obey God...read the ENTIRE scripture. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence."
I must say, those of you who focus on 'keeping the law' are concerned with how you look, but not if God has your heart. You focus on doing things FOR God, rather than submitting to His lordship and allowing Him to actually give you a new heart. Give up! Jesus said "come to me and I will give you REST". He didn't come to tie upon us a heavy burden, but to lift the burden onto His shoulders and to lead us in Love.
Luke 16: 29 - "For salvation, give attention to the books of
Moses & Prophets".
Answer:
Well, you have completely misquoted this verse. It has NOTHING to do with what you say that Jesus was teaching. This story is Jesus teaching about an interaction between two dead people, one who was in hell and one who was in Abrahams bossom (the place people went before Jesus died for the sins of the world and rose from the dead, NOW, people go to either hell or heaven, for now, in Christ we are perfect. Before Christ, all we had was the Law and the law could NEVER make someone perfect.) But here, look at what James, the BROTHER of Jesus wrote about the law: "But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues [in it], and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does."
He refers to something called "the LAW of LIBERTY". What do you suppose that Law is?
I will tell you what is it: It is the Law of Love. God so LOVED the world that He gave.
You see, it's not about what we must do for God, it's about what God already did for us.
Dear Khalilur,
I trust you have already received my previous response about my heart’s desire to see you saved.
This response is now in response to what you say Jesus and His disciples taught, verses what Paul taught.
1: You wrote: Mathew 10: 5-7 "Do not go to Non-Jew and the village of Samaria .
Only go to the lost sheep of Israel".
Answer: Jesus was directing His disciples before He was crucified. He was directing them to go to the house of Israel to preach that the Kingdom of God had come (HE IS, the kingdom of God that had come, by the way). Now, same book: Look now at what Jesus said AFTER His resurrection: Matthew 28: 18-20 "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen."
2: You wrote:
Mathew 15: 24 Jesus said-"I am sent only to the lost sheep of Israel".
Mathew 15: 26 "It is not good to give the food of Children to dogs."
Same answer as above: You MUST read things in the context they are given
3: You wrote:
Mathew 5: 17-20 "Do not think that I come to destroy the Law and
commandments of Moses, but to strengthen them."
Answer: YES Indeed! Jesus did come to fulfill ALL that the Law and the Prophets foretold. And notice, again, IN CONTEXT, how Jesus ends this teaching....look at verse 48: "Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.".
PERFECT! God expects you to be PERFECT.
HOW? How is this possible?
By keeping the law? I don't think so!
I mean, even if you could start today and then actually NEVER sin again, you STILL wouldn't be perfect, because you already sinned! How will you get rid of the sins you already did? By being sorry?
Being sorry for our sin doesn't pay the price for it.
The price for sin is death!
You MUST die to pay for your sins, OR you can accept the sacrifice God made for your sins. He KILLED HIS OWN SON. Will you spit in His face by rejecting His love and insisting on trying to be perfect on your own? What an insult!
You wrote;-
Mathew 23: 2-3 -"Do what you are told to follow the laws of Moses".
My answer:
Yes, Jesus DID say this, but NOT as a means of salvation. But as a matter of fact, that we are supposed to obey God...read the ENTIRE scripture. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence."
I must say, those of you who focus on 'keeping the law' are concerned with how you look, but not if God has your heart. You focus on doing things FOR God, rather than submitting to His lordship and allowing Him to actually give you a new heart. Give up! Jesus said "come to me and I will give you REST". He didn't come to tie upon us a heavy burden, but to lift the burden onto His shoulders and to lead us in Love.
Luke 16: 29 - "For salvation, give attention to the books of
Moses & Prophets".
Answer:
Well, you have completely misquoted this verse. It has NOTHING to do with what you say that Jesus was teaching. This story is Jesus teaching about an interaction between two dead people, one who was in hell and one who was in Abrahams bossom (the place people went before Jesus died for the sins of the world and rose from the dead, NOW, people go to either hell or heaven, for now, in Christ we are perfect. Before Christ, all we had was the Law and the law could NEVER make someone perfect.) But here, look at what James, the BROTHER of Jesus wrote about the law: "But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues [in it], and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does."
He refers to something called "the LAW of LIBERTY". What do you suppose that Law is?
I will tell you what is it: It is the Law of Love. God so LOVED the world that He gave.
You see, it's not about what we must do for God, it's about what God already did for us.
KHALILUR RAHMAN
Now I will try to reply your this letter, Insha-Allah.
You said, Jesus directed his disciple not to go to Non-Jews before his crucifixion. But after he is crucified, he ordered them to go to all the people. These two statements are contradictory to each other. My question is , which one is more credible, statement given by Jesus in public when he was alive or statement given by his spirit on top of a hillock in front of his 11 disciples? I believe, a living Jesus is more reliable & credible. Please read the last instructions of Jesus from other 3 books also. Please read John 21:15-19. You will find that Jesus gave last instruction to Peter to look after his lambs of Israel. He did not tell him to go to others. Jesus also predicted that Peter will join somebody unwillingly at his old days. This man may be Paul. You have to derive the truth from all these.
To reply your second question, I must say that the two verses I quoted from Bible are so clear &unambiguous that everybody will understand it. You cannot explain it to get other meanings. If Jesus says, he is for the lambs of Israel, certainly he is. Jesus cannot lie.
I can tell you same thing to reply your 3rd question. if Jesus says, you have to keep the Laws & Commandments, then that is the way to attain perfection.
To reply your 4th question, I also say that yes, Jesus told us to clean the cup from inside & outside. Your faith will clean inside & keeping Laws & Commandments will clean your outside. Jesus emphasized both Faith & Laws.
For your 5th question, yes, it is a story of two dead men. But who is describing this story as example? While Jesus telling this story, he narrated the statement of Abraham. Abraham said, give attention to the books of Moses & Prophets for salvation.
Now I have one question to you. Jesus called himself Son of Man & Son of God. His 12 disciples are also called Son of God. Even Jesus said- - Who so ever have faith on Jesus, he is the son of God (John 1:12). So, you are also son of God. But, sometimes you call Jesus the Begotten Son of God. What you mean by begotten, what is its dictionary meaning & why Jesus should be the begotten son. You must quote from Bible in your reply.
You said, Jesus directed his disciple not to go to Non-Jews before his crucifixion. But after he is crucified, he ordered them to go to all the people. These two statements are contradictory to each other. My question is , which one is more credible, statement given by Jesus in public when he was alive or statement given by his spirit on top of a hillock in front of his 11 disciples? I believe, a living Jesus is more reliable & credible. Please read the last instructions of Jesus from other 3 books also. Please read John 21:15-19. You will find that Jesus gave last instruction to Peter to look after his lambs of Israel. He did not tell him to go to others. Jesus also predicted that Peter will join somebody unwillingly at his old days. This man may be Paul. You have to derive the truth from all these.
To reply your second question, I must say that the two verses I quoted from Bible are so clear &unambiguous that everybody will understand it. You cannot explain it to get other meanings. If Jesus says, he is for the lambs of Israel, certainly he is. Jesus cannot lie.
I can tell you same thing to reply your 3rd question. if Jesus says, you have to keep the Laws & Commandments, then that is the way to attain perfection.
To reply your 4th question, I also say that yes, Jesus told us to clean the cup from inside & outside. Your faith will clean inside & keeping Laws & Commandments will clean your outside. Jesus emphasized both Faith & Laws.
For your 5th question, yes, it is a story of two dead men. But who is describing this story as example? While Jesus telling this story, he narrated the statement of Abraham. Abraham said, give attention to the books of Moses & Prophets for salvation.
Now I have one question to you. Jesus called himself Son of Man & Son of God. His 12 disciples are also called Son of God. Even Jesus said- - Who so ever have faith on Jesus, he is the son of God (John 1:12). So, you are also son of God. But, sometimes you call Jesus the Begotten Son of God. What you mean by begotten, what is its dictionary meaning & why Jesus should be the begotten son. You must quote from Bible in your reply.