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I realize that there may be several PPs participating in this discussion, but one or more of you seem obsessed with the idea that the Bible is written by men, and therefore fallible. But I would say that this is part of the truth and uniqueness of the Judeo-Christian God -- He himself became a man, walking among us, the human race. That is God reaching out to us, interacting with us, more than we can even comprehend. Yes, the 
[b]Bible was penned by man, but it is the inspired word of God[/b], again reaching out to us in concrete form that we can now see and touch. Do I believe that every comma, word and sentence is literally perfect and in our interpretation, completely without error? No. But the Bible is meant to be taken in its entirety and when you read it that way, you will see the unfolding of your own story -- your creation, your human failings, your craving for an answer and your search for meaning, and God's repeated attempts to come to you.[/quote]

You do realize that Muslims believe the same about the Koran?

Here is a reference as to the Koran:
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"The Quran is the last testament in a series of divine revelations from God (Allah in Arabic). It consists of the unaltered and direct words of God, which were revealed through the Angel Gabriel to Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam, more than 1400 years ago."[/i]

Why would one give greater credence to what Christians believe about the Bible versus what Muslims believe about the Koran?[/quote]
Because the Bible has a risen Christ who performed miracles while on Earth, humbled Himself to die on the cross, and rose again to Life and was witnessed by hundreds of people. Anyone truly trying to come to grips with this should do some serious research on how the Gospels and Epistles of the New Testament were truly written, handed down and preserved to see there's much more to it than you think. God revealed Himself, proved to those who walked with him on the Earth that Christ was God in the flesh, and was resurrected never to die again. This is a far greater witness than Muhammad. [b]The Koran, which was written hundreds of years after the New Testament, denies Christ.[/b] [b]The Gospels and some of the epistles of the New Testament were written by the very men who knew Christ and who witnessed his miracles, death and resurrection. They have a far, far weightier testimony.[/b][/quote]

Muslima has addressed some of the points that I would take issue with in your response.

I'd like to add that your statement that "the gospels and some of the epistles were written by the very men who knew Christ........." is categorically incorrect. Matthew and John knew Jesus. Mark and Luke did not ....... Mark is believed to have gotten his information from Peter and Luke from Paul. Mark may have met Jesus because his mother was one of his followers.

As far as the epistles are concerned,  Paul is not believed to have known Jesus well - if he knew him at all - while he was alive. His association with Jesus was after the resurrection on the road to Damascus.

With regard to Muslims and how they view Jesus ..... Muslims revere Mary and view Jesus as a major prophet. They also believe in the virgin birth but they do not believe that Jesus was the son of God.

I would suggest that based on the above, the serious research that you impliedly have conducted in reaching your beliefs may be a shade flawed.

BTW, I am not a Muslim and don't claim to be an expert on Islam but I do have Muslim friends and they have told me how Islam views Jesus and Mary.[/quote]

Unfortunately, the above suppositions about the Bible is what passes for Bible study in some churches.  The Pastor says it and no one checks actual biblical scholarship on the matter.[/quote]

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