Orthodox Christians become a Muslim

(1) The Quar"an confirms the Bible as Accurate Muslim means "One who surrenders to God;" I believe all true Christians surrender to God. If they didn"t they wouldn"t be Christians. Part of surrendering to God means accepting the truth of the Scriptures. Interestingly, the Quar"an tell us that it was written to confirm these Scriptures which came before it. One is alluded to in the fifth Sura, Al-Ma"ida [The Table], in verses"43 and 44. There, we read: "How will they come to you for judgement, when they already have the Torah which enshrines Allah"s own judgement? Soon after they are bound to ignore you: they are no true believers. There is guidance, and there is light, in the Torah which We have revealed." Hence, the Torah, the writings of Moses, are referred to in the Qur"an as the Word of God. Again, we read in the Qur"an: "Your Lord is best aware of all who dwell in heaven and earth. We have exalted some prophets above others. To David We gave the Psalms." (Sura"17, Al-Isra" [The Night Journey], verse"55) The third writing referred to in the Quar"an is the Gospel at Sura"5, Al-Ma"ida [The Table], verses"46,"47. In the Qur"an the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospel are time and again shown to be God"s Word. In the one hundred fourteen Suras, or chapters, of the Qur"an, at least sixty-two verses point out that these three writings come from God. And at least twelve other verses say that the Qur"an was written for the purpose of confirming these books. Here are some of these verses. "Children of Israel .".". Have faith in My revelations, which confirm your Scriptures." (Sura"2, Al-Baqara [The Cow], verse"41) "A Book confirming their own has come to them from Allah." (Sura"2, Al-Baqara [The Cow], verse"89) "When it is said to them: "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they reply: "We believe in what was revealed to us." But they deny what has since been revealed, although it is the truth, corroborating their own scriptures." (Sura"2, Al-Baqara [The Cow], verse"91) "He has revealed to you the Book with the truth, confirming the scriptures which preceded it; for He has already revealed the Torah and the Gospel for the guidance of men, and the distinction between right and wrong." (Sura"3, Al-Imran [The Imrans], verses"3, 4 "What We have revealed to you in the Book is the truth confirming previous scriptures.""Sura"35, Al-Fatir [The Creator], verse"31. So the Quar"an directs all who submit to God to the Torah, Psalms and Gospel which we have in the Bible, and advises them to follow and accept these. (2) The Gospels are more Historically Accurate than Quar"an regarding Jesus If Muslims trust the Quar"an, they should trust the Bible record regarding the fact that Jesus died on the cross (Matt 16:21; 17:22-23; John 19:17-19) and was the Son of God (Luke 1:26-32; John 20:31-32; Matthew 3:16-17; 16:16-17), because as shown above the Quar"an vindicates the Bible as God"s word. But more than that, both records appeal to divine inspiration, so we can"t settle accuracy on those grounds, that"s why we look to historical evidence, and when we do we find the Gospels" account of Jesus death is supported by 1st century historians Josephus and Tacitus, both of whom were close enough to Jesus to know the truth. Josephus actually was a contemporary of Jesus. (The Annals, by Tacitus, Book XV. 44; Loeb edition, 1981, Vol. V, p. 283; Jewish Antiquities, by Flavius Josephus, Book 18, Chapter 3, paragraphs 1-5, The New Complete Works of Josephus) We have no historical documentation to confirm the Quar"an account of what happened instead of the crucifixion. The Quar"an itself wasn"t written until around 610 CE, while the Gospels we written, some by eyewitnesses to Jesus, others by contemporaries who got their information from the eyewitnesses to Jesus. (Luke 1:1-4; 1 John 1:1-4; 1 Corinthians 15:3-6; John 21:24; 2 Peter 1:12-18) Early church fathers like Clement the bishop of Rome from 88-99 AD, Ignatius (35-107 AD) and many others quote from the New Testament, placing them all firmly within the lifetime of the eyewitnesses. Now which is more likely to be correct? The Quar"an account written over 500 years after the facts by a non-witness, or the Gospels written down while the eyewitnesses were still alive? (3) Christianity is more Authentic then Islam Jesus, the founder of our Christian faith had many miracles to prove he was of God. (Matt 1:19-25; Mark 2:6-8; Matt 3:14-17) So did his disciples. (Acts 20:8-12; Matt 10:1-8) Muhammad, however, came with no supernatural proofs of his divine commission. (Sura 17:89-93; 21:5, 6). In view of the many signs the previous prophets like Moses and Jesus performed, did his listeners not have a right to ask: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord"? (Sura 6:37; 13:7, Ali) What is faith without proof? Anyone could claim to be sent of God. Moses and Christ proved it by the performance of many miracles, but where were Muhammad's miracles? He confessed in the Quran to having none. (Suras 2:118; 10:38; 11:13; 6:109) Plainly it quotes God as saying, "We refrain from sending Signs, only because men of former years treated them as false." (Sura 17:59, Ali) That doesn"t allow for any miracles. Bible writers proved they were of God, so did Jesus, Muhammad didn't. (4) Muhammad Spoke words of Satan A prophet must speak only what God commands. (Deu 18:20) Jesus obeyed this, but Muhammad is known to have spoken words of Satan exalting pagan idols. Then he prostrated himself in the Mosque among idol worshipers, confirming the satanic words that he brought forth. Sura 53:19-20 contains two phrases Muhammad spoke that are credited to Allah: "Have you considered Al-Lat and Al-Uzza and Manat, the other third?" As Muhammad meditated on this, Satan put upon his tongue and he proclaimed: "these are the exalted Gharaniq whose intercession is approved." Muhammad could not distinguish between the voice of Allah and the voice of Satan. Jibril laterr came to Muhammad and explained that he spoke what Allah did not command. Finally, Allah annulled what Satan had given Muhammad, and established in its place Sura 53:21, 22 and 23 that are in the Qur'an today. For this reason the so-called "satanic verses" that Muhammad declared on behalf of other gods are not in the Qur'an but can be found in Ibn Ishaq's Sira, The Life of Muhammad, a book Muslims revere. (5) Islam has a Morally Inferior Concept of God Being all-loving, God is the highest standard of love. Yet, the Qur'an minimizes God's love for mankind. It says: "Allah loveth not transgressors" [la uhibb al-mua'tadeen] (Sura 2:190) "Allah loves [hubb] not those who do mischief." [al-mufasideen] (Sura 28:77) "Allah loveth [hubb] not those who reject Faith. [al kafireen] (Sura 3:32) "Allah loveth [hubb] not those who do wrong." [ad-dalemeen] (Sura 3:57) "Allah loveth [hubb] not any arrogant boaster. [kul mkhtal fkhur] (Sura 31:18) This view holds that God only loves those who do good, that we must earn God"s love. This contradicts the previous prophets, for Jesus told us to love our enemies and pray for them. (Matt 5:44) It also makes it look like one can actually deserve God"s love. The Quar"an denies that God loves the very people he claims to love so much, that he sent his Son to die for them. (John 3:16) Now that I"ve outlined my case, let me begin to address Con"s argument. He appeals to scientific facts as proof of the Koran"s superiority. He cites the expansion of the universe, but the stretching out of the heavens is also found in the Bible. (Isa 40:22) The fact that all matter comes from energy is also found in the Bible. (Isa 40:26) But the Bible isn"t primarily a science book, but a manual for human living and relationship with God, so I see no reason why it ought to focus heavily on science. Is Con therefore saying that the abundance of scientific knowledge in science books makes them more true than the Quar"an? If so, he must accept evolution which is taught therein.