Christianity is the Right Religion Part 1

Unlike the holy books of other religions, Writes James Orr, The Bible is not "a miscellany of disjointed pieces. , Out of which it is impossible to extract any order, Progress or arrangement. " The Zoroastrian and Buddhist scriptures as well as the Koran, Says Or, "are equally destitute of beginning, Middle or end. They are for the most part, Collections of heterogeneous materials, Loosely placed together. " This contrasts with the Bible, Which "is not a collection of fragments, But has. . . An organic character. " It is one connected story "from beginning to end; we see something growing before our eyes; there is a plan, Purpose, Progress; the end folds back on the beginning, And, When the whole is finished, We feel that here again, As in the primal creation, God has finished all his works, And behold, They are very good. " It's worth noting that God didn't just speak the Bible through His human agents; He choreographed world events that would make their way into the Testaments. He's not a divine historian, He's the History Maker, The divine author of Life who created us, Made us a part of His story and superintends history from its beginning to its triumphant conclusion. Many biblical stories weren't history when they were written; they were prophecies that became history after they came true. Of course, The Bible doesn't purport to be a comprehensive history, Only a salvation history-a history concerning the grand sweep of man's redemption and salvation. It is also much more than a book of salvation history. It is a special message from God to us revealing Who He is and His desire that we have a relationship with Him. It is a manual for how we should acquire wisdom, Live moral lives, And love God and one another above all. But much of the Bible's life instruction is presented in the context of orderly historical events, Including David's cries to God in the Psalms, Solomon's wisdom in Proverbs, And Jesus' teachings in the gospels. We learn God's teaching in the historical context of the lives of others, Especially the nation of Israel, And in our own lives as we interact with Him through prayer and through reading, Studying, And meditating on His Word. It is breathtaking to contemplate God's majesty in arranging events to play out exactly as He prescribed, In His sovereignty, Yet preserving our free will. It is awe-inspiring to consider that He tells our redemptive story, Teaches us about His nature, Shows us how to approach Him, And instructs us how to live, Through so many different people in so many different times and in so many different cultures and environments. While it is doubtful that some of these writers, Especially the Old Testament ones, Were fully aware, If aware at all, As to how their contribution to revealed Scripture would relate to the whole, Paul and other New Testament writers do seem to be aware of the unity of their message. This, In turn, Should enhance our appreciation for the organic unity of the Bible as a whole. For example, Paul tells the Ephesian church elders, "I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole [purpose] of God" (Acts 20:27). "By whole purpose of God, " says Daniel Fuller, Paul means that he has taught God's entire message. "Since Paul summarized his message as the whole purpose of God, It is clear that he regarded it as a unity. " Paul underscores the unity of God's Word in a slightly different way in Acts 13:36, When he declares, "David has served God's purpose in his own generation. " That is, David, In his time, Did what needed to be done toward fulfilling God's unfolding historical purpose, And by implication, So had others preceding David, And so would others in the future. Paul reinforces the notion of unity when he tells King Agrippa, "I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen" (Acts 26:22. Heere again, We see Paul's constant awareness of the progressive, Unified relation. According to Fuller, In Galatians 1:8 Paul further indicates that he and his New Testament co-authors are acting in concert to communicate a unified message and that they are aware they're in unison. "Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preach to you, Let him be eternally condemned, " says Paul. They not only know they are working together; they know they are doing so in obedience to higher authority and that disobedience would bring dire consequences. Jude, For his part, Affirms his participation in this conspiracy by writing, "The faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints" (Jude 1:3). In addition, At least some Old Testament figures and writers, Especially the prophets, Reveal their awareness that they and Israel were chosen as participants in God's plan. God directly tells Abram (who would become Abraham) that He is calling him out and that He will make a great nation out of him (Gen. 12:1-3). Likewise, The prophet Amos reports that God had told him, "You only [Israel] have I chosen of all the families of the earth" (Amos 3:2). If anything the existence of Israel is good proof that there is a God. Next we will see the unity of the Testaments. Only of these Religions can be right. It does not matter if they compliment each other. The Judaism of today is not the same as that of the Old Testament. The Old Testament pointed to Jesus, Which the Jews reject. They base their salvation in their works (which goes against Old Testament teaching) instead of a blood sacrifice by a spotless lamb. The Quran says that the books of Moses, The Psalms, And the gospel were all given by God. Torah - "We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of messengers, " (Sura 2:87). 1 Psalms - "We have sent thee inspiration, As We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, To Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, And Solomon, And to David We gave the Psalms, " (4:163). Gospel - "It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), In truth, The Book, Confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, As a guide to mankind, And He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong), " (3:3). Also, "And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, Confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, And confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah, " (5:46). Why? Because you cannot defend it. Oh, I don't need to defend it because they are both wrong, I just don't have the space to talk about it, But I promise you, Once we finish with the Bible we will get into it. The Bible is not indestructible. Then why is it still around? Praying mantis has not the same level of intelligence and still punishes them. That is not fair since you do say your God is just. Your God is not just with praying mantises. Sin entered and mantises should be punished? That is not fair so that goes against a just God and merciful. The problem isn't God, God made everything perfect. Man is the one who brought sin into the world because of his pride in wanting to be like God. Basically nothing that you said states that Christianity is the right religion. I don't see why you didn't forfeit since the same thing would have happened. You giving no point point instead gave me filler. I know you just want short answers, But Christianity is too deep to explain in a few sentences. I am not giving filler. You are missing what I am talking about. : the unity of the Bible. No book in the world has the unity of message as the Bible. Maybe you should reread.