I really don’t like misunderstanding of my intentions in this post .It
is not an assault on Christianity or any other religion. It is
indispensable for me to look for the truth and study comparative
religion because if I would like to know whether a religion is true or
false, I should not depend on my emotions, feelings, or traditions.
Rather, I should depend on my reason and intellect. When God sent the
prophets, He supported them with miracles and evidences, which proved
that they were truly prophets, send by God and that the religion they
came with was true.
We cay say there are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies,
and movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or
the only true path to God. How can one determine which one is correct
or if, in fact, all are correct? The method by which the answer can be
found is to clear away the superficial differences in the teachings of
the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identify the central
object of worship to which they call, directly or indirectly. Can we
either claim that all men are Gods or that specific men were God or
that nature is God or that God is a figment of man's imagination.
It may be argued that all religions teach good things so why should it
matter which one we follow. I made some searching and I couldn’t find
a sharp answer but I found something interesting stated in the Koran:
Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it
contradicts the very purpose of his creation. Man was created to
worship Allah alone, consequently, the worship of creation, which is
the essence of idolatry, is the only unforgivable sin. One who dies in
this state of idolatry has sealed his fate in the next life. This is
not an opinion, but a revealed fact stated by Allah in his final
revelation to man
"Verily Allah will not forgive the joining of partners with Him, but
He may forgive (sins) less than that for whom so ever He
wishes"(Soorah An- Nisaa 4:48 and 116)
Buddha was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic principles
to the religion of India. He did not claim to be God nor did he
suggest to his followers that he be an object of worship. Yet, today
most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India have taken him to
be God and prostrate to idols made in their perception of his
likeness.
God revealed a holy book to Jesus called the Injeel, some parts of
which may be still available in the teachings of God to Jesus in the
New Testament. But this does not mean that the Bible we have today
because it is not the original scriptures that were revealed by God.
They underwent alterations, additions, and omissions. This was also
said by the Committee charged with revising The Holy Bible (Revised
Standard Version). This Committee consisted of thirty-two scholars who
served as members of the Committee. They secured the review and
counsel of an Advisory Board of fifty representatives of the co-
operating denominations.
The Committee said in the Preface to The Holy Bible (Revised Standard
Version), p. iv, “Sometimes it is evident that the text has suffered
in transmission, but none of the versions provides a satisfactory
restoration. Here we can only follow the best judgment of competent
scholars as to the most probable reconstruction of the original text.
The Committee also said in the Preface, p. vii, Notes are added which
indicate significant variations, additions, or omissions in the
ancient authorities (Mt 9.34; Mk 3.16; 7.4; Lk 24.32, 51, etc.).
Question: Is the information declared in below sites correct or not:
THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS
sultan.org...
Who Was Jesus According to Jesus?
www.islaminfo.com...
IS THE BIBLE GODS WORD?
www.jamaat.net...