05-25-2004, 03:46 PM
salam,
very good post! And dont worry - I read it as knowledge, not as argument.
I have read about Constantine and Constantinople before (which you are right, it is Istanbul today) but I never knew about the trinity doctrine. Thanks for sharing that!
One thing I noticed about the Bible and the Quran is this:
In the King James version of the Bible (maybe others, too) the actual words that Jesus (and God, to the christians) said are written in red; the rest is written in black. Now if you compare how much of the Bible is written in red (what Jesus/God actualy said) to what is written in black, you will see that a VERY SMALL portion of the Bible is the actual words of Jesus/God. The rest is what mortal man has said.
Compared to the Quran, where every word is what God said, I think it is very easy to see the difference.
Also, in the Bible, it was up to normal men to decide what went into it and what did not. During the time of the Romans (after Constantine was the first ruler to accept Christianity) the literate men of the Church had to decide what was to go in the Bible and what was not. Many parts of the actual Bible are no longer in it, and extra parts have been added. These things were taken out and added in LONG after the time of the prophets.
So you basicly have to ask your self 'Do you want a religion based on what man decides to suit him, or do you want one based on the actual word of God that has not, or will never, change?'
(also note that when I say 'Jesus/God' I mean that in terms of christians, who believe that Jesus and God are one and the same - I am not saying that is the way it really is)