53:1 Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD’s arm been revealed?
Scribes who copied Old Testament texts followed strict guidelines when copying manuscripts, including the use of mathematical controls to make sure no errors had crept into the text. The Dead Sea Scrolls confirm the reliability of the text over a period of one thousand years. Jesus also affirmed the reliability of Scripture on many occasions.
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Both the Bible and Quran state that God makes promises and keeps them. If God didn't protect his transmission of promises, how would we know he has kept them, especially when considering promises about Muhammed for example?
When looking at the promises in the Old Testament that point forward to the coming of the Messiah, we see that in many places the one to come is said to be God himself.
Jesus Christ is believed to have appeared in the Old Testament. Key examples include Jesus appearing as the divine Angel of the Lord to figures like Hagar, Moses, and Gideon. Understanding these appearances supports the view that Jesus' divinity and presence are consistent throughout both the Old and New Testaments.
During 1975 Ahmed Deedat held a series of lectures at the Durban City Hall, two of which set out to prove that Muhammad is foretold in the Bible. The first...
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Christ in Islam and Christianity, John Gilchrist
Al-Masihu-Isa: The Glory of Jesus the Messiah, John Gilchrist
The Titles of Jesus in the Qur'an and the Bible, John Gilchrist
Jesus: an overview, CCI
When sin gets in the way, God provides a means to cleanse us. Throughout the history of the Israelites, animal sacrifices and water baptism served as important rituals to cleanse the people from sins. John is described in the Bible as the forerunner of the Messiah. He was sent by...
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Jesus told his disciples: "all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled... thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins...
The Bible shows God to be a keeper of promises. God created humanity to live with him, in Paradise. But as Adam and Eve discovered, sin separates us from God’s presence. Some will ask, ‘can’t God just forgive us?’ But God is holy. He will not turn a blind eye...
Q86: In the Holy Books is it stated by the prophets that the Messiah (Jesus) would die?
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