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Just who were the real authors of the Bible?

"A Refutation to NIV claim of bible corruption"

Authored by Quennel Gale edited and enlarged by Sam Shamoun


Introduction

Here we will investigate Osama's theories about who the real authors of the Bible were. He claims that the NIV mentions about the Bible not being the true word of God. However after reading this and looking at his allegations, you will see just how false his arguments really are.

Just who were the real authors of the Bible?

In this article, we will see actual quotes from the commentary of the NIV Bible; one of the most used Bibles among the Christian population world wide.

Before each Gospel in the New Testament, the NIV Bible has a commentary or an introductory section (which is few pages long) that talks a little bit about the history of that particular Chapter.

Let us examine these historical facts to see whether or not it is mature for Christians to really take every single word in all of the Gospels as the True Word of GOD Almighty.   Please don't forget to read the conclusion section regarding what Allah Almighty says about those who try to corrupt the Bible in the Noble Quran.

We will examine Osama's claim about the Bible being corrupt and whether the NIV actually says what he claims. We will look at these commentaries as well as expose his silly idea of Bible corruption. He says that we shouldn't take the Bible as the full word of God. However this is the same thing the NIV commentators also do. After reading this article you will see that all Muslim claims to biblical corruption, including those by Osama are very reliant on misquotes.

Here is an email that I received from a Christian regarding Mark 16:17-18:

From: R. Mercer To: truthspeaks@answering-christianity.com Subject: I Totally Agree Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 13:41:57 -0700

"What credibility does Christianity have when it scriptures are littered with such dangerous and obvious forgeries?"

You summed it up very well on your web page. That is my question entirely. Just what are we to believe? If forgeries have been proven to exist in the Bible, then how many more must there be? What about the chapters and verses we all guide our whole life/styles by? Are they forgeries, too?

This verse in Mark 16:17-18, has always bothered me. I have, and still do believe the rest of that passage (laying on of hands, healing the sick,...), so how can that part of the passage be true when the serpent part is forged?

I know the part on drinking any poison says "IF", but the part on taking up serpents says "SHALL", which has always been a problem for me to believe. Imagine us all being forced to take up serpents in order to serve God.

On the other hand, if this was forged, then that creates an even bigger concern for me. Not knowing what text in our Bible is authentic and what is not.

Thanks for letting me take up so much of your time. Like I said before, this passage always bothered me, probably more so than any other.

Thanks, once again. Good Day.

For one thing when you check out the name on Osama's page of his alleged Christian, you find out that you can't email him. We wonder why? Is Osama telling us that he isn't man enough to put a person's email to verify his claim along with allowing us to show both sides of the argument? It seems like this is the case. This information about Mark 16 is answered thoroughly in down in this paper.

The Book information of the NIV Bible that I used is listed at the end of this article.

That is fine, however the NIV commentary is the same throughout all NIV bibles. But we also appeal to both the NIV Study bible and the NIV Living Insights Bible, which came a year later.


NIV The Living Insights Study Bible
Charles R. Swindoll
Copyright 1996 by Zondervan Corporation
ISBN 0-310-91882-0

The NIV Study Bible, 10th Anniversary Edition
Kenneth Barker.
Copyright 1995: Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI 49530, USA
ISBN: 0-310-92589-4.
However Osama Abdallah insist that the NIV claims that the Bible was corrupted. He claims that his quotes prove his point and therefore he believes that the entire bible is false. Well lets show you the official NIV prefix commentary that is found in every NIV BIBLE. (NOTE THIS LETTER IS ALSO online at this link which is a response to claims about the NIV and its translation of God's word). We will present both preface information from the NIV Bible book as well as some excerpts from the site. Lets see what they say: As far as Zondervan is concerned as the publisher of the NIV, and International Bible Society as the copyright owner of the NIV, nothing could be further from the truth. For 188 years IBS, and for 66 years Zondervan, have faithfully communicated the richness of GOD'S REVELATION. (NIV ONLINE LETTER PREFACE TO NIV BIBLE)

Here we see that the NIV publishers and authors look at the Bible as God's own revelation and not corrupted as Osama says that they claim!!!

The NIV is based on the most reliable Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. A translation team of more than 100 evangelical Bible scholars from many different denominations, using four levels of committee review, worked for 13 years before the complete Bible was released in 1978. These scholars came from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

OPERATING FROM THE CONVICTION THAT THE BIBLE IS THE INSPIRED AND WHOLLY RELIABLE WORD OF GOD, the translators wanted to faithfully reproduce what the original Scripture writers wrote, in language that people could read and understand without difficulty. They were - and are - committed to the AUTHORITY AND INFALLIBILITY OF THE BIBLE. The NIV has become the bestselling translation of the Bible, with more than 100 million copies in print. (NIV ONLINE LETTER)

Not only is Osama a liar but he slanders the NIV committe by claiming that their version of the bible proves that God's word is corrupted!! The NIV committe continues by saying:

God's blessing on this translation has exceeded our expectations and dreams. From the very beginning International Bible Society (IBS), The Committee on Bible Translation (CBT), and Zondervan Publishing House have used accuracy, beauty, and clarity as our standard in presenting the Holy Bible in the New International Version. Biblical accuracy always takes priority and we are unwavering in our standards. (NIV ONLINE LETTER)

zondervan... a trusted evangelical publisher committed to communicating GOD'S REVELATION as accurately and reliably as possible. (NIV ONLINE LETTER)

Again we see that the NIV takes the bible as God's revelation, despite the evil and satanic slander of Osama Abdallah. He is such a loser who has to resort to outright lies to prove his point to desperate Muslims. Now lets look at the NIV preface which is present in all their bibles, here are some excerpts which throughly refute Osama Abdallah:

In working toward these goals, the translators were united in their commitment to THE AUTHORITY AND INFALLIBILITY OF THE BIBLE AS GOD'S WORD IN WRITTEN FORM. THEY BELIEVE THAT IT CONTAINS THE DIVINE ANSWERS to the deepest needs of humanity, that it sheds unique light on our path in a dark world, and that it sets forth the way to our eternal well being. (NIV Living Insights Bible, Preface xxxiii)

Since Osama believes that the original name of God is Allah, and he appeals to the NIV to prove his points on bible corruption, lets let the NIV answer his bogus claims:

In regard to the divine name YHWH, commonly referred to as the tetragrammaton, the translators adopted the device used in most English versions of rendering that name as "LORD". (IBID, Preface xxxv)

See!! LORD, not Allah. Now lets let NIV conclude with this:

We offer this version of the Bible to him whose name and for whose glory it has been made. We pray that it will lead many into a better understanding of the Holy Scripture and fuller knowledge OF JESUS CHRIST THE INCARNATE WORD, OF WHOM THE SCRIPTURES SO FAITHFULLY TESTIFY. (NIV Inisights Bible, Preface xxxvi & NIV Study Bible Preface xiii)

That sums it all. Osama's lie about the NIV claiming that the Bible is corrupt is a utterly false and has nothing to stand on other than his usual misquotes. We presented this information to Osama over and over and he has avoided it everytime, not even given a response as to how can the bible be corrupt according to the NIV, when they claim in the preface that it is the wholly inspired word of God. In order to fool his reader, Osama must constantly use the fallacy of exclusion by quoting parts here and there and eliminating other important material.

Exposing Osama's intentional slander

In this section Osama begins his assault on the New Testament.

OSAMA'S FALLACY: IF THE BOOK WASN'T WRITTEN BY THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR ONLY IT'S NOT GOD'S WORD.

If you notice throughout his paper, Osama has established a logically flawed argument due to the fact that he believes that if the author doesn't give his name or if it isn't written by the author it isn't the word of God. However Osama has nothing to base this conclusion on since he is using his opinion as a final standard to build his argument. Therefore since he has not shown any Biblical reference to prove his point, his whole argument is based on "MY OWN OPINION".

We have asked Osama over and over to show us where it is a explict rule that all the authors of the names of the book should write it. He has yet to produce this proof. He knows the difficulty of his position therefore he must ignore our challenge and then proceed with his usual slander.

The Gospel of Mark:

"Although there is no direct internal evidence of authorship, it was the unanimous testimony of the early church that this Gospel was written by John Mark.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1488)"

&So, in reality, we don't really know whether Mark was the sole author of this Gospel or not. And since The New Testament wasn't even documented on paper until 150-300 years (depending on what Christian you talk to) after Jesus, then how are we to know for sure that the current "Gospel of Mark" wasn't written by some pro of Mark?

Osama attempts to interpolates his idea after posting part of the quote of the NIV. He then makes a unprovable accusation about the New testament not even being documented until 150 years later. Since he claims that the NIV proves this lets see what the NIV's Commentary on Mark says about these matters.

Although there is no direct internal evidence of authorship, it was the unanimous testimony of the early church that this Gospel was written by John Mark. THE MOST IMPORTANT EVIDENCE COMES FROM PAPIAS (C. A.D. 140), WHO QUOTES AN EVEN EARLIER SOURCE AS SAYING: (1)Mark was a close associate of Peter, from whom he recieved the tradition of the things said and done by the Lord; (2) this tradition did not come to Mark as a finished, sequential account of the life of OUR LORD, but as the preaching of Peter-- preaching directed to the needs of the early Christian communities; (3) Mark ACCURATELY PRESERVED this material. The conclusion drawn from this tradition is that the Gospel of Mark largely consists of the preaching of Peter arranged and shaped by John Mark (see note on Ac. 10:37) (From the NIV Study Bible Commentary, pg. 1488)

According to the NIV, the unanimous testimony to the authorship of this book was based on very important evidence from trusted traditions. Osama leaves this quotation out of his paper to give his reader the impression that the NIV agrees that Mark was corrupted. The NIV says that Mark preserved the material accurately, not corruptedly and hence the reason why Mark wouldn't write his name down as the author, but yet this gospel is attributed to him, is because of the fact that it comes from the preaching of Peter. Anybody who is able to view the entire quote will easily see that Mark was a scribe who documented the preaching of Peter muc like Muhammad's follwers did with the Quran. Documentation 150-300 years? NIV debunks this:

Mark is believed to be the earliest of the four Gospels--the one from which other Gospel writers recieved some of their information. (NIV Living Insights Bible, Commentary on Mark, pg. 1042)

Osama has just ignored this part dealing with Mark. The NIV Living Insights Bible dates Mark's Gospel to 50 a.d.!!! Far from being 150-300 years after the events! The NIV Study Bible helps concur with this:

Some, who hold that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a major source, have suggested that Mark may have been composed in the 50's or early 60's. Others have felt that the content of the Gospel and statements made about Mark by the early church fathers indicate that the book was written shortly before the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Mark pg. 1488)

Osama is deriving his information about the Gospel's authorship from outdated sources from the late 1800's. Notice that the NIV says no such thing as he claim. Also look at his defense, "what ever Christian you talk too"? So he is basing his whole information on hearsay!! This is not only hilarious but is the fallacy of appealing to dubious and unknown authority. We wonder what Christian did he ask this question? A Muslim Christian? Hilarious!!!

Further regarding this Gospel, we read the following commentary about Mark 16:9-20:

"Serious doubts exists as to whether these verses belong to the Gospel of Mark. They are absent from important early manuscripts and display certain peculiarities of vocabulary, style and theological content that are unlike the rest of Mark. His Gospel probably ended at 16:8, or its original ending has been lost. (From the NIV Bible Foot Notes, page 1528)"

This quote raises a very serious issue here. First of all, as we've seen above in the first quote, we have no evidence that proves that John Mark was the sole author of this so called "Gospel". Second of all, we see that this Gospel has some serious problems/suspicions in it. The issue of Mark 16:9-20 is a scary one, because many Christian cults today use poisonous snakes in their worship and end up dying.

Osama again is interpolating the NIV commentary verse by claiming that "John Mark was the Sole author of this Gospel" Then he rambles on about how Christian cults use posionous snakes in their worship. He is so desperate to prove his idea of Bible corruption until he has to resort to using christian cults which he sees on the X-Files to debunk Christianity!! Maybe we should relieve his folly and tell him that serpents in the Bible doesn't always refer to literal snakes, but devils also.

Removing Mark 16:9-20 is quite appreciated by me personally (to be quite honest with you), because it prevents people from dying from snake bites. But however, the serious issue of man's corruption of the Bible remains.

We can be absolutely certain now that the above quotes prove without a doubt that the Bible is doubtful. The quote "or its original ending has been lost" proves that what we call today "Gospels" were not written by their original authors such as Mark, John, Matthew, etc... It proves that the Gospel had been tampered with by man. Let alone considering it as the True Living Words of GOD Almighty.

Again, more interpolation by Osama. He claims that Mark's ending proves that the Gospel wasn't written by its original authors. However that isn't what his quote says at all. It says

His Gospel PROBABLY ENDED at 16:8

The NIV calls the writing Mark's Gospel!! It said it probably ended here, not that it is proven that it ended at 16:8. Osama is guilty of trying to make the NIV commentary apply to all the Gospels when it gives only a probability that Mark's Gospel ended. However, historical textual evidence illustrates that Mark’s Gospel is two-fold in ending with both an abridged and unabridged versions. Read:

Some of the most ancient authorities bring the book to a close at the end of verse 8. ONE AUTHORITY CONCLUDES THE BOOK WITH THE SHORTER ENDING; OTHERS INCLUDE THE SHORTER ENDING AND THEN CONTINUE WITH VERSES 9-20. IN MOST AUTHORITIES VERSES 9-20 FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER VERSE 8, though in some of these authorities the passage is marked as being doubtful. (Word Study Greek-English New Testament, Tyndale, Wheaton, Illinois, Paul R. McReynolds, 1999 ISBN 0-8423-8290-9)

History has shown that Mark has both a short as well as an unabrigdged ending. Most authorities have Mark 16:9-20. It is only "SOME" who mark it as doubtful. Most means more than Some. That is whay the NIV said that the ending:

PROBABLY ENDED at 16:8

They were aware that most MSS have this verse and it would be incorrect to claim that this verse was a later insertion! Osama's whole evidence was based on probable evidence. If he wanted to prove that Mark 16:9-20 was clearly a later addition, surely he could've furnished a NIV quote that explicitly says "THIS GOSPEL DEFINITELY ENDED AT VERSE 8 AND THE REST IS A LATER INSERTION". However his quote says nothing about this issue, aince it speaks of it only being probable. Why? Because it is historically known that there are two endings to Mark amongst the extant MSS, a long and short one. Mark is known as the Abridged Gospel, and the shorter ending is an abridgement of this abridged Gospel as we will see just a little later. Furthermore, the doctrines taught in these disputed passages are established in other undisputed passages of the Gospels. But let's see what the NIV says about Mark before dealing with Mark 16:9:

Living Insight: It was on the cross at one awful moment, Jesus Christ bore our sins, thus satisfying the righteousnes demands of the Father completely and instantly clearing up our debt. Our sin is forgiven. Our enslavement is broken. We are set free from sin's penalty and sins power once and for all Mark 15:37 (NIV Insights Bible, Commentary on Mark, pg. 1064)

Hence, even before we reach the 16th chapter the NIV emphatically affirms that Jesus died and bore our sins, demonstrating that the NIV translators believe in the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ and the authenticity of the Bible. We have just cited evidence that Mark 16:9-20 is found in most of thee MSS and exposed Osama's evidence as doubtful since it is based only on probability and not on hard core evidence. So we now turn to a range of scripture references that Scholars have shown to be related to Mark 16:9-20. These references from undisputed passages establish the teaching of Mark's longer ending:

3.Luke 23:56; John 19:39f
4.Matt 27:60; Mark 15:46; 16:4
5.John 20:11, 12
6.Mark 9:15
7.Mark 9:15
8.Mark 1:24
9.Matt 28:6; Luke 24:6
10.Matt 26:32; Mark 14:28
11.Matt 27:56; John 20:14
12.John 20:18
13.Matt 28:17; Mark 16:13, 14; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25
14.Mark 16:14; John 21:1, 14
15.Luke 24:13-35
16.Matt 28:17; Mark 16:11, 14; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25
17.Mark 16:12; John 21:1, 14
18.Luke 24:36; John 20:19, 26; 1 Cor 15:5
19.Matt 28:17; Mark 16:11, 13; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25
20.Matt 28:19; Acts 1:8
21.John 3:18, 36; Acts 16:31
22.Mark 9:38; Luke 10:17; Acts 5:16; 8:7; 16:18; 19:12
23.Acts 2:4; 10:46; 19:6; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:2
24.Luke 10:19; Acts 28:3-5
25.Mark 5:23
26.Acts 1:3
27.Luke 9:51; 24:51; John 6:62; 20:17; Acts 1:2, 9-11; 1 Tim 3:16
28.Ps 110:1; Luke 22:69; Acts 7:55f; Rom 8:34; Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; 1 Pet 3:22
( This link on scripture references of Mark 16:9-20 )

There are tons of references that demonstrate the fact of Mark's Gospel being based on the authentic Gospel of Jesus Christ as shown in the other undisputed passages of the canonical Gospels. Notice that Osama didn't bother to even look at any scripture cross references.

I hope you see the real danger in making these assumptions when you are willing to DIE for the fact that such Gospel is the actual True Word of GOD Almighty!

Really Osama? Lets see what the NIV says concerning whether Mark is the Word of God:

Since Mark's Gospel is traditionally associated with Rome...Mark may be writing to prepare his readers for this suffering by placing before them THE LIFE OF OUR LORD. There are many references, both explicit and veiled, to suffering and discipleship throughout his Gospel. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Mark, pg. 1489)

According to the NIV Study bible, Mark gave the people in Rome "THE LIFE OF JESUS", whom the NIV calls "OUR LORD"!! If Mark was corrupted why would they say this? They would say that it wasn't the life of Jesus, nor woudl they call Jesus THEIR LORD if they didn't believe in the authenticity and inspiration of Bible!! Here is more information:

Mark sat down and decided he would write what he remembered of the life of Jesus, AND UNDER THE INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, he recorded an action-packed survey of the things that seemed important to him. (NIV, Insights Bible, Commentary on Mark, pg. 1042)

The NIV says exactly the opposite of what Osama is trying to convey to his reader!!! See it for yourself; Mark, according the NIV was not only inspired, but he was under the inspiration of the HOLY GHOST! So Much for Osama proving that the Gospel of Mark isn't the word of God according to the NIV!

The Book of Acts:

"Although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the Scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the author was Luke.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1643)"

So based on some conclusion, you're willing to die for defending the idea that the Book of Acts was the True Word of GOD Almighty? If the book was inspired by GOD Almighty, then how come it wasn't mentioned in the book itself to help us filter it out from the many other "Satanic false books"? Are we sure that this book too is not a man-made Satanic book?

After all, its just a conclusion, isn't it??

Look at the quote closely, it says EVIDENCE IN AND OUTSIDE THE SCRIPTURE ITSELF LED TO THE CONCLUSION OF LUKE'S AUTHORSHIP. Osama then makes a weak argument saying that this was just a mere conclusion. He then asks if this isn't just a man-made Satanic book. Maybe he forgot to see that the EVIDENCE showed that it wasn't a man made book. As for his idea about the book not being inspired by God Almighty I challenge him to show us one reference where it says that God personally wrote the Quran. All he has is Muhammad’s claim that God spoke to him. Is this evidence Osama? Let’s expose him for misquoting the NIV again:

Although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the Scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the author was Luke. The earliest of the external testimonies appears in the Muratorian Canon (C. A.D. 170), where the explicit statement is made THAT LUKE WAS THE AUTHOR OF BOTH THE THIRD GOSPEL AND THE "ACTS OF ALL THE APOSTLES"... Within the writing itself are some clues as to who the author was: 1. LUKE THE COMPANION OF PAUL...LUKE THE PHYSICIAN. "(NIV Study Bible Commentary, pg. 1643)

Notice that Osama has argued elsewhere that the Bible doesn't have extra biblical evidence to support it but yet when this evidence is shown, including evidence from within the text itself, Osama has to resort to a sudden case of forgetfulness along with misquotes to prove his case. This shows us that his stance from the NIV is so weak that it is simply pathetic. Here we furnish as evidence the comments of Sir William Ramsey. Ramsey, considered one of the world's greatest archaeologists, believed that the New Testament (particularly the books of Luke and Acts) were second-century forgeries. He spent thirty years digging in Asia Minor in order to produce evidence proving that Luke-Acts was nothing more than a lie. At the conclusion of his long journey however, he was compelled to admit that the New Testament was a first-century compilation and that the Holy Bible is historically reliable. This fact led to his conversion and embracing of the very faith he once believed to be a hoax. Dr. Ramsey stated:

"Luke is a historian of the first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy ... this author should be placed along with the very greatest of historians.

Ramsey further said:

"Luke is unsurpassed in respects of its trustworthiness." (Josh McDowell, The Best of Josh Mcdowell: A Ready Defense, pp. 108-109)

Osama shouldn't have a problem with Mr. Ramsey since he used him as a reference in his "History of Man's Corruption of the Bible". Again we see that he is only good at misquoting authors, making them say the exact opposite of what they really claim.

The Gospel of Luke:

"The author's name does not appear in the book, but much unmistakable evidence points to Luke.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1529)"

Again, we don't know for sure whether it was Luke or not who wrote the "Gospel of Luke" since his name doesn't appear in the Book. The Gospel itself seems to be a compromising one to the Word of GOD. Let us look at the following:

Again Osama misquotes the NIV since this is what it actually says:

unmistakable evidence points to Luke

How explicit can you get? Here are more quotes from the NIV:

This Gospel is a companion volume to the book of Acts, AND THE LANGUAGE STRUCTURE OF THESE TWO BOOKS INDICATE THAT BOTH WERE WRITTEN BY THE SAME PERSON. They are addressed to the same individual, Theophilus, and the second volume refers to the first. Certain sections in Acts use the pronoun "we", indicating that the author was with Paul when the events described in these passages took place. BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, Paul's "dear friend Luke, the doctor" and "fellow worker" becomes the most likely candidate. (NIV Study bible, Commentary on Luke, pg. 1529)

We wonder what was Osama's excuse for eliminating the rest of this information on his site? Again where does the NIV explicitly say that this book wasn't God's word and that it is corrupted? Osama has yet to provide us with any detailed proof.

"Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, (Luke 1:3)"

Few problems with this Gospel from the quote above:

1- The author was not inspired, and knew for sure that he was not inspired by GOD Almighty to write the Book since he didn't mention about any divine inspiration, and he said "...since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning..." Where do we see GOD's inspiration in this?

2- The author wrote it for the purpose of "his most excellent Theophilus." Since when we compromise GOD Almighty and document His Holy Words for the purpose of other higher (in rank) human beings?

I say it again, I hope you see the real danger in making these assumptions when you are willing to DIE for the fact that such Gospel is the actual True Word of GOD Almighty!

Also, beside, what evidence are they talking about?!  The New Testament wasn't even documented on paper until 150-300 years (depending on what Christian you talk to) after Jesus.   So unless the Book/Gospel was signed by its author, there is no way we would know for sure that it was indeed his book from the first place, let alone considering as the True Living Word of GOD.

Osama seems confused since he thinks that Luke writing for Theophilus somehow entails a compromise on the part of Luke. Luke was writing with the purpose and intention of convincing Theophilus of the truth of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Osama conveniently stops in the middle of a sentence, as seen in his citation of Luke 1:3. Now let us read this in context:

Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed. Luke 1:1-4

On his page about Bible corruption, OSAMA MAKES A SLIP AND ADMITS THAT LUKE WAS THE AUTHOR!! READ HIS COMMENTS:

"It seemed good to me (Luke) also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, (Luke 1:3)"

If you consider the Bible the word of GOD, well, it is quite obvious that Luke decided to write his Gospel because he wanted to please the president or the leader at that time Theophilus. This however has several problems: (1) It compromises GOD because there is a biger purpose than GOD to write the Gospel, (2) It shows that Luke wouldn't have written his Gospel if it wasn't for that leader, and (3) Luke was not inpired when he wrote his Gospel because he said that he decided to write it after he had full understanding of it, which means that he wrote it with his own human words and thoughts and not GOD's. (http://www.answering-christianity.com/sake.htm)

Notice that here he claims that the reason why Luke's Gospel isn't inspired is BECAUSE IT WAS WRITTEN BY LUKE!!! Yet, in this article he claims that he doesn't even know who the real author is!! Does Osama suffer from amnesia or epilepsy? Even the NIV states clearly that Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke, basing their view on careful scholarly investigation of the evidences:

The words [Luke 1:1-3] certainly sound like the writing of a perfectionist, don't they? Did you catch Luke's turn of phrase on several occasions? HE CLEARLY STATED HOW HE HAD "carefully investigated everything from the beginning" and he planned to write "an orderly acount" HE WANTED TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION SO THAT EVERYONE WHO READS HIS WORDS would know the "certainty of the things you have been taught" (NIV Insights Bible, Commentary on Luke, Commentary on Luke, pg. 1067)

Osama also argues from silence when he claims that Luke never claimed that he was inspired. Luke never DENIED he was inspired either, sow hat does this prove? Absolutely nothing. When we look at how the first Christians viewed Luke’s Gospel, we discover that they both KNEW and AFFIRMED that it was an inspired revelation from God:

“For THE SCRIPTURE says, ‘Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain,’ and ‘The worker deserves his wages.’” 1 Timothy 5:18

Paul quotes Deuteronomy 25:4 AND LUKE 10:7:

“Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.” Luke 10:7

Here, Paul calls Luke’s Gospel Scripture and places it on the same level of Moses’ writings! Additional evidence that Paul is citing Luke's Gospel can be seen from a comparison of the Greek:

Luke 10:7 - ... axios gar ho ergates tou misthou autou.

1 Timothy 5:18 - ... axios ho ergates tou misthou autou.

So much for Osama’s denial of Luke’s inspiration! Osama continues:

Beside, what evidence are they talking about?!  The New Testament wasn't even documented on paper until 150-300 years (depending on what Christian you talk to) after Jesus.  So unless the Book/Gospel was signed by its author, there is no way we would know for sure that it was indeed his book from the first place, let alone considering it as the True Living Word of GOD.

Since Osama agrees that the NIV focuses on historical information, we will turn to it for the dating of this Gospel, as opposed to basing our arguments on what some hypothetical Christian may say. (It is obvious that Osama is making things up again since he doesn’t even bother to name who these Christians are, which shows that he has never talked to them). Here is what the NIV commentary says:

Writer: Luke
Date: a.d. 59-63

Style: Scholarly, detailed people-oriented (NIV Insights Bible, Commentary on Luke)

The two most commonly suggested periods for dating the Gospel of Luke are: (1) A.D. 59-63, and (2) the 70s or the 80s. (NIV Study bible, Commentary on Luke, pg. 1529)

It is clear that Osama simply picks and chooses what he likes from the NIV since he completely ignores what the NIV says about the dating of these gospels. No NIV quote claims that the gospels date some 150-300 years after Christ. Osama knows that the NIV statements do not support his case, and simply decides to invent claims to look good to his readers. Osama continues:

Further from brother Vipor Poison; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him:

Luke 1:3

Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

The following is from the Catholic Encyclopedia:

http://newadvent.org/cathen/14625b.htm

http://newadvent.org/cathen/14625a.htm

If Theophilus existed in either the 2nd or the 4th centuries then how could the writer of this gospel be the same Luke who is supposed to be with Jesus in the 1st century.

Maybe he lived to about 200 years.. :)

Osama thinks that he can debunk the Bible because there were persons named Theophilus that came some 200-400 years after Jesus. The Catholic Encyclopedia mentions a second century Bishop named Theophilus:

Bishop of Antioch. Eusebius in his "Chronicle" places the name of Theophilus against that of Pope Soter (169-77), and that of Maximinus, Theophilus's successor, against the name of Eleutherus (177-93). This does not mean that Maximinus succeeded Theophilus in 177, but only that Theophilus and Maximinus flourished respectively in the times of Soter and Eleutherus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14625a.htm

The other Theophilus was the Patriarch of Alexandria in 385-412 AD. (source- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14625a.htm)

You can even go here and see the entries for both these Theophiluses- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/t.htm

Osama erroneously seeks to link the Theophilus of Luke’s Gospel with these two Christian figures of the second and fourth centuries solely because they have the same name! What Osama failed to tell his readers is that Theophilus is a common Greek name, just like Steve is a common name in English. My elementary school is named Theophilus. Osama obviously knows nothing about Christian history!

It should be noted that Osama originally sought to link Luke’s Theophilus with the fourth century Patriarch. After being informed of this mistake, Osama later changed his information and tried to link Luke’s Theophilus with the Theophilus of 177 A.D. This shows just how deceitful Osama truly is. Instead of simply acknowledging his mistake, he sought all the more harder to find any evidence which he thought would place Luke’s Gospel in the second century. However his own words contradict the fact that Theophilus of AD. 177 was the one Luke was writing to. Read what he says:

If you consider the Bible the word of GOD, well, it is quite obvious that Luke decided to write his Gospel because he wanted to please the president or the leader at that time Theophilus.

Osama claimed that Luke was writing to a president or leader named Theophilus, contradicting his assertion above that the Theophilus mentioned in the third Gospel is actually a second century Bishop!!! So who is Theophilus really? A leader in the first century, a second century Bishop or a fourth century Patriarch?

The Book of Hebrews:

"The writer of this letter does not identify himself, but he was obviously well known to the original recipients.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1856)"

So because the guy was supposedly "well known (which we don't really know that for sure anyway)", then would that give us the right to consider his words as the Words of GOD Almighty?!  I am sorry, but I don't really see the logic behind this!  The Book of Hebrews is one of the highly used Books among Christians.  I hear references from it a lot when listening to Christians preaching.   Yet, no one really knows who wrote it!.  This is quite ironic, because Christians use such highly doubtful books in their teachings as if they were the True Living Words of GOD Almighty.  I don't care what you call this, but I call it blasphemy, because it is the most rediculous insult to GOD Almighty and His Holy Words that I have ever seen.

I just hope you see the real cheap quality in the religion of Christianity, with all my respect due to every Christian reader.

Again your quote DOESN'T SAY THAT HEBREWS IS CORRUPTED. Until you show me that this quote does then I care less about how you interpret it. This only exposes your silly neophyte knowledge of Christian history. We quote the NIV regarding the authorship of Hebrews in order to demonstrate that Osama's assertions that this translation claims that the Bible is corrupt is an outright lie:

Nobody really knows who wrote the letter to the Hebrews. But whoever did write the letter certainly understood the plight of those to whom it was written-for he was obviously well known to the original recipients.

Although seperated from them at the time of writing, this writer knew them and looked forward to the day whent heyw would be brought together again. Yet nowhere in the letter did he bother to give his name. WE WISH HE HAD! That would have saved thousands of hours for scholars and teachers and preachers who have for years attempted to solve this mystery.

Some thing are worth intense study, and other things, although they may be interesting and thought-provoking, are not worth the time. AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THE AUTHORSHIP OF HEBREWS IS ONE OF THE THINGS NOT WORTH MORE OF OUR TIME. The most important thing to remember is that THIS BOOK HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND PRESERVED AS PART OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. NO MATTER WHO PENNED THE WORDS, GOD HAS GIVEN US THIS MESSAGE AND PROTECTED IT THROUGH THE CENTURIES. (NIV Insights Bible, Commentary on Hebrews pg. 1330)

Osama basically tries to use the NIV’s statement that they wished the author had written his name as propaganda against the Holy Scriptures! Note the following from the NIV Study Bible:

The theme of Hebrews is the ABSOLUTE SUPREMACY and sufficiency of Jesus Christ as the revealer and as a mediator of God's grace. The prologue (1:1-4) PRESENTS CHRIST AS GOD'S FULL AND FINAL REVELATION, far surpassing the limited preliminary revelation given in the OT. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Hebrews, pg. 1857)

According to the NIV, Christ is God's Final revelation to humankind. This eliminates any need for the Quran. Since Osama is quoting the NIV with authority, he must accept the fact that according to this source Osama believes in a false book!! Read what the NIV Study Bible says in the footnotes dealing with Christ:

As the brilliance of the sun is inseperable from the sun itself, so THE SON'S RADIANCE IS INSEPERABLE FROM DEITY, FOR HE HIMSELF IS GOD, THE SECOND PERSON OF THE TRINITY (Jn 1:14,18). 4. exact representation of his being. Jesus is not merely an image or reflection of God. Because THE SON HIMSELF IS GOD, he is the absolute authentic representation of God's being. (NIV Study Bible, Footnote on Hebrews 1:2-3, pg. 1858)

The NIV’s explicit testimony to the Deity of Christ exposes Islam as a fraud, as well as exposing Osama's misapplication of the NIV notes. To drive it home read what the NIV says about Hebrews 1:5-14:

Christ's superiority to angels is documented by seven OT quotations, showing that he is God's Son, that he is worshipped by angels and that, THOUGH HE IS GOD, HE IS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE FATHER. (IBID, pg. 1858)

Not only does the NIV state that this book is inspired by God and is protected by the Almighty himself through the ages, it affirm that Jesus is both God and is distinguished from God the Father!! Osama claims that Hebrews is doubtful even though his best piece of evidence, the NIV, says just the opposite!!! When I posed this same argument against Osama, he responded:

Que, you asked me about who wrote the Book of Ishmael and the Noble Quran. Well, the Book of Ishmael peace be upon him has no place in Islam. So its irrelevant to us. As for the Noble Quran, it documented right on the spot and narrated back to our beloved Prophet and memorized by all educated Muslims.

So everyone had the same copy.

If it is irrelevant, then why does the Quran even bother to mention it? As for the Quran, Islamic history proves that it wasn't documented on the spot. I can show you tons of references to prove my point if you want. And as for educated Muslims, many were killed in the battlefields that resulted in a loss of great portions of the Quran. Want references I can post that too. So basically, we are to believe that the Quran was copied down because you said it was? Again no proof. Osama continues by saying:

The Noble Quran after that battle was COMPILED into one Book. It was already documented and the documentations existed with out beloved Prophet peace be upon him and then with his close desciples.

The materials from which the Quran was compiled were scattered everywhere. It wasn't arranged in any order nor put into one book until after Muhammad died. Basically it was left to men's judgment to decide what went in and what went out. There were sharp disagreements as to what was supposed to be included. Yet, Muslims like to judge the Bible harshly based on a criteria that can so easily be used against the Quran with even greater force and weight. Notice that Osama doesn't provide any credible source to back up his claim. Do Muslims really expect us to simply accept their claims for the Quran without providing any evidence for us to examine, all the while demanding that we provide proofs galore for Christianity? I don’t think so.

The naming of the Chapters (Surahs) of the Noble Quran was done by our Prophet (p.b.u.h). The Verses of each chapter were compiled together. The chapters themselves were not gathered into one Noble Book, but the contents of the Chapters were already compiled and MEMORIZED by the scholars.

Nonsense. No Hadiths exist to prove this assertion, and ignorant peasants don’t qualify as scholars. Memorization was common in Near Eastern cultures but none of this makes them scholars. Muhammad may have had a good memory (even though this is doubtful, see http://answering-islam.org/Green/forgot.htm), yet he was still basically ignorant and illiterate.

Again Osama furnishes nothing more than vain comments. When he finally ran out of answers he tried to refer me to his site, which we are attempting to systematically debunk, as this article exposing Osama’s misquotations of the NIV hopefully shows.

The Gospel of John:

"The author is the apostle John, 'the disciple whom Jesus loved' (13:23; 19:26; 20:2; 21:7, 20,24). He was prominent in the early church but is not mentioned by name in this Gospel--which would be natural if he wrote it, but hard to explain otherwise.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1588)"

They claimed that it was John who wrote the Gospel, but yet, his name was not signed on his Gospel! How is it possible for us to be absolutely sure that it was indeed John who wrote the so called "Gospel of John" when "his name is not mentioned in this Gospel" so we can then take it as a 100% True Error-free Word of GOD Almighty?

Osama seeks to undermine the NIV’s claim that the Apostle John wrote the fourth Gospel solely because John didn’t sign it! Do note what the NIV says regarding the omission of John’s name:

He was prominent in the early church but is not mentioned by name but hard to explain otherwise

The NIV says that IT IS NATURAL FOR JOHN TO NOT MENTION HIS NAME IF HE DID WRITE THE GOSPEL!! Again, note what the NIV says:

THIS GOSPEL WAS WRITTEN BY THE APOSTLE JOHN-one of the closest friends of Jesus during His life on earth. (NIV Living Insights bible, commentary on John, pg. 1113)

Osama also overlooked the very first sentence in his own quote which explicitly says:

The author is the apostle John

The evidence is as explicit as one can find verifying the authorship of the apostle John!! Osama's evidence of bible corruption is nothing more than the usual misquotation and intentional misrepresentation found among common Islamic propaganda against the bible. Both the NIV Study and Living Insights Bible mention the apostle John as the author of the beloved fourth gospel. We find it very unusual for Osama Abdallah to try and disprove the authenticity of the Bible for the sake of bringing people to Islam. The Quran and the Muslim traditions clearly affirm the purity and preservation of the Holy Bible.

Finally, note what the first Muslim biographer said regarding the authorship of the fourth Gospel:

"Among the things which have reached me about what Jesus the Son of Mary stated in the Gospel which he received from God for the followers of the Gospel, in applying a term to describe the apostle of God, is the following. It is extracted FROM WHAT JOHN THE APOSTLE SET DOWN FOR THEM WHEN HE WROTE THE GOSPEL FOR THEM FROM THE TESTAMENT OF JESUS SON OF MARY: 'He that hateth me hateth the Lord. And if I had not done in their presence works which none other before me did, they had not sin: but from now they are puffed up with pride and think that they will overcome me and also the Lord. But the word that is in the law must be fulfilled, 'They hated me without a cause' (i.e. without reason). But when the Comforter has come whom God will send to you from the Lord's presence, and the spirit of truth which will have gone forth from the Lord's presence he (shall bear) witness of me and ye also, because ye have been with me from the beginning. I have spoken unto you about this that ye should not be in doubt.

"The Munahhemana (God bless and preserve him!) in Syriac is Muhammad; in Greek he is the paraclete." (Ibn Ishaq, Life Of Muhammad, trans. Alfred Guillaume [Oxford University Press, Karachi], pp. 103-104; bold and capital emphasis ours)

The preceding Gospel citation is taken from John 15:23-16:1. Please notice that Ishaq doesn’t say that this particular Gospel is inauthentic or corrupt. Apparently, the first Muslims weren’t as sharp as Osama since they had no problem admitting that John authored the fourth Gospel, even though he never signed his name!

The Books of Paul:

Before we start on the analysis of Paul's Books, we must first know that Paul who's Books are believed to be inspired by GOD Almighty Himself and who is a disciple of Jesus peace be upon him never actually met Jesus in person.  Jesus had 12 disciples when he was on earth.  Paul was not one of them!.  Paul much later after the disappearance of Jesus came and claimed that Jesus came to him and ordered him to be his disciple.  Paul is really taken on faith only and not on proofs.  He could be well be another smart deceiver who made his way into the world of the current corrupted Bible (sorry if I offended you).

Osama is apparently blatantly ignorant of what Islamic history and Muhammad think about Paul. Read this from the earliest Islamic accounts:

"God has sent me (Muhammad) to all men, so take a message from me, God have mercy on you. Do not hang back from me as the disciples hung back from Jesus son of Mary. They asked how they hung back and he said, 'He called them to a task similar to that which I have called you. Those who had to go a short journey were pleased and accepted. Those who had a long journey before them were displeased and refused to go, and Jesus complained of them to God. (T. From that very night) every one of them was able to speak the language of the people to whom he was sent.' (T. Jesus said, 'This is a thing that God has determined that you should do, so go.')

"Those whom Jesus son of Mary sent, both disciples and those who came after them, in the land were: Peter the disciple AND PAUL WITH HIM, (PAUL BELONGED TO THE FOLLOWERS AND WAS NOT A DISCIPLE) to Rome. Andrew and Matthew to the land of the cannibals; Thomas to the land of Babel, which is in the land of the east; Philip to Carthage and Africa; John to Ephesus the city of the young men of the cave; James to Jerusalem which is Aelia the city of the sanctuary; Bartholomew to Arabia which is the land of Hijaz; Simon to the land of Berbers; Judah who was not one of the disciples was put in place of Judas.'" (Ibid. p. 653)

Muhammad himself said that Jesus was commissioned by God to send the disciples into the world. And yet Paul happens to be one of those who assisted the Apostle Peter in carrying out Jesus’ great commission!! Notice that Ibn Ishaq predates the most credible Hadiths by over 125 years. According to Muhammad, Jesus said that this is a thing his followers must do. Interestingly, other Muslim sources confirm the above statement from Ishaq:

"Among the apostles and those disciples around them, whom Jesus sent out, there were Peter and his companion Paul." (A history of the Christian Church, Thalabii Qisas al-Anbiyaa, pp. 389-390; Tabarii, Taarikh al-umam wa-l-muluuk II/II, 1560)

Amazingly, Bukhari, the most authentic Hadith collection in Islam, even quotes one of Paul's letters and attributes the saying to God!:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "ALLAH SAID, 'I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of.'" (Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 589)

According to this Hadith, Muhammad purportedly claims that Allah uttered the above words. Compare what Allah is supposed to have revealed to Muhammad with what Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians:

"However, as it is written: 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.'" 1 Corinthians 2:9

Paul paraphrases the following citation from Isaiah:

"Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him." Isaiah 64:4

Hence, according to the Hadith the one that inspired Paul's saying, which Muhammad alludes to in virtually identical language, is none other than God! Notice that “Allah” has taken Paul's quote and slightly modified it, and both contexts refer to the rewards that God has in store for true believers. Since Osama considers Paul to be a deceiver, we must conclude that Muhammad and his god Allah are also deceivers since they quote Paul!!! Muslims hate this quote since it undermines their thinking about Paul.

This basically means that Muslims have no basis to object to Paul's writings since Muhammad, Ibn Ishaq and al-Bukhari attribute Paul's work to God, implying that Paul was a legitimate representative of Christ's teachings. The only way for Osama to avoid the significance of these early Islamic traditions is to deny the traditions completely, as well as intentionally ignore Muhammad. This would make him an apostate. Osama then goes on to post links about Paul being a liar based on the opinions of so-called Christian scholars. However, since when do theologians and so-called Christians hold greater authority for Osama than Muhammad, Allah, and the Islamic traditions? We will leave that for Osama to answer for us.

The Book of Romans:

"The writer of this letter was the apostle Paul (see 1:1). No voice from the early church was ever raised against his authorship.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1705)"

Sweet. But notice how in this Book, we see the actual author himself, and in the ones above, we see nothing but conclusions. If GOD was the actual inspirer of all of these Books, then He wouldn't put us in the agony of making some conclusions to figure out His Words. Is GOD the author of confusion?

Notice how Osama claims that God isn't the author of confusion, but yet his own words seem to be utterly confused. He says that we see the author himself (whatever that means) but yet we see nothing but conclusions. Would he rather have assumptions instead of conclusions? Again he knows that the NIV is saying just the opposite of what his paper is saying and therefore when it comes to quotes that he can't copy out of context he must resort to intentionally misinterpreting them. Then and only then, in his twisted logic, is he able to prove that the Bible is corrupt. Remember that earlier he called into question the materials since Christians were basing their points on assumptions. And yet when they provide hard evidence to base their conclusions on, this is still not good enough! Hypocrisy is the word that comes to mind.

Why must we take every single word that Paul spoke especially during his conversations with others as Words of GOD Almighty?!

Is Paul GOD Himself? No Christian believes in that.  Paul fought with Saint Peter and accused him of being "clearly in the wrong" (Galatians: 2:11-12), and had a huge argument with Saint Barnabas (Acts 15:36-39).

The reason why we take Paul's words as the very words of God is because Jesus, the Apostles, supernatural miracles and even Muhammad himself provide irrefutable evidence thatt Paul was commissioned to spread God’s truth. Lets look at the scriptures mentioned by Osama:

Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews? We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles. Galations 2:11-15

If Osama is agreeing with Peter then he is also agreeing with Peter’s racism and hypocrisy since Paul was correcting Peter for being hypocritical before both the Jews and Gentiles. We know that Allah loves to lie and mislead but that doesn't mean that followers of Yahweh God, such as Paul, have to do likewise!

Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing." Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.

Do you see anywhere in this passage which suggests that Paul’s and Barnabas’ dispute was theological solely because Barnabas left with John Mark and Paul with Silas? In what way does this passage undermine Paul’s credibility when the very passages prior to this one demonstrate that Paul had the approval of Christ’s true followers?

Did GOD favor Paul over Barnabas and Peter and inspired him the words while he was fighting with them?  I don't think so!.

Paul himself admitted before that he wasn't always inspired by GOD Almighty himself (1 Corinthians 7:25-30). 

And since Paul never met Jesus in person, and only claimed that Jesus came to him in person then there is always the possibility of him being untruthful. Since Paul never performed any miracles to help us believe his claim of Prophet hood, then his claim about him being GOD's apostle is just as good as me for instance claiming to be GOD's apostle.

Oops!! Okay, now we see that Paul didn't perform miracles? Therefore he isn't a prophet? It is obvious that Osama has not read or understood the Bible since he commits several mistakes here. First, inspiration doesn’t apply to everything that Paul or the others said or did. It refers to the proclaiming of the God’s truths, i.e. the preaching and writing of the Gospel.

Second, Osama hasn’t read 1 Corinthians carefully since Paul wasn’t denying inspiration at all. Paul is addressing the question of whether virgins should remain unmarried, something that Christ never addressed while on earth. Being Christ's spokesperson Paul could speak on issues not addressed by the Lord Jesus during his earthly ministry. In this passage, Paul is giving a suggestion that a person can choose to follow, but was not required to do so.

This leads us to our second point, namely that Paul was clearly aware that both his preaching and his writings were given by inspiration of God:

"This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words." 1 Corinthians 2:13

"If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I AM WRITING to you IS THE LORD’S COMMAND. If he ignores this, he himself will be ignored." 1 Corinthians 14:37-38

These passages make it quite clear that Paul believed that his writings were the very revealed words of God. This can be further seen from what Paul writes elsewhere:

"since you are demanding proof THAT CHRIST IS SPEAKING THROUGH ME. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you". This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority - the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down." 2 Corinthians 13:3, 10

"And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, BUT AS IT ACTUALLY IS, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe." 1 Thessalonians 2:13

"Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE LORD JESUS… Therefore, he who rejects THIS INSTRUCTION does not reject man BUT GOD, who gives you his Holy Spirit." 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2, 8

"But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth OR BY LETTER FROM US." 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15

It becomes quite evident that Paul believed that he was speaking and writing God’s Word by divine inspiration. Third, the Holy Bible provides several examples of Paul performing miracles:

“So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders.” Acts 14:3

"I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done - by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ." Romans 15:18-19

"I have made a full of myself, but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I m not least inferior to the 'super-apostles,' even though I am nothing. The things that mark an apostle - signs, wonders and miracles - were done among you with great perseverance." 2 Corinthians 12:11-12

“Does God then give you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?” Galatians 3:5

Paul even had power over demons and poison by God’s sovereign grace:

“Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, ‘These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.’ She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, ‘In THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST I command you to come out of her!’ AT THAT MOMENT THE SPIRIT LEFT HER.” Acts 16:16-18

"God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured AND THE EVIL SPIRITS LEFT THEM. Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, 'In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.' Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. [One day] the evil spirit answered them, 'Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?' Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor." Acts 19:11-16

"Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, 'This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.' But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and for three days entertained us hospitably. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured." Acts 28:3-9

This again shows that Osama hasn’t read the Bible carefully. Finally and even more amazing is that Muhammad fails Osama’s own criteria since the former performed no miracles. Hence, if Osama’s logic were true then this would also make Muhammad a false apostle.

Muhammad and Miracles  

    Say those without knowledge: “Why speaketh not Allah unto us? or why cometh not unto us a Sign?” So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear the Signs unto any people who hold firmly to Faith (in their hearts). S. 2:118  

    Even IF thou wert to bring to the People of the Book all the Signs (together), they would not follow thy Qibla; nor art thou going to follow their Qibla; nor indeed will they follow each other's Qibla. If thou after the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain) desires,- then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong. S. 2:145  

    They say: “Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord!” Say: “Allah hath certainly power to send down a Sign: but most of them understand not.” S. 6:37  

    They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a (special) sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say: “Certainly (all) Signs are in the power of Allah: but what will make you (Muslims) realize that (even) if (special) signs came, they will not believe.”? S. 6:109 

‘Abdallah ‘Abd al-Fadi comments: 

The Quraish said, “Muhammad, you tell us that Moses had a rod with which he struck the rock and twelve springs broke forth, and you tell us that Jesus raised people from death, and that Thamud had a she-camel for a sign. Perform a miracle for us, then, so that we may believe you and believe in you.” Muhammad said, “What thing do you wish?” They said, “To turn Al-Safa [a mountain] into gold, or bring back from death some of our dead folk to ask them whether what you say is true or false. Show us also angels testifying to you.” Muhammad said, “If I do some of what you say, will you believe?” They answered, “Yes, by God, If you do, we shall follow you all together.” Muhammad stood up and prayed to God to turn Al-Safa into gold. But Gabriel came to him and said, ‘You have whatever you wish: If you wish, it will be gold, but if they do not believe you we will cast them away, and if you wish we will leave them until ones destined to repentance repent.” Muhammad said, “I wish that they repent.” And so Muhammad worked his way out of having to perform a miracle! (Is the Qur’an Infallible, p. 371) 

From the Quran:

    They say: “Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?” Say: “The Unseen is only for Allah (to know), then wait ye: I too will wait with you.” S. 10:20  

    And the Unbelievers say: “Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?” But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide. 13:7  

    The Unbelievers say: “Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?” Say: “Truly Allah leaveth, to stray, whom He will; But He guideth to Himself those who turn to Him in penitence,-” S. 13:27 

    And We refrain from sending the Signs, only because the men of former generations treated them as false: We sent the She-camel to the Thamüd - a visible Sign-, but they treated her wrongfully: We only send the Signs by way of frightening (and warning from evil). S. 17:59  

Muhammad Asad comments on S. 17:59: 

    “… This highly elliptic sentence has a fundamental bearing on the purport of the Qur’an as a whole. In many places the Qur’an stresses the fact that the Prophet Muhammad, despite his being the last and greatest of God’s apostles, was not empowered to perform miracles similar to those with which the earlier prophets are said to have reinforced their verbal messages. His only miracle was and is the Qur’an itself- a message perfect in its lucidity and ethical comprehensiveness, destined for all times and all stages of human development, addressed not merely to the feelings but also to the minds of men, open to everyone, whatever his race or social environment, and bound to remain unchanged forever. Since the earlier prophets invariably appealed to their own community and their own time alone, their teachings were, of necessity, circumscribed by the social and intellectual conditions of that particular community and time; and since the people to whom they addressed themselves ha not yet reached the stage of independent thinking, those prophets stood in need of symbolic portents or miracles (see surah 6, note 94) in order to make the people concerned realize the inner truth of their mission. The message of the Qur’an, on the other hand, was revealed at a time when mankind (and, in particular, that pat of it which inhabited the regions marked by the earlier, Judeo-Christian religious development) had reached a degree of maturity which henceforth enabled it to grasp an ideology as such without the aid of those persuasive portents and miraculous demonstrations which in the past, as the above verse points out, only too often gave rise to new, grave misconceptions.” (Asad, The Meaning of the Qur’an, pp. 427-428, n. 71) 

That Asad’s explanation is rather forced is seen by the fact that it was the People of the Book and the pagans that demanded Muhammad to perform miracles to prove his prophethood. Hence, maturity had nothing to do with it since in every age man expects supernatural verification from one claiming to speak on God’s behalf.  

    They say: “We shall not believe in thee, until thou cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth, Or (until) thou have a garden of date trees and vines, and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst, carrying abundant water; Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (will happen), against us; or thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face: Or thou have a house adorned with gold, or thou mount a ladder right into the skies. No, we shall not even believe in thy mounting until thou send down to us a book that we could read.” Say: “Glory to my Lord! Am I aught but a man,- a messenger?” S. 17:90-93  

Asad on 17:93: 

    “… A reply to this demand of believers is found in verse 7 of Al-An’am, revealed-according to Suyuti- shortly after the present surah. But the allusion to this and the preceding ‘conditions’ is not merely historical: it illustrates a widely prreviewent, psychologically contradictory attitude of the mind- a strange mixture of prima-facie scepticism and primitive credulity which makes belief in a prophetic message dependent on the prophet’s ‘performing miracles’ (cf. 6:37 and 109 and 7:203). Since the ONLY miracle granted by God to Muhammad is the Qur’an itself (see the first part of verse 59 of this surah, as well as note 71 above), he is bidden, in the next passage, to declare that these demands are irrelevant and, by implications, frivolous.” (Ibid., p. 433, n. 109 bold emphasis ours) 

    But (now), when the Truth has come to them from Ourselves, they say, “Why are not (Signs) sent to him, like those which were sent to Moses?” Do they not then reject (the Signs) which were formerly sent to Moses? They say: “Two kinds of sorcery, each assisting the other!” And they say: “For us, we reject all (such things)!” S. 28:48  

    Nay, here are Signs self-evident in the hearts of those endowed with knowledge: and none but the unjust reject Our Signs. Ye they say: “Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?” Say: “The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clear Warner.” And is it not enough for them that we have sent down to thee the Book which is rehearsed to them? Verily, in it is Mercy and a Reminder to those who believe. S. 29:49-51 

Al-Fadi quotes al-Baidawi’s commentary on the above passage: 

    Al-Baidawi said: “‘Why have signs not been sent down upon him from his Lord?’ as [was the case with] the she-camel of Salih, the rod of Moses and the table of Christ Jesus. ‘Say: The signs are only with God,’ who sends them down to whomever he wills. I do not possess them, so as to be able to perform what you suggest. ‘I am only a plain warner’; I have nothing to do but to warn.” (Is the Qur’an Infallible?, p. 369 emphasis ours) 

Muslim Faruq Sherif notes: 

    “Apart from its assertion of its inimitability and its reference to the Prophet’s ascension (if taken literally), the Qur’an does not attribute any miracles to the Prophet… Muhammad was often challenged by the pagans to produce miracles; his reply was that God makes miracles appear when he wills, but that the miracles which were performed by the prophets in the past were powerless to convince the people, who treated them as lies and sorcery. 

    “The pagans’ persistent challenge embarrassed the Prophet who, reciting the Qur’an, always laid emphasis on the miracles bestowed by Allah not only on Moses and Jesus but also lesser figures such as Salih and Solomon. If, asked the pagans, Allah empowered Moses to dry the sea, and Jesus to bring the dead back to life, why did He not send down a miraculous sign to confirm Muhammad such as by enabling him to cause a spring to gush forth from a rock, by giving him a well-watered orchard, or a house adorned with gold, or a treasure, by sending angels to accompany him on earth, by exempting him from the necessity of eating and walking in the market, by permitting him to mount to heaven and bring back a written confirmation of his mission, or by causing a piece of the sky to fall upon the unbelievers and crush them? (XVII. 92-95, XX.133) 

    “To all this the Prophet’s answer was: I am only a man and a warner; signs are in Allah’s hands, and those which were revealed to the former generations did not make them less intransigent… 

    “Accordingly Muhammad declared that his unquestionable miracle was the revelation of the Qur’an. Nevertheless the pagans’ questions troubled his mind, and his bewilderment brought reproaches from Allah: ‘In case you are in doubt as to what We have revealed to you,’ says the Qur’an in X.94, ‘perhaps you feel inclined to suppress a part of what has been revealed to you, being distressed at heart lest they say why has not a treasure been sent down to him or why an angel has not come with him; but you are only a warner'’(XI.14). ‘If you find their aversion hard to bear, seek if you can a tunnel in the earth or a ladder to the sky by which you may bring them a sign’ (VI.35). (Sherif, A Guide to the Contents of the Qur’an [Garnet Publishing Limited; UK 1995], pp. 62, 63) 

Muslim Akbarally Meherally quotes Huston Smith with approval: 

    “Huston Smith was a professor of Philosophy at Washington University. He writes in his book, The Religions of Man: 

      In an age charged with supernaturalism, when miracles were accepted as the stock-in-trade of the most ordinary saint, Muhammed refused to traffic with human weakness and credulity. To miracle-hungry idolaters seeking signs and portents he cut the issue clean: ‘God has not sent me to work wonders; He has sent me to preach to you. My Lord be praised! Am I more than a man sent as an apostle? From the first to the last he resisted every impulse to glamorize his own person… ‘I am only a preacher of God’s words, the bringer of God’s message to mankind.’ If signs be sought, let them not be of Muhammed’s greatness but of God’s, and for these one need only open one’s eyes… Only one miracle is claimed, that of the Koran itself. That he by his own devices could have produced such truth-this was the one naturalistic hypothesis he could not accept.

    (Meherally, Understanding the Bible through Koranic messages [A.M. Trust P.O. Box 82584, Burnaby, B.C. Canada, 1989], p. 99) 

What of the reports in the hadith where we are told that Muhammad actually performed many miracles? Norm Geisler and Abdul Saleeb respond: 

    “There are many reasons for questioning the authenticity of these stories. Critics have observed the following. 

    First, none of them are recorded in the Qur’an. In fact, they are in general contrary to the whole spirit of the Muhammad of the Qur’an, who repeatedly refused to do these very kinds of things for unbelievers who challenged him (3:181-84; 4:153; 6:8-9). 

    Second, these alleged miracles follow the same pattern as the apocryphal miracles of Christ from a century or two after his death. They are a legendary embellishment of people removed from the original events. They do not come from contemporary eye-witnesses of the events. 

Osama continues:

Benny Hyne, one of today's famous Christian missionaries who have millions of fans world wide, claims and shows on TV how he could cure the paralyzed and makes him walk again. He claims that Jesus is inside him when he performs his so-called miracles. Why can't it be a bunch of liars that he paid and brought on TV, pretend to act paralyzed and pretend to act healed?

Paul could just as well be another Benny Hyne, except that Benny Hyne performed miracles (that are fake of course), but Paul never performed anything.

I hope you see how confusing the Bible really is. Its books are believed today from conclusions only as you've seen above, and it is only to be believed by blind faith. Blind faith is not the way to believe in GOD Almighty's Words, because GOD is not the author of confusion.

For one thing, what does Benny Hinn have to do with Paul? Also how does Osama know that these miracles are fake? Has he inspected them himself? No. He just assumes and doesn't provide any evidence for his claims, like he says about Paul. Why should we accept what he says then? Paul did perform miracles. He healed a demoniac girl as well as knocked off a poisonous snake without being harmed. Muhammad himself said Jesus commissioned Paul. So what is his problem with Paul?

The Book of 1 Corinthians:

"Paul is acknowledged as the author both by the letter itself (1:1-2; 16:21) and by the early church fathers.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1734)

Again, we see in here that Paul was the actual author without any confusion. 

But again, why must we take every single word that Paul spoke especially during his conversations with others as Words of GOD Almighty?!

Is Paul GOD Himself? No Christian believes in that.  Paul fought with Saint Peter and accused him of being "clearly in the wrong" (Galatians: 2:11-12), and had a huge argument with Saint Barnabas (Acts 15:36-39).

Did GOD favor Paul over Barnabas and Peter and inspired him the words while he was fighting with them?  I don't think so!.

Basically this is just a repeat of the above argument. We've already shown that Osama’s arguments do nothing to undermine Paul’s credibility. In fact, after Paul’s dispute with Peter, the latter was humble enough to admit and write:

“Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as OUR DEAR BROTHER PAUL also wrote you with THE WISDOM that GOD GAVE HIM. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.” 2 Peter 3:15-16

Noted Evangelical Scholar Douglas J. Moo comments:

The implicit point Peter is making emerges from his claim that the false teachers distort Paul's letters ‘as they do the other Scriptures.’ The word ‘other’ (loipos) shows that Peter considers the letters of Paul to belong to the category of ‘Scripture.’ Some scholars think that this means no more than that Peter considered Paul's writings to be authoritative. But the word ‘Scriptures’ (graphai) ALWAYS REFERS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THOSE WRITINGS CONSIDERED NOT ONLY AUTHORITATIVE BUT CANONICAL- in a word, it refers to the Old Testament… Peter therefore implies that the letters of Paul have a status EQUIVALENT to that of the canon of the Old Testament itself. (Moo, The NIV Application Commentary: 2 Peter, Jude [Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids MI 1996], p. 212; bold and capital emphasis ours)

It should be noted that this is also an "NIV" source which refutes the absurd idea of Paul's words as being uninspired. Osama is obviously running out of ideas and must result to "poisoning the well" against the beloved Apostle Paul.

Paul himself admitted before that he wasn't always inspired by GOD Almighty himself (I Corinthians 7:25-30). 

And since Paul never met Jesus in person, and only claimed that Jesus came to him in person then there is always the possibility of him being untruthful. Since Paul never performed any miracles to help us believe his claim of Prophet hood, then his claim about him being GOD's apostle is just as good as me for instance claiming to be GOD's apostle.

We've already discussed verse this passage. But lets turn this same argument against Muhammad. He claimed to have met Gabriel as well as allegedly reporting what Jesus said to the Jews. Muhammad couldn't prove either one. He never met Jesus neither did he speak Hebrew nor Aramaic, so how could he know exactly what Jesus said?

The Quran claims:

    For he appeared (in stately form) while he was in the highest part of the horizon; then he approached and came closer, and was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; So did (God) convey the inspiration to His Servant - (Conveyed) what He (meant) to convey. The (Prophet's mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw. Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw? For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass: near it is the Garden of Abode. Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!). (His) sight never swerved nor did it go wrongs! For truly did he see of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest! Surah 53.6-18

In another passage the Qur'an again states explicitly that Muhammad had a definite vision:

"And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon" Surah 81.23

Another verse states clearly that the vision was given by Allah himself:

"We granted the Vision which we showed thee" Surah 17.60

The confident manner in which Muhammad claimed that he had at least two definite visions strongly suggests that he really did see a strange being on the horizon. He described the second vision in these words:

    "Once while I was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw to my surprise, the same Angel as had visited me in the cave of Hira. He was sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back home and said, Wrap me! Wrap me!" (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 6, p. 452).

Muslims vehemently claim that it was the angel Gabriel who came to Muhammad, yet the Qur'an only once refers to Jibril as the medium of the revelation (Surah 2.97) while stating elsewhere that it came down with the Ruhul-Amin, the Faithful Spirit (Surah 26.193). The identification of Gabriel as the Qur'anic messenger is significantly only made in a very late passage of the Qur'an after Muhammad had many dealings with Jews and Christians. This spirit never identified himself as Gabriel when Muhammad first met him. Nor do we find an explicit connection between the spirit and Gabriel. Also since the name Gabriel came in a very late passage of the Quran, this shows that Muhammad wasn’t at all certain about the identity of this spirit. He had to be around the Jews and Christians before finally deciding that Gabriel must have also been involved in the sending down of the “revelation.” A telling story indeed.

"The pre-Islamic Arabs believed in the demon of poetry, and they thought that a great poet was directly inspired by demons...." (Tabari Vol. 9, page 167, note 1151)

This explains why Muhammad thought he was demon possessed, or influenced by demons; the Quran in many places reads like typical Arabic poetry. Note also the following embarrassing hadith:

Bukhari 4.440

'Aisha said that the Prophet said to her "O 'Aisha' This is Gabriel and he sends his (greetings) salutations to you." 'Aisha said, "Salutations ... and addressing the Prophet SHE SAID, "YOU SEE WHAT I DON'T SEE."

This is very important for the reader to recognize. Muhammad saw a spirit which nobody else saw. This again is precarious because in order to believe that Gabriel came we would have to accept only the testimony of Muhammad. It’s one thing to be visited by an angel and you are by yourself. But to claim that an angel entered a room without anybody else besides yourself seeing him is another story. Muhammad was hallucinating or he was bewitched into seeing things that weren’t there. In either case, why should we accept his testimony about Allah? You can’t even verify that Gabriel was present. Even Muhammad’s companions didn’t see him, which leaves him as a single witness. Ironically, this is the same thing that Osama says about Paul.

Other people recognize "Gabriel" as a person they knew.

Bukhari 4.827

I got the news that Gabriel came to the Prophet while Um Salama was present. Gabriel started talking (to the Prophet and then left. The Prophet said to Um Salama, "(Do you know) who it was?" (or a similar question). She said, "It was Dihya (a handsome person amongst the companions of the Prophet )." Later on Um Salama said, "By Allah! I thought HE WAS NONE BUT DIHYA, till I heard the Prophet talking about Gabriel in his sermon.” .....

Very strange indeed. If we take Muhammad’s testimony seriously, we are left with the conclusion that Muhammad’s Gabriel was none other than a man whom Um Salama said was “Dihya” and happened to be Muhammad’s companion!!! Why didn’t she recognize Gabriel? The 3 wise men recognized the angel and didn’t mistake his identity. However Muhammad thought that his own companion was Gabriel!!! Since nobody else thought it was Gabriel, but recognized him as a known friend, this shows us that Muhammad was bewitched into believing that Dihya was Gabriel, or that he was hallucinating like the little kid on the move "The Sixth Sense". Either way he should be given an Oscar for the best acting job ever, since he fooled millions of Muslims into following his claim, including Osama who demands proof for Paul!!

The Book of 2 Corinthians:

"Paul is the author of this letter (see 1:1; 10:1).  It is stamped with his style and it contains more autobiographical material than any of his other writings.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1762)"

Osama has no qualms with the NIV here, and seemingly agrees that Paul wrote this book. The rest is just a repeat from the above.

The Book of Galatians:

"The opening verse identifies the author of Galatians as the apostle Paul.  Apart from a few 19th century scholars, no one has seriously questioned his authorship.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1780)"

We are not certain whether or not Paul is the actual author of this Book, since he didn't stamp his name on it as he did with his other ones.  Notice that some of the 19th century scholars doubted this Book to be the True Word of GOD Almighty.

How can it be the Word of GOD Almighty anyway, even if Paul wrote it?  Let us look at this conversation that took place: "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ....(Galatians 1:6)"  Again, why take every single word that Paul spoke especially during his conversations with others as Words of GOD Almighty?!

The rest of Osama's argument is a repeat from above. Osama mistakenly claims that Paul didn’t stamp his name on this book. This is an amazing claim seeing that just earlier he quoted this book to cast doubt on Paul’s credibility due to his dispute with Peter! It is obvious that Osama hasn’t read the book since if he did he would have found:

“PAUL, AN APOSTLE (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)” Galatians 1:1

“Listen! I, PAUL, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!” Galatians 5:2

All Osama can do here is appeal to some 19th century scholars, individuals he doesn’t even bother naming since he has obviously never read their works, in order to cast doubts the authenticity of this authorship.

Regarding Galatians 1:6, this exposes Osama’s naivete regarding biblical inspiration. But instead of educating him on the subject, we will simply apply his criteria to the Quran to see if it passes:

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, The Beneficent, the Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment, Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. SHOW US THE STRAIGHT PATH, The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. S. 1:1-7

It doesn't take a genius to see that this truly can't be from Allah. Osama complains about says "Paul's greetings" etc, but says nothing about Surah 1! Will Osama be consistent and say that this Surah isn't from God? He would have to if he were honest and consistent.

Take another look at the highlighted parts. Since Muslims believe that the Quran is the speech of Allah, this means that Allah is worshipping either himself or is worshipping some other Allah and seeking the guidance of this other god to show him the straight path!

If Osama denies this then he must admit that the Quran isn't totally from Allah, and concde the fact that parts of it originate from men. Here are more examples showing that the Quran is not completely from Allah:

"We come not down save by commandment of thy Lord. Unto him belongeth all that is before us and all that is behind us and all that is between these two, and thy Lord is never forgetful." S. 19:64

We must wonder whether if Allah is coming down because Muhammad’s Lord commanded him? And if so, is there another god that we don't know about? If Osama claims that this isn't Allah coming down at the command of another god, then to use his methodology consistently we must conclude that Allah didn’t author these parts but someone else did. These passages are either the words of men or angels, which would debunk the Islamic idea that the Quran is the speech of Allah alone. Again:

"I have been commanded TO SERVE TO LORD OF THIS CITY, Him who has sanctified it and to whom all things belong. S. 27:91 (read verses 83-93 for context)

The question that has to be answered is if this is Allah who is speaking then who is the Lord that he serves? If it is the angels or Muhammad speaking, then the Quran cannot be considered 100% the word of God. Using Osama's method this is exactly what we find.

Other passages that are either nonsensical or have no value and practical application include:

They ask thee concerning the New Moons. Say: They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in (the affairs of) men, and for Pilgrimage. It is no virtue if ye enter your houses from the back: It is virtue if ye fear Allah. Enter houses through the proper doors: And fear Allah: That ye may prosper. S. 2:189

Does this mean that entering backdoors is a sin? What about the following verses:

O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the captives of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makkah) with thee; and any believing woman who gives herself to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess;- in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Thou mayest defer (the turn of) any of them that thou pleasest, and thou mayest receive any thou pleasest: and there is no blame on thee if thou invite one whose (turn) thou hadst set aside. This were nigher to the cooling of their eyes, the prevention of their grief, and their satisfaction - that of all of them - with that which thou hast to give them: and Allah knows (all) that is in your hearts: and Allah is All- Knowing, Most Forbearing. It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after this, nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty attract thee, except any thy right hand should possess (as handmaidens): and Allah doth watch over all things. S. 33:50-52

O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from before a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight an enormity. S. 33:53

What does this have to do with people today and why even bother “revealing” these instructions? And these:

And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah,- AND TO THE MESSENGER, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in Allah and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing,- the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For Allah hath power over all things. S. 8:41

Of their goods, take alms, that so thou mightest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source of security for them: And Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth. S. 9:103

O ye who believe! When ye consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will be best for you, and most conducive to purity (of conduct). But if ye find not (the wherewithal), Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. S. 58:12

It seems that Allah really went out of his way to insure that Muhammad got rich! In the words of Osama, why take every single word of the Quran, especially regarding instances in Muhammad’s life which have no practical value for us today, as Words of GOD Almighty?!

The Book of Ephesians:

"The author identifies himself as Paul (1:1; 3:1; cf. 3:7, 13; 4:1; 6:19-20).  Some have taken the absence of the usual personal greetings and the verbal similarity of many parts to Colossians, among other reasons, as grounds for doubting authorship by the apostle Paul.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1790)"

Again, we are not certain that it was indeed Paul who wrote this Book.  And even if Paul was the one who wrote it, how are we to be certain that he was inspired by GOD Almighty Himself?  No where in this Book we see a statement saying that this Book was inspired by GOD Almighty.  Christians made that assumption on their own, just like they made the assumption that it was Paul himself who wrote it.

We already presented evidence demonstrating that Paul was an inspired Apostle, so we won’t bother repeating ourselves. We would simply like to know why does Paul have to mention in every book that he is inspired? Is this some rule we don't know about Osama?

Since Osama demands such a statement from Ephesians, we issue the following challenge. Provide verses from the Quran that claims that ALL OF IT IS FROM ALLAH AND THAT ALL 114 SURAHS WERE SENT DOWN FROM ALLAH TO MUHAMMAD. I'll be waiting.

Let us read 1:1 of this Book:

"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus."

This Book was a letter written by a person.  He sent it to Paul and in it he greets the saints of Ephesus.

If the Book was sent to Paul, the author clearly would've said it. Paul identified himself as an apostle and said that the book WAS TO THE SAINTS IN EPHESUS NOT TO PAUL. Osama doesn't even understand the Greek usage which shows that Paul was sending this letter to someone else. He lies and claims that somebody else sent it to Paul. So who sent it to Paul Osama? Surely you know right? Or is this just another one of your bright ideas?

It is like writing the following:

"Dear Mike, John and Sam,

My greetings to all of your classmates...."

Neither Mike, nor John nor Sam would have written the letter!.  It would be a third party person who wrote it.

I say it again, I hope you see the real danger in making these assumptions when you are willing to DIE for the fact that such Gospel is the actual True Word of GOD Almighty!

Osama erroneously assumes that since Paul writes in the third person this cannot really be the Apostle who is writing this. If this is the case that third person usage points to someone else, then Allah cannot be the author of the Quran since he too uses the third person!

Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute. S. 3:55

Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' S. 5:110

And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. S. 5:116

Perhaps Osama can explain to us why he still believes in the Quran in light of these facts.

Furthermore, if Osama really knew anything he would have known that the Greek word for Greetings which is used in the Bible is Aspasmos, which isn't present here at all. Neither does the word Dear (Greek- Agapetos) appear in this passage. Therefore, his theory that Ephesians mentioning Paul in the third person after a greeting proves that Paul didn’t author it is blatantly false.

The rest is just a repeat about Benny Hinn.

The Book of Philippians:

"The early church was unanimous in its testimony that Philippians was written by the apostle Paul (see 1:1).  Internally the letter reveals the stamp of genuineness.  The many personal references of the author fit what we know of Paul from other NT books.  (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1803)"

Again, it was assumed that this book was written by Paul himself.  No one knows for sure whether it was Paul or somebody else.  The New Testament wasn't even documented until 150-300 years after the disappearance of Jesus peace be upon him.  If we're going to assume that Books that look appealing to us as the True Word of GOD Almighty, then we are committing a great crime against GOD Almighty and His Holy Words.  No where in this Book we see a statement saying that it was inspired by GOD Almighty Himself.

Again Osama says the exact opposite of the NIV! It is the unanimous testimony of the earliest eyewitnesses, not just an assumption. Do you see assumption in the NIV quote? No.

In fact, the beginning of the Book suggests that it was not Paul who wrote the Book, read 1:1 of this Book:

"Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,

To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi...."

The person was writing to Paul and Timothy and he gave his greetings to the saints of Philippi.

Again, it is like writing the following:

"Dear Mike, John and Sam,

My greetings to all of your classmates...."

Neither Mike, nor John nor Sam would have written the letter!.  It would be a third party person who wrote it.

Is this what the Word of GOD should be like? full of doubts and written by third party people?

We've already exposed Osama's lack of knowledge about Greek. There is no word for greetings or dear present in the text and is therefore not an example of 3rd person use.

Since Osama claims to follow the NIV why does he deny that Paul wrote this when the NIV claims that the early Church unanimously held to Pauline authorship? Did he promote himself to the NIV committee now? Surely not since he can't even get the simple Greek words of the greetings correct. The rest of Osama's argument is the same repetitious post dealing with Benny Hinn, etc. He uses the same arguments against Colossians and 1 and 2 Thessalonians, even though the NIV attributes Pauline authorship to all these books. Since he claims that the NIV is truthful, we must believe the NIV over his assertions.

The Book of Revelation:

"Four times the author identifies himself as John (1:1,4,9; 22:8).....In the third century, however, an African bishop named Dionysius compared the language, style and thought of the Apocalypse (Revelation) with that of the other writings of John and decided that the book could not been written by the apostle of John.   (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1922)"

Again, we don't know who wrote the Book of Revelation.  It is certainly highly doubtful that it was written by Apostle John.  So are you now going to consider the other John's words as the Words and Inspirations of GOD Almighty?

Osama continues his fanciful argument by appealing to a dubious authority. Let us look at the quote closely to expose his gross misunderstanding:

Four times the author identifies himself as John (1:1,4,9; 22:8).....

At the beginning of his quote it EXPLICTEDLY SAYS THAT THE AUTHOR IDENTIFIES HIMSELF AS JOHN. So what does Osama's argument stem from? Read:

In the third century, however, an African bishop named Dionysius compared the language, style and thought of the Apocalypse (Revelation) with that of the other writings of John AND DECIDED that the book could not been written by the apostle of John.

Anyone who reads this closely sees immediately that Osama bases his whole argument on what Dionysius claimed. So his whole theory about Revelation being corrupted is based on what Dionysius decided. This doesn't constitute as proof whatsoever, since this is just the opinion of one person. Who are we supposed to believe? John, who wrote his name 4 times or some bishop which came approximately 200 years after John? Its funny how Osama argues that the Bible isn't current and yet appeals to a bishop who lived in the 3rd century!

Notice that in the sections of "Gospel of John" and "Gospels of 1, 2 & 3  John" above, the author did not identify himself and it was ASSUMED without actual proofs that it was Saint John who wrote them.  Notice how they said that if he were to identify himself, then it would be hard for them to explain it.

Now, notice the author in the Book of Revelation does identify himself as John, but he has a complete different language and style of writing from the other books, which created much uncertainty about its validity in the Church.

Again Osama continues his argument based on some little known African Bishop who lived nearly 2 centuries later. He must think they we are so stupid to believe that a human can only write in one style of writing for all his life. Maybe Osama didn't attend college. If he did he would know that writing styles are based upon the situation that is being addressed. For example, when you write a business proposal you would use a different language and style compared to writing a love letter. As for his quotes let us look at them closely:

"....Unlike most NT letters, 1 John does not tell us who its author is. The earliest identification of him comes from the church fathers...(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1904)"

"The letter is difficult to date with precision....(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1905)"

Isn't it hilarious that he uses this as proof about John being corrupted when infact HIS EARLIEST IDENTIFICATION OF REVELATION NOT BEING CORRECT ALSO STEMS FROM A SO-CALLED CHURCH FATHER 200 YEARS LATER!! So, if he uses this method to prove John false, we can also prove his argument false by the same measure.

My questions here are:  Who wrote the Books?  And is or is not Saint John supposed to identify himself in his books?  And where are his books that have his name on them?

This is a mere assumption. Again, I challenged Osama to show us a single Bible verse where it is mandatory for the writer to give his name. He has yet to produce a single verse to prove this!! So basically he is assuming something he has yet to prove. .

The Book of Revelation is a very important, probably the most important Book in the Bible today, because it has prophecies in it of what Christians believe is for our future today, even though it has nothing to do with our current world.  It talks about Jesus soon (1800 to 2000 years ago) will return (Revelation 22:7).  I don't know how soon is 2000 years to the Bible.  All the people that this book was told to had died.  

A day is like unto a thousand years to God, so basically using God's timing we have only been waiting 2 days. How can Osama argue about the Bible when he doesn't even know anything about it? In fact the Book of Revelation never said those people who lived in that time would see it, Osama has invented a straw man and then proceeds on to refute it.

It also talks about the great battle of Gog and Magog fighting the righteous; "and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth  [The earth DOES NOT have four corners and no the earth is not a square or rectangle.  It is round almost like an egg!!]--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.  (From the NIV Bible, Revelation 20:8)"

The thing that we need to notice here beside the grave error about the shape of the earth in this false book (sorry to say that), is that the Gog and Magog existed before.  Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal (Ezekiel 39:1), is the name of the leader and Magog is the name of his nation (Ezekiel 38 and 39).  The Gog and Magog army had already been defeated and the Noble Quran confirms their story.  There is even documentation about them in London, England.

The fight of Ezekiel 38 and 39 occurs before the Tribulation. Gog and Mag still exist since this is the modern country of Russia! Russia didn't collapse from a war silly! This has yet to take place. As for Osama's idiocy regarding the shape of the earth, this is a dumb argument since the 4 corners of the earth means from all sides of the earth and has nothing to do with the shape of the earth. Since he claims that the size of the earth proves that the Bible is false, he must reject the Quran. Osama may claim that S. 31:29 and 39:5 indicate that the earth is spherical, a fact not known until over 400 years ago. What Osama forgets to mention is that both the Quran and early Muslim sources actually claim that the earth is flat!:

"And the earth - We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable…" S. 15:19 Y. Ali

"O you servants of Mine who have attained to faith! Behold! wide is Mine earth.…" S. 50:7

"Have we not made the earth as a bed and the mountains as pegs." S. 78:6-7 (Al-Hillali-Khan)

"…And the earth how it is spread." S. 88:20

So since the Quran says that the earth was spread out like a carpet, we must ask Osama:

IS A CARPET ROUND?

At first these verses would simply seem to be allegorical statements, not to be taken literally. Yet, upon reading the works of the earliest Muslim commentators, it becomes quite evident that Muhammad believed in a flat earth! Al-Jalalan, one of Islam's premiere commentators, in his Tafsir, p. 509, states:

"In his phrase, `how it is spread', he denotes that the earth is flat. All the scholars of Islamic law agree upon this. It is not round as physicists claim." (Cited in Behind the Veil, p. 175)

Al-Tabari cites the following tradition on the authority of Wahb:

According to Muhammad b. Sahl b. 'Askar-Isma'il b. 'Abd al-Karim-Wahb, mentioning some of his majesty (as being described as follows): The heavens and the earth and the oceans are in the haykal, and the haykal I sin the Footstool. God's feet are upon the Footstool. He carries the Footstool. It became like a sandal on His feet. When Wahb was asked: What is the haykal? He replied: Something on the heavens' extremities that surrounds the earth and the oceans like ropes that are used to fasten a tent. And when Wahb was asked how earths are (constituted), he replied: They are seven earths that are FLAT and islands. Between each two earths, there is an ocean. All that is surrounded by the (surrounding) ocean, and the haykal is behind the ocean. (History of Al-Tabari-General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood, Vol. 1, pp. 207-208)

Wahb's claim that there are seven earths completely agrees with both the statement from al-Kisa'i, Tales of the Prophets-Qisas al-anbiya found above as well as with the following Quranic verse:

"It is God who created seven heavens, and of earth their like." S. 65:12

Al Baidawi comments:

"'Stretched out the earth' means it was flattened in width and length so that feet may be steady on it and animals may roll on it." (`Abdallah `Abd al-Fadi, Is the Quran Infallible? [Light of Life PO Box 13, A-9503 Villach Austria], p.19)

In the book, Behind The Veil: Unmasking Islam, we are told:

"These are the comments of the ancient Muslim scholars (i.e., Baidawi, Zamakhshari, Jalalan etc.) word for word. Even some Saudi scholars wrote a book a few years ago to disprove the spherical aspect of the earth and they claimed that it was a myth, agreeing with the above mentioned scholars, and said we must believe the Quran and reject the spherical aspect of the earth." (Ibid., p. 176) As the preceding citation stated, there have been several modern Saudian Muslim authorities frankly admitting that the Quran does indeed teach a flat earth. The following article is taken from Athar Shiraz Siddiqui's article The Earth According to Quran:

The Earth According to Quran

Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality by Parvez Hoodbhoy: **** (Page 49)

"…The Sheikh (Abdul Aziz Ibn Baz) authored ... a book in Arabic entitled Jiryan Al-Shams Wa Al-Qammar Wa-Sukoon Al-Arz. This translates into Motion of the Sun and Moon, and Stationarity of the Earth... In an earlier book, he had threatened dissenters with the dire fatwa or takfir (disbelief), but did not repeat the threat in the newer version."

"The earth is flat. Whoever claims it is round is an atheist deserving of punishment." Yousef M. Ibrahim, "Muslim Edicts take on New Force", The New York Times, February 12, 1995, p. A-14.

That is a well-known religious edict, or fatwa, issued two years ago by Sheik Abdel-Aziz ibn Baaz, the supreme religious authority of Saudi Arabia. The blind theologian's status gives his fatwas great weight, though his opinions have often raised eyebrows or embarrassed worldly Saudis… Also cited by Sagan "The Demon-haunted World", Carl Sagan, Ballantine, ISBN 0-345-40946-9, p. 325. I quote (as fair use): "In 1993, the supreme religious authority of Saudi Arabia, Sheik Abdel-Aziz ibn Baaz, issued a edict, or fatwah, "declaring that the world is flat. Anyone of the round persuasion does not believe in God and should be punished."

Hence, we see that Muslims both of the past and present affirm that the Quran clearly teaches that the earth is flat.

Finally, the fact that the earth is a sphere is not something new since the Holy Bible already taught this centuries before the Quran was ever written:

"He has described a circle (Hebrew- khug) on the face of the waters, at the boundary between light and darkness." Job 26:10

"When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle (khug) on the face of the deep." Proverbs 8:27

"It is he who sits above the circle (khug) of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them like a tent to live in." Isaiah 40:22

Again, Dr. Morris' comments on these last three passages:

"… 'Compass' (Hebrew khug) is the same as 'circle' in Isaiah 40:22, as well as 'compassed' in Job 26:10. All three clearly refer to the roundness of the earth, especially to the spherical nature of sea level defining the global shape of the earth. The Bible never teaches a flat earth, though the charge is frequently made." (Morris, The Defenders Study Bible-King James Version [Word Publishing, Grand Rapids MI, 1995], p. 682)

And,

"…Hebrew khug is translated `compassed' in Job 26:10 and 'compass' on Proverbs 8:27. All three, in context, clearly refer to the sphericity of the earth." (Ibid., p. 754)

Scientists also tell us that the universe is expanding. Hence, the statement in Isaiah 40:22 that God stretches out the heavens is not far off from what scientists today tell us about the universe.

"Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place. That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? It is turned as clay to the seal, and they stand as a garment." Job 38:12-14 KJV

Dr. Henry Morris notes:

"turned. This figurative statement refers to God's initiation of the earth's rotation and the day-night cycle. Each night, like a rotating clay cylinder exposing the impressions of the seal, the earth turns to the sun (or 'dayspring'), exposing the wicked and their works of the night." (Ibid., p. 593)

"He (God) stretches out the north over empty space. He suspends the earth over nothing." Job 26:7

As far as we can tell Job could have only known this by revelation from God. Dr. Henry Morris, president of Institute for Creation Research, comments:

"Not only was the earth rotating, but it also began orbiting in space, suspended upon `nothing' except the mysterious force of gravity, acting at a distance. This verse was written at 3500 years before Isaac Newton identified and described this force." (Ibid., p. 584)

"as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:12

Dr. Morris claims:

"… Here is a second figure applied to the limitless scope of God's forgiving grace. One can travel east (or west) forever without coming to its end. This perfectly fits the idea of a global earth." (Ibid, p. 648)

"The wind blows to the south, and goes around to the north; round and round goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns. All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they continue to flow." Ecclesiastes 1:6-7

Dr. Morris indicates:

"This is a remarkable anticipation of the modern discovery of the world's great wind circuits, in the global circulation of the atmosphere." (Ibid., p. 701)

Dr. Morris also comments on the statement in verse 7 on streams running into the sea:

"… Similarly, this is an excellent summary of the earth's amazing hydrologic cycle, as confirmed scientifically only in modern times." (Ibid, p. 702)

The final biblical passage affirming that the earth is a sphere as well as rotating on its axis includes:

I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. Luke 17:34-36

Dr. Morris observes:

"…When the Lord comes, it will be at night when men are in bed. But it will also be early morn when women are grinding meal (Luke 17:35) and mid-day when men are working in the field (Luke 17:36). This is possible since the earth is round and rotating daily on its axis." (Ibid., p. 1116)

Osama continues:

The point is that the Book of Revelation, however, like most of the Bible today seems to be nothing but a big hoax (sorry to say that).  It is very doubtful, but yet ironically, very important to the Christians of today.

Really? If we believe your misinterpretations yeah right? However you have just proven that your own pagan prophet Muhammad copied from a big hoax. Read Rev. 13:11-2:

Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.

Here we see information about the Beast of the Earth. Now did the Quran copy this from a so-called big hoax? Yes:

And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), we shall bring forth from the earth a Beast to speak unto them because mankind had no faith in Our Signs. S. 27:82.

Therefore using Osama's logic we must conclude that the Quran is a big hoax too!!!

Exposing Osama's intentional slander of the Old Testament

The Book of Genesis: "Historically, Jews and Christians alike have held that Moses was the author/compiler of the first five books of the OT. These books, known also as the Pentateuch (meaning "five-volumed book"), were referred to in Jewish tradition as the five fifths of the law (of Moses). The Bible itself suggests Mosaic authorship of Genesis, since Ac 15:1 refers to circumcision as "the custom taught by Moses," an allusion of Ge 17. However, a certain amount of later editorial updating does appear to be indicated (see, e.g., notes on 14:14; 36:31; 47:11). (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 2)"

So in reality, the book of Genesis had been tampered with by man. It had been corrupted. It is dangerous to consider all of it as the True Living Words of GOD Almighty, because by doing so, we are running into the risk of committing a crime against Him since we are claiming that He spoke words that He never spoke.

Actually the NIV doesn't say what Osama claims. It only says that there were later adulterations. We know from Joshua and parts of Exodus that the prophet Joshua did add things to the book of the Law as God instructed him. Since the majority of scholarship knows this we wonder why is this such a problem for Osama? If he wants to prove his idea of Bible corruption then it is his job to show explicit proof that foreign hands tampered the Bible. The tampering that Osama misunderstands is the update of words and names of various places in order to help the later Hebrew reader understand Genesis better:

"The assertion that Moses is the principal author of the present text of Genesis need not mean that it came from his hand exactly as we have it now. To the contrary, one may confidently assume that the work has undergone post-Mosaic redaction. The main reason such a redaction would have taken place was not to substantially change the book in any way BUT RATHER TO MAKE IT INTELLIGIBLE TO A LATER GENERATION OF READERS. (ReThinking Genesis, Duane Garrett, Baker: 1991, pg. 85-86)

Therefore the only change was to make the older names more common to the Israelites of the day, so that they wouldn't forget where these events took place. Read what the NIV says about Genesis:

MOSES WAS THE AUTHOR OF GENESIS. Because history here occured befoe he was born, Moses must have recieved much of his revelation directly from God himself. (NIV Living Insights bible, Commentary on Genesis, pg, 3)

Now read what the NIV Study Bible says about Genesis:

It is no coincidence that many of the subjects and themes of the first three chapters of Genesis are reflected in the last three chapters of Revelation. WE CAN ONLY MARVEL AT THE SUPERINTENDING INFLUENCE OF THE LORD HIMSELF, who assures US that "ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED" and that THE MEN WHO WROTE IT "SPOKE FROM GOD as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit". (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Genesis, pg. 4)

This is absolutely unbelievable!!! The NIV Study Bible, which Osama appeals to, says that Genesis along with the entire Bible, despite who wrote it, was influenced by the superintendence of YHWH God himself. The NIV is clearly affirming that ALL the Bible is God-breathed!!! We have again refuted Osama's misunderstanding and misquoting of Genesis.

The Book of Numbers:

"It is not necessary, however, to claim that Numbers came from Moses' hand complete and in final form. Portions of the book were probably added by scribes or editors from later periods of Israel's history. For example, the protestation of the humility of Moses (12:3) would hardly be convincing if it came from his own mouth. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 183)"

So in reality, we don't know who were all the authors who wrote the book of Numbers. How is it possible then to call the book of Numbers the True Living Revelations of GOD Almighty if the book had been tampered with by the man-made laws of the scribes?

As you clearly saw in Jeremiah 8:8 in the introduction above, GOD Almighty condemned the laws of the scribes and accused them for turning the Bible into a lie.

Regarding additions by later scribes or editors, we have already addressed this above. We explained that the Bible needed updating for later generations, and that inspired men such as Joshua were instructed by God to add to Moses’ Law. The NIV still attributes authorship to Moses:

Writer: MOSES
date: c. 1406 b.c.
Purpose: To Show God's Judgement and his faithfulness.(ibid, pg. 135)

By misquoting his sources, Osama tries to show that the Bible is corrupted. Now see what the NIV Study Bible says about Numbers:

The book graphically portray's Israel's identity as the Lord's redeemed covenant people and her vocation as the servant people of God, charge with establishing his kingdom on earth. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Numbers, pg. 183)

According to the NIV, authorship has no bearing on how the accuracy of Numbers in portraying Israel's relationship with God. If it did, we would have expected them to make mention of it or called into question its historical veracity.

The book of Deuteronomy:

"The book itself testifies that, for the most part, Moses wrote it (1:5; 31:9,22,24), and other OT books agree (1Ki 2:3, 8:53; 2ki 14:6; 18:12)--though the preamble (1:1-5) may have been written by someone else, and the report of Moses' death (ch.34) was almost certainly written by someone else. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 240)"

As we clearly see, there is ample evidence that proves beyond the shadow of the doubt that Moses was not the sole author of the book. He couldn't have possibly have written about his own death. Again, another corrupted book by man in the Bible. How can you claim that the book of Deuteronomy was indeed all revealed by GOD Almighty? If you're not sure, and you still insist on your claim, then you are committing a crime against GOD Almighty's Revelations.

OSAMA'S FALLACY: IF THE BOOK WASN'T WRITTEN BY THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR ONLY IT'S NOT GOD'S WORD.

If you notice throughout his paper, Osama has established a logically flawed argument since he believes that if the author doesn't give his name or if it isn't written by the author it isn't the word of God. However, Osama has nothing to base this conclusion on since he is using his opinion as a final standard to build his argument. Therefore, since he has no biblical reference to prove his point, his whole argument is based on "MY OWN OPINION".

We have asked Osama over and over again to show us where it is an explicit rule that all the authors of the names of the book must sign their name. He has yet to produce this proof. Since he believes that the Quran is the word of God, we ask him to prove to us that God personally revealed ALL THE VERSES AND SURAHS IN THE QURAN. Since neither the Hadith nor the earliest Muslim records claim that ALL OF THE 114 SURAHS OR THE VERSES NOW FOUND IN IT ARE FROM ALLAH we are forced to conclude that the Quran is not entirely the word of can't be the word of God (which in fact it isn’t!!!)

However, the NIV does say that Moses wrote the majority of the Pentateuch. The rest of it were written by his followers who were eyewitnesses to his life. Now since Osama believes that the Quran is the word of God and the Bible was tampered with he only ends up falsifying the Quranic witness to the Bible:

Sura 7:156-157:

"And I will write down (my mercy) for those who are righteous and give alms and who believe in our signs; who follow the apostle, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in the Torah and the Gospel THAT IS WITH THEM.

If these verses are correct then the Torah and Gospel which were available to Muhammad in AD. 600 were the Word of God, even though this would have been the same Torah which the NIV says contains later additions!!! Hence, if Osama is correct in rejecting the Torah then the Quran is wrong for confirming it!!!

Sura 53:36:

"Nay is he not acquainted with what IS IN THE BOOKS OF MOSES."

Sura 5:46:

"But why do they (the Jews) come to thee for decision, when they have the Torah in which IS the command of God."

Sura 5:50:

"And let the People of the Gospel judge by what God has revealed in it. If any fail to judge by what God has revealed, they are licentious."

Sura 5:71:

"Say, O People of the Book! You are not (founded) on anything UNTIL you PERFORM the TORAH and the GOSPEL, and what was revealed to you from your Lord."

Sura 3:93-94:

"All food was lawful to the children of Israel except what Israel made unlawful for itself before the Torah was revealed. Say, `BRING the TORAH and READ it, if you are men of truth.' If any, after this, invent a lie and attribute it to God, they are indeed transgressors."

Sura. 28:48-49:

"But when the truth has come to them from Us, they say: `why is he not given the like of what was given to Moses?' Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They say: `Two kinds of magic (the Torah and the Quran) each helping the other!' And they say: `Verily! In both we are disbelievers.' Say (to them, O Muhammad): `Then bring a Book from Allah, which is a better guide than these TWO (the Torah and the Quran), that I may follow it, if you are truthful.'"

Notice how Muhammad is commanded to defend both the Quran and the Torah of Moses that was available to him as guidance from God. No mention of textual corruption whatsoever. So was Muhammad ignorant of these facts? Or did the Quran consider these to be the word of God? The answer is the latter due to the fact that Moses lived long before the advent of Islam. Therefore Osama is either wrong or the Quran is wrong.

Sura 32:23:

"We did indeed aforetime give the Book to Moses: Be not then in doubt of its REACHING (THEE): And we made it a guide to the Children of Israel."

These verses clearly show that an uncorrupted Torah and Gospel existed which both Jews and Christians were commanded to study and adhere to. The only Torah the Jews have ever known, and Gospel that Christians have possessed are that which make up the five books of Moses and the four gospel accounts* found in our modern Bibles today. These Quranic verses sufficiently expose Osama!!!

The book of Joshua: "It seems safe to conclude that the book, at least in its early form, dates from the beginning of the monarchy. Some think that Samuel may have had a hand in shaping or compiling the materials of the book, but in fact we are unsure who the final author or editor was. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 286)"

Again, another book whom we don't know who in the world wrote it. Yet, Jews and Christians consider this nonsense as a Revelation from GOD Almighty.

Another misinterpretation and misquotation. The NIV says that THEY ARE UNSURE OF WHO THE FINAL EDITOR WAS. However, it says nothing about the author being unknown!! Osama doesn't even know how to differentiate an editor from an author!! The author writes the book, the editor makes sure everything written is in its proper place. Read this important quote by the NIV commentary:

But tradition, LOGIC AND THE ACCEPTED TITLE OF THE BOOK ALL POINT TO JOSHUA AS THE AUTHOR. ..this book is a result of a "journal" kept on a regular basis-- either by Joshua himself or by someone who was very close to the events recorded in the book. SOME OF WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF JOSHUA IS TOO DETAILED NOT TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT. (NIV Living Insights bible, Commentary on Joshua, pg. 209)

Once again our point is established since the NIV DOES SAY THAT Joshua was the author of this book.

If Osama's logic were true that the person himself must write the entire biblical book bearing his name for it to be credible, then we must call into question every journal, article and/or book that have been edited by individuals other than the author!! That means all of history would be incorrect, even Islamic history, which has many historical journals on the life of Muhammad that have undergone editing.

Let us again quote those parts of the NIV Study Bible which Osama didn't want his readers to see:

Joshua is a story of conquest and fulfillment FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Joshua, pg. 286)

According to the NIV Study Bible, Joshua details the fulfillment of God’s promises to his people, the Israelites. No mention of corruption whatsoever.

In the judgment of many scholars Joshua was not written until the end of the period of the kings, some 800 years after the actual events. But there are significant reasons to question this conclusion and to place the time of composition much earlier. THE EARLIEST JEWISH TRADITIONS (TALMUD) CLAIM THAT JOSHUA WROTE HIS OWN BOOK EXCEPT FOR THE FINAL SECTION ABOUT HIS FUNERAL, which is attributed to Eleazer son of Aaron...Morever, the author's observation are accurate and precise. He is thoroughly at ease with the antiquated names of cities, such as "the Jebusite city" for Jerusalem, Kiriath Arba for Hebron, and Greater Sidon for what later became simply Sidon. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Joshua, pg. 286)

Contrary to Osama's misquoting:

Some think that Samuel may have had a hand in shaping or compiling the materials of the book, but in fact we are unsure who the final author or editor was. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 286)

The NIV says that there are many problems in using this thinking due to the fact that Joshua's reporting was precise and accurate. If Joshua was indeed late than we would expect to see Tyre mentioned. This would in fact prove Osama's assertions. However:

Tyre is never mentioned because in the days of Joshua it had not yet developed into a port of major importance. (IBID, pg. 286)

Not only does this destroy Osama's fallacious assertions but also proves our point that books such as Judges and Genesis had to be updated for the people since these books contained place names of an earlier period which would have otherwise not been known to a later generation. Today, that would be the equivalent of improving Shakespeare for people of modern English to understand since the majority of English speaking people no longer comprehend Old English.

The book of Judges:

"Although, according to tradition, Samuel wrote the book, authorship is actually uncertain."

"The date of the composition is also unknown, but it was undoubtedly during the monarchy." (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 322).

Another book with many doubts had been inserted into the Bible. How much more evidence do you need to be convinced that the Bible is corrupted, or to say the least, not a perfect book?

Again Osama puts words into the NIV's mouth. This falls under the previous fallacy, if the authorship was uncertain the book is therefore false. This also falls under the fallacy of unprovability since the book can both be true and the author unknown. If Osama is correct, then every book whose author is unknown must be false. Again, an for the umpteenth time, notice how Osama intentionally misquotes his sources:

Although, according to tradition, Samuel wrote the book, authorship is actually uncertain. It is possible that Samuel assembled some of the accounts FROM THE PERIOD OF THE JUDGES and that such prophets as Nathan and Gad, both of whom were associated with David's court, had a hand in shaping and editing the material. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Judges, pg. 322)

The NIV says that Samuel could have assembled the material which was already known and composed it for our learning. If Osama disagrees with this then he must reject the entire Sahih Hadith of Islam, which was composed the exact same way. Since he reiterated over and over again how we should only use the Hadiths, we find it strange that he applies a double standard with Judges. The NIV, in discussing the contents of the Book which deals with the consistent failure of the Jews to live up to the covenant commands and God’s deliverance, writes:

We find this to be the case as far back as the ancient people of Israel and never more obviously described than in the book of Judges. (NIV Living Insights Bible, pg. 235)

The Quran mentions many times how the Israelites fled from God. Where did it get most of its information? From the book of Judges of course!! This book is the only one in the Bible that covers Israel’s depravity explicitly and in greater detail than any other one. So again we must conclude that the Quran is false for utilizing this information.

The book of Ruth:

"The author is unknown. Jewish tradition points to Samuel, but it is unlikely that he is the author because the mention of David (4:17,22) implies a later date. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 360)"

Same as above.

This has no effect on Ruth since this book is a biography and therefore doesn't have to be written by the author. Read the NIV commentary as to how God's message is revealed in Ruth:

There's one significant messagge that comes through in the book of Ruth: God doesn't leave us in hard times. (NIV Living Insights Bible, Commentary on Ruth, pg. 261)

According to the NIV Ruth portrays a very important message of God himself. Since Osama is obviously arguing under a fallacy, he is too dull to realize that a biography of Ruth's life doesn't constitute proof that it is an erroneous book. Read how the NIV Study Bible extols Ruth's literary quality:

The book of Ruth is a Hebrew short story, told with CONSUMMATE SKILL. Among HISTORICAL NARRATIVES IN SCRIPTURE it is unexcelled in its compactness, vividness, warmth, beauty and dramatic effectiveness--- AN EXQUISITELY WROUGHT JEWEL OF HEBREW NARRATIVE ART (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Ruth, pg. 361)

According to the NIV Study Bible, the supposed corrupted book of Ruth is a literary jewel as well as a historical narrative in scripture!! Why would the NIV say this if it claimed that the book was corrupted? This would be highly illogical. This shows us again that Osama does nothing more than misquote.

The books of 1 and 2 Samuel:

"Many questions have arisen pertaining to the literary character, authorship and date of 1,2 Samuel."

"Who the author was cannot be known with certainty since the book itself gives no indication of his identity." (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 368).

Again, unknown books with unknown authors had been inserted into the Bible and are now considered GOD's Revelations. What a joke! Since when do we consider man-made stories and narrations as GOD's Revelations?

Samuel again is the biography of the life of the prophet. Notice that Samuel was busy doing God's work and since the Jews had many scribes they wrote down his work for us to cherish. In fact, without Samuel we wouldn't even have King David, which the Quran mentions over and over again. Therefore, since the Quran derives its information on David and others from sources that are dependant on books such as Samuel (since apart from these records next to nothing would be known about David) it too is corrupt and unreliable!

His argument of I and II Kings falls under the same category. There's no need to repeat this.

The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles:

"According to ancient Jewish tradition, Ezra wrote Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah (see Introduction to Ezra: Literary Form and Authorship), but this cannot be established with certainty. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 569)"

Again, another doubtful nonsense had been considered to be GOD's Revelations.

The NIV doesn't say that the book was doubtful because the author wasn't possibly Ezra. Read what it says:

GOD KNEW HE WAS NOT WHIPPING UP A BEST SELLER WHEN HE INSPIRED THE BOOKS OF CHRONICLES-- but he never intended to...EZRA WROTE FROM A SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE AND VANTAGE POINT. He was looking back on the history of his people after their spiritual erosion, fall and captivity. When you write something from hindsight, you have a lot of insight, and that is what EZRA BROUGHT TO THE RECORD CONTAINED IN CHRONICLES (NIV Living Insights Bible, Commentary on Chronicles, pg. 402)

The NIV attributes Ezra's words and the books of Chronicles to the inspiration of God. Therefore, Osama's theory about the unknown author means nothing as far as inspiration is concerned. Since God inspired all of the Holy Bible, why should it matter if names were mentioned or not? What makes this even worse is that even when a book does mention the author’s name Osama still finds reasons to reject it, such as his rejection of Paul for allegedly inventing new doctrine. Either way, his arguments are simply bogus. Here is more information on Chronicles:

And it must be acknowledge that the author, if not Ezra himself, AT LEAST SHARED MANY BASIC CONCERNS WITH THAT REFORMING PRIEST. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Chronicles, pg. 571)

The NIV Study Bible argues that Ezra came from the time of Ezra, and if he didn’t write it then a close eyewitness wrote it.

The book of Esther:

"Although we do not know who wrote the book of Esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make some inferences about the author and the date of composition. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 707)"

Same as above.

More of Osama's faulty logic, read this on Esther:

The events recorded in the book Esther took place during the zenith of the Persian empire.(NIV Living Insights Bible, Commentary on Esther, pg. 507)

Esther's material was recorded as they took place, being a biography not an autobiography. Esther obviously wouldn't write this book due to the fact that she was Queen and her position in the Kingdom precluded her from being a scribe. The scribes and historians wrote books in ancient Persia. Do we find US presidents writing their own books? NO. Are we able to read accurate information on their lives by others such as historians and/or biographers? Yes. Here is more on Esther:

Again and again through the book of Esther we see the LORD'S WORKING. As you read Esther, take note of how many times God worked in the little things of life. (Ibid, pg. 508)

The NIV says nothing about Esther being corrupted but actually extols it for being a book to look to when wanting to read about God working in the little things of our life. Here the NIV Study Bible concurs by saying:

The earliest reference to the land of Judah or to Jerusalem suggest that he was a resident of a Persian city. The earliest date for the book would be shortly after the events narrated, i.e., c. 460 B.C.,. INTERNAL EVIDENCE also suggest that the festival of Purim had been observed for some time prior to the writing of the book. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Esther, pg. 709)

Again Osama's nonsense is thoroughly refuted. Esther is a true historical narrative of how God worked through a Jewish woman to deliver his people.

The book of Job:

"Although most of the book consists of the words of Job and his counselors, Job himself was not the author."

"The unknown author probably had access to oral and/or written sources...." (From the NIV Bible commentary, page 722).

Ironically, the book is named as "The book of Job", but yet, Job was not the author, and no one in this world knows who wrote the book. Today, it is considered GOD's Revelations.

It's quite pathetic to consider unknown people as GOD's Messengers and attribute their work to GOD's real Messengers.

It's obvious that like most of the Bible's book and gospels, the Book of Job had been lost.

Notice the NIV quote says that JOB is mostly:

the words of Job and his counselors,

Osama ignores this part and then claims that since Job wasn't the author that this book is corrupted or it isn't God's word. Osama conveniently failed to present the following info to his readers:

The unknown author probably had access to oral and/or written sources from which, UNDER DIVINE INSPIRATION, he composed the book that we now have. Of course the subject matter of the prologue HAD TO BE DIVINELY REVEALED TO HIM, SINCE IT CONTAINED INFORMATION ONLY GOD COULD KNOW. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Job, pg. 722)

While Osama said that it was pathetic to consider books such as Job the word of God, the NIV, which he claims support his arguments, states that this book was written

UNDER DIVINE INSPIRATION... SINCE IT CONTAINED INFORMATION ONLY GOD COULD KNOW

With this being said, and the NIV Study Bible exposing Osama, we also note that:

Job was a biography of the Patriach more than a self writing. (Scoffield, NKJV pg. 245)

So we see that Job was a biography and not a autobiography, the NIV concurs with this by saying:

Job's story begins almist like a timewoven fairy tale. You might be tempted to add, "Once upon a time" as you start reading:

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil 1:1:

What a remarkable BIOGRAPHY IN ONE VERSE! (NIV Living Insights Bible, Commentary on Job, pg. 519)

Based on the NIV, the reason why Job wasn't the author is because this book is a divinely inspired biography of him!! Osama is hilarious when he tries to impose his silly logic on the Bible. Every book isn't an autobiography in the Bible. We can apply this same logic to the Quran, which has Surah's named after people who didn't write them:

10.YUNUS (JONAH)
11.HUD (HUD)
12.YUSUF (JOSEPH)
14.IBRAHIM (ABRAHAM)
19.MARYAM (MARY)
27.AN-NAML (THE ANT, THE ANTS)
34.SABA (SABA, SHEBA)
47.MUHAMMAD (MUHAMMAD)
71.NOOH (NOAH)
72.AL-JINN (THE JINN)
105.AL-FIL (THE ELEPHANT)

Osama's comment: It's quite pathetic to consider unknown people as GOD's Messengers and attribute their work to GOD's real Messengers.

So who were the real authors of these books? Did the ants write? Did the Elephant write a Surah? Last I checked, Joseph, Mary, Abraham, etc., were dead before the Quran was given. We see that at least 11 Surahs in the Quran were named after people who didn't write them!! So these Surahs cannot be the word of God if Osama's logic is correct!!! However, Osama clearly takes them as biographies of these individuals. We wonder why then does he use a double standard?

The NIV not only calls Job a biography but it says nothing the book being corrupted or lost. In essence the NIV has no problem that the human author was unknown since they believe that these books were given BY DIVINE INSPIRATION NO MATTER WHO THE AUTHOR WAS!!!

The book of Proverbs:

"Although the book begins with a title ascribing the proverbs to Solomon, it is clear from later chapters that he was not the only author of the book. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 935)"

Can anyone please tell me who that other author was? And did GOD Almighty spoke those words through his tongue?

These are fair questions, aren't they?

That is a fair question so we will let the NIV answer it for us:

Ch. 30 is attributed to Agur son of Jakeh and 31:1-9 to King Lemuel, neither of whom is mentioned elsewhere. Lemuel's sayings contain several Aramaic spellings that point to a non-Israelite background. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Proverbs, pg. 935)

The NIV tells us who the other authors were. Osama intentionally ignored this in order to push his view that if the person in question didn't write the book or if the authors are unknown then it can't from God. As for the Book of Proverbs being the word of God, we let the NIV Living Insight Bible answer this:

THE BOOK OF PROVERBS, offers this kind of peerless wisdom. I guarantee you, you won't find this much practical discernment in any other literature. THE KIND OF WISDOM CONTAINED IN GOD'S DIVINE TRUTH IS JUST NOT TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE. (NIV Living Insights Bible, Commentary on Proverbs, pg. 634)

Hence, question answered completely by the NIV.

The book of Ecclesiastes:

"No time period or writer's name is mentioned in the book, but several passages strongly suggest that King Solomon is the authors. On the other hand, the writer's title, his unique style of Hebrew and his attitude toward rulers may point to another person and a later period. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 988)"

Was it or was it not Solomon who wrote this book? If you say it was Solomon, then how can you prove it?

Notice that Osama takes weaker evidence over stronger evidence. The NIV has passages which strongly suggest that Solomon is the writer. Osama, however, appeals to probable evidence which claims that it may point to another author. This tells us that Osama is only interested in using evidence, which in some cases are unprovable, to promote Bible corruption.

And by the way, was this book a revelation to Solomon, or just Solomon's own personal writings, if it were Solomon's book from the first place?

Lets allow the NIV to address this for us again:

God breath out his message through the pen of human beings. However, not everything in this book is intended to be a rule to live by. MANY OF THE ARGUMENTS IN ECCLESIASTES ARE NOT GOD'S ARGUMENT; THEY ARE GOD'S ACCURATE RECORD OF HUMAN ARGUMENTS (NIV Living Insights Bible, Commentary on Ecclesiastes, pg. 665)

Ouch!! The NIV says that this book is GOD'S ACCURATE RECORD OF HUMAN ARGUMENTS. This means that according to the NIV the other author was God himself!!! Another bogus argument of Osama, refuted by the NIV!!!

Did you know that the number of chapters in this book are more in the Roman Catholic Bibles? Please compare the number of chapters of the book of Ecclesiastes in the NIV Bible to the number of chapters in the Roman Catholic New Jerusalem Bible.

Really? Show proof of this if you are truthful. But before you do that, let me remind you that I attended a Roman Catholic High School and received straight A's in Hebrew Scriptures. The Roman Catholic Bible was canonized late in the Middle Ages and many of the material in it isn't even considered to be the word of God by Catholic themselves.

Let us look at this verse from this book: "....and the birth of ANY daughter is a loss. (From the New Jerusalem Bible, Ecclesiasticus 22:3)" Since when does GOD give stupid generalizing statements for ALL the members of a certain group of His creation?

Obviously, one of those bibles has to be wrong. Or should I say both?!

Again hasty generalization and notice the presupposition. Since one Bible disagrees, all of them must be wrong according to Osama. Maybe we should inform him that the Hebrew Bible was canonized before the start of Roman Catholicism which began in the mid 300s AD. Therefore, your stance is tremendously flawed. As for this verse, this doesn't matter to us since it isn't originally part of the Jewish canon of the Old Testament.

The book of Song of Songs:

"Verse 1 appears to ascribe authorship to Solomon. Solomon is referred to seven times, and several verses speak of the 'king', but whether he was the author remains an open question. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 997)"

Again, we don't know who wrote the book. Please visit X-Rated Pornography in the Bible regarding this pornful and sick book.

Osama totally ignores what his quote says:

Verse 1 appears to ASCRIBE AUTHORSHIP TO SOLOMON. Solomon is referred to seven times, and several verses speak of the 'king', but whether he was the author remains an open question. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 997

The NIV says that Solomon was the author and then it states whether if he was the only author. So Osama is appealing to improbability. That's not good enough. Osama also has an obsession with calling Song of Songs a pornful book. However, what he fails to address is how can sex between a husband and wife be considered pornography? So, in other words, all human sexuality is pornography according to Osama. Here are some responses to Osama by people on my discussion board:

Osama, do you have a problem with your sexuality? (Written by Josef at 27 Apr 2001 23:23:53:)

He responds by saying-No, but I do have a problem with you Song of Songs Gospel crap.

However what Osama fails to realize is that his stance on this issue is based on his opinion. Notice that he doesn't give a reason as to why he has a problem with this and he couldn't even answer me correctly when I told him, "what is wrong with sex between a husband and a wife?" His only argument is that it shouldn't be stated. However, shouldn't a delicate thing such as human sexuality be expounded on? Apparently Osama thinks that God should leave everyone in the dark on this issue. Read what a lady said on Song of Song, on my discussion board:

Hello Osama,

maybe you "have no problems with sex" but maybe with alcohol?

I think it is great to read that a womans vagina tastes for a man in this way, lovely!! Sexual sensuality is something great, given by GOD to the people. You should show respect for GODs creation and respect human sexuality and feeling expressions about it, remember you was done by your parents in the same way.

I´m no christan, jew or muslim, but a real woman! (Written by Tjejen at 29 Apr 2001 10:07:01:)

This is coming from a woman!! She asks him what is wrong with human sexuality, since it is a gift from God? Osama responds by saying:

Dear mam,

Please don't take this the wrong way, but perhaps if your 12-year old daughter gets pregnant or your 10-year old son catches the AIDS Virus, then you'll realize how your careless open sexuality is too harmful for you and for the society that you live in.

Regards, Osama Abdallah

NOTICE THAT OSAMA IS ATTACKING NON-SEXUAL SEX, BUT SOLOMON IS SEX BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE ONLY!!!

So again he fells to address the issue. Notice that none of his examples in his statement relates to married people but only to teenagers. Also, Osama doesn't provide any evidence that they based their sexual situations on Solomon. So basically Osama is attacking pornography and unmarried sex and baloming that on Song of Songs which is discussing sex BETWEEN A HUSBAND AND WIFE!! How stupid can you get!! Read this from Bible Sex Facts:

13. Is it all right for a married couple to use pornography during foreplay?

No. There is no moral difference between a single person using pornography while masturbating and a married couple using it during foreplay. In both situations, the sexually-explicit pictures are causing lustful feelings directed to the models in the pictures. Sexual desire for a person who is not your spouse is lust. Jesus said in Matt. 5:28 that such lust is the equivalent of adultery.

There are two other major reasons pornography should not be used, even in marital foreplay.

A. Pornography is habit forming. There may be a temptation for one spouse to use the materials for private masturbation during sexual fantasies. Aside from evil lust which this situation creates, the normal desire for sexual intercourse may be decreased, robbing the other spouse of rightful sexual satisfaction.

B. Pornography models are usually young and very attractive. The spouse may not compare favorably with such competition and should not be submitted to such an unrealistic comparison. (Bible Sex Facts Part 3: For Married Persons, Cogan, J. F. pg. 13)

Unmarried sex is prohibited by the Bible, and just because people this has no bearing on the Bible. You have Muslims who don't even adhere to the Quran. Osama is one of them since he accuses Allah of lying by his constant attack the Holy Bible’s credibility, despite Allah saying that NONE OF HIS WORDS CAN BE CHANGED. This serves to show that Osama has become an apostate. Does the NIV consider "Song of Song's" Pornographic? No!!! Read:

In the Song--- it is love that finds words--- INSPIRED WORDS THAT DISCLOSE ITS EXQUISITE CHARM AND BEAUTY AS ONE OF GOD'S CHOICEST GIFTS...GOD INTENDS THAT SUCH LOVE--- GROSSLY DISTORTED AND ABUSED by both ancient and modern people---be a NORMAL PART OF MARITAL LIFE in his good creation. (NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Song of Songs, pg. 998)

According to the NIV Study Bible, which Osama uses, Song of Songs is inspired and it deals with the beauty of sexual love in a marriage!! We wonder why he didn't put this on his site??? Because he is a liar who misquotes books to create bogus arguments.

The book of Lamentations:

"Although Lamentations is anonymous and we cannot be certain who wrote it, ancient Jewish and Christian tradition ascribes it to Jeremiah. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1207)"

What a joke! Christians and Jews point the book to Jeremiah without any certainty to who wrote the book. How is it possible for us to consider this book as the True Living Words of GOD Almighty?

Christians and Jews have yet to find and prove the original author of the book and all of the books mentioned above, and then prove that they were indeed Revelations from GOD Almighty.

Failure to accomplish the two tasks and inserting this type of nonsense into the Bible and claiming that it was the Words of GOD Almighty is A CRIME AGAINST GOD!

Even though Osama says that failure to identify the authors of the books is a crime against God, it is an interesting fact that he doesn't present a single Bible verse which claims that failing to do so is a crime. Does Osama think he speaks for God now? Hilarious. As for this book being the word of God read what the NIV says.

Whether we choose to read what is written in this book or not, IT WILL FOREVER STAND IN GOD'S WORD AS A MEMORIAL. When we have eyes to see and ears to hear, this is what Lamentations shows and tells us: Sin, like crim, never pays, Never forget it. (NIV Living Insights bible, Commentary on Lamentations, pg. 814)

Not only does the NIV call this book the word of God, notice what it says about the authorship of the book:

Although the bible never specifically says Jeremiah wrote Lamentations, tradition says he did. This book follows the book of Jeremiah in our English Bibles for this very reason. THE SAME PERSON WROTE BOTH BOOKS. LAMENTATIONS WAS JEREMIAH'S STYLE. IT CONTAINS HIS CHARACTERISTIC HEBREW PHRASES. FURTHERMORE, THE SEPTUAGINT PUTS A UNIQUE PREFIX BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK. IT READ:

It came to pass after Israel was taken captive and Jerusalem made desolate, JEREMIAH SAT WEEPING and lamented over Jerusalem. (Ibid, pg. 814)

Osama argued on his site one time that certain books of John weren't his books because they weren't his traditional style. However, this one is written in Jeremiah's style and he still makes accusations!! Read what the NIV Study Bible has to say about Lamentations:

Also, since the prophet Jeremiah was an eyewitness to the divine judgement on Jerusalem in 586 B.C., IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT HE WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK that so vividly portrays the event.(NIV Study Bible, Commentary on Lamentations, pg. 1207)

The NIV Study Bible says that it is okay to assume that Jeremiah wrote this book and it even calls the judgment mentioned in this book divine!!! Why would it do so if it were a supposed corrupted book as Osama claims? It wouldn't. History has shown that that Jeremiah wrote this book, and there is no rule given which says that the author’s name must be placed on every book of his. If this were so then these particular surahs must also be rejected.

10.YUNUS (JONAH)
11.HUD (HUD)
12.YUSUF (JOSEPH)
14.IBRAHIM (ABRAHAM)
19.MARYAM (MARY)
27.AN-NAML (THE ANT, THE ANTS)
34.SABA (SABA, SHEBA)
47.MUHAMMAD (MUHAMMAD)
71.NOOH (NOAH)
72.AL-JINN (THE JINN)
105.AL-FIL (THE ELEPHANT)

Osama's comment: It's quite pathetic to consider unknown people as GOD's Messengers and attribute their work to GOD's real Messengers.

Hence, all of these books are corrupted and false based on Osama's own faulty logic!!

...And as Jesus passed forth thence, HE (Jesus) saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and HE (Jesus) saith unto HIM (Matthew), follow ME (Jesus) and HE (Matthew) arose, and followed HIM (Jesus). (Matthew 9:9)"

"So Moses....DIED... and he (God Almighty) BURIED HIM (Moses)... He was 120 years old WHEN HE DIED... and there arose not a prophet SINCE in Israel like unto Moses....(Deuteronomy 34:5-10)"

"And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, DIED, … And they BURIED HIM … And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that over lived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Israel ….(Joshua 24:29-33)"

Dealing with Matthew 9:9, Osama shows his blatant ignorance here. Regarding 3rd person usage see above. As for Moses and Joshua, why should be thought incredible that their followers wrote their obituaries. Joshua wrote Moses and Joshua's followers wrote his and we take it by faith that they were instructed by God to do so, period. Osama goes on to appeal to heretical arguments such as Darwinism, views that happen to contradict the Quran as well!! Since this shows us just how desperate and flawed his arguments are we will finish our response by addressing this next argument:

"In tradition, [David] is credited with writing 73 of the Psalms; most scholars, however, consider this claim questionable."

Encarta Encyclopedia, under "David"

Is this how we define "inspired by God"?

Apparently the Quran thinks so read:

"Before this, We wrote in the Psalms (al-Zaburi), after THE REMINDER (Zhikri): `My servants, the righteous, shall inherit the earth.'" Surah 21:105

"Then if they reject thee, so were rejected messengers before thee, who came with Clear Signs, The Scriptures (Zuburi), and the Book of Enlightenment." S. 3:184

"Without doubt it is (announced) IN the revealed Books of former peoples (Zubu-ril-'awwaliin)." S. 26:196

"Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity IN the Sacred Books (Zubur)?" S. 54:43

"And if they reject thee, so did their predecessors, to whom came their messengers with Clear Signs, Scriptures (Zuburi), and the Book illuminating." S. 35:25

Finally, the following citation demonstrates that there were Muslims who had no problem in accepting all the OT Psalms:

Then Allah, may He be glorified and honored, revealed to Da'ud (David), the Psalms, that is al-zabur, which are ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY in number and IN THE HANDS OF THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS. (Abu 'l-Faraj Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Nadim, The Fihrist - A 10th Century AD Survey of Islamic Culture, edited and translated by Bayard Dodge [Great Books of the Islamic World, Inc., Columbia University Press, 1970], p. 43; bold and capital emphasis ours)

Although this source erroneously attributes all 150 Psalms to David, this nonetheless demonstrates that some Muslims wholeheartedly embraced and accepted all of the OT Psalms as God's revealed Word.

Hence, not only does the Quran say that Allah personally wrote the Psalms, but it also says that the Psalms were given to other Prophets besides David!! Therefore, since Osama believes that the Psalms aren't the word of God, then the Quran is wrong based on his logic!! Amazing!!!

Conclusion:

The current Bible is not all the True Word of GOD Almighty. It is full of doubts and man made corruptions as was proven above. How can we believe in a doubtful book as the Perfect Book of GOD Almighty? Allah Almighty said in the Noble Quran regarding those who try to corrupt His Holy Words: "Know they not Allah Knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal? And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book [the Bible], but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture. Then woe to those who write the Book [the Bible] with their own hands, and then say: 'This is from Allah,' To traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby. (The Noble Quran, 2:77-79)"

Now let us see what happens when we emphasize specific parts of the passage in question:

"Among them are unlettered folk who know the Scripture not except from hearsay. THEY BUT GUESS." S. 2:78

Once the passage is read in context, we discover that it is not speaking of Jews and Christians corrupting their Holy Book, but rather unlettered Jews who were ignorant of the content of scriptures and falsified revelation for gain. Yet, the Quran clearly speaks of learned Jews and Christians who knew scripture and would not sell it for gain:

"And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in God, and that which has been revealed to you, in that which has been revealed to them, bowing in humility to God. They will not sell the signs of God for miserable gain. For them is a reward with their Lord, and God is swift in account." S. 3:199

"NOT ALL OF THEM ARE ALIKE. Some of the People of the Book are an upright people. They recite the signs (or verses) of God in the night season and they bow down worshipping. They believe in God and the last day. They command what is just, and forbid what is wrong and they hasten in good works, and they are of the righteous." S. 3:113-114

Osama presents no proof of Bible corruption whatsoever. He lies and misquotes the NIV Bible to develop a fake and phony argument against the Holy Scriptures. Here is Osama's link where this information is found: http://www.answering-christianity.com/authors_gospels.htm

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