Bob,
It's smoke in the wind...all smoke and no substance.
You believe what you believe without a shred of proof, other than
Words in a Book. Words that were handed down generations ago. Words
that came before we had written language, handed down from mouth to
ear for generations. But nowhere is there a single solid fact to back
up any of the many Faiths clamoring to be Believed as the True Word of
God.
Every single one depends upon Blind Faith.
Such trust flies in the face of Reason. Reason is a central part of
what enables Man to dominate the Planet Earth. If I told you, "Trust
in the Emperor Donald Trump, for He will shed mercy and goodness upon
you", in spite of all that is evident in the world, would you do it?
What if I showed you a Book that I declared to be a Holy Book, handed
down for generations, proclaiming that the Lord will return, and that
the Lord is actually Donald Trump? My proof is in the Word. And the
Word existed before Man. Bob, it's circular thinking. Such belief is
dependent upon belief in the original Word, with no challenge as to
where that Word actually originated.
All religions, all Faiths come from a desire by Man to make sense out
of that which is far too vast for us to make any sense out of. But
even if we had a small glimmering chance of one day discovering what
this great universe is all about, religion blocks our way.
Carl Jarvis
On 8/12/17, Bob <ebob824@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, on each Sunday morning, fellow Congregationalists gather to worship.
In the Koran, there is a chapter called chapter of Mary. It is numbered the
nineteenth in a typical Koranic index. At its inception, allah mentions when
prophet Zechariah peace be upon him desperately implored to his Lord in
seclusion. He said, my Lord, my bones have become feeble and my head has
flamed with grey hair, and my Lord, I have been never disappointed with my
prayer to you. And, I have been frightened with the dependants after me and
my spouse has been barren, so grant me with you a grace an heir. Shall he
inherit me and inherit from the house of Jacob, and make him my Lord
pleasing. Oh Zechariah, we give you the glad tidings of a boy named John, a
name We have never been given before. He said, my Lord, how can I have a
son, when my spouse is barren, and I have become decrepit with old age. He
said, It will be so, your Lord says, it is easy for me, and I created you
before, when you were nothing. He said, my Lord, give me a sign, he said,
your sign that you shall not speak to people for three nights consecutively.
And he came out to his people from the sanctuary and signaled to them,
glorify in the morning and evening. Oh John, hold the scripture firmly and
We gave him wisdom in his youth. And tenderness from Us, and innocence. He
was devout. And he was dutiful to his parents, and he was not disobedient,
tyrant. And peace be upon him the day he was born, the day he dies and the
day he is raised alive. And mention in the Scripture Mary, when she withdrew
from her people to an eastern place. She screened herself away from them,
and We sent to her Our spirit, and He appeared to her as an immaculate
human. She said, I take refuge from you to the Most Merciful, should you be
righteous. He said, I am only the messenger of your Lord, to give you the
gift of a pure son. She said, how can I have a son when no man has touched
me and I was never unchaste. He said, thus said your Lord, It is easy for
Me, and We will make him a sign for humanity, and a mercy from Us. The
matter was predetermined. So she carried him, and secluded herself with him
in a remote place. Labor pains came upon her by the trunk of a palmtree.
She said, I wish I had died before this and been completely forgotten.
Whereupon he called her from beneath her, shall not you grieve, your Lord
has placed a stream beneath you. And shake the trunk of the palmtree towards
you and it will drop on you edible dates. So eat, drink and be consoled.
If you see any human, say, I have vowed a fast to the Most Gracious, so I
will not speak to any human today. Then she came to her people carrying him,
they said, oh Mary, you truly have done something terrible. Oh sister of
Aaron, your father was not wicked nor your mother was unchaste. So she
pointed to him, they said, how can we speak to an infant in the crib. He
said, I indeed am the servant of Allah, He has given me the scripture and
made me a prophet. And has made me blessed wherever I may be, and has
enjoined on me prayer and charity, so long as I live. And deutiful to my
mother, and hasn’t made me disobedient, rebel. So Peace is upon me the day I
was born, and the day I die, and the Day I get resurrected alive. This is
indeed Jesus son of Mary, the sentiment of truth upon which they tend to
dispute. Truly, Allah is my and your Lord, so worship Him. This is basically
the straight path. The Koran then says, and factions have dissented from
among them, so woe to those who disbelieved from the scene of a great day.
Each and every denomination has its rendition of who Jesus was. However,
Islam presents to the sincere seeker a plain portrait of his genuine
account. I am not destined to relentlessly argue. Each and every individual
is perfectly autonomous. I am not urging the provoke of a uselessly
theological debate. I am just presenting, without stereotypic notion, the
Islamic version of the Nativity tale. There are major factors to consider.
First, the Islamic story demonstrates in clear terms, Allah’s illimitable
measurelessly Omnipotence. Second, it enormously honours both Zechariah and
John whom Christians call the Baptist as equally, notable prophets. Third,
it plainly honours Mary and it righteously recognises her unparalleled
celibacy. Fourth, it recognises the Nativity tale while scrupulously
maintaining plain monotheism, exalting the divine from bearing a son. Fifth
and ultimately, it emphatically exonerates virtuous Mary from the
intolerable allegation Jews wrongfully impeached her with. I urge the
recipient of this post to carefully ponder, I do not urge you to hasten. I
am a caller to Islam. I at the end, want to ask you one simple question.
This question demands a clear and a straightforward answer. If Allah is
providentially Omnipotent, what is the problem with Him procreating
offspring from a decrepitly aged man and a barren woman? Similarly, if
Allah’s Omnipotence is measureless, what is the problem with Him
procreating offspring from a virgin, and without any masculine
intervention? I believe that this question is rationally valid and it
therefore demands a logical answer. I again, do not hasten anyone to
instantly respond. I just am urging you to think properly. Here is Bob
greeting you, peace, blessings and much respect from me.
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