COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND  A VIDEO INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF  GALATIANS,   [2]  THE BIBLE'S CORRECTNESS IS TESTIFIED TO IN THE QURAN:

[1]   SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [577B]

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:  32  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.   Ephesians 4:31 – 32,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]

Yes, Almighty God (YHWH) is merciful and forgiving as clearly shown by Psalms 103:8 – 11, [AV] “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.  9  He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.  10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.  11  For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.”  He is very forgiving of those earnestly seeking him.   

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[2]       THE BIBLE'S CORRECTNESS IS TESTIFIED TO IN THE QURAN:

INTRODUCTION:

Many members of Islam criticize the word of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, the Bible, because they are ignorant of the fact that their own Bible knockoff, the Quran, testifies to the correctness of the Bible.    In fact, the own Bible knockoff, the Quran, testifies clearly testifies that the word of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, the Bible, is from the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, himself.

The true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, is the author of the Bible.   In fact, he used over 40 individual writers who wrote under divine inspiration/guidance putting the thoughts of God (YHWH) into the words of men much as transcribing secretaries today taking transcription and then later typing it out. In other words one real author, the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, but he used many scribes each of whom wrote in his own style over a period of approximately 1,600 years.   All of what people call or consider inconsistencies are really not such, but most often just a problem of translation and/or understanding, i.e., lack of understanding of what the original writer writing in his own language and culture meant/said in his original writing. What is remarkable, is the writers over such a period of time all wrote in harmony when even most posters on threads on this forum can not even stay on track or subject over a period of a few days and/or weeks at most with the original subject of the thread. This fact of harmony over a period so great as to almost stagger the imagination shows that it had one guiding force or author who divinely inspired its writers as humans of their own volition can not keep on track over short periods of time.

SOME TESTIMONY FROM THE QURAN THAT THE BIBLE IS FROM THE TRUE GOD (YHWH) OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND ISHMAEL, CREATOR OF ALL THERE IS.

Let's consider a few examples from the Bible knockoff the Quran that the Bible is from the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is.

In regard to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, the Bible knockoff says at Sura 2:87, as shown by three different versions/translations:

YUSUFALI: We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of messengers; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you a messenger with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some ye called impostors, and others ye slay!

PICKTHAL: And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), and We supported him with the Holy spirit. Is it ever so, that, when there cometh unto you a messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselves desire not, ye grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay?

SHAKIR: And most certainly We gave Musa the Book and We sent messengers after him one after another; and We gave Isa, the son of Marium, clear arguments and strengthened him with the holy spirit, What! whenever then a messenger came to you with that which your souls did not desire, you were insolent so you called some liars and some you slew.

And,

The Qur'an states clearly that the Gospel is from the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, at Sura 3:3 , as shown by three different versions/translations:

YUSUFALI: It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).

PICKTHAL: He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.

SHAKIR: He has revealed to you the Book with truth, verifying that which is before it, and He revealed the Tavrat and the Injeel aforetime, a guidance for the people, and He sent the Furqan.

NOW LET'S CONSIDER SEVERAL SPECIFIC BOOKS OF THE BIBLE:

Now the Bible knockoff, the Quran states in regard to the Psalms and other books of the Prophets at Sura 4:163, 3 , as shown by three different versions/translations:

YUSUFALI: We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.

PICKTHAL: Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms;

SHAKIR: Surely We have revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh, and the prophets after him, and We revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and Isa and Ayub and Yunus and Haroun and Sulaiman and We gave to Dawood

And,

Moreover the Bible knockoff, the Quran states that these writings are protected by the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, at Sura 6:34, 3 , as shown by three different versions/translations:

YUSUFALI: Rejected were the messengers before thee: with patience and constancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did reach them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah. Already hast thou received some account of those messengers.

PICKTHAL: Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is none to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before).

SHAKIR: And certainly messengers before you were rejected, but they were patient on being rejected and persecuted until Our help came to them; and there is none to change the words of Allah, and certainly there has come to you some information about the messengers.

As to be noted, the Quran, mixes up who is the supreme sovereign of the universe by substituting old middle eastern celestial Moon god, "Allah," for the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is.

And,

The fact that none can change the word of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, is clearly noted in the Bible knockoff, the Quran, at Sura 6:115, 3 , as shown by three different versions/translations:

YUSUFALI: The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfilment in truth and in justice: None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and knoweth all.

PICKTHAL: Perfected is the Word of thy Lord in truth and justice. There is naught that can change His words. He is the Hearer, the Knower.

SHAKIR: And the word of your Lord has been accomplished truly and justly; there is none who can change His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

And,

This same fact is also noted at Sura 10:643, as shown by three different versions/translations:

YUSUFALI: For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity.

PICKTHAL: Theirs are good tidings in the life of the world and in the Hereafter - There is no changing the Words of Allah - that is the Supreme Triumph.

SHAKIR: They shall have good news in this world's life and in the hereafter; there is no changing the words of Allah; that is the mighty achievement.

Again, note, the Quran, mixes up who is the supreme sovereign of the universe by substituting old middle eastern celestial Moon god, "Allah," for the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is.

BIBLE KNOCKOFF, THE QURAN, CONFIRMS THE TRUTH THAT EXIST IN THE BIBLE:

The foregoing items in this article confirm that the Bible knockoff, the Quran, that the Torah, the Gospel, and the Prophets found in the word of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, the Bible, are pure and NOT corrupted as some in Islam falsely claim.

Also, the Bible knockoff at Sura 29:27 clearly shows that the prophet hood belongs only to the line descendent from Abraham's son, Isaac, and that Muhammad (pbuh) is no part of that line as he was a descendent of Abraham's son Ishmael, not Isaac.   Let's look at the facts found in Sura 29:27, as shown by three different versions/translations:

YUSUFALI: And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny Prophethood and Revelation, and We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous.

PICKTHAL: And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophethood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous.

SHAKIR: And We granted him Ishaq and Yaqoub, and caused the t prophethood and the book to remain in his seed, and We gave him his reward in this world, and in the hereafter he will most surely be among the good.

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REMEMBER JESUS DEATH, VIEW AN INTRODUCTION TO MEMORIAL OF CHRIST DEATH AT WITH TWO VIDEOS TO GO TO AT THE END:https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/memorial/?fbclid=IwAR3Cu1eceFZ1jUi1vN9gg-PH4UWlKChL11RwTAGgdWBmjZTFiQdgkfvGPO8VIEW THE VIDEO ON ;WAS LIFE CREATED’ AT: https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/intros-for-the-ministry/was-life-created-intro/ COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND A VIDEO INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPIANS, [2] THE FAÇADE OF SO CALLED CHRISTIANITY [1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [579B] The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God. 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. Deuteronomy 7:25 – 26, [authorized King James Bible; AV] Yes, Almighty God (YHWH) is totally against idolatry in any form and when the ancient Hebrews made a golden calf His anger blazed against them. Moses the servant of the all mighty Exodus 32:20, [AV] “And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.” He detest all graven images no matter their form or material as shown at Isaiah 30:22, [AV] “Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.” He considers them all perDeuteronomy 29:17, [AV] “And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them” VIEW A VIDEO INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPIANS, CLICK:https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/books-of-bible-intros/book-of-philippians/  [2] THE FAÇADE OF SO CALLED CHRISTIANITY INTRODUCTION: When Jesus (Yeshua) was on earth he clearly told his followers per John 15:19, "If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." (American Standard Version; ASV) . The Apostle Paul reiterated this and additional points at 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;" (Authorized King James Bible; AV). These were both warnings for genuine (true) footstep followers of Christ to keep themselves apart from the world and NOT get caught up in the ambitions of the world. Now why was this warning so necessary? A quick look at what so called followers, actually apostate (counterfeit) Christians did to subvert the congregation to the world clearly shows most did not heed the words of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ. These ambitious power-hungry men formed alliances and arrangements with the secular rulers and then formed state churches that amassed immense power and wealth, i.e., these churches taught 'twisted things.' WRONG TEACHINGS OF APOSTATE (COUNTERFEIT) CHRISTIANS: These apostate (counterfeit) Christians taught people to worship the state and to sacrifice their lives for it in carnal warfare. Thus, so called 'Christians' participated in wars of religion, such as the 30 year War of Religion in Europe, the Crusades, the genocide of the Cathars, etc. They also went to war in support of nationalism where they ended up killing their own "brothers" of the same religion in violation of what Jesus (Yeshua) said at Matthew 22:37-39, "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (AV); and 1 John 4:8-11, "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another." (Authorized King James Bible; AV). Clearly, the churches that for centuries have called themselves Christian represent merely a façade of Christianity. Therefore, they now participate in events as previously enumerated. There is a continuing trend for churches to fragment into sects, and to meddle in politics, and this in complete disregard to the laws of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is. Such bad conduct is the product, not of genuine (true) Christianity, but of apostate (counterfeit) Christianity, which the Devil sowed. Now where is this false religion going? Jesus (Yeshua) clearly showed in his illustration at Matthew 13:36-43, "36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." (AV). Therefore, as Jesus (Yeshua) showed false religion will not dimply die out for lack of support; It will be judged and destroyed. CONCLUSION: The evidence clearly shows that we are living in the conclusion of this system of things for some time now; therefore, the Culmination of the End Times is close at hand. Jesus (Yeshua) also said at Matthew 24:3-14, "And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." (AV). Clearly showing the Culmination of the End Times is near at hand. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BIBLE AND RELIGION – BOTH TRUE AND FALSE – AT WWW.JW.ORG

COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND A VIDEO ON AN INTRODUCTION TO 1 THESSALONIANS    [2]  PART SEVEN OF SERIES APPARENT BIBLE CONTRADICTIONS VS. REAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE QURAN: [NOTE, THIS SERIES IS NOT IN MATHEMATICAL ORDER SINCE IT IS PRESENTED IN ORDER OF INTEREST}

[1]   SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [581B]

What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?  13  I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.  14  I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
Psalms 116:12 – 14,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]

It is imperative that we serve the true God, and His son directed us at Matthew 28:18 – 20, [AV] “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.  19  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” 

Jesus (Yeshua) himself when speaking to Simon Peter stressed the importance of feeding his sheep at John 21:16 – 17, [AV] “He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.  17  He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.”

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[2]       PART SEVEN OF SERIES APPARENT BIBLE CONTRADICTIONS VS. REAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE QURAN:

Contradictions in the Quran by Syed Kamran Mirza

And no question do they bring to you but We reveal to you the truth and the best explanation" (Quran 25:33).

Part Seven consist of 9- Is Man Created From Clotted Blood? And 10- Is Religion Compulsive or is it not?

[b]IS MAN CREATED FROM CLOTTED BLOOD?
Quran-23:14: Then fashioned We the drop (semen) a CLOT OF CONGEALED BLOOD then fashioned We the Clot a little lump (foetus), fashioned We the little lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of Creators. ( Bengali translated Quran said: "Zamaa't Raokto theeke Manoosh banieesi" And this Ayat has been repeated again and again throughout the Quran ) Quran-75:38: Then he becomes a CLOT; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned...

Quran 96: 2 Created man, out of a mere clot of congealed blood

There are serious scientific problems here:

Blood clot cannot grow into anything. This idea also came from the Greek. Aristotle erroneously believed that, humans are originated from the action of male semen upon female menstrual blood, which is absolutely an incorrect assumption. Quran's assertion on Clot (alaqa) is completely wrong about human development, since there is absolutely no stage during which the embryo consists of a clot. The only situation in which an embryo might appear like a clot is during a miscarriage, in which case the clotted blood that is seen to emerge (much of which comes from mother) is solidified and by definition no longer alive. Therefore, if ever an embryo appeared to look like a clot it would never develop any further into a human; it would be a dead mass of bloody miscarrying flesh. Since Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had some thirteen wives it is entirely possible that he would be very familiar with miscarriages.

Modern science tells us that, the formation of human embryo is a seamless continuation from conception to birth; hence there are no hard- and- fast boundaries of stages as Quran describes. Quran describes 4 stages, which matches exactly with Galenic description of development of human embryo (which was proved wrong by modern science).

Creation of bones and clothing of bones with flesh: According to modern embryologists including Prof. Moore, the tissue from which bone originates, known as mesoderm, is the same tissue as that from which muscle (flesh) develops. Thus bone and muscles begin to develop simultaneously, rather than sequentially (as the Quran is telling us). Moreover, most of the muscle tissue that we humans have is laid down before birth, but bones continue to develop and calcify (strengthen with calcium) right into one's teenage years. So it would be more accurate if the Quran had said that muscles started to develop at the same time as bones, but completed their development earlier. The idea that bones are clothed with flesh is not only scientifically completely wrong/false, but was directly copied from the ancient Greek doctor Galen's hypothesis.

Also, the idea of saying: "made into bones and clothed the bones with muscle" came from the technique of making animal statue out of rod and cement or mud. People usually make the skeleton (out of rod or stick) first and, then cover it up with cement or mud. This is scarcely a scientific description of embryonic development. It is rather a description of an unlettered man.

IS RELIGION COMPULSIVE OR IS IT NOT?

Quran 02: 256 There is no Compulsion in religion....

OR

Quran 9: 29 Fight those who do not profess the true faith(Islam) till they pay the polltax (jiziya) with the hand of humility.

Quran 9: 5 Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolators wherever ye find them and take them captive, and besiege them and prepare for them each ambush....

Quran 47: 4 When you meet the unbelievers in the Jihad strike off their heads....

Quran 2: 191 And slay (kill) them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out such is the reward of those who suppress faith.

Quran 8: 65 O Apostle ! rouse the believers to the fight of....unbelievers.

Very often apologetics claim that, Islam is a religion of peace and there is no compulsion. Yet punishment of an apostate in Islam is, of course, death penalty.

In very many Ayats Allah claimed that, He has given this Quran in the easy and clear language so that, it will not be difficult to understand by the ordinary Arabs.

Quran 44: 58 Verily, We have made This Quran easy in the tongue, in order that they may give heed.

No matter which translated Quran we read, the Quranic materials remain the same to us and every sentence is self explanatory and it does not take a rocket scientist to comprehend what is the message Allah wanted to transmit for Arabs. Yet, bigot Mullahs will always blame translators for Quranic contradictions/errors/inconsistencies etc. and will try to find lame excuses to cover up Allah's ignorance.

Comments:
The Holy Quran is full of inaccuracies, contradictions, inconsistencies, redundancies, no chronology or chapters, grammatical errors, etc. One can find hundreds of contradictions/errors/inconsistencies in the Holy Quran. The above-mentioned Ayats are just selected samples from the Quran. But still it is a miracle to those who are blindfolded bigots.
[source - Syed Kamran Mirza ]

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NOW, LEARN WHAT HE DID FOR US BY PROVIDING A RANSOM FOR ALL OBEDIENT MANKIND,  FROM INHERITED SIN, PLEASE READ ON AND LEARN MORE:




INTRODUCTION:



This interesting article on the Ransom paid by Christ on our behalf will be in an unusual style, solely by scriptures from the Bible, Almighty God's (YHWH's) word for mankind to provide a guidance or standard for mankind to live by. The scriptures will be taken from two very different translational style Bibles so as to give the reader the flavor of both a standard Christian translation, The American Standard Version (ASV) and that of a Messianic Jewish Translation, The Complete Jewish Bible, published by the Jewish Net Testament Publications (TCJB). It uses scripture alone to tell the story of the Ransom paid by Christ on our behalf.


[[NOTE a video on the subject can be viewed at, https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/Good-News-From-God-Video-Series/video-why-did-jesus-die/ then download it, also, along with an article on the resurrection.]]




THE SCRIPTURAL STORY:



Ransom price corresponds to the perfect human life lost by Adam's disobedience:



1 Timothy 2:5-6, "For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, [himself] man, Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony [to be borne] in its own times;" (American Standard Version; ASV)



Philippians 2:5-6, "but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient [even] unto death, yea, the death of the cross." (ASV).



1 Corinthians 15:22, "For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive." (ASV).



Christ died to provide a ransom to open the way to everlasting life for all who would believe:



Ephesians 1:3-7, "Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ: 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: 5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved: 7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace," (ASV).



John 3:16-18, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him. 18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God." (ASV).



1 John 4:9-10, "Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins." (ASV)



John 3:36, "He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. " (ASV).



1 Timothy 2:5-6, "For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, [himself] man, Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony [to be borne] in its own times;" (ASV).



The Need of mankind for a ransom to free us from bondage to sin and death:



Romans 5:12, "Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:--" (ASV) as I previously told you.



Romans 3:23, "for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;" (ASV)



Psalms 49:7-9, "None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him; 8 (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;) 9 That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption." (ASV).



Psalms 51:5, "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me." (ASV).



The price paid for release from bondage to sin and death;



Matthew 20:28, "even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." (ASV).



Romans 3:24, "By God's grace, without earning it, all are granted the status of being considered righteous before him, through the act redeeming us from our enslavement to sin that was accomplished by the Messiah Yeshua." (The Complete Jewish Bible, Jewish Net Testament Publications; TCJB).



Hebrews 2:14-15, "Therefore, since the children share a common physical nature as human beings, he became like them and shared that same human nature; so that by his death he might render ineffective the one who had power over death (that is, the Adversary) 15 and thus set free those who had been in bondage all their lives because of their fear of death." (TCJB).



The ransom was paid by Christ with his human life blood poured out in death:



John 10:11, ""I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." (TCJB).



Ephesians 1:7, " In union with him, through the shedding of his blood, we are set free - our sins are forgiven; this accords with the wealth of the grace" (TCJB).



1 Peter 1:18-19, "You should be aware that the ransom paid to free you from the worthless way of life which your fathers passed on to you did not consist of anything perishable like silver or gold; 19 on the contrary, it was the costly bloody sacrificial death of the Messiah, as of a lamb without defect or spot." (TCJB).



Revelations 5:9, "and they sang a new song, "You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals; because you were slaughtered; at the cost of blood you ransomed for God persons from every tribe, language, people and nation." (TCJB).



Christ died, not due to sin, but as a sacrifice on behalf of mankind;



Hebrews 7:26 & 9:25-26, "This is the kind of cohen gadol that meets our need - holy, without evil, without stain, set apart from sinners and raised higher than the heavens; " & "Further, he did not enter heaven to offer himself over and over again, like the cohen hagadol who enters the Holiest Place year after year with blood that is not his own; 26 for then he would have had to suffer death many times - from the founding of the universe on. But as it is, he has appeared once at the end of the ages in order to do away with sin through the sacrifice of himself." (TCJB).



1 John 4:10, "Here is what love is: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the kapparah for our sins." (TCJB).



1 Peter 2:22, "who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:" (ASV).



After Christ was resurrected, he presented the value of his sacrifice to his Father, Almighty God (YHWH), in heaven:



Hebrews 9:11-12 & 24, " But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, 12 nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption. " & " For Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:" (ASV).



Ephesians 5:2, "and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell." (ASV).



Romans 8:34, "who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." (ASV).



The Purpose and benefits of the ransom:



Isaiah 53:12, "Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." (ASV).



Hebrews 2:9, "But we do see Yeshua - who indeed was made for a little while lower than the angels - now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God's grace he might taste death for all humanity. " (TCJB).



Galatians 1:4, "who gave himself for our sins, so that he might deliver us from the present evil world-system, in obedience to the will of God, our Father." (TCJB).

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HERE IS VOL 582B  –  COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND A VIDEO ON AN INTRODUCTION TO 1 TIMOTHY, AND GO TO:  https://religioustruths.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?pid=4074#p4074  [2]  PART OF SERIES APPARENT BIBLE CONTRADICTIONS VS. REAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE QURAN: [NOTE, THIS SERIES IS NOT IN MATHEMATICAL ORDER SINCE IT IS PRESENTED IN ORDER OF INTEREST}

[1]       SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [583B]

Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:  9  Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,  10  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.  Deuteronomy 5:8 – 10, [authorized King James Bible; AV]

Almighty God (YHWH) command that we should NOT have any kind of idols is quite clear and is echoed at Exodus 20:4, [AV] “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”  And at 1 Corinthians 10:14, [AV] “Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.”  Yes, He will NOT give his glory to others and this is made clear at Isaiah 42:8, [AV] “I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”

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[2]        PART THREE OF SERIES APPARENT BIBLE CONTRADICTIONS VS. REAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE QURAN:

Contradictions in the Quran by Syed Kamran Mirza

And no question do they bring to you but We reveal to you the truth and the best explanation" (Quran 25:33).

[b]CREATION OF THE HEAVEN AND EARTH

Which one was created first? As you will see in the verses below, Allah at one time says that Earth was created first and another time he says that the Heaven was created first.

Quran 2: 29 It is He who hath created for you all things that are on Earth; THEN He turned to the Heaven and made them into seven firmaments (Skies)....

Quran 79: 27 - 30 Are you the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built? He raised the height thereof and ordered it; and He has made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morning thereof. And after that, He spread (flattened) the earth


Now, does it match modern science? Do you believe that, Earth was created first, after that, God created Heaven? Modern science tells us that? Or How come SEVEN firmaments (layers)? Modern science tells us that, actually there is no such thing Sky is no "roof" over us. It is only a space with no known boundary at all. These verses simply reinforce the ancient idea of ROOF over us which is called SKY, is it not so? How funny!

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