(04-02-2025, 10:31 PM)Ali Imran Wrote: Your dream testimony, how can I know if its true when no one can verify it?
Even Paul's testimony, how can we verify it? No one saw it. No one can verify it.
(09-02-2025, 02:16 PM)Ali Imran Wrote: I've already given plenty of reasons for not believing the Christian narration. It is illogical, irrational, and confusing. On top of that, it is replete with contradictions.
About reviews. Can it be wrong? Yes, surely. Your experience cannot be replicated in my life so your testimonies mean nothing to me. We need to be sure, and God has given enough for us to have 100% faith, through the prophets and scriptures. LKSM's dream is not how God communicates with us.
Contrary to what you feel about our faith, we believe that the Bible, upon which Christianity is based, was without error (John 17:17), divinely authoritative (Matt 4:4-10), infallible (John 10:35), historically reliable (Matt 12:40; 24:37-39), scientifically accurate with regard to the origin of man (Matt 19:4-5), and indestructible (Matt 5:8).
If Jesus was a prophet of Allah, as the Quran teaches, we would be wise to take His word on the matter. He is the reliable authority on the hereafter and spiritual matters. Jesus has proven He was the trustworthy Son of God by His miraculous fulfillment of hundreds of OT prophecies, His sinless life, miracles, and His resurrection from the dead. Muhammad and Buddha both admitted their sinfulness and performed no miracles, and both of their remains are in their tombs to this day. Jesus' grave is empty.
The Quran contradicts known facts of history. It denies, for example, that Jesus was crucified on a cross, something that has been substantiated
not only by the Bible, but also by extrabiblical sources. The Quran is plagued with internal inconsistencies, as highlighted by Pinkpanther frequently.
As things stand, the Bible stands alone, with Jesus being the Truth, Way and Life. We believe everything in the Bible is completely and actually true. It seems that our whole beings - and yours too - revolve around our tenacious beliefs that are considered to be too important to change or question.
Since we know that arguing will get us nowhere, why are we constantly at loggerheads with each other over our core beliefs with no end in sight? I rationalize that we get a charge out of trying to demolish the basic tenets of each other's faith. Pinkpanther, for one, can be very tough to outargue when he gets his competitive juices flowing. Matter-of-factly, the debate is bound to generate more heat than light.
So you have got 100% faith through the prophets and scriptures, which is understandable considering your God is a remote, impersonal Being. For me,
only in God I trust, others I verify. And the God described in the Christian Scripture is a personal God, the only One on the market. The Bible says that "God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" (Heb 11:6). I sincerely hope you'll come to realise and experience the joy of having a relationship with Jesus. It's better to verify yourself rather than seek verification from others. After all the proof of the pudding is in the eating.