Gilberto,
I have a feeling that you are hesitating a bit about responding to my question about what you think about the verse I quoted from the Kitab-i-Iqan. So I assume that you still do not acknowledge the perspective purporting the finality of the Bible and the finality of Jesus. I would say that most Christian groups do firmly assert the finality of the Bible and the finality of Jesus. The emphasis that Christians make is that the Bible possesses powers that are not to be found in any other book to come.
1) Clearly, all portions of the Bible must be regarded as Sacred, and that rejection of even one word of the Bible is tantamount to rejection of all of it.
"Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever." (Psalm 119:160)
2) Another common belief is that the Bible is right about any and all the subjects that are addressed in it. This means that it is the *only* Book with this status, in the past and in the future.
"Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way" (Psalms 119:128; 98-100).
Some Christians even think that the Bible is absolute instead of relative or objective based on this verse.
3) The following verses firmly establish the finality of the Bible. In addition, they imply that the Bible has the first and last word on everything. That the Bible is God's CHANGELESS word and has been revealed once and for all. In fact, the last verse even states that no other different Gospels are EVER to come.
"For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." (Psalm 119:89)
"He that rejected Me, and receiveth not My sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day." (John 12:48)
"I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed." (Galatians 1:6-9)
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