Salaamun 'Alaikum wa Rahmatullah..
Dear Gilberto, your words manifest a thorough methodology which is always humbling to see. It is true that the Judeo-Christian tradition has been 'altered' by man, but I believe that the essence is still intact for those who are truly sincere to drink from the Kawthar.
I thus ask you dear brother, (explicitly) why you felt it was necessary for Allah to send us the Torah with His Holiness Moses, the Injil with the Beloved Christ and the Qur'an with Rasul Allah Muhammad al-Mustafa(S)?
Yours in Islam,
Monder
Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I"m not certain how to answer that question. Mainly because I see the
past religions differently from the typical Bahai perspective. When I
think about Judaism and Christianity, I would be very skeptical about
how accurately or faithfully they have been transmitted. For example,
I don't believe that God would ever command anyone to commit genocide
and yet that's exactly what is found in the Old Testament. I would
also question whether Paul is a faithful representative of Jesus'
teachings or did he actually distort Christianity and push it in the
wrong direction.
So are the teachings of Islam more appropriate than the pure
unadulterated teachings of Moses or the pure unadulterated teachings
of Jesus? Well I"m not sure we have the last 2 options available for
comparison.
Peace
Gilberto
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