First I would like to say that I could not agree more with the article’s premise that the Qur’an does not support the doctrines of Christianity in any way. I can sympathize with the author’s irritation at certain Missionary’s attempts at using the Qur’an as a “tool” for converting muslims to Christianity. Indeed, to me it would seem like playing with fire. I firmly believe that all support and substantiation for the doctrines of Christianity rest firmly in the Bible and nowhere else. If someone were to come to me with a Bible and try to convert me to Islam using passages from it as text supports, he/she would have a very difficult time indeed, and so I can also sympathize with the author’s feelings of contempt for the intelligence of these missionaries. It does seem a foolhardy thing for them to do. However, I believe the things they are trying to support; i.e. the doctrine of the Trinity, the doctrine of Christ, and the doctrine of Salvation are not lies as the author claims, but rather truths. I believe that placing faith in Jesus Christ is the only way for Salvation, and I believe the BIBLE supports this. (John 14:6 and Romans 6:23 are just 2 examples) I would enjoy discussing with the author further about these doctrines and if he (or anyone else) feels inclined to do so, do not hesitate to contact me at my email address. I will not go into my doctrinal supports further here but will await an invitation. However, one can rest assured that I will not be using the Qur’an as a support! In the end, it all boils down to FAITH. Christians believe in Jesus Christ and HIS WORD, and the Muslims belive in Muhammed and his teachings. Which one is the truth? That’s a discussion for another time but one that is of Eternal Significance.

In response to the respondent that “exposed” the contradiction between Jesus, Peter and Paul and the Covenant of Circumcision I say this: You are opening up a deep subject…one that includes both Judaism and Christianity, and I don’t think that you are really up for a discussion on that one. You say (and rightly so) that Peter and Paul disagreed on the subject…this however does not mean Paul was wrong just because he disagreed with Peter. Peter was a man, just like all of us and he was not perfect…he made mistakes too…Paul just called him on one of them. Also, your supporting text where Jesus supposedly affirms the covenant is not a proof text for the covenant. If you actually look at the context of that verse you will see that Jesus had been accused of breaking the Law by healing a man on the Sabbath. He (Jesus) posed a rebuttal for that by stating that according to the Law (of Moses) one could (and needed to) circumcise a boy if the 8th day fell on the Sabbath. The arguement was that if it was ok to do the “work” of Circumcision on the Sabbath, was it not also lawful to do the “work” of healing? This text has nothing to do with the covenant of circumcision…please don’t take verses out of context. I belive that the respondent’s goal in this arguement was to show the errancy of the BIBLE and thus render it useless and without authority. There are many apparent “contradictions” in the Bible, but that is just what they are…apparent. Not actual. Again, if the respondent wishes to discuss this further I am open to a dialog.

Thanks for letting me make my comments.

And the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) says: Those who earned God’s Anger are Jews and those that went astray are Christians.

This hadith is well accepted by all scholars who made consensus upon this explanation of the verse, the eminent scholar Ibn Abi Hatem notes: I am not aware of any disagreement regarding this interpretation.

In conclusion, the Straight Path is not the Path of Jews, nor of Christians.