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Here are the Holy Books of the world’s major religions:
New Testament, The Quran, Shreemd Bhagavad, Tripitakas, Guru Granth Sahib,Torah, Kitab Aqdas Doctrine of the Mean, Agamas, and the Kojiki.
Believers in each religion will consider them inspired in some way.
Which one (or ones) do you consider divinely inspired and what is your proof?
(“I can’t help but believe” isn’t an acceptable answer without evidence).
naw my young friend.
It doesn't work this way.
You must find your own answers.
And remember, faith is NOT based on proofs and evidences - otherwise it's not faith.
Me or someone else telling you that this scripture is true and that is false, is not the way to go.
Now, don't get me wrong here, you have very legitimate question, "which one is it?"
The answer has been given many times before but here is the method if you want to take this journey, and find your own answers.
You will follow a rule that "a God of any religion under your study will be judged by his message."
You will then start with any religion, and study it's message of God towards mankind in the form of it's holy scriptures .. be it the Bible or the Quran or Gita or whatever; however, the rule will remain the same for all "a God of any religion under your study will be judged by his message".
And here is the key, during your research and study of the holy scriptures of any religion, you will periodically ask yourself this key question, "Is it the truth?"
And then you will honestly and bravely let your heart answer the question.
This will probably help you find the one that talks to your heart.
If you have questions about a certain holy book then ask the questions only from the followers of that holy book.
For example, if you have a question from the Holy Bible, then ask a Christian Scholar. Quranic questions should be asked from a Muslim Scholar, Torah questions from a Jewish Scholar, Gita questions from a Hindu scholar etc.
Remember, the obligation upon us is to use our own intelligence, logic and common sense to do our own research and make wise choices, because in the end, we will be responsible for our choices made on free will.
The brain does the research part - the call to faith comes from the heart. And no one can tell you what your heart says, except for your own-self.
The books of the bible would be divinely inspired , and the proof comes from the religion of God Holy Spirit who is held up by these books .... So if people ignore the living Holy Spirit they will ignore the Only evidence
The books of the bible would be divinely inspired , and the proof comes from the religion of God Holy Spirit who is held up by these books .... So if people ignore the living Holy Spirit they will ignore the Only evidence
Not bad, and how do you know that you are guided by the Holy Spirit?
And remember, faith is NOT based on proofs and evidences - otherwise it's not faith.
Me or someone else telling you that this scripture is true and that is false, is not the way to go.
Now, don't get me wrong here, you have very legitimate question, "which one is it?"
The answer has been given many times before but here is the method if you want to take this journey, and find your own answers.
You will follow a rule that "a God of any religion under your study will be judged by his message."
You will then start with any religion, and study it's message of God towards mankind in the form of it's holy scriptures .. be it the Bible or the Quran or Gita or whatever; however, the rule will remain the same for all "a God of any religion under your study will be judged by his message".
And here is the key, during your research and study of the holy scriptures of any religion, you will periodically ask yourself this key question, "Is it the truth?"
And then you will honestly and bravely let your heart answer the question.
This will probably help you find the one that talks to your heart.
If you have questions about a certain holy book then ask the questions only from the followers of that holy book.
For example, if you have a question from the Holy Bible, then ask a Christian Scholar. Quranic questions should be asked from a Muslim Scholar, Torah questions from a Jewish Scholar, Gita questions from a Hindu scholar etc.
Remember, the obligation upon us is to use our own intelligence, logic and common sense to do our own research and make wise choices, because in the end, we will be responsible for our choices made on free will.
The brain does the research part - the call to faith comes from the heart. And no one can tell you what your heart says, except for your own-self.
That's pretty good - and that is fair. If you have a question, ask the people involved in it. After all, I say 'ask an atheist if you want to know about atheists'. But a Certain Kind of enquirer seems to prefer the misrepresentations of the religious for their information.
So there's the rider to your excellent suggestion - see what the others say about the various claim and explanations, see which ones make the most sense and then decide. And of course, personal inclination (not to say indoctrination) is always going to be a factor. Lots of Riders with that method.
The books of the bible would be divinely inspired , and the proof comes from the religion of God Holy Spirit who is held up by these books .... So if people ignore the living Holy Spirit they will ignore the Only evidence
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Originally Posted by nateswift
Not bad, and how do you know that you are guided by the Holy Spirit?
The central question that is ignored in favor of the Bible.
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Originally Posted by Freak80
My religion’s text is divinely inspired; the other guy’s religious text is a fabrication by humans. Obviously. To think otherwise is just silly.
This exposes the logic trap in these disputes. IF God inspires, then God inspires and that inspiration can be found everywhere. The key is identifying it. I have what is FOR ME an inerrant test - my experience of the nature of God so I reject anything that contradicts or is inconsistent with that experience. The detailed descriptions attributed to Jesus and His described unambiguous demonstration of God's nature exactly matches MY experience which is why I credit the Jesus narrative. But I reject ALL aspects that do NOT conform to the nature of God I experience. FOR ME that is probative. YMMV.
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