The statement that God's Word is truth is exemplified in the Bible. The Bible being the inspired Word of God, written by his prophets and the men of God who witnessed events and documented historical elements that have been verified in other sources outside of the Bible and through a science of verifying and proving the accuracy and reliability of ancient texts. This science is Textual Criticism and the Bible is probably one of the most scrutinized of the ancient writings and many people have tried to find fault, find contradiction, or find proof of falsified information contained therein. And to date none have been able to successfully do any of these things, there are definitely articles that have been written refuting it, and there have been books, blogs, and other writings, and even many ramblings of an atheist or agnostic, however many of these do not stand up to serious consideration and many are influenced by those who read them and "want" them to be true, but with deep study and research most will be shown to not hold up to any arguments put towards the claims made.
I am presenting here that there is another book that is outside of the Bible which can be added to the list of sources that verify the truth of the Bible and the contents therein. The Quran.
I know this is an unlikely source to say look here for proof of the Bible's truth, but there is a Command within the 5th Sura in the Quran, that says.
[5:46] And in their footsteps We sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and conformation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah. [5:47] Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah has revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel. [Emphasis mine.]
What exactly does this say, the good thing is it does not need much interpretation, the Quran is a guide to the followers of Islam of how to live their lives. In this specific source it tells the people of Muslim faith to a "Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein." The two things I will point out in this statement are this.
1. Allah is God, He is the same God of both the Jewish and Christian faiths.
2. "The People of the Gospel", are the people who follow the Gospel, those people are typically called Christians.
This is amazing, because it gives Muslims the guidance to let Christians follow the Gospel, and in the previous section 5:46 it reaffirms the other elements of the Bible that were contained in the previous writings of the Bible. Additionally, it specifically is stated that it is "guidance and an admonition".
What is important about this section. It means that as a Christian, I do not need to be concerned about what the Quran says because it says that even the Muslims are not to interfere in what we as Christians believe as presented in the Gospels. The real question for me as a Christian is this.
QUESTION: is the Quran True?
I believe the following explains my answers to this Question.
If the answer is YES, then that means that the truth in the Quran is that Christians are to be guided by the Gospels and what is written in them, as was revealed by God.
If the answer is NO, then it is of no concern one way or another.
However ultimately as a Christian the words of the Quran are irrelevant because of the above answers.
1. It is Irrelevant because the Quran is true and therefore Christians should follow the Gospels. Which in turn means that the Quran should not be used by Christians to determine the truth of God.
2. It is Irrelevant because the Quran is NOT true therefore Christians should follow the the Gospel because it is true.
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