تويت
First confession:
The author of the Book of Jeremiah acknowledges that the Jews have altered the word of God. Therefore, in Jeremiah 23:36, he attributes the following rebuke to Jeremiah regarding the Jews:
“As for the word of the Lord, do not mention it again, for the word of every man is his revelation. You have indeed altered the word of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God”
Second confession:
The author of Psalm 56:4, attributed to David, says that his enemies distort his words all day long:
“What are men doing to me? All day long they distort my words. They have evil thoughts against me.”
Third confession:
The author of the Book of Jeremiah also attributes the following reproach to Jeremiah, who rebuked the Jews for altering God's word:
“How can you say, 'We are wise, and the word of the Lord is with us'? Indeed, it is a lie that the scribes’ pen has made into a lie.”
Fourth confession:
The author of the Book of Isaiah (29:15-16) attributes the following rebuke to Isaiah regarding the Jews:
“Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the darkness, saying, 'Who sees us? Who knows us? Woe to your alteration.”
Some Christians, who ignore the evidence and proofs about the alteration of their sacred book, ask the following question:
“When God gives a book to man, do you think He cannot protect it from the tampering of men?”
We respond to those who ignore the evidence of the alteration of their sacred book:
Yes, God is capable of protecting His word, but He chose to entrust its preservation to the scholars and priests of the Jews, and did not take it upon Himself to preserve it. He left the responsibility of preserving His word to them as a trial to see if they would follow His commands or distort it, thus deserving His punishment. The preservation of the book was a task assigned to them, and as such, it was subject to obedience or disobedience by those entrusted with it. The Lord entrusted them with His word but did not take the responsibility of preserving it Himself.
Here is the evidence from your sacred book regarding this:
In the Book of Deuteronomy (4:2), the Lord says:
“And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you. You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.”
In the Book of Deuteronomy (12:32), the Lord says:
“Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.”
In the Book of Proverbs (30:5-6):
“Every word of God is pure. He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.”
In the Book of Revelation (22:18), the writer says:
“For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life...”
This passage is a clear expression by the writer that God did not take it upon Himself to preserve this book, as He set penalties for those who add to or subtract from it.
This is clear evidence that God did not take the responsibility of preserving the book.
Regarding the Torah, which was the law of Moses and the law of the prophets who came after him, up to Jesus:
“Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.”
(Surah Al-Ma'idah, 44)
The term "istihfaza" means that they were commanded to preserve it. There is a difference between preserving and being entrusted with preservation.
If the priests and monks who came later did not preserve it but altered and distorted it, it does not mean that God was incapable of preserving His book (far from it). It means that God did not take it upon Himself to preserve it but entrusted the Jews with its care.
It is well known that there were hundreds of prophets and messengers who came after Noah, and the Lord did not take it upon Himself to preserve their messages, whether oral or written. Otherwise, where are they? For example, the scrolls of Abraham mentioned in the
Qur'an no longer exist today.
هذا المقال باللغة العربيه تجده على الرابط :
https://www.hurras.org/vb/node/848137
قام بالترجمة للغة الإنجليزية الأخ الفاضل المشرف : اسلامي عزي
The author of the Book of Jeremiah acknowledges that the Jews have altered the word of God. Therefore, in Jeremiah 23:36, he attributes the following rebuke to Jeremiah regarding the Jews:
“As for the word of the Lord, do not mention it again, for the word of every man is his revelation. You have indeed altered the word of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God”
Second confession:
The author of Psalm 56:4, attributed to David, says that his enemies distort his words all day long:
“What are men doing to me? All day long they distort my words. They have evil thoughts against me.”
Third confession:
The author of the Book of Jeremiah also attributes the following reproach to Jeremiah, who rebuked the Jews for altering God's word:
“How can you say, 'We are wise, and the word of the Lord is with us'? Indeed, it is a lie that the scribes’ pen has made into a lie.”
Fourth confession:
The author of the Book of Isaiah (29:15-16) attributes the following rebuke to Isaiah regarding the Jews:
“Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the darkness, saying, 'Who sees us? Who knows us? Woe to your alteration.”
Some Christians, who ignore the evidence and proofs about the alteration of their sacred book, ask the following question:
“When God gives a book to man, do you think He cannot protect it from the tampering of men?”
We respond to those who ignore the evidence of the alteration of their sacred book:
Yes, God is capable of protecting His word, but He chose to entrust its preservation to the scholars and priests of the Jews, and did not take it upon Himself to preserve it. He left the responsibility of preserving His word to them as a trial to see if they would follow His commands or distort it, thus deserving His punishment. The preservation of the book was a task assigned to them, and as such, it was subject to obedience or disobedience by those entrusted with it. The Lord entrusted them with His word but did not take the responsibility of preserving it Himself.
Here is the evidence from your sacred book regarding this:
In the Book of Deuteronomy (4:2), the Lord says:
“And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you. You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.”
In the Book of Deuteronomy (12:32), the Lord says:
“Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.”
In the Book of Proverbs (30:5-6):
“Every word of God is pure. He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.”
In the Book of Revelation (22:18), the writer says:
“For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life...”
This passage is a clear expression by the writer that God did not take it upon Himself to preserve this book, as He set penalties for those who add to or subtract from it.
This is clear evidence that God did not take the responsibility of preserving the book.
Regarding the Torah, which was the law of Moses and the law of the prophets who came after him, up to Jesus:
“Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.”
(Surah Al-Ma'idah, 44)
The term "istihfaza" means that they were commanded to preserve it. There is a difference between preserving and being entrusted with preservation.
If the priests and monks who came later did not preserve it but altered and distorted it, it does not mean that God was incapable of preserving His book (far from it). It means that God did not take it upon Himself to preserve it but entrusted the Jews with its care.
It is well known that there were hundreds of prophets and messengers who came after Noah, and the Lord did not take it upon Himself to preserve their messages, whether oral or written. Otherwise, where are they? For example, the scrolls of Abraham mentioned in the
Qur'an no longer exist today.
هذا المقال باللغة العربيه تجده على الرابط :
https://www.hurras.org/vb/node/848137
قام بالترجمة للغة الإنجليزية الأخ الفاضل المشرف : اسلامي عزي
