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2006-08-31T10:46:00.000-07:00

MISCONCEPTION

Let us find out the meaning of "Those nearest to God"

"NEAREST TO GOD" not physically or geographically, but spiritually compare this with "And (Jesus) sat on the right hand of God" (Mark 16 - 19 ) [ Mark 16-19 is now expunged from the RSV as an interpolation]

The majority of Christendom has misunderstood this verse as well as many others in the Bible. They imagine the Father [God] sitting on a throne - a glorified chair and His "son" Jesus sitting on His right hand side. Can you conjure up the picture? If you do, you have deviated from the true knowledge of God. He is not an old man with a long beard and hair. Just understand that He is a spiritual Being, beyond the imagination of the human mind. He exists. He is real, but He is not like anything we can think of or contemplate. In eastern languages "right hand" meant a place of honour. It can be interpreted as "IN THE COMPANY OF THOSE NEAREST TO GOD"

From the above verse, it has to be confirmed that Jesus is the CHRIST and that he is the WORD which God bestowed upon Mary. Again the Christians presumes these words, with a meaning which they do not carry. They equate the word "CHRIST" with the idea of a god incarnate, and the word of God to be GOD.

The word CHRIST is derived from the Hebrew word "Messiah", Arabic - Masih. Etimological derivation of the word m-a-s-a-h-a is 'to rub' or to massage, to anoint. Priests and Kings were anointed when being consecreated to their offices. When the word 'CHRIST' gets translated in the Grecian form, it seems unique and most befitting to Jesus.

to be continued..........................

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INTOUCH

2006-08-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

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Is "BIBLE" the word of GOD ?

Jesus' crucifixion, was it not a 'crucifiction' ?

The 'Gospel' in the Bible. Was it written by the desciples of Jesus ? or someone else had written using their names ?

What was the fate of Judas Iscariot ?

He hanged himself or fell headling on the ground that he had acquired with the reward of his wickedness, burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out ?

What about the genealogy of Jesus ?

Is there any discrepancy in the Biblical narration of facts and figures ?

If so, is there any errors in the Divine Scriptures ? Will the Supernatural Power commit mistakes ?

If the Biblical scriptures are written by the original inspiration from God Almighty, there leaves no room for committing errors. But why there are lot of literary and scientific irrational statements in the Bible. Is there a word "BIBLE" in the 'Bible'. Definitely NOT. The word bible is derived from the Greek word 'Biblos'. which means 'book'.

Are the 'Old and the New Testaments' in the Bible, divinely revealed scriptures ?

If so, it must be free from inexplicable contradictions and there should be no doubt about their content nor about their authors. If it gives clarity, then it can be considered as reliable sources of information concerning the message and the person of Jesus Christ. In case, the authenticity of the contents in the Bible are doubtful, then is it worth to follow the humanly manipulated and adulterated scriptures ?

Is the Bible - Authentic Manuscripts ?

Many scholars from different Christian denominations are still debating on this subject. In the light of their discussions, it has been documentd that much of the material in the Bible is of doubtful authenticity.

In the "Myth of God Incarnate" ( Anthropomorphism ), the editor wrote the following: " In the nineteenth century, Western Christianity made two major new adjustments in response to important enlargements of human knowledge: it acepted that man is a part of nature and has emerged within the evolution of the forms of life on this earth; and it acepted that the book of the Bible were written by a variety of human beings in a variety of circumstances, and cannot be accorded a verbal divine authority."

U.S. News & World Report, quotes that most of the Christian scholars are of the opinion that over 80% of the words ascribed to Jesus in the Gospels may be apocryphal ( doubtful) that includes Jesus' Eucharistic speech at the Last Supper ( "Take, eat. This is my body ....") and every word he is said to have uttered from the cross.

( The word 'gospel' is derived from the Anglo-Saxon term god-spell, meaning "good story", a rendering of the Latin 'evangelium' and the Greek 'euangelion', meaning 'good news' or 'good telling' [ The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol.5 p.379 ]

to be continued..............................

INTOUCH

2006-08-10T10:29:00.000-07:00

"POINTS TO PONDER"

To my Christian brothers and sisters..............

Do you believe that Jesus Christ (PBUH) is God Almighty ?

Was he not a beloved Prophet of God Almighty ?

In the Gospel of St. Mathew Chapter 5 Vs.5

"Jesus Christ (PBUH) says: 'Think not that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets, I have not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till the Heaven and Earth pass, not a jot or tittle shall in no vice pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled"

Does it not mean that Jesus Christ (PBUH) himself was also a Prophet, who came in to this world to fulfil God's Laws revealed to the Prophets who came before him ?

Esteemed readers are requested to comment on the Biblical quotation............

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2006-08-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

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ESTEEMED READERS ARE REQUESTED TO WAIT FOR THE RELEASING OF THE LONG AWAITED ARTICLE:

"WOBBLY FOUNDATIONS"

"THE ZEALOT WHO NEVER MET JESUS FOUNDED THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION"

By FRANCIS HARRIS JACOB

2006-08-07T10:18:00.000-07:00

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A WILLING HEART