Why do christians/muslims believe in a book that itself says its the truth and thus no proof needed?

Question

If i write a book and say in it it is the undoubtable truth, do ppl not question it?

Answer 1

I don't know. I'm still trying to find out how people can reject logic and science completely. I have tried asking questions like these before, some told me, with a lot of confidence, that the bible is "not unscientific".

Answer 2

you inclusion of the phrase "no proof needed" is not representative of what is real. If you would examine the evidence that is readily available to anyone who would take the time to explore the credibility of any piece of literature by scientific means you will find that the Bible holds up to historical criticism better than a large percentage of ancient literature in existence today. I would suggest you read up before you make assumptions based on your personal desire to discredit religious presuppositions. There are a few extra-biblical sources I would recommend to you. The historian Flavious Josephus was a secular historian who mentions the early Christians. You might also see Eusibius' Ecclesiatical History, but before you search the web I would also recommend that you be objective in your investigation. I would also tell you that some of the greatest proponents of apologetic studies were secular men who first set out to prove the fallacy of religion in general and Christianity in particular and have turned to faith as a result of their investigations. Check out the writings of Lee Stroubel, C.S. Lewis and Francis Schaffer as a beginning. You will see what you want to see unless you are truly seeking truth and not out to let your personal subjective experience blind your mind to the truth that is there.

Answer 3

I cannot account for the Muslims.

However, the Bible proves itself (doesn't just make claims,) by the prophecies. There aren't just a few, there are hundreds and hundreds. The Birth, Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus fulfilled over 400 prophecies--all of these were given from 700 years to 4000 years before His birth. These are not vague nonsense like Nostradamus writings that might or might not fit a particular situation.

Imagine being able to predict and describe the manner of death/execution of someone hundreds of years before that person was born and hundreds of years before that method of execution was even invented.

You should get a copy of "The Signature of God" (Enlarged & Revised Edition) by Grant R. Jeffrey. It will clearly show you proof after proof after proof. Outside the Bible it is the number one book I recommend to Christians and those who are HONESTLY seeking the truth.

A cheap place to buy it is:
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?Ntk=keywords&Ntt=signature+of+god&action=Search&N=0&Ne=0&event=ESRCN&nav_search=1&cms=1


You should check out this link--it gives a good explanation/answer to your question--indepth look at both sides.
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/watchman2001/muslim.html

Answer 4

As I have studied the Bible but follow Qur'an (Islam), allow me to clear the misconception that while Muslims do believe on the revelation sent to Jesus (peace be upon him), the current one is not the one they believed was sent upon Jesus (peace be upon him).
Which the current Bible we have MAY includes part of the original Gospel, it also contains many many contradictions, scientific and mathematical errors and porno graphical material.

Now about the Muslim point of view:
Let me quote you a verse from Noble Qur'an:

Why do they not study the Qur'an carefully? If it were from other than GOD, they would have found in it numerous contradictions. [4:82]

So it's an open challenge to people of study Qur'an and who think to actually sit down, read it carefully and then find the contradictions. I have seen many people and websites that claim they have found the contradictions in Qur'an but the truth is they either misquote or pull something out of the context to prove their point and have been answered many many times.

So to me, if someone say "Hey! you say Qur'an is word of God then why this verse don't make any sense?", it is my job to provide them the answer or point them to the right person (eg: if they believe something is a scientific error then point them to someone who has knowledge of that area of science).

Hope this answers the Muslim point of view of your question.

Answer 5

Well, if you need physical evidence, there is plenty of physical evidence that the bible is true. Look at archaeological facts on the internet. Even Muslims know that there is physical evidence that Jesus is real and true stories of the bible have been found as fact. Mt. Sinai is a closely guarded secret in one of the Arabic countries. Read Josh McDowell's books, especially his first one.

Answer 6

The proof lies in the book itself in Islam. It is the miracle of Islam. When God sends a prohpet he sends it with miracles to make believe. with Jesus, he was born with no dad. and back at that time... sex was a major thing going on. He sent Quran with Muhammad, and back at that time, Arab ppl were famous with their ability of writing such great poems and influent language. So there comes Quran with the best words chosen by God sent to human beings by Muhammad who cannot read nor write!
We were given many other proofs within the book, plus, my religion did not deny the presence of the other prophets sent by God.

Answer 7

Well..one good Q bro..never ever bump into one like this.

Anyway, why Quran n bible written that way was because it's the truth. And when people read and understand it thoroughly they tend to seek for the evidence of this words and rules. Cause Allah (God) (Jesus) has created brain for human to think and be critical..so that is why people tend to investigate the words in side these holly book.

Respect other people religion and accept people the way they are not what we want them to be.

World PEACE

Answer 8

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Answer 9

There is so much in the Bible, which was written thousands of years ago, that applies to our lives now. Open in, for example, to 1corinthians 13: 4-13. Read it. If we all thought like that and followed that, wouldn't this planet be so much better?

Answer 10

Why do you believe that you exist as a separate ego? Maybe you are only a conditioned response. There are no truths; there are only points-of-views.