The Truth Seeker is trying to clarify the purpose of life, the measures of success and failure, the true teachings and the wrong teachings

1. The Religion Teacher – book summary – by Sabry Shaheen
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Why are we here?
Does God choose some people to be his own children and forsake others?
Why Doesn’t God Answer our Prayers?
More Questions and Answers
Introduction
Amos 8:11-12 teach that People will be thirsty for the true word of God but
they will not find it anywhere
Psalm 56:5 teaches All day long they twist my words
Jeremiah 8:8 teaches the lying pen of the scribes has distorted the word of
God
Jeremiah 5:30-31 teach that the priests have distorted the religion
teachings and that the people love those distorted teachings
Jewish scholars teach that Jews are the chosen people of God
Christian Scholars teach that they are the predestined, the glorified, and
the chosen before the creation of the world
Muslim Scholars teach that Jews are cursed, Christians are misguided, and
that Muslims are the truly guided people
All those scholars are mistaken

2. Most of what the Jewish scholars teach is not the true teachings as taught
by Moses
Most of what the Christian scholars teach is not the true teachings as
taught by Jesus
Most of what the Muslim scholars teach is not the true teachings of Islam
People are confused by the contradicting teachings, they try to search the
internet for the true word of God, but they cannot find it anywhere
Instead of the true teachings like
‘Do not have two differing measures’, ‘The same law applies both to the native-born and to the
foreigner’, ‘The foreigner must be treated as your native-born’, ‘You are to have the same law
for the foreigner and the native-born’
in Deuteronomy 25:13-16, Exodus 12:49, Leviticus 19:33-37, Leviticus 24:22,
Numbers 15:15-16, Deuteronomy 24:14-15
The biased scribes have ignored those true teachings and inserted some
additions to restrict justice to the ‘fellow Israelite’, ‘my people among
you’, or ‘Hebrew men or women’
They do not teach the original teachings anymore; instead, they teach the
manipulated teachings like
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite
in Deuteronomy 23:19-20, Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 15:1-2, Deuteronomy
15:12
Instead of the true teaching ‘You shall not murder’ In Exodus 20:13 and
Deuteronomy 5:17
The bad scribes who glorify defeating their enemies ignored the true
teaching and added some verses to justify the killing like Exodus 23:23,
Deuteronomy 13:15, Numbers 31:16-18, Joshua 6:20-21, Judges 15:14-16 and
Judges 16:30

3. Instead of the true and most reiterated teachings of ‘blessings for
obedience and curses for disobedience’, they teach that God has chosen them
regardless of their obedience as in the distorted teachings of Deuteronomy
9:5-6 and Deuteronomy 7:6
Instead of the true and harsh teachings of Jesus in Matthew 7:21-27, Luke
13:25-27, Matthew 22:35-40, Luke 10:25-28, Matthew 25:35-45, Mark 12:28-34,
Mark 10:17-19, Matthew 19:16-19, Luke 18:18-20, Luke 6:46-48, John 14:15
and John 14:21 most Christian scholars teach the distorted and attractive
teachings like Romans 8:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, Ephesians 2:5, Ephesians
2:8-9, Romans 3:28, Galatians 2:16, Colossians 2:14 and Ephesians 1:4
The Muslim scholars who justify killing of innocent people are not true
Muslims because they do not obey the Quran verses like 5:32, 4:90, 2:190,
8:61, 17:33, 25:68 and 6:151 which teach ‘You shall not kill - God has made
life sacred’
The Muslim scholars who teach to kill the unbelievers are mistaken; verse
9:6 is enough proof for their mistakes, because Muslims are supposed to
protect the unbelievers and they cannot protect them after killing them
The Muslims who justify killing of those who leave Islam are mistaken
because they do not obey the Islamic teachings like Quran verses 2:256,
16:125 and 18:29 which teach Freedom of Religion
The Muslim scholars who justify the killing of the hostages are mistaken;
verse 8:70 proves that the hostage are not to be killed, because Muslims
are supposed to comfort the hostages and they cannot comfort them after
killing them
The Muslim scholars who teach that Islam is the only true religion are
mistaken; they have been ordered to believe in what has been revealed to
Moses, Jesus and other Prophets as taught in Quran verse 3:84
The Muslim scholars who teach that the fate of people is determined before
they are born and before they have any chance to do good or bad are
mistaken; they ignore the Quran verses like 17:15, 45:15,43:72, 16:35,
19:63, 19:76, 20:112, 34:50, 37:39, 39:41, 39:70, 40:17, 47:17, 55:60,
56:24, 18:107 and 4:147; there is no punishment for those who choose to
obey and to thank God.

4. Moses warned of the expected corruption and turning from the way he has
commanded them, in Deuteronomy 31:27-29 he used strong words like
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the
LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die!
And
For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the
way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in
the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made
Jesus has warned the priests who spend more time in the houses of widows.
In Matthew 23:14 he said
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a
pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation
In Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus warned of the false teachers who mislead people
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous
wolves
The same teaching is also written in Luke 6:43-44
As Moses and Jesus warned of the false teachers who explain religion to
their benefits, the prophet of Islam has also warned of those who ignore
the true teachings and teach different teachings
I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new
things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from
mercy), those who changed (the religion) after me!
That is recorded in Bukhari 7051 Book 92, Hadith 4 and in Volume 9, Book
88, Hadith 174
The prophet of Islam has warned of the bad Muslim scholars who order oth-
ers to do good but they do not do good and who forbid others from evil
while they do evil
That hadith is recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 7098 - Book 92, Hadith 49
The prophet of Islam warned those who abandon the true teachings of Islam
and who justify fighting and killings; he warned of that in many Hadiths
like Bukhari 7070 - Book 92, Hadith 21 and 7077 - Book 92, Hadith 28 and
121 - Book 3, Hadith 63

5. In another Hadith, he described the bad Muslim scholars who justify
killing as ‘worst people under the sky’. That is recorded in Mishkat al-
Masabih 1/91 Hadith 276
The best advice is to follow the common ground of the clear and consistent
teachings as taught by the prophets. That is the true one religion by the
prophets; same message revealed to the prophets by the same God must be
consistent, clear and easy for all people regardless of their level of
education or experience
The common ground of religion teachings include:
In obedience and repentance is your salvation, if you obey and do good
deeds, you will be blessed, if you disobey you will be lost; that is the
clear message. That message is the most reiterated message by Moses,
confirmed by Jesus and by Islamic teachings
Instead of the true religion teachings which should unite all people under
the same guidelines of obedience, repentance, forgiveness, good deeds and
compassion; we find the distorted teachings which agitate hatred and the
unnecessary endless wars and sectarian conflicts
We have the choice to be like the son who says that if the word of God
includes so much cruelty and so many contradictions, then I do not need the
word of such God
We also have the choice to be like the son who says we cannot teach the
harsh teachings like ‘pluck out your eye’ or ‘woe to you’ or ‘freely you
have received; freely give’, we should continue to teach attractive
teachings because we need an income to survive
We also have choice to be like the son who says maybe the father is testing
us; maybe some of my brothers have changed the message of the father to
explain it to their benefits
We also have the choice to be like the son who says that he knows the true
words of the wise father as he knows his own children, he will continue to
identify the truth that hurts and he would happily accept any persecution
from the majority which hate the truth; that is what the prophets did and
that is what the prophets ordered us to do

6. Why are we here?
The religion teacher starts the introductory lecture to a new class; the
class includes many students who belong to different religions
The teacher: Our discussion today is about the main teachings of different
religions in an attempt to identify the common ground of the religion
teachings; also to analyze some differences and the possible reasons of the
differences
Question: Before we analyze the different religion teachings, we need to
analyze the objectives of our life, why are we here? Why did God create us?
Question: Does religion help us to know the objectives of our life on
earth?
Question: Before religion teachers urge us to obey, they should first
explain to us why are we here?
Question: The wise manager sets the objectives of each person and evaluates
each person according to the achievements of the defined objectives; we
expect that God would guide us to our life objectives
Question: We have been advised to set some objectives and to work hard to
achieve our objectives; we are concerned because we might not identify the
right objectives of life
Question: Is it a good objective to try to be a wealthy person or a
powerful politician?
Question: In the absence of clear objectives, we cannot ignite our inert
energy; that is because the objectives are disputed, if we ask many people
about life’s objectives, we get different answers

7. Question: If we are not doing the right job, it does not really matter how
perfect we do it; our work might be rejected because it might not be the
required work as per the right objectives
The religion teacher: Yes, the wise manager sets clear objectives to each
person and does the evaluations according to the achievements of those
objectives; when we analyse the religion teachings, we find many verses
which set the objectives and which define the rewards according to the
achievements of the objectives.
The teacher: According to the teachings of different religions, our life on
earth is only a primary testing period. We are not supposed to relax and
enjoy ourselves during the test, we should not expect that the test
questions are clearly known in advance, we should expect difficulties
during the test, and we will be rewarded according to our faith, our
obedience, our compassion, and our good deeds
If we review the teachings of Judaism like Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 8:2,
Deuteronomy 13:3, we find that God tests people to know who obeys and who
does not obey
Exodus 16:4 teaches I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not
In Exodus 20:20, Moses taught that God tests you so that the fear of God
will be with you to keep you from sinning
The same teaching is also found in Deuteronomy 13:3
God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul
In Deuteronomy 8:2-3, Moses taught that God tests people in order to know
what is in their heart, whether or not they would keep his commands.
Deuteronomy 4:30 teaches that in tribulations, people would return to God
and obey his voice
The same teachings are confirmed many times in the holy book
Job 23:10 teaches when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold

8. Job 5:7 teaches that we are here for testing
People are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward
Job 5:17 teaches blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of
God
PSALM 11:4-5 teaches He watches everyone closely; examining every person on earth. God
examines both the righteous and the wicked
Psalm 66:10 teaches For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is
refined
PROVERBS 17:3 teaches The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but God
tests the hearts
ISAIAH 48:10 teaches I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.
Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering
Jeremiah 17:10 teaches that God tests us and will reward everyone according
to his works
Jesus taught that life is a test; he taught that we are in a temporary
testing period and we are being prepared for a permanent life. He also
taught that the rewards will be according to our obedience and our good
works
Talking in parables, Jesus taught that God tests us by tribulation,
temptation, trials, persecutions and promised rewards in heaven for those
who pass those tests
Jesus has taught people to stand up for the truth even if persecuted by the
bad multitudes who hate the truth. He taught that and also demonstrated it
when he stood up for the truth against the bad chief priests who explained
religion to their benefits

9. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven - Matthew 5:10
God has set the world stage for testing; every day we meet hungry and poor
people; some will help and some will refuse to help; those would not be
rewarded similarly
Matthew 25:31-45 teach that when we refuse to help the hungry, the
stranger, and the sick, we refuse to help God
In Matthew 18:23-35 Jesus taught us to forgive in order that God forgives
us; he mentioned that there are rewards for forgiveness and good works
In Luke 8:13 and Mark 4:17, Jesus taught that there will be testing and
some will fall away in time of temptation
But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution come
because of the word, they quickly fall away Matthew 13:21
Another parable of a testing period and the rewards is Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few
things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!
John 18:36 is another example to show that life on earth is not the target
destination
my kingdom is not in earth – but in heaven
That is not just for Jesus, but he taught that we should not have treasures
on earth but to seek the real treasures; the eternal life in heaven
Luke 12:16-21 warn those who store up treasure for themselves, and are not
rich toward God

10. John 12:25 warns those who love their life in this world
Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this
world will keep it for eternity. The same teaching is also written in Matthew 10:39
Luke 9:23
Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and
take up their cross daily and follow me. The same teaching is also mentioned in Mark
8:34
Matthew 13:44 teaches that people should do everything to win God’s re-
wards for the righteous, to win the kingdom of heaven
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which some-one found and hid; then in
his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field
For that objective, he taught that people should pay everything to buy the
eternal life in heaven; he taught that we should sell our life in this
world in order to get the eternal life in heaven
He reiterated that key message using different parables in Matthew 13:44-49
We have the choice, either to enjoy our life on earth and treasure money
ignoring to feed the hungry or to sell this life and spend our money and
efforts to help the hungry, the persecuted, and those who need help. The
second choice was Jesus recommendation to win the eternal one; the kingdom
of heaven
Jesus taught that testing and suffering help to return a person to his
senses; Luke 15:17 teaches that the son came to his senses, after having
undergone suffering
John 12:25 warns those who like to "live it up" urging them to prepare for
the eternal life
Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care
nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.

11. The same teaching is also confirmed in Matthew 10:39 and 16:25
The same teaching is also mentioned in Luke 9:23-25, Mark 8:34-35
James 4:1-4 also warn those who compete to enjoy the pleasures of this life
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle
within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what
you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you
do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your
pleasures. You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred to-
ward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God
James has taught that testing is a chance for us to grow, develop patience,
and mature in God
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing
of your faith produces patience. Let patience finish its work so that you may be mature and
complete
James 1:12
Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the
crown of life that God has promised to those who love him
If you are a Muslim, you can review the Quran verses which confirm that
life is a testing period and that people will be rewarded according to
their obedience and according to their good deeds; it is the same message
revealed by the same God
Quran verse 47:31
And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of
God] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.
Quran 29:2-3
Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?

12. But We have certainly tried those before them, and God will surely make evident those who are
truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.
Similar teachings are found in 67:2, 18:7 and 76:2
67:2 [He is] The One Who created death and life, so that He may put you to test, to find out
which of you is best in deeds: He is the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving
18:7 Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test
them [as to] which of them is best in deed.
76:2 Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made
him hearing and seeing
2:155 And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and
lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to the patient
5:48 and 6:165 teach that we are in a testing stage and we are supposed to
compete in good deeds to pass the test and earn our salvation
5:48 If God wanted He could have made all of you a single nation. But He willed otherwise in
order to test you in what He has given you; therefore try to compete in good deeds. Ultimately
you all shall return to God; then He will show you the truth of those matters in which you dis-
pute
6:165 He is the One Who has made you the inheritors of the earth and raised some of you in
ranks over others so that He may test you in what He has given you. Surely God is swift in ret-
ribution; yet He is also very Forgiving, Merciful
5:71 teaches that those who ignore that the objectives of life is testing
are blind and deaf
They thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so they became blind and deaf: yet God
(in mercy) turned to them: yet again many of them became blind and deaf. But God sees well all
that they do

13. 3:179 teaches that God distinguishes the wicked from the good, people are
not supposed to know everything to pass that test, but they are asked to
believe in God and in his messengers
3:179 God will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He distinguishes
the wicked from the good. Nor will God disclose to you the secrets of the unseen, but God
chooses of His Messengers whom He pleases. So believe in God and His Messengers. And if you
believe and fear God, then for you there is a great reward
7:168 teaches We tested them with good and bad that perhaps they would return
If the Jewish scholars ignore that the objective of life is testing and
teach that the Jews are the chosen people of God and that they are promised
the blessings because of the faith of their father Ibrahim, then people
will reject such answers because the scripture teaches that God is not
biased and that people will be judged according to their deeds; not
according to their father’s faith
If the Christian scholars ignore that the objective of life is a testing
period and teach that we are born sinners and we cannot earn our salvation
by good works, people will refer to the teachings of Jesus himself who
taught that life is for testing and that people can earn their salvation by
obedience, repentance, and by good works
If the Muslim scholars ignore that the objectives of life is a testing
environment and teach that the objective of life is to worship God, people
would reply that God does not need our prayers
When scientists and philosophers ignore the fact that our life on earth is
only a primary testing and preparation period, they cannot provide a
logical answer to the most important question ‘why are we here?’
Question: Why does God allow suffering?
Answer: Testing periods are not supposed to be convenient and easy

14. Question: What is the objective of testing?
Answer: Before the wealthy father distributes his wealth, he wants to
record which son is obedient, the records are not for the father who knows,
but as a testimony for people who might question the justice of their
father
Question: Why does God test us; he already knows our deeds?
Although the wise teacher knows the hard working students and the careless
students, he prepares regular exams as testimonies so that the students
would not say that the teacher had favoured some students over the others.
Exams also urge students to get prepared in order to succeed
Although God knows what’s in our hearts and what each of us might do, he
tests us and wanted us to witness our own test results in order to admit
that we have been fairly rewarded according to our achievements as recorded
in the test results
We should not blame the teacher who provides the books and the guidelines,
the blame should go to the student who disobeys and who ignores the
guidelines
Do not blame the parents who motivate and urge the son to succeed; the one
to be blamed is the son who ignores the guidelines provided by the parents
and who expected that someone could pass the exams on his behalf
Those who ignore life’s objectives will regret it when they see the records
of their deeds; they would wish to come back to this life in order to obey,
to feed the hungry and to help the poor
Question: We have been asked to believe but we did not see God or Heaven?
Answer: The students in the first grade are told that all what they need to
know is to read, to write and to count; that is all the required knowledge
in that stage

15. The teacher does not tell them all what he knows; he provides them with the
necessary information to enable them to read, to write and to count
The wealthy father who sends his sons in a testing mission before
distributing his wealth does not tell them everything; he only provide them
with some money and some guidelines for the test. The father might know the
good son who helps others and the bad son who persecutes others, but the
test would be a testimony that the father is not biased when he rewards the
good son better rewards
The father does not tell his sons all what he knows; he provides them with
the necessary information to pass a certain stage
The testing questions and answers are not supposed to be disclosed before
the exam; testing environment necessitates some doubts and enables
different choices and different decisions
Question: How can the same test apply to all people; some people are more
educated, people have different levels of experience; some people had the
chance to know about the teachings of the prophets
Answer: The test does not depend on the level of education, a child may say
‘I do not see the plane any more, it is getting far away, it is still there
but my sight does not reach it; God must be there but my sight does not
reach him’
And we might find a scientist who might conclude that, ‘I do not see God,
then there is no God’
The test does not depend on the level of religion education, maybe someone
who never heard of the religion teachings say, ‘Since I cannot accept that
bad thing to myself, I wouldn’t accept it to others’
The test wouldn’t depend on the knowledge of religion teachings, although
it is confirmed by all religions
We may find some scholars who know the religion teachings but they accept
to persecute and torture others, those are the bad trees which the prophet
have warned us of them and of their bad fruits

16. The wise teacher sets different evaluation criteria for different grades;
the students in the first grade are not evaluated as the students in the
advanced degrees. We expect the fair and wise God would evaluate people
according to what they have been given. The person who never heard of
Prophets would have an easier test based on the gift of intelligence and
conscience; he might not be punished at all
Question: Does God choose some people to be his own children and
forsake others?
Answer: God is not biased, Deuteronomy 10:17 teaches that God does not
favour as it is written Who shows no partiality
God favours the obedient son; the measure set by God is: if you obey and do
good deeds to help others then you will be blessed, if you do not obey and
do not do good deeds to help others then you will be cursed
If you are a Jew; you will find out that the most frequent teachings of the
Old Testimony are: blessings for obedience and Curses for disobedience
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 teaches See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse -
the blessing if you obey the commands of God that I am giving you today; the curse if you
disobey the commands of God and turn from the way that I command you today
In Deuteronomy 32:46-47 he said to them Take to heart all the words I have solemnly
declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words
of this law - They are not just idle words for you—they are your life
Deuteronomy 28:2-6 teaches All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you
obey God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will
be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds
and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be
blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out

17. In Deuteronomy 30:15-16 Moses reiterated See, I set before you today life and
prosperity, death and destruction. - For I command you today to love God, to walk in obedience
to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase
Deuteronomy 30:19 teaches This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against
you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you
and your children may live
In Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Moses said: what does God ask of you but to fear God, to
walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to
observe the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?
The same consistent teachings are also confirmed in Deuteronomy 7:12-16,
Deuteronomy 11:13-15, Deuteronomy 15:5-6 and Leviticus 26
Deuteronomy 29:9 also urges people to follow the law in order to succeed
Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do
Deuteronomy 11:1 Therefore you shall love the LORD your God, and keep his charge, and his
statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always
Psalms 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought you: O let me not wander from your com-
mandments
Psalm 119:30
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me
Psalm 119:60
I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments
Psalm 119:44
I will keep your law continually, forever and ever

18. Psalm 112:1
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
Proverbs 10:8
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin
Psalm 119:47
For I find my delight in your commandments, which I love
Psalm 119:48
I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your
statutes
Similar teachings are also mentioned in Deuteronomy 28:15-20, 28:47-48,
28:58-59, 30:8-10, and in many other verses
If you are a Christian, you will find such teachings in the parables taught
by Jesus like the parable of the Sower and the Seeds in Luke 8:4-15 , Mark
4:3-9 and Matthew 13:3-9
He also explained that the seed is the word of God. The ones along the path
are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from
their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved
Jesus taught the parable of The Net in Matthew 13:47-50 and explained that
the angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
Similar teachings are also demonstrated in the parable of the Faithful and
Unfaithful Servants in Luke 12:32-48 and Matthew 24: 42-51
In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus taught the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus and
explained that If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced
if someone should rise from the dead.

19. Jesus taught the parable of The Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32 to highlight
the importance of obedience and repentance as the main pre-requisites for
salvation
Jesus was confirming the teachings of the Old Testimony in repentance and
obedience is your salvation as taught in Isaiah 30:15
That is the core Christianity teaching as taught in Matthew 7:21 Not every
one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will
of my Father which is in heaven
In Luke 6:46, Jesus blames those who do not do what he asked them to do
Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?
In Luke 10:30-37, Jesus taught the parable of The Good Samaritan to demon-
strate that God evaluates people based on their good works, not based on
the family, the tribe, the nationality or the religion they belong to
According to that wisdom, the stranger who does good deeds is better than
the wicked brother
According to that wisdom, the honest servant who protects the wealth of the
young children is better than the son or the brother who scatter the wealth
of the young children
According to that wisdom, the stranger who risks his life to distribute
food to the old people during military conflicts is better than the citizen
who flees
According to that wisdom, the poor stranger worker who devotes himself to
serve people is better than the citizen who wastes his time and who makes
excuses to avoid doing any hard work
According to that wisdom, the stranger worker who develop the country
resources is better than the citizens who exploit the country resources to
their own benefits

20. According to that wisdom, the stranger who wisely control the country
budget is better than the leaders who scatter the budgets on un-necessary
arms races and on un-necessary public relations advertisings
Question: Who will identify what is true and what has been added; most
people rely on the scholars because they assume that they are the
specialists and they are supposed to tell them the truth
Answer: We do not assume that the specialist sales person would always sell
us the best product; they urge us to buy the product with the highest
profit margin even if it is not the best product for us. The same good
intended people who assume that the scholars teach the truth, those same
people do not trust the recommendations of the sales person, they analyse
and ask others in order to make sure that they get the good products which
suits them
Teaching the simple true teachings as taught by the prophets does not leave
much room of profits to the religion teachers because people would simply
obey to get saved; no mediators are required to teach the attractive
teachings
Most scholars ignore the harsh teachings like pluck out your eye which do
not encourage people to donate and teach the distorted teachings because
the attractive teachings make people feel happy and urge them to donate
When we search the internet for a certain good product; we find that the
fake products are listed more frequently than the original product. Those
who sell the fake product must exert more efforts and must pay the search
sites to list their fake product whenever there is a search for a certain
good product. They exert more efforts and spend more money to pay the
search sites and the result is showing many fake products before the good
product people are looking for
The same is also happening by the bad scholars who exert more efforts to
spread the attractive teachings in their sites and advertise in the search
sites, whenever our children want to know something about the religion
teachings, they will find many distorted teachings and they will not find
the true teachings like obey, feed the hungry, do not accept money for
teaching, etc.

21. Question: Why Doesn’t God Answer our Prayers?
Proverbs 21:13 teaches that whoever does not answer the poor, God will not
answer him
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered
Psalm 91 teaches that God protects and answers the prayers of the obedient
Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place
the Most High, who is my refuge
no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
no plague come near your tent.
Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him
James 4:3 teaches us to pray the right prayers
And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong--you want only what
will give you pleasure.
Psalms 55:22 teaches that God does not allow the righteous to be shaken
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be
shaken.
2 Chronicles 7:14 teaches that God answers the prayers of the repented
sinners
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and
turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will
heal their land.
Isaiah 24:5 warns those who disobey God’s law and break the everlasting
covenant
The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and
broken the everlasting covenant.

22. Isaiah 59:2 and 48:18 teach that God does not answer the prayers of the
disobedient person but he answers the prayers of the righteous
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face
from you, that he will not hear
Micah 3:4 also explains the reasons for not answering our prayers
Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at
that time, because they have made their deeds evil
James 5:16 teaches that God answers the prayers of the righteous person
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working
In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus urged the believers to ask God and to knock the
door; he taught us to do good deeds and wanted us to trust that God answers
our prayers
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For
everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or
what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he
asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to
those who ask Him!
Isaiah 48:18 If only you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea
Isaiah 42:21 teaches that God could have consider them righteous if they
had glorified the law
Question: Does God need our obedience?
If God wants to set up the testing environment to test people, then we are
not supposed to advise God on how to set up the terms and conditions of the
testing. The students are not supposed to advise the teacher on how to
prepare the exams. God has created us and he knows how to test us

23. Question: We do not believe that the scriptures include some distorted
verses; we understand that all the book is inspired by God
Answer: The teaching ‘all the book is inspired by God’ is not the true
teachings of the Prophets; the Prophets waned that there will be false
teachers who mislead the majority – that statement ‘all the book is
inspired by God’ was written before the bibles were written and cannot be
used as an authentication to the accuracy of everything written in the
scriptures
Jesus did not teach that ‘all the book is inspired by God’, he warned that
the false teachers would mislead the majority
Question: According to Judaism teachings, we understand that the Jews are
the chosen children of God; they are the chosen regardless of any condition
like good work and true faith.
Question: God has favoured the descendants of Abraham regardless of their
work; that is the promise of God as written in Deuteronomy 9:5-6 and
Deuteronomy 7:6
Answer: If we complete the verses of Deuteronomy 9 and Deuteronomy 7, we
will know that Moses was urging people to obey; Moses have never taught
that God rewards people while they are disobedient
Amos 8:11-12 teach that people will be thirsty for the true word of God
but they will not find it anywhere
Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord God,
when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.
They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east;
they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it
Jeremiah warned of the scribes who change the word of God
Jeremiah 8:8-13 How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD,” when
actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?
The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped.

24. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have?
Jeremiah 6:13 From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests
alike, all practice deceit
Jeremiah 5:30-31 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: The prophets
prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way
Jeremiah 23:16 This is what the LORD Almighty says:
Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD
Jeremiah 23:21 I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied
Ezekiel 13:6 also warns of the religion distortion
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent
them
Psalms 62:4 - warns those who take delight in lies
Psalms 78:36-37 - Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, and they lied to Him
with their tongue. Here the people flattered God by professing that they would serve Him but
did not really mean it in their hearts
Jude 16 - False teachers often walk according to their lusts, speaking smooth words,
flattering people to gain advantage
Isaiah 30:9-11 warns those who require interesting or attractive teachings
instead of the harsh Prophet's teachings

25. That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of God: Which
say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us
smooth things, prophesy deceits: Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the
Holy One of Israel to cease from before us
Jeremiah 23:32 warns of the false teachers who lead people astray
Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares the LORD. “They tell them and
lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not
benefit these people in the least,”
Jeremiah 23:36 confirms that some scribes distort the words of God
But you must not mention ‘a message from the LORD’ again, because each one’s word becomes
their own message. So you distort the words of the living God
Jeremiah 29:9 teaches that there are false teachers who claim that they
receive God’s revelations
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD
Jeremiah 14:14 also warns of the false prophets who teach attractive
teachings
The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken
to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatriesa and the delusions of
their own minds
Moses warned of the expected corruption and turning from the way he has
commanded them, in Deuteronomy 31:27-29 he used strong words like
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. ‘If you have been rebellious against the
LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die!
And
For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the
way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in
the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made

26. The prophets taught that the believers should obey; it is not enough to
hear the word or to claim that we believe or to claim that we follow a
certain prophet
Moses taught and reiterated many times that people should keep God’s
commandments; examples are verses Deuteronomy 4:40 and Deuteronomy 27:26
Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out
The Jews who ignore what Moses taught and who justify the killings are not
true followers of Moses
In Exodus 20:13 Moses taught You shall not murder
The bad scribes who glorify defeating their enemies ignored the true
teaching and added some verses like Exodus 23:23, Joshua 6:20-21, Judges
15:14-15
The true teachings are ‘Do not have two differing measures’,
‘The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner’,
‘The foreigner must be treated as your native-born’,
‘You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born’
Examples of the true teachings are in Deuteronomy 25:13-16, Exodus 12:49,
Leviticus 19:33-37, Leviticus 24:22, Numbers 15:15-16, Deuteronomy 24:14-15
Deuteronomy 25:13-16 Do not have two differing weights in your bag one heavy, one light. -
Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. -You must have accurate
and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is
giving you.- For the LORD your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals
dishonestly.
Exodus 12:49 The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing
among you.

27. Leviticus 19:33-37 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
-The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself
Leviticus 24:22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born
Numbers 15:15-16 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner
residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the
foreigner shall be the same before the LORD: The same laws and regulations will apply both to
you and to the foreigner residing among you
Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow
The biased scribes ignored the true teachings and inserted some additions
to restrict justice to the ‘fellow Israelite’, ‘my people among you’, or
‘Hebrew men or women’
Examples of the additions of ‘fellow Israelite’, ‘my people among you’,
‘Hebrew men or women are in Deuteronomy 23:19-20, Exodus 22:25, Leviticus
25:35-46, Deuteronomy 15:1-2 , 15:7, 15:12
Deuteronomy 23:19-20 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food
or any-thing else that may earn interest. You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow
Israelite
Exodus 22:25 If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it
like a business deal; charge no interest
In verse Exodus 22:25, the words "my people" are added to limit the justice
to the Israelites only
Other examples of the religion distortion is to add what they like and
teach it as the word of God; Jewish scribes liked to be served by widows,
so they made it through the word of God as in 1 Kings 17:8-24, 2 KINGS 4:8-
37, 1 Samuel 25

28. 1 Kings 17:8-24 explain religion to the benefits of the priests. It teaches
that the widow should serve ‘the man of God’ before feeding her child; if
she does, she will be blessed and her child will be saved
2 KINGS 4:8-37 is also another explanation of religion to the benefits of
the priests; it teaches that the wealthy women should serve the priests; if
they do, their families will be blessed and their children will be restored
to life
Chapter 1 Samuel 25 explains religion to the benefits of the priests? It
teaches that wives of the wealthy men should generously donate to the ‘holy
people of God’, and the wealthy husband should be cursed to death if he
rejects to share his wealth? It also teaches that the wise wife should
accept to be a wife to the ‘holey person of God’ after her husband is
cursed to death
Jesus has warned the priests who spend more time in the houses of widows.
In Matthew 23:14 he said Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you
devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive
greater condemnation
In Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47 he said They devour widows’ houses and for a show make
lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely
In Luke 11:52 he said Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You
shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will
you let those enter who are trying to
Judges 19 is not the inspired word of God, but cursing other tribes in the
name of God
Descendants of levities wanted the bible to be an eternal witness on the
corruption of Benjamin tribe. They wanted to curse the tribe of Benjamin so
that the curse will be verses of the Holy Scripture forever. Anyone who
reads Judges 19 should recognize that the story is made up to suit the
purpose of the bad levities scribes

29. 2 Kings 2:23-24 are additions to the benefits of the religion teachers; the
message is that anyone who makes fun of the ‘holy people of God’ will be
punished to death by God
2 Kings 13:21 is an addition to glorify Elisha
Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they
threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came
to life and stood up on his feet
Genesis 32:24-30 is also an addition by Jacob’s descendants to glorify
Jacob and claim that he wrestled with God and was saved
The verses teach that Jacob was able to wrestle with God; he said to God "I
will not let you go unless you bless me”
Although the true teachings of Deuteronomy 10:17 teach that God does not
favour ‘who shows no partiality’
The descendants of Jacob wanted to glorify him in the name of God; they
added the distorted teaching of Genesis 25:23
Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.
Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated is also added in Malachi 1:2-3
They wanted to say that it is the will of God to choose them regardless of
any condition like good work and true faith. That distorted teaching is
against the true teachings of Moses that God chooses the righteous who obey
and curse the wicked as the core and the most reiterated teachings of the
old testimony
Another example of the religion distortion is Genesis 9:25-27 he said,
Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers. He also said, Praise be to
the LORD, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem. May God extend Japheth’s territory;

30. may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth
That is not the word of the God but added by the descendants of Japheth and
Shem to curse the tribes of Canaan in the name of God. They practiced their
evil habits in the name of God
This cannot be the inspired word of God because God does not curse the son
Canaan for a mistake of the father Ham. Whenever the competing tribes try
to curse each other; they add verses to show that the curse is the inspired
word of God. The true word of God teaches that the sons are not to be
punished for the mistakes of fathers as written in Deuteronomy 24:16 and
Ezekiel 18:20
Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their
parents; each will die for their own sin
The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will
the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to
them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them
Another example of the distorted religion teachings is written in Genesis
19:30-38 to curse the tribes of Moabites and Ammonites in the name of God
Question: It is not possible to add to the scripture or to subtract from
it; God prohibits people to do so
Answer: Deuteronomy 4:2 warns people to add to the scripture or to subtract
from it and urge them to keep the commands of God. We do not warn our
children from what they cannot do; we do not warn them to watch out the
airplanes when they fly because they cannot fly, but we warn them to watch
out the cars while crossing the streets because they can do so
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! “You shall love
the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. “These
words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. “You shall teach them diligently
to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and
when you lie down and when you rise up. “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they
shall be as frontals on your forehead. “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and
on your gates

31. Deuteronomy 11:18-20 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as
symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. -Teach them to your children, talking
about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when
you get up. -Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates
Deuteronomy 30:11-14 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or
beyond your reach. -It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven
to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” -Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to
ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” -No, the word is
very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it
Question: Why should God allow distortion to his word?
Answer: The parable of The Weeds in the Grain (or The Tares) in Matthew
13:24-30 teaches that both the good and the bad plants should stay till the
end. There will always be good grains, the wheat or the true teachings
which nourish the spirit and there will also be the weeds or the added
teachings which distort the true message of God. That is part of the
testing
The obedient son should accept the good grains which are planted by the
father and should reject the bad grains which wouldn’t have been planted by
the wise father
Question: We understand that there are some people who are predestined,
called, and justified as written in Romans 8:30
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified,
he also glorified.
Question: We understand that God appoints some people to obtain salvation
and appoints some people to wrath as written in 1 Thessalonians 5:9
1 Thessalonians 5:9 - For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
Question: Ephesians 2:5 teaches Even when we were dead in sins, we are saved by grace

32. Question: We understand that it is by grace we have been saved, through
faith - and this is not from ourselves, it is the gift of God not by works
as written in Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the
gift of God not by works
Question: Yes, we are justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law as
written in Romans 3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law
Question: We are not justified by works of the law; for it is written in
Galatians 2:16 that by works of the law no one will be justified
Galatians 2:16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through
faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith
in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified
Question: As per the teachings of the new testimony, we understand that the
Law is nailed to the Cross as written in Colossians 2:14
He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross
Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blame-
less in his sight
Ephesians 1:11
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out
everything in conformity with the purpose of his will
Answer: Those attractive promises are not consistent with the main
teachings taught by Moses, Jesus, the Prophets, and the Disciples
The promises of the received salvation by faith cannot be validated because
the test is not over and the results are not yet published. Those are only
promises for salvation which cannot be proved; like the promises of 1
Corinthians 15:51 ‘you will not die but will be transformed during the
rapture, the people who received those promises two thousand years ago are
now dead; the promises which were accepted as facts before are proved to be

33. wrong. Since some promises have been proved to be wrong, the similar
attractive promises like ‘you have been saved’, ‘you received salvation’
are not expected to be true because similar promises have not been
fulfilled
People should not believe in salvation by faith alone when the only
occurrence of ‘faith alone’ in the Bible (James 2:24) says that salvation
is not by faith alone. That verse by James confirms the core Prophet's
teachings
Jesus did not teach that salvation is granted to those who merely accept
him without actually doing the good works of the law as taught in Matthew
7:21-27 and in Luke 13:25-27
Salvation is not based solely on belief and nothing else; but by the good
works which prove the good faith as taught by Jesus in Matthew 25:35-45
Jesus did not change the teachings of the Old Testimony; the same message
of ‘in repentance and obedience is your salvation’ is confirmed by the
teachings of Jesus
Jesus clarified the purpose of his message; he said that he came to call
sinners to repentance; that is what he taught in Luke 5:32, Matthew 9:13
and in Mark 2:17
Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance
Matthew 9:13 I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but
sinners
He also taught unless you repent, you will perish
Jesus taught that when we obey God and do good works; we will pass the test
of this world and will become qualified to receive God’s rewards in heaven
In Matthew 5:13-16, Jesus taught that the believers should act as the salt
to protect against corruption and as a light to guide others to the truth

34. You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty
again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by
men
In Matthew 22:35-40, Jesus confirmed the teachings of the Old Testimony
like Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 18:4-5
'You must love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and
greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the
other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two
commandments
In Luke 10:25-28 Jesus was asked “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He
said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with
all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly;
do this, and you will live.”
The same teaching is written in Mark 12:28-34
In Mark 10:17-19 Jesus did not accept the title of ‘Good Teacher’ and said
Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone;
he confirmed the law, he did not mention the atonement or the mistake of
Adam or that he came to die for the sinners. Like other Prophets, he has
simply confirmed the law
Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me
good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder; You
shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not
defraud; Honor your father and mother
The same teachings are written in Matthew 19:16-19 and in Luke 18:18-20
Luke 6:46-48 teaches that solid faith foundations are based on obedience to
the teachings
Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I tell you? I will show you what someone is
like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house,
who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that
house but could not shake it, because it had been well built

35. The same teaching is also taught in John 14:15 and John 14:21
If you love me, you will keep my commandments
Jesus did not teach different commandments other than the God’s
commandments; in John 5:30 Jesus taught that he is only delivering the
message of God
I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me
I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will
In Matthew 25:31-45 Jesus described the final judgment as being based on
good works; he clarified that those who obey the law will be saved
Salvation is not based solely on belief and nothing else; salvation is not
granted to those who merely profess acceptance of Jesus without actually
performing good deeds.
Jesus did not teach that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of
the law; In Matthew 16:27 and John 5:29, Jesus has confirmed that God will
reward each person according to his works; those are the basic teachings of
the old testimony like the verses taught in Psalm 62:12, Ecclesiastes
12:14, and many other old testimony verses
John 15:10-11 reminds us of the rewards for obedience
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's
commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in
you, and that your joy may be complete
Matthew 12:50 teaches that the real family of the prophet are the obedient
believers
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother
James has urged us to be doers of the law, and not hearers only; in James
1:22-26 he said

36. But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling
yourselves’, he also said ‘But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if
you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it
James 2:14, 17 teach that faith without works is dead
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can
faith save him?
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead
Jesus did not teach the distorted teachings like Romans 8:30, 1
Thessalonians 5:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 3:28, Galatians 2:16, Colossians
2:14, Ephesians 2:5, Ephesians 2:8-9, he urged people to accept the words
of God and produce fruits of good works; he described those as the good
soil. He warned those who have no roots to endure the trouble or
persecution; that is what he taught in The Parable of the Sower in Matthew
13:18-23
In Matthew 15:6-9 Jesus faced those who nullify the word of God for the
sake of their traditions
The same teaching that they ignore God’s law and prefer father’s traditions
is also mentioned in Mark 7:6-9
And He said to them,
“Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME
WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY
WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN. ’“Neglecting the
commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”He was also saying to them, “You are
experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition
Those teachings are taught be all religions; the same message is taught in
the old testimony verses like Isaiah 29:13
More Questions and Answers
Question: Those attractive teachings have been taught for thousands of
years and have been accepted by billions of people; those cannot be wrong!

37. Answer: In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus warned the majority
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to
destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is
narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it
Most people ignore that teachings and say ‘As long as I am with the
majority, I should be fine’, but they are wrong according to the teachings
of Jesus in Luke 13:24-27, Matthew 7:13-14
Isaiah 1:15-17 teach When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood! Wash and
make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right;
seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the
widow
Isaiah 30:9-13 and Isaiah 30:12-14 warn those who ignore the true scripture
and are interested in the interesting stories
For these are rebellious people, deceitful children,
children unwilling to listen to the LORD’s instruction.
They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets,
“Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.
“Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit, this sin
will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant. It
will break in pieces like pottery
That is a prophecy that the attractive teachings which survived for long
time cannot survive to the end, but will collapse and break in pieces like
pottery
Jesus also prophesied similar prophesy in Matthew 7:24-27, he warned of
‘the great crash’
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise
man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew
and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock

38. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish
man who built his house on sand.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it
fell with a great crash
Question: We understand that we do not need repentance as we are saved by
grace
Answer: Repentance is a core teaching of all religions, in Luke 13:3 and
13:5, Jesus taught that repentance is necessary for salvation; in those
verses he specifically said ‘But unless you repent, you too will all
perish’
Matthew 3:8-10 clarifies that prophets preach of repentance
Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say
to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell
you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. Even now the ax of God’s
judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not
produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire
Matthew 3:2 and 4:17 shows that John and Jesus preached repentance
Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near
Matthew 9:13 teaches that Jesus came to call the sinner to repentance
I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance
In Luke 15:7 and 15:10, Jesus taught that there is joy in heaven over
repentant sinner
Luke 15: 32 clarifies that the Repentant Sinner was dead before his
repentance
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive
again. He was lost, and is found

39. James 5:19-20 urge us to guide the lost person to the truth and to bring
him back to God
My brothers, if one of you wanders from the truth, and someone causes him to return, you
should know that whoever turns a sinner from his wandering path will save him from death and
cover many sins
Question: We understand that all have sinned and fall short of glory of
God; that is written in Romans 3:23
Answer: That is not what Jesus taught; Jesus have confirmed the teachings
of other prophets that there are also righteous who obey and do good deeds;
those shine like the Sun
In Matthew 5:16, he taught Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven
In Matthew 13:43 he taught Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father
Jesus did not teach that all people are born sinners; he taught that the
children are pure and innocent and urged us to become as pure as children
In Matthew 18:3 he said: Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little
children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven
Question: But there are also old testimony verses like Psalm 14:3 and Psalm
53:3 which teach that there is no one who does good, not even one
Answer: We need to read the full verses of Psalm 14:1-3 and 53:1-3 to know
that the verses talk about what the fool says; most verses of the old
testimony and new testimony teach that there are also righteous who obey
and who shine like the day light
Psalms 37:4-6 teaches Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of
your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your
righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun

40. The verses of Isaiah 58:6-11 do not teach that all people are bad; the
verses explain that it is possible for people to obey and include good
descriptions of the obedient righteous like:
‘Then your light will break forth like the dawn,’
‘then your righteousness will go before you,’
‘then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday’
‘You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail’
Fair teachers should not ignore such wisdom and teach what the fool said in
Psalm 14:3 and 53:3
All the wrong doctrines like the original sin and like the total depravity
are based on such wrong teachings assuming that it is the word of God and
ignoring that it is what the fool said
People should not accept the claims that ‘all people are sinners’; people
know that such teaching must be wrong because they see the righteous who
obey and do good deeds; people verify that fact every day. Many scripture
verses confirm the fact that there are righteous who obey and do good
deeds. Examples are Matthew 5:16, Matthew 13:43, Matthew 18:3, Psalms 37:6,
Isaiah 58:8 and many other verses
let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in
heaven
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father
Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the
kingdom of heaven

41. ‘He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday’
‘Then your light will break out like the dawn,
And your recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard’
Question: What are the reasons for the scripture distortion? are those by
mistake or by intention?
Answer: Such basic religion distortions cannot just happen by mistake; it
must have happened by intention. The bad teachers want to falsify the true
teachings like salvation by obedience and good deeds into the attractive
promises of free salvation by grace
Question: Why should they do that? What makes them distort the religion and
replace the original teachings by false teachings?
Answer: The original teachings do not require mediators between people and
their creator. If they obey and do good deeds they will be saved. Such
teachings do not leave a room for the bad teachers to introduce free
salvation and to reap the financial gifts in exchange of the attractive
teachings
Question: What makes people accept such false teachings?
Answer: The true teachings are harsh;
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away, that is what Jesus
taught in Matthew 18:9, Matthew 5:29 and Mark 9:47
People are not willing to listen to such hard teachings, but they prefer
the attractive teachings like Ephesians 1:4
God has chosen us before the foundations of the world and
2 Thessalonians 2:13
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation

42. Bad scholars do not teach the true teachings like Matthew 10:8
Freely you have received; freely give; they teach that it is o.k. to reap the
financial gifts in exchange of the spiritual gifts and teach the attractive
ones like Romans 8:30
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified,
he also glorified
They try to make people feel happy by such teachings in order to receive
more donations
The true shepherded teaches the harsh teachings, parents discipline their
children and urge them to study hard, teachers motivate the students to
earn the success, but the bad person tells the students that they cannot
earn the success and promises to bring someone to pass the exams on their
behalf
Who is right? Are the parents and teachers right? Or is it the person who
tells the students that they cannot earn their success and promises the
student to bring someone to pass the exams for them?
Even those bad teachers who teach that people are sinners and cannot earn
their salvation, they urge their children to work hard and motivate them to
earn their success
Which is the right teaching? Is it ‘Freely you received, freely give’ as
taught by Jesus or is it reaping the financial gifts in exchange of the
spiritual gifts as written in 1 Corinthians 9:11
As Moses warned against the expected corruption and turning from the way
he has commanded in Deuteronomy 31:27- 29, Jesus also warned against those
who claim to have prophesied and performed miracles in his name in Matthew
7:21-23, and Luke 13:25-27
In Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus warned of the false teachers who mislead people;
he advised us to identify them from their bad deeds
“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are rav-
enous wolves. “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes

43. nor figs from thistles, are they? “So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears
bad fruit. “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. “Every
tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. “So then, you will know
them by their fruits.
The same teaching is also written in Luke 6:43-44
Many Muslim scholars teach that the Jews are cursed and that the Christians
have been misguided and that the Muslims are the truly guided people; that
is not according to the true teachings of Quran verses; it is not the
correct explanation of verse 1:7 of Quran
The correct explanation is asking God to guide us to the straightway; the
way of those blessed obedient not those who disobey the prophets
Many Muslim scholars want to say that God does not like the Jews and the
Christians; but true and fair explanation of verse 1:7 is that God does not
like the Jews who disobey the teachings of Moses, and does not like the
Christians who disobey the teachings of Jesus and also does not like the
Muslims who disobey the teachings of Islam
Question: How can we prove that the last explanation is the true
explanation?
Answer: Because the verse does not mention the Jews or the Christians, and
the consistent verses of all religions teach that God likes the obedient
who does good works and does not like the disobedient who does bad deeds
Question: According to my Islamic belief, I understand that the Islam is
the only true religion
Answer: According to Islamic teachings, you have been asked to believe in
what has been revealed to other Prophets like Moses and Jesus and you are
asked not to discriminate between the prophets. The Quran verses which
mention Moses and Jesus are more than the Quran verses which mention the
prophet of Islam
Question: I understand that Islam has replaced the previous religions and
it has different teachings

44. Answer: The basic teachings of the old testimony like ‘blessings for
obedience and curses for disobedience’ and ‘In repentance and obedience is
your salvation’ are confirmed by Jesus and are also the most reiterated
verses in Quran
Verse 7:96 confirms the ‘blessings for obedience and the curses for
disobedience’– the same basic teachings of all religions
And if the people of the towns had believed and kept from evil, surely We should have opened
for them, blessings from the sky and from the earth; but they rejected (the truth) and We
seized them on account of what they used to earn
The same teaching is also confirmed in verses 45:30-31 the believers who
obey and do good deeds will be blessed
So as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them into His mercy.
That is what is the clear attainment. But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were
not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a people of criminals?
Verses like 35:37 explains the conditions of the disobedient who wish to go
back to life to do good deeds (although they are granted enough time to
demonstrate their behaviour)
And they cry for help there, (saying): Our Lord! Release us; we will do right, not (the wrong)
that we used to do. Did not We grant you a life long enough for who reflected to reflect
therein? And the Warner came unto you. Now taste (the flavour of your deeds), for evil doers
have no helper
That is similar teaching to what Jesus taught about The Rich Man and
Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31, Jesus taught the parable of and explained that
If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should
rise from the dead
Verse 30:41 teaches that Evil and the curses are the results of
disobedience
Evil has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have
earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that
perhaps they will return [to righteousness]

45. Quran verses like 11:51, 34:47, 6:90, 12:104, 34:39, and 36:21 teach the
same as taught by Jesus - freely give, do not accept any reward for
teaching
O my people! I do not ask you any reward for my services; for none can reward me except my
creator. Will you not then use your common sense?
The same teaching is also taught by many Prophets in 26:145, 26:164, and
26:180
Verse 46:20 warns the arrogant people who did not obey but chose to enjoy a
luxury life
And on the Day when the disbelievers will be brought within sight of the hell, [they will be told:]
"You have exhausted your [share of] good things in your worldly life, having enjoyed them
[without any thought of the hereafter]: and so today you shall be requited with the suffering of
humiliation for having gloried on earth in your arrogance offending against all that is right, and
for all your iniquitous doings!"
That is similar to the wisdom taught by Jesus in Luke 16:25
Verses 27:83-85 confirm what Moses and Jesus taught about considering
obedience as the most important objective of life; those who ignore that
fact and deny the prophets will be asked ‘what else have you been doing?’
On that Day We shall gather from every nation a multitude of those who disbelieved Our reve-
lations; then they shall be arranged in classifications according to their merits, until when they
have all arrived, God will ask: "Did you deny My revelations without gaining their comprehensive
knowledge? If not this, what else were you doing? The sentence will be carried out against them
for the consequence of their wrongdoings and they will not be able to utter a word.
Verses 28:65-66 warns those who reject the Prophets
Let them also not forget that, on that Day, He will call them and ask: "How did you answer Our
messengers? "but all arguments and excuses will by then have been erased from their minds, and
they will not [be able to] obtain any [helpful] answer from one another
Question: We understand that it is up to God to guide only some groups of
people; that is taught in Quran verse 7:30

46. Answer: If we complete that verse, we find out that those who are not
guided have chosen to follow devils instead of God
To one group He has guided while the other group deserved to be left in error due to their own
choice; for they followed the devils instead of God yet they think that they are guided
That verse does not teach that God misleads some people, but it teaches
that people are misled when they follow the devils temptations
Such teachings are also written in the bible; an example is James 1:12
Verse 15:42 teaches that the devil does not have authority to force people
to sin
you will not have any authority over My devotees except those misguided ones who follow you
Verse 16:99 teaches that obedient believers can resist devil’s temptations
surely the devil has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in God
17:65 teaches that the devil has no authority to mislead people (they can
resist temptations)
- as for the obedient , you shall have no authority over them. God is sufficient as their Guardian
Verse 6:119 teaches that many people are led astray by their own lusts
through ignorance.
43:36-37 warns those who ignore God Guidance that they will be misled by
devils
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil,
and he is to him a companion. And indeed, the devils avert them from the way [of guidance] while
they think that they are [rightly] guided
7:146 teaches that God does not guide the arrogant who ignore the signs and
deny God’s message
I will turn away from My signs the eyes of those who are unjustly arrogant on earth, so that
even if they see each and every sign they will not believe in it. If they see the Right Way before

47. them they will not follow it; but if they see a crooked way they will follow it; this is because
they denied Our revelations and were heedless of them
Such teachings are also written in the bible; an example is Isaiah 30:9-11
41:46 teaches that people have the choice to do either good deeds or bad
deeds
He who does good deeds, does it for his own soul; and he who commits evil does so at his own
peril: God is never unjust to people
30:44-45 teach that it is up to people to believe or to disbelieve; they
are not predestined but they are gifted with the free will
Whoever disbelieves - upon him is [the consequence of] his disbelief. And whoever does
righteousness - they are for themselves preparing,
That He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds out of His bounty.
Indeed, He does not like the disbelievers
So it is up to them to obey or to disobey; they will be rewarded according
to their choice and according to their deeds
7:28 teaches that we should not automatically inherit the habits of the
parents
Whenever they commit a shameful deed, they say: "We found our forefathers doing this and
God Himself has commanded us to do so." Tell them: "Nay! God never commands what is
shameful. Do you attribute to God something about which you have no knowledge?"
37:69-70 warn those who blindly follow the father’s religion
They indeed found their fathers astray, and they are eagerly following
their footsteps
The same teaching is confirmed in 43:23-25
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps
guided. "And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its
affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps,
following."[Each Warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon

48. which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are
disbelievers." So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers
16:35 warns those who say that it is all decided by God and we do not have
decisions about faith matters
And the idolaters say: "If God wanted, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped
anyone else but Him, nor made anything unlawful without His will." Such excuses were put
forward also by those who went before them. Yet messengers have no more responsibility than
to convey the Message clearly
17:15 teaches that God enables people to choose their faith, they will be
rewarded according to their deeds, and there is no punishment for those who
do not know about the Prophets
Whoever chooses to follow the right path, follows it but for his own good; and whoever goes
astray, goes but astray to his own hurt; and no bearer, of burdens shall be made to bear
burdens of others. Moreover, We do not inflict punishment until We send forth a messenger to
make truth distinct from falsehood
32:12 warns those who fail to do good deeds
If only you could visualize when the criminals will hang their heads before God saying: "Our God!
We have seen and we have heard; please send us back to the world and we will do good deeds: we
are now convinced."
34:25-26 teach that everyone will be judged for his deeds only (not for the
mistakes of fathers or others)
Say: You will not be asked of what we committed, nor shall we be asked of what you do.
Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He will judge between us with truth. He is the All-
knowing Judge.
40:60 warns those who do not ask God for guidance
And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): But those who are too arrogant to
obey Me will surely find themselves in Hell in humiliation!"
41:53 urges us to think of God’s signs

49. We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to
them that it is the truth.
There are many verses to urge people to think of God’s signs in Psalms,
Proverbs, Isaiah and in the parables of Jesus
43:72 Teaches that people are rewarded according to their deeds (God does
not create people as holy or sinners. He does not determine their
salvation, but he delegates that task to each person)
And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do
45:15 teaches that people determine their fate by their deeds
Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then
to God you will be returned
45:21-22 teach that God distinguishes the righteous from the evil doers
Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done
righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge.
And God created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for
what it has earned, and they will not be wronged
45:28-31 explains that people will be rewarded for their deeds, all deeds
are recorded
You shall see every nation on its knees. Every nation shall be summoned to its book of record,
and God will say: "Today you shall be rewarded for your deeds. This book of Ours speaks about
you with the truth. Surely We have recorded all your deeds."
As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their God will admit them into His mercy.
That will be a glorious achievement
But as to those who disbelieved, God will say: "Were My revelations not recited to you? But you
showed arrogance and chosen to be criminals"
46:13 teaches that the obedient believers can earn their salvation
Indeed, those who have said, “Our Lord is God ," and then remained on a right course - there will
be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve

50. As Moses and Jesus warned of those who explain religion to their bene-
fits, the prophet of Islam also warned of those who ignore the true
teachings and teach different teachings
"I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new
things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from
mercy), those who changed (the religion) after me!"
That is recorded in Bukhari 7051 Book 92, Hadith 4 and in Volume 9, Book
88, Hadith 174
In another Hadith, he described the bad Muslim scholars who justify
killing as ‘worst people under the sky’. That is recorded in Mishkat al-
Masabih 1/91 Hadith 276
Many Muslim scholars want to claim that the Prophet of Islam knows the
unknown and whatever he said must be the true word of God; the truth is
what is said by the Prophet himself and what was written in Quran verses
6:50, 7:188, 9:43, 17:85 and the Hadith in Bukhari 2680 and in Muslim 5830
Those Muslim scholars must know the verses and the Hadiths. The Prophet
mentioned that he does not know the unknown and sometimes he accepted the
recommendations of other people and changed what he planned to do according
to the advices of others
27:65 Say, None in the heavens or on earth, except God, knows what is hidden: nor can they
perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment)
6:50 Say, "I do not tell you that with me are the treasures of God, nor do I know what is hid-
den, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be
held equal to the seeing?" Will ye then consider not?
7:188 Say, "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as God willeth. If I had
knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me: I
am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith."
In Sahih al-Bukhari 2680 Book 52, Hadith 41, it is written
"You people present your cases to me and some of you may be more eloquent and persuasive in
presenting their argument. So, if I give some one's right to another (wrongly) because of the
latter's (tricky) presentation of the case, I am really giving him a piece of fire; so he should not
take it."

51. In Sahih Muslim Book 30 Hadith 5830
‘for it was just a personal opinion of mine, and do not go after my personal opinion’
Many Muslim scholars refer to verses 23:52 and 21:92 as related to the
nation of Islam and they urge Muslims to be united as one nation, but the
context before the verses is related to the nation of all prophets as one
nation; the verses 23:23-51 are related to prophets like Noah, Moses and
Jesus and verse 23:52 is addressed to those prophets ‘your religion, is one
religion’
Also chapter 21 is related to the prophets and the title of that chapter is
‘the prophets’ as verses 21:48-91 are related to the prophets like Moses,
Abraham, Lot, Isaac, Jacob, Noah, David, Solomon, Job and also Jesus; verse
21:92 is the message to those prophets ‘your religion, is one religion’
The same message is confirmed in Quran 42:13 which is a call to establish
the same one religion which has been revealed to the prophets and not be
divided. That call does not advise Muslims to establish the religion of
Islam and ignore what have been revealed to the prophets, the call teaches
that the religion to be established is what has been revealed to the
prophets
That is also confirmed in Verse 2:136; God knows that some Muslims claim to
be the truly guided nation and that the religion of Islam is the best
religion and that the prophet of Islam is the best prophet. God does not
accept such exaggerations and prompts them about what they are supposed to
say
Say,” We believe in God and that which is revealed to us; and what was revealed to Abraham,
Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, and that which was given to Moses, Jesus, and
other Prophets from God. We do not discriminate any of them, and to God we have surrendered
ourselves
That is also what the prophet of Islam taught in Hadith Bukhari 652 when he
mentioned that the Prophets are brothers, their religion is one religion
The true message to be explained is not to unite the Muslim as one
distinguished nation, but the verses teach that the followers of prophets
have divided their one religion (verse 21:93) and to teach that the
followers of the prophets who truly believe and do good deeds will be
rewarded (verse 21:94)

52. Such verses prove the mistakes of the Muslims who claim that they are the
truly guided nation and that Jews are cursed and Christians are misguided
Such verses prove the mistakes of the Christians who claim that they are
the predestined, the justified, the glorified, and the chosen before the
foundations of the world
Such verses prove the mistakes of the Jews who claim that they are the only
chosen people of God
The fair and wise God opens the doors for each person, advises all to obey
the teachings of the prophets and promises salvations and rewards to the
obedient righteous
God does not order the followers of the prophets to divide into many
religions or any sects
There are no reasons for Christians to be divided into Catholics,
Protestants, Orthodox; all Christians are supposed to follow Jesus
If they really follow Jesus; there must be no divisions, conflicts or
unnecessary wars
If they really follow Jesus, they must also obey him in confirming what
have been revealed to other prophets mentioned by Jesus like Abraham,
Moses, David, Solomon, and Isaiah
There are no reasons for the Muslims to be divided into Sunnis and Shia;
all Muslims are supposed to follow the teachings of Islam
If they really follow the teachings of Islam, they must also confirm what
have been revealed to other prophets
If they really follow the teachings of Islam; there must be no divisions,
no sectarian conflicts or unnecessary wars

53. Islam teaches that the Jews who obey the teachings of Moses are saved, The
Christians who obey the teachings of Jesus are saved, and that Muslims are
also tested like others and will also be rewarded according to their faith
and good works as others.
Those teachings should prove that the distorted teachings of ‘Muslims are
the truly guided people while others are cursed or misled’ are wrong
teachings
According to the true teachings of Moses, God does not consider the Jews as
his own chosen people and forsake others, the definition of the God’s
chosen people is not what the Jewish scholars say, the true definition is
what God has revealed to Moses which is an open invitation to each human to
become a God’s chosen person via obedience and repentance.
The true definition of the God’s chosen people are those who obey and do
good works as written in many verses like Deuteronomy 28, Deuteronomy 30,
Exodus 19, Leviticus 20, Leviticus 26 and many other bible chapters
According to the true teachings of Jesus, people are saved by obedience,
repentance and by good deeds. Jesus has confirmed the same core religion
teachings of all religions; the obedience to God’s law and that people will
be rewarded according to their good deeds. The teachings of the elected,
the predestined, the glorified, the sanctified, and those chosen by God
before the foundation of the world are not taught by Jesus
According to the true teachings Islam, people are saved by obedience,
repentance and by good deeds; Islam does not replace the core religion
teachings of other religions; Islamic teachings confirm the true teachings
of Moses and Jesus
There should be no problems if we follow the original prophet’s teachings
and if we follow the God’s gifts of intelligence and conscience; the causes
of the problems are the distorted teachings which have been changed and
explained to suit the purposes of the scribes and the scholars
Question: Are the authorities ordained by God?
Answer: People know that power sometimes corrupts; they know that there are
unjust authorities, those who teach that the authorities are ordained by
God must be bad people who try to appease the corrupt authorities in order
that the authorities might turn a blind eye to the corruption of those bad
people

54. Question: It is written in Romans 13:1
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that
which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
Answer: At the time of writing those teachings, the roman authorities were
persecuting the Jews and the early Christians; such teachings cannot be the
inspired word of God; People know that such teachings are wrong because
they see many examples of unjust authorities everywhere
Isaiah 1:23 warns of the unjust authorities
Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They
do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.
Isaiah 58:6-11 do not teach that the authorities are ordained by God; but
teach that there are unjust authorities who persecute the innocent people
and urged us to help the oppressed
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the
cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter -
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,

55. then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail
We have been ordered to follow such wisdom; if we do, we can transform
earth into a paradise
Quran verse 4:97 teaches that people should not submit to the unjust
authorities which do not allow justice or religion freedom
as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask:
In what were ye engaged? They will say : We were oppressed in the land. (The angels) will say:
Was not God’s earth spacious that ye could have migrated therein? As for such, their habitation
will be hell, an evil journey's end
Question: Most people are busy with their worldly affairs, they are not
scholars; is there a simple message to summarize the key teachings as
taught by the Prophets?
Answer: The basic prophet’s teachings are to obey God, to keep his
commands, to repent, to forgive and to do good deeds to help others
Deuteronomy 13:3-4
God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. -
It is God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him
and hold fast to him
Moses taught that Justice should be granted to all – one measure for the
citizens and the strangers

56. Leviticus 19:34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love
him as yourself
The same message of loving the foreigners was confirmed in Deuteronomy
10:19, and Leviticus 19:34
Deuteronomy 10:19 and you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were
foreigners in Egypt
Leviticus 19:34 the foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love
them as yourself
In Deuteronomy 10:13-29, Moses has summarized what God wants from us.
These verses teach us that God is just and merciful; he likes us to be just
and merciful to orphans, strangers, and widows, to worship him as the only
God and to obey his law
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 - And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He
requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him
and serve him with all your heart and soul. And you must always obey the LORD’s commands and
decrees that I am giving you today for your own good
Deuteronomy 10:17-19 teach that God is great, mighty, awesome, does not
show partiality; reminds us of the justice for the orphan and the widow
For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the
awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. He ensures that orphans and widows
receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and
clothing. So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in
the land of Egypt
Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the orphan,
or the widow
Deuteronomy 24:17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the
cloak of the widow as a pledge