Expert: Mrs. Priscilla Lyons - 9/18/2009

Question
I would like to begin by saying 'Shaloamuaikum' in Hebrew language that is, Peace be on you. And it is thesame greeting that Jesus(PBUH)used when he went to the upper room in the Gospel of Luke chp.24 v.36. I asked you a question in August 09 about the concept of God in the Bible which you gave the reply. But in the reply you wrote, you spoke about 'tRINITY' and also you wrote about 'Salvation' and 'Atonement of Sin', though you did not specify references which I would have prefered if you did because I read the scriptures.
  I couldn't find a single verse in the original Bible where Jesus(PBUH) himself says believe in trinity, but if you know of any please write it to me. But I read in the Quran in Sura Maida chp.5 v.73 that 'They blaspheme those who say trinity, for our Lord is one God.'
Similarly, when I read the Bible in the Gospel of Matthew chp.19 v.16-18 when a man asked Jesus(PBUH) that: 'O good master what shall I do to attain eternal life(salvation), he(Jesus[PBUH])replied: 'Why thou callest me good? because there is none good but one[that is] God: father in the heaven. And if you want to enter eternal life, you keep the commandements.' So when I checked up in the Gospel of Mark chp.12 v.29 when Jesus(PBUH)was asked which is the first of the commandements he(Jesus[PBUH])said:'The first of the commandements [is] Hear O Israel; The Lord our God is one God.' and this was similar to thesame message I read in the Quran.
Also regarding the Atonemnet of Sin, I read from the Bible in the old testament in Ezekiel chp.18 v.20-21 that: ' The soul that sinneth shall, the son shall not bear the iniqity of the father neither will be father bear the iniqity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the wicked turns and keeps to my statues and does what is lawful and right, he shall not die.' which also I have read in the Quran that the brearer of burden cannot bear the burden of others and that every child is born sinless[pure] whether he is from a christain family, jewish family, hindu family or a muslim family he is born pure. This quotation from the Bible and Quran has shown that the whole of man cannot be born in sin if these quotations are true and correct.
Please I would like you to write to me a reply and also would like you to please give reasonable meaning to the following quotation from the Quran: Sura Al imran chp.3 v.64 which says:

'Say O' Jews and Christains, come to common terms as between us and you, [that is] we should worship none but Almighty God[Allah]and we should associate no partners to Him[in woship]...if they turn away, say that you bear witness that we are among those that submit their will to God Almighty[Allah].'  

Answer
Hello, Isa.

Jesus, said, "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father".  John 14:6-7.

You must decide, Isa, what is your STANDARD to measure things by.
If you are building a home you would not be successful using a measuring standard of inches for part of it, and a measuring standard of metric to do another part.  You have one standard to complete it with success.

Spend much time deciding and then you are betting your eternal life on it.
The Koran and the Bible will not blend together to give you access to God.

It is not profitable for us to discuss the Trinity until you have a Standard, for we know what Jesus says about His Father here in John 14.  Later He speaks of sending another Helper to be with us forever.  This conflict with the Koran can't be resolved.

Romans 1:20 speaks of His divine nature, eternal power and invisible attributes being clearly seen since Creation, so folks are without excuse.