Expert: Jim Miller - 1/8/2011

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QUESTION: Hi!
I'm sorry to bother you again. Your answer did help me clear out my confusion to some extent, I was still feeling troubled by what this video was saying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiAGHFnzMU
I am sure you will be able to explain these verses better.  And I still couldn't figure out how exactly the trinity is supposed to be, I would really appreciate if you could explain it to me.
This video explained trinity a bit, but I am still confused. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3anSlKeZO8
Thanks a lot!
Sara

ANSWER:     The Trinity is not found in the Bible itself.  It is an attempt to understand various New Testament texts.  The doctrine of the Trinity is that there is one God, but God is three persons.  As one God, the worship of any of the three is the worship of all.  It is not possible to worship them individually, though many try.  Also, as a unity, there is no conflict among the three persons.
   Various texts in the New Testament treat Jesus as divine.  He is worshipped (e.g. Matthew 28:9,17), and has divine power in himself to forgive sins and do miracles (e.g. Mark 2:5-12).  Also the Spirit of God is treated in some texts not merely a manifestation of God's power, but as a person in its own right.  As the New Testament seems to treat Jesus as divine and the Spirit of God as a person, later theologians decided that there are three persons who are one God.
   I hope you realize that Christianity is an old religion with many variant views among its many adherents.  Some read the New Testament and find no Trinity there.  Also, some believe that there is only one person in God who was manifested in various ways, including in Jesus.  These believers are defined by classic churches as heretics, but they do persist.
   I cannot view video on this computer.  I do not know when I would be able to view your video.
   This concludes our chats.
Jim Miller

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QUESTION: Hello,
So,is there scientific proofs or verses in the Bible. I'll be really interested to know more about those.I mean if Quran was man-made, it couldn't have contained all those scientific details..And could Muhammad actually have written those stuffs on his own?. I heard that he wasn't literate. He just memorized  the verses and his scribes wrote them down: I was thinking I would show you this, a friend gave me these a few weeks ago, I'll paste it here. I thought it matched with the Koran:Revelation to Prophet Muhammad [PBUH]

Revelation to Muhammad: The 1st revelation of Allah through the angel Gabriel to Muhammad was the word (Iqra) "read" in Surah 96:1-5: As he was unlettered he replied "I cannot read". This 1st revelation was prophesized in Isaiah 29:12 "And the book is delivered to him that is not learned saying, Read this, I pray thee, and he saith ,I am not learned.”These revelation came in installments, and inserted in certain order in the Quran as ordained by Allah, was also mentions in Isaiah 28:10-11 "For precept must be upon precept , precept upon precept,line upon line, line upon line, here a little ,there a little, for with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to his people."Another tongue means another language, not Hebrew or Aramaic , but Arabic. Muslims all over the world are using one language, which is Arabic,in calling their God, in their prayers, pilgrimage and in their greetings to each other.Also this unity of language had been prophesied in Zephaniah 3:9:“For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.”the truth has come in Arabic.--
How come The other Holy books foretold Muhammad's coming?
Please help me out with these.  Because the science part in this video hit me the most http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGcD6v0WuTA , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BdbtDwcudA&feature=related .You can see if it matches with science if you watch all the 16 series. Several of my friends who turned atheist, are now interested in Islam(and they keep asking if Bible is scientific), and I also was thinking Islam is a sensible religion. Could you please give me some scientific theory from the Bible.i’ll be extremely grateful.
Thanks again,
Sara

Answer
Every translation of the Bible, even a bad translation, is still the Word of God.  A God who only speaks one language is far too small for me.  
You have far exceeded my limits for questions, and I sincerely doubt the sincerity of your stated quest.  This terminates my replies to your questions.  I hope some day you really will ask these questions.
Jim Miller