डॉ. डब्ल्यू. ग्राहम स्क्रॉगी, मूडी बाइबल इंस्टीट्यूट, शिकागो के, जो दुनिया के सबसे प्रतिष्ठित ईसाई इवेंजेलिकल मिशनों में से एक है, ने प्रश्न "क्या बाइबल ईश्वर का वचन है?" (यह उनकी पुस्तक का शीर्षक भी है) का उत्तर देते हुए, इस शीर्षक के अंतर्गत: यह मानवीय है, फिर भी दिव्य है, पृष्ठ 17 पर कहते हैं:

Dr. W. Graham Scroggie of the MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE, Chicago, one of the most prestigious Christian Evangelical Mission in the world, answering the question — "Is the Bible the Word of God?" (also the title of his book), under the heading: IT IS HUMAN, YET DIVINE. He says on page 17:

"हाँ, बाइबिल मानवीय है, हालाँकि कुछ लोगों ने ज्ञान के अनुसार न होने वाले जोश में आकर इससे इनकार किया है। वे किताबें मनुष्यों के दिमागों से होकर गुज़री हैं, मनुष्यों की भाषा में लिखी गई हैं, मनुष्यों के हाथों से लिखी गई हैं, और अपनी शैली में मनुष्यों की विशेषताएँ रखती हैं।" (जोर देकर लिखा गया)

"Yes, the Bible is human, though some, out of zeal which is not according to knowledge, 1 1 have denied this. Those books2 have passed through the minds of men, are written in the language of men, were penned by the hands of men, and bear in their style the characteristics of men." (Emphasis added).

इसी प्रकार एक और विद्वान ईसाई, केनेथ क्रैग, जो येरूशलम के एंग्लिकन बिशप थे, अपनी पुस्तक "The Call of the Minaret" के पृष्ठ 277 पर कहते हैं:

Another erudite Christian scholar, Kenneth Cragg, the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, says on page 277 of his book, "The Call of the Minaret":

"लेकिन नए नियम के साथ ऐसा नहीं है . . . इसमें संक्षेपण और संपादन है; 4 इसमें चयन, पुनःप्रस्तुति और साक्ष्य है। सुसमाचार उन लेखकों के पीछे चर्च के मन से होकर आए हैं। वे अनुभव और इतिहास का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं।" 5

"Not so the New Testament3 . . . There is condensation and editing; 4 4 there is choice, reproduction and witness. The Gospels have come through the mind of the Church behind the authors. They represent experience and history." 5 5

यदि शब्दों का कोई अर्थ है, तो क्या हमें अपनी बात सिद्ध करने के लिए टिप्पणी का एक और शब्द जोड़ने की आवश्यकता है? नहीं! लेकिन पेशेवर प्रचारक, बात उगल देने के बाद भी, इस चेहरे के साथ अपने पाठकों को यह विश्वास दिलाने की कोशिश करते हैं कि उन्होंने बिना किसी संदेह के सिद्ध कर दिया है कि बाइबल "अकाट्य 6 ईश्वर का वचन" है। उनकी शाब्दिक कलाबाज़ियाँ — शब्दों को तोड़-मरोड़कर पेश करना और उनसे खेलना — अद्भुत है! 1. अज्ञानता के कारण।

If words have any meaning, do we need to add another word of comment to prove our case? No! But the professional propagandists, after letting the cat out of the bag, still have the face to try to make their readers believe that they have proved beyond the shadow of any doubt that the Bible is the "irrefragable 6 Word of God." Their semantic gymnastics — equivocating, and playing with words — is amazing! 1. Out of ignorance.

2. बाइबल केवल एक पुस्तक नहीं है। यह अनेक पुस्तकों का चयन और संकलन है।

2. The Bible is not Just a Book. It is a selection and compilation of many books.

3. कुरआन के विपरीत।

3. As opposed to the Qur’ân.

4. Interpolating का एक और शब्द

4. Another word for Interpolating.

5. जोर (Emphasis) मेरे द्वारा दिए गए हैं।

5. Emphasis are mine.

6. निर्विवाद।

6. Indisputable.

Both these Doctors of Religion are telling us in the clearest language humanly possible that the Bible is the handiwork of man, all the while pretending that they are proving to the contrary. An old Arab saying goes: "IF SUCH ARE THE PRIESTS, GOD BLESS THE CONGREGATION." With this sort of drivel, the hot-gospeller and the Bible-thumper is "inspired" to harry the "heathen." 1 1 A theological student — a not-yet-qualified young evangelist — from the University of Witwatersrand, became a frequent visitor to the Newtown Mosque in Johannesburg, with the "noble" thought of "witnessing"2 to the members of its congregation. When I was introduced to him, (and having learnt his purpose), I invited him to lunch at my brother's residence — a stone's-throw from the Mosque. While discussing the authenticity of the Bible over the dinner table and sensing his stubborn dogmatism, I put out a feeler: "Your Professor Geyser, (The Head of the Department of Theology) does not believe the Bible to be the Word of God." Without the slightest surprise he answered, "I know." Now I personally had no knowledge of the Professor's conviction about the Bible. I had only assumed so from a controversy which raged around him about the "Divinity of Christ." 3 3 He had taken issue with the orthodox believers on this point some years ago. I continued further, saying, "Your lecturer does not believe the Bible as being God's Word." The young evangelist responded again, "I know," but he continued this time with the words, "but I believe that it is the Word of God!" There is no real remedy for such people. Even Jesus bewailed this sickness:

Both these Doctors of Religion are telling us in the clearest language humanly possible that the Bible is the handiwork of man, all the while pretending that the are proving to the contrary. An old Arab saying goes: "IF SUCH ARE THE PRIESTS, GOD BLESS THE CONGREGATION." With this sort of drivel, the hot-gospeller and the Bible-thumper is "inspired" to harry the "heathen." 1 1 A theological student — a not-yet-qualified young evangelist — from the University of Witwatersrand, became a frequent visitor to the Newtown Mosque in Johannesburg, with the "noble" thought of "witnessing"2 to the members of its congregation. When I was introduced to him, (and having learnt his purpose), I invited him to lunch at my brother's residence — a stone's-throw from the Mosque. While discussing the authenticity of the Bible over the dinner table and sensing his stubborn dogmatism, I put out a feeler: "Your Professor Geyser, (The Head of the Department of Theology) does not believe the Bible to be the Word of God." Without the slightest surprise he answered, "I know." Now I personally had no knowledge of the Professor's conviction about the Bible. I had only assumed so from a controversy which raged around him about the "Divinity of Christ." 3 3 He had taken issue with the orthodox believers on this point some years ago. I continued further, saying, "Your lecturer does not believe the Bible as being God's Word." The young evangelist, responded again, "I know" but he continued this time-with the words, "but I believe that it is the Word of God!" There is no real remedy for such people. Even Jesus bewailed this sickness:

"...क्योंकि वे देखते हुए भी नहीं देखते; और सुनते हुए भी नहीं सुनते, और न ही समझते हैं।" (मत्ती 13:13)

"... seeing they see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand." (Matthew 13:13)

अल-कुरआन, जो ईश्वर की पवित्र पुस्तक है, इस हठी और ज़िद्दी मानसिकता की भी निंदा करता है:

Al-Qur'an, the Holy Book of God, also condemns this mulish mentality:

ये पृष्ठ अब उन सच्चे विनम्र हृदयों को संबोधित हैं, जो वास्तव में ईश्वर के प्रकाश की खोज में रुचि रखते हैं और जो उसी के द्वारा मार्गदर्शन पाना चाहते हैं। रहे वे दूसरे लोग, जिनके हृदयों में रोग है, उनके लिए यहाँ प्रस्तुत तथ्य केवल उनके हृदयों के रोग को ही बढ़ा सकते हैं।

These pages are now addressed to those sincerely humble souls, who are genuinely interested in seeking the Light of God, and who wish to be guided by it. As for the other, with a sickness in their souls, the facts presented herein can only increase the disease of their hearts.

1. देखें डॉ. स्क्रॉगी की "How Lost are the Heathen?", जो उसी MOODY PRESS से प्रकाशित है।

1. See "How Lost are the Heathen?" by the same MOODY PRESS of Dr. Scroggie.

2. जब एक ईसाई "गवाही देने" (witnessing) की बात करता है, तो उसका मतलब प्रचार करना, धर्मांतरण के लिए प्रेरित करना (proselytizing) और लोगों को ईसाई बनाना होता है।

2. When the Christian talks of "witnessing" he means propagating, proselytizng, converting.

3. यह विषय पुस्तक "CHRIST IN ISLAM" में विस्तार से चर्चा किया गया है।

3. This subject is dealt extensively in the book — "CHRIST IN ISLAM"