A Muslim told me,
“Jesus’ crucifixion never happened, and you cannot find any historical evidence outside Christianity to prove it.”
So I said,
“Okay, I don’t believe Muhammad existed. There is no historical evidence outside Islam that proves his existence.”
He immediately said,
“Hold on! Let me show you non-Islamic sources that prove Muhammad existed. Christian and Byzantine writers mentioned a prophet among the Arabs.”
I asked him,
“Do you actually believe those sources?”
He said,
“💯 Absolutely.”
I said,
“Okay, then let’s apply the same standard to Jesus. There are also historical sources outside Christianity that mention Jesus’ crucifixion.
Tacitus, a Roman historian who was certainly not a Christian, wrote that Jesus was executed under Pontius Pilate.
Josephus, a Jewish historian who was not a Christian either, also wrote about Jesus and his followers and referred to his execution.
So, do you believe these sources?”
He said,
“Errrmm… I don’t believe! Christians made those sources up, the Quran says Jesus wasn’t crucified, so I believe the Quran.”
And that’s where the double standard becomes obvious.
I said,
“By that same logic, I don’t believe Muhammad existed and Muslims made up the non-Islamic sources about Muhammad to convince people he existed.”
He said:
“I have something to stand on. The Quran is my proof that Jesus was not crucified.”
I said,
““I also have something to stand on, the Bible and the four Gospels, which were written long before the Quran by eyewitnesses and those who knew the eyewitnesses. The Bible clearly records that Jesus was crucified and rose again.”
Then came the response: “See, allah made it appear that way. The Bible has been corrupted over time.”
So I said:
“I don’t accept the Quran as a source that overrides the earlier testimony about Jesus, especially when Muhammad did not meet Jesus or His apostles. The Bible is sufficient evidence for my faith that Jesus was crucified and resurrected.
You cannot ask me to accept non-Christian historical sources when they support Muhammad’s existence, while rejecting non-Christian historical sources when they support Jesus’ crucifixion simply because the Quran says otherwise.
You’re applying one standard to Muhammad and another standard to Jesus.
That’s a double standard.”
Looking back at these photos makes me emotional. 🥹 Seeing my Ghana Heritage Month Food Tour documentary screened at Cineworld and watching London show up in support was beautiful
To my knowledge, this is one of the first Ghanaian food documentaries to be screened in a cinema, which makes this moment even more special. 🇬🇭❤️ What a beautiful way to end this food tour
Desire Doué 🗣️🎙️: And I thank my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ tonight because that was my prayer , that was my prayer to win the champions league again and we did it! I’m soo happy
The goal is simple, Jesus must be seen and heard everywhere!💫
Sir Anthony Hopkins left atheism, found God and said:
“The arrogance of the atheist is thinking we know”
When asked in a CNN interview with Piers Morgan if he believed in God, former-atheist Anthony Hopkins replied wholeheartedly, "Yes, I do. I do."