Comment on Burning the Qur'an

Panentheism, the newest theory of God today, began to develop in 500 B.C. in Greece. This belief speaks of all things, which includes God and all creatures. This belief says that 'each thing is in each thing.' This belief was brought to Judaism in the teaching of Jesus Christ in the New testament through the Gospel according to St. John in Ch. 14. Judaism did not agree with this teaching and I conclude that this rejection caused the murder of Jesus on the Cross.

Muhammad was a follower of Jesus Christ. But he was also a follower of Nestorius, a Christian who did not believe that Jesus Christ was divine. Today, panentheism would agree with Nestorius --- that Jesus was not divine and thus was the only Son of God. Panentheism says that all thing in the universe are finite and thus cannot exist in God's higher world. Nestorius eventually led to Nestorianism and became known as Eastern Christianity (click).

According to Nicholas of Cusa, panentheism is correct. On the Qur'an, Cusa says that three crafty Jews attached themselves to the illiterate, Muhammad, in order to avert him. After Muhammad’s death, these Jews approached Alis, the son of Abitalip, to whom Muhammad had bequeathed his collection of writings. Abitalip was persuaded to elevate himself to a prophet. These Jews added and deleted what was necessary from Muhammad's notes and added passages so that Muhammad would appear as a prophet. These Jews essentially made the Qur'an an extension of the Old Testament. The existence of divine prophets are questionable today and was questioned by St. Paul.. In I Thess. 3:20, Paul says that prophesying is for all humans.

It is clear that Jews, Christians, and Muslims must discuss panentheism so they can compare it with the Qur'an, the New Testament, and the Old Testament. It is inappropriate and silly to burn any historical books because all books and scriptures are man-made and do not express any words from God. At this time, we do not know of any physical communication system that exists between God and man. And we have not found a widely accepted spiritual communication system that exists between God and man.