Thread:FrenchTouch/@comment-1777104-20160627003843/@comment-1777104-20160627190457

Hi,

I posted a response and it disappeared. That is why I should ALWAYS compose in an offline word processor!

Just in case the other post did not come through, here is the jist of what I wrote:

(1) Sarah is a minor unnamed character in the Qu'ran because she was the mother of the "minor" son "Isaac." The story of that son, which is the beginning of the story of the Jews, did not interest the followers of Islam.

(2) I hold the Bible to be true because of the straightforward telling of the story. At almost every point there is an attempt to link it directly to history through genealogy and/or references to other books extant at the time of the record being preserved.

(3) God does work in the world, since He created it and can "break" the rules man have written based on observance of "how things work." It is not necessary on every point to "limit" God to working by means (providence). The word for "miracle" in the New Testament is often "sign" -- that is, God shows His people that He is real.

Next time, I will compose before copy and pasting on a post!

Have a good day,

SouthWriter (talk) 19:04, June 27, 2016 (UTC)

PS: I will work up a response concerning Sarah offline and post it later.