It proves that the disciples had no faith in the words of Christ...

It proves that the disciples had no faith in the words of Christ, in spite of the declarations of Christ. If one believes in a prophet, he must accept whatever he hears from him. The quota- tions given above (from the New Testament) show clearly the "faith" and character of the authors of the Gospel and disciples of Christ. It shows them being called `Satan' by Christ; of very weak determination and will, unfaithful and hard of heart. Naturally, one cannot have faith in the words of such people.

CHRISTIAN: It is true that the disciples of Christ were from among the sinner-most people of their time - one was a publican (collector of taxes), others were illiterate and un-cultured fishermen, and so on. But Christ cleansed them from sins. And they were human-beings like us, and sometimes they slipped into faithlessness and doubts; and Christ used to warn them and admonish them. But the important point is that the disciples wrote their books after they were filled with the Holy Ghost.

MUSLIM: We may say, as you have admitted that the New Testament shows that the dis- ciples and the authors of the Gospels, in spite of their constant company with Christ, some- times slipped into faithlessness, doubts and worldly considerations. But it cannot be said that "they were like us." Because we (the Muslims) never have any doubt about the promises made by the Holy Prophet of Islam in whom we believe.

In any case, one cannot have confidence in the authors of the Gospels, as they sometimes slipped into doubts and faithlessness. Regarding your assertion that they wrote the Gospels after being filled with the Holy Ghost: It is just a claim; and its basis is the writing of those very disciples and their compan- ions whose truthfulness and trustworthiness is under discussion and dispute. Probably they made this claim because of the worldly con- sideration and faithlessness!

Moreover, the following facts do not fit with this assertion:- (1) Nearness to the Lord Creator is a thing which does not come to sinful and unclean people. To reach near God, one must spend years and years in piety, virtuousness and highest moral ethics. Previous…