Charles Murphy

Ok. Let us take this 1 question at a time. I did not learrn what I was hoping to learn from your replies. 1. Did the Gurus claim to be prophets of God? Traditionally, a prophet is a person charged with the job of delivering God's message to mankind. So I disagree with your assertion here. (a)What do you mean by this? I think I understand what you are saying here. This realisation they had - (b)was it in the form of God telling them so? How did they get this realisation that they were parts of God and that everybody else is? ©Where does the wisdom of the Gurus come from?

I believe that salvation is attained through worshipping God. That is, remembering God & doing voluntary acts of worship(out of love), repenting to God (in hope for forgiveness of sins) and obeying God's orders (out of fear of his punishment). Doesn't that make sense?

Hello there. I have found researching this faith very interesting. I have some questions I would like to ask to help me gain a more rounded understanding of this faith. Here they are: 1. Did the Gurus claim to be prophets of God? 2. It is said that the Guru’s shared the same spirit. What is actually meant by this? Could you explain this in layman terms? 3. How did Guru Nanak communicate with God? 4. Is the Guru Granth Sahib the literal word of God? Or is it the sayings of the Gurus as directed by God? Or is it just the sayings of the Gurus on their own accord? 5. Who was the first man? 6. Who was the first prophet? 7. What does sikhism say about the other so-called divinely revealed books of God? i.e hindi scriptures, torah etc 8. What does sikhism say about the other so-called prophets of God? i.e abraham, moses, buddha etc 9. If you believe that the traditional Prophets (i.e moses, abraham) are true, then what are your objections to the other traditional faiths? I.e. why the need for another divinely revealed book or prophet? 10. Who is the message of sikhism for? The world? Asia? Etc. 11. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib. How many are there? Is each one given the status of being the spiritual head of the religion? Thank you. I'm sure I'll have lots more questions as I discover more about this faith.