Jesus says it “I am NOT God” digg Email RSSS A common question that has been a point of dispute among the history is: “Is Jesus God?”. Muslims believe he is not God, but a prophet. Christians say that he is God. Now as there is a dispute, there must be a judge to solve this dispute. The judge here is Jesus himself, what did Jesus say in the Bible? Jesus (Peace be upon him) never said that he is God, but as the Quran says: 116. And when ALLAH will say, `O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, `Take me and my mother for two gods beside ALLAH ?’ he will answer, `Holy art THOU, I could never say that which I had no right. If I had said it, Thou wouldst have surely known it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy mind. It is Thou alone WHO art the Knower of all hidden things; 117. `I said nothing to them except that which Thou didst command me – Worship ALLAH, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I remained among them, but since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou, hast been the Watcher over them, and Thou art Witness over all things; 118. `If Thou punish them, they are Thy servants; and if Thou forgive them, Thou surely art the Mighty, the Wise. ‘ Note: Taking Mary as a god is what the Catholics do concerning the intercession of Mary, since they pray to her and believe that she can benefit them, we as Muslims consider this as idolatry even if they didn’t say that she is a god. The Bible itself (despite the extensive interpolation) testifies that Jesus (Peace be upon him) said that the Father is the only God, and that he is human, in the Old Testament, it says: Num 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: And Jesus (Peace be upon him) says: Joh 8:40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham. And he repeated on telling that he is the son of man as in Luke 17:22, 7:34,….etc. Besides he kept on telling that only the Father is God: Joh 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, Joh 17:2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. Joh 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. See, he says that the Father is the only true God, you know if he said “God” in the beginning this wouldn’t have been a proof, because God means the whole Trinity, but in this script, he clearly states the Father only is the only God not the son or the holy spirit. And see, this is the eternal life, it is not that he is God who came in flesh or that he is a person in the Trinity, or that he is the Savior who came to be crucified for the sin of Adam, it is simply that the Father is the only God, and that Jesus is a prophet sent by God. Also in other scripts, Jesus refers to Father as his God, and this clearly means that he is not God, and can’t be interpreted by the human nature because the human nature is supposed to be God also: Joh 20:16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). Joh 20:17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mar 12:28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Mar 12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Mat 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Christ even denies to be good and says that there is no good but God: Mat 19:16 And behold, one came and said to Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? Mat 19:17 And He said to him, Why do you call Me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments. See also another note; the way to enter the life is to keep the commandments, not as Paul told you that the law has no value and that only faith is enough. These are some other scripts: Joh 14:28″You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. So this means that Jesus is not equal to God as the Father is greater than him.This actually addresses what Paul said in Philippians that Jesus is equal to God, Jesus answers him saying that the Father is greater than him. Mat 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the Messiah. This means that Jesus is not more than a teacher, a prophet, he is NOT God. Mar 13:32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. God is omniscient, He knows everything, and Jesus acknowledges this to the Father. The Father is the only one who knows the hour neither Jesus nor the angels know about it. If Jesus doesn’t know the hour, then he is not omniscient, and since God is omniscient, then Jesus is not God. Joh 5:30By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me. God is not only omniscient, but also omnipotent. God can do everything. This is God whom both Muslims and Christians believe to be. Jesus here denies his omnipotence, but refers it to the Father, and this is an answer to what Christians say that the signs and works Jesus made prove that he is God, Jesus here answers this claim saying: “By myself I can do nothing”. Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Lu 22:43An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. This may be a continuation to the above verse about God’s omnipotence. God is the Creator, He created everything, including angels. If Jesus is God, and he created everything, why shall he need one of his creatures to strengthen him? Is the creature stronger than the Creator?
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:08:21 +0000