In Islam God says very clearly: "I am Allah (the God). There is no god but Me, so worship Me and establish salat (prayers) to remember Me." (Quran Surah Ta Ha, 14)
In Judaism God says very clearly: "I am the first, and I am the Last, and beside Me there is no God" (Is. 44:6)
But why in Christianity, Jesus never says such words? He never says "I am God" or "Worship Me". Don't you think he was not god but a normal man (prophet)?
The closest he said was "I and my Father are one", but that is equally true for all prophets! Since all the prophets preach God's words! Your comments...
2006-09-27 09:31:08 · 20 answers · asked by ATK 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is the conversation between God and Jesus (peace be upon him) on Judgement Day. God is giving us a glimpse of what will happen on that day.
“And behold! Allah will say "O Jesus the son of Mary! didst thou say unto men `worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah"? He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart though I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say to wit `Worship Allah my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up thou wast the Watcher over them and Thou art a Witness to all things.” Quran: Chapter 5, Verses 116-117
2006-09-27 09:45:52 · update #1
We Muslims accept that prophet Jesus (peace upon him) could cure lepers and do other miracles by the will of God.
2006-09-27 09:56:47 · update #2
Some people may be taken in by this erroneous belief, because they fail to fully consider what it means to make or believe such a claim. Or, they may be unaware of the responsibility that this will place on them. We do not seek to disparage such people; rather, our goal is to show them their mistake so that they will abandon it. But before they can be made to realize what a great error they are making, they need to consider just what that claim implies. In the Qur'an, God reveals that He confounded the unbelievers' plots against Jesus (pbuh) and that they did not kill him. It is a grave responsibility to ignore a truth revealed as clearly as in the words: "… they did not kill him and they did not crucify him" (Qur'an, 4:157). In essence, believing that Jesus (pbuh) was killed means that the unbelievers' plot succeeded, which contradicts the Qur'an.
2006-09-27 09:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by Khairitz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God is the almighty God and not Allah. Jesus is the son of God and not a prophet.
John 8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John 10:30 I and my Father are one.
God Himself said this about Jesus....
Mark 1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
So Jesus being God's son, means that Jesus was not a mortal man that was a prophet. Your statement is false. Prophets cannot get crucified and raise from the dead the way Jesus did. Jesus was, is and always will be the SON OF GOD. Praise the Lord!!
2006-09-27 10:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right on this point. Jesus never said he was God. But he did say he was the (spirit) son of God....If you look at the book of John in the bible, this point is made about 20-30 times. Jesus was in spirit the Son of god in heaven before the miracle birth of Mary. She was just used as a vessel to give him a human nature.
The Father is God, Jesus is the spirit son of God, and the Holy spirit of God comes from God to do God's will. Because the Father has shared his authority, power, and nature with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, so they can do his will, this means that they should be respected for their divine attributes. Jesus always said to go to the Father in prayer, as He did, and to mention his name with our requests. Since he was the spirit son of God, and was with the Father at the creation of the world, this makes him more than a prophet.
2006-09-28 11:50:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Scriptures alone quite plainly demonstrate that Jesus and the Almighty are separate distinct persons, and the Almighty created Jesus as His firstborn son.
(Colossians 1:15) the firstborn of all creation
(Mark 10:18) Jesus said to him: 'Why do you call me good? Nobody is good, except one, God.
(Revelation 3:14) the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God
(Philippians 2:5-6) Christ Jesus, who, although he was existing in God's form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God
(John 8:42) Neither have I come of my own initiative at all, but that One sent me forth
(John 12:49) I have not spoken out of my own impulse, but the Father himself who sent me has given me a commandment as to what to tell and what to speak
(John 14:28) I am going my way to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am
(1 Corinthians 15:28) But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him
(Matthew 20:23) this sitting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father
(1 Corinthians 11:3) I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; ...in turn the head of the Christ is God
(John 20:17) I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.
(Deuteronomy 6:4) Jehovah our God is one Jehovah
(1 Corinthians 8:4-6) There is no God but one. For even though there are those who are called "gods," whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many "gods" and many "lords," there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him
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2006-09-29 04:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well He does many times declare He is .
The One who created all things and brought life into being is the Word of God, who became flesh in the person of Jesus of Nazareth( John 1:3,4,14)
" It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and i will be his God and he will be my son.......
Judaism is where Christianity came from. The Jews failed to recognize their Messiah as he walked with them. In the end He will reveil Himself to them again to bring them back to the kingdom of Heaven. The Jews are His chosen people and He wishes they not perish. He wishes all people not to perish into Hell. All must come to Him to get to the Kingdom of Heaven. Read the Bible sometime if for nothing else but to get answers to your questions about what we believe.
Hope this helped some. God Bless You :)
2006-09-27 10:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by Baby girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He hinted at it subtly, He said something like "I am He who IS", whose meaning was understood by his fellow people. In fact, Jesus is not exactly God. I mean, God is not only Jesus. He had to smooth his way in; the old Jewish God was still "God". Christians make it complicated.
But anyway, who do you think would have more chances of founding a new religion? A simple man who humbly tells his version of the story, or a snob wannabe who professes himself to be the divinity?
I hope you can make good use of my words, but most of all understand them.
2006-09-27 09:39:00 · answer #6 · answered by jarynth4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 10:9-13 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (See the first sentence: JESUS is LORD.)
Romans 10:4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
2006-10-03 07:22:50 · answer #7 · answered by mrschrisc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prophets and God are not equal, they cannot be one. Prophets are just very blessed people who have a very special relationship with the Lord. As for saying that Jesus was a prophet, does everyone who says this forget that he rose from the dead?
2006-09-27 09:34:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ATK,
He accepted worship, ATK. You have to know that, don't you know that? Many that He healed bowed down to Him and worshipped Him. He had no recorded announcement like the angel John almost gave, saying that He was just a servant. And He also said that you must worship God only, so I think that a little logic on your part is necessary to understand.
So do you understand now?
2006-09-27 09:41:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When Thomas worshipped Jesus, saying "my Lord and my God", Jesus didn't discourage or correct him.
When Jesus forgave sins, and the people complained "only God can forgive sins", Jesus didn't recant.
Jesus said He would raise up His own body in three days, and then did so.
It is pretty clear that He knew He was God, and didn't hesitate to tell us so, in many ways.
2006-09-27 09:45:47 · answer #10 · answered by barbara m 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋