How can jesus be god or the son of god? good answers would be much appreciated/nothing stupid please.?

Question

I am a muslim and I don't mean to sound negative towards christianity but:

1) If jesus was god then why did he worship god?

2) If jesus was god then why did he die?god can't die?

3) If he was the son of god why did god let his son die?

4) If he died for the sins of man kind then why is there a hell? sinse he died for the sins of man then sins shouldn't exist in man anymore after jesus.

I mean a person can do anything and still go to heaven according to this believe.


5) If jesus was the son of god then why is mary called the virgin mary?

6) If jesus was god or the son of god then why should humans try to be like him(we are human we can't be capable of following the teaching and triditions of a god or a son of god?

Just because he had many special powers doesn't mean he was the son of god. It just means that god gave him these powers without having him as a son.

Answer 1

These questions also strike my mind but could never get a satisfactory asnwer from christains!!!

Well only one reality can answer these all questions that He was a human, a holy prophet with miraculous powers.!!

Answer 2

God is pure spirit. Jesus was God in human form. He came to show us how to live as a human in the image of God. As a human Jesus prayed to God. Prayer is communication. He was also giving an example of what we should do. When we talk of a normal human we speak of him having a mind/body/soul. 3 parts but all one person. So it is with God the father/son/holy spirit. God the father is the Source of all. God the son (called Jesus in English) is the image of the father in matter, and God the Holy Spirit is the Love of God overflowing into the world. There are not 3 Gods, but only ONE, with 3 aspects.

When God wanted to come into the material world he needed a body. We say that Jesus was "begotten, not made". This means that God did not create Jesus as he did Adam. Jesus was "begotten" just as all humans are except for one thing. He was begotten not of the sex act, but through the Love (Holy Spirit) that came into Mary. In this way Jesus was born without sin. Sin is separation from God, and Jesus was God and not separated from Himself. Mary was a virgin, she did not conceive in the normal way and is therefor a virgin. Jesus' birth was a virgin birth, because Mary did not have sex with anyone.

Jesus was not 50% man and 50% God. He was 100% man and 100% God. He was able to die because he was 100% human.

These are very complex questions that you have asked and difficult to answer all in one post. The best place to learn about the Christian religion is in the theology of the Eastern Orthodox. In the Western church we have many interpretations and you will become very confused. The Orthodox Church has safeguarded the true teaching and that is the best place to begin your studies.

You must also understand that theology can never tell you everything about God. If it could theology would be God. God is more than any human can comprehend, we only have a few ideas, not total truth. That goes for ALL religions.

I will give some books for you to read:
Anything by Kallistos Ware. I would start with "The Orthodox Way". You can find it and others at Amazon.

Answer 3

1-Jesus worshiped God as a man in flesh and blood. He was God and man. 2-As a man,He died. 3- and God so loved the world,that He gave His only begotton son,that whosoever believes in Him should not perish,but have everlasting life.john3;16. There had to be a sacrifice for our sins. God knew that He was going to raise Him up after 3 days. 4-There is still sin in the world because of unbelievers.you must believe in Jesus and ask Him to be your Lord and Saviour and to come into your heart. Only then, are your sins forgiven and you become a new creature in Christ.Your sins will never be remembered again by God.(people will remind you,but God will not) WE will always be tempted with sin,but Christ who lives in us will always lead us away from sin.The more of Christ that we allow to live in us, the less of our sinful nature will cause us to sin.God knows that our flesh is weak and that we are not perfect.He never stops loving us,no matter how many times we mess up. He knows our heart and our motives.Seek ye first,the Kingdom of God(righteousness,peace and joy in the Holy spirit) and He will give you the desires of your heart. Repent of your sin,receive forgiveness, and go on. 5-She was a virgin.Untouched by man. 6- With God, ALL things are possible. WE can do ALL things through Christ,which strengthens us..7-He is the son of God. Of all the things that He done ,He said that we shall do all these things, and even greater things if we believe in Him,and the one who sent him,God. God is Love. When we put Him first, He will lead us and guide us in this life. There is no greater LOVE.

Answer 4

I will give my opinions of these answers for you the best I can.

1. Jesus was the son of god, and gave praise to his father in heaven.

However, Christ (himself) never claims to be God, or *the* son of God, He claimed God is his Father and the father of all. Interestingly enough though, when it talks about man and woman they are refered to as Sons of God and daughters of men.

However with enlightenment, Christ had the understanding that God is in all of us, if we can awaken that part, making us all a part of God.

2. God can not die, but man can. And God manifest as man, to achieve understanding of wisdom, to connect with Humanity can and must die.

3. The death was the ultimate sacrifice, it fulfilled the laws of sacrifice so people no longer need to kill animals in the name of God, plus with the Inquisitions going on, they couldn't accuse the pagans of being evil animal sacrificing, baby killing freaks, if they were still doing those things themselves.

4. This is tricky....You will hear because you need to believe or accept Jesus as your God, Lord and Saviour, which actually goes against the Commandments of "No Other God before Me" but that is why the church came out and said the are 3 and 1.

But deeper in the beliefs, if you actually read into the bible, they have to accept, and "attempt" not to do those evil deeds anymore.

Now for the rest of hell, it is a translation issue, it is a manner of control, and people believing blindly what a book that has been translated so many times away from its natural language, that the current version is no longer correct in its actual teachings.

Mary Mary Mary, Virgin in the language and time period it was written in meant un-married, one not betrothed to a man. But it also goes to show the miricale, that Adam and Eve were "created" and Jesus defied birth as known by man so it had to be a miricale.

6. Any and all religious teachings, is a strive to perfection. We can not be perfect, but we can be as perfect as we are capable of being. We can seek enlightenment, we can be kind, help others, seek not to judge, have an understanding of the divine, and be happy, without causing harm or pain or judgement upon others.

Sadly we as a race in whole, are a long way from achieving that perfection.

Hope this helps you understand a little clearer.

I would recommend reading Carl Jung's "The Answer to Job".

Answer 5

1) God is a mystery. We will never be able to figure out all there is about God in our lifetime. One of these mysteries is the relationship of God and Jesus. Our language limits us. We search for words to help us understand the language of the spirit. This is not always possible.
Jesus told us that He and the Father were one when He told us that Whoever sees Him sees the Father. The word son refers to a relationship. Jesus is telling us that God loves us like a loving mother and father. Jesus being a male would call Himself, "Son." We are God's sons and daughters.
To try and understand the concept of the Trinity is impossible.
In God there are three Divine Persons: Father/Mother, son and Holy Spirit.
2) Jesus died on the Cross because people put Him there, not God. Jesus was fully human and as a human was capable of suffering and death.
3) It was not God's will that Jesus die on the Cross. It was God's will that Jesus forgive those who put Him there.
4) There is a hell because people have a free will and freely choose not to have God in their lives. People freey choose to die with serious unrepented sin.
5) Mary was a Virgin when she conceived Jesus.
6) We should try to be like Jesus because at our Baptism, the Holy Sprit of God came to live within us. Jesus continues to come to us when we pray and receive the Sacraments.
At His Baptism, God's voice was heard saying, "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him."

Answer 6

1. Jesus worshiped the Father as God, The Father recognized Jesus as His Son. Our Scripture makes it clear that Jesus the very Word of God.. We don't deny our scriptures any more than you do the Quran.
2. The flesh of Jesus was mortal like anyone. His spirit is that of God the Son.. Again this is out of our Scripture..
3. Jesus died by design to atone for the sins of the world. A substantial sacrifice.. Again our Scripture..
4. There is one sin that can't be forgiven. Denial of the Holy Spirit. That would be saying Jesus has a demon or refusal to except His sacrifice and repent while you live.
5, She is called a virgin because no man was the psychical father of Jesus He was conceived of the Holy Spirit..
6.We need to be like Him in our treatment of our fellowmen... If we all tried to be like Him the world would be a better place...

When I talk about your prophet I Capitalize his name out of courtesy.. Couldn't you do the same when using the name of the center of a Christian life? Jim

Answer 7

Brother, in Christianity we believe in a Holy Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The 3 are indeed one. When the tower of Babel was being erected and men in Earth spoke one language, God said, "Let Us go down and confound their language", hinting that although He is One True God, he is Omnipresent,Omnipotent, and Holy! God the Father came down to Earth in the form of a human child and was by His command to be called Jesus! He died for our sins, so that we could be forgiven of sin through having faith in His only Begotten Son, Jesus. He rose on the 3rd day, defeating death and hades, so that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. God is all powerful and wise! So why is it so difficult for mankind to believe He in His Infinite Wisdom could do these things if He wished? We as Christians have great faith in this. I understand that you are Muslim and may not have learned these things. But this is what drives us. Faith. Nothing more, nothing less. Faith in God and in His Son Jesus Christ! Amen!

Answer 8

Hell does not exist according to the bible. Jesus is God's son. Mary was not married to anyone when she got pregnant of Jesus, therefore some people call her virgin mary, as she was a virgin when she got pregnant. We want to try to be like Jesus, because if we can't be perfect, we might as well be as good as possible. God let Jesus die, to pay for the sins of mankind. Believe me it was tough for God to have patience with the humans who where killing Jesus. To think Jesus had the power to kill us, and in his love for humanity, let himself die.

Answer 9

In the Essence of the ONE GOD, He displayed Himself as three distinct persons! At the same time, Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit was there in the form of a dove, and The Father Spoke!

(Luke 3:21-22) Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
(Luk 3:22) And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

The BIBLE is a Book of Faith and one has to take it ON FAITH, knowing that We are Not going to be able to Understand All = in this life

PERHAPS you need to See what GOD SAYS ABOUT HIMSELF = FIRST? ? ?

(Isaiah 55:6-to11) Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
(Isa 55:7) Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
(Isa 55:8) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
(Isa 55:9) For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
(Isa 55:10) For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
(Isa 55:11) So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

AND.....

(Jeremiah 29:11-12-13) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
(Jer 29:12) Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
(Jer 29:13) And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Take these verses, both from Isaiah and Jeremaih and learn THEM AND WHAT THEY MEAN = FIRST!

IF YOU are truely seeking GOD, HE will reveal Himself To YOU!

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Thanks, RR

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