Bible says that God cannot be seen, but Jesus was?

Question

Bible says that God cannot be seen, but Jesus was

John 1:18 “no man has seen God at any time.”

then how can jesus be God

Answer 1

Islam, besides Christianity, is the only major world religion that recognizes Jesus. A Muslim’s belief is incomplete without Jesus. Prophet Muhammad said:

“If anyone testifies that none has the right to be worshipped but God alone who has no partners, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, and that Jesus is God’s servant and His Messenger and His Word which He bestowed on Mary and a Spirit from Him, and that Paradise is true, and Hell is true, God will admit him into Paradise with the deeds which he has done even if those deeds were few.”[1]

In other words, through sound belief in Jesus, one can earn God’s Paradise. As with other prophets of God, Muslims add to his name, alai his-salam, which means, ‘Peace be upon him.’[2] Even though Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you,”[3] in the Gospel, Christians rarely use any honorific term but ‘Christ’, and this as part of his name. Though this may be due to the idea that the Christian does not pray for him, but to him, it shows that Muslims have a great deal of respect for him despite not sharing such a viewpoint.

Quran is the sacred scripture of Islam, and in it, more than ninety verses spread across fifteen chapters of the Quran discuss Jesus. Three chapters of the Quran are named after their reference to Jesus: the third chapter of Quran, ‘The Family of Imran,’ is named after the father of Mary; the fifth chapter, ‘The Table,’ is likely named after the last supper. Lastly, the nineteenth chapter is named after Mary.
His Name in the Quran

In Arabic, Jesus is known as Eesa. In sixteen of the 25 places in the Quran where Eesa is used, he is called “the son of Mary” (Ibn Maryam). Since he had no father, he was named so after his mother.[4]
The Descriptive Titles of Jesus in the Quran:
(1) The Messiah

Prior to the appearance of Jesus, belief in the coming of the Messiah has been a basic and fundamental part of traditional Judaism. It is part of Maimonides’ Thirteen Articles of Faith which are considered the minimum requirements of Jewish belief.[5] In the Shemoneh Esrei prayer[6], recited three times daily, modern Jewry prays for the Messiah who will be their king from the line of David to come and restore the glories of its golden age. In Hebrew, ‘Messiah’ means the ‘anointed one.’ It is interesting to note that the Old Testament prophecy emphasizes the humanity of the Messiah by referring to him as the “son of man” (Daniel 7: 13)[7] and not God.

The ideology of the Messiah has a central position in Christian theology. According to the Bible, Jesus claimed to be the expected Messiah of the Jews (John 4:25-26)[8], but they rejected him. Therefore, Christians apply ‘Christ’ - the Greek word for ‘Messiah’ - to Jesus. In addition, they also maintain the Messiah will be the son of God.

The Quran corrects Jews and Christians in their excesses. It considers the Jews to be in the right in believing the Messiah to be human, but equates their rejection of Jesus to disbelief,

“And (We cursed them) for their disbelief… and their boastful claim: Indeed, we have killed the [so-called] Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of God. And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him.” (Quran 4:156-157)

On the other hand, the Quran agrees with the Christians who identify Jesus to be the Messiah, but considers their insistence that the Messiah is the son of God to be blasphemy:

“Indeed, they are unbelievers who say, ‘God is the Messiah, the son of Mary.’” (Quran 5:72)

The truth, according to the Quran, is that:

“The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger; messengers before him had indeed passed away.” (Quran 5:75)

Furthermore, the Quran states that the Messiah called to the worship of “the true God” like all the prophets before him:

“But the Messiah said, ‘O Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord.’” (Quran 5:72)

The Quran refers to Jesus as the Messiah (al-Maseeh) at least nine times.[9] One of the explanations given by Muslim lexicographers is that Jesus was the Messiah because he anointed the eyes of the blind to cure them (Quran 3:43; Mark 6:13; James 5:14), or because he used to lay hands on the sick.
(2) Sign

The Quran describes Jesus to be a ‘Sign,’ an aayah in the Quran. In the terminology of the Quran a miracle is a ‘sign’ of God to display divine might and unrestricted ability to do acts outside the chain of cause and effect. In this sense, the virgin birth of Jesus is a miracle; a wonderful show of God’s mighty power to do as He pleases. Therefore, Jesus is a ‘sign’ not only to the Israelites but to the entire world:

“And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign.” (Quran 23:50)

“…We may make him a sign to men...” (Quran 19:21)

“and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples.” (Quran 21:91)

In addition, the Quran declares Jesus’ second coming to be a ‘sign,’ an announcement that the Judgment Day is coming close, “And indeed, Jesus will be a sign for the Hour (of Judgment), so have no doubt about it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.” (Quran 43:61)

Answer 2

Depending on the Christian religion you are dealing with Jesus was the son of God and is not God. Others have god as a trinity including Mary, Jesus and God all as one spirit.
My theory is though Jesus was in a human form, the God inside of him was never seen. Just like the burning bush that Moses saw was not God, nor was the serpent the Devil.

Don't take the bible too literally. It was created to get moral issues taught to people who could not read. Stories were created so they could understand these issues.

Answer 3

I can make a case for anything I wish if I wan't to single out one verse amoung the thousands to focus on.

Who did Abraham talk too? Who did Jacob wrestle? Who did Moses, Aaron and the seventy elders have lunch with? Who talked to Joshua across the Jordan?

The matter is cleared up later on in John. No one has seen the Father save He who was sent by the Father. Abraham sat and had lunch with YHVH. Since no one has seen the Father who then did Abraham have lunch with?

Isaiah 12 if read in the Hebrew makes it clear that YHVH will become Yahshua. In the english we have all those pesky little works like is and the like that confuses the matter.

In other words since no man has seen the Father and obviously some in the old testiment had seen God then the God they saw was Yahshua.

Answer 4

The author is referring to Father God in that verse, not Jesus. And nobody has truly ever seen Father God but Jesus.

Answer 5

Jesus never said he was God. In fact the person speaking in the verse you quoted was Jesus.
At John 17:3 Jesus said in prayer to his father '...this means eternal life, taking in knowledge of YOU the one TRUE GOD...'

Answer 6

No man has seen the Father. God was seen in the Old Testament and the New Testament, but nobody ever saw the face of the Father. As you can see from the following verses, only Jesus ever saw God's face. If you read the full context of John 1, you find that The Word was with God and the Word WAS God. God made himself known through Christ, who was the incarnate Word. John 1:18 "No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,e,f who is at the Father’s side, has made him known." John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,d who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning."

Answer 7

the Bible also says 'Jesus said "anyone who has seen me has seen the Father"' (John 14:9). So while the Bible says what you say, in the sense that that quotation is in the Bible, it is not all that the Bible says on the subject.

Answer 8

Jesus is the Son Of God. He is part of the trinity: Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Jesus is equal to God but he's the Son Of God. Jesus is a part of God like any child is a part of their parents.

Answer 9

The word was made into flesh. Jesus was a human being but also with GOD'S QUALITIES. He sent Jesus to save humanity and preach about the kingdom of heaven. If JESUS DIDN'T COME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD FOR PEOPLE TO BELIEVE. So Jesus performed many miracles and promised his followers that if they believe in the FATHER IN HIM THEY WILL RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE. They must also follow his teachings in order to be saved. It's not just the belief but how you live your life. So the word was made into flesh in order for human to understand.

Answer 10

This is the truth and mankind has always tried to figure this one out. How this can be no one really knows except just acept God word as it is. As God is the only one that can reveal truth.

Answer 11

Jesus is not a god and Jesus cant be equal to god cause god doesnt have anyone equal to him and if you think he is equal to god then none of them are god jesus and either he lied or his heavenly father is not god cause he said "I and my father are one"