Okay, well I'm muslim, and I have a lot of christian and catholic friends. I love your religion and have nothing against it, but im just very curious... do you believe that Jesus is God, as in the trinity, or do you believe that he is a prophet of God. I was talking to my friend and i said something like "yeah but God is not human, and she said well he was at one point. so i wonder when she says God, is she referring to Jesus...? ahh im so confused! I've spoken to different people and i can't get it clear... PLEASE HELP. :D
2007-10-20 20:31:16 · 17 answers · asked by Dancer101 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I hope this explains things a little clearer. God bless.
The teaching of the Bible concerning the Trinity might be summarized thus. God is a Tri-unity, with each Person of the Godhead equally and fully and eternally God. Each is necessary, and each is distinct, and yet all are one. The three Persons appear in a logical, causal order. The Father is the unseen, omnipresent Source of all being, revealed in and by the Son, experienced in and by the Holy Spirit. The Son proceeds from the Father, and the Spirit from the Son. With reference to God's creation, the Father is the Thought behind it, the Son is the Word calling it forth, and the Spirit is the Deed making it a reality.
We “see” God and His great salvation in the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, then “experience” their reality by faith, through the indwelling presence of His Holy Spirit.
2007-10-20 21:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by ckeith1963 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God made flesh. He is also our prophet, priest and king. So, He's both a prophet and God. I would say (or at least hope) that there are few if any Christians who don't think that Jesus is God. Since the scripture is clear on this, I'm not sure how much of a Christian one could be without believing this, since it is so very central to the Gospel. That said, I am no man's judge. God is.
2007-10-21 03:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by KL 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are different types of Christianity, but the majority believe in the Holy Trinity--Father, Son, Holy Spirit. God is the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit is what lives in your heart...each are the same. Jesus is God, the Holy Spirit is God, and God is, well, God. God sent Jesus Christ to earth to live in human form, but since Jesus IS God, then yes, God was actually here many years ago.
Hope this helps!
2007-10-21 03:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by indiesky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I am a Christian, an do believe He is God the Son. We believe in the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, an God the Holy Spirit.
2007-10-21 03:47:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is both human and God.
While on earth he dispensed great teaching which will continue to guide all of humanity until the end of time. For this reason many non Christians think of him as a great prophet which he was as well.
Jesus is one of the 3 persons of the Holy Trinity who was incarnated as a human. Hence he is also referred to as the Son of God. But he is just as much God as the Father is God and the Holy Spirit is God. They are not 3 gods but one Gods.
This is one of the great mysteries of our region and no one fully understand it in a rational human way. We just believe.
Hope this helps.
I also wish to let you know that I also like many aspects of the Muslim religion and it saddens me when people make the generalization of associate terrorism with all Muslims. It is simply ignorance.
2007-10-21 03:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus and God and the "Holy Spirit" seem to have this weird three-in-one thing going on. I think just how it works varies from denomination to denomination (e.g., Catholic, Lutheran, etc.), but as far as I can tell Jesus is supposed to have been the son of God, and God at the same time. Weird huh?
2007-10-21 03:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Father and son are relational human words used to describe the attributes of God more or less. Muslims understanding of what the trinity is is false we are not saying about the trinity what Muslims think we are saying. Muhammad had a limited understanding of Christianity and his understanding of the trinity was lacking. Although to throw you a bone based on his understanding of what the trinity was he was right to say it was wrong.
2007-10-21 03:40:32 · answer #7 · answered by Pal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus himself claimed to be God in John 8:58--"Before Abraham was, I AM." This was a direct reference to God speaking to Moses in Exodus 3, and the Jews knew it--they wanted to execute him on the spot for it!
The author of John was John the Apostle, who was Jesus' best friend and first cousin--meaning that they had known each other since they were children. John was also one of the witnesses to the crucifixion. He wrote it sometime around AD 80, it is believed.
2007-10-21 03:37:31 · answer #8 · answered by SDW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over 40 times John's Gospel refers to the divinity of Jesus. Several of those statements resulted in the Jews attempting to kill Jesus BECAUSE he "claimed to be God."
John 10:31 Once again the people picked up stones to kill him. 32 Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”
33 They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.”
... Most of those who do not believe the divine nature of Jesus seem to say that Paul "added" this aspect to Jesus' message. Clearly, that is not true... while Paul mentions it a few times, the vast majority of Biblical references come from John.
2007-10-21 03:38:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus christ is god in man form.
Born in the flesh to a very human mother, but god none the less.
2007-10-21 03:35:52 · answer #10 · answered by erickallen101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋