Chapter 6: Evidences That Demand A Verdict - The confessions of Jesus’ disciples
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5. The confessions of Jesus’ disciples.
There is another fact to which I want to call your attention. When the Son of God left His glory in heaven and took the form of a servant, He did not say that He was God explicitly because He came to die, not to be glorified. He said to His disciples:
For even the son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many (Mark 10:45).
His Deity was hidden in His humanity, but He caused those who were with Him to declare His Deity. All of them were Jews who believed in monotheism.
- Nathaniel shouted, "You are the Son of God" (John 1:49).
- Peter by a special revelation from the Father cried out, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God" (Matthew 16:16).
"Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven’" (Matthew 16:17).
- Thomas, seeing Christ after His resurrection, and seeing the wounds in His hands and side, was completely certain that Jesus was the crucified and resurrected Christ; overcome with joy, he cried out,
My Lord and my God (John 20:28).
That was not an exclamation, it was a confession.
All these confessions clearly indicate that Jesus Christ is the Eternal Son of God.
Amen
If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. Revelation 22:18
Galatians 1:8
[al-Qur'aan, Surat al-Maa'idah, 5:48]
May Allah guide those of you who are sincere to the truth.
We do not believe that God had a son, either! Jesus is called the "Son of God" because it shows exactly what and who He is like - God Himself. Arabs are called "Sons of the Desert" but we all know the desert did not get married to a woman and birth a race of people. Just as "son of the desert" identifies what a desert-dweller looks like, acts like, etc... so "Son of God" identifies Jesus Christ as being the very image and picture of God. Read the words of Jesus in the Injeel or New Testament of the Bible and you will see that Jesus says He and the Father (God) are ONE - He is saying that He is, in fact, God! You can find this in John chapter 14. As a last note, we do not worship idols and we believe that salvation is for every person on the whole earth!
And you did in fact misquote the Quran, in your interpretation. But let me ask you this - why would Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was also an illiterate man, admonish himself in his own book? No! He did not! This verse has an "if" clause, and is hypothetical. Read the context.
And yes, I do encourage your readers to read about Islam and make their own judgments. As for me, I cannot read more about your faith, because of the way you describe mine. I would never do that to yours. And may God guide us all to knowledge.
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