claim that Jesus is God, the second person in the "Holy Trinity".
However, the very Bible which is used as a basis for knowledge about Jesus and
as the basis for doctrine within Christianity clearly belies this claim.
We urge you to consult your own Bible and
verify that the following conclusions are not drawn out of context:
1. God Is All
Knowing.....But Jesus Was Not
When speaking of the Day of
Judgement, Jesus clearly gave evidence of a limitation on his knowledge when he
said, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which
are in Heaven, neither the son, but the Father." (Mark 13:32 and Matt.
24:36) But God knows all. His knowledge is without any limitations. That Jesus,
of his own admission, did not know when the Day of Judgement would be, is clear
proof that Jesus is not all-knowing, and that Jesus is therefore not God.
2. God Is
All-Powerful.....But Jesus Was Not
While Jesus performed many
miracles, he himself admitted that the power he had was not his own but was
derived from God when he said, "Verily, verily I say unto you, The Son can
do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do..." (John 5:19).
Again he said, "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear I judge: and
my judgement is just; because I seek not mine own will but the will of the
Father which has sent me." (John 5:30) But God is not only All-Powerful, He
is also the source of all power and authority. That Jesus, of his own admission,
could do nothing on his own is clear proof that Jesus is not all-powerful, and
that therefore Jesus is not God.
3. God Does Not Have A
God.....But Jesus Did Have A God
God is the ultimate judge and
refuge for all, and He does not call upon nor pray to any others. But Jesus
acknowledged that there was One whom he worshipped and to Whom he prayed when he
said, "I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your
God." (John 20:17). He is also reported to have cried out while on the
cross, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matt. 27:46). If
Jesus were God, then couldn't this be read, "Myself, myself, why hast thou
forsaken me?". Would that not be pure nonsense? When Jesus prayed the
Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:2-4), was he praying to himself? When in the garden of
Gethsemane he prayed, "O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass
from me: nevertheless, not as I will but as thou wilt." (Matt. 26:36). Was
Jesus praying to himself? That Jesus, of his own admission and by his own
actions, acknowledged, worshipped, and prayed to another being as God is clear
proof that Jesus himself is not God.
According to the Bible, God
is an invisible spirit....
4. But Jesus Was Flesh And
Blood
While thousands saw Jesus and
heard his voice, Jesus himself said that this could not be done with God when he
said: "No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18). "Ye have
neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His shape." (John 5:37) He
also said in John 4:24: "God is a spirit and they that worship Him must
worship Him in spirit and in truth." That Jesus would say that no one had
seen or heard God at any time, while his followers both saw and heard him, is
clear proof that Jesus was not God.
NO ONE IS GREATER THAN GOD
AND NO ONE CAN DIRECT HIM...
BUT JESUS ACKNOWLEDGED
SOMEONE GREATER THAN HIMSELF WHOSE...
5. Will Was Distinct From His Own
Perhaps the clearest
indication we have that Jesus and God are not equal, and therefore not one and
the same, comes again from the mouth of Jesus himself who said in John 14:28:
"My Father is greater than I." When someone referred to him as a good
master in Luke 18:19, Jesus responded: "Why callest thou me good? none is
good, save one, that is God..." Furthermore, Jesus drew clear distinctions
between himself and God when he said, "I proceeded forth and came from God,
neither came I of myself but He sent me." (John 8:42) Jesus gave clear
evidence of his subordination to God, rather than his equality with God, when he
said in Luke 22:42, "not my will but Thine be done" and in John 5:30,
"I seek not mine own will but the will of the Father which has sent
me." That Jesus would admit that he did not come into the world on his own
initiative but was directed to do so, that he would acknowledge another being as
greater than himself, and that he would negate his own will in deference to
affirming the will of another, give clear proof that Jesus is not the Supreme
One and therefore Jesus is not God.
Conclusion
The Church recognises the Bible as the
primary source of knowledge about God and Jesus. But since the Bible makes it
clear that Jesus is not the Supreme Being and the Supreme Being is not Jesus,
upon what basis have you come to believe otherwise?
The belief that the Supreme
Being is a Trinity is false and completely inconsistent with the words of Jesus
as presented in the Bible. God is one, not three. He is a perfect unity.
If you are interested in the
truth about God and your relationship to Him, we invite you to investigate the
religion of Islam.
What Is The Word Of God About
Jesus:
A. Regarding The Sonship Of Jesus:
“Such (was) Jesus the son of
Mary: (it is) a statement of truth about which they (vainly) dispute. It is not
befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him!
When He determines a matter He only says to it "Be" and it is.”
Chapter 19, Verses 34-35
“They say:
"(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" Indeed ye have put forth a
thing most monstrous! At if the skies are ready to burst the earth to split
asunder and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin. That they should invoke a
son for (Allah) Most Gracious. For it is not consonant with the majesty of
(Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. Not one of the beings in the
heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most Gracious as a servant.”
Chapter 19, Verses 88-93
“This similitude
of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam: He created him from dust then said to
him: "Be" and he was.”
Chapter 3, Verse 59
“O people of the
Book! commit no excesses in your religion: nor say of Allah aught but truth.
Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an Apostle of Allah and His Word
which He bestowed on Mary and a Spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah
and His Apostles. Say not "Trinity": desist: it will be better for
you: for Allah is One Allah: glory be to him: (for Exalted is He) above having a
son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah
as a Disposer of affairs.”
Chapter 4, Verse 171
B. Regarding Jesus Being
God:
“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.” Chapter 5, Verses 116-117
C. Regarding Crucifixion Of Jesus
“That they
rejected faith: that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge. That they
said (in boast) "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary the Apostle of
Allah"; but they killed him not nor crucified him but so it was made to
appear to them and those who differ therein are full of doubts with no (certain)
knowledge but only conjecture to follow for of a surety they killed him not. Nay
Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power Wise. And there
is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and
on the Day of Judgment He will be a witness against them.”
Chapter 4, Verses 156-159
All Quranic quotations
have been taken from the Abdullah Yusuf Ali translation of “The Meaning of the
Holy Qur’an”, published by Amana Corporation, Brentwood, Maryland, USA, 1993
All Biblical quotations have
been taken from The Holy Bible (Authorised King James Version), Riverside Book
& Bible House, Iowa Falls, IA50126, published by World Bible Publishers,
Inc.
Courtesy of www.beconvinced.com