Some Reason why Jesus Is NOT God/god

[1] The Bible Says that God is not Man

Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man…”

Hosea 11:9 “…For I am God, and not man…”

Jesus is called a man many times in the Bible:

John 8:40 “…a man who has told you the truth…”

Acts 2:22 “Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God..”

[2] The Bible Says that God Is Not a Son of Man

Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man…nor a son of man…”

The Bible often calls Jesus “a son of man” or “the son of man.”

Matthew 12:40 “…so will the son of man be…”

Matthew 16:27 “For the son of man is going to come…”

Matthew 28 “…until they see the son of man coming in His kingdom.”

[3] The Bible Says that Jesus Denied He is God

Luke 18:19 Jesus spoke to a man who had called him “good,” asking him, “Why do you call me good?  No one is good except God alone.”

[4] The Bible Says that God is Greater than Jesus

John 14:28 “My Father is greater than I.”

John 10:29 “My father is greater than all.”

[5] Jesus Never Instructed His Disciples to Worship Himself

Luke 11:2 “When you pray, say Our Father which art in heaven.”

John 16:23 “Whatsoever you ask of the Father in my name.”

John 4:23 “… true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth….”

[6] The Bible Says that Jesus prayed & worshiped God

Jesus prayed to God with the words:

John 17:3 “…that they might know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”

Jesus prayed to God all night:

Luke 6:12 “he continued all night in prayer to God.”

How did Jesus pray to God?

Matthew 26:39: “he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father.”

Even Paul said:

Hebrews 5:7 “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions ….”

[7] The Bible says that the disciples did NOT believe Jesus was God

Acts 2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God ….”

Acts 3:13 “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his SERVANT Jesus.”

Acts 3:26 “God raised up his SERVANT…”

Acts 4:27 “…your holy SERVANT Jesus, whom you anointed.”

Acts 4:30 “…of Your holy SERVANT Jesus.”

The Bible says that Jesus was God’s servant, chosen one, and beloved

Matt. 12:18 “Behold, My servant, whom I have chosen, in whom My soul is well pleased.”

[8] The Bible says twice that Jesus was accused of being God

 but he denied it

According to the Bible, on only two instances the Jews opposed Jesus on the basis that he pretended to be God or equal with God.  Had Jesus, claimed to be God, he is likely to have been opposed on this basis more frequently.  Because in these two instances, when charged, in the one case, with making himself God, and in the other, with making himself equal with God, he denied the charges.

John 10:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’? quoting Psalm 82:6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.

In answer to the charge of making himself God, he appeals to the Jews in substance thus: Your own Scriptures call Moses a god, and your magistrates gods; I am surely not inferior to them, yet I did not call myself God, but only the “son” of God (in metaphorical sense) (John 10:34-36).

[9] The Bible says Jesus is not all-Powerful

John 5:19 “The son can do nothing by himself; he can only do what he sees his Father doing.”

John 5:30 “I can of mine own self do nothing.”

[10] The Bible says that Jesus is not All-Knowing

Matthew 24:36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

[11] The Bible says that at times of weakness angels strengthened Jesus; God, however, does not need to be strengthened

Luke 22:43 “An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him [in the garden of Gethsemane].”

Mark 1:13 “And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to him.”

[ 12] The Bible says that Jesus and God have two different wills 

Luke 22:42: “not my will but Yours be done.”

John 5:30 “I do not seek my own will, but the will of Him who sent me.”

John 6:38 “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of Him that sent me.”

[14] The Bible says that Jesus and God are two distinct characters, not the same

John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God; trust also in me.”

1 Corinthians 11:3 “Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.”

1 Corinthians 15:28 “When he has done this, then the son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.”

[14] The Bible says that God cannot be seen, but Jesus was

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

 

[15] The Bible says that Jesus grew in wisdom, but God is all wise

Psalms 147:5 “Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.”

Luke 2:52: “And Jesus increased in wisdom.”

Heb. 5:8 “Although he was a son, he learned obedience…”

[16]    The Bible says that Jesus was tempted, but God cannot be tempted

James 1:13 “for God cannot be tempted by evil”

Heb. 4:15  “tempted in every way—just as we are”

Luke 4:2 “where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

[17] The Bible says that Jesus’ teachings were from God, NOT Jesus himself

John 7:16 “So Jesus answered them and said

“My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me.”

[18] The Bible says that Jesus died, but God cannot die

The Bible teaches that Jesus died.  God cannot die.  Romans 1:23 and other verses say that God is immortal.  Immortal means, “not subject to death.” This term applies only to God.

[19] The Bible says that Jesus lived because of God

John 6:57 “I live because of the Father.”

Jesus cannot be God because he depended on God for his own existence.

[20] The Bible says that Jesus’ powers were given to him

Matt 28:18 “All power is given unto me.”

God is all-powerful, no one gives God His powers

[21] The Bible says that Jesus was taught & commanded by God

John 8:28 “As my Father hath taught me, I speak these things,”

John 12:49 “The Father, who sent me, he gave me a commandment.”

John 15:10 “I have kept my Father’s commandments.”

No one can teach God, otherwise God cannot be All-Knowing

[22] Bible says that God made Jesus “Lord”

Acts 2:36 “God has made this Jesus… both Lord and Christ.”

“Lord” is not the same as “God.” “Lord” (the Greek word is kurios) is a masculine title of respect and nobility used many times in the Bible.

If Jesus were God, then for the Bible to say he was “made” Lord would make no sense.

[23] The Bible says that Jesus was lower than angels

Hebrews 2:9 “But we do see him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus.”

God, the Creator of angels, can not be lower than His own creation

[24] The Bible says that Jesus called the Father “my God”

Matt. 27:46 “My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?”

John 20:17 “I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.”

Rev. 3:12 “… the temple of my God… the name of my God… the city of my God… comes down out of heaven from my God.”

Jesus did not think of himself as God,

instead Jesus’ God is the same as ours.

“25TH, DECEMBER” birth of Jesus?

More than 2 billion Christians on earth commemorate Christmas on 25th, December as the birth of Jesus.

Christmas is the Pagan ritual entered into the religion through the church in 325 AD by Constantine in Constantinople.

History convincingly shows that Dec. 25 was popularized as the date for Christmas, not because Christ was born on that day but because it was already popular in pagan religious celebrations as the birthday of the sun.

“Lacking any scriptural pointers to Jesus’s birthday, early Christian teachers suggested dates all over the calendar. Clement. . . picked November 18. Hippolytus . . . figured Christ must have been born on a Wednesday . . . An anonymous document[,] believed to have been written in North Africa around A.D. 243, placed Jesus’s birth on March 28” (Jeffery Sheler, U.S. News & World Report, “In Search of Christmas,” Dec. 23, 1996, p. 58).

The birth of Jesus was in mid-summer rather than winter of solstices which was the invention of the Pagans to worship “SUN” being born (raised) on 25th DEC, as they worship Sun so they thought that Sun has died on 23rd December because of shortest day, suddenly when sun was lifted up on 25th December they overjoyed and believed that the “SUN” has born on 25th of December and from that day this cult was entered.

Lets examine both Holy Quran and Bible to show that the birth of Jesus was in mid-summer not in Winter Solstices.

THE HOLY QURAN SAYS: “And shake the trunk of date-palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon you.” [Mary 19:25]

In this verse Allah was commanding Mary through an Angel to go to Palm tree and shake the trunk and dates will fall thereof then eat them and get refreshed in your pangs and throes. Now if you meet any horticulturist he will tell you that the Dates always fall in mid-summers.

▣ Now let us analyze Bible.

LUKE 2:8 “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.” 

why were shepherds looking at their flocks in 25th December at night time? When at that time it happened to be much cold in the open field that the flocks could freeze to death. Those days were not like these days as there was a city heat of vehicles and industries.

Then we are told that, when Jesus was born three kings came to visit the child by following the star from the east. How come in the winter nights stars can be seen? As we know that the mist, fog and smoke cover the sky in winters.

Jesus’ Mother came to Bethlehem to register in a Roman census (Luke 2:1-4). Such censuses were not taken in winter, when temperatures often dropped below freezing and roads were in poor condition. Taking a census under such conditions would have been self-defeating.

So we can conclude that Bible is not giving the specific date neither The Quran but the hint is there that it was summer time not winter.

The tradition was added by the Church in 325 AD regarding the names like Easter Day, Eucharist and Christmas etc.

“Given the difficulties and the desire to bring pagans into Christianity, “the important fact then . . . to get clearly into your head is that the fixing of the date as December 25th was a compromise with paganism” (William Walsh, The Story of Santa Klaus, 1970, p. 62)

ANCIENT CHRISTMAS

ATTIS of Phyrgia 1200 BC Greece Attis was born on 25th Dec, born from virgin Nana, crucified, placed in the tomb and after three days was resurrected.

DIONYSYS of Greece 500 BC Dionysus of Greece born on 25th December birth of a virgin, performed miracles such as turning water into wine he refers to as a King of Kings, God’s only begotten son, the alpha omega and many others, and upon his death he was resurrected.

Mithra of Persia 1200 BC Mithra born on 25th December, born of a virgin, he had 12 disciples, and performed many miracles and upon his death was buried for 3 days and thus resurrected. He was also referred to be the truth, the light and many others interestingly the sacred day of worship of Mithra was SUNDAY.

SAINT JUSTIN MARTYR (100-165AD) SAID;

“When we say that he, Jesus Christ, our teacher, was produced without sexual union, was crucified and died, and rose again, and ascended into heaven. We propounded nothing different from that you (Pagans) believe regarding… the sons of (THE GOD) Jupiter. “For we then say that Dionysus arose again and ascended to heavens, is it not the evidence the “DEVIL HAS IMITATED THE PROPHECY”.

SANTA CLAUS & TREE

This is the most famous event in Christianity regarding complete PAGANISM. Ask these Christians where did they get this idea of making the  figment of Big Giant Man which is Father in the Heaven as Santa Claus? And then Jesus his “son” because of his son’s birth, this Santa Claus got opportunity to bring down gifts to little children. Let us examine from where they got this Pagan Ritual.

SAINT NICHOLAS:

Santa Claus, or Santa, is a figure in North American culture with legendary, mythological and folkloric aspects, which reflect an amalgamation of the Dutch Sinterklaas, the English Father Christmas, and Christmas gift-bringers in other traditions. Santa Claus is said to bring gifts to the homes of good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. Santa Claus in this contemporary understanding echoes aspects of hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift-giver Saint Nicholas, the man from whom the name of Santa Claus derives and in whose honor Santa Claus may be referred to as ➬Saint Nicholas or Saint Nick.

THE CHRISTMAS TREE:

It is indeed the Pagan Symbol as entered in Christianity. Any learned Christian can sense this as Jesus and Christianity has nothing to do with these kinds of rituals. These rituals were the symbols of pre-Christian Germanic/Celtic peoples at the Winter Solstice. As we can see the green needles throughout winter, the evergreen tree was understood to have some special powers of fortification against the evil forces of nature and spirits. Having done trimmed with lights and other decorations denotes the festive mood. It is linked to the paradise tree, symbolizing Eden of Germ mystery plays. After 17th century in France, Germany, Northern Europe, Strasbourg, Britain and North America all these places received this Paganism Ritual commemorating in Christians.

CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS:

Why celebrating birthdays are considered in Islam Bidaa (innovation) because of its roots lead to Paganism. And in Islam there is no concept of celebrating birthdays of Prophets and any Muslim. Because making birthdays on Solar Calendar is same as Pagans were celebrating. But in Islam we have to follow only Lunar Calendar whereas Lunar dates varies in every month. So, celebrating birthdays are illogical as well as innovation or divination according to Islam

Jewish Rabbi: “Islam is the religion of future”

In the beginning, the rabbi speaks about Christianity, saying that it does not provide a clear governing system. The case, he says, is similar with Judaism. Both of them have become politicized. There are several Christian democratic parties. As far as Israel is concerned, it is governed by Jewish religious parties. This means, he says, that Christianity as a religion that provides a spiritual base for the people has died.

As for Islam, the rabbi said, it has a strong ideology that can withstand changing developments in the world. Islam grew up in a way that was different from the emergence of Christianity. It had a real and living leader to whom the Qur’an was revealed. There is not an iota of doubt in this. This was not the case with Christianity. There are differences of opinion about the growth of the religion even among its followers.

the rabbi said, “we live in an era when rampant atheism is engulfing the world and when Christianity prevails only in certain heritage buildings and little remains of Judaism by virtue of it having fallen under the influence of Zionism. Hence, in the present world, nothing prevails except Islam. Muslims are in constant contact with their Creator. As far as a Christian is concerned, if he goes to church every Sunday, then it is good. As for a Muslim, he kneels down to pray five fixed times a day. “

“When I traveled to Europe, there was a quiet prayer corner at the airport. When the time of prayer came, I went there. Then, two Muslims also came. I stood to perform prayer while the other two spread out newspapers and knelt down while praying. This is Islam and it has many implications. A man performs prayers five times daily and these prayers are not long.” The rabbi continues: “I had access to the prayers of Muslims and looked at what is written in the Qur’an. It is not long, but is very serious and profound. While performing prayer by bowing, kneeling, and reciting from the Qur’an, within a few minutes, a man is actually addressing Almighty Allah. This is an important thing and this has great implications. Hence, Islam, as a whole, is the religion of the future.”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9a6blduFb0

Jesus Misssion

“I (Just) must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.” [Luke 4:43]

Jesus was not sent to die for anybody’s sin, nor he was appointed by himself, he was sent only to preach the message which was given to him by God.

“I (Jesus) tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and BELIEVE IN GOD WHO SENT ME have eternal life. THEY WILL NEVER BE CONDEMNED FOR THEIR SINS, but THEY have ALREADY PASSED from death into life.” [John 5:24]

“Jesus answered, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.” [John 7:16]

Jesus preached to his people that they should worship Allah the one who sent him, his lord, and their lord, and this is Islam, all prophets were preaching this concept.

“[We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warners so that mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.” [Quran 4:165]

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Muhammad (Pbuh) Treatment to Christians

 

● In 628 AD, a delegation from St. Catherine’s Monastery came to Prophet Muhammed and requested his protection. He responded by granting them a charter of rights.

● St. Catherine’s Monastery is located at the foot of Mt. Sinai and is the world’s oldest monastery. It possess a huge collection of Christian manuscripts, second only to the Vatican, and is a world heritage site. It also boasts the oldest collection of Christian icons. It is a treasure house of Christian history that has remained safe for 1400 years under Muslim protection.

Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) Message to St. Catherine:

“This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them.
Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by God! I hold out against anything that displeases them.

No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet. Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate.

No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them. If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray. Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants. No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).”

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtiname_of_Muhammad]

Do You Really know Jesus ?!!

Jesus was the last prophet in Israel.  He was called the son of God, an expression that was common use in metaphoric sense in the scripture

Nowhere in the Bible Jesus referred to himself as God or implied that he was God. The expression, Lord, was applied to him but it never meant to convey, that he was God. It was used as a synonym for master.

Jesus was the son of God !!

It is true that in Luke 1:32, he is called the son of the Highest and in 1:35, the son of God; but these expressions in Biblical idiom do not at all connote Divinity or partnership in Divinity. W e read:

“I have said, ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” (Psalms 82:6)

In numerous instances the expression son of God is applied to prophets, to the righteous and to believers. for example:

“Israel is My son, even My first born.” (Exodus 4:22)

“Also I will make him (David) Myfirst born, higher than the kings of the earth.” (Psalms 89:27)

“He (Solomon) shall be My son, and I will be his Father.” (1. Chron 22:10)

Jesus, was the same with God!!!

The distinction between Jesus and God was well understood among the disciples and the early Christians, even Paul himself said:

“But to us there is but one God, the Father of whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things, and we by him.” ( 1 Cor. 8:6)

Jesus himself brought out the distinction clearly in attributing divinity to God alone, who was also his God, as for instance:

“Go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.” (John 20:17)

But He is the Messiah (Christ) !!

The word “Messiah” is froem the Hebrew word “Mashiach” which means “anointed one”. “Ha-Mashiach” means “The Anointed One”. In the Greek, this Hebrew word is literally translated as “Khristos” from which we got the English word “Christ”. So “Christ” exactly means “Messiah” or “Anointed One”.

so being a Messiah is a not a proof of divinity or that Jesus was God because God can not be chosen, rather it is Jesus who was chosen by God

Many were termed as Messiah in the Bible ,Saul was a messiah, David was a Messiah, Zedekiah was a Messiah….

He died for our sins!!

Adam’s sin was his and his alone and God forgave both Adam and Eve when they turned to God in repentance; there is no original sin, every one is born into a state of natural innocence; sin is acquired later by our own conscious and willful actions.

Jesus did not died for anybody’s sins nor He or anyone else had too to die for YOUR sins

 “Therefore, repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be erased”(Acts 3:19)

Jesus himself said:
“But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 9:13

I want to follow Jesus, so I’m a Christian !!

Jesus said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.” (John 7:16)

Jesus never knew the word Christianity, nor did e called his followers to be called Christians, rather Jesus submitted himself to the will of God and he called them to submit to God

but there is no such a religion !

No there is, Islam means submission to God, and it is the religion of all the prophets, Abraham Moses, Jesus Muhammad and all the others

” I (Jesus) seek not mine own will , but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” (John 5:30)

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.” (John 4:34)

If you really know Jesus,
you would be nothing but a Muslim to God

so what is the problem ?!

One may ask, if both Muslims and Christians love and respect Jesus (pbuh), where exactly is the parting of ways?

The major difference between Islam and Christianity is the Christians’ insistence on the supposed divinity of Christ (pbuh).

A study of the Christian scriptures reveals that Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity. In fact there is not a single unequivocal statement in the entire Bible where Jesus (pbuh) himself says, “I am God” or where he says, “worship me”.

In fact the Bible contains statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in which he preached quite the contrary. The following statements in the Bible are attributed to Jesus Christ (pbuh):

■ “My Father is greater than I.”
[The Bible, John 14:28]

■ “My Father is greater than all.”
[The Bible, John 10:29]

■ “…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God….”
[The Bible, Mathew 12:28]

■ “…I with the finger of God cast out devils….”
[The Bible, Luke 11:20]

■ “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”
[The Bible, John 5:30]

 

 

by Zakir Naik