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(16) If Jesus was God how comes in Luke 4:13 he was tempted
by Satan yet in James 1:13 God cannot be tempted by evil.
Response: Again, be careful
about the ongoing event! Jesus was facing the same temptation as faced by Adam
and Eve. It was to confirm if Jesus was willingly accepting to be dependent on
Father and his rule. He was tempted as a man. It has nothing to do with James
1:13 but it has to do with fix the things that was spoiled due to failure of
Adam and Eve!
(17) If Jesus was God, then how comes in Luke 2:21 he was
circumcised . Do you really want us to believe that God was circumcised, do you
believe that the man who circumcised Jesus was holding God by his penis !!!.
Isn't this the greatest blasphemy.
Response: Your crazy thought is
indeed pitiful! He was born in a Jewish family and he was following the Jewish
culture! Jesus' upbringing was faithful to God's instructions as given to
Israel in the Old Testament. That included circumcision (Leviticus 12:3). At
this ceremony, it was traditional for male children to be
"officially" given their name.[i] As a
religious rite, circumcision was required of all of Abraham’s descendants as a
sign of the covenant God made with him (Genesis 17:9–14; Acts 7:8). The Mosaic
Law repeated the requirement (Leviticus 12:2–3), and Jews throughout the
centuries have continued to practice circumcision (Joshua 5:2–3; Luke 1:59;
Acts 16:3; Philippians 3:5).[ii]
(18) If Jesus was God then how comes in Mark 11: 13, he was
very ignorant that he did not know that it was a season of figs. How can God be
ignorant to this level.
Response: While it is not the
season for figs, fig trees would produce small, edible buds before beginning to
grow actual figs. A tree that doesn't grow those buds won't later produce full
fruit. Seeing that the tree has nothing to offer, and no anticipated harvest,
Jesus denounces it. Jesus' action against the tree is a sign that God is about
to judge Israel (Mark 13:1–2). The tree looks good: it is leafed out, but it
produces no figs, so it is useless. The temple looks good: rebuilt by Herod the
Great some fifty or sixty years before, but the religious leaders choose not to
bear fruit in this season. As the fig tree is useless for providing fruit, so
the Jewish religious leaders in Jerusalem are useless in fulfilling their task
of leading their people into a sincere worship of God and blessing the
Gentiles. And so, both the tree and Jerusalem will be destroyed.[iii]
(19). If Jesus was God, then how comes in Mark 11:12 he was
hungry, How can God be hungry, isn't this blasphemy to God.
Response: Just want to say, Remove
your ‘Jesus as God only’ lens.
(20) If Jesus was God then how comes he said in Matthew
24:36 that he does not know the last day and hour. How can God be this ignorant
and fail to know the last day of judgement.
Response: Most Christians
responds it by application of Jesus’ dualistic nature and dependence on Father.
Others might say, as a human, it was not his concern to reveal everything about
his future coming. However, in a Jewish framework, it was associated concern
with Father regarding when son would get his bride although Son also knows it.
Jesus was actually explaining what the events leading up to the tribulation would
be like. He was alluding his return with Jewish wedding tradition. Hence, he
was just using analogy from a Jewish custom of wedding rather denying his
omniscience.[iv]
(21). If Jesus is God how comes he had a tribe as stated in
Revelation 5:5 that he was a Jew from the tribe of Juda. Can God have a tribe,
does it make sense to you if you start treason.
Response: The elder identified
Jesus in two ways. First, he identified him as the Lion of the tribe of Judah.
When the patriarch Jacob blessed his sons, he called his son Judah a lion's cub
and predicted that the scepter would not depart from him (Genesis 49:9–10).
This prediction anticipated the arrival of a descendant of Judah who would rule
as King. Revelation 5:5 also identifies this person as the Root of David,
meaning the source of King David's power and kingdom. Only Jesus, David's
rightful descendant and heir to the throne if Israel, was legally entitled to
open the scroll and launch the judgments it contained. The wise men told King
Herod that Bethlehem in the land of Judah had been prophesied to be the
birthplace of a ruler who would shepherd Israel (Matthew 2:6). The prophecy was
given in Micah 5:2.[v]
Your tail question rather doesn’t make sense since you’ve been asking question
with your whole mind focusing at ‘Jesus is Only God’ and framing mind from
God’s divine perspective.
(22) If Jesus was God then why did he say in Matthew 15:24
that he was only sent to the lost sheep of Israel. Can God be sent in the first
place and can he be so tribal like this.
Response: Throughout His earthly
ministry, Jesus acted with a crystal-clear sense of His purpose. Eventually,
all nations of earth would be blessed through Israel, in the person of Jesus,
as the Son of God gave His life as the sacrifice for the sins of humanity. For
that to happen, however, Jesus needs to accomplish certain things within the
people of Israel. So, for now, Jesus has come to serve and heal God's chose
people as the promised Messiah. Only after His own people officially reject Him
will the offer be made for all to come into the family of God through faith in
Christ (John 1:11–12).[vi] Your
second question commits Red Herring fallacy.
(23) If Jesus was God then how comes in Luke 11:37-38, he
was seen eating food, he even forgotten to wash his hands before he ate because
he was very hungry. Imagine God eating food . if Jesus ate food, the end result
is that the food had to be digested meaning that he visited the toilet, imagine
God on a toilet !!! . let us start reasoning please.
Response: Your analysis sounds
so terrible! We have no issue to imagine whatever you are requesting but we
have hard time to imagine what kind of God you are imagining? Jesus is God in
flesh! Furthermore, according to you, God is omnipresent. Then, isn’t he
present at toilet? Suppose you are in wash room and something bad situation is
happening outside. So, wouldn’t you pray inside wash room? It is God who
designed your entire body system! It is God who made human beings conscious
about health and sanitation! I am committing Red Herring here because I feel
ashamed to respond to your silly thoughts!
(24) If Jesus was God, then how comes in John 18:22, he was
slapped by one of the officers. Can God be slapped by a mere man. Jesus cannot
be God.
Response: I am feeling pity on
your such a low view of scripture and understanding Jesus’ purpose on earth!
Your high view of God may be respected but your low view of what Jesus was
doing in the world makes us feel ashamed even to answer your question!
What modern people think of as
"civil rights" did not meaningfully exist in most ancient cultures.
However, the basic concepts of law and order usually applied. Beating a person
suspected of committing a crime has been frowned upon by most law-minded
societies. While the man striking Jesus is not necessarily trying to beat a
confession out of Him, his actions are not part of protocol. Either under
Jewish tradition (Deuteronomy 25:1–2; John 7:51), or Roman law, what's
happening here was probably illegal.
The real motivation for this
assault is the pointed comment Jesus has just made. In essence, He called out
the high priest for hypocrisy. He challenged His accusers to provide evidence
for their allegations (John 18:20–21). Few things inspire as much rage as
having one's wrongdoing exposed (John 3:19–20). Authority figures have a habit
of mistaking defense for defiance, punishing underlings simply because they
don't bow and scrape with enough reverence. Likewise, criticizing someone's
tone is a common way to avoid responding to the substance of their argument.[vii]
(25) If Jesus was God, then how comes it is mentioned in
Luke 2:40 that Jesus while still a child grew and filled with wisdom and the
grace of God was with him. Which grace of God was with him if he was himself
God.
Response: Jesus was
God-incarnate, God in flesh!
(26) If Jesus was God, how comes that in Mark 1:35, He used
to pray, which God was he praying to if he was himself God.
Response: No, Jesus wasn’t
praying to any foreign god but his own Father. This shows a beautiful
relationship among all three persons how they really concern about one another
and love one another. They live together as one God.
(27) If Jesus was God ,then why is it written in 1 Timothy
2:5 that there is one God and one mediator between God and men who is the man
Jesus.
Response: Jesus, as a Man, is
our mediator. Being God-Man, Jesus is eligible to reconcile God and us. Sinful
humanity has been made accessible to Holy God by mediating act of Jesus!
The second phrase transitions to
the concept of a mediator. A mediator is a person who serves as an intermediary
between two people or parties. Jesus serves to bring people to God (John 14:6)
and is the only way to God (Acts 4:12). Hebrews 9:15 mentions this same theme,
saying, "Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant …" Similarly,
Hebrews 12:24 uses the phrase, "Jesus, the mediator of a new
covenant."
Paul also highlights the humanity
of Jesus, calling him "The man Christ Jesus." He is God in human
form, one hundred percent God and one hundred percent man (John 1:1–14).
This verse not only speaks to
the reality of the Christian God, but also that Jesus Christ is the only way to
be reconciled to God. No other being, spiritual or human, is needed as a
go-between for us and God. The symbolism of the torn temple veil (Matthew
27:51) applies here: Jesus is the way we communicate with God, period. There is
no additional step, and there is no other channel.[viii]
(28). If Jesus was God, then why did Paul say in 2
Corinthians 1:1 that I Paul I am an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God.
Response: God willingly chose
Paul to be apostle. Jesus encountered him and gave him apostolic function to
plant the Gospel and the church.
(29). If Jesus was God, how comes in Acts 2:36, it is
mentioned that GOD has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. Which God made Jesus
Christ if he (Jesus) himself was God.
Response: It is not made in the
sense of a promotion for though He always was God, the Father takes this
opportunity to proclaim this fact to all humanity.[ix]
Peter finishes the first sermon
of the church age by presenting three incredible truths: Jesus of Nazareth is
the Messiah sent by God to save the Jews; the Jews killed Him; God raised Him
from the dead, giving the Jews hope for their own resurrection. As Jesus
promised, the apostles and other Jesus-followers will spread variations of this
message "in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the
earth" (Acts 1:8). Peter's message is directed to the Jews in Jerusalem,
but Jesus has already said the message is for everyone on earth (John 10:16).
Because, the truth is, Jesus came to save all of us; we all, with our sin,
killed Him; and God raised Him from the dead to give us all hope.[x]
(30). If Jesus was God, then how comes in Hebrews 5:7, Jesus
prayed while crying in strong tears so that God saves him from death and God
heard his prayers by saving him from death.Please read it
Response: It can also be said
that Jesus’ human aspect was mourning for the upcoming great misery of
crucifixion. He was fully human and so feeling anxious wasn’t unusual even for
Jesus and yet he was obedient to will of Father. Jesus was the one who got
victory over the death as well! God didn’t let him remain a corpse but to rise
again like a Victorious person!
Next, earlier verses explained
that a priest offers prayers to God on behalf of the people. Here, Jesus is
said to have done the same. In this way, He again fulfills the requirements of
a human priest.
The writer of Hebrews has also
made mention of Psalm 22, which describes a sinless character crying out to God
to be rescued (Psalm 22:24; Hebrews 2:12). Jesus' suffering on the cross
brought literal fulfillment to the words of that Psalm. Some believe that the
writer of Hebrews may also be referring to Jesus' prayers in the garden of
Gethsemane prior to His arrest (Matthew 26:39; Luke 22:42). Jesus' death on the
cross was the sacrifice offered, once and for all, for human sin (Hebrews
9:26).
Of course, Jesus was killed by
those who arrested Him. The "rescue" He obtained was not from death,
but out of death. The resurrection of Jesus was the ultimate sign of His
acceptance and approval by God.[xi]
✔️💯References About the last prophet Muhammad In The Holy
Bible
1. Jesus
foretold about Muhammad : "
…he shall give
you another comforter…”
(John 14:15-16)
Response: This is about Holy
Spirit and not Muhammad!
Answering Islam gives a clear
clarification,
We might wonder why Muslims
appeal to a book that is so diametrically opposed to Islam. However, we must
remember that Muhammad declared that there are prophecies about him in the New
Testament. Muslims are thus forced into grasping at anything that will help
them vindicate Muhammad’s claim.
Muslims argue that, since the
Comforter will not come unless Jesus returns to the Father, this prophecy
cannot possibly be referring to the Holy Spirit, for the Holy Spirit was
already present in Jesus. Thus, Jesus must have been predicting the rise of
another prophet, and (for some reason) Muhammad is the only possible candidate.
However, this argument clearly misses the point of Jesus’ prediction. Jesus
acknowledges that the Spirit was already with them: "... for he dwelleth
with you." The prophecy was that the Spirit would be in them and dwell
with them forever. This was something entirely new, and it was by no means
invalidated because the Spirit was already in Jesus.
Muhammad was never with Jesus’
disciples, the invisible comforter cannot be visible Muhammad, Muhammad wasn’t
sent by Jesus otherwise they need to admit Jesus is God. Hence, Muhammad was
not with the apostles, he was not in the apostles, he was not with them
forever, he was not invisible, he was not sent by Jesus, and he did not come
quickly, as Jesus said he would. Yet the Holy Spirit matches this description
perfectly. Jesus identified the Comforter as the Holy Spirit, who was with the
disciples, was in them at Pentecost, was invisible, came quickly, was sent by
Jesus, and has been with Christians for nearly two thousand years. Given the
facts, Muslims who apply these verses to Muhammad should be ashamed of
themselves.[xii]
2. Jesus
said: “I have many things
to say unto you,
but you can‟t bear
them now…he will
show you things to come...(John 16:14).
Response: He is Holy Spirit.
Gospel of Barnabas :
“…Muhammad is his blessed
name.”(Ch. 96-97)
Response: This Gospel wasn’t
even accepted and approved as Canonical! It has historical and geographical
issues as well.[xiii]
🔵 The message of Jesus
was incomplete. Another
prophet was needed
to guide mankind.
Response: The whole scripture
has nothing to suggest any kind of such message. Jesus’ mission was fulfilled!
His work of redemption was accomplished (Romans 5:8, John 3:16, John 1:12, 1
Timothy 3:16, Col. 3:16, Hebrew 9:26-28, etc.)! We are given His Holy Spirit
for guidance and sanctification and every Christians are eagerly awaiting
Jesus’ return!
Songs of soloman 5.16
👉👉 last prophet name Muhammadim name
Response: maḥmāḏ (מַחְמָד) just means pleasant thing, beloved, desirable thing.[xiv] There
is nothing in the context to suggest Muhammad’s name and his fore coming!
Answeringislam evaluates
correctly;
First, the Song of Solomon
contains beautiful and sensuous poetry expressing romantic love between a young
man (a shepherd 1:7) and.a young woman (a shepherdess 1:8). A key theme is that
marriage is a gift from God to be founded on commitment and loyalty. Second,
the young lady is describing her husband's body in 5:10-16. Is it likely that
while enamored of her husband, she would suddenly speak of another man in verse
16? Finally, even if some Jewish pronunciations of one of the Hebrew words
sounded something like "Muhammed," that is irrelevant because it is
not the sound, but the meaning of the word that is significant.[xv]
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