السبت، 1 أغسطس 2020
Did you ever ask yourself . .
Yusuf Estes
Did you ever ask yourself . .
Did God have a Son?
[by Dr. Bilal Philips]
[by Dr. Bilal Philips]
Since He is able to do all things, He should be able to have a son. However, this claim reduces God to the lowly status of His creation. Creatures procreate by giving birth to mini versions of themselves that later grow up and reproduce copies of themselves, and so on and so forth. Dogs have puppies, cats have kittens, cows have calves, and men have children. So, what does God have – a baby God?
Gods must give birth to Gods. But, for God to have a son, there has to exist another God besides Him. It is not befitting for God to have a son as such an act equates Him with His creation.
Everything other than God comes into existence by the commandment of God, not that God becomes His creation or a part of God becomes creation. God does not become His creation nor does God give birth to creation. God is God, the Creator, and man and the contents of the universe are His creation. Although humans cannot grasp the concept of creation from nothing, that is exactly what God did and does. He alone creates from nothing, which 1s among the attributes that make Him unique and distinct from His creation. His act of creation is entirely different from that of human beings.
This was the essence of the message of all the true messengers and prophets of God sent to humanity – Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad – as well as those sent throughout the world whose names are now unknown to humanity - may God’s peace and blessings be on them all. Today, this precise message can only be found in the Quran; the last scripture revealed by God to humankind. The message remains loud and clear only in the Quran because it has remained unchanged since the time of its revelation, one thousand four hundred years ago, until today.
God states in the Quran for those who make Him like His creation or vice versa:
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ
“There is nothing similar to Him.”
[Surah ash-Shura (42):11]
He also states for those who attributed to Him a son:
وَمَا يَنبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا
“But it is not suitable for Ar-Rahman (the Most Beneficent -Allah) that He should beget a child.”
[Surah Maryam (19):92]
He further states for those who believe that He created the world from Himself:
إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
“If He wishes anything to exist, He merely commands it: ‘Be’, and it is.”
[Surah Yaa Seen (36):82]
For the polytheists He states:
وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَهٍ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ لَعَلاَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ
“There was no other god along with Him, for if there were each would have taken away what he created and tried to overcome the other.”
[Surah al-Mu´minun (23):91]
He asks the atheists:
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ
“Did nothing create them or did they create themselves?”
[Surah at-Toor (52):35]
And in reference to Jesus and his mother, Mary, He confirmed their humanity by saying simply:
كَانَا يَأْكُلاَنِ الطَّعَامَ
“They both used to eat food.”
[Surah al-Ma’idah (5):75]
The concept of God not becoming man is very important for every human being to grasp because it lies at the foundation of the difference between Islam and all other existing religions. All other religions have a distorted concept of God, to one degree or another.
The most important idea which needs to be understood, is that God did not become man.
God is unique; He alone deserves to be worshipped by His creation. To believe that a man is God or that a man became God and to worship that man is the greatest sin and the greatest evil that humans can do on this earth. This understanding is most important because it forms the foundation for salvation. There can be no salvation without it. However, this belief alone is not the key salvation.
True, correct belief must be translated into practice, and not merely remain in the realm of knowledge, for it to become pure faith. A person has to live a righteous life based on the correct belief to attain salvation. Nevertheless, the starting point is, knowing who God is, knowing that God never became and will never become a human being.
Gods must give birth to Gods. But, for God to have a son, there has to exist another God besides Him. It is not befitting for God to have a son as such an act equates Him with His creation.
Everything other than God comes into existence by the commandment of God, not that God becomes His creation or a part of God becomes creation. God does not become His creation nor does God give birth to creation. God is God, the Creator, and man and the contents of the universe are His creation. Although humans cannot grasp the concept of creation from nothing, that is exactly what God did and does. He alone creates from nothing, which 1s among the attributes that make Him unique and distinct from His creation. His act of creation is entirely different from that of human beings.
This was the essence of the message of all the true messengers and prophets of God sent to humanity – Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad – as well as those sent throughout the world whose names are now unknown to humanity - may God’s peace and blessings be on them all. Today, this precise message can only be found in the Quran; the last scripture revealed by God to humankind. The message remains loud and clear only in the Quran because it has remained unchanged since the time of its revelation, one thousand four hundred years ago, until today.
God states in the Quran for those who make Him like His creation or vice versa:
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ
“There is nothing similar to Him.”
[Surah ash-Shura (42):11]
He also states for those who attributed to Him a son:
وَمَا يَنبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا
“But it is not suitable for Ar-Rahman (the Most Beneficent -Allah) that He should beget a child.”
[Surah Maryam (19):92]
He further states for those who believe that He created the world from Himself:
إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
“If He wishes anything to exist, He merely commands it: ‘Be’, and it is.”
[Surah Yaa Seen (36):82]
For the polytheists He states:
وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَهٍ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ لَعَلاَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ
“There was no other god along with Him, for if there were each would have taken away what he created and tried to overcome the other.”
[Surah al-Mu´minun (23):91]
He asks the atheists:
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ
“Did nothing create them or did they create themselves?”
[Surah at-Toor (52):35]
And in reference to Jesus and his mother, Mary, He confirmed their humanity by saying simply:
كَانَا يَأْكُلاَنِ الطَّعَامَ
“They both used to eat food.”
[Surah al-Ma’idah (5):75]
The concept of God not becoming man is very important for every human being to grasp because it lies at the foundation of the difference between Islam and all other existing religions. All other religions have a distorted concept of God, to one degree or another.
The most important idea which needs to be understood, is that God did not become man.
God is unique; He alone deserves to be worshipped by His creation. To believe that a man is God or that a man became God and to worship that man is the greatest sin and the greatest evil that humans can do on this earth. This understanding is most important because it forms the foundation for salvation. There can be no salvation without it. However, this belief alone is not the key salvation.
True, correct belief must be translated into practice, and not merely remain in the realm of knowledge, for it to become pure faith. A person has to live a righteous life based on the correct belief to attain salvation. Nevertheless, the starting point is, knowing who God is, knowing that God never became and will never become a human being.
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Interview with Jesus, Disciples, and Paul
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Interview with Jesus, Disciples, and Paul
◑ To Jesus: who are you ??
“I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.” John 8:40
◑ To the Disciples: who is Jesus?
“Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.” Acts 2:22
◑ To the people: who is Jesus ??
“He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people.” Luke 24:19
◑ To Paul: who is Jesus ??
“Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.” Colossians 2:9
To Jesus: what do yo teach ??
“‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Luke 5:32
◑ To the Disciples: what did Jesus taught??
“Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.” Acts 3:19
◑ To Paul: what did Jesus taught??
“Christ died for our sins” 1 Corinthians 15:3
◑ To Jesus: to whom you were sent ??
“I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” Matthew 15:24
◑ To the Disciples: what Jesus instructed ??
“Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.” Matthew 10:6
◑ To Paul: Why did you go to the Gentiles ??
“It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.” Romans 15:20
◑ to Paul: do you mean the Disciples??
“I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things. I may not be a trained speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.” 2 Corinthians 11:6
◑ To Jesus: did you came to abolish the law ??
“Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. “Matt. 5:17,18
◑ To Paul: what do you say about that??
“Jesus abolished in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations.” Eph. 2:15
“Christ is the end of the law, that every one who has faith may be justified.” Rom. 10:4
◑ To the Disciples: Is man Justified by faith alone??
“man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” James 2:24
◑ To Paul: what do you say about that ??
“man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.” Romans 3:28
◑ To Paul: so you contradict the disciples of Jesus ??
“When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.” Galatians 2:11
◑ To Paul: so what do you say about their teachings ??
“If we or an angel from heaven preach any other Gospel to you than what we (Paul and his disciples) have preached to you let him be a curse ” Gal 1:8
◑ To Paul: why do you say that??
“all those in Asia have turned away from me” 2 Tim. 1:15
◑to the Disciples: did you rejected Paul??
“When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join us, but we were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple.” Acts 9:26
result: Paul is a corrupter of Jesus' message
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