Is Jesus God?
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As I said before, God is ONE but God has three personalities - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. And all these three personalities have different functions to perform but they are the same one God just as we have Soul, Mind and Body - three different components but together making one person. Father gives Instruction. Son carries out the instructions. Holy Spirit conveys the message. So this amounts to reciprocal dealings between Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. It is very similar to our body communicating to mind and mind giving instruction to body. Let me give you one more example: - The moment you touch a very hot thing with your finger even without your knowledge you pull your hands back. You never know what is going on inside your body. But signal was given from your fingers that, "it is very hot". The signal reaches the brain through nervous system intimating that fingers have touched a very hot thing. Now brain thinks a little bit and gives signal back to finger, "Pull your hands back." This message is carried by nervous system to your finger, and you pulled your hand off. If brain is not working properly then the signal can not be interpreted correctly or if nervous system is defective signal can not be carried through free from error . . . Think for a moment about God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. God gives instructions, Son obeys and Holy Spirit transmits messages both ways. So three of them work individually and as a unit and at the same time they are one God. So God is not asking help from God Himself but God’s three personalities have different functions to perform and they work in their own field of activity. We read in the scripture (John 1:1), "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Jesus is called the "Word" (Logos, Gk.). The idea of the Logos belonged to Greek philosophy in John's day, but John uses the word in a larger sense that would include Hebrew ideas also. Basically, the word in our text has reference to a unique communication of God to man, which He accomplished in human flesh. John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." Bible clearly says that "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." It shows the complex nature of God, though they are different personalities but the same God. Jesus made it clearer when He said that He and Father are one. John 14:10-11, "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. "Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves." Jesus prayed to the Father means He did talk to the Father. He got instructions from the Father and He obeyed it. If Jesus is God then why He needed to comedown to this world and give His life? He could have done it sitting on His throne. Yes, it is true that He could have done this sitting on His throne but It was LOVE that brought Him down. He could not see us going into hell fire. He could not see us perishing in our sins. Think about this for a moment, imagine yourself to be sitting on a chair and reading newspaper. Your son is playing nearby but somehow, he fell down in fire. You are hearing his scream for help. Do you think that you can sit quietly and say, "son try to come out of the fire by yourself. Work hard, work hard!!" No, I am sure, you will jump from your seat and even risking the danger of getting yourself burnt you will try to save your child and will try to rescue him as soon as possible from the burning fire. Jesus did the same thing on the cruel cross. When He saw that we are incapable of coming out of our sins by ourselves He came down in the form of a man and died on our behalf so that we may never face hellfire but could live with Him in peace and joy. "Jesus himself worshipped One God. Does God worship God?" Jesus never worshipped any God but people, demon, devil, angels and heavenly hosts worshipped Jesus. And yes, He is the only God who is worthy of worship and honor and glory and praise. If Jesus is God then, When Jesus was crucified, it means, God died! God sent His Son in this World.." When His son came to the world where was God? Is God just like man? Can He be only in one place at a time? When God came down in the form of a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire, where was God at that time, can you imagine? "And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night." (Exodus 13:21) Where was God when He came down and walked with Abraham? Where was God when He came down and walked with Enoch? Where was God when He came down and led the Israelites in the wilderness? Where was God when He was with all His prophets of OT and NT? Do you think that God was with only one person and heaven was empty at that time? If you read the whole Bible you can see that God was with all His prophets and with all His children . . . It is God’s quality that He can be in many places at the same time. God is almighty and all knowing.
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Muslims have asked the same question again and again, "Is Jesus God?" Quran denies the divinity of Christ and His claim of being God and the Son of God. They believe that there is only one Supreme Being who is the creator and sustainer of all things and no man can take His place. God alone can forgive our sins and He alone is our Savior. This book answers most of the questions asked by Muslims about Jesus’ divinity and Jesus being God. While comparing the Bible and the Quran I found the stunning discovery that Jesus has all the qualities of God and that not only the Bible but the Quran also establishes Jesus’ deity and divine qualities as God. I have listed more than 75 qualities of God in Jesus. Age after age people have received the forgiveness of their sins, peace, joy, and happiness through the same Jesus who changes not. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. No wonder Jesus is the Almighty God!!
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I was born and raised in a Christian family. I was brought up under strict discipline and not only that, my parents themselves were very strict regarding religious formalities. They insisted on my going to Church every Sunday, to read the Bible daily and to pray every day. But I wasn't good in my studies. I even struggled to get passing marks in my exams. Not only that, my home was a broken home. We always fought with each other. It was such a hell that it is very difficult to explain in words. I was totally broken, dejected and had no hope in my life. I thought whether any good thing would ever happen in my life. In my school days almost every day I wished that it might be the last day of my life, that evening may not come so that I need not return home. How my soul longed to meet with some accident and die. But it never happened. Many a times I thought of committing suicide. But whenever I thought of it, a great fear came over me and I left that idea. I did not have any interest to live in this world. Meanwhile something happened to my legs and doctors could not figure out what the problem was. I was unable to walk, and I had terrible pain in my legs. I was hardly able to move from my bed. Doctors gave me double doses of painkiller, but it never helped me. Only the misery intensified. Then I heard one Christian radio program, in which the preacher said, "If you die today, would you go to heaven? If you are not sure about going to heaven, repent from your sins and invite Jesus in your life. And He will forgive all your sins and give you assurance of heaven." I prayed the sinners prayer with him (Lord Jesus, I am a sinner, please forgive all my sins and wash me with your precious blood. Please give me assurance of heaven that if I die today, I may reach heaven.) As soon as I prayed this prayer from the bottom of my heart, a great peace came into my life. Though my circumstances did not change immediately, still I got great peace and joy in my heart. I started feeling as if all my miserable conditions had left me. In due course my family members also accepted Jesus in their lives and their lives stared changing. Our home became a sweet home. God removed all the bitterness from our hearts and helped us to love each other. Not only that, God exalted me in my studies. I gave many exams after that and passed all these with flying colors. God also healed me completely . . . our lives are not at all miserable any longer.