is jessus god ?
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The claim
The claim that Jesus Christ is God—co-equal and co-eternal with the Father—is examined in light of scriptural evidence from both the Quran and the Bible. If Jesus is God, why would he pray to the Father, say the Father is greater than he, and command worship of the one God alone?
Evidence from the text
(5)The Quran declares that those who say "God is the Messiah, son of Mary" have committed disbelief, and it records Jesus himself commanding the Children of Israel to worship God, his Lord and their Lord .
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَقَالَ الْمَسِيحُ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ
They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
The Quran explicitly defines Jesus as "the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, a messenger of God and His word which He cast to Mary and a spirit from Him," and warns against saying "Three" .
يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِّنْهُ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلَا تَقُولُوا ثَلَاثَةٌ انتَهُوا خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ إِنَّمَا اللَّهُ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ سُبْحَانَهُ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا
O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
The Quran states that "the Messiah, son of Mary, was only a messenger; messengers before him had passed away, and his mother was a truthful one; they both used to eat food," highlighting their human nature .
مَّا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُ صِدِّيقَةٌ كَانَا يَأْكُلَانِ الطَّعَامَ انظُرْ كَيْفَ نُبَيِّنُ لَهُمُ الْآيَاتِ ثُمَّ انظُرْ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ
The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
Jesus himself says in the Gospel of John, "the Father is greater than I," which would be impossible if he were co-equal with God .
You heard how I told you, ‘I go away, and I come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I.
In his own prayer, Jesus defines eternal life as knowing "the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent," clearly distinguishing himself as the sent one, not the sender .
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
The Quranic view
The Quran presents a consistent and clear view: Jesus is a human prophet and messenger of God, created from a word from God and a spirit from Him, but never divine. It condemns those who say God is the Messiah or that God has a son , and it records Jesus himself denying any claim to divinity on the Day of Judgment . The Quran affirms that Jesus was a servant of God, a messenger to the Children of Israel, and that he ate food like all humans .
Summary
The combined testimony of the Quran and the Bible shows that Jesus is not God but a revered prophet and messenger. The Quran explicitly calls him a messenger and condemns deifying him , while the Gospels record Jesus praying to the Father and defining the true God as distinct from himself . If Jesus were God, why would he need to pray, and why would he say the Father is greater than he? The only consistent conclusion is that Jesus, peace be upon him, is a servant of the one true God.
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