The most fundamental truth of Christianity is the fact that God died for mankind. This fact is an offense to Muslims. In fact, this truth has been a stumbling block for people for thousands of years. Muslims refuse to accept the death of God because they do not know God. They do not understand the power or love of God.
Isa Al-Masih Was God Clothed in Flesh.
To understand how God could die, we must understand the person of Isa Al-Masih (Jesus Christ). If Isa was just a mere man, as Islam believes, then God did not die. To believe that you have to deny God’s Holy Word. According to the Injil (Gospel), Jesus was God clothed in flesh. The Injil tells us, “…the Word [Isa] was with God and the Word was God…” (Injil, John 1:1). Isa Al-Masih is the eternal Word of God.
Can the Eternal Word of Allah Be Destroyed?
Muslims believe the Quran is the eternal Word of Allah. They believe the words of the Quran are eternal and can never be destroyed. They can never be destroyed because they have always been with Allah. These words will always be with Allah. If that is the case, then the Quran is indestructible. We all know that if a Muslim’s house burns-down, the Quran inside the house will burn too. The fire will utterly destroy it! So the words of the Quran can be destroyed.
The Quran Is Paper and Ink.
Muslims understand that the Quran that burned-up with the house was just a physical expression of the eternal Word of Allah. The Quran that burned-up was the divine Word of Allah in the physical form of paper and ink. The words of Allah are eternal, but they took on the form of paper and ink that can be destroyed.
Isa Al-Masih, the Eternal Word of God, Died on the Cross.
In the same way, Isa is the eternal Word of God. He took the physical form of the body of a man (not paper and ink). The human body, as we all know, can die. It is destructible. Nevertheless that does not mean the eternal Word of God ceased to exist at the crucifixion. After the physical death of His mortal body, Isa Al-Masih rose again. In his eternal body, He ascended back to the Father. Isa said after he rose from the dead, “… I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (Injil, John 20:17).
The Word in Paper and Ink, the Word in a Human Body
If a Muslim believes that a Quran made of paper and ink can be destroyed without destroying the eternal Word of Allah, why is it so hard to accept the death of the true Word of God? This should not cause offense to the Muslim, but rejoicing. God visited man! The eternal Word of God in the form of man allowed Himself to be destroyed in the flesh. Thus, we can be made alive in His resurrection. Isa Al-Masih said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies” (Injil, John 11:25).
Do You Believe in the Eternal Word of God?
Muslims believe that the words of the Quran are the eternal words of God. Christians believe Isa Al-Masih is the eternal Word of God. The eternal words of Islam take the form of paper and ink and are mass-produced by printing presses. They accidently get destroyed in fires or lost in floods. The true, eternal Word of God came in the form of man. He was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life. He died for the sins of the world. He rose from the dead and ascended back to heaven. He gives people who believe in Him and His works eternal life. In which eternal Word of God do you put your faith?
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You say the Quran is paper and ink. Yes, it is, because it is a copy of a book. If you want to see the original Quran, it’s is not paper and ink. Try to discover it in Mecca.
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Shaquille,
If the original Quran is not paper and ink, then what is it?
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I think the understanding of the nature of the human soul will help us to understand this subject. The human soul is a product of the breath of God. It is part of God and this makes it eternal.
Man sinned against God and only the shedding of (spotless) blood was able to redeem the fallen man. All of men have sinned (Romans 3:23). No one is qualified to pay the price. Not Even the Angels!
Because of the everlasting love that God has for man He decided to come down to earth Himself to atone our sins. He had to become flesh to die so He came in the person of His Son-Jesus. God did this because He knows the value of the human soul. He knows the soul will live forever and without redemption it will be in the torments of hell. He wants us to spend our eternity in His paradise.
But we must believe in Jesus not as a prophet but as our only hope for Salvation. He is the Lord and Savior of our souls. Let’s come to Him for He has promised not to cast us out. Amen!
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Holyboy,
Thank you so much for your comment! You are right that only our sin could be paid for through the blood of Jesus. If anyone would like to know more about how you can do this, go to the “Way of Salvation” tab at the top of the page.
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Qur’an means: “Recitation” or “Collection”. Shortly after Muhammad’s (pbuh) death it was compiled and codified into a single written Arabic version, which remains the standard until today.
Please notice that the original actual manuscript is not present anywhere, but all are accurate copies.
This very Qur’an was really meant to confirm the earlier books, the Taurat, Zaboor and Injil, which were not available in the Arabic language at that time, not until two centuries later. Therefore the Quran tries to reflect the earlier books which are all part of todays bible!
Yet, the Holy Quran is not a replacement of the earlier books, but a clear ‘confirmation’ of those for the yet illiterate Arabs of that time:
Surah Fatir, 35:31 (Sahih International):
“And that which we have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of the Book is the truth, confirming what was before it. Indeed, Allah, of His servants, is acquainted and seeing.”
Surah Al Ahqaf 46:12 (Shakir):
“And before it the Book of Musa was a guide and a mercy: and this is a Book verifying (it) in the Arabic language that it may warn those who are unjust and as good news for the doers of good.”
These passages speak about the Qur’an confirming and verifying in contrast to superseding, overriding or replacing the earlier message of the Bible. In other words, these verses are not saying that believers should set aside the early revelation and only study the latter revelation. No, they should study and obey the earlier revelation as much as the later one’s.
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Thank you for your clear explanation. It’s true that Muslims must read, study and obey the revelations in the Taurat, Zabur, and Injil as compiled in the Bible. They need to learn it in order to understand the misunderstanding against the Bible. Blessings.
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If God died, then who gave Him life again? If God died, then is this God weak? and He is not worthy to be worshiped. As He can’t even save Himself from being died.
I invite you to read the Quran with impartiality, transparency and reflect, please close your eyes and open your heart and think and then make your decision.
May Allah Show you the path to him
Yours,
Mohammad
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Muhammad,
Thanks for your questions and comment. We do appreciate these.
The Christians see differently from your point of view. As explained in the article, that Kalimah Allah, who took the physical form of the man’s body died. It’s the mortal body that died. Because He was resurrected afterward, because He is God! The body is weak but not with His power.
Yes, He could have saved Himself. The Injil records that Isa walked on the water, rebuked the wind, and fed the 5,000 thousand men with only five loafs of bread and two fishes! Yet He chose to do God’s will, to die for all man kinds. God’s book says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord” (Taurat Isaiah 55:9).
Seeing the facts mentioned earlier, don’t you think that He is worthy to be worshiped? ‘“Jesus told … “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”’ (Injil, John 14:6).
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The God I serve has all power and is the only Savior. His name is Jesus Christ who died on the cross and shed his blood for the sins of this world. He got up in the third day and he sat on the right side of the throne of His Father. He is the one who can save the lost from their sins, not Allah!
If the God died and was resurrected, who resurrected him?
If he wasn’t there?
And who governed the entire universe for that supposedly 3 days he wasn’t there, the devil?!!
This shows the weakness of the weak and absent lord
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Dear Taha,
Thank you for your comment.
Christian and Muslim believe that God is everlasting “. . . The LORD is the everlasting God . . .” (Isaiah 40:28). “[the] Lord will remain forever”(Al-Quran, Ar-Rahman [55]:27, Muhammad Sarwar Translation). And God is able to do all things . The Gospel declares: “Nothing is impossible with God” (Injil, Luke 1:37). The Quran states: “You [Allah] are able to do all things” (Quran, Al-Imran [3]:26).
Christians and Muslims believe that every person has an eternal soul. When a body dies, the soul leaves that body for another world, e.g., “passes away.” The soul continues to live, to exist, somewhere else.
So it is with the Kalimah Allah (Word of God) – Isa Al-Masih. He is eternal and one with God, but He left heaven. By the miracle of the incarnation, the eternal “Kalimah Allah” was born of the Virgin Mary. He became a man and lived in a human body for 33 years.
On the cross, the “Kalimah Allah” left His physical body. Although His body died, Isa, the eternal Kalimah Allah, continues to exist. The Injil states that Isa received a new, heavenly body. He lives in heaven today, and will return to earth to judge all mankind as written in Injil (2 Timothy 4:1) and Al-Quran (43:61).
So God cannot die. Isa Al-Masih, when crucified, left His physical body. He left his mortal body and returned to heaven in his glorified body.
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, “… I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (Injil, John 20:17)….
Can you explain and justify this?
Who is the father Jesus was talking about?
Who is the God Jesus was talking about?
Then How possible is it for a God to still have a father or another God?
You claim Jesus is God, and Jesus still have a father and another God?
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Dear Akande,
Thank you for your comment.
We all must acknowledge that there are difficult teachings in both Islam and Christianity. For example, the Quran states that Allah prays. Why does Allah need to pray? Who does Allah pray to?
The Bible clearly teaches that there is one God. Isa quoted the Law given to Moses: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Torah, Deuteronomy 6:4; Injil, Mark 12:28-31).
But God revealed himself in three persons, God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit.
This is a difficult teaching, but the Bible teaches that Isa came down from heaven and became a person. He was both God and man. When Isa died on the cross, He took the sin of the world, which caused Him to be separated from God the Father. Since Isa chose to become a person and die on the cross, He became like us. His intimacy with God the Father was broken because of sin.
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The bible says, John 16:13&14 ” 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. No where in the bible are there so many he’s.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.(1 John 4:1). We Muslims believe the Quran declares all the above and that prophet Muhammad(pbuh) give guidance, doesn’t speak of himself, he shows us things to come and gives a reminder of what was and he confesses Jesus is Christ. Sounds like the spirit of truth to me.
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Dear Muhammad,
Thank you for you comment.
The Bible and Quran are written differently. In the Bible, context is very important. It’s incredibly important not to take verses out of context otherwise the meaning will be changed.
The context of the scripture in John 16:13-14 is this:
Jesus knew He was going to die and He would go back to The Father who had sent Him to this world. Jesus told His disciples that right after He died, The Father would send The Holy Spirit (The Spirit of Truth) to replace Him so all of His followers (disciples) wouldn’t be left alone in this world. God’s Spirit will be with them to guide them. Jesus wasn’t talking about a human to replace Him.
The other point here is that Jesus was speaking to His disciples and Muhammad would not have been bringing comfort to these persons since Muhammad was born hundreds of years later. The church did not sit waiting 600 years for Muhammad but was moving and growing long before.
The Bible advises us to test every spirit whether it is of God. It is so true because false spirit will mislead us. When someone is filled with The Holy Spirit (The Spirit of Truth), he would know whether a spirit is of God or not.