Many Muslims have told us it’s impossible for God to come to earth through the incarnation. But is it wise for any person to say that is impossible for God to do something? Muslims continually say, “Allahhu Akbar!” But is God really great if something is impossible for Him?
God can do anything! The Inil teaches this and so does the Quran. “For nothing is impossible with God” (Injil, Luke 1:37). Don’t limit God! Let’s look carefully at the incarnation of Isa Al-Masih. Have you ever thought deeply about this? Isa Al-Masih, the Kalimat Allah, came to live in this world for 33 years. What does that mean?
Isa Al-Masih Lived a Perfect Life
Isa came to earth to live a perfect life. He said of Himself, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Injil, Matthew 20:28). He came solely to redeem us from slavery to sin by dying on our behalf. This required that He become a man, a perfect sinless man, so that He could die for us. The Holy Injil tells us that the only reason this was possible was because Isa Al-Masih is the Son of God. This sonship is not a physical sonship, because God is Spirit. It is a spiritual and divine relationship that goes beyond human understanding.
No Sinful Man Could Be Our Redeemer
Man’s Redeemer had to be someone who never sinned. All of the true prophets were protected from making mistakes in religious teachings and prophecies, but not in their own personal lives. They all sinned.
God’s Holy Book declares that Isa is “holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens” (Hebrews 7:26). It also says that “He appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in Him is no sin” (1 John 3:5). The Quran also states that Isa Al-Masih was sinless. Qs 19:19 says, “I will give you (Mary) a pure boy.” Isa Al-Masih is the Redeemer because He never sinned. All other men need to be redeemed.
Second, Isa is not a mere prophet or apostle. He is “God manifest in the flesh”—both God and man. He is the Son of God and the Son of Man.
The value of His death is unlimited. By Isa’s death He redeems everyone: “He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world” (Injil, 1 John 2:2). Isa, the One who died, is the perfect Man and therefore, the perfect sacrifice.
The Resurrection of Isa Al-Masih
God Himself can never die. The death of Isa Al-Masih on our behalf is a definite fact that has at least four infallible proofs:
(1) Many prophets spoke of His death hundreds of years before Isa came. These prophecies are in the Taurat and the Prophets.
(2) Isa told His disciples many times before His death that the Jews would kill Him and that He would rise on the third day.
(3) Isa’s death and resurrection were recorded for us by many eyewitnesses.
(4) The Bible, both in the Taurat and the Injil, makes it clear that Isa’s death is the only way for man to have salvation. And His resurrection guarantees that all believers in Isa will also experience eternal life with Him.
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I think this view is only for Christians. It is impossible for Muslims to believe because in Islam we worship no one other than Allah, and we associate no partners to Him.
Christians make the image of Allah too small. Islam views Allah as bigger and greater than your view. For example…if Allah want to do something, Allah will say be and it is. Don’t limit God! Let’s look carefully. Allah will never need to become a man to redeem human sins. Allah will never need to become His creation to know everything. Allah knows everything perfectly that you don’t know.
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Indra,
I agree with you that it’s all up to Allah. You are right that Allah can do anything He wants! So wouldn’t that mean that He could become a man? Why is His becoming a man limiting Him? Instead of saying never, why don’t you think and meditate on who Isa is? In finding out about Him, you are searching the truth. God will be very glad, and He will reveal what you’re searching for because you will do it with all your heart and strength (Jeremiah 29:13).
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It is up to Allah to reveal himself to us in Isa Al-Masih, the son of Mary, not up to our understanding and limitations.
Qs 2:253 (Shakir) – [b]”We have made some of these messengers to excel the others among them are they to whom Allah spoke, and some of them He exalted by many degrees of rank; and We gave clear miracles to Isa son of Miriam, and strengthened him with the holy spirit. . . .”[/b]
Interestingly, in this scripture no other prophet is mentioned but Isa Al-Masih. He enjoys exceptional prestige and honor in the Quran, even though it was written 600 years after He lived.
There are strong proofs of Isa’s supernatural life on earth, set by 4 indicators:
1. The supernatural/incarnational conception by the Holy Spirit. (Ruh-ullah)… [b]”strengthened him with the Holy Spirit….”[/b]
2. The 7 clear miracles recorded in the Holy Quran(Masih-u llah) “…clear miracles…”
3. The word of Allah, his glad tidings (gospel), pure teaching(Kalimat-ullah) “…to whom Allah spoke…”
4. The ascension to heaven and his perfect life with Allah (Ruh-Allah).
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Stefan,
Thanks for your comments. I agree with your explanation above. Isa Al-Masih is not just a prophet, or a messenger. He is the Son of God. He was also the Word of God, who was there in the beginning with God. [b]”Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made [/b]”(Injil, John 1:3).
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The Trinity confuses me. How can God, being the Creator, allow himself to be created in the womb of the one He created and call her mother? Remember, God is not man, and there are many verses in the Bible that refer to Jesus as a man. If God wanted himself to be incarnated He would have spared us the confusion after his Scriptures clearly said he is not a man.
Jesus was created by the single and ultimate command from God which is “Be and It is”. God only needs to say be and it will be done. This world we live in was created by the word “Be”. Let there “be” light, and let there “be” darkness.
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Sheikh,
Both Christians and Muslims believe that all things are possible with Allah. Even though that it’s illogical according to the human mind, it’s possible with Allah.
Isa was not a creation but the Word of Allah who was sent to the womb of the virgin Mary. He became a man without the biological touch of a man. Please read the article above to get better explanation to your query.
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Stefan,
In other verses of the quran, David is also singled out. That doesn’t make him more than a prophet. Describing Isa as spirit proceeding from Allah is also not special, Adam is also described as such.
As for Kalimatullah, it simply means his conception was instantaneous, following the word “be”. Indeed, we are all created by this word “be”, but it was in Isa’s case that it was quite evidently, hence the honorific term: Kalimatullah.
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Dear Muslim,
Adam & David were singled out for very different reasons. There is only One Messiah:
Injil, Matthew 16: 15-16[b]
“…, But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter spoke up, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus told him: Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! You didn’t discover this on your own. It was shown to you by my Father in heaven.”[/b]
He was not only “Kalmatullah & Ruhullah”, but also the “Messiah”, which means the same as (spiritual) Son of God. This titles were never used by other prophets and his miraculous life was superb:
Surah 2: 253 [b]”… made some… to excel the others among them are they to whom Allah spoke, and some of them He exalted by many degrees of rank; and We gave clear miracles to Isa son of Miriam, and strengthened him with the holy spirit…”[/b]
See, there are real differences in rank and status. Interestingly, in this scripture no other prophet is singled out than Isa Al-Masih, son of Mary.
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If Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) is the Son of God (as depicted in your Bible), then surely Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) has a greater claim to be called the son of God since Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) had no mother and no father.
In your Bible, we read about Malchezedik, and according to your Bible, Malchezedik has neither beginning of days nor end of life, for he is like the Son of God.
Your Bible has many references to sons of God.
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Dear brother,
Correct, there are many references to ‘Son of God’ and even you can be ‘one’ if you believe, and your sins be forgiven! (Son of God has many figurative meanings)
Injiil, 1 John 3:2
[b]”My dear friends, we are already God’s children, though what we will be hasn’t yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.”[/b]
As Melchizedek was for Ibrahim and 4000 years ago in Jerusalem, so Al Masih is today for you since he is alive.
Injiil, Hebrew 5:8-10
[b]Jesus is God’s own Son, but still he had to suffer … This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.
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Injiil, 1 Timothy 2:5
[b]”For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the ‘man’ Christ Jesus.”[/b]
The perfect ‘man’, Isa Al Masih, go-between, like Melchizedek on behalf of humanity and the ‘Son of God,’ the only Messiah, can truly save you and me, a sincere Muslim.
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Stefan and Saadiq,
I just want to add that Isa who is called the Son of God, is God’s Word. He’s different from Adam, Melchizedek, and others. This Kalimah Allah incarnated through the Holy Spirit to become a human being. Not through biological touch.The Bible also states that [b]“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God” [/b](Injil, John 1:12). To learn more about the relationship between God and the believers, go to: https://www.isaandislam.com/christian-beliefs/why-do-christians-call-god-qfatherq.html
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