The most common question Muslims ask Christians: Where did Jesus say, "I am God ! Worship me!"?

If you any Muslim friend who is apologetically inclined, then the question he would have asked you 

is this. 'Where did Jesus say, " I am God! Worship me!"?'

Now it is an interestingly and intelligently worded question to take unaware any ill-equipped 

Christian. It assumes that there is a certain way Jesus must express himself "I am God" and if he has 

not said that then he is not God. The Muslim thinks that Jesus should express his divinity in 

accordance with his understanding or wish as to how he should express it. Secondly, assumes that 

Jesus has not said that. Thirdly he assumes that when Christians say Jesus is God, they mean to say 

that Jesus is the same Old Testament God Jehovah, or the New Testament Father God or in their case 

Allah.

Jesus has expressed his divinity in multiple ways

1. Jesus claim to be deity.

a)"For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." (John 8:24).

b) 8Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."9Jesus said to him, "Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father '?10"Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works"

c) 23"He who hates Me hates My Father also.  John 15

d)15He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." (Matthew 16) (Mark 8:29) (Luke 9:20)

2. Jesus accepts Worship

a) “those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God’” (Matthew 14:33)

b) When they realized it was He, they “came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him” (Matthew 28:9).


3. Jesus exercising Divine Authority in his own name.

"I say unto you...." pattern of delivering message instead of the prophetic "Thus says the LORD...."


4. Jesus asking his Disciples to exercise Divine authority in his name -

a)Casting Demons

Acts 16:18, "And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour."

38John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."39But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. (Mark 9:38)

b)Forgiveness of Sins

5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

5. Jesus asking Disciples and his followers to pray in his name -

a) John 14:13-14 - And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  

b) John 16:24 - Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

c) John 14:14 - If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].

d) John 20:31 - But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

e) John 14:13 - And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.


6. Jesus expressing Divine names to himself given only to God -

a) John 8:24--"I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins."Note: In the Greek, "He" is not there.

b) John 8:58--"Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.'

c)John 10:30-33--"I and the Father are one."  31 The Jews took up stones again to stone Him.


7. Jesus expressing Divine attributes - Holiness, Perfect Love, sinless perfection,  Sins forgiven in his name.

a) Son of God

b) Messiah

c) Holy one of God

d) Demons declare him to be 'Son of the Most High God'

e) God declares publicly that Jesus is His Son.

f) Miracles - Raising the dead, healing the sick, calming the storm, feeding the thousands (creating food), casting out demons

There were a few prophets who did a few miracles that Jesus did. But there is no prophet who claimed to be Son of God or exercised authority over demons or forgave sins or called himself Son of God on a daily basis. 

Indeed Christ claimed to be divine and accepted worshiped and warned that those who do not believe in him will die in their sins.

So the most common question which the Muslim raises is answered sufficiently. 

The Cross and the Falsification of Islam

Sura 4:156-159 states: “Allah set a seal upon them

 owing to their unbelief, so they shall not believe 

except a few. And for their unbelief and for their 

having uttered against Marium a grievous calumny. 

And their saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa 

son of Marium, the apostle of Allah; and they did not 

kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to 

them so (like Isa) and most surely those who differ 

therein are only in a doubt about it; they have no 

knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, 

and  they killed him not for sure. Nay! Allah took him 

up to Himself; and Allah is Mighty, Wise. And there is 

not one of the followers of the Book but most certainly 

believes in this before his death, and on the day of 

resurrection he (Isa) shall be a witness against them.” 

The Quran claims Jesus was not killed. It denies the 

death of Jesus on the Cross.

The Crucifixion of Jesus attested by both biblical and 

extra-biblical evidences.

Biblical Evidence:

•Eye-witnesses record a. Sleepless night of trial in 

three places – High Priest to Pilate to Herod and Back to Pilate.

•After being ordered to be executed Jesus was 

‘whipped’ by Romans and exhausted by being sent to

 various places.

•Carries the Cross to Golgatha – Unable - helped by 

Simon of Cyrene.

•Crucified between two criminals  - Crucifixion

 – Difficulty to breathing – Break legs – Cannot breath

•Submits his Spirit to God – Breathes his last

•Centurion finds he is dead –No respiration - 

so does not break his bones –Spear thrust into the sides

 – Water and blood gush out

•Pilate asks to check if he is dead before handing over 

to Joseph of Arimathea. Ref:Mark 15:45

•Death doubly confirmed in eye witness testimony in 

the Gospel narratives

Earliest Traditions in the New Testament contained in 1 Corinthians 15, date back to early part of the 

third decade of the first century.

3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received,that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;7 then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; (1 Corinthians 15: 3- 7)

Sceptical Scholar John Dominic Crossan says that the death of Jesus

“is as sure as anything historical can ever be.”

Scientific Proof : 

•Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death

by crucifixion. The scourging produced deep stripelike lacerations and appreciable blood loss,

and it probably set the stage for hypovolemic shock, as evidenced by the fact that Jesus was too

weakened to carry the crossbar (patibulum) to Golgotha. At the site of crucifixion, his wrists

were nailed to the patibulum and, after the patibulum was lifted onto the upright post (stipes), his 

feet were nailed to the stipes. The major pathophysiologic effect of crucifixion was an 

interference with normal respirations. Accordingly, death resulted primarily from hypovolemic 

shock and exhaustion asphyxia. Jesus' death was ensured by the thrust of a soldier's spear into his 

side. Modern medical interpretation of the historical evidence indicates that Jesus was dead when 

taken down from the cross.

---  Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA 1986;255:1455-1463)

Extra - biblical Evidence:

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“All human efforts . . . of the emperor, and the propitiations of the gods, did not banish the

sinister belief that the conflagration was the result of an order. Consequently, to get rid of the

report, Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their

abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin,

suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators,

Pontius Pilatus , and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke

out not only in Judea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and

shameful from every part of the world find their center and become popular.” – Tacitus

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“after him whom they still worship—the man who was crucified in Palestine for  introducing this 

new cult into the world” - Lucian of Samosata

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“In the third book of his Histories, Thallus calls this darkness a solar eclipse. In my opinion,

this is nonsense because Jesus died at the time of a full moon, which necessitates a “wonderful

sign,” or miracle, instead.” – Julius Africanus . 

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• “What advantage did the Jews gain by executing their wise King? It was just after that that 
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• their kingdom was abolished” -  Mara bar Serapon
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• “And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the 
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• cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him;”  -  Josephus, Jewish Historian
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“On (Sabbath eve and) the eve of Passover Jesus the Nazarene was hanged. And a herald went forth

 before him 40 days (heralding): Jesus the Nazarene is going forth to be stoned because he practiced 

sorcery and instigated and seduced Israel (to idolatry). Whoever knows anything in his defense, may 

come and state it. But since they did not find anything in his defense, they hanged him on (Sabbath 

eve and) the eve of Passover.” – Babylonian Talmud

Logical fallacies 2

Evolutionists fail to see the logical flaw associated with extending what applies only in a  limited sense to everything or in  a more extended way.
How do they end up doing that?
In evolution there are two categories , microevolution and macroevlution.
Microevolution is nothing but variations which occur within a genus, forming new species.This is quite widely obsevable in nature  and testable in the lab.But this happens only in a limited way. These variations do not exceed certain limits.For example dogs after much cross breeding will not change their kind.They still remain dogs but a new breed of dog.So when evolutions take this as proof for macroevolution ,they are extending what is seen into what is not seen in nature.I.E the evolution of one kind from another.Best example evolution of  birds from reptiles.Evolution of birds from reptiles is not seen in nature, is not testable in the laboratory and is a result of reading evolution into between the two kinds of  organism.
This logical fallacy is called Fallacy of extension.The  above is  an example.

What's common between RSS/BJP and Md.Ali Jinnah?

I am sharing with you from the information i obtained as i was reading a magazine.
The one common thing between RSS/BJP and Jinnah is that both of them wanted a nation, based on religious ideology.Whereas Jinnah succeeded in what he wanted ,creating pakistan, RSS/BJP are still fighting for the same  , a Hindustan, where all non-hindus will be second class citizens as non muslims are in pakistan.
   So when some  BJP leaders see him ,they have lot of respect for him for he achieved what they are still striving for.

Misconception clarified - Hinduism and Christianity

Not long ago as i was discussing religion with my friend ,he being a hindu ,told me that hinduism is a way of life ,whereas christianity is just a set of belief.Again as i was scanning through the latest issue of hinduism today i saw the same claim that hinduism is a way of life whereas christianity is just a set of beliefs.
  Well it's true that hinduism prescribes a way or even many ways of living.But It is equally true that Christianty also is a way of life.The belief is always coupled with prescribed behaviour.Jesus' sermon on the mount is a call to a new lifestyle , kingdom lifestyle or way of living.Jesus, at the end of the sermon, warns his hearers that if they just hear and don't live according to it ,they will be considered foolish ,whereas those who hear and live according to it are wise in God's sight.
The earliest christians were called followers of the 'WAY'.They had a particular way of life , moral life ,which was in accordance to the teachings of Christ.
  The apostle James write in his epistle that faith without deeds is dead.Faith or belief without the right behaviour or way of life is dead faith.The apostle paul in one of his epistles writes that the right expression of faith is love.

Christianity does not prescribe external neutral things ,like what to eat, what not to eat,what to wear, hairstyle,whether you can have a beard or not.These are upto the christian to decide.He is free in this aspect.But what it does prescribe the morality that he should possess.So a christian can be in any culture, he can wear any dress, he can eat any food but his moral life should be in accordance with the teachings of Christ,his faith should be in Christ alone for salvation.Thus a arabic christian can wear the pyjamas,wear turban,have long bear and yet live his life according to the teachings of Christ.A tribal christian can wear his tribal outfits and still go to church and live according to the teachings of Christ.
  So it's a erraneous to assert that hinduism alone is way of life whereas Christianity is a just a set of beliefs.

Pseudotolerance = Intolerance

Hinduismtoday claims that hinduism is the most tolerant faith.It also claims in it's core belif that all religions lead to GOD.
Now they are  opposed to evangelism and conversion.

My question is very simple .If all religions lead to God as  hindus believe,then why do they oppose /condemn  if someone chooses to go to Christ? That will  anyway according to their own view  take him to God.
This either means they are unhappy because someone chose another way or it means that they don't believe Christianity will lead to God or it means they don't beleive Christianity is as good as hinduism.

This is a good case or example for pseudotolerance or pretended tolerance.

If hinduism is really as tolerant as it claims to be ,then they should allow others to do and talk whatever they want and tolerate it in a Spirit of ahimsa,which is also a core belief stated in the hinduism today website.

Why does a Good God allow evil ?

That is the most widely raised atheistic objection to christian faith.
While atheists know that the bible portrays God as good,they do not know that the bible also says he is Holy,just,merciful,patient.
The Question is incomplete in that it takes only one of the characters of God namely love.If they see the biblical God as just,patient,merciful,graceful then the equation will change.This is because God allows evil in his patience and mercy so that the perpetrator may come to repentence.God ,who is just will punish evil ,when the perpetrators of evil don't change their ways.God is forgiving and wants everyone to come to repentence that is why he put up with and allows evil for a while .But on the Judgement day ,he will do justice.He will punish all the unrepentent perpetrators of evil.

The second reason why God allows evil is because it is a byproduct of free will.God created freewill because God wants free agents who can choose to love Him and fellow humans.He does not want robotic love. God gave man freewill and because free will involves choosing between good or evil and not both at the same time,it becomes necessary to allow  evil as a expression of man's free will.In all these ,God condemns evil and commands man to do good.He also has promised punishment for evildoers if they do not turn away from it.