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10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:21pm On Jun 28, 2022
10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context

It's often the case that Islamic apologists will take bible verses out of context to try to convince people that Christianity cannot be true. Here are the 10 most common bible verses taken out of context and how to understand these passages properly.

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Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 8:53pm On Jun 28, 2022
Are Bible verses quoted in context?
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 3:48am On Jun 29, 2022
AntiChristian:


Are Bible verses quoted in context?

What do you think?
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 7:33am On Jun 29, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


What do you think?

You made a claim Bible verses are quoted out of context. And i asked if Bible verses are quoted contextually.

But you refused to answer except with another question!
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by cornelboy(f): 9:09am On Jun 29, 2022
AntiChristian:
Are Bible verses quoted in context?
Yes so?

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Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by MaxInDHouse(m): 11:02am On Jun 29, 2022
AntiChristian:

Are Bible verses quoted in context?

I think Muslims should focus more on their Qur'an since they don't want it to be read and criticized the way they does with the Bible! cheesy

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Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by cornelboy(f): 4:38pm On Jun 29, 2022
AntiChristian:

You made a claim Bible verses are quoted out of context. And i asked if Bible verses are quoted contextually.
But you refused to answer except with another question!

What will be the food for the people in Hell?

No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari S. 88:6 Y. Ali

Nor hath he any food except the foul pus from the washing of wounds, S. 69:36 Y. Ali

Obviously, both kinds of ‘food’ are chosen to evoke a feeling of horror when thinking about Hell. However, the contradiction is in the double claim that this or that will be the only food, i.e.

No food except Dhari (88:6).
No food except foul pus (69:36).

There is yet another passage that is relevant to this discussion:

Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?
For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.
For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:
The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:
Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.
Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water.
Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire. S. 37:62-68 Y. Ali; cf. 56:52

So which food exactly are people going to eat in hell?
Is the Qur'an free of discrepancies and errors?

Or you have contextual meaning for those contradictions
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:15pm On Jun 29, 2022
OLAADEGBU:
10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context

It's often the case that Islamic apologists will take bible verses out of context to try to convince people that Christianity cannot be true. Here are the 10 most common bible verses taken out of context and how to understand these passages properly.

1. God is not a son of man. (Numbers 23:19)

In the book of numbers, we read that God is not a man that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should repent. Muslims who oppose the deity of Christ love to bring up this verse in an attempt to disprove the divinity doctrine of Jesus Christ, seeing as he was also the son of man and a human. However, here are 2 reasons why coming to such a conclusion is erroneous.

1) You can only become something that you were not. For example. If I become sick, it’s because there was a time when I wasn’t sick. If I become blind, it’s because I wasn’t blind in the past. And if God became a man, it’s because he wasn’t so in the past. In other words, during the time this was written, the incarnation still hadn’t taken place. Hence God WAS NOT a man or a son of man during that time.

2) The verse says that God is not a man THAT HE SHOULD LIE, nor a son of man THAT HE SHOULD REPENT. In other words, it seems as if the verse is emphasizing the fact that God does not repent or lie, rather than the idea that he is not/can’t be a man.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 8:26am On Jun 30, 2022
cornelboy:


What will be the food for the people in Hell?

No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari S. 88:6 Y. Ali

Nor hath he any food except the foul pus from the washing of wounds, S. 69:36 Y. Ali

Obviously, both kinds of ‘food’ are chosen to evoke a feeling of horror when thinking about Hell. However, the contradiction is in the double claim that this or that will be the only food, i.e.

No food except Dhari (88:6).
No food except foul pus (69:36).

There is yet another passage that is relevant to this discussion:

Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?
For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.
For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:
The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:
Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.
Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water.
Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire. S. 37:62-68 Y. Ali; cf. 56:52

So which food exactly are people going to eat in hell?
Is the Qur'an free of discrepancies and errors?

Or you have contextual meaning for those contradictions

How are all these related to the topic 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context?

It seems JWs are the dumbest of Christians!
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 8:31am On Jun 30, 2022
MaxInDHouse:


I think Muslims should focus more on their Qur'an since they don't want it to be read and criticized the way they does with the Bible! cheesy

Another lie!

The revelation of the Qur'an started with "Recite"!

The meaning of the "Qur'an" is "something recited" or "Recitation"!

So why say we don't want it to be recited?
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by cornelboy(f): 1:46pm On Jun 30, 2022
AntiChristian:

How are all these related to the topic 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context?
It seems JWs are the dumbest of Christians!
Answer what your asked Mr dumbest cheesy
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by MaxInDHouse(m): 6:39am On Jul 01, 2022
AntiChristian:

Another lie!
The revelation of the Qur'an started with "Recite"!
The meaning of the "Qur'an" is "something recited" or "Recitation"!
So why say we don't want it to be recited?

Why do your folks attack or forbids none adherents from owning a copy of the book? smiley

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Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 4:39pm On Jul 01, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


1. God is not a son of man. (Numbers 23:19)

In the book of numbers, we read that God is not a man that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should repent. Muslims who oppose the deity of Christ love to bring up this verse in an attempt to disprove the divinity doctrine of Jesus Christ, seeing as he was also the son of man and a human. However, here are 2 reasons why coming to such a conclusion is erroneous.

1) You can only become something that you were not. For example. If I become sick, it’s because there was a time when I wasn’t sick. If I become blind, it’s because I wasn’t blind in the past. And if God became a man, it’s because he wasn’t so in the past. In other words, during the time this was written, the incarnation still hadn’t taken place. Hence God WAS NOT a man or a son of man during that time.

2) The verse says that God is not a man THAT HE SHOULD LIE, nor a son of man THAT HE SHOULD REPENT. In other words, it seems as if the verse is emphasizing the fact that God does not repent or lie, rather than the idea that he is not/can’t be a man.

2. Jesus came only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (Matthew 15:24)

Another passage which has served as a victim of abuse is Matthew 15:24, which reads that Jesus was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The reasons why Muslims love to twist the relevant passage is because their Quran makes it clear that Jesus was a prophet who was ONLY sent to the Jews. However, before jumping to conclusion, please take note that:

1. Jesus healed a Canaanite woman and a centurion’s servant, both of them being gentiles. ( Matthew 15:21-28, Luke 7:1-10)
2. The Great Commission commands us to go into ALL nations to preach and baptize. (Matthew 28:19)
3. Jesus said that he has other sheep which are not of the tribe of Israel and that HE MUST BRING THEM IN as well. (John 10:16)

So how do we reconcile the above mentioned points with Christ's statement that he was sent ONLY to the Jews? Well, the answer can actually be found in the account of the healing of a gentile woman:

"Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. And he said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs." – Mark 7:26-27

Now the term I want you to take note of is "first." Jesus did not say that the children of Israel will ONLY be fed. He said that the children of Israel will be fed FIRST. So when we take into account this, along with the above mentioned points, we see that Jesus' initial focus while on earth was the Jews. However, initial focus is not synonymous with exclusion.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 6:21am On Jul 02, 2022
MaxInDHouse:


Why do your folks attack or forbids none adherents from owning a copy of the book? smiley

Where did they forbid you buying and owning a copy of the Qu'ran?

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Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 11:17am On Jul 02, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


1. God is not a son of man. (Numbers 23:19)

In the book of numbers, we read that God is not a man that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should repent. Muslims who oppose the deity of Christ love to bring up this verse in an attempt to disprove the divinity doctrine of Jesus Christ, seeing as he was also the son of man and a human. However, here are 2 reasons why coming to such a conclusion is erroneous.

1) You can only become something that you were not. For example. If I become sick, it’s because there was a time when I wasn’t sick. If I become blind, it’s because I wasn’t blind in the past. And if God became a man, it’s because he wasn’t so in the past. In other words, during the time this was written, the incarnation still hadn’t taken place. Hence God WAS NOT a man or a son of man during that time.

2) The verse says that God is not a man THAT HE SHOULD LIE, nor a son of man THAT HE SHOULD REPENT. In other words, it seems as if the verse is emphasizing the fact that God does not repent or lie, rather than the idea that he is not/can’t be a man.


When did God claim unambiguously he would become a man from the old testament? "Son of man" is a Hebrew idiom that appears some 195 times in the Bible. About 93 of these are in the Book of Ezekiel where God calls Ezekiel "Son of man". There's no debate over Ezekiel's nature. He was a man, human being not a spirit being or a separate yet unified part of God.

The Phrase "Son of man" occurs about 83 times in the Four Gospels and refers to Jesus. How did Jesus become son of God/God the Son/God when in Acts 7:56 Stephen was alleged to have said "Look! I see the heaven open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God.

It should be plain & simple that a man/a son of man is a human being. Ezekiel certainly was. And Stephen, at a critical moment in his life called Jesus "the son of man" not God the son or even God himself. Why?
Because Jesus was the son of man, the second Adam created without father, he himself even said so as recorded 83 times.

If Jesus was the son of man, then he was corporeal, terrestrial and limited, by definition. he himself attests to being corporeal, even after his supposed resurrection in Luke 24:39:

Look at my hands and feet, and see that it is I myself. Handle me, and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you can see i have." Luke 24:39 (REV)

Jesus did defined the nature of God in the Gospel of John.:

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 (REV)

Even the third God of the Christians i.e. the Holy Spirit is not corporeal, terrestrial, nor limited.

that's why in 1 Timothy 5:

For there's one God (not three) and one mediator between God and mankind, a man (not God) Christ Jesus.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:10pm On Jul 02, 2022
AntiChristian:


When did God claim unambiguously he would become a man from the old testament? "Son of man" is a Hebrew idiom that appears some 195 times in the Bible. About 93 of these are in the Book of Ezekiel where God calls Ezekiel "Son of man". There's no debate over Ezekiel's nature. He was a man, human being not a spirit being or a separate yet unified part of God.

The Phrase "Son of man" occurs about 83 times in the Four Gospels and refers to Jesus. How did Jesus become son of God/God the Son/God when in Acts 7:56 Stephen was alleged to have said "Look! I see the heaven open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God.

It should be plain & simple that a man/a son of man is a human being. Ezekiel certainly was. And Stephen, at a critical moment in his life called Jesus "the son of man" not God the son or even God himself. Why?
Because Jesus was the son of man, the second Adam created without father, he himself even said so as recorded 83 times.

If Jesus was the son of man, then he was corporeal, terrestrial and limited, by definition. he himself attests to being corporeal, even after his supposed resurrection in Luke 24:39:

Look at my hands and feet, and see that it is I myself. Handle me, and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you can see i have." Luke 24:39 (REV)

Jesus did defined the nature of God in the Gospel of John.:

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 (REV)

Even the third God of the Christians i.e. the Holy Spirit is not corporeal, terrestrial, nor limited.

that's why in 1 Timothy 5:

For there's one God (not three) and one mediator between God and mankind, a man (not God) Christ Jesus.

You are still missing the point. The question you should be asking yourself is 'at what point did God become the Son of Man'?
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 12:15pm On Jul 02, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


You are still missing the point. The question you should be asking yourself is 'at what point did God become a Son of Man'?

Did God become Ezekiel in the Bible?
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 12:39pm On Jul 02, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


2. Jesus came only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (Matthew 15:24)

Another passage which has served as a victim of abuse is Matthew 15:24, which reads that Jesus was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The reasons why Muslims love to twist the relevant passage is because their Quran makes it clear that Jesus was a prophet who was ONLY sent to the Jews. However, before jumping to conclusion, please take note that:

Jesus healed a Canaanite woman and a centurion’s servant, both of them being gentiles. ( Matthew 15:21-28, Luke 7:1-10)
The great commission commands us to go into ALL nations to preach and baptize. (Matthew 28:19)
Jesus said that he has other sheep which are not of the tribe of Israel and that HE MUST BRING THEM IN as well. (John 10:16)
So how do we reconcile the above mentioned points with Christ’s statement that he was sent ONLY to the Jews? Well, the answer can actually be found in the account of the healing of a gentile woman:

"Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. And he said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs." – Mark 7:26-27

Now the term I want you to take note of is “first”. Jesus did not say that the children of Israel will ONLY be fed. He said that the children of Israel will be fed FIRST. So when we take into account this, along with the above mentioned points, we see that Jesus’ initial focus while on earth was the Jews. However, initial focus is not synonymous with exclusion.

The lost sheep of Israel verses are

1. Matthew 10:5-6
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

2. Matthew 15:22-26
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon. ”But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “ I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.


What we see from the above can not be ascribed to Jesus in real life.
1. He refused to attend to her.
2. The disciples urged him to send her away when the lady was crying after them.
3. Jesus said he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel (and not to her race).
4. The woman came and knelt before Jesus saying Sir, help me.
6. Jesus said it is not right to give the Israelite's (i.e. Children's) miracles to the non-Israelites (i.e. dogs).
7. The woman then said but the non-israelites can take the crumbs that the Israelites left over!

So Master and Dog relationship exists between Israel (people he was sent to) and the non-Israelites(people he wasn't sent to) according to the biblical Jesus.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by ANTIlSLAM(m): 12:53pm On Jul 02, 2022
AntiChristian:


The lost sheep of Israel verses are

1. Matthew 10:5-6
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

2. Matthew 15:22-26
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon. ”But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “ I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.


What we see from the above can not be ascribed to Jesus in real life.
1. He refused to attend to her.
2. The disciples urged him to send her away when the lady was crying after them.
3. Jesus said he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel (and not to her race).
4. The woman came and knelt before Jesus saying Sir, help me.
6. Jesus said it is not right to give the Israelite's (i.e. Children's) miracles to the non-Israelites (i.e. dogs).
7. The woman then said but the non-israelites can take the crumbs that the Israelites left over!

So Master and Dog relationship exists between Israel (people he was sent to) and the non-Israelites(people he wasn't sent to) according to the biblical Jesus.

The lost slaves of Mecca, terror and hatred verses are:

Quran 53:19-20

Do you -Meccans- see the idols Al Lat and Al 'Uzza you honour and revere and regard with extreme respect and devotion

and another, the third Manat (names of Arabian idols, claimed by the pagans of Mecca to be the daughters of Allah)

Quran 8:12

I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes


Quran 5:51

“Don’t take Jews or Christians for friends. If you do, then Allah will consider you to be one of them.”



Quran 8:39

Abdul Hye

And (O believers) fight them until there is no more mischief and the religion (Islam) is established completely for Allah alone. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then surely, Allah is All-Seer of what they do.

Quran 9:5 Talal A. Itani (new translation)

When the Sacred Months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them. And capture them, and besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayers, and pay the alms, then let them go their way. God is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful


Quran 9:5 Dr. Kamal Omar

So, as soon as Al-Ashhurul-Hurum have passed, then kill the Mushrikun wherever you found them, and capture them, and keep them under surveillance and establish for them all means for ambush. So if they repented and took a turn (to reform) and established As-Salat and paid up Az-Zakat, then leave their way free. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, continuously


Sahih Muslim 1767 a

It has been narrated by 'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:

I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:14pm On Jul 02, 2022
AntiChristian:


Did God become Ezekiel in the Bible?

Who else is referred to as the Son of Man in the Bible?

Incarnation
Dan Lietha on December 19, 2008



Reposted by permission.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:36pm On Jul 02, 2022
AntiChristian:


The lost sheep of Israel verses are

1. Matthew 10:5-6
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

2. Matthew 15:22-26
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon. ”But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “ I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.


What we see from the above can not be ascribed to Jesus in real life.
1. He refused to attend to her.
2. The disciples urged him to send her away when the lady was crying after them.
3. Jesus said he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel (and not to her race).
4. The woman came and knelt before Jesus saying Sir, help me.
6. Jesus said it is not right to give the Israelite's (i.e. Children's) miracles to the non-Israelites (i.e. dogs).
7. The woman then said but the non-israelites can take the crumbs that the Israelites left over!

So Master and Dog relationship exists between Israel (people he was sent to) and the non-Israelites(people he wasn't sent to) according to the biblical Jesus.

What part of "FIRST" do you not get, is it the "F" part or the "T" part? undecided
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:46pm On Jul 02, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


2. Jesus came only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (Matthew 15:24)

Another passage which has served as a victim of abuse is Matthew 15:24, which reads that Jesus was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The reasons why Muslims love to twist the relevant passage is because their Quran makes it clear that Jesus was a prophet who was ONLY sent to the Jews. However, before jumping to conclusion, please take note that:

1. Jesus healed a Canaanite woman and a centurion’s servant, both of them being gentiles. ( Matthew 15:21-28, Luke 7:1-10)
2. The Great Commission commands us to go into ALL nations to preach and baptize. (Matthew 28:19)
3. Jesus said that he has other sheep which are not of the tribe of Israel and that HE MUST BRING THEM IN as well. (John 10:16)

So how do we reconcile the above mentioned points with Christ's statement that he was sent ONLY to the Jews? Well, the answer can actually be found in the account of the healing of a gentile woman:

"Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. And he said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs." – Mark 7:26-27

Now the term I want you to take note of is "first." Jesus did not say that the children of Israel will ONLY be fed. He said that the children of Israel will be fed FIRST. So when we take into account this, along with the above mentioned points, we see that Jesus' initial focus while on earth was the Jews. However, initial focus is not synonymous with exclusion.

3. I can of my own self do nothing. (John 5:30)

Jesus says in John 5:30: "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."

Now, at first glance, this passage insinuates that Christ is not all powerful, in that he is limited apart from the Father. Hence why so many of those within the Islamic camp are quick in utilizing the relevant passage against us.

But what did Jesus really mean by this? Here are 2 possible answers.

1. According to the biblical narrative, God is a three-person deity which is inclusive unto the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. God is tripersonal, and all three persons who always works together in a congruent purpose. When in view of this fact, we can come to further comprehend what Jesus really meant in the relevant passage of scripture: The trinity works TOGETHER in an INSEPARABLE fashion. Jesus could do NOTHING without the Father and the Holy Spirit, the Father can do NOTHING without Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit can do NOTHING without Christ and the Father.

"Throughout this passage it seems as if Jesus went back and forth between claiming He was equal to God and saying He was subordinate to His Father. Actually, both were true. There was essential equality with functional subordination. All three persons of the Trinity are fully divine and united as one God in three persons, but they have distinct as well as overlapping roles. The Son never commands the Father; He only obeys Him." – The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith (p. 1580). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

2. Jesus said he can do nothing of his own accord, AS HE HEARS, HE JUDGES. Jesus took on the pursuance of a perfect life, and indeed his sacrifice required it to be as such. Hence, he COULDN’T do ANYTHING without the Father, because perfection lies in completely obeying the father. If he wanted to be perfect, then doing anything which lay in accordance with his own will were things he COULD NOT DO. He lacked PERMISSION, not ABILITY. In other words, Jesus was accentuating the fact that his works and words laid in complete correspondence to the will of the father.
This truth is further reiterated when Jesus claims to seek the will of NOT his own, but of the FATHER who sent him.

To prove my point, the phrase CANT or COULD NOT doesn’t always insinuate that one lacks the capacity to perform a certain task. For example: lets say there is a no trespassing sign, your friend might tell you “ Ah, we certainly CANT go there”. Obviously, if you wanted to, you can just walk right passed it like there was nothing to it. The reason why you are told you can’t is not because you lack the ABILITY to do so, but because you sometimes lack the PERMISSION.

As a matter of fact, according to the Strong’s Greek concordance, the term CAN, within the Greek language can also denote a type of authorisation as well. It means: to be powerful, able Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible — be able, can (do, + -not), could, MAY, might, be possible, be of power.

Now, as we see, one definition that has been attached to the Greek word is MAY. And according to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, may means: Have ability to, have permission to.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by AntiChristian: 5:39am On Jul 03, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


Who else is referred to as the Son of Man in the Bible?

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Check the book of Ezekiel he was called that over 90 times even more than Jesus was called in the 4 gospels altogether. I posted it here before in red. But like the Christian you are you won't read others post but expect them to read yours!

The evidences posted are convincing enough to any sane mind.

You just won't read and kept asking for what had been answered.
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:28pm On Jul 11, 2022
AntiChristian:


Check the book of Ezekiel he was called that over 90 times even more than Jesus was called in the 4 gospels altogether. I posted it here before in red. But like the Christian you are you won't read others post but expect them to read yours!

The evidences posted are convincing enough to any sane mind.

You just won't read and kept asking for what had been answered.

What exactly is your point? undecided
Re: 10 Bible Verses Muslims Take Out Of Context by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:45am On Jul 13, 2022
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3. I can of my own self do nothing. (John 5:30)

Jesus says in John 5:30: "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."

Now, at first glance, this passage insinuates that Christ is not all powerful, in that he is limited apart from the Father. Hence why so many of those within the Islamic camp are quick in utilizing the relevant passage against us.

But what did Jesus really mean by this? Here are 2 possible answers.

1. According to the biblical narrative, God is a three-person deity which is inclusive unto the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. God is tripersonal, and all three persons who always works together in a congruent purpose. When in view of this fact, we can come to further comprehend what Jesus really meant in the relevant passage of scripture: The trinity works TOGETHER in an INSEPARABLE fashion. Jesus could do NOTHING without the Father and the Holy Spirit, the Father can do NOTHING without Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit can do NOTHING without Christ and the Father.

"Throughout this passage it seems as if Jesus went back and forth between claiming He was equal to God and saying He was subordinate to His Father. Actually, both were true. There was essential equality with functional subordination. All three persons of the Trinity are fully divine and united as one God in three persons, but they have distinct as well as overlapping roles. The Son never commands the Father; He only obeys Him." – The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith (p. 1580). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

2. Jesus said he can do nothing of his own accord, AS HE HEARS, HE JUDGES. Jesus took on the pursuance of a perfect life, and indeed his sacrifice required it to be as such. Hence, he COULDN’T do ANYTHING without the Father, because perfection lies in completely obeying the father. If he wanted to be perfect, then doing anything which lay in accordance with his own will were things he COULD NOT DO. He lacked PERMISSION, not ABILITY. In other words, Jesus was accentuating the fact that his works and words laid in complete correspondence to the will of the father.
This truth is further reiterated when Jesus claims to seek the will of NOT his own, but of the FATHER who sent him.

To prove my point, the phrase CANT or COULD NOT doesn’t always insinuate that one lacks the capacity to perform a certain task. For example: lets say there is a no trespassing sign, your friend might tell you “ Ah, we certainly CANT go there”. Obviously, if you wanted to, you can just walk right passed it like there was nothing to it. The reason why you are told you can’t is not because you lack the ABILITY to do so, but because you sometimes lack the PERMISSION.

As a matter of fact, according to the Strong’s Greek concordance, the term CAN, within the Greek language can also denote a type of authorisation as well. It means: to be powerful, able Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible — be able, can (do, + -not), could, MAY, might, be possible, be of power.

Now, as we see, one definition that has been attached to the Greek word is MAY. And according to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, may means: Have ability to, have permission to.

4. Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree. (Galatians 3:13)

When it comes to Paul, the Muslim community has much to say about him. And one of such things includes Paul calling Jesus "cursed."

However, when we read the full passage in Galatians, it actually says" Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree." Now in regards to this passage, insulting Christ rests far beyond Paul's intentions. So the question is, what does it mean that Jesus was cursed?

When we read the passage as it is found in Deuteronomy, which is where Paul is quoting from, we see that it is referring to capital punishment for sinners. In other words, the man who was to be put to death was "cursed" with a humiliating death. Jesus, on the other hand, took the curse and punishment of sin upon Himself, so that those who believe in Him don't have to. Paul wasn't speaking to insult Jesus, but to highlight His mercy on taking upon Himself the punishment for our sin.

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