Jesus
“God is my Lord and your Lord; you shall worship Him alone. This is the right path.”
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The Quran informs us that Jesus was a human messenger of God whose sole mission was to deliver God's message; he never possessed any power, and is now dead (, , ). Those who consider Jesus to be God, or Son of God, or part of a trinity are “pagans” (, , ). Outstanding Christian scholars have reached these same conclusions.
Christianity as a doctrinal system is largely the product of the Council of Nicaea (AD 325). Neither the word “Trinity,” nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: “Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is one” (Deuteronomy 6:4).
The Bible's Jesus
“Whoever puts faith in me believes not so much in me as in him who sent me; ... For I have not spoken on my own; no, the Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to speak. Since I know that his commandment means eternal life, whatever I say is spoken just as he instructed me.”
[John 12:44-50]
“I cannot do anything of myself. I judge as I hear, and my judgment is honest because I am not seeking my own will but the will of him who sent me.”
[John 5:30]
“My doctrine is not my own; it comes from him who sent me.”
[John 7:16]
“Men of Israel, listen to me! Jesus the Nazorean was a man whom God sent to you with miracles, wonders, and signs as his credentials. These God worked through him in your midst, as you well know.”
[Acts 2:22]
“...I have not come of myself. I was sent by One who has the right to send, and him you do not know. I know him because it is from him I come; he sent me.”
[John 7:28-29]
“Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ...Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and him whom you have sent, Jesus Christ.”
[John 17:1-3]
“As he was setting out on a journey a man came running up, knelt down before him and asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to share in everlasting life?" Jesus answered, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone."”
[Mark 10:17-18]
“"None of those who call me 'Lord' will enter the kingdom of God, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven."”
[Matthew 7:21]
“"...Go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"”
[John 20:17]
Jesus' Death
Jesus' soul was raised — he was put to death prior to the arrest and crucifixion of his body. Thus, his persecutors arrested, tortured, and crucified an empty body — Jesus was already gone to the world of souls (, ).
This has been the single most controversial subject in the world. The Quran's miraculous mathematical code has now provided the final answer to this topic:
They plotted and schemed, but so did God, and God is the best schemer. Thus, God said, “O Jesus, I am putting you to death, and raising you to Me; I will save you from the disbelievers.” [-55]
They claimed that they killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of God! In fact, they never killed him; they never crucified him; they were led to believe that they did. []
Mercifully, God has given our generation a living example of a person whose soul departed this world, but his body continued to live for 19 months. On November 25, 1984, doctors at the Humana Hospital of Louisville, Kentucky removed the diseased heart of Mr. William Schroeder and replaced it with a plastic and metal pump.
On the 19th day after this historic operation — Thursday, December 13, 1984 — Mr. Schroeder, the soul, the real person, departed this world. His body continued to function with the artificial heart. The world was told that he “probably suffered a stroke.” From the moment he departed, he did not recognize the day or time, nor his family members.
The Gospels state clearly that the arrested body of Jesus was oblivious to the events surrounding it. Pilate interrogated him and “greatly to Pilate's surprise, Jesus made no further response” (Mark 15:3-5). Herod likewise questioned Jesus at considerable length, but “Jesus made no response” (Luke 23:8-11).
The facts that (1) Mr. Schroeder's soul departed on the 19th day after the operation, and (2) his body survived for 19 months, are uncanny reminders that God wanted the world to know the parallel between Schroeder's situation, and the proven account of Jesus' departure prior to the arrest, torture, and crucifixion of his soulless body.