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8:58 Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”

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Is Jesus the biological child of God?

Muslims think that Jesus' title of 'Son' means God entered into a biological relationship with Mary, yet in the OT 'Son' is a title rooted in kingship and deity.

Theology

Jesus our unchanged Word

Christians and Muslims view their Scriptures differently. While Muslims claim the Quran is preserved on tablets in heaven, for Christians our unchanged Word is a person, the Lord Jesus who is the same, yesterday, today and forever.

Scripture

Delighting in the Trinity

The trinity is the foundational teaching of the Bible that God is one God, who has eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son and Sprit who each are fully God. This idea is denied by the Quran, which states that God is an indivisible unity, who can have no partners. The Trinity, while mysterious, is simple to define and a beautiful truth we can confidently hold to and reference in reaching out to others.

Theology

Where did Jesus say I am God, worship me?

The fact that Jesus is God is one of the clearest truths of the New Testament with many verses attesting to the fact that Jesus is not only 100% human but also 100% divine. One question Muslims like to ask Christians, however, is “where did Jesus say I am God, worship me?” Responding is not as easy as you may think, so how do we answer this question?

Theology

Who has the Real Jesus, Christians or Muslims?

Christians and Muslims both claim to love Jesus, but the Jesus of the Bible and the Jesus of the Qur’an are very different. Who is the Jesus of the Qur’an and how is he different from the Jesus of Scripture?

Theology

The Deity of Jesus in Mark’s Gospel

Although being one of the earliest parts of the New Testament to be written, Mark’s Gospel shows us clearly that Jesus is God. This counters the claim that John’s Gospel’s view of Jesus was a later development by Christians. According to Mark, Jesus is none other than the LORD himself.

Theology

Appearances of the Son of God in the Old Testament

Jesus Christ is believed to have appeared in the Old Testament. Key examples include Jesus appearing as the divine Angel of the Lord to figures like Hagar, Moses, and Gideon. Understanding these appearances supports the view that Jesus' divinity and presence are consistent throughout both the Old and New Testaments.

Theology

The Ultimate Significance of the Sign of Jonah

What Indeed was the Sign of Jonah?, John Gilchrist

Booklet

Jesus in the Bible: the Son of God

The Titles of Jesus in the Qur'an and the Bible, John Gilchrist

Booklet

Comparing views on Jesus' titles

Jesus: an overview, CCI

Booklet

200 Questions

Q28: Is God’s eternal and unchangeable name “Yahweh”?

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Q73: Is it accepted that Christ pre-existed as the Word of God before he was born?

200 Questions

Key Source: Jesus appearing in the OT as the Word

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Key Source: Christ as revelation

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Key Source: Jesus' use of God's name (Ego Eimi)

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Key Source: The distance and transcendence of Allah

Allah has a very different character to Yahweh, there is a little overlap but much else that contradicts.

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Key Source: I AM in the Old Testament

How the Old Testament uses the name of God and how this matches with how Jesus uses it about Himself.

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Key Source: The Son is without beginning

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8:59 Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hid himself and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.

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