The Question No Muslim Can Answer!

Nominal Muslims (those who are "Muslim" in name only and not by practice), continue to try and deny that Jesus is God and that He said He was God. In the New Testament, Jesus stated that He was God in a number of different ways, by words and in actions. Only God can forgive sins, and yet Jesus was forgiving sins. Only God can receive worship, yet Jesus received worship. Only God can restore sight to the blind, yet Jesus restored sight to the blind. Even the Qur'an affirms that Jesus is God.

In surah 57:3, the Qur'an states that Allah is the First and the Last.

In Revelation 1:17-18, Jesus says that He is the First and the Last.

In surah 22:56-57, the Qur'an states that Allah is the Judge of all the world.

In Matthew 25:31-32, Jesus says that He is the Judge of all the world.

In surah 22:7, the Qur'an states that Allah will resurrect the dead.

In John 5:25-29, Jesus says that He will resurrect the dead.

According to the Qur'an, only God can do these things. But Jesus said that He would do them. Clearly Muslims and the Qur'an are wrong for giving honour to Jesus. If Jesus was nothing more than a prophet, a good man, then what does Islam have to say about prophets lying and claiming to be and do the things that only God Himself can do?

Jesus had said to the people of His day, "For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." (John 8:24) "He" who? Who are they to believe that He is? The Jews obviously had the same thoughts, and so they asked Him, "Who are you?" (v. 25). This entire discussion lead to Jesus arguing with the Jews as to who their true father was, and stating that Abraham looked forward to seeing His day, which prompted the Jews to challenge Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?" (John 8:57). Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I Am." (John 8:58). Immediately after Jesus said this, the Jews "picked up stones to throw at Him" (v. 59). Why did they pick up stones to stone Him, Muslims?

Before we continue, it is important to note that in John 8:24, the word "He" does not actually appear in the Greek. How it actually reads is like this: "For unless you believe that I Am, you will die in your sins."

At the Feast of Dedication, Jesus said, "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30). Immediately after Jesus said this, "The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him" (v. 31). Why would they want to stone Him, Muslims? Jesus even asked them that same question: "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?" (v. 32). The Jews explained to Him precisely why they wanted to stone Him: "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, claim Yourself to be God" (v. 33). Did you catch that? Obviously the Jews were intelligent enough to realize and understand what Jesus had said: "You claim Yourself to be God."

In both John 8:58 and John 10:30, Jesus was equating Himself with God the Father. In other words, Jesus said He was God. When He said "I Am," He was using the name that God revealed Himself as to Moses. The Jews understood what Jesus said. Why do Muslims have such difficulty in understanding this? Muslims demand a specific verse where Jesus unequivocally says, "I am God." They clearly do not understand a single thing we have looked at thus far. So let's play their game.

Muslims...

Where does Allah unequivocally state in the Qur'an that the text of the Gospel has been corrupted?

I will give you a hint: nowhere! What the Qur'an does state unequivocally in surahs 3:3, 5:66, 5:68, and 18:27, is the affirmation of the inspiration, preservation, purity, authenticity, and continuing authority of the Gospel. The third article of Islamic faith is that Muslims "Believe in the existence of the books of which God is the author: the Quran (revealed to Muhammad), the Gospel (revealed to Jesus), the Torah (revealed to Moses), and Psalms (revealed to David)." If nominal Muslims are not believing in the Gospel, then they are Apostate "Muslims"!

Premise #1: If the Gospel is the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God, then Islam is false because Islam contradicts the Gospel.

Premise #2: If the Gospel is not the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God, then Islam is false because the Qur'an claims that the Gospel is the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God.

Conclusion: Islam is false.