Christianity Etc › Re: Fear Allah, Do Good Deeds by MightySparrow: 12:46am On Feb 24, 2024 |
ALMUSTAQIM: Assalaam Alaekum wa Rrahmatullah wa Barakatuh
بِسْــــــــــــــــــــــمِ اَللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
"And seek by means of what Allah has given you the future abode and do not neglect your portion of this world and do good (to others) as Allah has done good to you and do not seek to make mischief in the land, surely Allah does not love the mischief-makers". Q28 V77. ************************ Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal once told a story of a woman who was hungry and left her hungry son to look for a loaf of bread.. While she left to get what she can use to feed her son, a kidnapper came and took the boy to sell him into slavery.
When she returned and discovered that her little boy was gone, she bursted into tears.
Meanwhile, a beggar passed by asking for food despite her pain, hunger and fears, she handed the man the loaf of bread she had been carrying for herself and her son..
In just a few minutes, the kidnapper came back with her little boy. He told her, "As I was trying to sell him, a strange voice from within said to me,’ Don’t you have a son? Aren’t you afraid that he might face the same fate one day?’ So, I came back to return your boy.”
The woman took her child in her arms and said:” Glory be to Allah, who has accepted my loaf of bread as charity.”
Prophet Muhammad (saw) said: “Allah will help His servant as long as he helps his brother.” 📚(Muslim)
O Allah,
We pray to you to come to our aid and ease our affairs especially at this time of Socioeconomic brouhaha.
We pray for Abundance and Sufficiency concerning our needs and wants.
We pray you to continue to guard and guide us aright and help us remain ethical as we work to make ends meet and Above all, admit us into your Paradise when our time is up.
Happy Jumaat, Happy Weekend Why then is the sword the good deed of Muslims to humanity? |
Foreign Affairs › Re: The Numerous Strict Rules The Royal Family Of Buckingham Palace Must Follow by MightySparrow: 12:37am On Feb 24, 2024 |
Interestingly, in some palaces, certain rules are age long and kept till today even in Africa. |
Politics › Re: I Was Criticized During The Civil War But I Succeeded - Gowon Encourages Tinubu by MightySparrow: 8:08pm On Feb 23, 2024 |
Sctests: So now we agree that Gowon started the civil war. Not Ojukwu. He finally came clean..
Anyway, the population of his tribe has continue to reduce with mass fulani killings, while those he sought to extinguish keep growing in leaps and bounds. He remains alive to witness it. That's my greatest satisfaction. 
That's his penance and recompense. You people read wrong pages of history. The problem of igbos started with short -sighted Azikiwe. The man sold your destiny in Nigeria. You will eventually get back on the track!; but, at what cost? Even now igbos are playing wrong politics. You make yourselves toxic species in Nigeria. Go home for a rebrand. Go. media and blog harassment will fetch you only disappointment. |
Nairaland General › Re: Sunday Igboho Returns To Nigeria For Mother’s Burial by MightySparrow: 9:57am On Feb 23, 2024 |
Ọmọ Akin |
Culture › Re: Nigerian Lady Shows Off Newborn Baby’s Tribal Marks by MightySparrow: 9:55am On Feb 23, 2024 |
Proudly yoruba.
Beautiful. |
Politics › Re: South-East Development Commission Bill: Igbos No Longer Marginalized - Akpabio by MightySparrow: 9:52am On Feb 23, 2024 |
Kosoco: Tinubu may end up Being the greatest leader Nigeria has ever produced. He will |
Crime › Re: INSIDE LIFE: SHEHU Sani, Aisha Yusuf, Others Condemn Islamic Cleric Who Wants by MightySparrow: 9:39am On Feb 23, 2024 |
AntiChristian: Explain how he is my Sheikh?
Was TB Joshua your family pastor too?
One day you'll start using your cranial content! This, your sheikh, demanding the death of a pastor according to your Quran is not a Muslim reiterating the whole teaching of Islam? Be deceiving yourself. This is the reason northern Muslims don't take yoruba Muslims seriously. Are you kidding me self? But, you are an antichrist kẹ̀? |
Crime › Re: INSIDE LIFE: SHEHU Sani, Aisha Yusuf, Others Condemn Islamic Cleric Who Wants by MightySparrow: 2:29am On Feb 23, 2024 |
Antichristian, can deny anything. See your sheikh confirming what you deny |
Politics › Re: Sunday Igboho Returns To Nigeria by MightySparrow: 4:21pm On Feb 22, 2024 |
AqualinaXYZ: Where did he go to before
He’s no more fighting for Oduduwa republic abi he don chicken out like his [b]tribesmen [/b] Who? |
Christianity Etc › Re: How God Answered Jesus' Prayer In The Garden Of Gethsemane by MightySparrow: 10:37am On Feb 22, 2024 |
Abdulgaffar22: All the Christian denominations including the Jehovah witnesses believe that Jesus suffer and died for our sins on the cross ( or on the stake). But what is the actual meaning of the statement: "Jesus suffer and died for our sins" ? The meaning of this statement can only be understood in two ways. It is either Jesus suffer and died on the cross so that we can have access to divine forgiveness for our sins- OR-Jesus suffer and died on the cross to remove our sinful nature so that we can have immunity against committing sins. However, complete removal of humanity sinful nature is impossible as nobody can be completely free from committing minor sins. Bible also attests to this fact; "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us( 1John 1:7-9) Therefore, the statement: "Jesus suffer and died for our sins" can only have a conceivable meaning if Jesus suffer and died on the cross so that we can have access to divine forgiveness for our sins. But why MUST Jesus suffer and die on the cross before God can forgive our sins? If it is an act of injustice for God to freely forgive our sins, then is it not a GREATER ACT OF INJUSTICE for God to condemn an innocent and righteous soul for the sins he did not commit ? Besides, Bible make it clear that any one that is crucified is accursed by God ( Galatians 3:13). How then are we to conceive a merciful and omnipotent God putting His BELOVED prophet under His CURSE when God of course knew that Jesus never did anything wrong? If God is All-powerful and All-knowing Creator which ( therefore) cannot be compelled to follow one particular way, then He must have chosen at least one rational way to forgive our sins and earn our salvation . God Almighty must have set aside any irrational way that will later require Him to curse and condemn His innocent and beloved prophet for something that can be achieved through another means. Yes, one of the rational means which God has chosen to forgive our sins and earn our salvation is SINCERE REPENTANCE from our sinful acts : “Son of man, say to the Israelites; this is what you are saying: our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live? Say to them: as surely as I live declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! TURN FROM YOUR EVIL WAYS! Why will you die, people of Israel? Therefore, son of man say to your people… if someone, one who is wicked, REPENTS, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation… And if I say to the wicked person, you will surely die, but they then TURN FROM THEIR SINS and do what is just and right…follow the decree that gives life, and do no evil--THAT PERSON WILL SURELY LIVE :THEY WILL NOT DIE. NONE OF THE SINS that person has committed will be remembered against them.They have done what is just and right; they will surely live (Ezekiel 33:10-16)" . Did God ask the wicked sinners to believe in Jesus crucifixion before their sins can be forgiven (or before they can live) in all these verses? What He actually wants from them is sincere repentance from their sinful ways. Qur'an also pass the same message: O you who believe! Turn to Allah with SINCERE REPENTANCE! It may be that your Lord will REMIT FROM YOU YOUR SINS, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow (Qur'an 66:7-9) Another rational way that God has chosen in the past for the people to achieve divine forgiveness of sins is through animal sacrifice. Leviticus 16:21-30 says as follow: "the GOAT will carry on itself ALL THE SINS of Israelites to a remote place and the man shall release the goat in the wilderness..... Then before the LORD, you will be CLEAN FROM ALL YOUR SINS”. Please is there any indication in these verses that the sins of Israelites were only "cover" and not completely taken away? God says; “Then before the LORD, you will be CLEAN FROM ALL YOUR SINS”. Yet the New Testament proclaimed that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sin (Hebrew 10:4). This is another great lie that was fabricated to justify the doctrine of sin atonement through Jesus crucifixion. If God can truly atone for our sins through animal sacrifice as the verses in the book of Leviticus quoted above affirm, then is there any need again for God to shed the blood of innocent human being on the cross ? Therefore, if divine forgiveness for our sins is what we really need to gain eternal life, then the death of Jesus on the cross IS NOT NECCESSARY; God can decide to forgive our sins through sincere repentance or through animal sacrifice as He has done with the people that lived and died before Jesus arrival. These two ways are far more better than that irrational way which will later require God Almighty to condemn and curse His innocent and beloved prophet for something that can be acheived through another rational means. Some Christians might want to argue that Jesus crucifixion make them entitle to many spiritual benefits that GO BEYOND achieving divine forgiveness for our sins. But no matter how numerous the spiritual benefits that can be derived from Jesus crucifixion, there is no way for such benefits to be ACTUALIZED in the life of the Old Testament prophets (like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah etc) because they have lived and died before Jesus arrival talkless of his supposed crucifixion. Yet these people manage to earn their salvation and reconcilation back to God (because there is no any biblical verse that says these Old Testament Prophets were in a certain state of condemnation after their death until the time of Jesus crucifixion). So if these old testament prophets, who happened to be among the children of Adam, were able to gain their salvation without Jesus crucifixion, then there is alternative way also for the other children of Adam to gain their salvation without Jesus crucifixion. Therefore, the Christian doctrine which says that: "All powerful and All merciful God must condemn and curse His innocent and beloved son on the cross before the children of Adam can earn their salvation" is FALSE. The falsehood behind this doctrine will become more clear to you when you consider the following premises of argument. You will see that the frequently-quoted verse( His ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not our thoughts—they are higher than ours-Isaiah 55:8 ) that Christians always use to justify this irrational doctrine cannot work this time around. It would only work if the Christians can believe that God Almighty can decide to choose a way of doing something that will later require Him to commit an act of lying . Now read the following six premises of argument and indicate with reason any one that is wrong. PREMISE 1: As part of our concept about God; God is naturally known to ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH just like God is naturally known to ALWAYS SANCTIFY( i:e to endorse and bless spiritually ) HIS INNOCENT AND BELOVED PROPHETS. PREMISE 2: Therefore, for any reason whatsoever, it is IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO SPEAK A LIE just like it is IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO CURSE (i:e to condemn spiritually ) HIS INNOCENT AND BELOVED PROPHETS PREMISE 3: Consequently, if there is a religious faith which proclaims that GOD MUST SPEAK A LIE at a particular period of time in order to execute a plan designed by God Himself, then that religious faith must be false. PREMISE 4 : Similarly, if there is religious faith which proclaims that GOD MUST CURSE( i:e to condemn spiritually) HIS INNOCENT AND BELOVED PROPHET at a particular period of time in order to execute a plan designed by God Himself, then that religious faith must also be false. PREMISE 5 : But Christianity is a religious faith which proclaim that AN INNOCENT AND BELOVED PROPHET OF GOD (i:e Jesus Christ) MUST BE PUT UNDER THE CURSE OF THE SAME GOD ( see Deuteronomy 21:23, Galatians 3:13) before God can execute a plan He personally designed to save those who believe in Him. PREMISE 6: Therefore, Christianity must be false.
God may allow His innocent and beloved prophet to suffer (i:e TO BE PHYSICALLY CONDEMNED) for one reason or the other. But God would never "curse" ( i:e SPIRITUALLY CONDEMN) His innocent and beloved prophet for any reason whatsover. Therefore, there is need for God to send another prophet to remove this negative and bad picture of God from the minds of the general humanity. This is one of the many reasons why Qur’an was revealed by God to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). In the Holy Qur’an, God removed this negative and bad impression from the minds of the people by declaring that, in a miraculous way, Jesus escaped death on the cross (Qur’an 4:157-158). In this way, the "curse of God" associated with any one that is crucified and died on a cross according to the Jewish law (Galatians 3:13, Deuteronomy 21:23) was removed from the head of our beloved and innocent prophet called Jesus Christ (peace be upon him). This is exactly in line with the prayer of Jesus to God in the garden of Gethsemane when he asked for this “cup of condemnation” to be taken away from him in THREE consecutive times as stated clearly in Matthew 26:36-44. Therefore, an illogical and contradictory concept of "a merciful and omnipotent Father who could not see any other way of saving those who sincerely believe in Him except to condemn and curse His innocent and beloved son on the cross" is completely far away from the truth. Your argument is logical but what do you suppose the Bible and Christianity does not agree with your position and Islam? |
Christianity Etc › Re: Are Prophets Genuine? by MightySparrow: 10:30am On Feb 22, 2024 |
Drop your WhatsApp number. |
Politics › Re: Breaking!! International Monetary Fund (IMF) Issues Strong Message To Nigeria by MightySparrow: 9:49pm On Feb 21, 2024 |
Westerhoffe: Wetin concern us? If Nigeria like make dem devalue Naira to ₦6,000.00k per $1, na like this we go still dey look una. Hunger |
Politics › Re: 1966, Igbo Coup ,Endsars Igbos Protest And You Are Asking Igbos To Join Again by MightySparrow: 9:45pm On Feb 21, 2024 |
The generation of cowards.  |
Health › Re: British-nigerian Doctor Faces Tribunal In Manchester For Having Sex With Patient by MightySparrow: 2:58pm On Feb 21, 2024 |
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Politics › Re: Victor Banjo Was Killed By Ojukwu Because He Spoke Yoruba With Awolowo by MightySparrow: 11:43am On Feb 21, 2024 |
Igbos have been known for dubious dealings. |
Politics › Re: Tinubu Admitted To Me He Had No Blueprints On How To Govern Nigeria — Naja'atu by MightySparrow: 10:33pm On Feb 20, 2024 |
This Hajiya is not sincere. Whose problem is almajiri? Whose problem is Boko Haram a d bandits? Whose problem is Fulani herders?
These are northern design to rule at all cost. They should solve their problem. Their children are the nuisance to the rest of us.
A average child in the south would wake up and head for school or a place to learn a trade. The northern child is roaming the street as almajiri and herders and urchins in the streets. Their elders and imams deceive them that western education is Haram. Islamic education is useless in a secular world.
Why would there be a special treatment for the north? They are the problem of Nigeria, they contribute more of nuisance to Nigeria than any meaningful things. In any society you find them, their youths don't do taxable works.
This Hajiya is foolish. |
Family › Re: Man Asks Wife To Return His Kidney Or Pay $1.5m After She Filed For Divorce by MightySparrow: 7:31pm On Feb 19, 2024 |
Tinubu cause am ni |
Nairaland General › Re: What's The Usefulness Of MTN Data Bonus by MightySparrow: 8:56am On Feb 19, 2024 |
Video and YouTube |
Romance › Re: Shocking!!! Angry Lady Claims Pastor Got Her Pregnant In Church (video) by MightySparrow: 8:49am On Feb 19, 2024 |
No fear of God in the church again.
Haa!! |
Politics › Re: Senator Tony Nwoye Responds To Criticism Of His Tech & Innovation Hub by MightySparrow: 8:40am On Feb 19, 2024 |
Ogiame: Tony Nwoye should be ashamed of himself. He is the shame itself. Anyways, he inherited mediocrity. |
Christianity Etc › Re: 4 Ladies Convert To Islam At 'World Hijab Day 2024' Event by MightySparrow: 7:49am On Feb 19, 2024 |
FiftyFifty: Keep wallowing in your incurable ignorance... I can't help you, sorry. You don't have any help to render. Be living in your delusion.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: 4 Ladies Convert To Islam At 'World Hijab Day 2024' Event by MightySparrow: 7:47am On Feb 19, 2024 |
FiftyFifty: Keep wallowing in your incurable ignorance... I can't help you, sorry. .... Hahaha. .why did you you leave your village to be living in Lagos? |
Christianity Etc › Re: 4 Ladies Convert To Islam At 'World Hijab Day 2024' Event by MightySparrow: 11:30pm On Feb 18, 2024 |
FiftyFifty: I just pity you and your incurable ignorance... Sorry. . God sent the Israelis out of Palestine in AD70 brought them back 1945 according to prophecy - biblical prophecies. Mohammed said they were not coming back. He was wrong ! They are there now. Muslims blame this on Western influence. Is West more powerful than Allah? Dey play my brother. Under your watch, some of these things will happen. |
Politics › Re: Please Suggest A Name For This Tinubu's Economy by MightySparrow: 11:24pm On Feb 18, 2024*. Modified: 1:22pm On Mar 08, 2024 |
Tinubunomics |
Romance › Re: Hot Nacking by MightySparrow: 11:23pm On Feb 18, 2024 |
You want to satisfy women that God Himself cannot. Dey play.  |
Family › Re: After 51 Years Of Marriage, A Man Discovered He Isn't The Father Of His Children by MightySparrow: 11:19pm On Feb 18, 2024 |
Women no dey go heaven, I swear.  |
Politics › Re: UK Based Comedian, Seyi Law Says He Will Vote Tinubu Again If Given The Chance by MightySparrow: 11:08pm On Feb 18, 2024 |
Me too.
He is trying to repair the damages of many generations. He will succeed like he laid the foundation of greater Lagos. |
Celebrities › Re: If Another Election Was Held Tomorrow, I Would Still Vote Tinubu” - Seyi Law Say by MightySparrow: 11:06pm On Feb 18, 2024*. Modified: 7:49am On Feb 19, 2024 |
Tomorrow is too far. Tonight, I will still vote Tinubu. |
Car Talk › Re: 6 Top Luxury Cars You Can Find On Facebook Marketplace by MightySparrow: 11:03pm On Feb 18, 2024 |
Is Germany the king of automakers? |
Christianity Etc › Re: If Jesus Is The Only Way Does It Means All Non Christians Will Burn In Hell? by MightySparrow: 12:04pm On Feb 18, 2024 |
Daejumong: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14: 6
I am a Christian and there was a time I thought all non Christians are headed to hell but I don’t subscribe to such anymore. Why ? 1) People that lived before Jesus came and didn’t have the chance to see him, are they all going to hell? 2) Jesus said Abraham is in heaven but he never knew Christ 3) Many people in Africa like our forefathers never had the chance to hear about Jesus for centuries after his death . Are they all going to hell? 4) The Jews who up till now don’t believe in Jesus but believe in Moses and Abraham who are presumably in heaven, are they are all going to hell? 5) Muslims who all believe in God and acknowledged Jesus as a special prophet , are they all going to hell? 6) Hindus, Buddhist and other religions who believe in a sovereign God and worship him in their own way, are they all going to hell? 7) Moses, David, Jacob , Elisha and Elijah who never met Jesus are they going to heaven or hell
Solomon with his thousand women who never saw Jesus also going to heaven or hell? I think if we look at all critically, God is sovereign, loving and impartial. He created every human with no one more special or more privileged than another. I think biblical accounts are documentations of Gods relationship with Israel and should not be seen to supersede Gods interactions with other people and countries. Accounts in the Quran are documentations of Gods interactions with prophet Mohammed and the arabs. Accounts by the yorubas also documents Gods interactions with the people . So also other races and tribes have their accounts of Gods relationship including creation and salvation. All in all, I think we all need to understand that God is one and created all and loves all equally. He speaks to different people through different means and people. Let us learn to love and respect everybody for what they believe and practise as long as it places humanity first. God bless us all. I doubt if you are ever a Christian. |
Christianity Etc › Re: HERBERT WIGWE: Pastor Adeboye Pays Condolence Visits to Parents (pictures) by MightySparrow: 4:02pm On Feb 17, 2024 |
May his soul rest in peace |
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Jws Were Forced To Change John1:1 by MightySparrow: 3:58pm On Feb 17, 2024 |
Abdulgaffar22: Since any false representation of God is tantamount to IDOLATRY, then it is of great importance that there should be no any iota of confusion regarding the identity of God. However, this is not the case in Christianity. Unlike Qur'an, Bible is not consistent with the identity of God. If it says Jesus is God in one place, then it will say Jesus is not God in another place.
John1:1 declare:" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Here we see that THE WORD = GOD
In John 1:14, it states "The Word became flesh, and made His dwelling among us." Here we see again that JESUS = THE WORD. Simple logic declares that if A=B and B=C then A=C.
Therefore, since JESUS = THE WORD and THE WORD = GOD, then JESUS = GOD . This is just one out of many biblical evidence used by Trinitarian Christians to prove that Jesus is God.
Since we have seen how the book of John established that Jesus is God, let us now investigate whether the remaining part of the Bible support this claim or not. 1. Jesus was praying to the Father and he said; "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (John 17:3)" . If Jesus himself was referring to another person (i:e the Father) as the "ONLY true God" , then how could Jesus be God ? If Jesus did not use the word "ONLY", then hopefully the Christians might still want to argue that Jesus is also God just like his Father. However, the word "ONLY" used by Jesus will continue to shatter the hope of those who want to believe that Jesus is God. This verse is the strongest evidence put forward by Jehovah witnesses to prove that Jesus is not God.
2. Similarly in John 20:17, Jesus was reported to have said “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God”. If Jesus is God Almighty , then which God was he referring to when he said ; "my God and your God" ? Can God Almighty have another God?
3. Also Luke 6:12 says "He (Jesus) went out to the mountain side to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God" . If Jesus is God, who was he praying to? Was he praying to himself ?
4. Similarly, in John 14:28, Jesus said: “My Father is GREATER THAN I”. If Jesus is God, why is he having someone greater than him? Can anybody be greater than God?
5. Again in Mark 10:18, Jesus said to one man who called him good teacher as follows: “why do you call me good? No one is good, but one, that is God”. If Jesus is God, why did he reject being called “good” and then submit that all goodness belongs only to God?
6. Furthermore, in John 14:1, Jesus said “let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me”. Remember Jesus did NOT say: "you believe in Father, believe also in me". He said : "you believe in God, believe also in me”. Therefore, if Jesus is God, why did he clearly distinguish himself from God?
7. Again, in Matthew 24:36, Jesus said; “But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the son, but ONLY THE FATHER”. If Jesus is God, why did he confess his lack of knowledge about the Day of Judgment and then submit that the knowledge of that day belongs only to the Father? Can God be lacking anything as regard to knowledge?
8. Finally in John 5:30, Jesus was reported to have said: " I can of my own self do nothing". If Jesus is God, is it possible for All- powerful and independent God to utter this kind of statement?
As you can see, there is no way we can reconcile John 1:1,14 (which teaches that Jesus is God ) with other verses of the Bible that dispute this claim. Despite the fact that Trinitarian Christians and Jehovah witnesses are using the same Bible; yet they differ in their belief regarding the identity of God. The former believe that Jesus is God while the latter believe that Jesus is not God. Have you now seen that the main cause of this discrepancy is the Bible itself. This is the reason why Jehovah witnesses were forced to change the translation of John 1:1 to " In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was a god" . They change the clause "and the word was God" in all other versions of the Bible to "and the word was a god" in their NWT Bible. Therefore, by refering to Jesus as a lesser "god", they managed to run away from the problem of calling Jesus God.
However, as they managed to run away from the problem of accepting Jesus as God , they were unable to run away from the problem of accepting him as "master worker of all creation" . In other words , like other Christian denominations, the Jehovah witnesses also believe that God created everything THROUGH Jesus Christ . They believe that God did not create anything EXCEPT Jesus. That is to say: God created Jesus, then it was Jesus that created all other things including the heavens and the earth. So according to their claim, Jesus is the immediate Creator of all things. That God created everything through (or by )Jesus Christ is no where to be found in the Gospel of Matthew, Mark and Luke. It is only found in the books written by Paul and John;
Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, THROUGH WHOM ALL THINGS CAME and through whom we live.( 1st Corinthians 8:6).
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; ALL THINGS HAVE BEEN CREATED THROUGH him and for him ( Colossians 1:16).
THROUGH him ALL THINGS WERE MADE ; without him nothing was made that has been made (John 1:3)
But is it really true that God assigned the creation of heavens and earth to Jesus christ ? Let see what God Almighty say about this matter ;
"This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer and the one who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, who has made everything, who ALONE stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth BY MYSELF (WHO WAS WITH ME ?) (Isaiah 44:24 KJV, NWT)
"MY OWN HAND laid the foundations of the earth, and MY RIGHT HAND spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together. (Isaiah 48:13)".
It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. MY OWN HANDS stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts (Isaiah 45:12)
"For My HAND made all these things, Thus all these things came into being," declares the LORD ( Isaiah 66:2)
As you can see from above, Paul and John proclaimed that God delegated the creation of all things to Jesus Christ. But God Almighty declare that He created all things ALL ALONE, BY HIMSELF, BY HIS OWN HANDS AND NOBODY WAS WITH HIM. What better words do we want God to use before we can believe that He created the heavens and the earth without the assistance of anybody ?
If a man hires a contractor as his agent to build a house, could the man say that he built the house “ALL ALONE” and "BY HIS OWN HANDS" without lying? So could God Almighty have lied about creating the heavens and the earth by His own hands while He actually used another distinct person as His agent to actually do the creation for Him?
Besides, who want to know or care that one true God exist if not for His act of creation? The only reason why we label all the idols as " false gods" is because they did not create anything and that is the reason they do not deserve our worship. Therefore, it is quite true that all the worship and glorification we give to God originate from the fact of being the Creator of all things . In other words, the STRONGEST REASON why God deserve our worship, praises and glory is because He was the one that created us and all other things that exist (See Psalm 95:6, 96:4-5, 139:14, Revelation 4:11, 14:7). Does it now make sense to believe that God assigned the creation of all things to another person given that it is through that very act of creation He deserve our worship and through it we acknowledge His existence ? Hence, if Jehovah witnesses and other Christians rely heavily on the words of Paul and John or any other person and therefore insist that God assigned the creation of all things to Jesus Christ, then Jesus deserve their worship because the reasonable response of the creature is to worship their Creator. Yet, only God deserve to be worship. This is exactly the reason why God would never delegate the creation of things to any other person other than Himself as He clearly stated above: "BY MYSELF( Isaiah 44:24)". In fact, the question at the end of Isaiah 44:24 quoted above - "WHO WAS WITH ME ?" present in some versions of the Bible (including NWT Bible of Jehovah's witnesses) is an indisputable evidence that God did not employ the service of anybody during the creation of the heavens and the earth ! But sadly enough, the Christians still prefer those fallible words of men (which they believe to be inspired by God) to those infallible words of God that came DIRECTLY from God's mouth. Is this not the high time for the Christians to question their belief that the whole of the Bible is an inspired word of God? Here we can see how Paul and John contradict God Almighty on the answer to the question "who is the actual Creator of all things?"; a very important question that demands a straightforward answer!
The only way to resolve this contradiction is when we assume that Jesus is God. But as we have already established above, there are many verses of Bible that will never support this assumption.
Consequently, if Jehovah witnesses manage to escape the problem of accepting Jesus as God, there is no way they can escape the problem of accepting him as master worker of all creation. The only solution to this problem is to expunge all those fallible words of men from the Bible while allowing the DIRECT words from God's mouth to stay. But then, what are we to say about the authenticity of the Bible ?
Have you now agreed with me that the problem of "Who is God ? and who is the creator ?" is yet to be resolved in the world of Christianity . This is a FOUNDATIONAL problem that can never be overlooked. As we all know, any beautiful mansion that is erected on a very weak foundation is bound to collapse! This problem alone, if properly understood, is enough for any sincere seeker of truth to have preference for Islam over Christianity. Unlike Bible, Qur'an is consistent regarding the identity of God ; it is consistent in establishing that God is God and He is the creator of all things, and that Jesus is neither God nor the Creator but one of the mighty prophets of God who was born miraculously by virgin Mary.
There are some Christians who want to argue that Allah is not God. I will only advice these Christians to get a Bible translated in Arabic language. They will discover that there is no other name the authors used for God except Allah ( the same spelling with that of Qur'an). Since God is the originator and creator of all languages, there is nothing wrong if God use Allah for himself in Quran given that Qur'an was revealed in Arabic language and there is no any other name that Arabs used for God other than Allah. What these Christians suppose to do is to investigate whether the description and identity given to Allah in Qur'an actually tally with that of God Almighty. Reading those verses of Qur'an quoted below are enough to convince you that description and identity of the speaker (Allah) tally perfectly with that of God Almighty, the God of Israel.
“O children of Israel! Remember My special favor which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your covenant with Me as I fulfill My covenant with you, and fear none but Me. And believe in what I have sent down ( i:e this Qur’an) confirming that which is with you, and be not the first to reject it, nor sell My verses for a small price; and fear Me, and Me alone (Qur’an 2:40-41)”.
I made them not to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth and not (even) their own creation, nor was I to take the misleaders as helpers (Qur'an 18:51)
And that was Our proof which We gave to Abraham against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing. And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob, each of them We guided. And before him We guided Noah, and among his progeny David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good doers. And Zachariah, and John and Jesus and Elias, all in the ranks of the righteous. And Ishmael and Elisha, and Jonah and Lot; each one of them We preferred above the nations (Qur'an 6:83-86).
O My servants who believe! Certainly, My earth is spacious. Therefore worship Me and Me alone. Every soul shall have a taste of death. Then to Us you shall be brought back (Qur’an 29:56-57).
When My servants ask you concerning Me, I am indeed close to them. I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he called on Me. Therefore, let them also obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be walked in the right way (Qur’an 2:186).
We did not send before you (O Muhammad-pbuh) any messenger but We inspired him that there is no God beside Me; therefore worship Me (Qur’an 21:25)
As you can see, all the personal pronouns in all the verses of Qur'an cited above can never be referred CONTEXTUALLY to any other person except God. What exactly is your problem with this? |