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Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by hemmagiz(m): 8:02am On Mar 16, 2017
Makweembo:


SOURCE: http://africanspotlight.com/2017/03/15/prominent-muslim-lecturer-to-take-tb-joshua-to-court-for-saying-jesus-christ-is-god/


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In the book of John chapter 1 Vs 1 States that in the beginning was the word.. .and the word was with God and the word was God.. ... Who is that word.. ...it is Jesus Christ.. .he is one of the Trinity.. ...in Genesis chapter 1 vs 3....God said let there be light and there was light.. .God uttered a word and who is that word Jesus Christ...he was the power behind the creation.. .....So Jesus Christ is God.. ...
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Nobody: 8:03am On Mar 16, 2017
Aringon:
Somebody should send these Bible verses to the old man

Matthew 1:23 - “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

John 1:1-3 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made... 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,

John 20:28 - And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”


Acts 20:28 - (God purchased us with His own blood)
Revelation 1:5-6; Revelation 5:8-9 - (Jesus' blood purchased us)

Titus 2:13 - looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ


Hebrews 2:17-18 - “Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.”




You are the best thing That happened to this thread. Tell him.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Edwinmason(m): 8:05am On Mar 16, 2017
BetaThings:

Excellent point
How can a court legislate on the validity of a religious belief?
You mean a court will say those worshiping Osun deity are wrong?
I am a Muslim and I think Mabera is wrong


This applies to Christianity too, especially in Nigeria
i have been on this thread since yesterday i must say......if truely u are a muslim then you are the only true muslim on this thread
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by cocktopuss: 8:06am On Mar 16, 2017
Babawo50:
how can d son of God be God re u ur fada.pls no insults jst common sense.

Look at it in this sense, the child of a horse is technically a horse, has the nature of a horse. Look alike but have different functions, father is a race horse, child is a labour horse.
Jesus is the only begotten son of God...
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Olu317(m): 8:07am On Mar 16, 2017
idris4r83:
do u want me to start listing Christianity sects? In fact there's no religion that boasts of many sects like Christianity.
You are quite right. But do they bring out knives, daggers, swords and guns etc to kill one another? Of course not, the ideology behind Christ likes is to be seemingly glad in the usage of the power of Almighty Jesus Christ God. This is the major difference. Even the Yoruba traditions acknowledged OLuOrogbo(whom was sacrificed and was half dead but rose up after a while and ascended to heaven) son of Moremi as JESUS CHRIST. While Al Quran also acknowledged JESUS CHRIST as a being that was born through the breath of God. Despite different denomination in Christianity, killing is alien. Unlike some sects in Islam where wars had brewed over a thousand year when one group claimed that the authentic Sect in which Prophet Muhammad's lineage should be Head of all Muslims at the expense of others. This doesn't exist in Christianity.

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Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by idris4r83(m): 8:08am On Mar 16, 2017
Sanchez01:

Exactly my point! Christianity has so many sects, doctrine, belief, pointing to one main person - Jesus. Despite the number, they don't find each other to kill or maim just because doctrine differ.

Islam has two major sects in the world but they kill one another at every given opportunity. Go figure!
Adolf Hitler (Christian) alone killed more than 6billion Jews which is by far more than any religion sect has killed.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by gbegemaster(m): 8:08am On Mar 16, 2017
lonelydora:
To all Christians reading this thread.

I don't condone any form of evil but it's high time we stopped condemning our fellow Christians and making caricature of them no matter what. It gives the Muslim brothers room to insult us.

Do you think if any Muslim cleric is caught red handed with a girl/woman in a hotel that the news will see the light of the day?

Do you think the Muslim Nairalanders are foo.lish when they put a creed on any Muslim thread which they refused to put on Christian thread? It is because they do not want non-Muslims to insult their faith but find joy in insulting other people's faith (some of them shaa).

Someone once said here on Nairaland that since we Christians joke with everything about us, they have no option than to join us in joking with it too, but since they don't joke with theirs, we should also not joke with theirs.

Let him that have ear hear the word.


Edited: For those quoting me... I am not saying we should cover up the sins of our pastors, but non-Christians shouldn't help to make jest of it. I lived a better part of me in the Northern part of Nigeria. I know how sinful some of these Muslims are, both their men and women, but you won't hear them broadcast it everywhere. You guys should remove the log in your eyes before removing the spec in another's eye.
Thank you for this!

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Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by gbegemaster(m): 8:09am On Mar 16, 2017
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izzou:
Illiteracy is worrying the sheikh

So people who call stones, knifes,iron, Thunder, water, as their God should be taken to court too?
What about those who don't believe there is God? Who will charge them to court?
He should look for his mates to debate with. Am very sure tb Joshua won't even have his time

This man is a disgrace to Islam

Modified: Am tired of replying mentions. If you feel pained because people call Jesus God, tell God himself to destroy and fight for himself. Stop fighting and debating on God's behalf. You claim tb Joshua is blasphemous and God hasn't destroyed him yet.

I have no problem with Islam. The followers are actually the problem, not the religion
Thank you.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Edwinmason(m): 8:10am On Mar 16, 2017
idris4r83:
6billion Jews.
hmm
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Psoul(m): 8:10am On Mar 16, 2017
Trouble makers, These ppl cant live without making trouble. Trouble is their food and runs in their blood. Did TB Joshua told him to beliv his teachings. Did he tell Moslem to change their beliv. Did the Christians report to him that they are not comfortable with the teaching. What is this man's headache where Christianity is?

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Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Shafiiimran99: 8:11am On Mar 16, 2017
Edwinmason:
even your koran is full of contradictions
Show us plz
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Kissyharks(f): 8:12am On Mar 16, 2017
Modified Islamic fool...How does his referring to Jesus Christ as God affect you?To say I dey close to you,I for don wooz you one dirty slap that will land you in hell,idiot.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by idris4r83(m): 8:16am On Mar 16, 2017
Olu317:
You are quite right. But do they bring out knives, daggers, swords and guns etc to kill one another? Of course not, the ideology behind Christ likes is to be seemingly glad in the usage of the power of Almighty Jesus Christ God. This is the major difference. Even the Yoruba traditions acknowledged OLuOrogbo(whom was sacrificed but was half dead but rose up after a while and ascended to heaven) son of Moremi as JESUS CHRIST. While Al Quran also acknowledged JESUS CHRIST as a being that was born through the breath of God. Despite different denomination in Christianity, killing is alien. Unlike some sects in Islam where wars had brewed over a thousand year when one group claimed that the authentic Sect in which Prophet Muhammad's lineage should be Head of all Muslims at the expense of others. This doesn't exist in Christianity.
this simply means you don't read your Bible very well. What will u say about this “These enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence” (Luke 19:26-27)
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Shafiiimran99: 8:17am On Mar 16, 2017
excel101:
Horn your information any being that wants to dwell on this earth needs a body, that was why Christ though as God he deemed it fit for Him to take the form or body of man to dwell on earth. Jesus pre existed the beginning, John1:1-5, "in the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God." that same Word is Christ.
Ans d questn plz, wc God jesus was callin on d cross since he was god 2 accordin xtian?

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Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by izzou(m): 8:17am On Mar 16, 2017
BetaThings:

Excellent point
How can a court legislate on the validity of a religious belief?
You mean a court will say those worshiping Osun deity are wrong?
I am a Muslim and I think Mabera is wrong


This applies to Christianity too, especially in Nigeria

I agree with you on this too. I am a Christian
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by idris4r83(m): 8:21am On Mar 16, 2017
cocktopuss:


Look at it in this sense, the child of a horse is technically a horse, has the nature of a horse. Look alike but have different functions, father is a race horse, child is a labour horse.
Jesus is the only begotten son of God...
this is the most ridiculous thing I have read on Nairaland. Are u the same with your father? Just answer yes or no
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by melejo(m): 8:21am On Mar 16, 2017
idris4r83:
Adolf Hitler (Christian) alone killed more than 6billion Jews which is by far more than any religion sect has killed.
Adolf Hitler was not a Christian. What sect of Christianity does he represent? Adolf read Sterlin who was an avowed atheist and gave it military interpretation. His anger against the Jews is that they brought the idea of God. I don't know where you read that nonsense that adult was a Christian.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by BetaThings: 8:21am On Mar 16, 2017
Sanchez01:

Exactly my point! Christianity has so many sects, doctrine, belief, pointing to one main person - Jesus. Despite the number, they don't find each other to kill or maim just because doctrine differ.

Islam has two major sects in the world but they kill one another at every given opportunity. Go figure!

Have you studied Christian history?
Christians have fought themselves for a very long time
What did you think the Wars of Religion was about
What was the Saint Bartolomews Day Massacre about - the souvenir from same is still at the vatican
Did you know that the terror group - IRA was also fighting a religious war
Even in Nigeria, the catholic Church pulled out of CAN; in other circumstances they would have fought

Today the Assemblies of God Church members are fighting in Kaduna and calling in police and soldiers to keep the peace in Delta and Enugu
People will fight if they believe they have reasonable expectation of victory
America (Russia) will attack Russia (America) today if it fancy its chances of victory

You really need to learn more about your religion

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Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Shafiiimran99: 8:22am On Mar 16, 2017
DonaTee:
JESUS CHRIST IS GOD! FOR HIS GREAT SACRIFICE HE WAS GIVEN D KEYS OF HELLS.....DATS AWESOME AUTHORITY.

AFTER HE RESSURECTED HE WAS GIVEN THE NAME ANOVE ALL NAMES! THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW.......WHAT MORE IS DAT IF JESUS IS NOT GOD?

Wc God jesus used to pray to then?
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by SNIPER123: 8:23am On Mar 16, 2017
Jesus is God cheesy
Come and take me too court as well
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by idris4r83(m): 8:24am On Mar 16, 2017
The problem with the nigerian Christians is that they don't even understand the Bible, the don't read the Bible like the Muslims. Nowhere in the Bible where Jesus claims to b God. Nowhere in d Bible where Jesus said worship me.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Jackipapa: 8:25am On Mar 16, 2017
Beyond Blind Faith
Who is Jesus? Is Jesus God? See what Jesus said about himself, his equality with God, and what exactly Jesus did to prove it.
It is impossible for us to know conclusively whether God exists and what he is like unless he takes the initiative and reveals himself.
We must scan the horizon of history to see if there is any clue to God's revelation. There is one clear clue. In an obscure village in Palestine, 2,000 years ago, a Child was born in a stable. Today the entire world is still celebrating the birth of Jesus, and for good reason.
Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God?
We're told that "the common people heard him gladly." And, "He taught as One who had authority, and not as their teachers of the Law." Matthew 7:29
It soon became apparent, however, that he was making shocking and startling statements about himself. He began to identify himself as far more than a remarkable teacher or prophet. He began to say clearly that he was God. He made his identity the focal point of his teaching. The all-important question he put to those who followed him was, "Who do you say I am?" When Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God," Matthew 16:15-16 Jesus was not shocked, nor did he rebuke Peter. On the contrary, he commended him!
Jesus frequently referred to "My Father," and his hearers got the full impact of his words. We are told, "The Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God." John 5:18
On another occasion he said, "I and My Father are One." Immediately the religious authorities wanted to stone him. He asked them which of his good works caused them to want to kill him. They replied, "We are not stoning you for any of these but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God." John 10:33

Is Jesus God? Look at His life.
As Jesus was healing a paralyzed man, Jesus said to him, "Son, your sins are forgiven you." The religious leaders immediately reacted. "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
When Jesus was on trial for his life, the high priest put the question to him directly: "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"
"I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
The high priest rendered the verdict. "Why do we need any more witnesses?" he asked. "You have heard his blasphemy." Mark 14:61-64
So close was Jesus' connection with God that he equated a person's attitude to himself with the person's attitude toward God. Thus, to know him was to know God. John 8:19; 14:7 to see him was to see God. John 12:45; 14:9 to believe in him was to believe in God. John 12:44; 14:1 to receive him was to receive God. Mark 9:37 to hate him was to hate God. John 15:23 and to honor him was to honor God. John 5:23
Is Jesus God? - possible explanations
“As we face the claims of Christ, there are only four possibilities. He was either a liar, mentally ill, a legend, or the Truth.”
The question is, was he telling the truth?
Maybe Jesus lied when he said he was God. Perhaps he knew he was not God, but deliberately deceived his hearers. But there is a problem with this reasoning. Even those who deny his deity affirm that he was a great moral teacher. Jesus could hardly be a great moral teacher if, on the most crucial point of his teaching -- his identity -- he was a deliberate liar.
Another possibility is that Jesus was sincere but self-deceived. We have a name for a person today who thinks he is God. Mentally disabled. But as we look at the life of Christ, we see no evidence of the abnormality and imbalance we find in a mentally ill person. Rather, we find the greatest composure under pressure.
A third alternative is that his enthusiastic followers put words into his mouth he would have been shocked to hear. Were he to return, he would immediately repudiate them.
No, modern archeology verifies that four biographies of Christ were written within the lifetime of people who saw, heard and followed Jesus. These gospel accounts contained specific facts and descriptions confirmed by those who were eyewitnesses of Jesus. The early writing of the Gospels by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, is why they gained such circulation and impact, unlike the fictional Gnostic gospels which appeared centuries later.
Jesus was not a liar, or mentally disabled, or manufactured apart from historical reality. The only other alternative is that Jesus was being consciously truthful when he said he was God.
Is Jesus God? What is the proof?
From one point of view, however, claims don't mean much. Talk is cheap. Anyone can make claims. There have been others who have claimed to be God. I could claim to be God, and you could claim to be God, but the question all of us must answer is, "What credentials do we bring to substantiate our claim?" In my case it wouldn't take you five minutes to disprove my claim. It probably wouldn't take too much more to dispose of yours.
But when it comes to Jesus of Nazareth, it's not so simple. He had the credentials to back up his claim. He said, "Even though you do not believe me, believe the evidence of the miracles, that you may learn and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father." John 10:38
The life of Jesus - His unique moral character
His moral character coincided with his claims. The quality of his life was such that he was able to challenge his very enemies with the question, "Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?" John 8:46 He was met by silence, even though he addressed those who would have liked to point out a flaw in his character.
We read of Jesus being tempted by Satan, but we never hear of a confession of sin on his part. He never asked for forgiveness, though he told his followers to do so.
This lack of any sense of moral failure on Jesus' part is astonishing in view of the fact that it is completely contrary to the experience of the saints and mystics throughout the ages. The closer men and women draw to God, the more overwhelmed they are with their own failure, corruption, and shortcomings. The closer one is to a shining light, the more he realizes his need of a bath. This is true also, in the moral realm, for ordinary mortals.
It is also striking that John, Paul, and Peter, all of whom were trained from earliest childhood to believe in the universality of sin, all spoke of the sinlessness of Christ: "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth." 1 Peter 2:22
Even Pilate, who sentenced Jesus to death, asked, "What evil has he done?" After listening to the crowd, Pilate concluded, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves." The crowd relentlessly demanded Jesus be crucified (for blasphemy, claiming to be God). The Roman centurion who assisted in the crucifixion of Christ said, "Surely he was the Son of God." Matthew 27:54
The life of Jesus - He cured the sick
Jesus constantly demonstrated his power and compassion. He made the lame to walk, the blind to see, and healed those with diseases. For example, a man who had been blind from birth. Everyone knew him as the familiar beggar who sat outside the temple. Yet Jesus healed him. As the authorities questioned the beggar about Jesus, he said, "One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!" he declared. He was astounded that these religious authorities didn't recognize this Healer as the Son of God. "Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind," he said. John 9:25, 32. To him the evidence was obvious.
The life of Jesus - His ability to control nature
Jesus also demonstrated a supernatural power over nature itself. He commanded a raging storm of high wind and waves on the Sea of Galilee to be calm. Those in the boat were awestruck, asking, "Who is this? Even the wind and waves obey him!" Mark 4:41. He turned water into wine, at a wedding. He fed a massive crowd of 5,000 people, starting with five loaves of bread and two fish. He gave a grieving widow back her only son by raising him from the dead.
Lazarus, a friend of Jesus' died and was buried in a tomb for four days already. Yet Jesus said, "Lazarus, come forth!" and dramatically raised him from the dead, witnessed by many. It is most significant that his enemies did not deny this miracle. Rather, they decided to kill him. "If we let him go on like this," they said, "everyone will believe in him." John 11:48
Is Jesus God, as he claimed?
Jesus' supreme evidence of deity was his own resurrection from the dead. Five times in the course of his life, Jesus clearly predicted in what specific way he would be killed and affirmed that three days later he would rise from the dead.
Surely this was the great test. It was a claim that was easy to verify. It would either happen or not. It would either confirm his stated identity or destroy it. And significant for you and me, Jesus' rising from the dead would verify or make laughable statements such as these:
"I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not live in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12; For those who believe in him, "I give them eternal life..." John 10:28
So by his own words, he offers this proof, ""The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise." Mark 9:31
What this would mean
“Talk is cheap. Anyone can make claims. But when it comes to Jesus of Nazareth... He had the credentials to back up His claim.”
If Christ rose, we know with certainty that God exists, what God is like, and how we may know him in personal experience. The universe takes on meaning and purpose, and it is possible to experience the living God in this life.
On the other hand, if Christ did not rise from the dead, Christianity has no objective validity or reality. The martyrs who went singing to the lions, and contemporary missionaries who have given their lives while taking this message to others, have been poor deluded fools.
Paul, the great apostle, wrote, "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith." 1 Corinthians 15:14; Paul rested his whole case on the bodily resurrection of Christ.
Did Jesus prove he is God?
Let's look at the evidence for Jesus' resurrection.
Given all the miracles he had performed, Jesus easily could have avoided the cross, but he chose not to.
Before his arrest, Jesus said, "I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord...and I have authority to take it up again." John 10:18
During his arrest, Jesus' friend Peter tried to defend him. But Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its place...Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?" Matthew 26:52,53 He had that kind of power in heaven and on earth. Jesus went willingly to his death.
Jesus' crucifixion and burial.
Jesus' death was by public execution on a cross, a common form of torture and death, used by the Roman government for many centuries. The accusation against Jesus was for blasphemy (for claiming to be God). Jesus said it was to pay for our sin.
Jesus was lashed with a multi-cord whip having metal or bone fragmented ends. A mock crown of long thorns was beaten into his skull. They forced him to walk to an execution hill outside of Jerusalem. They put him on a wooden cross, nailing his wrists and feet to it. He hung there, eventually dying. A sword was thrust into his side to confirm his death.
The body of Jesus was taken from the cross, wrapped in mummy-like linens covered with gummy-wet spices. His body was placed in a solid rock tomb, where a very large boulder was rolled down to it, to secure the entrance.
Everyone knew that Jesus said he would rise from the dead in three days. So they stationed a guard of trained Roman soldiers at the tomb. They also affixed an official Roman seal to the outside of the tomb declaring it government property.
Three days later, the tomb was empty.
In spite of all this, three days later the boulder, formerly sealing the tomb, was found up a slope, some distance away from the tomb. The body was gone. Only the grave linens were found in the tomb, caved in, empty of the body.
It is important to note that both critics and followers of Jesus agree that the tomb was empty and the body missing.
The earliest explanation circulated was that the disciples stole the body while the guards were sleeping. This makes little sense. This was an entire guard of highly trained Roman soldiers, and falling asleep on duty was punishable by death.
Further, each of the disciples (individually and separately from each other) were tortured and martyred for proclaiming that Jesus was alive, risen from the dead. Men and women will die for what they believe to be true, though it may actually be false. They do not, however, die for what they know is a lie. If ever a man tells the truth, it is on his deathbed.
Maybe the authorities moved the body? Yet they crucified Jesus to stop people from believing in him. This also is a weak possibility. If they had Christ's body, they could have paraded it through the streets of Jerusalem. In one fell swoop they would have successfully smothered Christianity in its cradle. That they did not do this bears eloquent testimony to the fact that they did not have the body.
Another theory is that the women, distraught and overcome by grief, missed their way in the dimness of the morning and went to the wrong tomb. In their distress they imagined Christ had risen because the tomb was empty. But again, if the women went to the wrong tomb, why did the high priests and other enemies of the faith not go to the right tomb and produce the body?
“Men and women will die for what they believe to be true, though it may actually be false. They do not, however, die for what they know is a lie.”
One other possibility is what some call "the swoon theory." In this view, Christ did not actually die. He was mistakenly reported to be dead, but had swooned from exhaustion, pain, and loss of blood, and in the coolness of the tomb, he revived. (One would have to overlook the fact that they put a spear in his side to medically confirm his death.)
But let us assume for a moment that Christ was buried alive and swooned. Is it possible to believe that he would have survived three days in a damp tomb without food or water or attention of any kind? Would he have had the strength to extricate himself from the grave clothes, push the heavy stone away from the mouth of the grave, overcome the Roman guards, and walk miles on feet that had been pierced with spikes? It too makes little sense.
However, it wasn't the empty tomb that convinced Jesus' followers of his deity.
Not just the empty tomb.
That alone did not convince them that Jesus actually rose from the dead, was alive, and was God. What convinced them were the number of times that Jesus showed up, in person, in the flesh, and ate with them, and talked with them.
Luke, one of the gospel writers, says of Jesus, "he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God." Acts 1:3
Is Jesus God?
All four of the gospel writers give accounts of Jesus physically showing up after his burial, obviously alive. One time that Jesus joined the disciples, Thomas, was not there. When they told him about it, Thomas simply wouldn't believe it. He flatly stated, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it." John 20:24-29
One week later, Jesus came to them again, with Thomas now present. Jesus said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." Thomas replied, "My Lord and my God!"
Jesus told him "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."


Your opportunity
Why did Jesus go through all of that? It was so we could know God now, in this life, by believing in him.
Jesus offers us a far more meaningful life, by being in a relationship with him. Jesus said, "I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly." John 10:10
You can begin an intimate relationship with him right now. You can begin to personally know God in this life on earth, and after death into eternity. Here is God's promise to us:
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
Jesus took our sin on himself, on the cross. He chose to receive punishment for our sin, so that our sin would no longer be a barrier between us and him. Because he fully paid for your sin, he offers you complete forgiveness and a relationship with him.
Here is how you can begin that relationship.
Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door [of your heart] and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him." Revelation 3:20
Right now you can invite Jesus Christ into your life. The words are not important. What matters is that you respond to him, in light of what he has done for you, and is now offering you. You could say to him something like, "Jesus, I believe in you. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I ask you to forgive me and to come into my life right now. I want to know you and follow you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me a relationship with you, right now. Thank you."
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Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by jenavism44: 8:29am On Mar 16, 2017
i believes the prophet will prove it by demonstration,saying;if Jesus is lord and God sit down and remain silent,then you will see what will happen in court
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Olu317(m): 8:29am On Mar 16, 2017
idris4r83:
Adolf Hitler (Christian) alone killed more than 6billion Jews which is by far more than any religion sect has killed.
Adolf Hitler didn't profess God of Christians but egocentrism borne out hatred for the JEWS when the head of Germany died either through conspiracy or natural death . This was the timely opportunity for he (Adolf Hitler) and he seized power to rise to the status of authoritarian, totalitarian and absolutism personality . People with no knowledge of history in here,need to understand the difference. And he was able to perpetuate that evil because of his Assyrian blood in his veins . Adolf Hitler hijacked power was the reason. And which religion fought and killed Adolf Hitler? Christians blood lineage killed him and destroyed his ideology. Even today, as highly respected as Saudi Arabia is, she cannot do without Christian backing to subdue Rebels within her borders.... This is the bitter truth....
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by trinity11(m): 8:30am On Mar 16, 2017
Maybe he was praying along with TbJ ( touch ur screen) abeg ride on my man distance is not a barrier for God to heal ur already turned brain
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Ibrahimnasarawa(m): 8:32am On Mar 16, 2017
Jesus is not God and is not a son of God. he is messenger and a servant of God. so Christian should take a serious note
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Sanchez01: 8:33am On Mar 16, 2017
idris4r83:
even from your first quote u have failed. Matthew 1:23 New International Version (NIV) 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
So what does that tell you, that Mohammed is with us?

Emmanuel, just as you rightly pointed out means 'God with us'. Now, pray tell, in reference to whom was the name directed?
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Drenix(m): 8:33am On Mar 16, 2017
d reason y i hate dis country... i tink our major problem is religion.. trying to impose ur religion on others. weda christians or muslims we nid to luv one anoda
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Rogo: 8:33am On Mar 16, 2017
All Islam members should remember God The father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit which is TRINITY
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by idris4r83(m): 8:34am On Mar 16, 2017
Sanchez01:

Oh! So it is out of context now? I'll put up the passage again and then you'd help interpret it better, agreed?


I'm waiting for your interpretation of Sodomy.
who will be served? C'mon brother, read what u quoted. Does it make any sense to u? It can't cos it's out of context. U can't just cut a sentence from a story n expect it to make sense.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by mikeapollo: 8:35am On Mar 16, 2017
Makweembo:


SOURCE: http://africanspotlight.com/2017/03/15/prominent-muslim-lecturer-to-take-tb-joshua-to-court-for-saying-jesus-christ-is-god/


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=395029890855179&id=100010445138836&ref=content_filter

I hope the man has stopped watching Emmanuel TV henceforth.

They hate and persecute TB Joshua, they call him fake, they call him unprintable names, etc but they are glued to his Emmanuel TV.
Shameless liars and jealous hypocrites.
Re: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by Sanchez01: 8:35am On Mar 16, 2017
idris4r83:
Please just Google the meaning of Immanuel and see for yourself. It simply means God is with us. And what is your point exactly?
So out of the many Passages I gave, you are still battling with the first? Interesting cheesy

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