These are the questions commonly asked by Muslims:-

Nowhere in the Bible Jesus said, "I am God, worship me".

"Jesus himself worshipped One God. Does God worship God?"

If Jesus is God then, When Jesus was crucified, it means, God died…who was on the throne when Jesus was in this world?

Jesus himself asked God for help. Does God ask God for help? This also shows that Jesus was not All-Mighty, whereas God is truly All-Mighty.

If Jesus is God then why He needed to comedown to this world and give His life? He could have done it sitting on His throne.

If Jesus Is God, Why Does He Pray in the Gospels?

Jesus ate, slept, drank, went to the bathroom just like other human beings. Clearly, he is a human being - a great one - a messenger of God and a prophet, but no more than that.

Jesus was never called, "Son of God" but He was only called, "Son of Man"

Jesus did not die nor resurrected from the dead. If we consider that alleged resurrection took place then why there is no evidence of resurrection?

Jesus was not crucified himself nor was he sent to this world to die on a cross for anyone's sins! Matthew 26:39, "He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." So, from the above verse you should see that this cannot be a person who was prepared for the claimed sacrifice, rather a person who was afraid to die like any normal human would be!

First of all, no one witnessed him rose again. Secondly, look at his appearance after the "alleged" resurrection. If Jesus is God then I am still wondering why no one recognized the man who claimed to be Jesus, resurrected.

Much like your worship of Jesus in vain, whereas Jesus himself tells you otherwise, read John 17:3, especially the words "THE ONLY TRUE GOD, and Jesus WHOM YOU HAVE SENT", this makes the worship of Jesus a worship of a FALSE god since there is THE ONLY TRUE GOD WHO SENT JESUS.

As Christians you do not respect his holy and complete adjectives and you talk about

God as your friend as you had seen before as you live with him.

Let us see what Jesus said about Himself: -

"For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." (Matthew 12:8)

"Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."(Mark 2:28)

Let me deal every question raised by Muslims one by one.

Nowhere in the Bible Jesus said, "I am God, worship me".

Was there ever any need for him to? Let me ask this question. Did you ever hear George W. Bush speaking about himself.. saying, "I am the president of USA. Please respect me?" The fact is, I never heard him saying like this but every one knows that he is the president of USA. How do we know? Because he is the president of USA. So there is no need to say, what he is. And the same thing is with Jesus. He need not to say, "I am God, worship me." However many a times Jesus said that, "He is God" and that "He is the Son of God."

Though Jesus does not need to say that, "I am God, worship me" but still He said in many places that He is God. And Jesus was worshipped by people, demons, angels and heavenly hosts.

Jesus was worshipped by all

1.   Jesus was worshipped by people:

Three wise men inquired about Jesus saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him." (Matthew 2:2)

They followed the star and they went to the place where Jesus was born and worshipped Him as we read in Matthew 2:11, "And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshipped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh."

Again we see that when Jesus rose up from the dead and appeared before His disciples, they worshipped Him.

And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.

And they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

(Luke 24:50-52)

2.   Jesus was worshipped by demons

Bible very clearly says that demons and those who had unclean spirits worshipped Jesus. We read in Mark 3:11, "And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God."

In Mark 5^th chapter we see about a demon possessed person, when he saw Jesus, he came running and worshipped Him as we read in Mark 5:6-7

"When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped Him."

And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me."

(Mark 5:6-7)

3.   Jesus was worshipped by Angels and heavenly hosts

Jesus was worshipped by angels and heavenly hosts - Revelation 7:10, "and crying out with a loud voice, saying,

"Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, saying: "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen."

(Revelation 7:11-12)

The Bible also says in Revelation 5:13-14,

"And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: "Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!"

"Then the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshipped Him who lives forever and ever."

(Revelation 5:13-14)

Now the question arises, if Jesus is not God then why did He allow people, demons heavenly hosts and angels to worship Him? Once Paul went to Lystra and there was a certain man sitting having no strength in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked. This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked. (Acts 14:8-10)

Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"

And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out

and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,

"who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.

"Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

(Acts 14:11-18)

Paul and Barnabas tried to desist them from worshipping them while Jesus never denied to be worshipped. And we read another instance in Revelation 19:10, "And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

John tried to worship the angel but the angel said, "see that you do not do that!" and asked him to worship God. Why? Because there is none who is worthy to be worshipped except God. And because Jesus is God, He was worshipped by people, demons, angels and heavenly hosts.

 Next Page

Back