Expert: Brenda Martin - 3/11/2004

Question
Dear Brenda :
im a moslem from egypt, and i have 2 questions about jesus,,, is he god?, or the sun of god? my second question is .. if he's the son of god
does that mean that god is the biological father ? please help im confused... and tho im a moslem , i have a great deal of respect for all other beliefs,,i just need to know.

if these 2 questions are out of your specialization please tell me who to ask.

thank you sister brenda...
mahmoud gaafar  

Answer
Hello there Mahmoud, you asked--"JESUS, IS HE GOD?"

No, and this agrees with the Quranic expression, “Your God is One God; there is no God save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful.” (Surah 2:163,) This thought was stated 2,000 years earlier with the ancient call to Israel: “Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah.” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

Jesus repeated this foremost command, which is recorded at Mark 12:29, about 600 years before Muhammad, and nowhere did Jesus claim to be God or to be equal to Him.—Mark 13:32; John 14:28; 1 Corinthians 15:28.

Therefore, those who accept the Bible as God's Word do not worship a Trinity consisting of three persons or gods in one. In fact, the word “Trinity” does not even appear in the Bible. True Christianity therfore does not teach a Trinity. That is a doctrine of pagan origin introduced by apostates of Christendom after the death of Christ and the apostles.

The true God is ONE Person, separate from Jesus Christ. (John 14:28; 1 Corinthians 15:28) Genesis 1:2; Acts 2:1-4, 32, 33; 2 Peter 1:20, 21.

IF HE'S THE SON OF GOD, DOES THAT MEAN THAT GOD IS THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER?

No, God's having a Son does not mean that he had sexual relations with a wife. But God is the Creator. Since he gives life to those that he creates, can he not refer to himself as their Father? He speaks of his very first creation as his Son. He calls the angels sons of God, and he refers to Adam as his son. Why? Because he gave them life.

The booklet The Time for True Submission to God can be a real aid to sincere Muslims in understanding God's purpose.

May Jehovah bless you

Brenda