Fariq Naik – Meaning of Father & Son of God in the Bible

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Assalamu alaikum. I'm a Nigerian by nationality.

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My question is that Jesus Christ, peace be

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upon him, in the bible he said, my

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father is greater than I.

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Does it not mean

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that

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Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, he's the

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son of almighty God? If we read the

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bible,

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almighty God has got sons by the tons.

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It is mentioned in the gospel of Luke,

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chapter number 3, verse number 38. Adam was

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the son of God. It is mentioned in

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the book of Exodus chapter number 4 verse

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number 22.

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Israel was a son of God. It is

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mentioned in the book of Jeremiah chapter number

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31 verse number 9. Ephraim was the son

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of God. It is mentioned in the book

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of Romans chapter number 8 verse number 14.

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For all those who are led by the

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spirit of God, they are sons of God.

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So almighty God has got sons by the

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tongues in the bible.

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Now what does it mean when the bible

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says

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that these people, they're sons of God? Son

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of God in the bible, it refers to

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a righteous person. It refers to a pious

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person. It refers to a messenger of almighty

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God.

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It does not mean that all of these

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prophets and these righteous people, they are begotten

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sons of almighty God. It does not mean

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so.

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But many of the Christians, they may argue

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and they may say that no. No. No.

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Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, he's not

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a normal son of almighty God, but he's

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the begotten son of almighty God.

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And they quote the verse of the Bible

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from the gospel of John chapter number 3,

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wisdom 16.

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For god so loved the world that he

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gave his only begotten son, whosoever believeth in

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him shall not die but have everlasting life.

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Now

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this was in the bible

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and this word begotten

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according to 32 scholars of the highest eminence

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backed by 50 different cooperating denomination.

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They say that this word begotten, it is

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a concoction. It is a fabrication. It is

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an interpolation, and they've thrown it out of

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the Bible.

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Not Muslim scholars,

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not any random person, not me,

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but

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32 scholars of the highest eminence

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backed by 50 different cooperating denominations.

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They say that this word begotten, it is

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a concoction. It is a fabrication. It is

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an interpolation, and they've thrown it out of

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the bible.

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So the Christians,

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the thing that they keep harping about and

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they keep focusing on that Jesus Christ, peace

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be upon him, he is the begotten son

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of almighty god, this word begotten has been

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removed

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by the Christian scholars.

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And in the RSV,

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that is the revised standard version of the

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bible, it is not there.

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Allah

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says in the glorious Quran, in Suratul Mariam

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chapter 19, verse number 88 to 92.

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They say Allah the most gracious has begotten

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a son.

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And Ida, you have come with the thing

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most monstrous.

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That if the sky had feelings, it would

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have split open. And

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the earth would have split open.

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That and the mountains would have fallen to

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utter ruin.

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That Allah

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begets a son.

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And it does not befit Allah to beget

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a son. Allah

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says in the glorious Quran chapter

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112

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verse number 3.

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He begets not nor is begotten.

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So Allah

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does not beget.

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Allah

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is far beyond this.

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Begetting is a quality of human beings and

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of animals.

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And regarding the verse wherein you mentioned in

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your question, when Jesus Christ, peace be upon

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him, said my father is greater than I,

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this is a verse from the gospel of

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John chapter 14 verse number 28. When Jesus

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Christ, peace be upon him, said my father

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is greater than I. A similar message is

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also mentioned, mentioned in the gospel of John.

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Chapter number 10, verse number 29. Jesus Christ,

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peace be upon him, said my father is

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greater than all. Gospel of Matthew, chapter number

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12, verse number 28. I cast out the

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Lord the spirit of God. And also Jesus

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Christ, peace be upon him, said in the

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gospel of John chapter number 5 verse 30,

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I can of my own self do nothing.

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As I hear, I judge, and my judgment

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is just for I seek not my will,

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but the will of almighty god. Now when

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Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, is saying

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in the bible, my father is greater than

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I, my father is greater than all, what

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does it mean? Who does it refer to?

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It refers to almighty God, the father in

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heaven. And one of the names and attributes

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given to almighty God in the bible is

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father, which refers to the father in heaven,

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which refers to almighty God. It does not

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mean that Jesus Christ, peace be upon him,

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is the son of almighty God. Jesus Christ,

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peace be upon him, he was a messenger

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of almighty God. He was not the son

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of almighty God. And many a times terminologies

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are used.

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Many people who are elderly, they may call

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a young person for example, a person, he's

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70 years old, 75 years old. And

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when he's referring to a young person who

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is 19, 20 years old, he may say,

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my son, what do you want? Does it

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mean that this person is a son? But

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naturally, no.

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Both these people, they are not related.

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So many a times, terminologies are used. But

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in Islam, Allah

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took utmost precaution from among the 99 names

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and attributes of Allah

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The word ab has not been used

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because people may misunderstand

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it. So Islam is very precautious as far

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as this is concerned. So when Jesus Christ,

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peace be upon him, said my father is

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greater than I, my father is greater than

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all, it refers to almighty God. And Jesus

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Christ, peace be upon him, was not the

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son of almighty God, but rather

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he was

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a messenger and in fact one of the

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mightiest

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messengers of almighty God. So Jesus Christ, peace

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be upon he was not the son of

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God, neither did Jesus Christ, peace be upon

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him, claim divinity. And there is not a

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single anecdotal statement, not a single unambiguous statement

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in the complete bible where Jesus Christ, peace

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be upon himself, says I am God or

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where he says worship me. So I hope

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that answers your question.