Fariq Naik – Meaning of Father & Son of God in the Bible
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The speaker discusses the use of the word begotten in the Bible and how it refers to a begotten son of almighty God. They also mention a church's use of the word begotten to mean a candidate for a church's job. The speaker emphasizes the importance of precautions being taken by the church for the use of the word begotten.
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Assalamu alaikum. I'm a Nigerian by nationality.
My question is that Jesus Christ, peace be
upon him, in the bible he said, my
father is greater than I.
Does it not mean
that
Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, he's the
son of almighty God? If we read the
bible,
almighty God has got sons by the tons.
It is mentioned in the gospel of Luke,
chapter number 3, verse number 38. Adam was
the son of God. It is mentioned in
the book of Exodus chapter number 4 verse
number 22.
Israel was a son of God. It is
mentioned in the book of Jeremiah chapter number
31 verse number 9. Ephraim was the son
of God. It is mentioned in the book
of Romans chapter number 8 verse number 14.
For all those who are led by the
spirit of God, they are sons of God.
So almighty God has got sons by the
tongues in the bible.
Now what does it mean when the bible
says
that these people, they're sons of God? Son
of God in the bible, it refers to
a righteous person. It refers to a pious
person. It refers to a messenger of almighty
God.
It does not mean that all of these
prophets and these righteous people, they are begotten
sons of almighty God. It does not mean
so.
But many of the Christians, they may argue
and they may say that no. No. No.
Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, he's not
a normal son of almighty God, but he's
the begotten son of almighty God.
And they quote the verse of the Bible
from the gospel of John chapter number 3,
wisdom 16.
For god so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten son, whosoever believeth in
him shall not die but have everlasting life.
Now
this was in the bible
and this word begotten
according to 32 scholars of the highest eminence
backed by 50 different cooperating denomination.
They say that this word begotten, it is
a concoction. It is a fabrication. It is
an interpolation, and they've thrown it out of
the Bible.
Not Muslim scholars,
not any random person, not me,
but
32 scholars of the highest eminence
backed by 50 different cooperating denominations.
They say that this word begotten, it is
a concoction. It is a fabrication. It is
an interpolation, and they've thrown it out of
the bible.
So the Christians,
the thing that they keep harping about and
they keep focusing on that Jesus Christ, peace
be upon him, he is the begotten son
of almighty god, this word begotten has been
removed
by the Christian scholars.
And in the RSV,
that is the revised standard version of the
bible, it is not there.
Allah
says in the glorious Quran, in Suratul Mariam
chapter 19, verse number 88 to 92.
They say Allah the most gracious has begotten
a son.
And Ida, you have come with the thing
most monstrous.
That if the sky had feelings, it would
have split open. And
the earth would have split open.
That and the mountains would have fallen to
utter ruin.
That Allah
begets a son.
And it does not befit Allah to beget
a son. Allah
says in the glorious Quran chapter
112
verse number 3.
He begets not nor is begotten.
So Allah
does not beget.
Allah
is far beyond this.
Begetting is a quality of human beings and
of animals.
And regarding the verse wherein you mentioned in
your question, when Jesus Christ, peace be upon
him, said my father is greater than I,
this is a verse from the gospel of
John chapter 14 verse number 28. When Jesus
Christ, peace be upon him, said my father
is greater than I. A similar message is
also mentioned, mentioned in the gospel of John.
Chapter number 10, verse number 29. Jesus Christ,
peace be upon him, said my father is
greater than all. Gospel of Matthew, chapter number
12, verse number 28. I cast out the
Lord the spirit of God. And also Jesus
Christ, peace be upon him, said in the
gospel of John chapter number 5 verse 30,
I can of my own self do nothing.
As I hear, I judge, and my judgment
is just for I seek not my will,
but the will of almighty god. Now when
Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, is saying
in the bible, my father is greater than
I, my father is greater than all, what
does it mean? Who does it refer to?
It refers to almighty God, the father in
heaven. And one of the names and attributes
given to almighty God in the bible is
father, which refers to the father in heaven,
which refers to almighty God. It does not
mean that Jesus Christ, peace be upon him,
is the son of almighty God. Jesus Christ,
peace be upon him, he was a messenger
of almighty God. He was not the son
of almighty God. And many a times terminologies
are used.
Many people who are elderly, they may call
a young person for example, a person, he's
70 years old, 75 years old. And
when he's referring to a young person who
is 19, 20 years old, he may say,
my son, what do you want? Does it
mean that this person is a son? But
naturally, no.
Both these people, they are not related.
So many a times, terminologies are used. But
in Islam, Allah
took utmost precaution from among the 99 names
and attributes of Allah
The word ab has not been used
because people may misunderstand
it. So Islam is very precautious as far
as this is concerned. So when Jesus Christ,
peace be upon him, said my father is
greater than I, my father is greater than
all, it refers to almighty God. And Jesus
Christ, peace be upon him, was not the
son of almighty God, but rather
he was
a messenger and in fact one of the
mightiest
messengers of almighty God. So Jesus Christ, peace
be upon he was not the son of
God, neither did Jesus Christ, peace be upon
him, claim divinity. And there is not a
single anecdotal statement, not a single unambiguous statement
in the complete bible where Jesus Christ, peace
be upon himself, says I am God or
where he says worship me. So I hope
that answers your question.