Zakir Naik – Biblical Theology
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The speakers discuss Jesus Christ's ability to create life and achieve rewards through actions and promises, and his ability to create life through commandments and not believing in one God. They stress the importance of fulfilling commandments and not believing in one God, as Christian faith is more universal than personal. The speakers also emphasize the need to fulfill commandments and not allow anyone to say he is a Christian.
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Before we discuss
the concept of God in Christianity,
Christianity
claims to be the largest followed religion in
the world. There are 2,380,000,000
Christians
who claim
to be Christian in the world
but
most of them
do not believe
in the teachings of Bible.
So in census form, they are the largest.
But in following, they are very less.
Following the scriptures, very less. But senses,
you know, instead of saying I don't belong
to a religion, there's a Christian. Many in
the western world.
So in this way, there are 2.38000000000,
about 30 to 31 percent of the world
population who claim to be Christian. Practicing
would be a small percentage.
Less than half, whether 20, 30,
we don't know. Before we discuss the concept
of modern Christianity,
I would like to
make some points clear
that Islam
is the only non Christian faith
which makes an article of faith to believe
in Jesus Christ, peace be upon him.
No
no Muslim is a Muslim
if he does not believe in Jesus Christ,
peace be upon him.
We believe that he was one of the
mightiest
messengers of almighty God.
We believe
that he was born miraculously
without any male intervention
which many modern day Christians today do not
believe.
We believe that he healed those born blind
and lepers with God's permission.
We believe
that he gave life to the dead with
God's permission. The Christians and Muslims, we are
going together.
One may ask
then where is the parting of ways?
The parting of ways is
that
most of the Christians,
they believe
that Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, claimed
divinity.
Many of the Christians think that Jesus Christ,
peace be upon him, he was God.
In
fact, if you read the Bible,
there is not a single
unequivocal statement,
not a single unambiguous statement
from anywhere in the Bible where Jesus Christ
peace be upon him himself says, that I
am God or where he says worship me?
If any Christian
can quote to me from anywhere in the
bible where Jesus Christ, peace be upon him,
himself says that I am God or where
he says, worship me. I, doctor Zakir Naik,
am ready to accept Christianity today.
I am not speaking on behalf of my
other Muslim brothers and sisters.
I'm afraid of comparative religion. I'm ready to
put my head on the guillotine.
I repeat.
I challenge any Christian
to point out a single
unequivocal statement,
A single
unambiguous
statement
where Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, himself
says that I am God, always says worship
me. I'm ready to accept Christianity now.
In fact,
if you read the bible,
Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, said, it's
mentioned in the gospel of John chapter number
14 verse number 28.
Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, said, my
father is greater than I. Gospel of John
chapter number 10 verse number 29. My father
is greater than all. Gospel of Matthew chapter
number 12 verse number 28.
I cast out devil with the spirit of
God. Gospel of Luke chapter number 11 verse
number 20. I with the finger of God
cast out devil. Gospel of John chapter number
5 What's number
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 my father. Anyone who
says I seek not my will but the
will of almighty God, he's a Muslim. Jesus
Christ, peace be upon him, was a Muslim.
He was one of the mightiest messengers of
God. No. After I take his name, I
have to add
peace be upon him, Alayhi Salaam.
I have to show respect.
We Muslims,
we respect Jesus Christ peace be upon him
more than the Christians.
Yes.
Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, never claimed
divinity.
In fact, he said, it's mentioned in the
gospel of Matthew chapter number 5 verse number
17 to 20. Think not that I have
come to destroy the law or the prophets.
I have not come to destroy but to
fulfill.
Not one jot or title shall pass away
from the law until all be fulfilled. And
anyone who teaches
you to break one of the least of
the commandments, he'll be called least in the
kingdom of heaven.
And whoever teaches to keep the commandment, he'll
be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Unless your righteousness
exceeds the righteousness of the sky that the
Pharisees,
in no way shall you enter eternal life.
In no way shall you enter paradise.
This is the verbatim quotation from King James
version.
Gospel of Matthew chapter number 5 verse number
7 to 20. That means if you want
to enter paradise,
you have to
be better than the scribe than the Pharisees.
You have to be better than the Jews.
You have to follow the all the commandments
of Moses said. God is 1. He has
got no images and worship him alone.
It is further mentioned in the gospel of
John chapter number 14 verse number 24.
The words that you hear are not mine
but my father's who has sent me. So
Jesus Christ peace be upon him himself says,
in the gospel of John
chapter number 14 verse 24. The words that
you hear are not mine, but my father
who has sent me. It's mentioned in the
gospel of John chapter number 17 verse number
3. Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, says,
this is life eternal so that you may
know there is only one God and Jesus
Christ whom thou hast sent.
It's mentioned in the gospel of Matthew chapter
number 19 verse number 16 and 17. One
of those person comes to Jesus Christ, peace
be upon him, and tells him, good master,
what good things shall I do so that
I shall attain eternal life?
And Jesus, Christ peace be upon him, replies,
why thou callest me good?
There is only one good and that is
almighty God. And if you want to enter
eternal life, if you want to go to
paradise, you keep the commandments.
Jesus Christ, peace be upon, did not say
that if you want to go to paradise,
if you want to go to heaven, you
believe I am God. He never said that
you believe that I died for your sins
on the cross. No way does He say
this.
He said, keep the commandments.
And the commandments are the same, believing in
one God and worshipping Him alone who has
got no images.
It's mentioned in the book of Acts,
chapter number
2, verse number 22.
Euro Israel,
listen to this.
Jesus of Nazareth,
a man approved of God amongst you
by miracles and wonders and signs which God
did by him
amongst you and you are witness to it.
A man approved of God. Jesus Christ peace
be upon him. A man approved of God
amongst you
by
miracles and wonders and signs which God did
by him. In your midst,
very clearly it says in the Bible, you
are the man, a messenger of Almighty God.
He never claimed divinity.
And when he was asked that which is
the first of the commandment, he replies in
the gospel of Mark chapter number 12 verse
129.
The Lord, our God is 1 Lord.
So if you read
the Bible,
you should understand
the correct concept of God in Christianity.
If you observe the Christians,
you may not get the correct concept of
God in Christianity. You'll get misguided.
To understand the concept of God in Christianity,
you have to read the Bible.
And I'm quoting from the Bible from my
memory, from my God given computer.
And I say,
if Christian means
a person who follows the teachings of Christ,
we Muslims
are more Christian than the Christian themselves.
Because
we love Jesus more than the Christians.
After every time we take His name, we
say peace be upon him.
If you read the bible,
the bible says in the book of Deuteronomy
chapter number 14 verse number 8 and book
of Leviticus chapter number 17 verse number 14,
not to have pork.
But the Christians have pork, you Muslim don't
have pork.
So we are following more of the teachings
of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him. That
day when I say, we Muslims are more
Christian than the Christian themselves.
The Bible says in the book of Ephesians
chapter number 5 verse number 18, do not
be drunk with wine. It's mentioned in the
book of Proverbs chapter number 20 verse number
1.
Do not drink wine.
Quran says in surahimaydah chapter 5 verse number
90, don't have alcohol.
We Muslims
are more Christian than the Christian because
we are following the teachings of Jesus Christ
more than the Christians.
According to the Bible, Jesus Christ, peace be
upon him, was circumcised on 8th day.
All the Muslims are circumcised, but most of
the Christians are not circumcised.
That is the reason I say, if Christian
means following the teachings of Jesus Christ, peace
be upon him, then we Muslims are more
Christian than the Christian themselves.