Zakir Naik – Concept of God in Christianity

Zakir Naik
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The concept of God in Christianity.

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Before I discuss the concept of God in

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Christianity, I would like to make a few

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points clear.

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Islam is the only non-Christian faith which

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makes it an article of faith to believe

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in Jesus Christ peace be upon him.

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No Muslim is a Muslim if he does

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not believe in Jesus Christ peace be upon

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him.

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We believe that he was one of the

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mightiest messenger of God.

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We believe that he was the messiah translated

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Christ.

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We believe that he was born miraculously without

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any male intervention which many modern day Christians

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today do not believe.

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We believe that he gave life to the

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dead with God's permission.

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We believe that he healed those born blind

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and lepers with God's permission.

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The Christians and the Muslims we are going

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together.

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But one may ask then where is the

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parting of ways?

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The parting of ways is that most of

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the Christians believe that Jesus Christ peace be

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upon him was almighty God and he claimed

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divinity.

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In fact if you read the Bible there

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is not a single unequivocal statement.

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In the complete Bible where Jesus Christ peace

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be upon him himself says that I am

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God always is worshiping.

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That if any Christian can point out a

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single unequivocal statement from any verse of the

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Bible which is said by Jesus Christ peace

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be upon himself where he says that I

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am God or where he says worship me

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I Zakir Naik I am ready to accept

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Christianity today.

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I am not speaking on behalf of my

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other Muslim brothers because this is my field

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of comparative religion.

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I am ready to put my hand on

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the guillotine.

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If any Christian can point out from any

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version of the Bible a single unequivocal verse

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in the Bible a single unambiguous verse in

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the Bible where Jesus Christ peace be upon

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himself says that I am God always worship

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me I am ready to accept Christianity.

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In fact if you read the Bible Jesus

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Christ peace be upon him said it's mentioned

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in the gospel of John chapter number 14

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verse number 28 Jesus Christ peace be upon

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him said my father is greater than I.

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Gospel of John chapter number 10 verse number

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29 my father is greater than all.

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Gospel of Matthew chapter number 12 verse number

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28 I cast out devils with the spirit

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of God.

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Gospel of Luke chapter number 11 verse number

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20 I with the finger of God cast

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out devils.

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Gospel of John chapter number 5 verse number

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30 I can of my own self do

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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 my father.

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Anyone who says I seek not my will

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but the will of almighty God is a

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Muslim.

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Jesus Christ peace be upon him according to

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the Bible you as a Muslim he submitted

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the will to God.

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He never claimed divinity and he clearly mentioned

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in the gospel of Matthew chapter number 5

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verse number 17 to 20 Jesus Christ peace

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be upon him said think not that I

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have come to destroy the law of the

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prophets.

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I have come not to destroy but to

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fulfill and until the heaven and the earth

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pass away not one jot or tittle will

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pass away from the law until all be

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fulfilled and whosoever shall break one of the

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least commandments and teach men to do so

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shall be called least in the kingdom of

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heaven and whosoever shall keep the commandments and

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teach the same will be called great in

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the kingdom of heaven.

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Unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the

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skies and the fire of seas in no

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way shall you enter the kingdom of heaven.

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This is a verbatim quotation from the king

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James version gospel of Matthew chapter number 5

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verse number 17 to 20.

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That means if you want to go to

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paradise you have to be better than the

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Jews and you have to follow all the

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commandments what is mentioned in the old testament.

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So all what I said in the old

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testament that God is one you don't have

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to make images have to be followed by

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the Christians if they want to go to

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heaven.

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Jesus Christ peace be upon him never claimed

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divinity.

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In fact he said it's mentioned in the

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gospel of John chapter number 14 verse number

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24 he says the words that you hear

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are not mine but my father's who has

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sent me.

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It's mentioned in the gospel of John chapter

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number 17 verse number 3 Jesus Christ peace

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be upon him says this is life eternal

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so that you may know one true God

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and Jesus Christ who thou has sent.

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It's mentioned in the gospel of Matthew chapter

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number 19 verse 16 and 17 once a

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man approaches Jesus Christ peace be upon him

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and tells him good master what good things

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should I do so that I will enter

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eternal life so that I'll go to paradise.

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So Jesus Christ peace be upon him says

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why thou callest me good there's only one

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good that is almighty God and if thou

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want to enter eternal life you keep the

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commandments.

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He never said that you believe that I

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died on the cross for your sins.

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He never said that you believe I'm God

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and go to paradise.

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If you want to enter eternal life if

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you want to go to paradise you keep

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the commandments clearly mentioned in the book of

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Acts chapter number 2 verse number 22.

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Ye men of Israel listen to this Jesus

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of Nazareth a man approved of God amongst

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you by wonders and miracles and signs which

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God did by him and you are witness

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to it.

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A man approved of God amongst you by

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wonders and miracles and signs which God did

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by him and you are witness to it.

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When Jesus Christ peace be upon him was

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asked that which is the first of the

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commandment he repeated verbatim what was said by

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Moses peace be upon him.

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It's mentioned in the gospel of Mark chapter

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number 12 verse number 29 where Jesus Christ

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peace be upon him says it's the Hebrew

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quotation which means hear oh Israel the Lord

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our God is one Lord.

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So if you read the Bible you shall

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understand the concept of God in Christianity which

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will help you increase the brotherhood between the

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Christians, the Muslims, the Hindus and the Jews.

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