Qasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 25, 2022
Facts about Jesus in the Quran:
•Mentioned by name more than Prophet Muhammad (sa)
•Attests to his virgin birth, miracles, sinlessness, & that he was Messiah
•Prophecies his second coming
•Muslims accept Jesus as part of our faith
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Show threadFrank Hagan

@QasimRashid
I didn't know the Quran recognized Jesus as Messiah. I always thought Muslims believed Jesus was "just" a prophet.

We believe he was also divine, and I think that's unique to Christianity among major religions.

Dec 25, 2022 at 3:58pmWeb
Show threadPatrick McLaughlinDec 27, 2022

@LockeLiberal1 @QasimRashid

But not all of Christianity does. There are the Unitarian branches that acknowledge him as a great, special, divinely inspired human teacher — but do not accept the doctrine of the Trinity, nor his divinity. And Jehovah’s Witnesses as well. I believe there may be others.

Show threadFrank HaganDec 27, 2022

@McPatrick @QasimRashid

Of course.

But, those exceptions prove the rule. From the Gospels to the earliest creeds, the scandle of Christianity is the divinity of Christ; it is the stumbling block for Jews and Muslims alike, as it seems inconsistent with monotheism.

Show threadPatrick McLaughlinDec 27, 2022

@LockeLiberal1 @QasimRashid

Ironically, that axiom uses an older sense of “prove”a than is common now. Prove as in *tests*, not as in reveals to be true.

I’ll just leave this with the observation that early Christianity is far, far more varied and complicated a story than most people have any inkling of.

Show threadFrank HaganDec 27, 2022

@McPatrick @QasimRashid

What percentage of Christians do you think say that Jesus was not divine? 1% of the 2.4 billion? 5%?

Many non-trinitarians, like the LDS, say Jesus is divine, just not co-equal with God. That was Origen's view too, IIRC.

Your objection seems like a case of "well, actually..." and not on point for the discussion of differences between Islam and Christianity's view of Jesus.