For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own
will,
but the will of the One who sent me. (John 6:38)
The first commandment in the Old Testament is essentially
that we are required to worship God alone, that we should not defy God by
having other gods besides Him. The two greatest commandments as preached
by Jesus were first to "love your Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the greatest commandment.
The second is like unto it, that "thou shall love your neighbor as thyself."
Jesus explains from these two commandments, all the laws are derived.
Is Jesus Divine?
In Isaiah 45:5, we read. "I’m the Lord, and there is none else, there
is no God beside Me." The major emphasis of Isaiah 45 is to know that God
is One, worship Him alone, and have no gods beside Him. There are numerous
verses which follow along the same lines as that of Isaiah 45. This brings
us the question of how is it possible for the Councils in the fourth and
the fifth century to conclude that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are to
be worshipped as one and the same?
The argument presented to support the trinity seems to be that the three
beings equal to one does not violate the law. And three are also to be thought
of as separate. The next question follows: If God is to be worshipped as
three in the same or thought of as vice versa, why was this quality not "clearly"
revealed by one of God’s prophets, messen-gers, or even Jesus, since
it is such a vital component of the practice of Christianity today?
When Jesus states that "I and the father are one," is it not possible to
interpret this as Jesus doing the will of God, and therefore his will and
God’s will coincide to be one? A similar scenario would be a man completely
devoted to his work, living through his work thus becoming like one with
it.
Common Christian thought is that the only way to heaven is through Jesus,
whether through intercession in prayer or devotion in worship as part of
the trinity. It causes one to wonder if this requirement would exclude
God’s prophets and messengers who came prior to Jesus. The Old Testament
clearly states that they worshipped and prayed to God alone. Or, is this
a new requirement that was placed on humanity only after Jesus?
The practice of Christianity today is focused around Jesus. The Sunday service
in a Catholic mass comes to a cli-max around the communal services. The practices
of the religion are obviously very different from the practices prior to,
during, and directly following the life of Jesus. Nowhere in the Bible, either
the New or the Old Testament, is the word trinity mentioned; yet it is vital
to Christian beliefs today. At no point does Jesus say "I am God" or "I am
divine."
The issue of Jesus’ divinity was extremely controversial within the
church in the third and fourth century, and has remained a controversial
issue until today. These issues which are so important to the practice and
beliefs of Chris-tianity today were concluded upon some 400 years after the
death of Jesus by Councils of the Church. Why would something so important
as an issue which would question the unity of God not have been "clearly"
stated by Jesus himself, or other prophets of God?
Never would a human being whom GOD blessed with the scripture and prophethood
say to the people, "Idolize me beside GOD." Instead, (he would say), "Devote
yourselves absolutely to your Lord alone," ac-cording to the scripture you
preach and the teachings you learn. (3:79)
O people of the scripture, do not transgress the limits of your religion,
and do not say about GOD except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of
Mary, was a messenger of GOD, and His word that He had sent to Mary, and
a revelation from Him. Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and His messengers.
You shall not say, "Trinity." You shall refrain from this for your own good.
GOD is only one god. Be He glorified; He is much too glorious to have a son.
To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. GOD suffices
as Lord and Master. (4:171)
The Messiah, son of Mary, is no more than a messenger like the messengers
before him, and his mother was a saint. Both of them used to eat the food.
Note how we explain the revelations for them, and note how they still deviate!
(5:75)
(On The Day Of Resurrection) GOD will say, "O Jesus, son of Mary,** did
you say to the people, `Make me and my mother idols beside GOD?’ " He
will say, "Be You glorified. I could not utter what was not right. Had I
said it, You already would have known it. You know my thoughts, and I do
not know Your thoughts. You know all the secrets. (5:116)
**It is noteworthy that the Quran consistently calls Jesus "son of Mary"
and the Bible calls him "son of man." God knew that some will blaspheme and
call him "son of God"!
Robert Bujarsky
info@submission.org
