A response to Dr Zakir Naik: Click
Dr Zakir Naikr said, “Jesus nor Muhammad made a mistake but the church made a mistake. Although Jesus never claims that he is the messiah/God, the Christians worship him as God/Allah.”
Answer: no one makes a mistake but Muslims just ignore Jesus’ statements of his identity as God, the messiah of the world.
Dr Zakir Naik said, “Jesus never claims that he is God. Where did Jesus say that he is God, the messiah?”
Answer: Yes, Jesus surely stated that he is God. Look at the following statements of Jesus.
1. Jesus and God are One
John 10:10, “I and the Father are one”
John 12:45, “He who sees me sees the one who sent me.”
2. Jesus accepts Peter’s confession of the Son of God
Matt. 16:15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Matt. 16:16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Matt. 16:17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.
Matt. 16:18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Matt. 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
3. Jesus confesses that He is the Messiah/son of God
If his father is God, his son is no other but God.
Mark 14:61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Mark 14:62 Jesus said, “I am; and
‘you will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of the Power,’
and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven.’”
4. Jesus affirms his divine sonship
Luke 22:67 They said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us.” He replied, “If I tell you, you will not believe;
Luke 22:68 and if I question you, you will not answer.
Luke 22:69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
Luke 22:70 All of them asked, “Are you, then, the Son of God?” He said to them, “You say that I am.”
Luke 22:71 Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!”
5. Jesus’ understanding of his messianic mission: suffering first and glory the second
Luke 24:26 Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?”
Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.
Dr Zakir Naik said, “John 16:7 ….. Jesus predicted the coming of Mohammad. The Holy Spirit was already there when Jesus was on the earth. Thus, the term advocate is not for the coming of the Holy Spirit but for Mohammad.”
Answer: It is right that the Holy Spirit was with Jesus all the time. In addition we can see the works of the H/Sp even in the O.T.
1. creation: (Gen 1:1-2; Psalms 104:30b; Job 33:4; Psalms 104:1-30)
2. Samson, (Jugdes 13:25; 14:6,19; 15:14), and Saul (I Sam 10:6-10; 16:14). The presence of the Holy Spirit in the O.T is not forever but just for sometimes.
3. Joseph (Gen 41:38), Joshua (Num 27:18), Ezekiel (Eze 2:2), Daniel (Dan 4:8; 5:11-14)
However, in the New Testament time, the presence/indwelling of the Holy Spirit with believers is forever.
1. The indwelling of the H/Sp begins at the Pentecost day (Acts 1:8, 2:1-4). This is what Jesus has predicted, not Mohammed.
2. The H/Sp indwell in the body of believers (1 Cor 6:19, 20)
Dr Zakir Naik said, “The name of Mohammad is in the Bible, Song of Solomon 5:16”
Answer: Song 5:16 in Hebrew:
Song 5:16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Mamtaqqim = sweet
Machamaddim = desirable thing
I don’t see the word for Mohammad or Muhammad in Song of Solomon 5:16 in the Hebrew words. That Muslim scholar just told a lie to the layperson who knows nothing about the Hebrew language.
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