salaam to all,
i recently got into a debate with a christian at work.he couldnt answer my questions regarding his faith,however, when he asked me about islam i gave hin good answers.
i fell short on one question though.....................he said he believed jesus is the son of god?
is there anyone who can quote me from the bible where it says jesus isnt gods son? also whats the best reply so i can counter this ideology. thanks.
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'son of man", "son of God", "Messiah", and "savior'.
Each of these terms are applied to other individuals apart from Jesus, Pbuh in the Bible. So it does not prove anything.
Jesus, Pbuh himself speaks of the peacemakers as "sons of God" (Matthew 5:9).
Sure enough he will bring up John 3:16,
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son..." Astaghfirullah
The same word translated as "only-begotten" is found at Hebrews 11:17.
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son. (Hebrews 11:17)
In this verse the word refers to Isaac. The Bible itself shows that Isaac's older brother Ishmael outlived his father (Genesis 25:9). Therefore, at no time was Isaac, strictly speaking, the only-begotten son of Abraham. Recognizing this, Christian scholars qualify the meaning of the word in this case and give it a less than literal interpretation. But if the meaning is subject to interpretation here, why not also in the passage of John 3:16?
Again it does not prove anything. The words 'Son of God' and 'Only begotten son' does not and cannot have literal interpretation.
Sonship and divine nature would be necessary attributes of such an actuality, but these are incompatible. The first describes a recipient of life while the second describes One who received life from no one. These are mutually exclusive requirements then. To be a son is to be less than divine, and to be divine is to be no one's son.
