Concept of God in Christianity
In the name of Allah , Most Gracious, Most Merciful Before we discuss the concept of God in Christianity, let us examine the position of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) in Islam: (i) Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him). No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him). (ii) We believe that Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) was one of the mightiest messengers of Allah (Swt). (iii) We believe that he was born miraculously without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe. (iv) We believe that he gave life to the dead with God’s permission. (v) We believe that he healed those born blind and the lepers with God’s permission. The major difference between Islam and Christianity is the Christians’ insistence on the supposed divinity of Christ. A study of the Christian scriptures reveals that Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) never claimed divinity. There is not a s...