JESUS IS LORD (and other discrepancies between Christianity and Islam)

We will limit this debate to the crucifixion of Jesus.- Islam teaches that Jesus never died on the cross.EVIDENCE FROM THE BIBLE THAT JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED AND DIED JESUS PREDICTED HIS OWN CRUCIFIXION AND DEATH. Jesus was not afraid to die. In fact, He predicted His own death and resurrection Matthew 16:21 - From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Luke 18:31,32 - Jesus took the twelve aside and told them, 'We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles, they will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.' John 12:30-32 - This voice was for your benefit, not mine. Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself". He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die. JESUS WILLINGLY WENT TO THE CROSS Matthew 26:53 - "Do you not think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more that twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?" Matthew 26:39 - "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." John 10:18 - "No man takes it (his life) from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father". THE NEW TESTAMENT DESCRIBES JESUS' CRUCIFIXION AND DEATH. Matthew 27:32-50, (vs 35) - When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. (vs 50) - And when Jesus had cried again with a loud voice he gave up his spirit. Luke 23:26-46, (vs 33) - When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals - one on his right, the other on his left. (vs 46) - Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit". When he had said this, he breathed his last. John 19:17-30 (vs 18) - Here they crucified him, and with him two others - one on each side, and Jesus in the middle. (vs 30) - When he had received the drink, Jesus said "It is finished.” With that he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. BIBLICAL WITNESSES TO JESUS' CRUCIFIXION AND DEATH Matthew 27:54-56 - When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God." Many women were there watching from a distance... among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. John 19:26 - When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son", and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." THE TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE CRUCIFIXION AFTER HIS ASCENSION Peter speaking to the crowd at the Jewish Temple: Acts 2:23 - "This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross." Paul speaking: Acts 13:29 - When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in the tomb. OTHER HISTORICAL REFERENCES AS EVIDENCE Evidence from the JEWISH SOURCES: Talmud, b. Sanhedrin 43a: On the eve of the Passover Yeshu [Jesus] was hanged [or crucified]. ... Since nothing was brought forward in his favor he was hanged on the eve of the Passover. The Amoa "Ulla" (Ulla was a disciple of Youchanan and lived in Palestine at the end of the third century) adds: "And do you suppose that for (Yeshu of Nazareth - Jesus) there was any right of appeal? He was a beguiler, and the Merciful One hath said: "Thou shalt not spare neither shalt thou conceal him." It is otherwise with Yeshu, for He was near to the civil authority. Note here that the writers of the Talmud took their job seriously. These men were Jews who did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. They were not Christians but they documented Christ's crucifixion. EVIDENCE FROM ROMAN SOURCES: Cornelius Tacitus in his Annals, xv. 44: Christus ... was executed at the hands of the procurator Pontious Pilate. Lucian of Samosata: (Christ was) the man who was crucified in Palestine Note here that these men were professional historians. They researched their work before publishing it. They also documented Christ's crucifixion. Therefore, three types of witness all of whom are from the 1st or early 2nd century have been presented. All This information is from here:http://answering-islam.org...I thank the source.