Jesus christ is NOT God

I have used a multitude of Biblical scripture to support the fact that Jesus claimed to be God. Some people like you are so concreted in their ways of viewing Jesus that they can't even gain the humility to learn. I want to also say that I am not doing 'backflips' with my arguments as someone commented, rather I am using my brain to view the flaws in the questions asked before I answer them. This is not only the most effective means of debating, but resolves the need to answer the question because more than often the question is an invalid one. Some articles describing Jesus' claim of divinity. http://carm.org... http://www.gotquestions.org... http://www.probe.org... For the sake of this debate, read those articles above as I don't want to write 'irrelevant' arguments for my case in regards to Jesus being 'God', despite that is the topic which you listed as being chosen. If Muslims believe in the Christian Bible as a source of truth, isn't that claiming that it is the inerrant word of God? If not, then you are just taking the parts of the Bible that you like while discarding the others. You cannot use the words of Jesus but then invalidate the disciples' words who spent the majority of Christ's life with Him. The apostle John Furthermore, you quote Matthew, Mark, Luke, and then tell me not to quote John as it wasn't Jesus' words? That is about as invalid as discrediting any part of the Bible that isn't a communication between God and humans. (Despite the fact the Bible claims to be the inerrant word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16) Also, something to note is that John not only wrote the book of John, but he co-authored the gospel of Mark. Please explain how his voicing is inaccurate or invalid. CATHOLICISM Don't bring Catholicism into this debate. Catholocism is not Christianity. For a vast majority of reasons, including the adding of scriptures to the Bible, the addition of saints (Prayer to them), and the forgiveness of sins through works. (Not a supported Biblical practice.) Do not ever bring Catholicism into this, you know it's irrelevant and it is not related to any extent. DEATH OF JESUS The death of Jesus is more than relevant to this debate, don't try and escape this simple truth. It is relevant as you are claiming that you believe in the Quran over the Christian Bible. The Quran is not historically accurate regarding it's teachings of Jesus; it's as simple as that. For example, if there is a major car accident on the highway, who would be the best people to talk to regarding what happened at the scene? Would it not be those present on the scene? What if someone was born 700 years later and claims that there wasn't ever a car crash there, despite 100's of reports that accurately depict the crash. This is precisely what you are arguing, hence it is of infinite relevance that we investigate the reliability of the Quran before trusting it at all. WE AS LITTLE GODS? http://www.gotquestions.org... Read this. It will explain it in depth as I don't have the space to answer it here. Jesus claimed to be equal with the father on an uncountable number of occasions; you just choose to reject it. JOHN's GOSPEL Do not ever say that Matthew, Mark, and Luke are more historically reliable than John. First of all, you said John was written 70-80 years after Jesus' death when it was written in 70AD (Merely 50 years after his death). For this alone, I could pinpoint you as writing historical inaccurate information. Secondly, John was written not only as a historical account but a theologically dense book that reveals who Jesus really was. While the first three Gospels focused on history to the depths, John was probably Jesus' closest disciple (The disciple that Jesus loves: He was His best friend) and therefore He was inspired to reveal not only what Jesus did, but who He was. John lived with Jesus for the majority of his ministry and was himself directly related to Jesus Christ. (First cousins) JESUS ISN'T THE FATHER You are true when you say Jesus isn't the Father. I agree with you. You are then going on to claim that Jesus isn't God. Understand the trinity then you will understand how Jesus can be God. Jesus claimed to be alive prior to Abraham's birth. Furthermore, He claims that He has been forever. He just IS. You cannot refute this with a false translation. http://carm.org... Verses showing Jesus claiming deity: (1) Col 1:15 (2) John 1:2 (3) 1Peter 3:15 (4) John 8:56-58 (5) John 12:44-46 (6) John 14:6-9 (7) Matthew 9:6-8 (8) John 8:23,24 (9) John 5:21-23 (10) John 11:25 (11) John 10:27,28 (12) John 6:40 (13) John 10:30-33 (14) John 6:35 (15) John 14:6 (16) John 8:12 (17) John 8:31,32 (18) John 10:10,27,28 (19) John 14:21 (20) Matthew 28:20 I hope that your heart is softened towards Jesus Christ and the errors of the Quran become evident to you. I understand that you are very stubborn in your ways, though I know it would be of great value to assess the character of Jesus Christ and what He claimed to have been and done. Read Isaiah 53 as well. You will see that Jesus Christ was prophesied to be killed. Jesus isn't a ruler who is arrogant, proud, or lacking in humbleness. You view the Messiah as a heroic figure that will defeat everyone; just as the Pharisees falsely believed. Open your heart to the humility, kindness, love, and compassion of Jesus and you will see that He is the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE. CONTRADICTIONS IN THE QURAN: Some helpful articles for you to read. http://www.compellingtruth.org... http://www.gotquestions.org... Read this article if you have time: http://carm.org... God Bless, -James