The True God, The Creator
sent: to convey:
--------- Noah
God is One
--------- Abraham God is One
--------- Moses
God is One
--------- Jesus God is One
--------- Muhammad
God is One
God sent these major
prophets as well as many other prophets and messengers to accomplish several
tasks and missions, some of which are:
1) To receive guidance from God and
deliver it to people.
2) To convey the message that God is
One.
3) To be role models to their people.
4) To instruct their people to fear God
and keep His commandments.
5) To teach their followers important
religious and moral tenets and worldly matters.
6) To guide those who deviated,
disobeyed God, or worshipped other gods or idols.
7) To tell people about their final destination
(the Last Day) and what leads to Paradise or
Hellfire.
It is the same God who
created and sent those prophets and messengers. He is the Creator of all
humans, all animals, and all objects. It is this ONE TRUE GOD who
created the whole universe (including nature) and all it contains. He is the
Creator of life, death, and life after death.
The Oneness of this
true God, the Creator, is clearly evident and easily traceable in the holy
scriptures of the Jews, Christians, Muslims, and others.
Studying the concept of God
in the Bible and the Qur’an sincerely and objectively, a sincere seeker of the
truth would be able to discern the unique qualities belonging to the true God
only.
Some of the qualities that
distinguish this only true God from others who claim to be God are:
v This true God is
Creator, not created.
v This true God is ONE,
not three or more! He has no partners nor equals.
v This one true God
is invisible; no one can see Him in this life. He is not physically manifested
or incarnated in other forms.
v This one true God
is eternal; He does not die or change.
v
This one true God is not in need of anyone like a mother,
a wife, or a son; or anything like food, drink, or help. But others are in need
of Him.
v
This one true God is unique in His attributes; no one is
like Him. No human or animal descriptions can be attributed to Him.
We can use these criteria and qualities (as well as other
ones belonging to Him alone) in examining and rejecting any claims of being
God.
Now let me turn to discuss
the one message mentioned above and cite some of the Biblical and Qur’anic
verses confirming the Oneness of God.
But before that, I would
like to share with you this thought:
Some Christians might wonder, “It is
obvious that God is one. We believe in one God.
So, what is the point?”
However, based on a
great deal of reading and studying materials on
Christianity and dialogues with many Christians,
I came to understand that they perceive this one God to include:
1- God the Father.
2- God the Son.
3- God the Holy
Spirit.
So, based on common sense
and simple logic, a sincere and honest seeker of the truth could reason:
v What do you
mean by saying that GOD is ONE, while you refer to THREE GODS?
v Is God ONE in
THREE or THREE in ONE (1 in 3 or 3 in 1)?!
In addition to that, and
according to Christian dogmas, these three “Gods” have different identities,
images, roles, and functions:
1. God the Father = the Creator.
2. God the Son = the Savior.
3. God the Holy Spirit= the Counselor.
By the way, if Jesus, God
the Son (or Son of God) is really God or part of the one God, doesn’t this
contradict what the Bible itself reports that no one can see God, nor hear His
voice? The Bible states:
v
YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD HIS VOICE NOR SEEN HIS FACE. (John 5: 37)
v
NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN HIM. AND NO ONE CAN SEE HIM.
(1 Timothy 6: 16)
v
NO ONE CAN SEE ME AND STAY ALIVE. (Exodus 33:
20)
Based on these and other Biblical texts, I sincerely and
honestly ask: “How can we reconcile the dogma that Jesus is God and the
Biblical testimony that no one has ever seen God, nor heard His voice?”
Didn’t the Jews at his time,
his family, and his followers SEE Jesus (God the Son, as some believe!)
and HEAR his voice?
® Is there any
secret or hidden purpose
concerning the truth about God?
In the Bible, the true God
emphatically testifies, “I
am the Lord, and there is no other god. I have not spoken in secret or kept my
purpose hidden… I am the Lord, and I speak the truth; I make known what is
right.” (Isaiah 45: 19)
So, what is the truth?
Please re-read the verse and think
about it!
Now, let us take off on a
journey of seeking the truth about the one true God in the Bible and the
Qur’an.
At the end of this journey
and after your critical, sincere, honest, and thoughtful reading of this
booklet and particularly the verses cited below, I would like to know your
reactions or views.
To be as objective as possible,
I cite the verses without any comment.
Please read the following verses
CAREFULLY, CRITICALLY
And
WITHOUT ANY PRECONCEPTIONS.
The One True God in the Bible
(The Old Testament):
Ø Hear, O Israel
Ø Has not the
One God made and sustained for us the spirit of life?
(Malachi 2: 15)
Ø You may know
and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor
shall there be any after Me. I, I am the Lord, and besides Me there is no
Savior. (Isaiah 43: 10-11)
Ø
I am the first and I am the last;
besides Me there is no god. Who is like Me? (Isaiah 44: 6)
Ø
And there is no other god besides Me, a
righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides Me.
THESE ARE JUST SOME VERSES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Can you think of
other similar ones?
The One True God in the Bible (The New Testament):
Ø One came and
said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal
life? And he (Jesus) said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none
good but one, that is, God. (Matthew 19: 16-17,
in King James Version)
Ø Now this is
life eternal, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you
have sent.
(John 17: 3)
Ø
Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him
only. (Matthew 4: 10)
Ø
Hear O Israel
Ø
For there is one God and there is one
mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1Timothy 2: 5)
Can you recall other
verses confirming that
GOD IS ONLY ONE?
(NOT THREE!)
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