How Muslims bloggers wrongly divide the Word of God.
The following comes from this article http://callingchristians.com/2012/06/05/christian-arguments-why-jesus-is-god/
" Argument(s): Jesus is God because He is sinless OR
Jesus is God because He is the only one to fulfill the laws of the Old
Testament (mitzvot).
Counter Argument: If being sinless is a criteria for being God, then both Zechariah and Elizabeth are considered to be Gods, Luke 1:5-6
reads, “In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named
Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife
Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in
the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.”
Also, if following all the laws of the Old Testament is a criteria for
being a God, then, since this passage states clearly that they fulfilled
all the laws of the Old Testament, they too must be Gods. "
Our answer and observations: The blogger shows clearly he has a shallow understanding of the Word of God and Christian doctrine, like I once had as a Muslim. Its odd that no matter how many times you give the truth to such a person they will interpret it based on their own presuppositions.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God 2 Co 4:4
Christ being "sinless"is beyond mere moral conduct it has to do with nature. Christ was not born of a male, he was supernaturally conceived without sperm to the virgin Mary. What this all means is that he was not under the curse of Adam, he did not have the fallen wretched sinful natural that afflicts all other men.
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned — Romans 5:12
Zechariah, Moses, John the Baptist, and all the prophets were godly moral men yet all of them were the sons of Adam, born with the same nature as Adam...Adam was their federal head as he was for all human beings except Christ(He is the new Adam or federal head for the elect of God).
When it is said Christ fulfilled the Law and Old Testament, what is being spoken of is again beyond human moral-ism. All the promises, types and shadows in the old Testament pointed to the Messiah. No mere prophet was going to fulfill the words of Isaiah when he said
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
Or when God told Satan in the garden
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” Gen 3:15
Or when Jeremiah said
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors
when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 31: 31-32
Christ our Lord said while breaking bread with his disciples before he was delivered up for crucifixion
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. Luke 22:20
The Lord Jesus the Christ uttered when the solders came to arrest him and carry him off to the awaiting cross
Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Mark 14:49 (emphasis mine)
Christ was an atonement for his people fulfilling once and for all what the OT sacrificial system signified
Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself Hebrews 7:26-27 (emphasis mine)
The signs and shadows were "fulfilled" when the real thing they signified came which is Christ Jesus, no one even claims any prophet or messenger fulfilled the Law, not even the spirit possessed prophet of Islam with his abrogations and innovations.
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Col 2:16-17 (emphasis mine)
After his crucifixion and glorious resurrection he appeared to his disciples and explained how he had "fulfilled" scripture
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Luke 24:27
It is no surprise the a unregenerate natural minded man such as our Muslim blogger would be blinded to the Spiritual truths contain in scripture, the Word of God tells us
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. Col 2:14
We pray for these lost souls under the curse of Adam born in sin attempting to reach God and cover their sin nature with mundane rituals, endless fataawa, books of fiqh and medieval Arab grab. Thank God we have been freed from such religious foolishness.
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. Matt 23: 25-26
So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?” He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” Mark 7:5-8
Our answer and observations: The blogger shows clearly he has a shallow understanding of the Word of God and Christian doctrine, like I once had as a Muslim. Its odd that no matter how many times you give the truth to such a person they will interpret it based on their own presuppositions.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God 2 Co 4:4
Christ being "sinless"is beyond mere moral conduct it has to do with nature. Christ was not born of a male, he was supernaturally conceived without sperm to the virgin Mary. What this all means is that he was not under the curse of Adam, he did not have the fallen wretched sinful natural that afflicts all other men.
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned — Romans 5:12
Zechariah, Moses, John the Baptist, and all the prophets were godly moral men yet all of them were the sons of Adam, born with the same nature as Adam...Adam was their federal head as he was for all human beings except Christ(He is the new Adam or federal head for the elect of God).
When it is said Christ fulfilled the Law and Old Testament, what is being spoken of is again beyond human moral-ism. All the promises, types and shadows in the old Testament pointed to the Messiah. No mere prophet was going to fulfill the words of Isaiah when he said
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
Or when God told Satan in the garden
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” Gen 3:15
Or when Jeremiah said
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors
when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 31: 31-32
Christ our Lord said while breaking bread with his disciples before he was delivered up for crucifixion
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. Luke 22:20
The Lord Jesus the Christ uttered when the solders came to arrest him and carry him off to the awaiting cross
Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Mark 14:49 (emphasis mine)
Christ was an atonement for his people fulfilling once and for all what the OT sacrificial system signified
Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself Hebrews 7:26-27 (emphasis mine)
The signs and shadows were "fulfilled" when the real thing they signified came which is Christ Jesus, no one even claims any prophet or messenger fulfilled the Law, not even the spirit possessed prophet of Islam with his abrogations and innovations.
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Col 2:16-17 (emphasis mine)
After his crucifixion and glorious resurrection he appeared to his disciples and explained how he had "fulfilled" scripture
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Luke 24:27
It is no surprise the a unregenerate natural minded man such as our Muslim blogger would be blinded to the Spiritual truths contain in scripture, the Word of God tells us
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. Col 2:14
We pray for these lost souls under the curse of Adam born in sin attempting to reach God and cover their sin nature with mundane rituals, endless fataawa, books of fiqh and medieval Arab grab. Thank God we have been freed from such religious foolishness.
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. Matt 23: 25-26
So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?” He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” Mark 7:5-8
http://callingchristians.com/2012/06/27/refutation-how-muslims-bloggers-wrongly-divide-the-word-of-god-pt-1/
My reply to the above
http://www.callingmuslims.com/2012/06/reply-to-muslim-blogger-about-rightly.html