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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Closer Look At Christianity What about all these verses? After I discuss the above with my Christian brothers they ask me, “but what about the other verses that say Jesus is God?” and they show me some of them.

Some of these verses are: • John 8:58***“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”*** My Christian brothers associate this verse to the words God had said to Moses in the Old Testament when He said to him in Exodus 3:14***“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”*** What Jesus said is similar to what God said to Moses. Therefore they are the same.

●Matthew 18:20***“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”*** Here Jesus gives himself a divine quality, being present as God. • Revelation 1:17-18***“And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.

And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”*** Jesus says that he is the first and the last. This is clearly a divine quality. He also says that he has the keys of hell and of death. This is also a divine quality. I really don’t know how many more verses like these are available, but let us assume that there are more.

I reply to them that what they showed me proves my point even further, and before I explain how, I relate the following verse to them: • Mark 13:32***“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”*** It is shown here that God and only God and not the son (Jesus) has the knowledge of the time of the Judgment day. Jesus here denies his divinity (since God knows everything).

●John 5:19***“Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.”*** Here Jesus also says that his powers do not belong to him, and he alone, without the help of God, can do nothing. Again Jesus is denying divine qualities.

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