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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Closer Look At Christianity Is Jesus the Same as God? In John 10:30 Jesus said, “I and my Father are one.” This verse, according to Christians, shows God and Jesus Christ to be same.

On the other hand, we read in John 20:17, “Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.” Here Jesus stated that there was a distinction between him and God. In other words that Jesus himself had a God. Also, Matthew 27: 46 “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?

That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ” Here Jesus Christ cried in loud voice calling for his God. These are two different and opposite ways Jesus relates himself to God. The first one, he and God are one, and the second, he refers to a higher authority than him which is God. Now assuming that both are correct statements then we have a contradiction.

If, for example, Jesus Christ was God himself as in John 10:30 then it would be more appropriate for him to say***“...and to myself, and your God.”*** in John 20:17, or***“Myself, Myself, why hast thou forsaken me?”*** in Matthew 27:46. If, on the other hand, one of them is wrong and the other is correct then we have to discard the one we believe to be incorrect!

Since God does not make mistakes then we no longer believe the Bible is the word of God (because we believe there is a contradiction of God’s words in the Bible). A third possibility is that we have to look at how we can interpret the words of Jesus in those verses. As far as John 20:17 and Matthew 27:46 it is very clear Jesus had a God whom he prayed to and Whom had a higher authority than his own.

We can back this up with other verses from the Bible that say, “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” (John 5:30). Also Jesus said, “...for my Father is greater than I” (John 14:28). If Jesus and God were the same then he would not have said what he said in the above verses. Now, the only verse that can be interpreted is John 10:30.

It is the only one that does not render itself clear.