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Millions of people from all over the world, from different religions and different cultures, love him ...

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Who is he?

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He is a man about whom people have disagreed

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Is he God? 

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Is he the son of God? 

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Is he God, the son? 

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Is he a messenger of God?

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or was a mythological figure in history?

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Was he a real man?

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These are questions that we are going to discuss from the Islamic perspective in our session today ...

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2000 years ago Jesus came into the world in the form of a human being in very difficult circumstances;

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The whole earth was controlled by the Romans, who were in conflict with the Jews, who were looking for a new leader...

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Then, Jesus appeared

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He said about himself:

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I am the son of God

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This argument was a scandal for people who asked themselves: How can this person be the Son of God?

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his statement seemed very suspicious to them

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Jesus demonstrated that it was true as he performed acts that only God can do

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he did things beyond human capability

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the most important thing was the resurrection of the dead, and this miracle is considered the foundation of our faith

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that is why we celebrate Easter, which was the day of his death and also of his resurrection

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this is the summary of our main belief

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that Jesus died for us and bore our sins when He was crucified

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As Muslims, we love, respect and believe in all the prophets and messengers of Allah

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Creemos en todos ellos porque vinieroncon un sólo mensaje, ¡adorar a Allah!

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We believe that the essence of Islam is submission to one God, 

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it was the message revealed to all the prophets

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but over time man made alterations according to the religions and writings of those deceased messengers

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and that's why we found differences in their beliefs

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One of those points where we find difference between religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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is the status and position of religion with respect to Jesus, may peace be upon him

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In Judaism they have taken an extreme, to the point that they reject Jesus, pbuh

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they consider him a false prophet and an illegitimate son. May Allah protect us from that!

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however, when we read in the Bible about some acts of Jesus

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we can see that they support the Jewish opinion

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As they were lacking of wine, Jesus' mother told him: "They have no wine". Jesus answered: "Woman, what does it have to do with me?" (Gospel of John: 2: 3; 4)

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How is it that a prophet or half god speaks with his mother so inappropriately?

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whereas the Qur'an presents a virtuous vision of a prophet chosen by God

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we read in the Qur'an as Jesus speaks of his mother: 'and he made me obedient to my mother and did not make me a miserable tyrant' (19:32)

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And in Christianity, they have taken another extreme,

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they say that Jesus is actually the son of God, or God, the son and he is divine and part of the Trinity

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But in Islam we have taken a middle point, 

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we believe that Jesus (pse) is a righteous man, a noble Prophet and Messenger of Allah 

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and he is someone who was free from sin

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and was an example and role model for the nation to which he was sent

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it's amazing how the consecutive Bibles support the Islamic perspective

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Jesus says in the Qur'an: 'Oh, Children of Israel! Worship Allah, for He is my Lord and yours. (5:72)

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and in the Bible it says: 'a man who has told the truth, who I have heard from God. (John 8:40)

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the Qur'an: 'The Messiah son of Mary is only a Messenger, like the other Messengers who preceded him, and his mother a faithful and true believer. They both ate food '(5:75)

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"early in the morning, while Jesus was on the way back to the city, he was hungry" (Matthew 21:18)

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Qur'an: "The Messiah does not despise being a servant of Allah, nor are the angels close to him." (4: 172)

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'Jesus of Nazareth, He was a prophet, powerful in words and deeds before God and before all people "(Luke 24:19)

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The question Was Jesus God or a human being?

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it has been controversial for hundreds of years, here in the Protestant church

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we believe that he was both

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he was completely human and completely god at the same time

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The divinity of Jesus and his humanity are not independent

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but they do not mix,

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From my personal point of view I believe that Jesus is the spirit of God in human form;

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It is a special case that can not be measured by the rest of humanity.

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The most important part of any religion is the concept of God;

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in Islam we believe that there is no other god or deity worthy of worship except Allah

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The One Who created all things 

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and the One Who sent all the 
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But in Christianity, we find that the concept of Trinity can be difficult to understand 

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we also can ask the experts that studied in seminaries and biblical institutes

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and also we will have some difficulty to understand, they say that is something you must take with faith

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But if we observe the Quran, we beliee that one of the greatest miracles that Jesus did

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was that he talked from the cradle being a newborn

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and the first words that came from their mouth were: 'I am the servant of Allah'

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And that's why Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) warned the muslims saying: 'Do not praise me excessively

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like the christians did with Jesus, the son of Mary, but say that I am the slave and Messenger of Allah'

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the mission of Jesus (pbuh) on Earth was not to be a worshiped god

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but was a person chosen by God Almighty to show people the true way of worshiping God,

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This is the origin of the difference between christians and Muslims' beliefs 

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In this point, Muslims and Christians separate and take different opinions

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from the Islamic perspective, Jesus is the servant of Allah Almighty, 

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sent by Him to teach people that they must worhip God only, cause God is One and does not have partners

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This is mentioned several times in Christian Scriptures of all denominations

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Salvation in Islam we believe that is believing and following the Prophets and Messengers

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if we say that Jesus (pbuh) is a savior, is a savior for those who believed in him and followed him during his time

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and those who followed his true message and its spririt are those who will be saved

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And today, the spirit of his message can be found in the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

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Muslims are in fact more worthy of Jesus (pbuh) than the others

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To clear this, we must analize 4 main points:

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Number 1, the prophets of Allah are all related to each other

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Number 2, the only religious way of life accepted is Islam, the submission to One God

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Number 3, Jesus (pbuh) was only a humble messenger and prophet of Allah,

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and 4, Jesus (pbuh) will walk away from the slander and accusations that christians unjustly raised about him?

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through my observation, I think that the majority of christians do not pay attention to other religions

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the generations from 50 to 70 years old have more of their religion and they treat people based on the teachings of their Holy Book

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eregarding the next generations and the ones to come 

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it's expected that they will deviated completely from Christianity

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unfortunately, in their faith and life, either in business or material aspect, they are only interested on the materialistic one

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How to earn money?

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Ho to build a house?

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How to buy an expensive car?

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In Islam we believe that Jesus (pbuh) was not crucified

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we believe that other was crucified in Jesus place 

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and that was made to appear that Jesus was crucified

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we believe that Allah has saved the messenger, Jesus (pbuh), and he was elevated to Heaven and that he will com back to Earth

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In Christianism its believed that he was killed and crucified

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and its mentioned that he said: 'father, father, why you have abandoned me?!

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we believe that these words are not appropriated for a believer,

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and they are not appropriated for a messanger of God 

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even less, as the christians asserted, for a son of God or God Himself,

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to believe that he was abandoned by God and do not accept his destiny or what it was decreed for him

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So, this is an evidence for us, that Jesus (pbuh) was not crucified

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Now, similar to the christian belief, we believe that Jesus (pbuh) will come back

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but in the second comming, we believe that Jesus (pbuh) will follow the teaching of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

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and he will be a leader that will call people, once again, to worhip One God and to submit to all the practises

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and the way of life,to the teachings that Allah has revealed. I would like to invite everyone 

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of our audience that are non-Muslims, I invite everyone to think 

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and reflect upon everything we said today and ask yourself, do we really love Jesus (pbuh)

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so, we must follow him

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and we must follow his teachings and practises

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This is a real sign of our love for him

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to be his true followers who will be with him in Paradise in the Hereafter, so, 

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we have to follow what its stated in the Bible, that is that there is Only One God worthy of worship (Allah)

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And that God is the Creator of all things

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it is the Only One that we must worship and to Whom we must submit

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And doing so, we will be true followers of Jesus (pbuh)

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and true followers of all prophets and messengers

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So, I invite everyone of you to submit to Allah

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and to accept Islam and become Muslims

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so, we can achieve success and happiness in this life, and what is most important, in the Hereafter