Justice2006:
Mr. asteroid,
But unfortunately
answering-islam website is a deceptive christian missionary site meant for ignorants. None of this site’s arguments are based on truth.
Try an another website which is a counter to what you are referring:
answering-christianity.com/ac4.htm#links
And I am referring this counter-site to you **only because **you dare to refer me/others your deceptive christian site.
Ok, I did “dare”. Here’s something not from a website.
The website you point to seems to claim that the Christian scriptures are very corrupt. So why would it matter to you if they refer to Mohammed? Why would you make such a fuss saying “this very corrupt thing is about Mohammed?”
Consider these characteristics of the paraclete, all taken from the New Testament - verses in which Islam would say Mohammed is referred to as the paraclete. You can reject these Scriptures but that would mean that you believe something that is false is referring to Mohammed. Which would be an odd belief.
- John 14 explicitly calls the paraclete “the Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, in the name of Jesus”. (v26)
Mohammed is NOT the Holy Spirit.
- Mohammed was not, according to Islam, sent by THE FATHER, in the NAME OF JESUS.
John 14 explicitly states that the paraclete will “be in you” (the apostles and Christians) (v17)
Mohammed has never been IN anyone.
- John 14 explicitly states that the paraclete will be with us, ABIDING with us FOREVER. (v16)
The website you linked to says that the Quran will abide with us forever. However, it is Mohammed that you say is the Paraclete, the man not the book.
Mohammed is not with us now. The Holy Spirit IS with us now. So which one fulfills the words of Christ?
- John 14 explicitly states that the apostles know the paraclete because “he lives with you and will be in you”. (v17)
Mohammed was not even born when the apostles were alive. So they could hardly have known him. He certainly didn’t live with them at any time in any form. And he never indwelt them.
- The words of Jesus were fulfilled explicitly at the first Pentecost (Acts Chapter 2) when the Holy Spirit, the paraclete, was sent to the apostles.
Mohammed was never sent to these people.
There are plenty more points that could be made from the relevant scriptures. But unless you can show me that Mohammed was sent to the apostles at Pentecost, indwells Christians, was sent in the name of Jesus, by the Father (of God the Son), and that Mohammed is still here today, you will have a hard job making any case at all for saying that it is Mohammed who is referred to in the verses.
Now, all I’ve done is said what the Scriptures explicitly say. You have a choice.
You could accept that the Scriptures say what they say, and mean what they mean. In which case your claim falls flat.
Or you can turn round and say that the Scriptures are wrong. But if you choose the latter point, it would make as nonsense you trying to claim that these Scriptures refer to Mohammed.
Or you could show me that Mohammed is present with us today and was present to the apostles, indwelling them nearly 2000 years ago, and is still indwelling people today, being sent in Jesus name, indeed being sent BY Jesus (Jn16:7).
You could also show me how Mohammed brings glory to Jesus. Does he do give Jesus the glory spoken of in Scripture, in Philippians. Jesus is given “the name above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven, on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.” You could show me how Mohammed gives Jesus this sort of glory. Did Mohammed say that Jesus has the name above every name. Did Mohammed bow his knee to Jesus. Do you?