… Christ died for our sins… (1Corinthians 15:3)
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:19).
Contradicting Verses from the Bible…
The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him. But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. None of the offenses he has committed will be remembered against him. Because of the righteous things he has done, he will live. Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. (Ezekiel 18:20-23).
What the Qur'an Says…
And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary," the Messenger of Allah, but they killed him not, nor crucified him but the likeness of him was put on another man (and they killed that man). And those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely, they killed him not. But Allah raised him up into Himself. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. And there is not one of the people of the Scripture but will believe in him (Jesus(pbuh), as only a Messenger of Allah and a human being) before his death, and on the day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them. (Qur'an 4:157-159).
Commentary…
The Qur'an confirms that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was not crucified but Allah saved his life and raised him up to heaven. Careful study of the Bible also proves that Jesus (pbuh) was not crucified; and even if Jesus (pbuh) was crucified, does that save humans?
Does the killing of an innocent man and a great Messenger of Allah save evildoers? Does Allah say that? Did Jesus (pbuh) say that? Did any Prophet say that? Is that logical?
When Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was asked about the way to have eternal life, he said, "Obey the Commandments" (Matthew 19: 17). He did not say anything about the belief in crucifixion or resurrection.
Islam rejects this dogma for the following reasons:
- This dogma is an accusation of lack of marcy against Allah. Allah is not bloodthirsty and He does not demand bloodshed to forgive the sins of the people who repent. The Qur'an says, "And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repent, believes and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them." (Qur'an 20: 82).
- If Allah, according to the Bible, does not take any pleasure in the death of the wicked and forgives them if they repent, then how does Allah take pleasure in the killing of the great Prophet Jesus (pbuh) who was the best and the most righteous one on earth at that time, for a sin committed by someone else? This is the height of injustice and harshness.
Islam declares that no person bears the sins of another; no one is saved by the suffering and crucifixion of another one. Salvation is a personal responsibility. It can be achieved by the belief in the One and Only true God, Allah, and by following His commands.
- This dogma necessitates that all the people before the time of Jesus (pbuh) including the Prophets and their followers could not be saved because they did not believe that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) died for their sins!
- Allah says in the Qur'an: "And those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture." The truthfulness of this Verse is realized by comparing the narratives of the alleged crucifixion in the four gospels, which differ starkly. For the sake of brevity, only three contradictions are listed:
According to Matthew 27: 32, Jesus carried his own cross.
According to John 19: 17, Simon carried the cross.
According to Matthew 27: 44, the two criminals insulted Jesus.
According to Luke 23: 39, one of the criminals insulted Jesus but the other defended him.
According to Matthew 28: 2, after the resurrection: Two women saw one angel sitting on the stone.
According to Luke 24: 3, Many women saw two men standing beside them.
According to John 20 :12, one woman saw angels sitting where Jesus' body had been.
According to Mark 16: 5, three women saw one man sitting on the right side of the tomb.
The resin of these contradictions is that the disciples did not witness the alleged crucifixion as, according to the Bible, They al had forsaken Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and run away. (Mark 14: 50).
- After the alleged crucifixion, Jesus (pbuh) met the disciples and proved to them that he was alive and had not been crucified. He did eat food to prove that he was not a spirit:
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he (Jesus) said unto them why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have … And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. (Luke 24:37-43) (KJV).
These verses are clear evidence that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was not crucified and resurrected because Prophet Jesus (pbuh) proved that he was not a spirit, and according to the Bible, the resurrected body is spiritual:
So also is the resurrection if the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:… It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. (1 Corinthians 15: 42-44) (KJV).
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