Jesus said to them“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.” John 5:39
So why do not they search the Scriptures?
Shouldn’t they listen to Jesus and search the Scriptures?
They should start by the Gospels first
Because if they search the gospels, they will find many miracles Jesus performed in front of the disciples, and people.
This crowd of people, and these disciples were among them who restored sight to them or brought them to life or healed them and cleanse them from leprosy or healed from strokes and rickets.
Those crowds of people, disciples, and patients what did they all say about Christ and what did they do?
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The blind
After Jesus returned his eyesight
People asked him what do you say about Jesus? Jesus, who returned your eye sight?
He said: He is a prophet, why did not he say that he is God or divine or that he is my God?
Why didn’t anyone correct him that that was wrong? And ask him to say that he was God?
“They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?”
He said, “He is a prophet” John 9:17
So are we meant to disbelieve the blind person who witnessed this, and believe who never met Jesus or heard from him?
In fact why Jesus did not correct the guy: and said to him how can you say I am a prophet? I am God I have just opened your eyes?
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The blind man who was begging
“that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Luke 18:35-38
Why didn’t he call him God instead of son of David?
“So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” Luke 18:40-42
Jesus told him his faith healed him, i.e his faith in God has healed him, and did not say I healed you, my power healed you.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.” Luke 18:43
So he glorified God not Jesus, and the crowd who saw the miracle glorified God, and not Jesus. Jesus did not object to that, and did not say glorify me, I healed him.
“Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.” Matthew 9:8
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The sick of the palsy
“(he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.” Luke 5:24-26
And he arose and went to his house, glorifying God and did not glorify Christ
Indeed, the crowd also glorified God and did not glorify Christ
Yes they glorified God, saying, We have seen something strange today, they saw the miracle of a Prophet.
They glorified God almighty, and did not glorify Christ or said you are our God, and he did not instruct them to do so.
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The leper
So what about the poor leper?
Lepers in Jewish law considered unclean
And leprosy patient lives lonely life
Leviticus 13:44-46
So the outcast leper
Ask to be healed and his ten colleagues
So he get healed and he glorify God with a loud voice and did not glorify Christ
“And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,: Luke 17:12-15
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The dead man
“Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” Luke 7:11-16
So the crowed glorified God, and said a great prophet has risen up among us, they did not say a great God!
Those crowds of the disciples and mourners
Is it possible that they did not see the truth?
And those who never met him or heard from him saw the truth ?
Does it make sense that Jesus left them astray?
Does it make sense that Jesus did not guide them to the truth, and he did not explain to them that he is God in trinity “The One God exists in Three Persons and One Substance”
If all this crowd did not know the truth about Jesus even though, they walked with Jesus, followed him, and saw all his great miracles.
Does it make sense that the enemy of Jesus knew him better!
Who would think that, the one, who never met Jesus, heard Jesus or saw his miracles more knowledgeable than all the crowds that saw these great miracles.
As these crowds, that witnessed these great miracles glorified God and not Jesus.
These crowds that Jesus declared in front of them
“I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.” John 5:30
“Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me” John 8:42
“For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent me gave me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.” John 12:49
Yes and Yes
Jesus does not have the authority to speak of himself and whoever doe not have the authority is not God
Who sent Christ commanded, what to say and what to speak
In other words, God sent Christ and ordered him not to speak of himself, but commanded him to speak what God tell him.
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The miracle of multiplying food
Two fish and five loaves in Jesus’s hand fed five thousand men
Those who saw the miracle of the five loaves
They were among thousands who ate them and collected the remains
They too believed that Jesus is a true prophet of God
“Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” John 6:14
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And the disciples who missed Jesus
They were sad, and talking about Christ
Jesus talked to them
the intensity of the grief thought they were talking to a stranger
when Jesus asked them about Christ they said : So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people” Luke 24:19
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If Christians searched the scriptures
With rational and unbiased mind-set
If every intelligent person searched the scriptures without the control of the church or priests
He will find that
Christ announced to everyone that he was a prophet and not God or son of God
He will also find that Christ declared in front of the crowd, and in front of the disciples not seek his glory
“And I do not seek My own glory” John 8:50
Because of this the crowds did not glorify Christ, and glorified God, as Jesus ordered them to do so.
They understood that Christ was a messenger sent from God sent to them.
They understood that Jesus does not speak of himself, and he is sent with a message to do the will of God.
They understood that whatever Jesus did, he did it with the will of God.
They understood that Christ called them to the worship of God alone and glorify and praise God alone .
They understood that Jesus was a messenger of God and they have to believe in him and his message.
“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.” John 17:3-4
Yes those crowds knew
That God is the true God, alone without partner
And those crowds knew
Christ the Messenger of God, and the Prophet
CameIn summary
To glorify God on the earth and follow the commandments which first and foremost
The Lord our God is one Lord
And ordered them to keep God’s commandments.
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Jesus said to his disciples, and announced to the many crowds that he is a man and the son of man
He explained to the disciples, and also the masses
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent” Numbers 23:19
He explained to them and made it clear , saying,
“I have spoken openly to the world,’ Jesus replied. ‘I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret” John 18:20
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The truth is crystal clear
Anyone who believes that Jesus is God he also must believe that Jesus was a liar and deceptiveDear friend choose for yourself
He also must believe that disciples and the many crowds were stupid and blind
Although they were many they could not recognise Christ as God despite watching him and his great miracles.
To be
With Christ, the Prophet sincere messenger, as he said and announced that explicitly
Or to be
With his divinity that was built on misinterpretation, deception, fraud, fear, mystery and delusion.
The matter is serious and, the consequences is grave.
The true believer in his faith is looking for the right path to please his lord.
I pray to God to guide us all to the truth
Written by brother Abu Tariq May Allah reward him
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