Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:15pm ·
WHERE DID THE CONCEPT COME FROM?
...The source of your unity and election is genuine suffering which you undergo by the will of
the Father and of Jesus Christ, our God. Hence you deserve to be considered happy....you are
imitators of God; and it was God’s blood that stirred you up once more to do the sort of thing
you do naturally and have now done to perfection.
—Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch
Within a hundred years, the concept of Jesus as God was already well established. Bishop
Ignatius was the second bishop of Antioch. He was killed around 100 A.D. The above
excerpt is from his letter to the Ephesians (EARLY CHRISTIAN FATHERS, C. C.
Richardson, ed., Macmillan, 1970, pp. 87-88).
It is important to examine how and why the concept of Jesus as God developed and
became accepted. That understanding helps us to assess our own beliefs. For that reason,
this chapter will give you some historical and theological perspective on the development
of this idea of Jesus as God incarnate. The concept developed very early, but it was not
universally accepted among the vanguard of Christianity. There was great diversity
among early Christians.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:11pm ·
The facts that (1) Mr. Schroeder's soul departed on the 19th day after the operation, and (2) his body survived for 19 months, are uncanny reminders that God wanted the world to know the parallel between Schroeder's situation, and the proven account of Jesus' departure prior to the arrest, torture, and crucifixion of his soulless body.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:10pm ·
The Savior said to me, "He whom you saw on the tree, glad and laughing, this is the living Jesus. But this one into whose hands and feet they drive the nails is the fleshly part. [Apocalypse of Peter, VII, 3, 81] from THE NAG HAMMADI LIBRARY (Harper & Row, 1977, James M. Robinson, ed, Page 339)
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:09pm ·
Herod was extremely pleased to see Jesus. From the reports about him he had wanted for a long time to see him, and he was hoping to see him work some miracles. He questioned Jesus at considerable length, but Jesus made no response. The chief priests and scribes were at hand to accuse him vehemently. Herod and his guards then treated him with contempt and insult. [ Luke 23:8-11 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:09pm ·
The chief priests, meanwhile, brought many accusations against Jesus. Pilate interrogated him again: "Surely you have some answer? See how many accusations they are leveling against you." But greatly to Pilate's surprise, Jesus made no further response. [ Mark 15:3-5 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:09pm ·
The Gospels state clearly that the arrested body of Jesus was oblivious to the events surrounding it:
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:07pm ·
Mercifully, God has given our generation a living example of a person whose soul departed this world, but his body continued to live for 19 months. On November 25, 1984, doctors at the Humana Hospital of Louisville, Kentucky removed the diseased heart of Mr. William Schroeder and replaced it with a plastic and metal pump (THE NEW YORK TIMES, Monday, November 26, 1984).
On the 19th day after this historic operation - Thursday, December 13, 1984 - Mr. Schroeder, the soul, the real person, departed this world. Mr. Schroeder died. But his body continued to function with the artificial heart implanted in his body. The world was told that he "probably suffered a stroke" (THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1984). Significantly, only one day before Mr. Schroeder's departure, he talked with President Ronald Reagan on national TV, and demanded that the Social Security Administration send his overdue check. He was perfectly alert. From the moment "he suffered a stroke," he did not recognize the day or time, nor his family members. In fact, Mr. Scroeder was no longer in this world.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:07pm ·
They plotted and schemed, but so did God, and God is the best schemer. Thus, God said, ``O Jesus, I am putting you to death, and raising you to Me; I will save you from the disbelievers.'' [ Quran 3:54-55 ]
They claimed that they killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of God! In fact, they never killed him; they never crucified him; they were led to believe that they did. [ Quran 4:157 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:06pm ·
Jesus' soul was raised, i.e., he was put to death prior to the arrest and crucifixion of his body. Thus, his persecutors arrested, tortured, and crucified an empty body - Jesus was already gone to the world of souls (3:55, 4:157)
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:06pm ·
This has been the single most controversial subject in the world. The Quran's miraculous mathematical code has now provided the final answer to this topic:
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:06pm ·
Jesus' Death
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:04pm ·
Trinity, the doctrine of God taught by Christians that asserts that God is one in essence but three in ``person,'' Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Neither the word Trinity, nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: ``Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is one'' (Deut. 6:4). [ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1975 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:04pm ·
`God is my Lord and your Lord; you shall worship Him alone. This is the right path." [ Quran 3:51, 19:36, & 43:64 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:04pm ·
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:03pm ·
..Go to my brothers and tell them, `I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' '' [ John 20:17 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:03pm ·
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:02pm ·
``None of those who call me `Lord' will enter the kingdom of God, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven." [ Matthew 7:21 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:02pm ·
As he was setting out on a journey a man came running up, knelt down before him and asked, ``Good Teacher, what must I do to share in everlasting life?'' Jesus answered, ``Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.'' [ Mark 10:17-18 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:01pm ·
Jesus looked upward and said, ``Father, I thank you for having heard me. I know that you always hear me but I have said this for the sake of the crowd, that they may believe that you sent me.'' [ John 11:41-42 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:01pm ·
Allah Akbar. All who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. [ Romans 8:14 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:00pm ·
Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ``...Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and him whom you have sent, Jesus Christ.'' [ John 17:1-3 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 2:00pm ·
I have not come of myself. I was sent by One who has the right to send, and him you do not know. I know him because it is from him I come; he sent me.'' [ John 7:28-29 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:59pm ·
Whoever welcomes me welcomes, not me, but him who sent me." [ Mattew 10:40, Mark 9:37, Luke 9:48, & John 13:20 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:59pm ·
..The man who hears my word and has faith in him who sent me possesses eternal life.'' [ John 5:24 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:58pm ·
"Men of Israel, listen to me! Jesus the Nazorean was a man whom God sent to you with miracles, wonders, and signs as his credentials. These God worked through him in your midst, as you well know." [ Acts 2:22 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:58pm ·
Jesus said: ``My doctrine is not my own; it comes from him who sent me.'' [ John 7:16 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:57pm ·
"I cannot do anything of myself. I judge as I hear, and my judgment is honest because I am not seeking my own will but the will of him who sent me." [ John 5:30 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:57pm ·
Jesus proclaimed aloud: ``Whoever puts faith in me believes not so much in me as in him who sent me; ..... For I have not spoken on my own; no, the Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to speak. Since I know that his commandment means eternal life, whatever I say is spoken just as he instructed me.'' [ John 12:44-50 ]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:55pm ·
The Quran, informs us that Jesus was a human messenger of God whose sole mission was to deliver God's message; he never possessed any power, and is now dead (4:171, 5:75, 117). Those who consider Jesus to be God, or Son of God, or part of a trinity are "pagans" (5:17, 72, 73). Outstanding Christian scholars have reached these same conclusions (THE MYTH OF GOD INCARNATE, John Hick, ed., The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1977 & THE MYTH MAKER, Hyam Maccoby, Harper & Row 1986). Christianity is the product of Nicene (AD 325).
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:54pm ·
Jesus
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:33pm ·
Let us meditate on God, His glorious attributes,
who is the basis of everything in this universe as its Creator,
who is fit to be worshiped as Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient
and self existent concious being,
who removes all ignorance and impurities from the mind ...
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:32pm ·
The Concept of Monotheism Since Ancient Times
Monotheism is the natural instinct placed into the people by God (Quran 30:30). The message of “worship God Alone” is universal and was preached by all messengers from God. With time, the practice of religion frequently deteriorated to incorporate polytheistic elements. Yet traces of the original monotheism can be found in many, if not all, of these religions.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:31pm ·
God be glorified
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:30pm ·
12:1] Proclaim, "He is the One and only GOD.
[112:2] "The Absolute GOD.
[112:3] "Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten.
[112:4] "None equals Him."
[112:2]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:29pm ·
[6:162] Say, "My Contact Prayers (Salat), my worship practices, my life and my death, are all devoted absolutely to GOD alone, the Lord of the universe.
[28:88] You shall not worship beside GOD any other god. There is no other god beside Him. Everything perishes except His presence. To Him belongs all sovereignty, and to Him you will be returned.
[40:65] He is the Living; there is no god except He. You shall worship Him alone, devoting your religion absolutely to Him alone. Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.
[6:162]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:29pm ·
*4:48 Idol worship is not forgivable, if maintained until death. One can always repent from any offense, including idolatry, before death comes (see 4:18 & 40:66).
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:28pm ·
[4:48] GOD does not forgive idolatry,* but He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who sets up idols beside GOD, has forged a horrendous offense.
[4:48]
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:28pm ·
The Unforgivable Sin
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:26pm ·
[1:5] You alone we worship; You alone we ask for help.
[3:62-64] Absolutely, this is the narration of the truth. Absolutely, there is no god except GOD. Absolutely, GOD is the Almighty, Most Wise. If they turn away, then GOD is fully aware of the evildoers. Say, "O followers of the scripture, let us come to a logical agreement between us and you: that we shall not worship except GOD; that we never set up any idols besides Him, nor set up any human beings as lords beside GOD." If they turn away, say, "Bear witness that we are submitters."
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:25pm ·
Hence they will have to flee to hell (exile from God) on their own volition. ALLAH AKBAR
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:24pm ·
The Quran is full of verses that advocate the Worship of God Alone. Our prayers, worship practices, life, and death should be all devoted to God alone, Lord of the universe. Those who set up other gods besides God, will not develop their souls to withstand God's presence on the Day of Resurrection. Hence they will have to flee to hell (exile from God) on their own volition.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:23pm ·
Worship God Alone, Avoid All forms of Idolatry
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:23pm ·
[7:172-173] Recall that your Lord summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear witness for themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They all said, "Yes. We bear witness." Thus, you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, "We were not aware of this." Nor can you say, "It was our parents who practiced idolatry, and we simply followed in their footsteps. Will You punish us because of what others have innovated?"
[30:30] Therefore, you shall devote yourself to the religion of strict monotheism. Such is the natural instinct placed into the people by GOD. Such creation of GOD will never change. This is the perfect religion, but most people do not know.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:22pm ·
Before Creation, God summoned all of us human beings and had us bear witness that He Alone is our Lord. Thus all human beings are born with an instinctive knowledge about God. (Note: The Reader may be interested in the articles dealing with the Purpose of Our Creation, and the Introduction to Submission). Each one of us will be stand before God on the Day of Resurrection and be held accountable for our worship.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:21pm ·
Monotheism - A natural instinct.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:19pm ·
2:135-136] They said, "You have to be Jewish or Christian, to be guided." Say, "We follow the religion of Abraham - monotheism - he never was an idol worshiper." Say, "We believe in GOD, and in what was sent down to us, and in what was sent down to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the Patriarchs; and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and all the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction among any of them. To Him alone we are submitters."
[3:95] Say, "GOD has proc...
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:17pm ·
Abraham was the original messenger of the creed named ``Islam'' (22:78, Appendix 26). ``Islam'' is not a name, but rather a description meaning ``Submission.'' What did Abraham contribute to Submission? We learn from 16:123, that all religious duties in Submission were delivered through Abraham. Many of the verses in the Quran in fact enjoin submitters to follow monotheism, the religion of Abraham, the perfect religion.
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:16pm ·
All messengers since Adam have preached one and the same religion:
[21:25] We did not send any messenger before you except with the inspiration: "There is no god except Me; you shall worship Me alone."
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:15pm ·
Laa Elaaha Ellaa Allah: First Commandment
[47:19] You shall know that: "There is no other god beside GOD,"* and ask forgiveness of your sins and the sins of all believing men and women. GOD is fully aware of your decisions and your ultimate destiny.
[3:95] Say, "GOD has proclaimed the truth: You shall follow Abraham's religion - monotheism. He never was an idolater."...
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Johnnie Ellington II
August 18, 2015 at 1:14pm ·
The Most Important Commandment*
[3:18] GOD bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most Wise.
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