May 13 (edited) • General
Tricky Muslim questions:
Was debating some Tik Tok Muslims on the Trinity and they admittedly stumped me with a couple questions. They asked if Jesus was God? I clarified that he is not God by identity (ie nominally). After some time and back and forth of them being confused, they eventually invited a friend up who asked the following:
1) Is Jesus the nominal God? When you worship Jesus, do you worship the nominal God? (My instinct was to say no. But that makes it sound like Jesus is a different God than the Father. If I said yes, it would've sounded like I was contradicting myself. What do you guys think? )
2) He also read the following to show that I am apparently in contradiction with the church fathers that Jesus is not God by identity: “Orations Against the Arians Book I, Chapter 12, Section 49. "For if the Word were a creature, He would not be worshipped... but if He be the Son of the Father's substance and His offspring by nature, then He is God, and of the same identity as the Father." Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (NPNF), Series 2, Vol. 4.“
What do yall think? Am I in contradiction or is Athanasius referring to identity in a completely different context?
2
3 comments
Tricky Muslim questions:
Leaderboard (30-day)
1
+9
2
+4
3
+4
4
+3
5
+3
Powered by