The Only Begotten Son of God
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God Begat a Son
“Begat” is such an important word that I want to define it. One applicable definition of the word “begat” as found in Dictionary.net is, “To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.”
Although the Koran states that God did not beget a son, still, in a round about way the Koran does claim that God begat a son. Consider the Koranic and Scriptural accounts.
THE KORANIC ACCOUNT
God forbid that He should have a son (1).
Never has God begotten a son, nor is there any other god besides Him (2).
Unbelievers are those that say, God is the Messiah, the son of Mary (3).
We have exalted some prophets above others. To David we gave the Psalms (4).
COMMENTARY ON THE KORAN
The Koran clearly states that God did not beget a Son. However, the Koran claims that the ones who directed Muhammad in writing the Koran also directed King David in writing the Psalms. David writes of God having a Son. The Messiah is Hebrew for anointed one and Christ is Greek for anointed one. The Koran is saying that the Anointed One is not God.
THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT
Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying, ‘Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.’ He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: The Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: The Lord hath said unto me. Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in peaces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him (5).
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool (6).
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, what think ye of Christ (Messiah)? Whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in the spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son (7).
COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT
In Psalms chapter two it is stated that the kings and rulers of the earth have deliberated among themselves against the Lord who is God the Father and against His Anointed who is God the Son. These people want to break away from the moral restraints which God has on humanity. God the Father laughs at them and distresses them in His anger. He has chosen the Lord Jesus Christ to be His King in Zion. He also decreed that God the Son was His Son and this day was begotten of Him. God the Father offers God the Son the heathen for his inheritance. The Son will break the heathen with a rod of iron and dash them to pieces like a clay jar. For this reason the kings and judges of the earth should serve God the Father with fear and praise Him with trembling. They need to develop a right relationship with Jesus lest they experience His wrath. Those who trust in the Lord Jesus Christ are blessed.
In Psalm 110:1 David writes that, “The Lord said to my Lord.” The Lord is God the Father and my Lord is God the Son. David is identifying God the Son as his Lord. This is the Lord Jesus Christ before He was born. We read that God the Father will make the enemies of Jesus His footstool. Christians are the body of Christ on earth so the enemies of Christ will be under the Christians as well.
In Matthew 22:41-46 Jesus asks the Pharisees whose son the Christ would be. Correctly, they said the son of David. Jesus points out that David called Him “Lord” referring to what David said in Psalm 110:1. The Christ then is the One David identified as my Lord. The question then is, “If Christ is the son of David how is it that He is his Lord?”
My question is, “How can those who directed the writing of the Koran truthfully claim that Jesus is not God the Son and at the same time claim to have written the book of Psalms, which claims that Jesus is God the Son?
To receive eternal life from God you must believe that He sent His only begotten Son to represent you before God on the cross receiving the wrath of God against Himself for your sins. Jesus lived a sinless life and took all human sin in Himself and shed His blood for each of us. God paid for the right to forgive you of your sins. You need to believe and repent of your sins. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sin and come into my heart.”
REFERENCES
1. The Koran, Page 78 Paragraph 4:172
2. The Koran, Page 244 Paragraph 23:86
3. The Koran, Page 87 Paragraph 5:72
4. The Koran, Page 201 Paragraph 17:55
5. The Holy Bible, Psalm 2:1-12
6. The Holy Bible, Psalm 110:1
7. The Holy Bible, Matthew 22:41-46
You asked, "How can those who directed the writing of the Koran truthfully claim that Jesus is not God the Son and at the same time claim to have written the book of Psalms, which claims that Jesus is God the Son?"
ReplyDeleteThe answer to this question for a Muslim is that the Jews added things to the Psalms which were not inspired by Allah. They think the whole Bible was originally accurate, but has since become corrupted.