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Logic: A=B, B=C, therefore A=C
Ask the Christian: “Could you ever become God?”
He should reply: “No, because I am a human being.”
Ask the Christian: “Was Jesus a human being?”
He should reply: “Yes.”
Inform the Christian: “Therefore, he could never be God.”
This syllogism is a classic Category Error. It treats "God" and "Human" as if they are interchangeable variables in a math equation rather than distinct NATURES held by one PERSON.
This Dawah script isn't arguing against Christianity, but against a "straw man" version of it.
The script assumes the movement is from Earth to Heaven (a man trying to become God).
Christianity teaches the movement is from Heaven to Earth (God taking on a human nature).
Dawah Syllogism: If (Human) cannot be (God), then (Jesus) cannot be .
Christian Correction: Jesus is the Person () who possesses both Nature (Human) and Nature (Divine).
The fact that a human cannot evolve into God is irrelevant because Christians don't believe Jesus "became" God; we believe the eternal God "became" flesh.
To ground this in Scripture, we look at the identity of the "Word" before and after the physical birth of Jesus.The following verse identifies the Word as being eternally present with the Father and being of the same divine essence.
John 1:1:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.This verse explains the mechanism of the Incarnation, where the divine Word added humanity to His person without losing His divinity.
John 1:14:
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
If you compare the Nature of Jesus in Christianity to the Nature of the Quran in Islam. This exposes the logical inconsistency in the Dawah argument.
| Feature | The Christian "Word" (Jesus) | The Islamic "Word" (Quran) |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Eternal and Uncreated. | Eternal and Uncreated (in Sunni Orthodoxy). |
| Medium | Manifested in Flesh. | Manifested in Ink/Paper. |
| The Logical Trap | "How can he be God and man?" | "How can it be uncreated and physical?" |
| The Reality | One Person, two Natures. | One Message, two Dimensions. |
| Dawah Contradiction | Claims God cannot enter creation. | Claims God's Word entered creation via a book. |
When the Dawah says, "A human cannot be God," they are 100% correct. A finite nature cannot become an infinite nature.
However, the Person of Jesus is not a "human person" who attained divinity; He is a Divine Person who assumed a human nature.
Christians agree a human, can never become God. But are you saying that God is so limited that He cannot take on a human nature if He chooses?
By saying Jesus couldn't be God, you are placing a limit on God's power (Omnipotence). Christians see Jesus as Immanuel (God With Us) with Isaiah 7:14 fulfilled in Matthew 1:23 and in many other places. Unlike Muhammad, who is nowhere to be seen.