"Jesus (peace be upon him) himself said, ‘I can do nothing of my own' (John 5:30), proving he's not God. In Islam, Allah is the All-Powerful, the source of all ability—‘To Allah belongs all might' (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:165). If Jesus admits he can't act independently, he's relying on Allah's power, not possessing it. The Qur'an calls him a messenger: ‘Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord' (Surah Aal-E-Imran, 3:49)—his miracles were by Allah's will, not his own.
Tawhid makes this clear: Allah alone is self-sufficient and omnipotent. Jesus' dependence shows he's a human prophet, not divine. The Trinity claims he's God, but how can God lack power to act alone? The Bible aligns with Islam here: Jesus says, ‘The Father who sent me has Himself given me a commandment' (John 12:49). He's a servant, not the source. Allah's oneness stays intact—Jesus points to the Creator, not himself."
It is true that Jesus says, "I can do nothing of my own" (John 5:30) and "The Father who sent me has Himself given me a commandment" (John 12:49). But these statements do not deny His divinity. Rather, they reflect the economic relationship within the Trinity — the Son willingly submits to the Father's will while remaining fully God.
Christians distinguish between Jesus' human nature and His divine nature (hypostatic union). In His humanity, He could act only in perfect obedience to the Father; in His divinity, He is omnipotent. His miracles, then, are not evidence of dependence in a weak sense — they show God acting through the Son in human form (John 14:10; 1 Corinthians 1:24).
Jesus' submission is a demonstration of divine humility, not limitation. Philippians 2:6-8 explains:
"Though He was in the form of God… He emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in human likeness."
So, when He says He does nothing of Himself, He is describing His voluntary obedience as man, not denying His eternal divine power. The Trinity teaches that the Father, Son, and Spirit are co-equal, co-eternal, yet each Person can voluntarily act in relationship with the others.
In other words, Jesus' miracles are God's power displayed in human flesh, not the absence of power. This is consistent with the New Testament witness: He is fully human and fully divine, acting with perfect unity of purpose within the Godhead.