Questions Muslims ask
Honest answers to the objections
The questions Muslims most often ask Christians, answered straight, with the Bible word for word and the Quran by exact reference.
Isn't the Bible corrupted?
No. Manuscripts from centuries before Muhammad match our Bible, and the Quran itself told Christians to judge by the Gospel they had.
Where did Jesus ever say: I am God, worship me?
He said more than that, in the language his hearers could not mistake: he took God's name, forgave sins against God, accepted worship and claimed God's throne.
How can God have a son?
Not the way the Quran imagines. Son of God has never meant God took a wife. It means the eternal Word who is with God and is God, who became flesh.
Isn't the Trinity three gods?
No. Christians confess one God, as the Shema says. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are one God, not three gods, and never God, Jesus and Mary.
How could God die?
God did not stop existing. The eternal Son took on a real human nature and died in that nature, then rose. That is why his death can pay for sin.
Isn't it unjust to punish an innocent man for others' sins?
It would be, if he were forced. Jesus went willingly, as the judge himself taking the penalty. Isaiah foretold exactly that.
Didn't Jesus predict Muhammad as the Comforter (Paraclete)?
No. Jesus named the Helper: the Holy Spirit, who would be in the disciples and stay with them forever, and who came at Pentecost.
Isn't Muhammad the prophet like Moses in Deuteronomy 18?
Deuteronomy itself defines brothers as fellow Israelites and the prophet like Moses as one who knew God face to face and did signs. The apostles applied it to Jesus.
Doesn't the Quran's perfect preservation prove it is from God?
Preservation is not proof of origin, and Islam's own sources record lost verses, abrogated verses, rival codices and a caliph who burned the alternatives.
Nobody can produce a surah like it. Isn't that a miracle?
Literary excellence is a matter of taste and has no agreed judge. Homer and Shakespeare are also unmatched. The Bible offers a test anyone can check: fulfilled prophecy and a public resurrection.
Didn't Paul invent Christianity?
No. Paul received the Gospel from those who were apostles before him, checked it with Peter and James, and preached the same message they did.
Why are there so many Bible versions?
Versions are translations into modern languages from the same Hebrew and Greek texts, as Muslims translate the Quran. The Arabic Quran also has canonical readings.
What happens if I leave Islam?
In some families and countries, real danger. Take it seriously, stay private, and do not act alone. You are not the first, and God sees you.
How do I follow Jesus?
Come to him as you are. Turn from your sin, trust that he died for you and rose, and tell God so in your own words. Then read the Gospel of John.