Who is Jesus? How did he worship God? How do we respond to the one who claims he is the son of God?
We believe that he was a Messenger of God[1]. We worship the God he worshipped[2]. He worshipped God and not himself. Worship requires calmness and serenity, which is not found in the choirs at churches. Jesus lived in a time where there was music and choir as the Romans loved it but it was never incorporated in the worship at all. People incorporated these things in, to keep money coming in the plate and keep the priests satisfied.[3] Worship is not entertainment. You are going to be guided and have impact on your life and not be amused and entertained. The son of god[4] is a little god and so he is another small god. This cannot be convinced intellectually and ultimately; the Christians say "It’s a “mystery” we just have to believe in it."
References:
[1] Matthew 21:11 “And the multitude said, this is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee” (King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.) . See also Qur’an 61:6 & The true message of Jesus Christ page 36 by Sheikh Bilaal Philips. The sheikh states that Jesus is regarded as Prophet/Messenger and is referred to as one in the bible and the Qur’an.
[2] Luke 6:11 “And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God (King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
[3] Qur’an 9:34 “O you who have believed, indeed many of the (Christian) scholars and Monks (Jewish) devour the wealth of people unjustly avert them from the way of Allah.”
[4] It has to be emoted that the term “son of God” is used to refer to righteous people, not only was it used in reference to prophets but to other God fearing man: Christianity: The original and the present, As-Saheem MA, Exodus 4:22 “And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn”: King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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