Muslim Misuses Christian Sources to Deny Jesus’ Divinity – Here’s the Truth
In today’s world, conversations about Jesus often cross religious lines. One recent discussion featured Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq, a well-known Muslim speaker, who went to Australia attempting to argue that Jesus is not the Word of God.
His main tactic? Misusing a Christian article and redefining the term Logos.
Unfortunately for him, the very article he quoted—and the Scriptures he referenced—refute his claim. Let’s break it down.
What Was His Argument?
Shaykh Uthman read from Christianity.com, thinking it would help prove his point. The article defined Logos as:
“The Word of God or principle of divine reason and creative order.”
He stopped reading at that point. Why? Because the next line completely destroyed his argument. The full sentence continues:
“…identified in the Gospel of John with the second person of the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ.”
So even the source he quoted clearly states that John uses the term Logos to refer to Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God.
This selective reading wasn’t an accident—it was an attempt to reshape the meaning of Logos into something impersonal, something less than God.
His Definition of Logos: “Just Creative Order”
The argument went like this:
“Logos does not mean Jesus. It’s the creative order of God. When God gives an order, that’s logos. When the prophets delivered God’s commands, that was logos spreading.”
According to him, John 1:1 doesn’t teach that Jesus existed eternally as God but only that God had an order that later created Jesus. He even said:
“When God gave revelation to the prophets, that was logos—not God Himself, not Jesus.”
This is a serious misinterpretation. John 1:1 says:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” – John 1:1
Notice the key truths:
- Was in the beginning (eternal),
- Was with God (distinct Person),
- Was God (divine nature),
- Created all things (John 1:3),
- Became flesh (John 1:14).
This is not describing a command or an order. It’s describing a divine Person—the eternal Son of God.
The Context in John’s Gospel
Shaykh Uthman tried to claim that since logos can mean “word” or “message” elsewhere, it cannot refer to Jesus as God. He cited passages where logos refers to ordinary speech or statements:
- Matthew 5:37 – “But let your communication [logos] be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
- Matthew 28:15 – “So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying [logos] is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.”
- Mark 4:15 – “And these are they by the way side, where the word [logos] is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.”
- Luke 4:32 – “And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word [logos] was with power.”
He argued that because logos sometimes means “message,” John 1:1 cannot mean Jesus is God. But this ignores context. Words have multiple meanings depending on usage.
Bringing in Islamic Beliefs About Souls
When challenged, the Shaykh Uthman shifted gears. He claimed that Jesus wasn’t unique because all souls pre-exist before birth. He argued that Muhammad and every prophet existed as souls before entering a physical body.
Even if that were true in Islamic theology, it still doesn’t fit John’s framework. John says the Word created everything. Jesus isn’t just another soul—He is the Creator Himself. That’s why Paul writes:
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth…” – Colossians 1:16
This is a crucial difference. A created soul cannot also be the uncreated Creator.
He also brought up passages where logos refers to “word” or “statement,” trying to argue that it never means Jesus. But even as he quoted John 12:38 about “the word of Isaiah,” he missed the bigger picture. John connects this very passage to Jesus’ glory in verse 41:
“These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.” – John 12:41
Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up (Isaiah 6). John says the glory Isaiah saw was Christ’s glory. That means Jesus is the Lord Isaiah saw—the eternal God.
The Real Issue: Denying Christ’s Deity
Why does this matter? Because everything in Christianity hinges on who Jesus is. If He is not God, then His death cannot atone for sin, and His resurrection means nothing. The Gospel rests on this foundation:
The eternal Word became flesh—not an order, not a created soul, but God Himself taking on humanity. Share on X“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh…” – 1 Timothy 3:16
Misusing definitions or quoting half a sentence will never change the truth of Scripture. John wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to make this clear: Jesus is the eternal Word of God. He was with God, and He is God.
Don’t let confusion or misrepresentation shake your faith. Always read the whole context, because truth stands firm when examined carefully. Share on XWant to learn more about similar arguments and how to respond? Read this article to find out if God can be lower than angels, and how this exposes the same Shaykh’s bad logic.
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