Muslim RUNS UP On 20 Christians & 1 EXPOSES Him BADLY!

Muslim preacher Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq returned for another round of a “1 vs. 20” discussion centered on a provocative claim: According to the Bible, Jesus is not God Himself.

The format placed Shaykh Uthman before a rotating group of Christians who could challenge his position. Interestingly, one of the first participants identified himself as a Biblical Unitarian and actually agreed that Jesus is not God.

As the discussion continued, however, several passages raised a much bigger question: Does Scripture merely portray Jesus as a prophet and Messiah, or does it identify Him with the God revealed in the Old Testament?

What Does “I and My Father Are One” Really Mean?

One Christian appealed to John 10:30, where Jesus says:

“I and my Father are one.” — John 10:30

Shaykh Uthman responded by comparing this statement with John 17, where Jesus prays that His followers may also “be one.” His argument was straightforward: if oneness with the Father makes Jesus God, would the disciples also become God?

The problem is that the contexts are different. John 10:26-30 portrays Jesus as the Shepherd whose sheep hear His voice. He knows them, gives them eternal life, and declares that nobody can remove them from His hand.

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.” — John 10:27-28

Jesus then says the sheep are secure in His Father’s hand before declaring, “I and my Father are one.” It connected this language directly with Psalm 95.

“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.” — Psalm 95:6-7

Psalm 95 describes the LORD as God, Shepherd, and the One whose people are the sheep of His hand. John 10 applies strikingly similar imagery to Jesus.

That makes Christ’s statement about being one with the Father far more significant than simply saying two people share the same purpose.

Does John 17:3 Disprove Christ’s Deity?

Shaykh Uthman next appealed to a passage Muslims frequently raise against the Trinity:

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” — John 17:3

His argument focused on the distinction between Jesus and the Father. If Jesus calls the Father “the only true God,” how can Jesus also be God?

Yet John regularly distinguishes the Father from the Son without denying Christ’s divine identity.

The opening of John’s Gospel already establishes this pattern: the Word was “with God,” demonstrating distinction, while simultaneously declaring that “the Word was God.”

The same pattern appears in John’s first epistle.

“For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us.” — 1 John 1:2 

John identifies Christ with the eternal life that was with the Father and became manifested. He becomes even more explicit later:

“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true… This is the true God, and eternal life.” — 1 John 5:20

John 17:3 cannot be isolated from John’s broader writings. The same author who distinguishes Jesus from the Father also connects Jesus with “eternal life” and “the true God.”

“Before Abraham Was, I Am”

Another Christian entered the discussion and challenged Shaykh Uthman with John 8:58. Significantly, this participant explained that he was a recent Catholic convert and that this was his first debate of this kind.

“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” — John 8:58

Shaykh Uthman argued that the Greek expression translated “I am” appears elsewhere when ordinary people identify themselves. That observation alone, however, does not settle John 8.

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Jesus does not merely say, “I am Jesus.” He places His existence before Abraham while speaking to opponents questioning how someone not yet fifty years old could have seen Abraham. Immediately afterward, they take up stones against Him.

The Christian participant pressed this contextual point, distinguishing Christ’s statement from ordinary uses of “I am.”

The discussion therefore demonstrated an important principle: individual Greek words cannot determine theology apart from the sentences, arguments, and narratives surrounding them.

What About Jesus Not Knowing the Hour?

Shaykh Uthman eventually turned to Mark 13:32:

“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” — Mark 13:32

If God knows everything, how could Jesus be God while saying the Son did not know the hour?

The Christian responded by appealing to Christ’s incarnation and His divine and human natures. He argued that Jesus did not become partly God and partly man but truly possessed both divine and human nature.

This is precisely why Christians must interpret passages about Christ’s humanity alongside passages revealing His divine identity.

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Read Scripture in Its Full Context

This exchange between Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq and the Christians demonstrates why debates about Jesus cannot rest on isolated phrases.

John 10 must be read alongside Psalm 95. Likewise, John 17:3 should be considered alongside 1 John 1:2 and 1 John 5:20. The surrounding context of John 8:58 is essential, while Mark 13:32 must be understood within the Biblical teaching concerning Christ’s incarnation.

When someone claims that the Bible never presents Jesus as God, the best response is not simply to produce a single proof text.

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For another fascinating Christian-Muslim exchange on this same crucial question, read the next article. It explores additional arguments surrounding Christ’s identity and shows why examining the complete Biblical context matters when discussing whether Jesus is truly God.

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