11-21-2008, 03:44 PM
Peace....
Wael, I never said you were misleading anyone. Misleading implies intent, something I never thought or accused you of.
Yes Wael, we all know how MAN and WOMAN procreate. But how did God, according to your own book, place seed in Marayam's womb?
Qur'an 19:19-22 Pickthal Translation
(19) He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.
(20) She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste?
(21) He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.
(22) And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place.
As I do not speak Arabic, I will trust the knowledge of the translator to have accurately transcribe the above verses. As you can see Wael, and as you well know, Islam teaches in the conception of Isa without seed having been ejaculated into Marayam's womb.
When I say "We Christians" I mean every Christian who believes that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son....not hard to figure out
Wael, you cannot make Begotten mean something it does not. Begotten does not imply physical sexual intercourse, and anyone who uses the term in that way, is incorrect. If the Bible writers wanted to use Gennao to describe the conception and birth of Jesus, they could have...they did not. They used Monogenes which again means single, of its kind.
Wael, you ask if God cannot choose a proper word to describe his unique son. He did, it's Monogenes. I'm sorry if you object to the use of the term, but your objection alone does not invalidate the use of the term. Yes, Jehovah can, and did, make men his sons through faith in his only begotten Son Jesus Christ.
Wael, we mention the Hebrew name Yeshua because the Old Testament was written in that language and translated from that language into Greek. So you mentioning Aramaic is a non-issue. Yes, there were persons in the Old Testament who also were given the name Yeshua whom you say simply means "To Save" or "To Deliver"; my question is, who is doing the saving and delivering? Jehovah is.