The Fulfillment of 2 Corinthians 11:2-4 in the False Doctrine of Isa Bin Maryam

Title: The Fulfillment of 2 Corinthians 11:2-4 in the False Doctrine of Isa Bin Maryam

By Dr. Maxwell Shimba | Shimba Theological Institute

The Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, issued a timeless warning to the early church about deceivers who would introduce counterfeit gospels and a false Christ. In 2 Corinthians 11:2-4, Paul writes:

“For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to Him. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.”

Paul’s prophecy came to life centuries later through Muhammad, the founder of Islam. In the 7th century, Muhammad introduced a figure called Isa Bin Maryam in the Quran — a character carrying the name of Jesus but stripped of His divine nature, crucifixion, resurrection, and redemptive work.

This Isa denies being the Son of God, rejects the cross, and instead, points people to Muhammad as the final prophet. He proclaims a different gospel entirely — one based on works, law, and submission to a god foreign to the God of the Bible.

This is precisely the deception Paul warned about:

• A different Jesus — not the crucified, risen, and divine Savior, but a mortal prophet.

• A different spirit — not the Holy Spirit, but one denying the Sonship of Christ.

• A different gospel — not salvation by grace through faith, but by religious submission and works.

Millions have since followed this counterfeit Christ, believing in a message Paul foresaw would come to seduce hearts and minds away from the true Gospel.

The lesson remains urgent today. Christianity must continue to expose this false doctrine and reaffirm that salvation is found in no one else but Jesus Christ — the Son of God, crucified and risen for the salvation of mankind.

“For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

May the Church stand firm against every counterfeit gospel, and may those trapped in deception find the true Savior, not Isa Bin Maryam, but Jesus Christ, the Lord of Glory.

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