JESUS IS GOOD JESUS IS GOD

 JESUS IS GOOD

JESUS IS GOD

Today, I will respond to the Muslim claim that only God is Good.

Believers of the Islamic faith in various religious debates have the habit of using verses 18-19 from Luke chapter 18, which says that only God is Good. Muslims claim that, in this verse, Jesus denies being "GOOD" and asserts that only God is Good. Therefore, they argue that Jesus' denial of being Good contradicts the Christian claim that Jesus is God.

You will see that these Islamic preachers teach the community using the Quran and the Bible, stating that Jesus denied being GOOD. They spread this teaching of "ONLY GOD IS GOOD" through various media such as radio, pamphlets, debates, books, and video and audio tapes. This has led some Christians to abandon their faith and convert to Islam. Other Christians, although not converting, still believe this teaching. The crucial question every Christian should ask is whether Jesus truly denied being GOOD. I urge you to follow this lesson carefully to understand the truth of this verse:

Luke 18:18-19: "A certain ruler asked him, 'Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' Jesus replied, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good—except God alone.'"

If you quickly look at how these Islamic preachers teach this Bible verse, you might be convinced to believe what they are teaching. But it is good to study deeply the response of Jesus saying "Only God is Good" and see if there is any truth in their teaching that Jesus denied being Good, thus not being God.
Let us start our research.

In this verse above, did Jesus give an answer or ask a question? Here we see the verses clearly teaching us that Jesus asked a question and did not deny being Good.
QUOTE: Jesus replied, 'Why do you call me good?' Here, Jesus asked a question to the person who called him "GOOD TEACHER" and did not deny being "GOOD" as taught by Islamic preachers in their religious debates.

After the person failed to answer why he called Jesus "Good Teacher," Jesus said the following:

No one is Good—except God alone. Did Jesus, when saying these words, deny being God?

MUSLIMS AGREE THAT ONLY GOD IS GOOD.

Is there any part of the Bible where Jesus calls himself Good? Now let us read Jesus in the Gospel of John 10:14
Jesus says the following:

"14 I am the Good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me."

IN JOHN, JESUS CALLS HIMSELF GOOD.

Therefore, according to Muslims' acceptance that "ONLY GOD IS GOOD" and Jesus calling himself Good in the Gospel of John 10:14, today Jesus has answered Islamic preachers that he is Good. Therefore, this title of Good makes him God, according to Luke 18:18-19, "Only God is Good."

I hope that today you have understood deeply the meaning of "Only God is Good" and that when Jesus said this, he was informing the young man that he is God, and the young man did not make a mistake when he called him GOOD TEACHER.

Now, where is the verse where Allah says he is Good?

Dr. Max Shimba for Max Shimba Ministries

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