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Originally Posted by Michael  I know that in the Bible, Jesus (peace be upon him) never explicitly states "I am God". However, when I told this to a Christian, they said that Jesus said "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58). They claim that 'I am' is God's special name, and by saying 'I am', Jesus was identifying himself with God. The Greek for "I am" is 'ego eimi', which is what the New Testament uses. The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) translates "I AM WHO AM" in Exodus 3:14 (which is where the name comes from) as 'ego eimi ho ôn'. Where God tells Moses to say "say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent you", the Greek used for 'I AM' is 'ho ôn', not 'ego eimi'. 'ôn' is the present participle, indicating a progressive action (being).
In spite of this, how would one respond to the Christian's claims that Jesus using the name "I am" makes him God? |
COI(children of isreal) asked Eesa that who he knew of Ibraheem??? So he replied to them by saying that "Before Abraham was GOD", & God is the ONE who told Jesus(Eesa) about Abraham.
Like God told Prophet Muhammad About previous prophets.
It was same God that talked to Mosa:-
If “I AM” here refers to GOD of Moses:- Exodus:3:14“And God said unto Moses,
I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel,
I AM hath sent me unto you” Then it also refers to GOD(not Jesus) here:-JN 8:57“Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
John:8:58“Jesus said unto them, Verily,verily,I say unto you, Before Abraham was,
I AM.”
Which means that before Abraham GOD was present & HE gave me(Jesus) knowledge of Abraham.