In the Bible, Paul declares that God has authority over Jesus, God is supreme over Jesus.
On the other hand, Paul is not mentioned in the Quran; however, the Quran says that Jesus is but a great prophet.
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In the Bible, Paul says: “But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God”. (1 Corinthians 11:3; American Standard Version)
Herein, Paul announces and defines three types of Heads
§ The head of the woman is the man
§ The head of every man is Christ
§ The head of Christ is God
Study of 41 different versions of the Bible reveals that “the head of Christ is God” is found in 22 versions and “God is the head of Christ” is found in 11 versions.
Herein, the meaning of the word “Head” will be discussed both in language and religion.
From the linguistic point of view, Head means position of leadership, greatest authority, or honor. Head also means a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution or the manager of a department; leader or chief, master, president, lord.
From the religious point of view, What is the meaning of “God is the head of Christ?”
§ The editors of four different versions of the Bible answer this question as follow:
§ The editors of the Contemporary English Version say “God is the head over Christ”
§ The editors of the GOD’S WORD Translation say “God has authority over Christ”
§ The editors of the Good News Translation say “God is supreme over Christ”
§ The editors of the New Living Translation say “the source of Christ is God and Christ is responsible to God”
This shows that God is over Jesus, God has authority over Jesus, God is supreme over Jesus and God is the source of Jesus.
Now, I will let the smart reader to answer this question: Are God and Jesus equal?
Also, the smart reader is invited to read the series of articles: In Bible vs. Quran, Jesus denied that He is God (1-18)
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On the other hand, Paul is not mentioned in the Quran; however, the Quran says that Jesus is but a great prophet and Allah sent him to the Israelites.
The verse 4:171 gives guidance to the Christians to help them to know the truth. The verse says:
“O people of the scripture! do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth. the messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and his word which he conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from him. So believe in Allah and his messengers, and say not “three” – cease! (it is) better for you! – Allah is only one Allah. far is it removed from his transcendent majesty that he should have a son. his is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. and Allah is sufficient as defender”. (The verse 4:171; PICKTHAL translation)
Written by Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil, Articlebase.com
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