Jesus is God
First of all, hello, I"m new to this forum stuff and I orginally started looking up on interfaith marriages, as I'm in a mixed faith relationship and struggling with it. Anyway, to Abdullah, you seem like a very knowledgable, devout Muslim, and as I read your replies and questions, they're very very valid and I really respect your views. Anyway, I pray you keep an open mind when you read what I have to say and I hope this helps even just a little bit. Evidence that Jesus is God from the Bible:
1) "Then Jesus said to her, "your sins are forgiven" The other guests began to say among themselves, "who is this who even forgives sins?" -Luke 7:48.
-only God is able to forgive sins, and who would this crazy Jesus character be to outwardly forgive people's sins if He isn't the Almighty? People also believed in Jesus' power of forgiveness, which shows that they recognized His authority.
2) "I and the Father are one" -John 10:30
3) In John chaper 20, when Jesus is brought back to life, in verse 28, the bible says:
"Thomas said to him (Jesus), "My Lord and my God!"
-Thomas acknowledges Jesus as his one Lord and God
4) The world became flesh
John 1:1 says "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."
5) During the Great Commission in Matthew, verse 20 says:
(jesus) "....And surely I am with you always, to the very end of age"
-there he states that he is omnipresent, like God.
6) Hebrew 13:8 shows the Jesus has Immutability.
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."
7) Omnipotence and all authorativeness in Jesus is shown in Matthew 28:18:
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."
8 ) People's responses to Jesus (John 10:19-21):
"At these words the Jews were again divided. Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?" But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
9) John 10:28 Jesus says: "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, no one can snatch them out of my hand."
Anyhoo, I'm sorry if some things are unclear to you, please ask more questions, I'll do my best to answer them as best as I can. God bless you for your inquiring mind, I can see you're truly interested in the pursuit of the truth.