God is All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Eternal, All-Powerful, and Self-Sustaining. These are the attributes agreed on by Christians and Muslims alike. With this in mind, we will test the theory that Jesus is God with each of these attributes.
1. All-Seeing – This attribute defines God’s ability to see Everything. There is nothing that God cannot see or witness. Jesus correctly foretold events that would happen. He passes this test.
2. All-Knowing – God knows Everything. There is nothing that God doesn’t know. Jesus, however, doesn’t know when Judgement Day will take place as narrated in Matthew 24:36: “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” So, if Jesus is God, he would have full knowledge of the Day of Judgement. He doesn’t, so he fails.
3. Eternal – God cannot die. God is Eternal. He was not created, and will never cease to be. Jesus was created, and Jesus died. Some will say that his soul is immortal, yet God created all the souls at once in the Beginning, and our souls will live on in the Hereafter. Therefore, we are just as eternal as Jesus. Jesus fails.
4. All-Powerful – God is able to do anything and everything. So, in this retrospect, Jesus was not able to survive without eating, drinking, sleeping, and breathing. Jesus furthermore claims that he will be seated at the right hand of the Father, which the Jews take to be their one and only God [John 8:54]. Jesus also could not glorify himself. Therefore, Jesus cannot be all-powerful. He fails once more.
5. Self-Sustaining – God does not need food, water, sleep, air, or anything to sustain Him. He is Self-Sustaining and therefore can exist on His own. Jesus had to eat, drink, sleep, breathe, and do many many many things to sustain himself. He fails.
Hey, 1 out of 5 isn’t bad for a great Prophet. If any Muslim Brother or Sister can show me where Jesus fails the first test, please do.