Subject: tell me what you think |
Bible Note: Hi, Mark... The work of the Son is in His coming in the flesh. His character and authority stem both from God, and from the Holy Spirit. In addition, His authority is further attested to in the title of "Christ." We could draw further conclusions from the title of Son. Although I haven't dug into this epistle for quite a while, I am certain that if we drew from it all that it said about the Lord Jesus Christ, we could derive the full doctrine of Who He was and what He did. Especially, considering the primary reason that John wrote this epistle. Muhammad had some exposure to Arianists, so his understanding of Christology was pretty muddled. Long and short of it is that the Qur'an denies pretty much everything of the Scripture but the most superficial facts about our Lord. Such denials are, strictly speaking, anti (against) Christ. Which is in keeping with John's use of the term. (By the way, he is the only one in Scripture to actually use the word.) Sorry for giving such a hasty response. With a bit more time and thought, I'm sure we could get a clearer picture and establish the argument on even firmer footing. In Him, Doc |