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146 Prophet Jesus (pbuh): A Prophet, Not A Son, of God

Before considering the use of these two terms, we ask our Lord's
forgiveness for using the description, incompatible with any form of
respect, used by those who defend the belief in the trinity, which we
use here to define the belief in question.
When one looks at Mark, the earliest gospel, one sees that the con-
cepts of Father and son are used but not emphasized: Father is used
only four times to refer to God. Three of these are actually uttered by
other Jews, and not by Prophet Jesus (pbuh). It is therefore impossible

to use this Gospel to support belief in the trinity. Furthermore, again in
Mark, Prophet Jesus (pbuh) opposes any expression that might lead to
his being awarded divine status:
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his
knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to in-
herit eternal life?" "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered.
"No one is good—except God alone. (Mark, 10:17-18)

The number of references rises significantly in Matthew, written
10-15 years after Mark, with God being described as Father (Surely
God is beyond that!) 50 times. Twenty-eight of these are directed to-
ward the Jews in general terms, such as Pray to your Father, or Love
your Father. The remaining 22 are spoken by Prophet Jesus (pbuh) in
the form My Father. The emphasis laid upon this concept has been ele-
vated to a most surprising extent.
A similar emphasis is found in Luke, regarded as having been
written around the same time as Matthew. Father is used 18 times in
this gospel. Twelve of these have to do with Prophet Jesus (pbuh) him-

self and are prayers beginning Father…, or statements opening with
My Father…
In the Fourth Gospel, however, the belief in the son of God in the