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Christians Must Heed
Jesus

whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" The crowds answered,
"This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee." (Matthew 21: 9-11)
"Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James,
Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?"... (Mark 6: 3)

The human characteristics of Jesus (pbuh)

The fact that Jesus is a human being is a crucial matter that utter-
ly discredits the idea of the Trinity. No matter how much the propo-
nents of the three-in-one suggest the superficial logic that Jesus is a
material entity in this world, that he assumed human form in other
words, this does not eliminate the fact that Jesus having human char-
acteristics like everyone else totally invalidates the idea of the Trinity:
Angels can also assume human form, yet as a manifestation of their su-
perior creation they have no need to eat or rest. That being the case, it
is a terrible thing to maintain, may God forbid, that a god could appear
on Earth with such human needs (surely God is beyond that).
The information provided about Jesus in the Gospel makes it
clear that this worthy person is "a blessed messenger of God, not His
son." He lived just like everyone else. Like other human beings, he was
born and went through infancy, childhood and adolescence. When he
felt the need to eat, he gave thanks to God and ate, together with the
disciples. Like everyone else, he became tired at the end of a long day

and felt the urge to sleep. In addition, the Gospel says that Jesus had
physical needs such as washing and keeping himself clean. Such hu-
man attributes totally invalidate the idea of the Trinity. Since Jesus was
a servant and a prophet, and since he was tested like everyone else, he
was created with human characteristics and needs. The place where
needs and deficiencies no longer apply is, of course, paradise.
Some passages from the Gospel regarding the human features of
Jesus and that disprove his supposed divine status are as follows:

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