Much of my study time of late has been concerning the Islamic faith and their arguments against Christianity.  The fact that Jesus was just a prophet (razoul) is made clear in the Quran.  Muslim critics of Christianity consistently point out that in the gospels Jesus never said "I am God, worship me."

And they are right, Jesus is never recorded in the gospels as saying those words.  Does this mean that Jesus was not God, that the Christian belief of the triune nature of God is false?

There are others who call Jesus God in the gospels (John 1:1,18; John 20:28) and many cases in the letters of the apostles (Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1,  Hebrews 1:3, Colossians 2:9), but today I'll list some of the very words of Jesus and see if he claimed to be just a prophet.

John 5:21 - "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes."

In many places in the Quran including Sura 3:156 it says that Allah gives life and death.  But here we have Jesus saying that just as the Father gives life, so do I give life to whoever I wish!  What prophet would say this?

John 17:5 - "Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was."

Jesus says "glorify me", what prophet would say that?  Glory belongs to God and God alone!  We were created to give God glory, not tell God to glorify us.  It's interesting to note that Jesus talks about the glory that he had before the world was.  Jesus was glorified before the world was created?  What kind of prophet is this?

Lest I be accused of staying in the gospel of John, more will follow at another time from the other gospels.