What do Muslims believe about the Christian understanding of God, and how can Catholics respond to Islamic objections to the Trinity and the divinity of Christ? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Catholic Answers apologists examine where Jesus reveals the Trinity in Scripture and why He never simply says, “I am God; worship me.” The discussion explores the “Islamic Dilemma,” including how biblical manuscripts that predate Islam challenge the claim that Christians corrupted Scripture. They also address difficult passages about Jesus’ divinity, including His statement that “the Father is greater than I,” and explain how Jesus can be God while also referring to the Father as His God. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 03:00 – What do Muslims say about the Christian God? 13:32 – Where does Jesus teach the Trinity in the Bible? 19:40 – The Islamic Dilemma 29:40 – “What exactly is the Islamic Dilemma, and why does the manuscript evidence for the Bible before the rise of Islam create such a serious problem for the claim that Christians corrupted Scripture?” 35:22 – Why didn’t Jesus simply say, “I am God; worship me”? 39:59 – If Jesus is God, why did he say, “The Father is greater than I”? 46:49 – If Jesus is God, how could he have a God?

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