Section 1: Textual proof
This section contains eleven points from the Old Testament and New Testament to prove false the belief that Jesus is God.
The First Proof
How can it be correct to say that Jesus is God or the son of God, when there is not one single clear, unambiguous statement to that effect either in the four Gospels or the twenty-three Epistles that follow them? Nowhere do they state that Jesus ever said clearly that he was the son of God (in the sense of claiming descent from Him or having been begotten by Him), or that he was part of God, or that his essence was divine, or that his actions were divine, or that his will was equal to the will of God, or that he was a creator or provider, or that he shared with God any of His divine attributes? (Exalted be God far above that!)
If Jesus were in fact God, or a creator or provider, then you would find abundant references to that in the Gospels, because this is a fundamental matter of doctrine. Since he never made any such claim for himself, he cannot be described in such terms, for he knew himself better than others.
Anyone who reads the Gospels and reflects on them without bias, in a fair-minded manner, will find in them words narrated from Jesus which completely contradict the description of him as being the Lord or God. The Gospels say that he was a servant of God who prayed to Him, and that he had no will alongside the will of God. The one who reflects upon the texts will find that Jesus expressed his weakness, helplessness and fear; he stated that he was human and a servant and prophet of God. We will quote a great deal of proofs from the Gospels later.
Moreover, if Jesus was God or the son of God, he would have called on people to worship him, and that would have been narrated from him frequently in the Gospels. God calls people to worship Him, for He is their Lord Who created them, grants them provision, causes them to die and gives them life; therefore He alone deserves worship. But in fact, there is nothing narrated from Jesus, not even one clear phrase, suggesting that he called people to worship him by saying, “Worship me.” Far be it from him to say such a thing.
God spoke the truth in the Qur’an when He described His prophets, who are the elite of His creation:
{No human being to whom Allah has given the scripture, wisdom and prophethood would ever say to the people: Be my worshippers rather than Allah’s.}[Al ‘Imran 3:79]
This verse means that it is not appropriate for any human being to say to the people, “Be my worshippers rather than Allah’s,” after Allah sent down His Book, granted him wisdom and made him a judge between people, and chose him as a prophet. Rather, a true prophet would call people to worship God and would not transgress the limits set by his Lord.