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DIVINITY OF CHRIST · DISTINCTION FROM GOD

My God and Your God

John 20:17

The Tension
PASSAGE AJohn 20:17
...I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Analysis

Identifying God as ‘my God’ aligns Jesus with other believers as servants of the Almighty. This distinction dismantles any suggestion that Jesus shares the same divine essence.

Perspectives

THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE

They claim this expression is from the perspective of Jesus’ human nature, not denying his divinity.

THE ISLAMIC POSITION

Referring to God as ‘my God’ places Jesus as a worshipper, not an equal, confirming that he is distinct and subordinate to God.

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My God and Your God