A Muslim caller cites it to argue Jesus submitted to God and therefore fits an Islamic view of prophethood.
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Used to argue Jesus said he can do nothing by himself and therefore is subordinate to the Father.
Quoted in substance ('I do nothing of myself... the will of my Father who sent me') to argue Jesus followed God's direction like a Muslim; the host answered that the same verse still has Jesus calling God his Father.
Quoted by a Muslim participant to argue that Jesus did nothing of himself and submitted to the will of the one who sent him; the host replied that the verse still identifies God as Jesus' Father, not Allah in the Islamic sense.
Cited alongside Matthew 26:39 to argue Jesus has a distinct will and therefore is not fully divine in the Christian sense.
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