Short answer
Yes. In John's account of Easter morning, Jesus told his disciples: "I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God". In Revelation (the last book of the Bible) he speaks from heaven and says "my God" four times in one verse. Paul, a Christian missionary of the first century, wrote years after Jesus had left the earth. He calls the Father "the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ". The Qur'an gives Jesus the same words: "Allah, my Lord and your Lord". So the New Testament and the Qur'an agree that Jesus has a God. Islam adds that a person who has a God is not God. The later creeds (statements of belief agreed by church councils from the fourth century) stand apart: they call Jesus himself God. Islam's answer is to worship the one God (﷾) that Jesus worshipped.
Full explanation
"My God, and your God"
In John's account of Easter morning, Jesus sends his disciples a message about where he is going. He names the same God (﷾) for himself and for them. Earlier, speaking to a Samaritan woman about worship, he counted himself among the worshippers: "we know what we worship". Asked for the first commandment, he answered with Israel's creed: the Lord our God (﷾) is one Lord.
“Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”
“Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.”
“And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:”
How Christians read "my God"
Christians read this verse differently. They teach that Jesus has two natures, divine and human. They read "my God" as Jesus speaking in his human nature. They also note that he says "my Father, and your Father" rather than "our Father". They say this marks his sonship as different from that of his disciples.
“Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”
From heaven, still "my God"
The same is true after he went up to heaven. The Book of Revelation presents Jesus speaking after his ascension. In one verse he says "my God" four times. The book opens by saying that God (﷾) gave this revelation to Jesus. Exalted in heaven, he still has a God who gives to him.
“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:”
Paul, after Jesus had left the earth
Paul, a Christian missionary of the first century, wrote years after Jesus was gone. He still calls the Father the God (﷾) and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Letter to the Ephesians says the same. Paul says the head of Christ is God, and that at the end the Son himself will be subject to God (﷾). He never adds "while he was on earth".
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:”
“that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”
“And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.”
He prayed to his God
The Gospels show Jesus praying to God (﷾), once for a whole night. In Gethsemane he fell on his face and asked that God's (﷾) will be done, not his own. In prayer he called the Father "the only true God". God (﷾) does not pray, and God (﷾) has no God to call on.
“And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.”
“And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.”
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
Even the verse that calls him "God"
Christians cite Hebrews 1:8, where the Son is addressed "O God". The next verse says to him "God, even thy God, hath anointed thee". Hebrews is quoting Psalm 45, a wedding song for a king of Israel, almost word for word. The one given the title has a God above him.
“But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
“Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
| Where | When | What is said |
|---|---|---|
| John 20:17 | After the resurrection | "my God, and your God" |
| Revelation 3:12 | From heaven | "my God", four times in one verse |
| Ephesians 1:17 | Years after he left the earth | "the God of our Lord Jesus Christ" |
| 1 Corinthians 15:28 | At the end | The Son himself will be subject to God (﷾) |
| Hebrews 1:9 | The verse that calls him "God" | "God, even thy God, hath anointed thee" |
| The Qur'an | His words to his people | Allah (﷾) is his Lord and theirs |
The same words in the Qur'an
The Qur'an records Jesus saying "my Lord and your Lord" again and again. It says he will repeat it before God (﷾) on the Day of Judgement. He told people only to worship Allah (﷾), his Lord and theirs. John's "my God, and your God" and the Qur'an's "my Lord and your Lord" are the same teaching. Islam calls people to the same worship that Jesus taught.
“They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help.”
“Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight.”
“"'It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.'"”
“"Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things.”
Verse by verse
John 20:17 — Gospel of John, chapter 20, verse 17
“Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”
Cited for
Christians note that Jesus says "my Father, and your Father", not "our Father". They say his sonship is by nature, while the disciples' is by grace (God's free gift). They add that "my God" is spoken in his human nature.
The response
The verse does set "my" beside "your", but it names the same God (﷾) for both. Whatever the difference in rank, Jesus puts himself with his brothers, among those who have a God. Nothing in the verse suggests that he speaks in only one of two natures.
Where it lands — On the plain words, Jesus and his disciples have one God (﷾), and Jesus is not that God.
Revelation 3:12 — Book of Revelation, chapter 3, verse 12
“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”
Cited for
Christians hold that the risen Jesus keeps his human nature for ever, so he can still say "my God" as a man.
The response
The Bible never says that Jesus has a God in one nature and is God in another. The same speaker says "I" and "my God" in one sentence. Revelation also opens by saying that God (﷾) gave this revelation to Jesus. The one who gives is God. The one who receives has a God.
Where it lands — In heaven as on earth, the Bible's Jesus has a God above him.
Hebrews 1:8-9 — Epistle to the Hebrews, chapter 1, verses 8-9
“But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
Cited for
Christians read Hebrews 1:8 as the Father calling the Son "God".
The response
The next verse says to the same person "God, even thy God, hath anointed thee". The words come from Psalm 45, addressed to a human king of Israel. In both places the one called "God" has a God who anoints him.
Where it lands — The title in verse 8 is a title of honour. Verse 9 shows that the one who holds it has a God.
Perspectives
Mainstream Christian
Jesus is fully God and fully man. As man he prays, obeys and says "my God". As God he is equal with the Father. Both are true of the one Christ.
When Jesus says "my God", he speaks in his human nature, which Christians say he keeps after the resurrection.
Rebuttal
Granted: this is what Christians teach. But the Bible never says that Jesus has a God in one nature and is God in another. In Revelation the one who gives is God, and the one who receives has a God.
Jesus says "my Father, and your Father", not "our Father", because his sonship is unique.
Rebuttal
Granted: Jesus does say "my Father, and your Father", not "our Father". But in the same breath he says "my God, and your God", the same God (﷾) for both. Whatever the difference in rank, he puts himself among those who have a God.
The Islamic perspective
Jesus was a servant and messenger of God (﷾) who worshipped God (﷾) and told others to do the same. His God (﷾) is our God (﷾), and one who has a God is not God.
In John's account of Easter morning, Jesus names the Father as his God and his disciples' God (﷾).
Speaking from heaven in Revelation, Jesus says "my God" four times in one verse.
Paul's letters, written after Jesus had left the earth, call the Father the God (﷾) of our Lord Jesus Christ.
No verse limits Jesus having a God to his time on earth. Paul says the Son will be subject to God (﷾) at the end.
Hebrews 1:9 says of the one called "God" in verse 8 that God (﷾), his God, anointed him.
The Qur'an teaches that Jesus called people to worship Allah (﷾), his Lord and theirs.