The Scriptures actually indicate that Almighty God is a SINGLE person, and not a polytheistic triad of gods.
(Deuteronomy 6:4) Jehovah our God is one Jehovah
(1 Corinthians 8:4-6) There is no God but one. For even though there are those who are called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him
2006-06-12 19:43:39
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answer #1
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answered by achtung_heiss 7
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Read John 1:1-18. http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=joh+1&t=nrs&st=1&new=1&l=en
The first verse says "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." It describes the Word as being present and active in creating the world, and then goes on to describe who John is - a witness to the truth. Verse 14 says, "The Word became flesh and lived among us" and verse 15 talks about how John told the people that this man, the Word made flesh, was coming."
The other three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) agree with the book of John that John the Baptist told people about Jesus and what his role was to be on earth, so this Word becoming flesh is referring to Jesus, and the Word "is God" according to John 1:1
2006-06-13 02:45:02
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answer #2
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answered by hollynicity 2
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John 8;58, Jesus said unto them, verily, verily I say unto you,
before Abraham was I am. Please understand that in the
Hebrew and in this context, saying I am is the same thing as
saying that I am God Almighty. That's why the people wanted
to stone Him.
John 6;69, And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ,
the Son of the Living God.
John 20;28, And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord
and my God.
In the last two verses we see Peter and Thomas declaring
Him to be God.
And by the way, you don't think all those early Christians would
have died a martyrs death for Him if they thought that Him being God was a lie
do you?
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!
2006-06-13 02:51:28
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answer #3
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answered by ? 7
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In the Gospel of John chapter 10 verse 30, John records these words from Jesus: "I and the Father are one."
2006-06-13 02:54:00
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answer #4
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answered by Dianne 1
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The bible was altered a long time ago. But, I don't believe that Jesus is God. I think that they are 2 seperate entities. I think that in some way worshipping Jesus as God would be like worshipping a false idol.
2006-06-13 02:44:28
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answer #5
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answered by Shay 3
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Exodus 3:14 - God says "I AM who I AM" - John 8:58 - Jesus says "Before Abraham was, I AM" in reference to Himself.
Deut. 4:2; 12:32 - the Lord God commands that we not add or take away from His word - Rev. 22:18-19 - Jesus so commands us not to add or take away from His word. (not confined to the written word)
John 1:1 - John writes, "the Word was God." This is clear evidence of Jesus Christ's divinity. (Note: in the Jehovah's bible, the passage was changed to "Word was a god." This is not only an embarrassing attempt to deny the obvious divinity of Christ, but it also violates the first commandment and Isaiah 43:10 because it acknowledges that there is more than one God).
Col. 1:15 - Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the "firstborn" of all creation. The Greek word for "first-born" is "prototokos" which means eternal preexistence (it never means created).
Titus 3:4 - 3:6 - great God and Savior Jesus Christ = God our Savior = Jesus Christ our Savior = Jesus is God.
Matt. 4:7; Luke 4:12 - Jesus tells satan, "you shall not tempt the Lord your God" in reference to Himself.
Matt. 5:21-22; 27-28; 31-32; 33-34; 38-39; 43-44 - Jesus makes Himself equal to God when He declares, "You heard it said...but I say to you.."
Matt. 7:21-22; Luke 6:46 - not everyone who says to Jesus, "Lord, Lord." Jesus calls Himself Lord, which is God.
John 5:18 - Jesus claimed to be God. The Jews knew this because Jesus called God His Father and made Himself equal to God. This is why Jesus was crucified.
John 5:23 - Jesus equates Himself with the Father, "whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him."
John 6:38 - Jesus says, "For I have come down from heaven."
John 10:30 - Jesus says, "I and the Father are one." They are equal. The Jews even claimed Jesus made Himself equal to God. Jesus' statement in John 14:28, "the Father is greater than I," cannot contradict John 10:30 (the Word of God is never in conflict). Jesus' statement in John 14:28 simply refers to His human messianic role as servant and slave, which He, and not the Father or the Holy Spirit, undertook in the flesh.
John 10:38; 14:10 - "the Father is in me and I am in the Father" means the Father and Son are equal.
Rev. 1:8 - God says He is the "Alpha and the Omega." In Rev. 22:13, Jesus also says He is the "Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the beginning and the end." The only possible conclusion one can reach is that Jesus is equal to the Lord God.
Rev. 4:9-11; 5:8,12-14; 7:11-12 - both Jesus and the Father are worshiped. The Greek word for worship is "proskuneo" which always means the worship of God.
Luke 1:11 - Mary accepts Elizabeth's declaration "the Mother of my Lord" = the Mother of my God (Elizabeth used the word "Adonai" which means "Lord God").
John 20:28 - Jesus accepts Thomas' statement "My Lord and my God!" Literally, "the Lord of me and the God of me!" (in Greek, "Ho Kurios mou kai ho Theos mou").
2006-06-13 03:06:57
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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there is no scriptures that Christ is claiming that he is a true god. instead...here are some verses that were quoted and have been misinterpreted to mean that Christ is God because according to those who adhere to the belief in Christ's deity, the verses teach that He existed corporeally even before creation. However, John 1:30 and John 8:58, do not in any way teach about or prove the alleged deity and "pre-existence" of Christ. Although in John 1:30, John the baptist said that Christ was before him, he said so not because Christ had already pre- existed corporeally, but because Christ was already foreknown or planned by God even before the foundation of the world:
"Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times for you." (1 Pt. 1:20 Douay Version)
Even before the foundation of the world, Christ was already in the mind of God. Christ was the very first in God's plan of creation, though he was not the first to be created by God. This is the same reason that Christ stated in John 8:58, "... before Abraham was, I AM." He was already in the mind of God, or He was already planned by God even before Abraham. The plan of God concerning the sending forth of our Lord Jesus Christ was fulfilled when He was created through the Holy Spirit and was born of a woman named Mary (Gal. 4:4; Mt. 1:18-20).
In like manner, the prophet Jeremiah was already chosen by God even before he was born (Jer. 1:5). In fact, "even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ"(Eph. 1:4). This, however, does not mean that we or the prophet Jeremiah had already existed corporeally even before birth.
Moreover, it is importantto bear in mind that John the Baptist was conceived and born before our Lord Jesus Christ (Lk. 1:31-36), and Christ is the "seed" or descendant of Abraham (Gal. 3:16). So, Christ could not have existed corporeally before Abraham and John the Baptist.
Thus, the belief that Christ is God who had a corporeal "pre-existence" is against the teachings of the Bible.
2006-06-13 05:30:47
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answer #7
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answered by Jay Aka. ngerkday 4
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none do. Christians will take verses that seem to be close, or if "explained" in a way, but clearly stated - no where.
2006-06-13 02:45:23
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answer #8
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answered by Reuben Shlomo 4
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Mark 8:27-30
Peter's Confession of Christ
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
Peter answered, "You are the Christ."
Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
2006-06-13 02:45:09
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answered by rxqueen♥ † 6
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Waste your own time to search the text of the Bible.
2006-06-13 02:37:06
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answered by changmw 6
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