John 14:7-9 "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him." Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”Jesus said to Him, “Have I been with you so long, and you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father?”
2006-06-28 16:26:55 · 25 answers · asked by esero26 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus wasn't saying he was LESS than the father, but EQUAL to God the father!
2006-06-28 16:28:26 · update #1
God is in heaven, Jesus is God on Earth and the Holy Ghost is God within me.
2006-06-28 16:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Who cares 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God's son. God is his heavenly Father. Jesus had a beginning, God did not. Jesus said there were things that only his Father knew, but he did not know.
Consider these Scriptures also:
1Corinthians 11:3: "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."
John 14:28: "Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I."
If God is greater than Jesus, then they cannot be equal.
There are many,many more verses to prove that they are not equal. The trinity is a false doctrine. Satan wants people to be confused about who the Almighty God really is. He has succeeded by way of Christendom. Satan tried to tempt Jesus because he knew that he was the Son of God and as a human man, he could have succumbed to temptation. No one,especially Satan, could ever tempt the one true God and he never would have tried. How thankful we are that Jesus remained faithful and finished the work that his Father sent him to earth to do.
2006-06-28 23:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by Micah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of this, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus was born human with Godly properties and was tempted by the Devil. Even though Jesus was born human, he was still God. He died on the cross to take our sins as the sacrificial lamb. This gave Him the right to raise from the dead and return to the Father to sit by the right hand of God. Jesus is both God and the Son of God.
2006-06-28 23:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by Techietoast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally believ that there are three seperate beings; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost/Spirit. There are many scriptures saying that all three are equal. And you know what? They are. Equal of thought and in action. They are in accordance with one another. In addition, why would someone pray to themself. Why do they say that Jesus is begotten of the Father if he is the Father. I understand where those that say they are litterally one are coming from, but set aside those scriptures, and read James 1:5 and do what it tells you to do. This is always the best way.
2006-06-28 23:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by Brandon Gagne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians believe in the the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2006-06-28 23:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by Elizabeth l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now how can he sit at the right hand of the father and be the father? He was the son of god how can he be god?
Give a real answer people, stop being a puppet or parrot and saying what others have told you. Read your bible and answer the question with your own answer.
You only go by what you where taught. why interpret the bible why not take it at face value. I can intemperate the Bible to say anything I want it to say.
2006-06-28 23:39:05 · answer #6 · answered by Steve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not Catholic or Christian, in fact, I dont follow religions, but the bible says clearly Jesus is the son of God. And God is a kind a force or energy, an almighty force that can´t ever be seen to the eyes of humans.
2006-06-28 23:35:13 · answer #7 · answered by YR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not christian anymore but was raised on the fire and brimstone Christianity and according to christian doctrine the holy Trinity: father,son, and the holy ghost are all equal and the son is an extension of the father, the holy ghost is an extension or spirit of the son.
2006-06-28 23:31:29 · answer #8 · answered by pchardbooter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 1:1, " In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."
John 1:14 "The Word became Flesh and made his dwelling amoung us. We have seen his glory , the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
2006-06-28 23:38:38 · answer #9 · answered by melissa s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised as a Christian. Jesus isn't God. He is the son of God. The Holy Ghost is a different being too. They aren't one. They all have one purpose and work together as one. That's what I've been raised on.
2006-07-01 03:35:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋