the first commandment is: you shall not take other gods before me.
this commandment means you shall not take partners beside God or no one worth to be worshiped except God alone.
don't you realize is by saying Jesus son of God that he is a partner with God kingdom. and don't you realize by saying God = 3. that you actually made God has 2 other partners. and all what Jesus said:
"Listen o Israel: the lord our God is only one God"
"why calling me good? and there none good but God"
you deny God in ur words but u don't know. brothers and sisters return back to the pure christianity of God.
2006-06-30 01:01:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That may be your interpretation but I believe you are a little off. Christianity means to accept Jesus, the Christ. If you deny him like you say, then you are not a Christian. Do you understand?
2006-06-30 01:08:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ray 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay. God is actually what is called a triune being. God is one entity, and has three manifestations. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. When Jesus is baptized we see all three elements of God there. There is Jesus the son, A dove that comes down (the holy spirit), and a voice from heaven (The Father). Also in the original Hebrew the term used for God is Elohim which is a plural form of God. There is one God, but there are three parts to god. As there are three parts to man, The flesh, the intellect and the soul.
2006-06-30 08:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Josh H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are completely right about the First Commandment, but misunderstand God's pleural nature. The short answer is that Jesus IS God; He is but one part of three distinct (what we would call) personalities of God.
You reference Deut. 6:4, but have not read the Hebrew words that are written there. And, to set the matter straight, Deut. 6:4 actually reads: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"
The English word translated "LORD" is actually "YHWH" in Hebrew, which is the proper name of the One, true God.
The English word translated "God" in this passage is "Elohiym," which is a PLERUAL word. It means "divine ones or Gods."
When you consider the meaning of the original Hebrew words, you realize we are essentially told, "Your God is made up of several personalities that, together, make up ONE GOD."
Jesus was correct to permit Himself to be called the Son of God. Proof of His Divine Nature is found at Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel [God with Us]."
John 1:1 explains that Jesus (referred to as The Word) created the universe and everything in it: "1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."
John 5:18 further explains Jesus' right to use the title, "Son of God:" "18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God." He is equal with God because He IS GOD.
The "pure Christianity of God" you reference requires us to acknowledge Jesus' Divinity. There is no other way. An angel cannot save us, as the Jehovah's Witnesses believe; our righteous works cannot save us; Satan certainly cannot save us. Only God can forgive sins and provide us with salvation. Which, by the way, is the meaning of Jesus' true name, Yeshua: Salvation.
2006-06-30 08:34:29 · answer #3 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. When God is worshiped we don't say, ok I'll worship God now then Jesus later and then the Holy Spirit maybe tomorrow. When we pray we pray through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit comes in to help us pray and in this way God Himself is worshiped. Stop decieving yourself none of them are less than the other, they are ONE GOD, not separate Gods.
Listen o Israel: the lord our God is only one God",
That was the OldTestament my dear in the New Testament everything is revealed, Jesus is born and after Jesus was raised from the dead He left us the Holy Spirit.
2006-06-30 09:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by sweetdivine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not blasphemous. Return to the pure christianity of God? Christianity is the following of Christ (which is Jesus). Jesus is the buffer between God and us, he does not take away from God. Jesus told us to love God above all else.
2006-06-30 08:10:47 · answer #5 · answered by northernandlovinit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is 3 persons BUT 1 God...the Father, Son and Holy Ghost...therefore this doesn't break the Ten Commandments...i know its complicated...
2006-06-30 08:10:38 · answer #6 · answered by Pikachu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus as a god is not worshipped BEFORE God the Father... did not Jesus tell his deciples "Ye are gods"
It was Jesus who gave Moses the commandments in the first place.
2006-06-30 08:08:40 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that we are saying that there are 3 separate entities but one. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that make up the trinity are actually one in the same. Besides God sent his only son to us to absolve us of all of our sins.
2006-06-30 08:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by rickyh606 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after reading the answers above. i will say:
i witness and believe that there is no other god but Allah. and Muhammad is the prophet of God.
and Elohim does not mean plural gods as this brother has claim. Elohim is also an Arabic words called "Allahomma" which is used during prayers when seek something from God. Allahomma means "God i wish from you to do this....."
ex: Allahomma forgive me sins
Allahomma give me good life
from what i see, Christians completely deny words from the Bible and believe in the verses that fit their believes. absolutely God is not plural but He is only One. thanks God for Islammmmmmmmmm. thank you alot.
2006-06-30 08:19:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because noone worships Jesus. He is son of God, not God. The trinity concept would probably be against the law, though.
2006-06-30 08:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by ~Donna~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋