Since the Father is the one you are supposed to worship? Shouldn't he be the one with the better characteristic ... Most merciful, Most loving.etc.
If so why is it people hold Jesus dearer then the Father? Attributing him better qualities?
2006-07-26 16:28:28 · 11 answers · asked by Jamal 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't know where most people get their info from, but Jesus is the Father.
2006-07-26 16:31:14 · answer #1 · answered by acts2:38girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you considering Jesus was made by God as the first born of all creation he is "the exact representation of his very being" (Hebrews 1:3) Jesus set the example in how we should treat one another but he was taught this by his Father.
Some religions do hold Jesus as dearer but then some also think he is God when he himself in the Bible prayed to his Father at John 17:3 that it means eternal life for people to know the only true God and the one he sent forth Jesus Christ.
At John 20:17 he told Mary Magdalene he had not yet ascended to his Father but to go to the brethren and say "I am ascending to my Father and your Father to my God and your God."
Jesus commanded at Matthew 4:10 it is God you should worship and to him alone you must render sacred service.
Don't be discouraged by what the majority of people do. Remember Gods attributes (some are listed at Nehemiah 9:17) and then realize that yes Jesus showed those attributes also in a perfect way, but it is always to "God alone you render sacred service."
Hold them both dear to you, God for all his love and mercies shown to imperfect mankind, his willingness to give his only begotten Son so we could have hope of everlasting life and his Son for his love of mankind enough to be willing to come as that sacrifice.
2006-07-26 23:52:39 · answer #2 · answered by SpecialK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus came here to tell us about the Father (among other things). We often attribute human qualities to God...but He is above all that...it's sometimes the only way we have of relating to Him, I suppose. He's "all that" but so, so much more. We had to know Jesus was held most high...so we could trust in His word...and He sits at the "right hand of God"...and therefore, He was declared Son. I hope this makes sense to you. He was a very real, and loving spirit, who often guides us through the chaos.
2006-07-26 23:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by riverhawthorne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because they don't know any better. God is supposed to be the one worshipped. There is nothing saying we can't worship Jesus who is His son. But God is the one that created us, He is the one to be worshipped. People hold Jesus at such a regard because He is the one that was nailed to the cross to save us from sin. The end result of sin is death. Jesus saved us from that. So some people feel that he deserves more than God. But in fact Jesus was just doing what His Father told Him to do.
2006-07-26 23:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by tessababyboo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is a Trinity made up of three co-eternal and co-equal persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
When you worship one person of the "Godhead" you worship all of them.
Jesus, in his humanity, rightly showed respect and reverence for his father, and likely still does in heaven, but that doesn't make one less godly than the other.
Jesus certainly is the mediator between God and man, but once you're an adopted child of God, he doesn't make you go through your brother every time you need to pray. Once baptized, you're a member of God's immediate family, and you can pray to which ever person you choose.
If you're not sure about this, just listen to the words of the "Our Father" prayer the next time you pray it.
Once you're baptized, you can even call God the Father "Dad" (Abba).
2006-07-27 04:13:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anthropomorphisation. i.e. man understands another man, Jesus, better than man understands God, a spirit.
What you really have to ask yourself is why no one talks about the Holy Spirit, since that is the presence of God in the world today. I think it is because the Holy Spirit never was anthropomorphised. He's represented as a "tongue of fire", or a "dove". People can't wrap their brains around that, so they ignore it.
2006-07-26 23:32:01 · answer #6 · answered by terraform_mars 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good question!! Jesus never said that we were to worship him, he directed All worship to the Father, Jehovah!
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2006-07-26 23:33:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus and the Father are one. When Jesus was here, he glorified the Father in everything he did. When we glorify Jesus, we are doing the same.
2006-07-26 23:31:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus and God are ONE. Add the Holy Spirit and that makes three in ONE. They are all the same person.
2006-07-26 23:35:02 · answer #9 · answered by SS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should worship the Goddess!
2006-07-26 23:37:10 · answer #10 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋