i read the bible regularly (new king james, red letters higlighting jesus's words). He only ever refers to himself as a "prophet" (Luke13:33) but mainly the "son of man". infact the only time he says anything like the "son of god", is "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9, so he is calling us the sons of god!!. surely claiming to be divine/GOD would be in contradiction with the first (and according to jesus.. the greatest of all) commandments. Exodus 20? why would he fail to mention to his disciples.. or any1 about the trinity?? its kind of a big thing! i find that gods singular and devine being is exaclty who jesus was praying to throughout the new testament. i dont even understand how you conclude the trinity from the bible?? can any1 quote me something from jesus please?? bare in mind..the job of any prophet, as he refers to himself, is to show people the truth, and guide them to salvation/correct path to god!
2006-10-14 02:51:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The man is the son of God. The Holy Ghost was the father of Jesus Christ. The indwelling spirit was God. There is a difference between spirit and flesh, and Jesus Christ had both of them.
2006-10-14 02:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
These are good questions typically asked by Muslims, and they involve apologetics that will bring you to the correct verses in the Bible that put two and two together and show you where Jesus said things that could not be taken any other way but that he was deity. These verses are not obvious to the layperson who might not be familiar with the Jewish culture of the day. They understood Jesus very well when he said "I AM", and picked up stones in order to kill him for referring to himself as God.
You may want to try looking at some apologetic pages for information about both the Trinity and the deity of Christ. These concepts do not directly have to be stated in the Bible in order to be true.
2006-10-14 03:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says one thing set Jesus apart from every other person who has ever lived: He was both fully God and fully man. The Bible says, "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9).
In other words, Jesus wasn't just a godly person who possessed an extra measure of spirituality. Nor was He simply a great religious teacher who had unusual insight into God's will. Nor was He only someone with special spiritual powers who could do miracles. He was more than these—for He was God in human form. Think of it: Twenty centuries ago, the holy God of the universe stooped down, entered this sinful world, and became a human being!
Why did He do this? One reason is so we could know what God is like. The Bible says, "No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known" (John 1:18, TNIV). And what do we learn about God when we look at Jesus? We see God's love—a love so strong, Christ was willing to go to the cross for us. We also see God's power over evil, for by His resurrection from the dead, Christ conquered sin and death and Hell and Satan.
But Christ also came to offer us the gift of eternal life. Death is not the end, for beyond is the joy of heaven for all who belong to Him. Have you responded to His love by opening your heart and life to Christ? Don't let another day go by without Him, but by faith commit your life to Him today.
2006-10-14 03:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really, you have too many questions to answer them all.
But consider this.......No one else anywhere in the scriptures was called the son of God, and only at his baptism did God say to the crowd this is my son whom I have approved!
Jesus was making a point when he told people that all men are the sons of God. They have to be.......they came from Adam.
They in a sense are Gods.
As for the trinity, you are correct. There is no such thing. It was placed in the Catholic bible by Catholics as a control of the people, and by the people. The texts were added to their bible a while back to stop people from saying "it's not in the bible"........
2006-10-14 03:04:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is the Words of our Lord Jesus
Rev 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Jhn 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Jhn 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].
There is hundreds more. What New King James are you reading? This is no prophet, This is GOD in the flesh.
May GOD richly bless you.
2006-10-14 03:08:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The account of Mary being visited by an angel and being told she would bear a son. And before she had any relations with Joseph.
(Matthew 1:18) But the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way. During the time his mother Mary was promised in marriage to Joseph, she was found to be pregnant by holy spirit before they were united.
(1 Corinthians 15:24-28) Next, the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has brought to nothing all government and all authority and power. 25 For he must rule as king until [God] has put all enemies under his feet. 26 As the last enemy, death is to be brought to nothing. 27 For [God] “subjected all things under his feet.” But when he says that ‘all things have been subjected,’ it is evident that it is with the exception of the one who subjected all things to him. 28 But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone.
It says here that Jesus will subject himself to one. That one is his Father, Jehovah God. It means that Jesus is not God himself, but God's son.
2006-10-14 03:29:24 · answer #6 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus maybe once refers to Himself as a Prophet that I recall and I have been reading the Bible for 30 plus years in 4 english translations.
You must be reading a special "Heretics" edition anotated by the decieved.
Let's start with the first chapter of John.
2006-10-14 02:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Read it again. When Jesus was baptized by John, the heavens opened up, a dove appeared and The Voice proclaimed, "This is My Son, in whom I am well pleased." Jesus' reference to Himself as "The Son of man." refers to Adam. Since "man" sinned and separated us from God, God had to come to earth as man (God incarnate) to pay the ransom price. Thus, Jesus' death on the cross. God is love and wanted us back were we belong (with Him) enough to go through all the pain and suffering needed to bring this about. You ask, "Why didn't God just forgive us?" Because He is a Just and Fair God with a sense of order. Parents who punish their children for doing wrong don't do so because they don't love the children, they do so because they want the children to see there are negative consequences for doing wrong things. God loves us, so he disciplines us to bring us back to the Right Way.
2006-10-14 02:58:58 · answer #8 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus Our Lord and Saviour was with God at the beginning of creation. It is written "Let US make man in OUR image. Christ came to make atonement for the sins of the people, as the Israelites used to offer a lamb without blemish for the atonement of sins. Christ became that lamb. As Christ always did what was pleasing to His Father, Christ and God the Father are one. To know Christ is to know God. When Christ ascended into heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit which proceeds from the Father to the people who repented and believed on Christ our Lord into their hearts. The holy spirit convicts us of sin and points us to the redeeming gift of Christ our Lord and Saviour. By grace we are saved. Read John 14- 15 and chapter 16, whereby Christ said "Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me. When you repent from your sins and ask the Lord forgiveness, He will sent His holy spirit within your heart, but it has to be a believing heart. And again Jesus Said "NO ONE can come unto the Father except through me." His Word is truth.
2006-10-14 03:06:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you certainly save on with a solid practice of theory! extra precisely, i've got faith guy, people have created gods of their very own image. to describe the unexplainable. This has been equipped upon, it has created an industry of religions. God isn't human, nor a being. No being ought to create the universe. image voltaic structures, galaxies, etc. yet to respond to the question, the place did this all initiate, guy has created a god.
2016-10-16 04:39:15 · answer #10 · answered by belfast 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋