You will never find the Scripture that says that. Jesus is the SON of God, not God Himself. Don't believe me? Let Jesus answer this question Himself. He is my Lord and Savior because He was sacrificed for me:
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God would not have to sacrifice Himself but forgive me my sins as He had the Jews since Adam and Eve.
Jesus is directing people to God, not to Himself
"And, behold, one came and said to (JESUS), 'Good Master ... ' ... But (JESUS)
said to him, 'Why do you call Me good? there is none good but One, that is, God."
MATTHEW 19:16-17 (Mark 10:18/Luke 19:19) (3)
again, Jesus is not taking glory for Himself but His Father
" ... whoever shall receive Me (JESUS), receives not Me, but Him that sent Me."
MARK 9:37 (Matt. 10:40; Luke 9:48)
God can not be tempted but Jesus was in all things and remained blameless.
"Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death." James 1:13-15God can not be tempted
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Jesus always said that He was the Son of God. He always directed glory to God
Matthew 1:20-25
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS
Matthew 2:13-17
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 4:1-11
1 Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Matthew 9:6;8
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
Matthew 26:53;63-64
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Why, if Jesus was God, would He ask this question?
Matthew 27:46;50
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
Matthew 28:17
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
We are warned in the beginning, the middle and the end of the Bible to not add to or take away from the Word.
2006-10-16 15:40:47
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answered by kim 3
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There is a saying: For those who believe, no proof is necessary; those who do not believe, no proof is possible. Take into consideration creation, creatures, and the only creature created in God's image.
DEMONSTRATING EXISTENCE OF THE HOLY TRINITY:
The HOLY TRINITY is defined as:
A term used since A.D. 200 to denote the central doctrine of the Christian religion. God, who is one and unique in his infinite substance or nature, is three really distinct persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The one and only God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Yet God the Father is not God the Son, but generates the Son eternally, as the Son is eternally begotten. The Holy Spirit is neither the Father nor the Son, but a distinct person having his divine nature from the Father and Son by eternal procession. The three divine persons are co-equal, co-eternal, and consubstantial and deserve co-equal glory and adoration.
We need to know how we are created in God's image to grasp the concept of the Holy Trinity and I think your question is a good one.
To understand this better, chart it out or use a diagram of two triangles of equal proportions like the Star of David. This allows an easier understanding of the relationship between the Essence and Existence of a thing. The following words should be distinguished in the following categories: Physical, Mental, and Spiritual. These three words encompass everything in the Universe and make up the CREATIVE PROCESS to help describe the Creator, creatures, and creation.
God is spirit. He cannot be seen. If you were to examine all the creatures, the CREATOR has made a pattern emerges: angels and demons are intellectual creatures without a body; plants and animals do not have an intellect but a body and mortal soul. IT IS ONLY LIVING, HUMAN, BEINGS, that have a MIND, BODY, and SOUL. Only human beings have all three. Now, living, human, being is the existence of man. Those words describe the essence of man's mind, body, and soul. The Body is living, the Mind makes us human and distinguishing us from animals, and our Soul makes us the being that we become (good or evil).
Now, even Muslims will agree Allah is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing), and omnipresent (ever present). These words describe the existence of God. So, what is the essence of God? I will hold off answering this question till the end.
Now, if you think about the existence of a person they have a triple existence: physical (body), mental (mind), and spiritual (eternal soul). In fact, whenever we create something it has all three of these parts. When we cook we have a recipe (in our mind), we gather all the raw ingredients, and we cook (don't burn it, ha ha) what it is we are making. Cooking has the physical, mental, and spiritual parts. Same with engineering or technology it has three parts: the blueprints (to convey an idea), the raw materials (physical), and the workmanship (spiritual). If something goes wrong investigators will look for a design flaw, material flaw, or faulty workmanship. THIS DEMONSTRATES CREATION HAS THREE PARTS LIKE THE CREATOR.
Now, in the Bible it says Jesus is the visible likeness of the invisible God. (Colossians 1:15) The ESSENCE OF GOD IS: Father (mental), Son (physical), Holy Ghost (spiritual). ONE TRUE GOD IN THREE JUST LIKE A PERSON. THREE PARTS ONE PERSON. When you are sick you send for a doctor; when you are mentally troubled, a psychiatrist; when spiritually seeking you seek out a holy person.
2006-10-16 14:42:47
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answered by Search4truth 4
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Starts in the earliest writings Proverbs 8:22 tells how Jesus was the first one of God's creations.
Col. 1:15 tells the same story about how Jesus was the first of his creations and by means of him all other things in heaven and earth was created.
Acts 7:55 Stephen sees the heavens open and there was Jesus at the right hand of God.
John 14:28 Jesus says My father is greater than I am.
Matthew 3:17 this is my son the beloved, whom I have approved.
John 8:42 Neither have i came of my own initiative at all but that one sent me forth. Reading further he meant or said my father sent me.
Paul thought he was god's son because he said:
1 corinthians 11:3 The head of every man is the Christ, in turn the head of the woman is the man, in turn the head of Christ is God.
1 corinthians 15:28 But when all things 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.
When he was babtised Matthew 3:17 This is my son the beloved whom I have approved listen to him.
Luke 1:32 when the angel told Mary that she was to have a son.
This one will be great and will be called son of the most high.
Son of the most high is close enough.
2006-10-16 13:07:15
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answered by Anonymous
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Probably not going to find the exact phrase.
Try this as a consolation.
John 1:1 says that “the Word was God.”
John 1:14 says that “the Word became flesh.”
This clearly indicates that Jesus is God in the flesh.
2006-10-16 13:01:22
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answered by NickofTyme 6
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"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" -John 8:58
Jesus is many verses takes on the authority of God and is even worshipped. In verses like this, Jesus makes the very upfront claim that he is God. Countless others tell of Jesus being a son so its not really all that hard. God+Son=God the son or the son of God. Jesus said him and the Father are 1. Your basic biblical trinity; God is 2 in person (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) 1 in essence.
2006-10-16 13:00:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Try Luke 9:29-36
2006-10-16 13:04:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Here you see, Allah, Yahweh calls yeshua(Jesus) God the Son,
He makes his angels winds,
his servants flames of fire."[e] 8But about the Son he says,
"Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever,
and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy."[f] 10He also says,
"In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end."[g] 13To which of the angels did God ever say,
"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet"[h]? 14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
2006-10-16 13:21:34
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answered by Anonymous
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You asked for it Southern..Here goes..Jesus is the Son of God..Right??Jesus is God..Right??Jesus is Eternal..Right??So Jesus is the Eternal God the Son..Right??LOL..If you are gonna try to promote rhetoric..Try harder God bless..Rotfl.Update:Wrong..The Body is God(Acts 20:28,John 20:28)God bless.
2006-10-16 13:14:14
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answered by John G 5
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he additionally authorized of slavery, spouse beating and royal dictatorships, people dont wanna stand up to the primitive fact that's the bible!! why does jesus not ruin the devil if he desires to shop us?
2016-10-16 06:49:00
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answered by Anonymous
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30. He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah. He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;
31. "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
32. "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
33. "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
34. Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.
35. It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is.
2006-10-16 13:08:18
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answered by lub_dups 2
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It doesn't; the Trinity is a false doctrine.
2006-10-16 13:11:32
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answered by passerby 2
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