I don't know what to think...some people say Jesus and God are one.........................?

Question

and you should worship God through Jesus, (like pray to Jesus) yet others say that Jesus is just a messenger and you should not pray to or worship him. I know everyone has their own beliefs, but I am just confused. I don't know what is true.

Answer 1

http://www.gotquestions.org/is-Jesus-God.html

Also read the related articles at the bottom of the above page

Answer 2

I would just pray to God. They say Jesus is the son of God, so I guess you can't go wrong praying to either. I am not a religious person, but I do have a belief in God.

Answer 3

Many religious people say that Jesus is God. Some claim that God is a Trinity. According to this teaching, “the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God.” It is held that the three “are co-eternal and co-equal.” (The Catholic Encyclopedia) Are such views correct?

Jehovah God is the Creator. (Revelation 4:11) He is without beginning or end, and he is almighty. (Psalm 90:2) Jesus, on the other hand, had a beginning. (Colossians 1:15, 16) Referring to God as his Father, Jesus said: “The Father is greater than I am.” (John 14:28) Jesus also explained that there were some things neither he nor the angels knew but that were known only by his Father.—Mark 13:32.

Moreover, Jesus prayed to his Father: “Let, not my will, but yours take place.” (Luke 22:42) To whom was Jesus praying if not to a superior Personage? Furthermore, it was God who resurrected Jesus from the dead, not Jesus himself. (Acts 2:32) Obviously, the Father and the Son were not equal before Jesus came to the earth or during his earthly life. What about after Jesus’ resurrection to heaven? First Corinthians 11:3 states: “The head of the Christ is God.” In fact, the Son will always be in subjection to God. (1 Corinthians 15:28) The Scriptures therefore show that Jesus is not God Almighty. Instead, he is God’s Son.

The so-called third person of the Trinity—the holy spirit—is not a person. Addressing God in prayer, the psalmist said: “If you send forth your spirit, they are created.” (Psalm 104:30) This spirit is not God himself; it is an active force that he sends forth or uses to accomplish whatever he wishes. By means of it, God created the physical heavens, the earth, and all living things. (Genesis 1:2; Psalm 33:6) God used his holy spirit to inspire the men who wrote the Bible. (2 Peter 1:20, 21) The Trinity, then, is not a Scriptural teaching. “Jehovah our God is one Jehovah,” says the Bible.—Deuteronomy 6:4.

Concerning John 10:30 which says that I and the father are one -

The context in which Jesus’ words appear in the Biblical narrative reveal what he meant. A group of Jews had encircled him, demanding that he tell them outspokenly whether he was indeed the Christ. Answering them, Jesus stated: “I have told you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name are my witness; but you do not believe, because you are no sheep of mine. The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal from the Father. The Father and I are one.”—John 10:25-30, Jerusalem Bible.

ONENESS NOT EQUALITY

Clearly Jesus Christ was not claiming to be his Father’s equal. He himself stated that he acted, not in his own name, but in the ‘name of his Father.’ He recognized his Father’s superior position and authority, acknowledging that the “sheep” had been given to him by his Father. He pointedly said that ‘the Father is greater than anyone.’ At the same time the Father and the Son are “one” in purpose respecting the salvation of the “sheep.” That is, both are equally concerned about the “sheep,” not allowing anyone to snatch them out of their hand.

Answer 4

I think the trinity doctrine is ridiculous. Jesus is either god or he's god's son, he can't be both. I think Col. Robert G. Ingersoll says it best:

‘Christ according to the faith, is the second person in the Trinity, the Father being the first and the holy Ghost the third. Each of these three persons is God. Christ is his own father and his own son. The Holy Ghost is neither father nor son, but both. The son was begotten by the father, but existed before he was begotten--just the same before as after. Christ is just as old as his father, and the father is just as young as his son. The Holy Ghost proceeded from the Father and Son, but was an equal to the Father and Son before he proceeded, that is to say before he existed, but he is of the same age as the other two. Nothing ever was, nothing ever can be more perfectly idiotic and absurd than the dogma of the Trinity.’

Answer 5

Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God. God in the flesh. So if you pray to God or Jesus, you're praying to the same being essentially.

Answer 6

Jesus is God

The concept of God the Trinity is this:
God the Father - the Creator
Jesus the Son - the Redeemer
The Holy Spirit - the enabler

all are God

I pray to God the Father in Jesus Name

Answer 7

Look to the word of God, where we find out a lot of information about Jesus. Look to the prayers Jesus prayed to his father. He tells us we should pray like him. I say, you can pray to Jesus, as he is the son of God, and part of the Godhead. Jesus is NOT just a messenger, he is the savior of all mankind that want his offer of love and forgiveness. He was perfect, and performed miracles, and fulfilled prophecies. He was not just a messenger, he was God incarnate, and still alive. They are one, Jesus and God, because of the bible and its claims. Jesus said his father and he are one. Hope maybe this helps.

Answer 8

The Bible calls Jesus the only MEDIATOR between God and man. That means that you should pray to God (Jehovah--Psalm 83:18) through Jesus (not to him).

Answer 9

Jesus is God's son, and is therefore part of Him. Yes , they are one together. To be accurate they are know as the three in one - The father, The son and The Holy Ghost. God is the Father He was present before anything or anyone else. He sent His son, Jesus , to be with us so He could live and die for our sins so we might have eternal life. When Jesus died and went to heaven God sent the Holy Ghost to be with us until we join Him in heaven. That is a simplified version of a longer, greater story.

Answer 10

Everyone is going to tell you something different. In the end, you have to make up your own mind ... what settles within your soul as true and correct. As with most things in life, don't believe something just because it's "in print" or because someone told you so .... verify it for yourself through sincere searching. The answer will come to you and you'll know it is what's right. God speaks to the sincere soul in ways you can't even imagine.

Answer 11

Jesus is the son of god sent to die for our sins.You may pray to either as they both will always listen.