Why do christians talk about jesus as if he IS god, rather than the SON of God?

Answer 1

In the council of Nicea in 325, it was decided that God was a Trinity of the Father, son and Holy Ghost. This is supposed to be implied in the Bible, but is not directly stated.

And for the record, not all Christians believe in the Trinity. But the Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox do (although they have some differences in how they explain it, which is the sourse of the "Great Schism." Most protestant Churches continued their beliefs in the Trinity.

Answer 2

This is due to a lack of knowledge and also the false doctrines that are taught by many of Christian organizations today. We know from the scriptures that Jesus was God's first creation and through him all other things were created-as God's helper-Colossians 1:15.At John 8:42 we see that Jesus came to do the will of his father and did not come on his own initiative, proving that the Father and the Son are two persons, the father being greater. In Revelation 22 we see that you do not worship anyone but the Father, it does not mention Jesus, because Jesus himself said to Satan when He was being tempted that it is Jehovah your God you should worship and He alone. We also know from other scriptures that there is only one God, Jesus himself said that the Father was greater than He was. There are some scriptures that are misinterpreted by some Christians which seem to mean that Jesus and God are the same or that they have the same power, but again, you need to know the whole content of what you are reading. Also, the false doctrine of the trinity has thrown many Christians off balance by teaching them that God is 3 persons in one, each having the same power.....Also, when you study God's word, the bible, and you adhere to God's principles He will give you holy spirit so that you can understand things that are very far off from many who profess to be real Christians....May God bless you....KECK.......

Answer 3

I am going to give you a "thumbs up" for asking a great theological question. Volumes can be written about this very subject and I know that many people will respond to this. But, I want to show you something from the Bible that no one else will show you. I want you to see this for yourself. First, get your Bible and turn in the New Testament to the Book of John, Chapter 1. Look at verse #14. Notice where it says (I use the King James Version), "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." Now, Who is being talked about in this verse when it talks about "the Word"? The answer, clearly, is Jesus Christ. The God Who has existed from all of eternity past became human, this is the doctrine of Incarnation. Now, keeping in mind that the Word=Christ Jesus, go up and look at verse #1. It says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Now, keeping the truthfulness of the verse and without doing any harm or injury to it, we can now substitute where you see "Word" for "Christ Jesus." So, that now the verse says, "In the beginning was Christ Jesus, and Christ Jesus was with God, and Christ Jesus was God." These two verses, and many others, both in the Old and New Testaments support this doctrine of the Trinity.

Thank you again for asking an excellent question.

Answer 4

That is a good question.
Matthew 24: 36: "“Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.

With Scriptures like that and also this next one, I am not sure how they manage to go on believing that Jesus is God! He so obviously is his Son.

Matthew 3:16 & 17: "After being baptized Jesus immediately came up from the water; and, look! the heavens were opened up, and he saw descending like a dove God’s spirit coming upon him. 17 Look! Also, there was a voice from the heavens that said: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.”

Even this next Scripture speaks of Jesus as Prince of Peace(King's Son), Mighty God (but not Almighty God) and also says there has been a son given to us...

Isaiah 9:6 & 7: "6 For there has been a child born to us, there has been a son given to us; and the princely rule will come to be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 To the abundance of the princely rule and to peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom in order to establish it firmly and to sustain it by means of justice and by means of righteousness, from now on and to time indefinite. The very zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this."

The funny thing is, if this were two humans being spoken of, there would be no confusion because a father cannot be his own son, and a son cannot be his own father. So why anyone thinks it is any different with God, the Father and Jesus, the Son, is way beyond me. The father and son are always two separate individuals! This is true on earth as well as it is in heaven.

Answer 5

The concept of God within Christianity includes a trinity-- God is one entire entity, yet composed of three separate elements: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is thought of as God's Son, yet simultaneously God because of the crucifiction and his being "risen from the dead."

The most referenced verse from the bible that deals with this is John 3:16. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever would believe in him shall not perish but shall have everlasting life."

Because Jesus' crucifiction is necessary in the salvation of Christians within Christian ideology, he is viewed both as God, and the Son. I hope that this helps...

Answer 6

Because Jesus is the Son of God and that was His role as a sinless man so that He could die for us and also He is God the Father. The book of John says that Jesus is the creator of all things. So if He is the creator of all things then He is God.

Answer 7

"In the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word was God..." John 1:1
"Anyone who has seen me (Jesus) has seen the Father...I am in the Father and the Father is in me..." John 14
There are many more instances where Jesus tells us he IS God. So, to answer your question, Jesus is God which is why Christians refer to him in that way. God consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit yet they are all the same person. (kind of like snapple crackle and pop all come from the same rice krispie treat)
We don't have the mind of God and so can't get our mind around this concept but that is the best way I know how to explain it.

Answer 8

As far as I can recall God consists of God the almighty, the Holy Ghost and Jesus, doesn't really make any sense to me but thats what they teach.
More to the point why do muslims appear to worship Mohammed rather than the God he represents.

Answer 9

I don't t know but i believe that God and the Son are different, because God has no beginning and no end he's always been, and the Son has a beginning for he was the first of all creations.
and Jesus said him self I'm not greater than the one who sent me my father. To know him is to know me

Answer 10

He is the Son of God, but with the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, while separate, must be regarded with absolute awe. To see the Lord lesser or to the relative is to not let him in fully. Thus, I recommend you giving yourself competely to Jesus, even if just for 1 day to experience the joy of this. Serving the Lord, in my experience is not to accumulate works so much, but rather out of my gratitude that He has saved me. It is therefore, a natural expression of gratitude as he saved me without condition.