While Jesus performed many miracles, he himself admitted that the power he had was not his own but was derived from God when he said, "Verily, verily I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do..." (John 5:19). Again he said, "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not mine own will but the will of the Father which has sent me." (John 5:30) But God is not only All-Powerful, He is also the source of all power and authority. That Jesus, of his own admission, could do nothing on his own is clear proof that Jesus is not all-powerful, and that therefore Jesus is not God?
2006-12-05 23:05:17 · 10 answers · asked by Don 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus is all powerful, however, while on this earth he had to take our place and be our example. Therefore,during His time on earth He couldn't use any of his own power. He couldn't do anything that a human couldn't do. Otherwise satan would say that He had an unfair advantage. He did have the ability to use his power but he chose not to use it so he could live the life of a human. He chose to lay down his life.
2006-12-05 23:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by jabbergirl 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Can Jesus create a universe like God did? Can Jesus place billions of galaxies in the universe like Gid did? NO.
Because Jesus is a prophet of God and did everything with the Will of God not by himself.
If Jesus (being a God) behaved like a human and he lost most of his powers in this world when born here then he truly is not omnipotent. If he is not omnipotent then he definitily is not God. Because God is capable to do all things. He created the universe, the heaven and the earth and whatever is in between and he cannot loose his powers no mater where he is.
2006-12-06 00:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Danish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever truly God, He became also truly man, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God. By His miracles He manifested God's power and was attested as God's promised Messiah. He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to minister in the heavenly sanctuary in our behalf. He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the restoration of all things. (John 1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:15-19; John 10:30; 14:9; Rom. 6:23; 2 Cor. 5:17-19; John 5:22; Luke 1:35; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 2:9-18; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4; Heb. 8:1, 2; John 14:1-3.)
2006-12-05 23:20:50 · answer #3 · answered by Damian 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus's father is the Holy Spirit not man (immaculate conception).
Meaning God the Holy Spirit is in Jesus.
Jesus was man on earth led by God the Holy Spirit to do Gods will.
Without God being a part of Jesus, Jesus would have been just another mere mortal, but He was not.
So with this in mind Jesus is attached to God as a go between, between God and man. Our intercessor the only man who led His life without sin. This is why people say Jesus is God, he has a unique connection.
2006-12-05 23:16:21 · answer #4 · answered by tapperlorraine 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this is truly major that our information of God doesn't come from our personal heads (interior a similar way our information of the moon should not be made up in our heads) yet somewhat is outfitted on what he's informed and shown us interior the Bible. otherwise we can finally end up with a made up God. God is a paradox that ought to't totally slot in our heads - yet i'm happy with that because God is more advantageous than my head. at the same time although this is quite elementary to stipulate the bible's view of God. 3 factors: - there is a million God - The Son is God, the daddy is God, the Holy Spirit is God - The Son isn't the daddy, the daddy isn't the Holy Spirit, and the HS isn't the Son. there is a million God (Deut 6:4 and Mark 12:29 - 'listen, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.') The Son is God - John 10:27: (jesus talking) " 'My sheep listen my voice, and that i comprehend them, and they follow me. I provide them eternal existence, and they are going to by no skill perish, and no human being will take carry of them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is more advantageous than all, and no human being is able to take carry of them out of the daddy's hand. I and the daddy are one.' The Jews picked up stones back to stone him. Jesus replied them, 'I have shown you a lot good works from the daddy; for which ones are you going to stone me?; The Jews replied him, 'this is not for a good artwork that we can stone you yet for blasphemy, because you, being a guy, make your self God.' " lots of others too as somebody else has revealed. the daddy is God - Mark, etc :p the Holy Spirit is God - Jn 4:24 'God is spirit, and those who worship him ought to worship in spirit and fact'. Or 2 Cor 3:17 'Now the Lord is the Spirit,..' 3 different beings, a million God. you should talk about that the diversities are literally not of their fee yet of their courting to at least one yet another (they even call one yet another 'Father', 'Son' and 'Spirit')! The Son is obedient to the daddy, the daddy glorifies the Son and the Spirit works pointing human beings to Jesus. that is a good passage for seeing those dynamics moving into: John 8:12-fifty 9 (note the persons's reaction on the properly to Jesus' 'i'm' fact - they understand what he's affirming.) Biblical Christianity says that the Son is God, the daddy is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and that it is the way it has continuously been. troublesome to appreciate, yet it is the God of the bible. the reason i experience this is because God shown it with techniques from raising Jesus from the useless! it truly is the actual cornerstone and foundation of my conception :) Cheers, Peter
2016-11-30 05:10:41 · answer #5 · answered by broadway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philippians 2:5 Keep this mental attitude in YOU that was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although he was existing in God’s form, GAVE NO CONSIDERATION TO A SEIZURE;NAMELY; THAT HE SHOULD BE EQUAL TO GOD. 7 No, but he emptied himself and took a slave’s form and came to be in the likeness of men. 8 More than that, when he found himself in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient as far as death, yes, death on a torture stake. 9 For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every [other] name, 10 so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, 11 and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus is God's son, the firstborn of all creation, Genesis 1:26 says And God went on to say: “LET US make man in our image, according to our likeness...." God was talking to someone, who could it be?
Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him.
Proverbs 22:22 “Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago. 23 From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than the earth. 24 When there were no watery deeps I was brought forth as with labor pains, when there were no springs heavily charged with water."
Proverbs 8:30 then I came to be beside him as a master worker, and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day, I being glad before him all the time..."
2006-12-05 23:50:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is God and was doing work for himself and the father it is a hard concept I know for you to work out but all he sead was for the benefit of those listening not himself he is one with God.
2006-12-05 23:16:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
These bits really confuse the christians. Just see how many different answers you're going to get.
2006-12-05 23:09:35 · answer #8 · answered by Bhagwad 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is very true, Jesus himself doesnt consider himself as God or part of God.
He is consider divine during the Nicea creed by so-called 'enlightened' ppl/human.
When he said "I and my Father is one", they shouldnt take it literally.
2006-12-05 23:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have known all my life that Jesus is not GOD.
where have you been ?
2006-12-05 23:12:34 · answer #10 · answered by popo dean 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋