2006-12-17 06:39:32 · 15 answers · asked by herby 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
as an article of faith, jesus is god and came to earth as the son of god. likewise, god, jesus, and the holy spirit are one and the same, all GOD.
2006-12-17 06:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
‘But isn’t Jesus called a god in the Bible?’ someone may ask. This is true. Yet Satan is also called a god. (2 Corinthians 4:4) At John 1:1, which refers to Jesus as “the Word,” some Bible translations say: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” But notice, verse 2 says that the Word was “in the beginning with God.” And while men have seen Jesus, verse 18 says that “no man hath seen God at any time.” (Authorized or King James Version) So we find that some translations of verse 1 give the correct idea of the original language when they read: “The Word was with God, and the Word was divine,” or was “a god,” that is, the Word was a powerful godlike one. (An American Translation) Clearly, Jesus is not Almighty God. In fact, Jesus spoke of his Father as “my God” and as “the only true God.”
Did Jesus ever say that he was God? No, he never did. Rather, in the Bible he is called “God’s Son.” And he said: “The Father is greater than I am.” Also, Jesus explained that there were some things that neither he nor the angels knew but that only God knew. (Mark 13:32) Further, on one occasion Jesus prayed to God, saying: “Let, not my will, but yours take place.” (Luke 22:42) If Jesus were the Almighty God, he would not have prayed to himself, would he? In fact, following Jesus’ death, the Scripture says: “This Jesus God resurrected.” (Acts 2:32) Thus the Almighty God and Jesus are clearly two separate persons. Even after his death and resurrection and ascension to heaven, Jesus was still not equal to his Father.
As for the “Holy Spirit,” the so-called third Person of the Trinity, this is not a person but God’s active force. John the Baptizer said that Jesus would baptize with holy spirit, even as John had been baptizing with water. Hence, in the same way that water is not a person, holy spirit is not a person. (Matthew 3:11) What John foretold was fulfilled when, following the death and resurrection of Jesus, holy spirit was poured out on his followers gathered in Jerusalem. The Bible says: “They all became filled with holy spirit.” (Acts 2:4) Were they “filled” with a person? No, but they were filled with God’s active force. Thus the facts make clear that the Trinity is not a Bible teaching. Actually, long before Jesus walked the earth gods were worshiped in groups of three, or trinities, in places such as ancient Egypt and Babylon.
2006-12-17 16:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said, I and the Father are one. He also said , if you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. Jesus is the Son of God. He prayed before He left that we all would be one as He and the Father are one. I think He meant that He and the Father are one in the Spirit and that we all should be one with God and with each other in the same way. I can still walk by faith whether I understand some of the words in the Bible or not because it will all be clear to me one day. I don't have to force you to believe it the way that I see it. Peace and Love.
Cathy out.
2006-12-17 14:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by cathyhewed1946 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your right, it divides many Christians dating all the way back to the nicene council in 325 c.e. or a.d. I believe he is God's firstborn and His spokesman, thus the term " the Word".
Notice his genealogy at Luke 3; 23 - 38.
Jesus also called himself the son of Man- something God could never do. Daniel 7; 13 shows the difference between Jesus and God.
2006-12-17 14:45:26 · answer #4 · answered by jaguarboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the son of God
2006-12-17 14:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by bensha 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God the Son. There is one God who has revealed himself to humanity in three different persons for lack of a better word. It doesn't make much sense to our finite minds, but if we could fully understand the nature of God then He wouldn't be much of a God. Here is how Jesus explained it.
John 14:8 Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." (9) Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? (10) Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. (11) Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
Here is how the Apostle John put it.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) He was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made....14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
2006-12-17 14:47:02 · answer #6 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is the Son of the one true God. Your "confusion" concerning the exact nature of Jesus is shared by many, many people.
I take the position that the exact nature of God is very complex and probably not meant for me to know/understand in this lifetime.
2006-12-17 14:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditional trinitarian doctrine maintains that the essence of God is a universal (in the Platonic sense), and that the Father, Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit are hypostases, or particular, instantiated beings.
2006-12-17 14:45:24 · answer #8 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your a christian you believe or are supposed to anyway, that he is the son of god. Which means that they are polytheists and believe in more than one god (trinity) and that the real god sent a someone just like him to be a blood sacrifice.
2006-12-17 14:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immanuel, God with us.
It is written.
Isa.44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside Me there is no God.
Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Matt.1:23 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.
John.1:14 And the Word was made 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.
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2006-12-17 14:43:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋