2006-12-20 10:49:25 · 27 answers · asked by sam 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Apparently, the son of God which makes him God. I mean the son of a human is a human so the son of a god is a God, or the God. But this goes against almost all the christian beliefs as since jesus dies on the cross to have the christians free of all sins. But if he is god, then why does he need to sacrifice himself to please himself or to rid the people of all sins. But say he is the son of god; imagine your friends messing up their lives for years and years, and to have them forgiven your father requires you to sacrifice yourself. Not likely. Plus why would an almighty being require such a pestulent sacrifice to forgive and forget, its against logic.
2006-12-20 11:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by uraan 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Both.
There are many times where Jesus said of Himself that He was God. He applied the name of God, "I AM," to Himself in several passages. Here's a few examples: Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50, Mark 13:6, Luke 21:8, John 4:26, John 6:20, John 8:24, 28, 58, and John 13:19. (These examples are in the original Greek, not the English, as most English translations say "I am He," or "It is I.") There are several others I have not listed. Besides this, Jesus said that He & the Father were one (John 10:30). This describes a unity, even though there are two.
But Jesus is not the Father or the Spirit, and the Father is not the Son or the Spirit, and the Spirit is neither the Father or Son. They are all God, but separate persons.
This doctrine is known as the Trinity. Each of them share the same attributes. For example, the Father is eternal (Psalm 90:2), and so is the Son (John 1:2), and so is the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 9:14). Another shared attribute is their holiness. Only God is truly holy. The Father is holy (Revelation 15:4), so is the Son (Acts 3:14), and so is the Spirit (Acts 1:8).
An ancient diagram of the Trinity can be helpful in getting your hands around the doctrine, and can be found at the link in the SOURCE list.
2006-12-20 10:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jesus is both the Son of God, and God.
2006-12-20 11:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure hope I do not upset anyone, so that lose sleep tonight.
"Jesus is the Son of God" After giving you and answer, there will be a clean joke at the end that will prove He is the Son also.
‘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.
Moses, Jesus, and another guy were out playing golf one day.
Moses pulled up to the tee and drove a long one. It landed in the
fairway but rolled directly toward a water trap. Quickly Moses raised
his club, the water parted and it rolled to the other side, safe and sound.
Next, Jesus strolled up to the tee and hit a nice long one directly
toward the same water trap. It landed directly in the center of the pond
and kind of hovered over the water. Jesus casually walked out on the
pond and chipped it up onto the green.
The third guy got up and sort of randomly whacked the ball. It headed
out over the fence and into on-coming traffic on a nearby street. It
bounced off a truck and hit a nearby tree. From there it bounced onto
the roof of a nearby shack and rolled down into the gutter, down the
downspout, out onto the fairway and right toward the same pond. On the
way to the pond, it hit a little stone and bounced out o ver the water,
onto a lily pad where it rested quietly. Suddenly, a very large bullfrog
jumped up on the lily pad and snatched the ball into his mouth. Just
then, an eagle swooped down and grabbed the frog and flew away. As they
pass over the green, the frog squealed with fright and dropped the ball,
which bounced right into the hole for a beautiful hole in one.
Moses turned to Jesus and said, "I hate playing with your Dad.
What did Moses say? He and Jesus were playing golf with Jesus's Dad or Father, if Jesus is God, how could both of them be playing golf with Moses? Jesus is the Son, Dad is the Almighty God, it is just as simply as that.
2006-12-20 13:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by BJ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. All Three are one. It is called the Holy Trinity.
2006-12-20 11:02:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
From the Christian perspective, Jesus is both the Son of God and God in the flesh.
2006-12-20 10:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by c_g20102 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Both...think of it this way: God is the mind, Jesus is the body, and the Holy Spirit is the soul. They are all one, but separate entities.
2006-12-20 10:58:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
From a Catholic- Jesus is the son of Mary born unto God, he is technically God's son and he did not have sex with Mary- the Virgin mother, and therefore, Jesus is not God and he is sort of a son of God- but not by our standards of sons, and he is not both. Look into someone with a bible to pursue it further or a youth minister who could sum it up again for you. Happy Christmas!(or holiday, as the case may be)
2006-12-20 10:54:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Both. He came to this earth as the Son of God. But He was with the Father since the beggining.
Joh 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
2006-12-20 10:54:19 · answer #9 · answered by scriptureman 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Everyone has a different opinion....
I believe The Holy Bible indicates that Jesus was God on Earth.
So my answer is:
Jesus = God
2006-12-20 10:52:40 · answer #10 · answered by Allen 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋