I hear a lot of people saying that Jesus is God. how can this be? I understand he is a part of God, but if he were God, then wouldn't He have said so instead of saying God was his father?
2007-01-21 10:24:26 · 16 answers · asked by trisha_r_c 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I didn't say he was God. I said that's what others I've heard are saying.
2007-01-21 10:27:39 · update #1
God (the Father) and Jesus (God's Son) are two parts of the Holy Trinity. The third part is the Holy Spirit. These three beings are all God, but are different parts of God. It is kind of like H20. H20 can be a liquid, a gas, or a solid, but it is all H20. Each has different characteristics, but none is any less H20. It is the same way with God. Jesus calls God "my Father" because Jesus is God the Son who is the son of God the Father. He also says "I and the Father are one" -- so he DOES say he is God. Jesus is God just like God is God just like the Holy Spirit is God. But they are all different parts of God.
I hope that makes sense.
2007-01-21 10:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by Jdogg1508 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
forgive me for my confusion. some say Jesus is the son of God. Others say that Jesus is God. Since little, i've always wonder how Jesus can be the son of God and the God at the same time. If Jesus is God, then God was baby who was born with blood all over him, need to be feed, and have to learn. And later, the great God was murdered by some weak human? God should be better than that. And now some people say that he have child. So, that baby would be like the grandchild of God and also the child of God? So much confusion. Who have the final say then? God-father, Jesus-God or baby-Jesus God? lets have some critical thinking about that. i'm going to convert to religion with only one God. life should be simple. simple is good, but not any simpler.what about you?
2007-01-24 10:42:10 · answer #2 · answered by alexis christian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is not the Almighty God, He is the Son of God.
‘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.
2007-01-21 18:31:31 · answer #3 · answered by BJ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1
The Word is Jesus and Jesus became flesh.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
2007-01-21 18:40:08 · answer #4 · answered by A follower of Christ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Jesus was also teaching people how to live by His example not by just telling them what to do. Jesus called God, father. It is very significant, because it was the first time it happened in scripture. Before many Jewish people were afraid to utter or even write God's name. He was telling them by His example of do it, that they now could call God father and have that personal relationship in such an intimate way, that they were afraid to before.
2007-01-21 18:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by cinderella9202003 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is the Son Of God
2007-01-21 18:27:42 · answer #6 · answered by nealejess401 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Christians believe Jesus is part of the Holy Trinity, that is why they say that He is God. Personally, I believe He is a Son of God, but not part of the Trinity...
2007-01-21 18:31:07 · answer #7 · answered by Alexander K 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus never intended for people to think of him as God. He never claimed to be that. In fact, when asked if he was the son of God, he said, "I am as you are a son of God."
2007-01-21 18:29:18 · answer #8 · answered by HarmNone 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You expect this garbage to make sense? How about this one...Adam and Eve sinned and their decendants are punished for this sin, but God took pity on them and sent Jesus to save them, but instead they killed him. Therefore, humans are now saved and we're just waiting around until God packs up the tea set and takes off the dress.
2007-01-21 18:29:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
To teach others how to approach God.
2007-01-21 18:51:17 · answer #10 · answered by dustylee33 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋