2007-02-21 06:46:18 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ooh! God with extra stuff! Maybe I will put those streamers on my handlebars after all!
St. Anselm once argued to God's existence by saying the idea of a perfect being is less perfect than the existence of that being. You've just messed up that argument. God with a Jesus plugin has to be more than God without.
Not God AND man, but God PLUS man. Hmm. Must think about this. New marketing possibilities? Hmm...
2007-02-21 06:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is one aspect of the Triune God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are all equal to each other, yet have seperate roles. None is greater than the other, but if you think about it, why would being part human be a plus? God became human through Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice for those who he created out of love.
2007-02-21 07:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by ta2dpilot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is no longer human as He has been resurrected. The same will occur to us when we are resurrected. Even you.
Beyond that, your question still does not make sense. Are you greater than your father? Am I? Can any of us be? That we, as humans, can gain more education or be more successful in life that is true, but does that really make us greater? I don't think so.
Jesus Christ is, was, and always will be the Son of God. He does the will of his Father in all circumstances. Because their will is so closely aligned, they are called one. One in purpose, one in will, one in action. So, if Jesus subjects His will to the will of God, how can he be greater than God?
2007-02-21 07:00:58 · answer #3 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If you were part monkey would that make you better than other humans? God is infinitely greater than man, so the aspect of Jesus that is man is lesser than God. This question is pretty lame anyway because you can't qualify or quantify something of infinite greatness. In either case, God's or Jesus', it would be like saying, which is vaster, the Universe or the Universe minus a cubic inch?
2007-02-21 06:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by Tanya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God; God exists in three parts similar to humans; who exists in body, soul and spirit. Jesus is not greater than God but equal to God, since he is fully God but became a human who knew no sin so he could die on behalf of our sins.
2007-02-21 06:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by cpoppa112 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly, Jesus is God. He is part of the Trinity (according to Catholics) which groups the Father (God), Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit together.
No Jesus is no greater than God than God is. This is because they are the same.
2007-02-21 06:49:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Jesus is not greater than God. How can the created be better than the Creator? He is, however, equal as He is also completely God. "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus ever knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phillippians 2:5-11) Therefore, Jesus is wholly God and man and came to give glory to God the Father.
2007-02-21 07:02:11 · answer #7 · answered by drownedingrace 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see you are having problems with the concept of a Triune Being--the Christian concept of God. Don't feel bad, it has been debated by some of the greatest minds over the past 2000 years.
Think of it this way: steam, water & ice are all fully H2O, yet have different name assigned for them, depending upon the current state of the compound no living thing can continue to live without.
Or, even though you are only one person, you may be referred to as "Sho-Nuff Kreuger", your given name, your family name, your middle name, "brother", "son", "uncle", "friend", "sir", "Daddy", "honey-coo", or a variety of other things, but none of these arbritary names changes who you really are, or what you are really all about.
There is alot more to it, when referring to God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit, but in my opinion, it is beyond what us mere mortals are capable of understanding. It is kinda like trying to explain Einstien's Theory of Relativity to a dog: he may smile, hang his tongue out and pant, appearing to take all you are saying in--but all that is on his mind, is the possibility that you may have a tasty, meaty treat to offer, if he waits long enough.
It is kind of fun to conjectorize & debate, but do we really need to understand the relationship & purpose between the Three at all? Just like a four year old may not understand why he or she needs to go to bed by 8:30, or eat their vegetables...they just need to DO it. We may have a better understanding of this relationship once we are in heaven; for those who make it there.
2007-02-21 07:22:18 · answer #8 · answered by Howie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can't people grasp simple concepts?
Jesus is God, so how can he be greater than Himself? Jesus is the Son in the Godhead (Trinity): God the Father (Jehovah), God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost). They may have different roles, but are all the same being, as they are not separate, and of the same essense.
2007-02-21 06:55:21 · answer #9 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the Word of God, Jesus and God are equal, but when Jesus was on earth in His human form, He fully submitted to God as His Father.
For the atheist: It is an absolute statement for you to say, "there is no God" because you have to know who's on every mountain, in every valley, in every star, behind every star, and in and behind every galaxy. This is physically impossible, so why do you continue to claim that which you cannot prove?
2007-02-21 06:53:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋