Is Jesus God?

Question

"But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only" [Mathew 24:36]

"But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father" [Mark 13:32]

From those two verses, it is very clear that no one knows when the day of judgment will occur, except for God Almighty only (the Father). They also inform us that no man, angel, or even Jesus himself (the Son) know when the hour will come. If we assume that Jesus was God Almighty, a logical explanation is required as to why Jesus' knowledge is limited, and we all know that God's knowledge cannot be limited in anyway.

We read in the Bible that:
Adam is the son of God, Luke[3:38]
Suleiman is the son of God, Samuel[7:13-14]
Jacob is the son of God, Exodus[4:22]
Ephraim is God's firstborn, Jeremiah[31:9]
Other people are "Sons of God", Job[38:7]


Does this mean that Adam, Suleiman, Jajob, Ephraim and "other people" are sons of God ? "Son of God" in the language of the Jewish was a term used to describe a loyal servant of God Almighty. Jesus himself is quoted as saying, "Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called sons of God." [Matthew 5:9]

"I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me." [John 5:30]

In this verse, Jesus implies that he cannot do anything by himself and that he acts according to the will of the Father (God Almighty).

For I have not spoken on my own initiative; but the Father Himself who sent me, has given me commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak." [John 12: 49]

It is clear from the above verse that Jesus was given commandments from the Father (God Almighty), on what to say and speak. Assuming that Jesus was God Almighty, requires us to believe that God (Jesus) was accepting commandments from God (the Father).

Answer 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.

Answer 2

Is your right hand you or part of you? Blogbaba, are you serious? See, this is the kind of bs that people like the blogbaba actually use as rational comparison...so they feel the need to pass it on to others. Actually blogbaba, you really should work on an answer that makes some sense. Try thinking about the question and answering it instead of letting your long winded blowhole sour a very good question. Is Jesus God? I would say no, even though the Bible does touch on the question through the holy trinity in John, I personally do not feel the interpretation to be that Jesus is God. Jesus was born of a woman in the new testament. God had already existed and let his believers know that a prophet would one day come and free them of Mosaic law. Jesus, his Son, was that prophet. Jesus repeatedly stated he was the Son of God. Enough said???

Answer 3

Jesus is God. One of the charges against Him was Him saying that He and the Father are one. When asked by the Sanhedrin during His trial if He was God, His answer in the affirmative drew their wrath. He was previously asked by his followers "Show us the father!". Jesus answered "If you've seen me, you've seen the Father".

Jesus is God the Son, and when He stepped into human history He made Himself subject to the will of God the Father. Upon His baptism He received God the Holy Spirit. This is the Trinity - one God in three co-eternal persons. Jesus, of His own free will became a human being with human limitations (without ceasing to be God). He became tired, hungry, sad, happy, experienced pain, hurt, and rejection just like we do. He also trusted in God the father in all things, including God's decision to keep to Himself the exact day and hour of judgment.

Jesus not only lived as a man, but died a man, was resurrected a man, ascended to heaven a man before many eyewitnesses, and now sits at the right hand of the Father in a glorified human body and makes intersession for us.

It's amazing enough that God came to Earth as a man. It's even more amazing that a man sits on the throne as God!

Answer 4

Very simple. Because Jesus did not have infinite knowledge or strength on earth. He was a mere mortal on earth until his resurrection. If you cut him, it hurt (hence he was not immortal, as God is). Then he wasn't all-knowing because of that verse you listed. Also being mortal he wasn't all-powerful.................. But what about the power he did have? He knew many things without having an association with people, like the Gentile woman at the well where he said how she had five husbands or whatever, and also before riding into Jerusalem he told his followers exactly where to go, where a man would be, how to reserve the upper room for what would become the last supper. Obviously his knowledge transcended human nature.

Also, about his power, he professed that he had the power to forgive sin or condemn sinners, that he accepts prayer, and that whoever he approves would be approved of before God, and whoever denied Him would be denied before God.

Also about his eternal state, he said he existed before Abraham ("Before Abraham was, I AM") and of course in Revelations "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End" which means that nothing surpasses him.

How much greater can you get?

Besides, he clearly made many distinctions between himself and The Father. But how much of those distinctions vanished upon the resurrection? i.e. after the resurrection he had an eternal body, could break the laws of nature by appearing in a locked room, knew exactly where the fish would be in the water, etc. His powers after the resurrection were divine.

The very fact that Jesus was born shows how his temporal life on earth was meant to be limited. He wasn't meant to have the full "power" of God on earth, he was meant to have some weaknesses so that he could be killed to atone for sins. He had to be mortal, at least for a while, and he didn't "need to know" when he would return because he would return from heaven to earth in his divine form, not his temporal earthly form.

Answer 5

Logical explanation first: It's like the three blind guys touching different parts of an elephant, and coming up with three totally different descriptions of the same thing that aren't even close to each others deductions. Our tiny little minds can only handle so much, so we understand the Trinity to be God, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy spirit in an effort to do the impossible. Logically is seems impossible, because it in all actuality it is impossible for a secular finite being to understand the infinite glory of God. Humans can no more actually understand God than a painting can understand Picasso.

As to Christ "being" God, in the sense that God has limits I must answer your question with another question. Is your right hand "you" or just part of you? If you were God, every part of you would be infinite, and again our little mind isn't equipped to deal with the infinite. In the strictest sense of the language your right hand is you, and Christ is God.

Hope the Holy Spirit grants you the gift of understanding and opens your eyes to the truth.

Answer 6

God is a trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Jesus may not have known the time of His return while He was on Earth, but I'll be willing to bet He knows now.

Why He didn't know? Maybe His Father Had not decided to tell Him yet. Does or did your father here on Earth tell you everything all the time?

Answer 7

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit they are 3 in 1 God as they are the trinity

Answer 8

Jesus in the Flesh. God in human form, as He was then when He spoke those words was very much human then. He was still God then as well, but the point is He did was pleased the Father, He preached what He was supposed to preach, and that is it. But Jesus is very much God, and if any chapter in the Bible makes that evident, then it is John chapter 1.

Answer 9

Jesus was sent to the earth as a human form of God basicly. God was hoping that is there was a human form that maybe nonbelievers would believe. Thats what I think

Answer 10

Jesus is the Son of God, is only begotten in the flesh. He is One with God in purpose, but is a different personage and came to the Earth to fulfill God's purposes by atoning for the sins of mankind.