So is Jesus the son of God or was he himself God?
Explain your answer.
2007-03-27 11:23:37 · 8 answers · asked by Tania La Güera 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well livinintheword obviously I want to understand since I'm asking the question. It's not intended to be a trick question, I was just genuinely curious.
2007-03-27 11:48:39 · update #1
Rather than ask me, let's see what the Bible had to say. Here are specific scriptures in both the Tonakh and the New Testament. Quotes are by God, Jesus, disciples and apostles. Get ready thumbs downers--I'm quoting Bible. :O
A Child is to be born as a man who will be the Mighty God.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Again, Who is the Redeemer? Who is the Savior? YHWH.
Isaiah 49:26
"All flesh shall know That I, YHWH, am your Savior, And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
Before He was born, Jesus identified the trinity.
Isaiah 48:16
"Come near to Me, hear this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; From the time that it was, I was there. And now the Lord GOD and His SPIRIT Have sent ME."
Three distinct personalities are seen in Jesus' baptism.
Matthew 3:16
When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Jews sought to stone Jesus for claiming to be the eternal.
John 8
“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”
Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Jesus says that He and the Father are ONE (heis in Greek which means literally the number 1) Jews seek to stone Him for claiming to be God incarnate.
John 10
"I and My Father are one."
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God."
Jesus does not rebuke Thomas for calling Him God, but rather promises a blessing to those who would believe later.
John 20:28
And Thomas answered and said to Jesus, "My Lord and my God!"
Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
Paul confirms that Jesus is God.
Titus 2:11-14
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men... looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works
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OK, so in answering Phillip when asking that they "see the Father", Jesus replied, "If you have seen Me, you have see the Father."
If Jesus is NOT God, the following verses regarding Who raised Jesus from the dead would be contradictions.
God:
God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. - Acts 2:24
Jesus:
Jesus said, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” - John 2:19
“I lay down my life that I may take it up again" - John 10:17
Holy Spirit:
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. - Romans 8:11
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If Jesus is NOT God, the following verses regarding Who is the First and the Last would be contradictions.
Who is the First and the Last? It is YHWH...
Isa 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I YHWH, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Isa 48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Who is the First and the Last? It is YHWH and His Redeemer
Isa 44:6 Thus saith the YHWH the King of Israel, and his redeemer the YHWH of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Who is the First and the Last? It is YHWH it is Yeshua, the Redeemer, the Almighty.
Re 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Re 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:
Re 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Re 2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
Re 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Re 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
2007-03-27 11:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Jesus is God. He is referred to as the son of God because this helps us to understand the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, in terms of the latter submits to the former. Jesus wasn't born and didn't come after God the Father, so in that sense their relationship isn't like that between earthly fathers and sons.
2007-03-27 18:35:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He is God- John 1:1 Revelation 1:7 and John 10....there is more scripture reference too.
God became flesh as Jesus Christ, to die and suffer on the cross, and save the sins of His people (those who believe) then He rose again and defeated death, which ONLY God can do.
But as John 1:1 says, the word (which is Jesus Christ) was made into flesh and was GOD!
2007-03-27 18:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes... and yes...
Jesus was God made flesh... yet He was seperate from God.... the trinity (including the Holy Spirit) is something that is difficult to explain to those who don't really want to understand in the first place.... God is three in one.... He is the Father, the Son and the Spirit....
2007-03-27 18:42:52 · answer #4 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
jesus taught us to pray to " our " father who art in heaven. he often spoke of his father " god ". oddly enough we are all god's children , while at the never time never seperate from " god " either. so the answer is yes.
2007-03-27 18:30:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The explanation of my answer is if you are the son of an Irish then you are an Irish. If you are the son of an african american,then you are an african american etc....
2007-03-27 18:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by Vannili 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if jesus was god then.
god sacrificed himself. . to himself. . to appease himself. . for crimes committed to himself.
which is kinda retarded.
2007-03-27 18:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by KryptonOne 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
all of the above...
trinity.
2007-03-27 18:30:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋