Yes - "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30)
No - "The Father is greater than I." (John 14:28
I KNOW ITS OUT OF CONTEXT OR WHATEVER. HERE I'LL CUT TO THE QUICK--IF YOUR A BELIEVER THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY FOR YOU TO OBJECTIVELY VIEW THE BIBLE SINCE YOU BRING A HEAPING HELPING OF SUBJECTIVITY WITH YOU.
2007-12-03 05:18:06 · 13 answers · asked by TSIRHC 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Peace be upon you
Sorry , this can't convince me.
The Jesus was a humanbeing , deal as them
eat , drink , sleep , move ,suffer,.... but the God made him a miracle as Adam , made them without fathers.
As a one of his prophets ,the God supported him with his miracles to make people believe in him.
The God is higher than the time and the place and higher than all human characters.
They say that people betrayed him and kill him in the cross , Do you think the God who created all people and know what they hide inside their hearts and how their minds work, do you think ,he is unable to defend himself? Do you think the God who raised the sky and make the earth move around itself and around sun is unable to protect himself or his son??
The Jesus was one of the prophets of the God , and this is honor to him , and he will never say that he is the God or his son, but one of his creatures and worship him.
The God is one , don't need a partner or son , and if you think that , why one son ,why not millions ?
Don't say that God unable , his power surround us , inside us and control us.
2007-12-03 05:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by rona 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paul explains that in his letter to the Philippians. He explains in chapter 2 (verse 5-11) that Jesus has always existed with God the Father, and been an equal with him. But that for a time he took on the role of a servant, and appeared as a human being.
During that time, he laid aside his divine power. He limited himself to only that which a normal human being would have available to him: prayer, faith, fasting, the scriptures, the laying on of hands, the indwelling of the spirit, etc. Everything he did during that time was by human power, not divine.
So during that time, God the Father was greater then he was. Yet they still shared a single nature or being. So both statements were correct at that time.
If you finish Philippians, you will see that following his death, Jesus was resurrected and took back his "equality" with God the Father, so that today everyone is to acknowledge that he (like his Father God) is the Lord of the universe. So at this time, God the Father is no longer greater than Jesus. They are once again equals (with God the Holy Spirit also).
2007-12-03 13:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some branches of christianity thinks he is god in human form, some thinks the son of god, the jewish people thinks that he was only a pastor (rabbi). I as a human do not know what happened 2,000 years ago so the holyman seems logic to me, however I do beleive he was a great man that loved all people and wanted them to live the best life possible, I also beleive he did die on the cross in order to save us all mankind from the pits of hell, so we may enter the kingdom of heaven ( acsend to a higher plain of existation) NO ONE really know if he was a god, a demi god ( god and human), or an man.
2007-12-03 13:32:17 · answer #3 · answered by jeffery d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
god is a force within nature . Jesus was spawned by this force and assumed its essence with supreme clarity and thus was able to be one with god . EQUAL implies quantity or lesser / greater . in spirit form i dont believe these qualities exist. think of this way god came to life threw Jesus and as he does threw flowers. god speaks threw nature. because he is nature thus he is you. as far as the bible is concerned every person should take from it what they wish . it is not a rule book on life . gods inspiration has been filtered threw too much human interpretation with respect to the bible. never the less the bible is a great tool and guide for life; you just have to know where to interject your own instincts.
2007-12-03 13:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends upon the way you mean equal. Is the husband equal to the wife? In most ways yes. They have the same, knowledge, power and authority. Jesus says that all the glory should go to the Father. Heavenly Fathers said this is my beloved son, hear him. Both were speaking in the most respectful and loving way about one another. Certainly husbands can be equal, if we allow them.
2007-12-03 16:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by Isolde 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jehovah God has no beginning or end.
Jesus was created by Jehovah as his only begotten son.
Jesus was called the Archangel Michael in Heaven before he came to earth.
He is the firstborn of all creation but he is not the creator.
Jehovah God, The Sovereign of the Universe. Our Creator and father.
So Jehovah is the father while Jesus was created to be his son.
They are not, never will be and never were equal.
Jesus called Jehovah his God and our God.
2007-12-03 13:25:25 · answer #6 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes
2007-12-03 13:21:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jesus is one with God in the spirit.
Jesus is the son of God.
2007-12-03 13:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Do Jesus or God really exist?
2007-12-03 13:23:32 · answer #9 · answered by Biker4Life 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I have all the obectivity I need from what the Bible says.
2007-12-03 13:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋