Not all of them, but enough.
“Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matthew 24:36) How do these words confirm that Jesus is not Almighty God?
Jesus says that the Father knows more than the Son does. If Jesus were part of Almighty God, however, he would know the same facts as his Father. So, then, the Son and the Father cannot be equal. Yet, some will say: ‘Jesus had two natures. Here he speaks as a man.’ But even if that were so, what about the holy spirit? If it is part of the same God as the Father, why does Jesus not say that it knows what the Father knows?
1st of all Jesus said: He pointed to God as the Source of his life, saying, “I live because of the Father.” According to the context, this meant that his life resulted from or was caused by his Father, even as the gaining of life by dying men would result from their faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice.
Jesus’ being called the “only-begotten Son” does not mean that the other spirit creatures produced were not God’s sons, for they are called sons as well. However, by virtue of his being the sole direct creation of his Father, the firstborn Son was unique, different from all others of God’s sons, all of whom were created or begotten by Jehovah through that firstborn Son. So “the Word” was Jehovah’s “only-begotten Son” in a particular sense,
Jesus is also “Mighty God” and “Eternal Father.” This does not mean that he usurps the authority and position of Jehovah, who is “God our Father.” (2 Corinthians 1:2) “He [Jesus] gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God.” (Philippians 2:6) He is called Mighty God, not Almighty God. Jesus never thought of himself as God Almighty, for he spoke of his Father as “the only true God,” that is, the only God who should be worshiped. (John 17:3;
Rev. 1:1; 3:14, RS: “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him, why did God have to give the revelation to Jesus, if he is God? .
Does the Bible teach that none of those who are said to be included in the Trinity is greater or less than another, that all are equal, that all are almighty? Mark 13:32, RS: “Of that day or that hour no ones knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Of course, that would not be the case if Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were coequal, comprising one Godhead. And if, as some suggest, the Son was limited by his human nature from knowing, the question remains, Why did the Holy Spirit not know?)
John 14:28, RS: “[Jesus said:] If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.”
1 Cor. 11:3, RS: “I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.” (Clearly, then, Christ is not God, and God is of superior rank to Christ. It should be noted that this was written about 55 C.E., some 22 years after Jesus returned to heaven.
A person who is really seeking to know the truth about God is not going to search the Bible hoping to find a text that he can construe as fitting what he already believes. He wants to know what God’s Word itself says. He may find some texts that he feels can be read in more than one way, but when these are compared with other Biblical statements on the same subject their meaning will become clear. It should be noted at the outset that most of the texts used as “proof” of the Trinity actually mention only two persons, not three; so even if the Trinitarian explanation of the texts were correct, these would not prove that the Bible teaches the Trinity.
2007-12-11 18:18:22
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answer #2
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answered by BJ 7
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Trinity
Definition: The central doctrine of religions of Christendom. According to the Athanasian Creed, there are three divine Persons (the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost), each said to be eternal, each said to be almighty, none greater or less than another, each said to be God, and yet together being but one God. Other statements of the dogma emphasize that these three “Persons” are not separate and distinct individuals but are three modes in which the divine essence exists. Thus some Trinitarians emphasize their belief that Jesus Christ is God, or that Jesus and the Holy Ghost are Jehovah. Not a Bible teaching.
Does the Bible teach that none of those who are said to be included in the Trinity is greater or less than another, that all are equal, that all are almighty?
Does the Bible teach that none of those who are said to be included in the Trinity is greater or less than another, that all are equal, that all are almighty?
Mark 13:32, RS: “Of that day or that hour no ones knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Of course, that would not be the case if Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were coequal, comprising one Godhead. And if, as some suggest, the Son was limited by his human nature from knowing, the question remains, Why did the Holy Spirit not know?)
Matt. 20:20-23, RS: “The mother of the sons of Zebedee . . . said to him [Jesus], ‘Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.’ But Jesus answered, . . . ‘You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.’” (How strange, if, as claimed, Jesus is God! Was Jesus here merely answering according to his “human nature”? If, as Trinitarians say, Jesus was truly “God-man”—both God and man, not one or the other—would it truly be consistent to resort to such an explanation? Does not Matthew 20:23 rather show that the Son is not equal to the Father, that the Father has reserved some prerogatives for himself?)
Matt. 12:31, 32, RS: “Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” (If the Holy Spirit were a person and were God, this text would flatly contradict the Trinity doctrine, because it would mean that in some way the Holy Spirit was greater than the Son. Instead, what Jesus said shows that the Father, to whom the “Spirit” belonged, is greater than Jesus, the Son of man.)
John 14:28, RS: “[Jesus said:] If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.”
1 Cor. 11:3, RS: “I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.” (Clearly, then, Christ is not God, and God is of superior rank to Christ. It should be noted that this was written about 55 C.E., some 22 years after Jesus returned to heaven. So the truth here stated applies to the relationship between God and Christ in heaven.)
1 Cor. 15:27, 28 RS: “‘God has put all things in subjection under his [Jesus’] feet.’ But when it says, ‘All things are put in subjection under him,’ it is plain that he is excepted who put all things under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things under him, that God may be everything to every one.”
The Hebrew word Shad·dai′ and the Greek word Pan·to·kra′tor are both translated “Almighty.” Both original-language words are repeatedly applied to Jehovah, the Father. (Ex. 6:3; Rev. 19:6) Neither expression is ever applied to either the Son or the holy spirit.
2007-12-11 07:00:10
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answer #5
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answered by tahoe02_4me62 4
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Remember: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)
So Jesus was the same before he came to earth while here on earth and after his resurrection.
Not All Lord’s are equal, LORD vs Lord and GOD vs God
LORD in all capital letters is Jehovah the God and Father of the Lord Jesus His Son.
Both lords, LORD (in capitals) and Lord, can refer to Jehovah, but LORD (in capitals) never refers to Jesus.
(Psalm 110:1) The utterance of Jehovah (LORD) to my Lord is: “Sit at my right hand Until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet.”
(Matthew 22:43,44) He said to them: “How, then, is it that David by inspiration calls him ‘Lord,’ saying, 44 ‘Jehovah (LORD) said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies beneath your feet”’?
Actually LORD (in capitals) is an error in translation and unfortunately it is done on purpose. The word “LORD” (in capitals) has been used instead of God’s personal name Jehovah. It is the same as taking Jesus’ name as it appears in the Bible and replacing it with the title “Only Begotten” See example below:
(Mark 10:46-52) And they came into Jer'icho. But as he and his disciples and a considerable crowd were going out of Jer'icho, Bartimae'us (the son of Timae'us), a blind beggar, was sitting beside the road. When he heard that it was the “Only Begotten” the Nazarene', he started shouting and saying: “Son of David, the “Only Begotten”, have mercy on me!” At this many began sternly telling him to be silent; but he kept shouting that much more: “Son of David, have mercy on me!” So the “Only Begotten” stopped and said: “CALL him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him: “Take courage, get up, he is calling you.” Throwing off his outer garment, he leaped to his feet and went to the “Only Begotten”. And in answer to him the “Only Begotten” said: “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him: “Rabbo'ni, let me recover sight.” And the “Only Begotten” said to him: “Go, your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered sight, and he began to follow him on the road.
No lover of God’s Word would find this acceptable, nor do they find “LORD” acceptable for Jehovah’s name.
Jesus was prophesied to be sent by God (Ancient of Days) as His Christ (anointed one, a son of man) as His representative, His servant; ~ Not that God would come Himself.
(Isaiah 42:1-4) Look! My servant, on whom I keep fast hold! My chosen one, [whom] my soul has approved! I have put my spirit in him. Justice to the nations is what he will bring forth. 2 He will not cry out or raise [his voice], and in the street he will not let his voice be heard. 3 No crushed reed will he break; and as for a dim flaxen wick, he will not extinguish it. In trueness he will bring forth justice. 4 He will not grow dim nor be crushed until he sets justice in the earth itself; and for his law the islands themselves will keep waiting.
(Daniel 7:13,14) “I kept on beholding in the visions of the night, and, see there! with the clouds of the heavens someone like a son of man happened to be coming; and to the Ancient of Days he gained access, and they brought him up close even before that One. 14 And to him there were given rulership and dignity and kingdom, that the peoples, national groups and languages should all serve even him. His rulership is an indefinitely lasting rulership that will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will not be brought to ruin.
Jehovah in his own voice said that Jesus was His Son, Not Himself, That they are separate individuals
(Matthew 3:17) Look! Also, there was a voice from the heavens that said: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.”
Jesus said to worship Jehovah. He was quoting from Deuteronomy. Also if Jesus was God, he could not be tested, become hungry, thirsty, or tired.
(Matthew 4:10) Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’”
(Deuteronomy 6:13) Jehovah (LORD) your God you should fear, and him you should serve, and by his name you should swear.
And Jesus would have used the LORD’S name Jehovah, which appears in the “Old Testament” almost 7000 times.
Matt 15:3,6,9 Jesus condemned the Jews for making God’s Word invalid due to traditions and superstitions.
(John 17:6, 26) “I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have observed your word. 26 And I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in union with them.”
While on earth, as a man, Jesus referred to Jehovah as his God (1st of three occasions)
(Matthew 27:46) About the ninth hour Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying: “E'li, E'li, la'ma sabachtha'ni?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Begotten means to be born, created (The American Heritage Dictionary: “to cause to exist”) Therefore Jesus had a beginning and didn’t always exist. “Only begotten” means Jesus was the only thing created directly and solely by God. After creating Jesus, Jesus became God’s master worker and helped create everything else.
(John 3:18) He that exercises faith in him is not to be judged. He that does not exercise faith has been judged already, because he has not exercised faith in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
Jesus tells us the Father is to be worshiped and is looking for worshipers
(John 4:23,24) Nevertheless, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth.”
Jesus on several occasions (John 7:16-18) said that what he taught was not his but he was sent to do the will of his Father.
(John 8:28) Therefore Jesus said: “When once YOU have lifted up the Son of man, then YOU will know that I am [he], and that I do nothing of my own initiative; but just as the Father taught me I speak these things.
(Luke 22:42) saying: “Father, if you wish, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, let, not my will, but yours take place.”
(John 13:16) Most truly I say to YOU, A slave is not greater than his master, nor is one that is sent forth greater than the one that sent him.
(Hebrews 10:5-10) Hence when he comes into the world he says: “‘Sacrifice and offering you did not want, but you prepared a body for me. 6 You did not approve of whole burnt offerings and sin [offering].’ 7 Then I said, ‘Look! I am come (in the roll of the book it is written about me) to do your will, O God.’” 8 After first saying: “You did not want nor did you approve of sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin [offering]”—[sacrifices] that are offered according to the Law— 9 then he actually says: “Look! I am come to do your will.” He does away with what is first that he may establish what is second. 10 By the said “will” we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time.
Jesus disciples believed that Jesus was the Christ the Son of God, not God
(John 11:27) She said to him: “Yes, Lord; I have believed that you are the Christ the Son of God, the One coming into the world.”
Our very hope of life is to believe that Jesus is the “only created” Son of God and NOT “God the Son”
(John 3:16-18) “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent forth his Son into the world, not for him to judge the world, but for the world to be saved through him. 18 He that exercises faith in him is not to be judged. He that does not exercise faith has been judged already, because he has not exercised faith in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
While on earth the Father was greater than Jesus, and after Jesus went to heaven this continued so.
As much as Jesus is above man God is above Jesus and this is after Jesus has been in heaven 30 years
In the Christian Congregation, man is not equal to Jesus, women are not equal to men, nor is Jesus equal to God.
(John 14:28) YOU heard that I said to YOU, I am going away and I am coming [back] to YOU. If YOU loved me, YOU would rejoice that I am going my way to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.
(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want YOU to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn the head of a woman is the man; in turn the head of the Christ is God.
Jesus denies being the only true God and explains that our everlasting life depends on knowing the only true God.
Jesus shares the Glory that was his prior to coming to the earth with his disciples. Something that humans cannot share with God. (Isaiah 42:8)
(John 17:3,5,22) This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ. 5 So now you, Father, glorify me alongside yourself with the glory that I had alongside you before the world was. 22 Also, I have given them the glory that you have given me, in order that they may be one just as we are one.
This is the second occasion where Jesus refers to the Father as his God, in this verse he has died and been resurrected but has not yet ascended to heaven. (John also clarifies that the whole reason he wrote his gospel was to prove that Jesus was the Son of God, and NOT God the Son.)
(John 20:17,30,31) Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me. For I have not yet ascended to the Father. But be on your way to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and YOUR Father and to my God and YOUR God.’” 30 To be sure, Jesus performed many other signs also before the disciples, which are not written down in this scroll. 31 But these have been written down that YOU may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that, because of believing, YOU may have life by means of his name.
Jesus died and was resurrected, (Harper’s Bible Dictionary : “Resurrection, literally, the return to life of the dead.”) God cannot die, if Christ is God then Christ did not die, which means he was not resurrected, and if he did not die and then resurrected we have no hope of everlasting life. If Christ did not die and was not resurrected then the apostles and the 500 witnesses are liars.
(Acts 2:32) This Jesus God resurrected, of which fact we are all witnesses.
Jesus was sent to be a messiah (anointed one or christ), a prophet and a servant
(Acts 3:22) In fact, Moses said, ‘Jehovah God will raise up for YOU from among YOUR brothers a prophet like me. YOU must listen to him according to all the things he speaks to YOU.
(Acts 4:24-27) Upon hearing this they with one accord raised their voices to God and said: “Sovereign Lord, you are the One who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them, 25 and who through holy spirit said by the mouth of our forefather David, your servant, ‘Why did nations become tumultuous and peoples meditate upon empty things? 26 The kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers massed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one.’ 27 Even so, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with [men of] nations and with peoples of Israel were in actuality gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
In a vision of heaven Stephen saw Jesus standing at God’s right hand, a position of great authority but lesser to the one sitting on the throne.
(Acts 7:55) But he, being full of holy spirit, gazed into heaven and caught sight of God’s glory and of Jesus standing at God’s right hand,
Paul and Peter didn’t believe in the trinity, they believed that the Father (Jehovah) was the God of Jesus Christ.
Upon the testimony of two or more witnesses ~ the truth is established. Peter confirms that Jesus is not God
(Romans 15:6) that with one accord YOU may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Peter 1:3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for according to his great mercy he gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Paul tells us that Jesus was equal to Adam (last Adam) and when God exulted Jesus, Jesus remained in subjection to his God.
(1 Corinthians 15:21,22,24,27,45) For since death is through a man, resurrection of the dead is also through a man. 22 For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive. 24 Next, the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has brought to nothing all government and all authority and power. 27 For [God] “subjected all things under his feet.” But when he says that ‘all things have been subjected,’ it is evident that it is with the exception of the one who subjected all things to him. 45 It is even so written: “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
For a second time Paul makes it clear that the Father is the God of Jesus
(2 Corinthians 1:3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort,
Since Paul didn’t teach that Jesus was equal to God, then those who teach the trinity are super-apostles seduced by Satan.
(2 Corinthians 11:1-5) I wish YOU would put up with me in some little unreasonableness. But, in fact, YOU are putting up with me! 2 For I am jealous over YOU with a godly jealousy, for I personally promised YOU in marriage to one husband that I might present YOU as a chaste virgin to the Christ. 3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent seduced Eve by its cunning, YOUR minds might be corrupted away from the sincerity and the chastity that are due the Christ. 4 For, as it is, if someone comes and preaches a Jesus other than the one we preached, or YOU receive a spirit other than what YOU received, or good news other than what YOU accepted, YOU easily put up [with him]. 5 For I consider that I have not in a single thing proved inferior to YOUR superfine apostles.
Jesus by being attached to the torture stake became cursed. Something that God can never be.
(Galatians 3:13) Christ by purchase released us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse instead of us, because it is written: “Accursed is every man hanged upon a stake.”
For a third time Paul clarifies who is God and who is Jesus. So the first two times could not be typos.
(Ephesians 1:3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in union with Christ,
Jesus as an image is a likeness of God, a reflection of God but never God.
Then Firstborn and Begotten mean that Jesus was the first thing God created ~ before creating anything else.
(Colossians 1:15) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
(Prov. 8:22,30) “Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago.30 then I came to be beside him as a master worker, and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day, I being glad before him all the time, 31 being glad at the productive land of his earth, and the things I was fond of were with the sons of men.
Jesus would be exulted over his partners by his God.
(Hebrews 1:9) You loved righteousness, and you hated lawlessness. That is why God, your God, anointed you with [the] oil of exultation more than your partners.”
Christ as God’s High Priest bring people to God, he is the gate to God, not God
Christians are Christ’s Brothers, Christians are children of God, and sons of God, but Christians will never be God’s Brothers (In a family relationship brothers are more or less equals and sons are in subjection)
(Hebrews 2:9,17) but we behold Jesus, who has been made a little lower than angels, crowned with glory and honor for having suffered death, that he by God’s undeserved kindness might taste death for every [man]. 17 Consequently he was obliged to become like his “brothers” in all respects, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, in order to offer propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the people.
(Hebrews 4:14,15) Seeing, therefore, that we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold onto [our] confessing of [him]. 15 For we have as high priest, not one who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in all respects like ourselves, but without sin.
Jesus knew that once he was dead,(The American Heritage Dictionary: without life) his only hope for living again rested with God, and his hope of the resurrection.
(Hebrews 5:7-9) In the days of his flesh [Christ] offered up supplications and also petitions to the One who was able to save him out of death, with strong outcries and tears, and he was favorably heard for his godly fear. 8 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered; 9 and after he had been made perfect he became responsible for everlasting salvation to all those obeying him,
The trinity is an artfully contrived false story that contradicts God’s own words that Jesus is God’s Son
(2 Peter 1:16-18) No, it was not by following artfully contrived false stories that we acquainted YOU with the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but it was by having become eyewitnesses of his magnificence. 17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when words such as these were borne to him by the magnificent glory: “This is my son, my beloved, whom I myself have approved.” 18 Yes, these words we heard borne from heaven while we were with him in the holy mountain.
The book of Revelation came from God, to Jesus, to an angel, to John, to us. We are not John, John is not the angel, the angel is not Jesus, Jesus is not God. Next Jesus at verse 5 is a witness for God
(Revelation 1:1,5) A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place. And he sent forth his angel and presented [it] in signs through him to his slave John, 5 and from Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness,” “The firstborn from the dead,” and “The Ruler of the kings of the earth.” To him that loves us and that loosed us from our sins by means of his own blood—
This is the third occasion Jesus himself testifies to the fact that he has a God, and this is 60 years after he has ascended to heaven. ~ Therefore as a man on earth, as a resurrected being prior to going to heaven and as the Resurrected, Glorified Heavenly Creature Jesus has a God. (Heb 13:8, see verse 9)
(Revelation 3:2,5,12,21) Become watchful, and strengthen the things remaining that were ready to die, for I have not found your deeds fully performed before my God. 5 He that conquers will thus be arrayed in white outer garments; and I will by no means blot out his name from the book of life, but I will make acknowledgment of his name before my Father and before his angels. 12 “‘The one that conquers—I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will by no means go out [from it] anymore, and I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which descends out of heaven from my God, and that new name of mine. 21 To the one that conquers I will grant to sit down with me on my throne, even as I conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
(Hebrews 13:8,9) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever. 9 Do not be carried away with various and strange teachings.
Before coming to Earth Jesus was created as a spirit creature, God’s First Born, This person was transferred to the womb of Mary and born a physical man equal to Adam in all respects. By dying faithful to God he could buy back mankind from sin and death. God resurrected him and returned him to heaven and then gave him the rulership (which he didn’t have prior to coming to earth) of God’s Kingdom. At the end of the Thousand years (Rev. 20:7 - 22:5) when mankind will no longer need a mediator or high priest, then Jesus steps down (1 Cor. 15:24) and hands his gift of perfect mankind to his God and Father.
Based upon these scriptures will you accept the Word of God, or the teaching of your Church ?
Since Jesus has and worships God; John, Paul, and Peter didn’t believe in the Trinity should we ?
Once we understand this simple truth John 1:1 becomes clear: Jesus as God’s spokesman (the Word) was with God
at the beginning of creation, and because of Jesus’ special relationship with God and man, Jesus is a god or as some translations read “divine” person (“and the Word was divine”)
This understanding is in harmony with the rest of the Bible please notice :
Exodus 4:16, Moses became as god to Aaron because Moses was Jehovah’s spokesman, the same as Jesus. (Moses prefigured Jesus as God’s representative and Mediator)
The unrighteous Judges of Israel were call gods by Jehovah because of their power of life and death over God’s people.
Jesus as Jehovah’s appointed Judge over all mankind is also be called “a god” Psalms 82
Satan is called the god of this system or world. 2 Cor. 4:4
Just because they are called “god (s)” we do not worship Moses, the Judges of Israel or Satan.
Therefore if imperfect men and Satan can be referred to as gods, How much more so can Jesus be called a god and Lord. But worship is only directed to Jehovah his God and Father.
The rendering “and the Word was God” does not agree with the context of John chapter 1, why? Please notice John 1:18,
“No man has seen God at any time” Thousands saw Jesus, including John who wrote the book bearing his name.
The apostle John stated that Jesus’ glory was that of an only begotten son (John 1:14)
John the Baptist pore witness that Jesus was the Son of God, (John 1:34)
Nathaniel exclaimed that Jesus was the Son of God (John 1:49)Page 6 of 6
Through out the Gospels we read that Jesus is the Son of God, never God the Son.
Please do not misunderstand, Jesus is my Savior, my Lord, my King, the Author and Finisher of my faith. I was baptized in his name, pray in his name and know that he is with me in all things.
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2007-12-11 08:37:37
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answer #10
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answered by TeeM 7
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