It seems Jesus has stolen the spotlight even after people were told not to have any other gods before "God."
That, or that part of the 10 commandments contradicts the New Testament's "savior."
2007-12-29 11:23:10 · 21 answers · asked by Amo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, it is evident that so many people talk more about Jesus Christ, a so-called half man/half divine (which is still man, and literally doesn't make sense), than people do talk about the actual and first known God of the entire Abrahamic religion.
2007-12-29 11:30:05 · update #1
Romans 1:20, tells us that we are without excuse for not "clearly" seeing and understanding the Godhead, because He has shown it to us through His creation. Man was created in the image and after the likeness of God. As used in Genesis 1:26, the words image and likeness have two different meanings; image is # 6754 and means phantom or illusion, but likeness is # 1823, and means shape or model. Man is body & spirit, just like the Godhead.
Another account of creation can be found in Zechariah 12:1, and is in agreement with Genesis 1:26; "...saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, AND FORMETH THE SPIRIT OF MAN WITHIN HIM". Look at the 10th verse, "...and they shall look upon ME whom they have pierced". God was speaking.
Verification of our being both body and spirit is found in 2nd Corinthians 4:16, "...though our OUTWARD man perish, yet the INWARD man is renewed day by day".
The Word, which was with God and was God, was the temple body for the fulness of God the Spirit, and God, the Spirit, transfered his body as a seed into Mary's womb, thus becoming that baby's Father. John 4:24, Jesus said, "God is a Spirit", and Colossians 1:15, says the Son "...is the image of the INVISIBLE God". Romans 1:20, says we can cleary see and understand the INVISIBLE things of Him by observing His creation.
Yes, 3 manifestations of the ONE God. Let's look at creation for an example: using myself, I am my parent's son, my wife's husband, and my children's father, three that bear record, but only ONE me.
He is the Father in Spirit, the Word in body, and the Holy Spirit in us today; Him who WAS, and IS, and SHALL FOREVER BE.
This is the "simplicity" in Christ, but they try to make it hard. The Word sits upon the throne, but His Spirit is everywhere present and nowhere absent. He left His throne in glory, and became flesh, but His Spirit continued to be everywhere present and nowhere absent.
2007-12-29 19:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by TruthSeeker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct. So many people here believe that Jesus IS God. But that is far from the truth. At Ps. 83:18, Jehovah is called the Most High. Is Jesus also the Most High? No. At Luke 1:32, he is called the Son of the Most High. At John 14:28, Jesus said that his Father was greater than he was. And at John 17:3, Jesus called his Father the ONLY true God.
The trinity doctrine has deceived millions into believing that Jesus is God. But that is not the truth. At John 10:36, Jesus called himself the Son of God, not God himself.
As 1 John 5:5 says: "Who is the one that conquers the world but he who has faith that Jesus is the Son of God?
The 10 Commandments do not contradict the NT's savior. It was Jehovah God who made Jesus savior. Acts 5:31 says: "God exalted this one as Chief Agent and Savior to his right hand, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins."
2007-12-29 11:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
God Jesus, Jesus God... same person and no we dont forget about God, He gave us Jesus in the first place
2007-12-29 11:32:10 · answer #3 · answered by bloomluver93 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that a true "God", meaning the Ultimate Divine Reality, the Ground of Being, the Origin and Creator of all things, etc - would be unknowable unless they revealed themself to us. I think that God does reveal him/herself to us, in many different ways. But we are never able to contain or comprehend the full truth of Who God is, and so should never claim that "our truth" is The Truth.
However, to Christians, the fullest revelation of who God is comes in the person of Christ. Everything we know or understand about God is true of Christ. Just as for those of the Jewish faith, as some have explained it to me, everything they know about who God is, is revealed in the Torah.
Peace to you.
2007-12-29 11:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by Orpheus Rising 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an interesting question. Fundamentalists accuse catholics of putting all their attention on Mary but they're no better by putting it all in the bible (which is a form of idolatry in fact) and also Jesus Christ. God the Father gets lost in the process a little bit with them.
2007-12-29 11:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin S 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are one in the same yet unique at the same time.
First off before I answer it is important to remember that God is not limited to human form or thinking. This in and of itself is a good reason why people have an imperfect idea of this Trinity.
One of my favorite chapters in Genesis is called "The Three Visitors" (Genesis 18:1):
"2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:"
Both the Old and New Testaments reach that God is Unity as well as Trinity. The Trinity means that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each equal persons and eternally One. The Persons of the Godhead are equal in nature, seperate in person, but submissive in the duties that They perform.
In the Old Testiment the Trinity is implied when the Godhead is seen talking among Itself: "Let Us make man in Our image"(Gen1:26), "Let Us go down"(Gen 11:7), and "Who will go for Us?" (Isaiah 6:8)
The three-fold Trinity is seen in (Isaiah 48:16) "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." It is a reference to Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who is speaking, and the "Spirit" of the Holy Spirit.
The New Testament teaches the Trinity when Jesus said "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father... He will testify of Me" (John 15:26).
"... baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit" (Matt. 28:19)
Jesus, the only begotten Son of the Father (John 3:16) also claimed to be God when He said "'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,' says the Lord 'who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty'" (Rev. 1:8)
God Bless You.
2007-12-29 11:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by John W 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
But you see, Jesus IS God! I know it is hard to understand - there are just some things we cant wrap our minds around. God is three parts - Father, Son, and Spirit - and yet just one God. How, I don't know, but I know that it is true. So, because Jesus Christ is God, it is not "idolatry" to worship Him.
2007-12-29 11:29:36 · answer #7 · answered by Blue Eyed Christian 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh.
2007-12-29 11:26:47 · answer #8 · answered by paula r 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Look there is only one God that created this world...I am Muslim and I think Jesus isn't God ...He's a prophet..and God himself created Jesus..
2007-12-30 18:26:30 · answer #9 · answered by crazylebaneselily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God in the flesh. If you knew the Father you know Jesus their one and the same.
2007-12-29 11:28:47 · answer #10 · answered by country boy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋