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Using Hebrew names for God and Jesus.
Yahweh says several times in the Old Testament, "I am your Salvation," or "I am your King."
Isaiah tells us, teaches us, in 9:6 that the Child to be born would be called the Everlasting Father, Almighty God and Prince of Peace, and Wonderful and Counselor.
Jesus Christ's name may be translated into any language; Yeshua means Salvation.
When Jesus Christ walked the earth, He was on the specific mission to save all who hear His voice, and this may come in many manners, not just hearing a preacher or reading the Word, but once someone has heard Him, his heart's desire is to learn all possible about Him because of the great love experienced in coming to know Him.........
Yes, Jesus is God.
Yahweh says several times in the Old Testament, "I am your Salvation," or "I am your King."
Isaiah tells us, teaches us, in 9:6 that the Child to be born would be called the Everlasting Father, Almighty God and Prince of Peace, and Wonderful and Counselor.
Jesus Christ's name may be translated into any language; Yeshua means Salvation.
When Jesus Christ walked the earth, He was on the specific mission to save all who hear His voice, and this may come in many manners, not just hearing a preacher or reading the Word, but once someone has heard Him, his heart's desire is to learn all possible about Him because of the great love experienced in coming to know Him.........
Yes, Jesus is God.
Hello there Sophia.
The answer is Yes. The Lord Jesus Christ is indeed God Almighty. Here are some Scriptures which testify to this very truth:
1 Timothy 3:16
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
John 1:1
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 8:57-59
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]57 [/SUP]Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? [SUP]58 [/SUP]Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
[SUP]59 [/SUP]Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John 20:25-28
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]25 [/SUP]The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
[SUP]26 [/SUP]And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. [SUP]27 [/SUP]Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. [SUP]28 [/SUP]And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
1 John 3:16
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP]Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Revelation 1:4-6
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; [SUP]5 [/SUP]and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, [SUP]6 [/SUP]and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 1:11
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Aye Jesus is God.
Not sure how any could come to any other conclusion.
I think the trinity idea is what throws people off because they get the notion that Christians think there is 3 gods. This is not the case.
A good example to prove that Jesus is in fact God be where Jesus says this:
John 14:10-11
[SUP]10 [/SUP]Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.[SUP]11 [/SUP]Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
Not sure how any could come to any other conclusion.
I think the trinity idea is what throws people off because they get the notion that Christians think there is 3 gods. This is not the case.
A good example to prove that Jesus is in fact God be where Jesus says this:
John 14:10-11
[SUP]10 [/SUP]Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.[SUP]11 [/SUP]Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
Jesus is God and is the Only Begotten Son of the Heavenly Father.
The visible God---->Jesus is the (icon) of the Heavenly Father<----the invisible God
Jesus is the --->pressed out among men (WORD) of God that came to be flesh and dwelt among us!
The Father judgeth no man, but has committed ALL JUDGEMENT unto the SON<---In Revelation when the dead (lost) stand before GOD to be judged, they are standing before Jesus--->If not Jesus the above bolded scripture is false or mistranslated.
My son has my characteristics by birth, some of my looks, personality etc.....
Jesus as God the Father's Son has the same characteristics of God and is God
The visible God---->Jesus is the (icon) of the Heavenly Father<----the invisible God
Jesus is the --->pressed out among men (WORD) of God that came to be flesh and dwelt among us!
The Father judgeth no man, but has committed ALL JUDGEMENT unto the SON<---In Revelation when the dead (lost) stand before GOD to be judged, they are standing before Jesus--->If not Jesus the above bolded scripture is false or mistranslated.
My son has my characteristics by birth, some of my looks, personality etc.....
Jesus as God the Father's Son has the same characteristics of God and is God
I think that they are one because they are of the same mind. Much like when a man and women are joined in a godly marriage. They share the same goals.
Jesus asked God if there was another way, but to let his will be done. Matthew 26:39 And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Jesus also says that if he doesn't go then the Spirit won't come. John 16:7[SUP] [/SUP]But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
Jesus asked God if there was another way, but to let his will be done. Matthew 26:39 And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Jesus also says that if he doesn't go then the Spirit won't come. John 16:7[SUP] [/SUP]But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
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Does It Really Matter?
Why should you be interested in who Jesus was and is? For one thing because, to quote Napoleon, “Jesus Christ has influenced and commanded His subjects without His visible bodily presence.” By his dynamic teachings and by the way he lived, Jesus has powerfully affected the lives of billions of people for nearly two thousand years. One writer aptly noted: “All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully.”
Moreover, you need to know who Jesus was and is because he will have a direct effect on your future.
How can one know?
Pray that this sacred secret is revealed to you !! There is only one to know who Jesus truly is as stated in Luke 10:22
(Luke 10:22) . . .All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and who the Son is no one knows but the Father; and who the Father is, no one [knows] but the Son, and he to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.”
Why should you be interested in who Jesus was and is? For one thing because, to quote Napoleon, “Jesus Christ has influenced and commanded His subjects without His visible bodily presence.” By his dynamic teachings and by the way he lived, Jesus has powerfully affected the lives of billions of people for nearly two thousand years. One writer aptly noted: “All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully.”
Moreover, you need to know who Jesus was and is because he will have a direct effect on your future.
How can one know?
Pray that this sacred secret is revealed to you !! There is only one to know who Jesus truly is as stated in Luke 10:22
(Luke 10:22) . . .All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and who the Son is no one knows but the Father; and who the Father is, no one [knows] but the Son, and he to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.”
YHWH - in Hebrew, it means I AM. God told this name to Moses.
"Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” [SUP]14 [/SUP]God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” [SUP]15 [/SUP]God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations." Ex. 3:13-15
When the Old Testament was translated into Greek by the Hellenistic Jews, the phrase "‘I am"was translated as ego eimi - Ἐγώ εἰμι for Exodus 3:14.
Now, in the New Testament, Jesus says the same thing about himself in 8 statements in the book of John.
John 6:35, for example says "Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς·" I am the bread of life. But please notice, he does not say Eimi, which would be the normal way to say "I am" in the rest of the Bible. Jesus specifically uses the sacred name of God, to refer TO HIMSELF.
Here are the other places where Jesus uses the "I AM" meaning "YHWH."
John 6:35, 48 I AM the bread of life
John 8:12, 9:5 I AM the light of the world
John 8:58 Before Abraham was, I AM
John 10:9 I AM the door
John 10:11 I AM the good shepherd
John 11:25 I AM the resurrection and the Life
John 14:6 I AM the way, the truth and the Life
John 15:1 I AM the true vine.
In each of the above statement, Jesus is identifying himself as God. This is proved by the response of the Pharisees.
"So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[SUP]58 [/SUP]Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” I and the Father are one.”[SUP]59 [/SUP]So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple." John 8:57-59
"[SUP]31 [/SUP]The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. [SUP]32 [/SUP]Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” [SUP]33 [/SUP]The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” John 10:30-33
Why would the Pharisees want to stone Jesus for the crime of blasphemy? Because he was making himself out to be GOD!
Now either Jesus was lying, in which all Christianity falls into ruins, or Jesus was telling the truth, that he was God.
Here is a link which refutes the heresy of the JW's using the above verses. They are the leading proponents of making Jesus from being God to being "a god" which is polytheism, anyway. Either he is God or he is a man who lied, or was delusional about being God.
John 10:30-33, What made the Jews want to kill Jesus? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
I have some other things I can post about the Greek of John 1:1, if you are interested in hearing more about this topic in the original languages.
I can absolutely assure you, that if you know Hebrew and Greek, Jesus is God. English says it too, of course, it's just that some people don't see it very clearly!
"Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” [SUP]14 [/SUP]God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” [SUP]15 [/SUP]God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations." Ex. 3:13-15
When the Old Testament was translated into Greek by the Hellenistic Jews, the phrase "‘I am"was translated as ego eimi - Ἐγώ εἰμι for Exodus 3:14.
Now, in the New Testament, Jesus says the same thing about himself in 8 statements in the book of John.
John 6:35, for example says "Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς·" I am the bread of life. But please notice, he does not say Eimi, which would be the normal way to say "I am" in the rest of the Bible. Jesus specifically uses the sacred name of God, to refer TO HIMSELF.
Here are the other places where Jesus uses the "I AM" meaning "YHWH."
John 6:35, 48 I AM the bread of life
John 8:12, 9:5 I AM the light of the world
John 8:58 Before Abraham was, I AM
John 10:9 I AM the door
John 10:11 I AM the good shepherd
John 11:25 I AM the resurrection and the Life
John 14:6 I AM the way, the truth and the Life
John 15:1 I AM the true vine.
In each of the above statement, Jesus is identifying himself as God. This is proved by the response of the Pharisees.
"So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[SUP]58 [/SUP]Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” I and the Father are one.”[SUP]59 [/SUP]So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple." John 8:57-59
"[SUP]31 [/SUP]The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. [SUP]32 [/SUP]Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” [SUP]33 [/SUP]The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” John 10:30-33
Why would the Pharisees want to stone Jesus for the crime of blasphemy? Because he was making himself out to be GOD!
Now either Jesus was lying, in which all Christianity falls into ruins, or Jesus was telling the truth, that he was God.
Here is a link which refutes the heresy of the JW's using the above verses. They are the leading proponents of making Jesus from being God to being "a god" which is polytheism, anyway. Either he is God or he is a man who lied, or was delusional about being God.
John 10:30-33, What made the Jews want to kill Jesus? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
I have some other things I can post about the Greek of John 1:1, if you are interested in hearing more about this topic in the original languages.
I can absolutely assure you, that if you know Hebrew and Greek, Jesus is God. English says it too, of course, it's just that some people don't see it very clearly!
Aye I have read it lol. But it would seem to me that what it says he believes God IS is also the same things as what it says each IS NOT.
Kind of a paradoxical avatar I realize, but regardless of that. Does not our brother believe that Jesus, His Father, and His Holy Spirit are all God? Ironically therefore the "IS NOTS" should be rendered as "IS".
But its not my avatar lol, was kinda hoping he'd explain that himself for my better understanding of his understanding.
Kind of a paradoxical avatar I realize, but regardless of that. Does not our brother believe that Jesus, His Father, and His Holy Spirit are all God? Ironically therefore the "IS NOTS" should be rendered as "IS".
But its not my avatar lol, was kinda hoping he'd explain that himself for my better understanding of his understanding.
Casual readers do not grasp that the first person to use "trias" and those who began to think of "trinity" never thought of God being three persons as in "people" each with their own center of conscience, talent and assignments. This is a latter-day view as far as I can determine hit churches of Christ in 1938 and first published in 1942.
Jesus of Nazareth was of the seed of Abraham. The general understanding was that there was a "family of gods" most often in triads of father, spirit (mother) and infant son. The golden calf or calves at Mount Sinai represented a real bull calf in Egypt and the Egyptian trinity of Osiris, Isis (spirit, dove, mother) and little son Horus. The images of the "mother and child" were copied directly from Egyptian images or paintings
In the commission to go seek out those of faith Jesus said that all of the authority you think of as vested in a family or succeeding families is manifest to we simple people under the name (singular) of Jesus Christ. When Peter and everyone baptized it was in the NAME of Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly,
......that God [Theos] hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified,
......both Lord [Kurios] and Christ.
Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles,
Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. [Your UNholy spirit becomes A holy spirit or a good conscience]
Romans 1:3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power,
according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
We become the sons of God by faithful obedience but we are not the One God the Father. After Jesus was baptized a "dove" declared that Jesus was the SON of a father and not the daughter of a mother.
Jesus of Nazareth was of the seed of Abraham. The general understanding was that there was a "family of gods" most often in triads of father, spirit (mother) and infant son. The golden calf or calves at Mount Sinai represented a real bull calf in Egypt and the Egyptian trinity of Osiris, Isis (spirit, dove, mother) and little son Horus. The images of the "mother and child" were copied directly from Egyptian images or paintings
In the commission to go seek out those of faith Jesus said that all of the authority you think of as vested in a family or succeeding families is manifest to we simple people under the name (singular) of Jesus Christ. When Peter and everyone baptized it was in the NAME of Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly,
......that God [Theos] hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified,
......both Lord [Kurios] and Christ.
Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles,
Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. [Your UNholy spirit becomes A holy spirit or a good conscience]
Romans 1:3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power,
according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
We become the sons of God by faithful obedience but we are not the One God the Father. After Jesus was baptized a "dove" declared that Jesus was the SON of a father and not the daughter of a mother.