John 5:18
not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
apple = apple.
pear = pear
god = god
pear DOES NOT = Apple.
jesus = god
John 5:18John 5:18
not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
pear DOES NOT = Apple.
jesus = god
John 5:30
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgement is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
By myself, I am no one; I can do nothing.
But with God, all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
It is good to be exercised in this manner, it really helps you to see the truth and have your heart and mind established in it. There will always be people that do not believe that God became a man through His Son and they will deny that Jesus Christ was God in the flesh and that is the spirit of antichrist. Some have been blinded to that simple truth in their heart but those who believe they will rejoice in it. Sometimes it is better to just ignore those that are contentious concerning the foundation of our faith and let them wrestle with these things to their own detriment. However, we should always be prepared to give an answer according to (1Pt 3:15)...
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
It is good to be exercised in this manner, it really helps you to see the truth and have your heart and mind established in it. There will always be people that do not believe that God became a man through His Son and they will deny that Jesus Christ was God in the flesh and that is the spirit of antichrist. Some have been blinded to that simple truth in their heart but those who believe they will rejoice in it. Sometimes it is better to just ignore those that are contentious concerning the foundation of our faith and let them wrestle with these things to their own detriment. However, we should always be prepared to give an answer according to (1Pt 3:15)...
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
A wise man will sometimes answer a fool according to his folly and sometimes he will not (Prov 26:4,5).
Prov 22:17-21
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
I cannot bring myself to say that "Jesus in not God," brother.
I would say that a person who wanted to be looked to by others as a spiritual authority and teacher of the word would always answer scripture put before them-if they could
Jesus answered scripture with scripture.
Matthew 4 - PassageLookup - New International Version, ©2011 - BibleGateway.com
Do you believe honesty from the heart is vital to being a Christian?
If you do answer honestly from your heart the following questilon, however hard it may be to answer truthfully
Why did you give no answer to the scripture verses I placed before you?