Who is Jesus Christ in this verse and why they call him The Everlasting Father?
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As God the Father said.
When it comes to the word of God or about God, we should not Trust any man or else God will curse us.
JEREMIAH 17:5
5 Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
John 14:8-11
New International Version
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves
New International Version
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves
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ASV -Is. 45:
5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
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ASV Is. 43:
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.
We can only recognized the One True God if the recognition to Jesus is a revelation from the Father (Matthew 16:15-17)
After the recognition to Jesus then the recognition to the Father will automatically follow.
JOHN 8:19
19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
Yes, and it did not pass away.
The Scribes & Pharisees were the religious leaders by that time.
They had different ways of salvation though their basis is the word of God.
Christianity today is composed of different denominations. Their basis to salvation is the word of God.
Each denominations have religious leaders too.
This is what our Lord Jesus said.
MATTHEW 24:35
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
I think the sentiment of our Lord Jesus did not pass away today too.
MATTHEW 23:13
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Isaiah 7:14 states, The Lord will give you a sign: A virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6 adds, For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Matthew 1:21 says, "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
From the 3 prophecies above, there are seven names that God decreed - call the name of the child [born of a virgin]: Immanuel, Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, and Jesus. Whose names are these? Clearly, they belong to God.
Therefore, being the names of God give us a clear indication that Immanuel is also the Mighty God or the Everlasting Father or Wonderful or Counselor or the Prince of Peace or JESUS, but the Son of God (Luke 1:35) refers to the male child born to Mary, whom God commanded to be called by these names.
For to Us A Child is Born.
Immanuel means God is with Us.
Both are true by this verses.
GENESIS 17:7
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
HEBREWS 9:16
16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth
Remember, God the Father is the Testator.
1 TIMOTHY 3:16
16 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.
God the Father said:
ISAIAH 43:10-11
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
11 I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
Pertaining to what God the Father said I AM HE.
This is what Our Lord Jesus said.
JOHN 8:24
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:13
Those seeking the gifts of the Spirit must go forth as the Father for He is Spirit.
Those seeking the gifts of the Spirit must go forth as the Father for He is Spirit.
Hermeneutical Methods in the Word of God is a Man's method in the word of God. It is Man's way of Salvation.
This is the warning given by God the Father
PROVERBS 14:12
.12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Wrong. Hermeneutics is the set of practices that results in a conclusion or interpretation from a text. Properly employed, it results in correct interpretation.
There is a proof & evidence why Hermeneutics is the set of practices that results in a conclusion or interpretation from a text. is not a basis to salvation.
Look at the people who studied in a Bible Schools & Seminaries for 5 to 10 years.
They use Hermeneutics method by depending from the TEXT that they can read in the book.
When they graduated, they have different recognition to Jesus Christ that results different doctrines & way of salvation.
1. Some said: JESUS IS JUST A MAN.
2. Some said: JESUS IS MIGHT GOD & GOD THE FATHER IS THE ALMIGHTY GOD.
3. Some said: THE NAME OF THE FATHER & THE HOLY SPIRIT IS JESUS CHERIST AND THEREFORE THE NAME OF GOD IS JESUS CHRIST (ONENESS DOCTRINE)
4. Some said: THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD IN 3 PERSONS. GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON AND HOLY SPIRIT. JESUS CHRIST IS GOD AND MAN.
All these identifications of Jesus Christ is not just invented by them. They are written in the Bible. It is a result in a conclusion or interpretation from a text.
Everyone claims that they are the truth.
The Truth: Jesus Christ has only 1 identification and not 4.
Did I say that it was? No. Don't waste your time arguing with the wind.
Your argument is a hasty generalization and has no evidentiary value. It's meaningless drivel. You will not convince anyone.
You clearly have not studied hermeneutics, and you have not interviewed everyone who has. You are simply speaking from your ignorance and trying to sound wise.
Every denomination in Christianity today is claiming the Truth.
Name one who doesn't.
I'm sharing the Truth and I'm not convincing anyone.
Because my recognition to Jesus is a revelation from God the Father (Matthew 16:15-17). Jesus in his 2nd role as the Son of God is my model.
1PETER 2:21
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Our Lord Jesus just sharing the Truth and never convince any one.
Here are some examples.
Jesus let them leave.
JOHN 6:54, 60 & 66
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Another example. Jesus let the ruler leave.
LUKE 18:18-25
18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
You may not believe the Truth but you can't deny it.
Jesus Christ is the Truth (John 14:6). When you say Truth you say Jesus Christ.
Not all saying I believe the Truth (Jesus Christ) would be accepted by Our Lord Jesus Christ.
MATTHEW 7:21-23
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
There you go again, implying that I am not saved. You can’t deal with the fact that I am saved and I disagree with you, and so you tell yourself that you don’t need to take correction. That’s the behaviour of a stubborn jackdonkey.
I'm not judging anybody if they are saved or not.
What I'm sharing is the Truth to the words of God.
That is why I'm posting what God's said.
Even Our Lord Jesus said he is not Judging anybody. The Words of God who will be the one to Judge.
JOHN 12:48
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
With the Truth in the words of God.
It is up to us to proclaimed if we are convicted or not.
When it comes to Salvation.
This is what the Lord told me.
1 JOHN 4:1
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
In order for a Man to proclaim that he is save. His sins must be forgiven first.
So that the sins is considered forgiven.
This is God the Father test, he must know God the Father so that his sins will be forgiven.
JEREMIAH 31:34
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Can you identify God the Father?
Who is he?