Is Jesus Christ a God ?
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Good Word Just Wondering( No Debate Please) How can Jesus be a distinict person? When God says there is None Beside Him. And He will Give His Glory to No Other. And He is a Jelious God
) I Believe He Came as Jesus) Just Like when He hid in that burning Bush) He's been dying to get close to us and see what it is to be human) No punt intended)) But think about it from the day He asked Adam in the garden Adam Where are You? God knew where he was) I think He God really wanted to know where He was? God knew everything, but to be tempted with evil? And because of his Great Love for us and Mankinds fall God not only needed a body for the sinless blood but He got to see where mankind was? So now we don't have a High priest that can not be touched with our inferities))) Sorry for such a long post( please share your thoughts))
) I Believe He Came as Jesus) Just Like when He hid in that burning Bush) He's been dying to get close to us and see what it is to be human) No punt intended)) But think about it from the day He asked Adam in the garden Adam Where are You? God knew where he was) I think He God really wanted to know where He was? God knew everything, but to be tempted with evil? And because of his Great Love for us and Mankinds fall God not only needed a body for the sinless blood but He got to see where mankind was? So now we don't have a High priest that can not be touched with our inferities))) Sorry for such a long post( please share your thoughts))
C
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I'm not sure which is more blurry, the text in that picture or the false doctrine it is suggesting.[/quote]
wow really. . .so what you are saying is the scripture lies, then you have a large issue.
22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.[b] 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.”
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
J
Yes they are one in spirit, in that Jesus does the will of the Father, but they are two different entities. You see in Revelation 21:3 That the Father comes down after Christ has already returned on a white horse in Rev 19:11. Examine David's words in Psalms 110:1 "The Lord (the Father) said unto my Lord ( the Son) sit thou on my right hand until I make thy enemies thy footstool" which Paul confirms in Hebrews 1:13 as he shows how Christ was made so much better than the angels.
Or look at Dan 7:13 " I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him." We know that the one coming with the clouds is the Son as he said in Matthew 24:30 "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory"
and again Mark 14:62 " And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds"
John 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made."
Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"
Hebrews 1:2 "hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds."
Futhermore it is written in John 1:18" No man hath seen God (the Father) at anytime; the only begotten Son, which is in the bossom of the Father, he hath declared him."
Now you might say that 74 people saw the "God of Israel" in Exodus 24:9-11 "Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand, also they saw God, and did eat and drink."
But you would need to further investigate to find out who was this God they saw. 1 Corithians 10:1-4 "Moreover, brethen, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ"
Or look at Dan 7:13 " I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him." We know that the one coming with the clouds is the Son as he said in Matthew 24:30 "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory"
and again Mark 14:62 " And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds"
John 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made."
Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"
Hebrews 1:2 "hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds."
Futhermore it is written in John 1:18" No man hath seen God (the Father) at anytime; the only begotten Son, which is in the bossom of the Father, he hath declared him."
Now you might say that 74 people saw the "God of Israel" in Exodus 24:9-11 "Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand, also they saw God, and did eat and drink."
But you would need to further investigate to find out who was this God they saw. 1 Corithians 10:1-4 "Moreover, brethen, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ"
C
Ok then you take this Messianic prophecy and tell me how you resolve it, particularly verse 6
Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,
As when at first He lightly esteemed
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
And afterward more heavily oppressed her,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
In Galilee of the Gentiles.
2 The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;[a]
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of Midian.
5 For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will beno end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
And now this
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend[a] it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.[b]
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own,[c] and His own[d] did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’”
16 And[e] of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son,[f] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
And this (note the Jews knew what he was claiming)
22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.[b] 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.”
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’?[c] 35 If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe[d] that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” 39 Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
And this one
24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”
So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas,[d] because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
And I could go on and on and on, the scripture is filled with proof of this. The gospel of John is particularly clear on this issue. I don't ask that you believe me but search for yourself and pray. I don't know what you have been taught but it does not seem to line up with God's Word and thus is a lie.
Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,
As when at first He lightly esteemed
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
And afterward more heavily oppressed her,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
In Galilee of the Gentiles.
2 The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;[a]
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of Midian.
5 For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will beno end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
And now this
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend[a] it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.[b]
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own,[c] and His own[d] did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’”
16 And[e] of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son,[f] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
And this (note the Jews knew what he was claiming)
22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.[b] 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.”
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’?[c] 35 If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe[d] that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” 39 Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
And this one
24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”
So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas,[d] because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
And I could go on and on and on, the scripture is filled with proof of this. The gospel of John is particularly clear on this issue. I don't ask that you believe me but search for yourself and pray. I don't know what you have been taught but it does not seem to line up with God's Word and thus is a lie.
C
Did you know that the first Hebrew word for God is the plural word Elohim. The bible actually tell us that there is only ONE true GODS. He is one but three, He is God. People try and deny this because by human logic they can't grasp how this can be, there are alot of things we don't understand and God tells us that we cannot understand Him fully, but people can't stand not understanding things. History is littered with people attack that which they don't understand because it makes them feel inadequate and hinders their building up of their own glory.
J
Yes in hebrew there are many names for God and Elohim is plural for a reason why do u think they use it? That still doesn't explain who us is, and why it says in our image. I gave u scripture as the bible tells u in Isaiah 28 precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little. If Jesus himself told you that no man saw God (the Father) at anytime only the Son John 5:37, and Exodus 24 tells you they saw the God of Israel.John 1 tells u "the word was God and the word was with God","and the word was made flesh." Jesus told u after he was resurrected "All power is given unto me in heave and in earth" Matthew 28:18 it isn't me who doesn't understand. The bible doesn't contradict itself and it says out of the mouth of two or three witnesses is a matter established. So if no one saw God, but Exodus 24 says 74 people saw God, and Paul told u that it was Christ that they saw 1 Corinthians 10:1-4, ur debate isn't with me its with the bible. But ur gonna need more than one verse to make some kinda point.
Z
Good Word Just Wondering( No Debate Please) How can Jesus be a distinict person? When God says there is None Beside Him.
There is none besides God, the being of God. There is only one Creator, and Jesus is that Creator, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit. If you need references, please ask.
And He will Give His Glory to No Other. And He is a Jelious God) I Believe He Came as Jesus) Just Like when He hid in that burning Bush) He's been dying to get close to us and see what it is to be human) No punt intended)) But think about it from the day He asked Adam in the garden Adam Where are You? God knew where he was) I think He God really wanted to know where He was? God knew everything, but to be tempted with evil? And because of his Great Love for us and Mankinds fall God not only needed a body for the sinless blood but He got to see where mankind was? So now we don't have a High priest that can not be touched with our inferities))) Sorry for such a long post( please share your thoughts))
There is none besides God, the being of God. There is only one Creator, and Jesus is that Creator, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit. If you need references, please ask.
And He will Give His Glory to No Other. And He is a Jelious God
) I Believe He Came as Jesus) Just Like when He hid in that burning Bush) He's been dying to get close to us and see what it is to be human) No punt intended)) But think about it from the day He asked Adam in the garden Adam Where are You? God knew where he was) I think He God really wanted to know where He was? God knew everything, but to be tempted with evil? And because of his Great Love for us and Mankinds fall God not only needed a body for the sinless blood but He got to see where mankind was? So now we don't have a High priest that can not be touched with our inferities))) Sorry for such a long post( please share your thoughts))
1. God was never tempted. Jesus' human flesh was tempted.
2. God did come as Jesus, you are correct. At the same time, the Father was in heaven while Jesus was on earth. Now they're both in heaven and inside us by their Holy Spirit.
3. God asked Adam "where are you?" Not to truly find out where he was, but to emphasize what Even and Adam had done against Him by eating the fruit.
4. We DO have a high priest, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh. He took on flesh - the Word took on flesh. God the Father didn't take on flesh. Christ the Son, the eternal Word, took on flesh. Yet, they are *one* being of God.
Grace and Love
Hi All,
The answer to the OP question of this thread is "YES, Jesus is a god". He is NOT the God Most High - that title belongs only to his own God and Father, Jehovah. (Gen 14:22) So Jesus is not that One, but the Son OF that One. (Mark 5:7) He is, however, a god in the terminology of Biblical times - where the word was used of human judges and prophets, angels, Jesus, Satan, and Jehovah, among others.
I read through much of this thread and noticed a lot of Trinitarian misunderstandings. I saw the "plural Elohim" argument. I saw the "no God apart from me" argument. And of course I saw the John 1:1 argument, where the majority of English translators apparently see no paradox in the claim that our ONE God was WITH our ONE God in the beginning. I also saw where certain Trinitarians listed a whole slew of scriptures in one post in an effort to overwhelm us with the raw quantity of "Jesus is God Almighty" proof texts.
The problem is that not one of those scriptures even implies, let alone clearly states, that Jesus is the God he is the Son of.
1 Cor 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
I am a part of the "US" that Paul mentioned here..........so for me, there is but ONE God; and that ONE God is the Father.
peace and love,
mike
The answer to the OP question of this thread is "YES, Jesus is a god". He is NOT the God Most High - that title belongs only to his own God and Father, Jehovah. (Gen 14:22) So Jesus is not that One, but the Son OF that One. (Mark 5:7) He is, however, a god in the terminology of Biblical times - where the word was used of human judges and prophets, angels, Jesus, Satan, and Jehovah, among others.
I read through much of this thread and noticed a lot of Trinitarian misunderstandings. I saw the "plural Elohim" argument. I saw the "no God apart from me" argument. And of course I saw the John 1:1 argument, where the majority of English translators apparently see no paradox in the claim that our ONE God was WITH our ONE God in the beginning. I also saw where certain Trinitarians listed a whole slew of scriptures in one post in an effort to overwhelm us with the raw quantity of "Jesus is God Almighty" proof texts.
The problem is that not one of those scriptures even implies, let alone clearly states, that Jesus is the God he is the Son of.
1 Cor 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
I am a part of the "US" that Paul mentioned here..........so for me, there is but ONE God; and that ONE God is the Father.
peace and love,
mike
The actual definition for the Hebrew word "plural" means "term of grandiosity". Therefore, the Hebrew word "trees", for example, could refer to either ONE majestic tree, or more than one tree. The common terminology for this is "plural of majesty", and there are many examples of it in scripture.
Two points to consider:
1. The Philistine god Dagon, the Sidonian goddess Ashtoreth, and the Ammonite god Molech are all called "elohim" in scripture - despite the fact that all three of them are SINGULAR gods.
2. "Elohim" can either refer to ONE majestic God, or to more than one god. The word can't possibly be construed to mean "more than one person in a Godhead".
peace,
mike
Two points to consider:
1. The Philistine god Dagon, the Sidonian goddess Ashtoreth, and the Ammonite god Molech are all called "elohim" in scripture - despite the fact that all three of them are SINGULAR gods.
2. "Elohim" can either refer to ONE majestic God, or to more than one god. The word can't possibly be construed to mean "more than one person in a Godhead".
peace,
mike
Why not? Do you realize that "and the Word was a god" is as much of a grammatical possibility as "and the Word was God"? Do you realize that of the two "theos" mentioned in John 1:1, only one is referred to as "THE theos"? And do you realize how illogical it would have been for John to tell us that God was WITH Himself in the beginning?
So not only does the "a god" translation have an equal grammatical possibility, logically it makes even more sense.
mike
So not only does the "a god" translation have an equal grammatical possibility, logically it makes even more sense.
mike
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Dagan was the head of the pantheon comprising some 200 deities.
Ashtoreth is worshipped by many peoples under different names so she is really a number of different god's also known as Aphrodite by the greeks, Atargatis by the Syrian's. At Carthage Astarte was worshipped alongside the goddess Tanit. Ashtoreth is called the "Face of Ba‘al" which ties her directly to that false god.
Molech I have no certain info about but it seems false gods were associated all as one to God since all are false and likely inspired to the greatest false god-wannabe, satan.
Of course it does. As for our God, one in essence but plural in meaning. In Genesis 1, one of the persons of the Godhead speaks to the other saying "we" and "our".
Ashtoreth is worshipped by many peoples under different names so she is really a number of different god's also known as Aphrodite by the greeks, Atargatis by the Syrian's. At Carthage Astarte was worshipped alongside the goddess Tanit. Ashtoreth is called the "Face of Ba‘al" which ties her directly to that false god.
Molech I have no certain info about but it seems false gods were associated all as one to God since all are false and likely inspired to the greatest false god-wannabe, satan.
Of course it does. As for our God, one in essence but plural in meaning. In Genesis 1, one of the persons of the Godhead speaks to the other saying "we" and "our".
Nice post.
Jesus Christ is the son of God.Is Gods hand or arm,God?If we chopped God's arm or hand off ,and set it on earth,would we call his hand/arm,God ?or Gods hand/arm?
psalms
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
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Jesus Christ is the son of God.Is Gods hand or arm,God?If we chopped God's arm or hand off ,and set it on earth,would we call his hand/arm,God ?or Gods hand/arm?
psalms
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Love a friend in God