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They certainly do!Are you a Jehovah's Witness? They say Jesus was created, also. Of course they rewrite Scriptures to conform to their beliefs, in stripping Jesus of His Deity.
Of course Jesus Christ is not God the Father and they are distict persons. And of course Jesus was "sent" by God the Father and under the Father's authority. You yourself just said Jesus was "sent" which means He had to preexist to be sent. Look at Isaiah 9:6, "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given." This does not mean the Son is a created being. Please read John 3:34, John 3:37 etc. The Son came down from heaven and of course He was under the authority of the Father because the Son was functioning as a human being according to Philippians 2.
Not only that but you seem to be stuck on the Hebrew verses and your avoiding the other verses I presented that the Apostles identified Jesus Christ as God. Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1 and others. I'll be back.
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
A part of Jesus did exist before he took on earthy flesh, does that make Jesus God himself ? Angels are not of this world, as angels existed before this world as well. All scriptures must be looked at, so you gave some scriptures and i gave some scriptures, I'll respond to what scriptures you gave and you should respond to what scriptures I gave.
Before dagallen I address this post in detail can you please explain what you said, "A part of Jesus did exist before he took on earthy flesh, does that make Jesus God himself?" What's that mean, what part of Jesus existed before He incarnated as a man? You just said as well, "All Scriptures must be looked at" so show the Scriptures about this "part of Jesus" business?
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
John 5:26 For the Father has life in himself, so has He given to the Son to have life in himself. ( The question becomes, what is life ?
The spiritual life that Jesus had and still has, was before his earthy life, his spirit was sent and entered the womb of a woman and took on the flesh form of a child, his earthy flesh was of this world but his spirit was not of this world.Oh boy dagallen, you know what you failed to notice that comes before John 5:26? You failed to notice that John told us that Jesus had life in Himself "BEFORE" His incarnation. This is at John 1:4 and this power was given back to Him AFTER His resurrection, after He had accomplished His mission as a man. Now, did you notice in the verse (John 1:4) that "In Him was life which is in the past tense and this life was before His incarnation.
As well, even John the Baptist recognized Jesus existed before him at John 1:15. "John bore witness of Him, and cried out, saying. "This was He of whom I said, "He who comes after me has a higher rant than I, for (or because dagallen) He existed before me." There is something else you should know dagallen? The word for life in the Greek in this verse is "zoe." It means the life principle. The Apostle John did not use the other Greek word for life which is "bios" and it biological life.
To further back up what I'm saying look at John 11:25, "I am the resurrection and the "life/zoe" he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies." Here again, "zoe" the life principle. What you don't seem to understand is that the Bible is clear because at Philippians 2:6-8 we are told explicitly that the Son was the very form of God. The Greek here, "morphe" refers to the form that reveals or expresses the absolute nature of a thing. He/Jesus humbled Himself by taking upon Himself another form ("morphe" again) of a servant: the likeness of a man. he was not forced. he CHOSE to do so. That is why the Apostle Paul was using this as an example of humility. So dagallen, where am I wrong?
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
Any one care to share their thoughts, also from the word of why you believe that the trinity is the right way to view God? or even if you do not believe it and care to say why.
I myself do not believe the doctrine of the trinity, but I am not against those that do, nor do I believe it's dependent on a person's salvation.
The spiritual life that Jesus had and still has, was before his earthy life, his spirit was sent and entered the womb of a woman and took on the flesh form of a child, his earthy flesh was of this world but his spirit was not of this world.[/QUOTE)
Well who was He dagallen in His spiritual life? We already know that God is a Spiritual being according to John 4:24 and we must worship in spirit and truth," so who was Jesus in His spiritual state before He incarnated as a man? I'm telling you that Jesus Christ is God just like at John 4:24 and we are to worship Him just like Thomas did at John 20:28.
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
The spiritual life that Jesus had and still has, was before his earthy life, his spirit was sent and entered the womb of a woman and took on the flesh form of a child, his earthy flesh was of this world but his spirit was not of this world.[/QUOTE)
Well who was He dagallen in His spiritual life? We already know that God is a Spiritual being according to John 4:24 and we must worship in spirit and truth," so who was Jesus in His spiritual state before He incarnated as a man? I'm telling you that Jesus Christ is God just like at John 4:24 and we are to worship Him just like Thomas did at John 20:28.
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
John 4:25 The woman said unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ, when he is come, he will tell us all things. 4:26 Jesus said unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. ( He is saying he is Christ ) why is it that Jesus did not say unto the woman, I am God ?
The spiritual life that Jesus had and still has, was before his earthy life, his spirit was sent and entered the womb of a woman and took on the flesh form of a child, his earthy flesh was of this world but his spirit was not of this world.[/QUOTE)
Well who was He dagallen in His spiritual life? We already know that God is a Spiritual being according to John 4:24 and we must worship in spirit and truth," so who was Jesus in His spiritual state before He incarnated as a man? I'm telling you that Jesus Christ is God just like at John 4:24 and we are to worship Him just like Thomas did at John 20:28.
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
John 4:25 The woman said unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ, when he is come, he will tell us all things. 4:26 Jesus said unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. ( He is saying he is Christ ) why is it that Jesus did not say unto the woman, I am God ?
Do you have a Spirit ? Yes ! Where did your spirit come from ?The spiritual life that Jesus had and still has, was before his earthy life, his spirit was sent and entered the womb of a woman and took on the flesh form of a child, his earthy flesh was of this world but his spirit was not of this world.[/QUOTE)
Well who was He dagallen in His spiritual life? We already know that God is a Spiritual being according to John 4:24 and we must worship in spirit and truth," so who was Jesus in His spiritual state before He incarnated as a man? I'm telling you that Jesus Christ is God just like at John 4:24 and we are to worship Him just like Thomas did at John 20:28.
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
If we could keep in mind the values of what people believe as being the discussion and not the person it would be a better way to debate any religious subject. Simplified it means that you may be homosexual and others do not accept the homosexual act, it does not mean that they do not like the person. Jesus said that the 11th Commandment is Love one and other but hs did not include Love what one and other do or believe.
I do not believe in the trinity theory and its history in the catholic religion is checked with pagan influences and the need to have Constantine, the Roman Emperor’s power behind the rising of the Roman Church to be brought into the religious concept some 300 years after the last disciple died.
There is one section in the Christian Greek scriptures that really impacting on the inability of the trinity being accurate. It is in relation to the birth and baptism of jesus.
When Jesus was born he did not have any thought of his being the messiah, as far as he was concerned he was just a kid of the times, he had a human mum and dad and lived the life of a faithful Jew. His study and knowledge of the Jewish manuscripts was exemplary and that was because he was a perfect man/boy, using his brain capacity to the fullest and most righteous course.
Point one: Jesus had no connection with His Heavenly Father at this time, nor did he have any of God's Active Force (Holy Spirit) upon him. Jesus did not preform miraculous events, nor did he think that he could. He prayed to God the same way as all the Jewish people did, and he looked forward to the coming of the Messiah. The angles did guide his footsteps, but Jesus did not even know that he was being protected.
Would this then mean the the trinity consisted for these years of Jesus early life, as only God and the Holy Spirit?
When Jesus went to the Jordon to John the Baptist he did so because it had become the rule to do so, and he was not the first to take on this dedication to God, asking for a clean unconscious as other faithful ones were doing. On rising from the immersion in the waters the Bible tells us that the "Heavens opened up to him".
The things that happened at Jesus Baptism did not happen with the others, and remember that when the havens opened up to him Gods Active force, Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus in the form of a white dove. It was here that Jesus recalled his creation, his heavenly relationship with the creator and the joy of helping to create everything else including the angles themselves.
"But more than that happens at Jesus’ baptism. ‘The heavens are opened up’ to him. What does this mean? Likely it means that at the time of Jesus’ baptism, the memory of his prehuman life in heaven returns to him. Thus, Jesus now recalls his life as a spirit son of Jehovah, including truths that God taught him in heaven before he came to earth.
In addition, at Jesus’ baptism a voice from heaven proclaims: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.” (Matthew 3:17) Whose voice is that? It cannot be Jesus’ own voice; he is right there with John. That voice is God’s. Clearly, Jesus is God’s Son. He is not God himself.
Then: Jesus goes into the wilderness for 40 days. Even with this new given Heavenly supplied position of knowing he is the messiah he has a lot to think about and a lot to understand. The Angels administer to him probably bringing messages to him for his Heavenly father, and giving support for the mission ahead.
Point 2: When God said in his own voice (One of the few times that God's voice was head by humans), "This is my son with whom I am well pleased" it was not Jesus' voice being a ventriloquist and it was the first time that the human Jesus had heard his Heavenly Father's voice as well, so does any of this fit in with a trinity theory where they were all one at all times?
Jesus ministry lasted about 3 years and every prophecy spoken and written about the Messiah was fulfilled at his raising to the heavens after his death on the torture stake.
Colossians 1 shows and most of the OT[the theophany of the Angel of the Lord]show Jesus was before the foundation of the world....Jesus himself mentions he was with the Father before the foundation of the world many times....this does not strip away his deity, it enforces it....
Well bronson, this is interesting? What I mean is that your bottom line is you deny the deity of Jesus Christ and you say Jesus is a created being. In fact let me quote you? "I have Scriptures to show that Jesus was created and is not God Almighty." As I looked father you said the following:
"Then you can relate your thoughts to the two scriptures: God created Jesus before he created Adam. Regarding Jesus, the apostle Paul wrote: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” (Colossians 1:15 and Revelation 3:14 God created Jesus before he created Adam. Regarding Jesus, the apostle Paul wrote: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” (Colossians 1:15
Revelation 3:14 To the angel of the congregation in La·o·di·ceʹa+ write: These are the things that the Amen+ says, the faithful and true+ witness,+ the beginning of the creation by God:+"
So these are the Scriptures you used to prove Jesus is a created being and not God. Apprently you really don't know what Revelation 3:14 is really teaching. I'll will tell you it's the opposite of what you think it's teaching. Where it says, "the Beginning of the creation of God" does NOT mean Jesus is a created being.
That Greek word for "Beginning" is the word "arche." We get the English word "architect" from that word "arche." An architect according to Webster's Dictionary is: "the designer or the originator and or any planner or creator." This makes perfect sense because John 1:3, Colossians 1:16 which reads, "For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--ALL THINGS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY HIM AND FOR HIM." I noticed you left this verse out but you quoted only vs15, why? Then there is Hebrews 1:10.
I also noticed you used the words, "torture stake" and "Gods active force." Are you per chance a Jehovah's Witness. If so I'm surprise you did not quote Proverbs 8:22 to show Jesus is a created being. That's one of their favorite proof text but even that is easily refuted. So where am I wrong bronson?
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
They certainly do!
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NASB)
The JW's rewrote John 1:1 in their new world translation.
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and "the Word was a god."
Oh please akap, I didn't know you were a mind reader that you can read whether or not my heart is "condescending and presumptious? Your in the big leagues now and not messing around with little kids. I initially ask you one simple question (more than once now) and you never did address it, why? Instead you bring up "excuses" by claiming I'm asking to many questions.
This in spite of the fact that I specfically said, "let's just deal with the original question I ask you in the first and then I will be happy to deal with Philippians 2:3-9. It is you who came here and declared publicly that Jesus Christ is not God. If you believe this then it is up to you to prove you position. Anyone can claim a position but you have to prove your position.
Then I show up with a legitimate question that challenges your position and what do you do? You tell me I'm not listening, I'm presumptious, condescending, deceitful and you don't like how I used the word, "preexist?" Oh and btw, you also orginally that nobody understands John 1:1-2. I then said ok, let's throw out John 1:1-2 and please deal with the other verses I quoted, which you never did.
So for about the fourth time I will ask you and I won't even use the word "preexist." Why is Jesus Christ presented as the agent of creation at Colossians 1:16,17, Hebrews 1:10 and Revelation 3:14 by the Apostles and by His own Father? What excuse are you going to come up with now, it's strike three and I'm out?
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto