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1 | Which Church is the right one? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 71413 | ||
You did not offend me. Even if you did, it is unimportant and not germane to the discussion. But please tell me, Truthfinder, who in your system of theology, is Jesus Christ? And, by the way, the writings of L. L. Paine have never, so far as I know, been considered a part of either of the Testament canons, Old or New. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Which Church is the right one? | NT general Archive 1 | Truthfinder | 71476 | ||
Jesus, the Son of God. Hank, you asked in my theology, who is Jesus Christ. The name and title of the Son of God from the time of his anointing while on earth. The person who became known as Jesus Christ did not begin life here on earth. He himself spoke of his prehuman heavenly life. (John 3:13) Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man. (John 6:38,62) because I have come down from heaven to do, not my will, but the will of him that sent me. 62 What, therefore, if YOU should behold the Son of man ascending to where he was before? (John 8:23,42,58) So he went on to say to them: “YOU are from the realms below; I am from the realms above. YOU are from this world; I am not from this world. 42 Jesus said to them: “If God were YOUR Father, YOU would love me, for from God I came forth and am here. Neither have I come of my own initiative at all, but that One sent me forth. 58 Jesus said to them: “Most truly I say to YOU, Before Abraham came into existence, I have been.” John 1:1, 2 gives the heavenly name of the one who became Jesus, saying: “In the beginning the Word [Gr., Lo'gos] was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god [“was divine,” AT -- The Complete Bible—An American Translation (1939; as printed in 1951), J. M. Powis Smith and Edgar J. Goodspeed; Mo -- A New Translation of the Bible (1935; as printed in 1954), James Moffatt; or “of divine being,” Böhmer; Stage (both German)]. This one was in the beginning with God.” Since Jehovah is eternal and had no beginning (Psalm 90:2) Before the mountains themselves were born, Or you proceeded to bring forth as with labor pains the earth and the productive land, Even from time indefinite to time indefinite you are God. (Revelation 15:3) And they are singing the song of Moses the slave of God and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and wonderful are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are your ways, King of eternity. the Word’s being with God from “the beginning” must here refer to the beginning of Jehovah’s creative works. This is confirmed by other texts identifying Jesus as “the firstborn of all creation,” “the beginning of the creation by God.” (Col 1:15; Re 1:1; 3:14) Thus the Scriptures identify the Word (Jesus in his prehuman existence) as God’s first creation, his firstborn Son. That Jehovah was truly the Father or Life-Giver to this firstborn Son and, hence, that this Son was actually a creature of God is evident from Jesus’ own statements. He pointed to God as the Source of his life, saying, “I live because of the Father.” According to the context, this meant that his life resulted from or was caused by his Father, even as the gaining of life by dying men would result from their faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice. (John 6:56,57) He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I in union with him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me forth and I live because of the Father, he also that feeds on me, even that one will live because of me. (continued) |
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3 | Which Church is the right one? | NT general Archive 1 | Truthfinder | 71477 | ||
Part 2: If the estimates of modern-day scientists as to the age of the physical universe are anywhere near correct, Jesus’ existence as a spirit creature began thousands of millions of years prior to the creation of the first human. As Micah 5:2 says: “And you, O Beth'le·hem Eph'ra·thah, the one too little to get to be among the thousands of Judah, from you there will come out to me the one who is to become ruler in Israel, whose origin is from early times, from the days of time indefinite. And this firstborn spirit Son was used by his Father in the creation of all other things. (John 1:3) All things came into existence through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into existence. What has come into existence (Colossians 1:16,17) because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all [other] things and by means of him all [other] things were made to exist, And this would include the millions of other spirit sons of Jehovah God’s heavenly family (Daniel 7:9,10) “I kept on beholding until there were thrones placed and the Ancient of Days sat down. His clothing was white just like snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool. His throne was flames of fire; its wheels were a burning fire. 10 There was a stream of fire flowing and going out from before him. There were a thousand thousands that kept ministering to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand that kept standing right before him. The Court took its seat, and there were books that were opened.” (Revelation 5:11) And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,” as well as the physical universe and the creatures originally produced within it. Logically, it was to this firstborn Son that Jehovah said at Genesis 1:26: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.” All these other created things were not only created “through him” but also “for him,” as God’s Firstborn and the “heir of all things.” (Colossians 1:16) because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him. (Hebrews 1:2) has at the end of these days spoken to us by means of a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the systems of things. Without Jesus Christ we are nothing! Jehovah God saw fit to make his firstborn Son the central, or key, figure in the outworking of all His purposes (read Joh 1:14-18; Col 1:18-20; 2:8, 9), the focal point on which the light of all prophecies would concentrate and from which their light would radiate (read 1Pe 1:10-12; Re 19:10; Joh 1:3-9), the solution to all the problems that Satan’s rebellion had raised (read Heb 2:5-9, 14, 15; 1Jo 3:8), and the foundation upon which God would build all future arrangements for the eternal good of His universal family in heaven and earth. (Read Eph 1:8-10; 2:20; 1Pe 2:4-8) Because of the vital role he thus plays in God’s purpose, Jesus could say, rightly and without exaggeration: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Joh 14:6. Truthfinder |
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