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1 | Jesus' Deity? | Rom 10:9 | Mommapbs | 178527 | ||
Can one believe that Jesus was raised from the dead and yet refuse to believe in His deity? The word for Lord here troubles me a bit - not being a greek scholar how does kurios (from kuros authority; lord, master) translate to the Godhead? |
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2 | Jesus' Deity? | Rom 10:9 | souljourners | 178617 | ||
Please read John 6:32-48 and Romans 5:8-12 another scripture that bears witness on the Godhead is John 1:1-14 John 14:6-13, 26-31. These scriptures should give you insight of the Deity. Jesus clearly states all through the New Testament Gospels about the Father and the Holy Ghost and He are all one. You can not believe in Jesus and not believe in the Father who sent Him,nor can you believe in Jesus and not believe in the Comforter whom Jesus said would be sent in His name. | ||||||
3 | Jesus' Deity? | Rom 10:9 | NewPilgrim | 178654 | ||
The claims of Jesus as to his deity: "Jhn 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am, ye shall die in your sins." "Jhn 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am." Note that in both verses Jesus claims "I am" which we know is the diviine name YHVH (often written phonetically as YHWH) translated into english. In 8:24 particularly we should take note that Jesus states unless we believe that he is God (I am) then we will die in our sins. In the case of all these statements, the term "I am" is translated into english through the greek text. This does not diminish its meaning however as we can see by studying John 8:28 - "Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am, and I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things." These words of Jesus are a prophecy which we see fulfilled in John 19:19 - "And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20....and it was written in Hebrew, [and] Greek, [and] Latin. " In Hebrew, the most probable rendition of this title would be Yeshua Hanazerai Vmelech Hayehudi'm If we study the initials, as hebrews (and particularly pharisees/scribes) often did, we read the acronym YHVH pronouncing the name of God above the head of Christ on the cross. When the pharisees saw it they would know the truth of Jesus prophecy "when you have lifted up the son of man you will know that I am" Another reference to the deity of Christ which is often overlooked comes in the form of a Cross-reference. In studying John 1, the writer attributes the title of "The Word" to Jesus Christ. For Christ is indeed "the Word of God". If we seek the first reference of this expression in scripture, we find it in Gen 15:1 - "After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward." This verse as it stands recognises that Jesus came to Abraham in a vision, but this information alone does not suggest the deity of God. However when we read Abrahams response in verse 2 it becomes clear: - "And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?" In the Hebrew text Abraham addresses him as YHVH, here translated as "Lord GOD" In these two verses alone we see the ability of Christ to transcend time and we see also the divine name attributed to him by Abraham. |
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