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1 | Is Jesus YHWH? | OT general | JCrichton | 107299 | ||
(Part 2 of 3) So when God tells me that He alone is God, I believe Him!: Is 43:10-11; Dt 4:39; Is 46:9-10; Hos 13:4. Clearly, to me, there is only one God! Therefore, neither before, during nor after creation can there have been any other God but Yahweh--I see no room for interpreting anything else from these passages! Either through faith or logic, there’s no way to understand these verses other than that there is ONLY ONE GOD! Did God reveal everything about His Essence in the above verses? No! God only clarified that there is ONE GOD; that there was NO OTHER GOD BEFORE HIM, WITH HIM OR AFTER HIM. But I can understand how people throughout the ages have been mystified by God’s Word… Mostly, I believe, that the problem lies in reading a single verse or a limited number of verses and attempting to surmise that God’s infinity is know and defined by those limited verses. A secondary reason is that people tend to take in a few specific words from a Bible passage and run with them, rendering all other words and their context immaterial. Lastly, I believe that when seeking to strengthen their position, people negate complete Biblical passages or books. But the Bible is much more than just a few clear cut verses! The same God who said that He alone is God, also said: “…I will not yield my glory to another.” (Is 48:10) Undoubtedly, God refutes all challenges to His authority: THERE’S ONLY ONE GOD, YAHWEH, WHO WILL NOT YIELD HIS GLORY (POWER, MIGHT, AUTHORITY, POSSESSION, TITLE, IDENTITY, EXISTENCE…) TO ANOTHER. Had God stopped there all would be crystalline: not a single servant (believer) would ever have reasons to speculate about the Word. But God is infinite, thus His Way, His Being, is infinite. In His infinite wisdom God knows how finite we are. He understands that, let alone to our own inadequate means, we would never be able to see past His simplest teachings. Hence, to facilitate our growth and understanding, the ONE GOD, YAHWEH, sent Jesus, who would bring us out of the darkness (Is 9:1; Jn 1:9-10), and the Father commanded that we listen to Him: Mt 17:5. Again, it is astounding that the people that claimed to be most spiritual (Masters of the Law, Sadducees, Pharisees, Scribes…) were blinded by their own power-hoarding egocentrism (this happens today as well) and they refused to listen--they did not listen to the Son and they did not listen to the Father! Since Yahweh, the one God, commands that we listen to His Son, Jesus Christ, then we have to listen--and believe! |
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2 | Is Jesus YHWH? | OT general | JCrichton | 107300 | ||
(Part 3 of 3) There are many prophecies (divinely inspired visions of things to come, revealed to God’s servants, the prophets) in the Bible; some dealing directly with Jesus‘ origins, birth, purpose and death and resurrection. Now, do we accept them in their entirety or do we pick and choose, partially believing and partially disbelieving? Do we seek to interpret them according to our abilities--negating that which we cannot comprehend or do we trust God’s wisdom?: Is 7:14; 9:1, 5-6; 11:1-9; 52:13-53:12; 42:1-9. Isaiah 7:14, 9:1, 5-6, and 52:13-53:12 proclaim Jesus as the Immanuel, Mighty God, the Eternal Father, the Prince of Peace, the Eternal King, the Suffering Servant, the Lamb of God… Was any part of these prophecies left unrealized? Certainly not! All prophecies and the completeness of the Law are fulfilled in Jesus! His contemporaries (Jesus as the Word incarnate), those that attempted to derail Him, were not simple peasants; yet, availed with only earthly wisdom they could recognized the Truth; they fell short of the prize because they were poorly equipped to receive the Truth, hence their incredulousness: Jn 10:33; Mk 2:7. Yes, it is true that Jesus did not once say I am God. But there are so many passages that demonstrate that He is God, not in the Person of the Father, who is God, or of the Holy Spirit, who is also God; but the Bible makes known that Jesus is God. Even the Father calls Jesus God: Heb 1:8. Did God, the Father, say of the Son, “your throne, my subordinate, my second, my creation is for ever? Is God, the Father, contradicting His Word? (Dt 4:39; Is 46:9-10; Hos 13:4; Is 43:10-11; 48:10) Is it not that He is being Truthful to His Word: ONLY ONE GOD: THE FATHER, THE SON, THE HOLY SPIRIT! (Mt 28:19) Tara1, I will pray to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, that He send you His Holy Spirit; that the Light may shine on your mind and spirit so that you can immerse yourself in the Truth! (John 14:6 Jesus said: I am the Way; I am the Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.) I have a simple test for you: Revelation 2:17; Isaiah 62:2 ; Isaiah 65:15--Which of these three passages is telling the truth? May the Light of the World bring you peace and understanding! |
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