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101 | is jesus god | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 125731 | ||
Hi, Paz63! Part 1 of 2 Yes, Jesus is God! I am copying a previously posted study on Jesus' Divinity: Alpha and Omega: Revelation 1:8 ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, who is, who was and who is to come, the Almighty. This verse is quite specific: our Lord, God Almighty, is the Alpha and the Omega! There is no confusion here! Yahweh is the Alpha and the Omega! These two words signify the beginning (alpha--first letter of the Greek alphabet) and the end (omega--the last letter). Though emphasized in Revelation, this is by no means a new idea: Isaiah 41:4 Who has acted thus, who has done this? He who calls each generation from the beginning: I, Yahweh, who am the first and till the last I shall still be there.’ Isaiah 44:6 Thus says Yahweh, Israel’s king, Yahweh Sabaoth, his redeemer: I am the first and I am the last; there is no God except me. So it is established: Yahweh God is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega. If this would be all that the Bible has to say about the Alpha and the Omega this would be a very short Bible study, indeed… But there is more to it, isn’t there? When reading Revelation 1:8 all by itself there should be no question at all to our views of beginning and end… but just one verse before Revelation 1:8 we find an introduction to one who is to come: Revelation 1:7 Look, he is coming on the clouds; everyone will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the races of the earth will mourn over him. Indeed this shall be so. Amen. As clear as 1:8 is, 1:7 cannot be mistaken as speaking of anyone other than the Christ--actually the Lamb of God! This announcement about the pierced one who all the races of the world will see coming on the clouds precedes the revelation that God is the Alpha and the Omega! How can we separate the two? It is like saying that, for some strange reason, God decided to reveal something that has no bearings on anything else! Now, in Revelation 22:12-13 Jesus announces that He is coming soon and that He is the Alpha and the Omega: Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to repay everyone as their deeds deserve. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Some would quickly point out that we can’t really tell that it is Jesus talking or that what is said is being said about Jesus… I see two problems with that: 1. Yahweh did not promise to come to the gentiles (the non-Jewish world), He promised to come to the people of Israel (He did as Jesus Christ!: John 1:1-18). 2. Revelation 22:6 tells us that Jesus is speaking to John (at times directly, at other times through his angel): Revelation 22:6 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the sake of the churches. I am the spring from the root of David and the bright star of the morning. |
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102 | is jesus god | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 125732 | ||
Part 2 of 2 There is no mistaking that Jesus is the shoot or root of David, the One who was, who was pierced, and is to come (both to the Jews and gentiles) and the one who is speaking! But let‘s look at Revelation 1:12-18 I turned round to see who was speaking to me, and when I turned I saw seven golden lamp-stands [13] and, in the middle of them, one like a Son of man, dressed in a long robe tied at the waist with a belt of gold. [14] His head and his hair were white with the whiteness of wool, like snow, his eyes like a burning flame, [15] his feet like burnished bronze when it has been refined in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of the ocean. [16] In his right hand he was holding seven stars, out of his mouth came a sharp sword, double-edged, and his face was like the sun shining with all its force. [17] When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead, but he laid his right hand on me and said, ‘Do not be afraid; it is I, the First and the Last; I am the Living One, [18] I was dead and look--I am alive for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades. In 1:13 John is describing someone he sees and he uses one of Jesus’ self-proclaimed titles, Son of man, to offer a more complete description--the Father was never identified with this title or the idea of this title. But even if we refused to see that John is speaking of the Son not the Father, verse 1:17 clearly cannot be construed as the speaker being Yahweh, God the Father! So, Jesus, the one that was dead, who is alive for ever, the Living One (see Deuteronomy 5:26; Joshua 3:10; 1 Samuel 17:26, 36; 2 Kings 19:4, 16; Psalms 42:2; 84:2; Isaiah 37:4, 17; Jeremiah 10:10; 23:36; Daniel 6:20 and Hosea 1:10--they all refer to the Living God) is the First and the Last: the Alpha and Omega. Some groups confuse the term Jesus applied to Himself as the First and the Last as meaning that Jesus is the first created--if this were true… then logic dictates that He is also the last created… and if He is the first and last created then we are living quite an error since nothing was created before Him and nothing is created after Him. Hence Creation ceased once Jesus was created! Clearly, the Bible does not teach such nonsense! Jesus is the First and Last: the Alpha and the Omega; not in some misconstrued first created, but as Yahweh’s words through the prophet: Isaiah 43:10-11 …No god was formed before me, nor will be after me. I, I am Yahweh, and there is no other Saviour but me. Since there is only One God, the One Savior, Jesus, our Lord and Savior, can say: “I and the Father are one.” (John 10:30) “Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? What I say to you I do not speak of my own accord: it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his works. You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me… (John 14:10-11 ) LIVING IN ME!… we can go to science and philosophy and we will never discover God! We can only discover God through Faith; we must humble ourselves to the Holy Spirit, begging Him for enlightenment; only He can lead us to the Truth (John 14:16-17; 15:26; 16:13): Jesus is God: Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him: You believe because you can see me. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe. (John 20:28-29) I’ll leave you with this final passage: …The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city; his servants will worship him, (Revelation 22:3) How can we separate God from the Lamb? Why is the God of Israel sharing His glory with Jesus? Whose servants will worship whom? Can our finite understanding define God’s infinite being? God Bless! Angel |
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103 | Are you equating yourself to God? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126133 | ||
-Minor, are you claiming to be deity? From your screen name I gathered that you and your father share a name and you do not want to be called Jr. or that you associate yourself with deity... Please do not feel offended if this is a simple misunderstanding. | ||||||
104 | Are you equating yourself to God? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126138 | ||
Hi, Minor! I thought that could be another possibility... my question was due to the various posts that are found (on this forum and elsewhere) with all sorts of innuendoes from using lower case "g" or "j" when referring to God or Jesus to anti-Christian tags... When reading your question and noticing your tag I felt the need to check! God Bless! Angel PS: I'm not a theologian/historian so I cannot respond to your question. |
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105 | Why ask Why? Why ask Where? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126140 | ||
Hi, kalos! You are right! Having opinions are great, specially if it we can rely on where does it say that... not to listen but to be proven by text that is an exact type of what we seek to listen. Just for example: The Jehovah Witnesses ask: where in the Bible does it say that God is a triune God? Where in the Bible does is it mention the word Trinity? Of couse by such standards it is impossible to use Scripture--I mean unless we are prepare to introduce a new "version" that would insert such titles/words in it. I suggest to you that they refuse to read Scripture and listen--not to the letter of the text, since this is exactly what confused the Masters of the Law, the Sadducees and Pharisees--but to the Holy Spirit who is the only One who can reveal to us the Truth! God Bless! Angel |
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106 | Why ask Why? Why ask Where? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126388 | ||
Hi, kalos! Technically you are correct! But from the perspective of the Pharisees, though they twisted the Mosaic Law to construct their idologies, they were following the text of the Law... Both Pharisees and Sadducees maintained that they were true worshippers. Their assault on Christ was supported by their belief that they and not Jesus were adhering to the Law! Only after Jesus reprimanded them and confronted them with the Truth did they retreat from the scene--yet, even then they refused to give up their ideologies as they were convinced that they held the deposit of the Law and that they were authorized by God to dispense the Law, as twisted as they had made it! In reality, the religious elite transgressed God's commandments but they were blind to the truth and were confident that they were the last word on the Word! God Bless! Angel |
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107 | May the Lord keep you. | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126526 | ||
Hi, Minor! I just got back... I don't know what transpired here... You seem to be well verse in Scripture, so please do not depart from the Holy Spirit's teachings... do not allow anger to fill your heart... wherever you seek fellowship do it prayfully in the Holy Spirit! I hope you decide to come back--be assured that you are not the only person whose posts have been restricted. God Bless! Angel |
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108 | Do portals exist between heaven n earth? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126645 | ||
Hi, Daughter of Glenn! Yes! But not portals: singular: Portal: Jesus. (John 14:6) God Bless! Angel |
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109 | Why so cryptic? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126688 | ||
Hi, instead of posting cryptic questions that do not stand alone well... could these questions not be attached to their pertinent threads or at least amplified so that they could make some type of sense? | ||||||
110 | Things people THINK in the BIBLE but not | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126653 | ||
Hi, Ancient! The problem is that apples, of all shapes and sizes, abound in the world... This specific fruit--which was made inaccessible after the transgression--would have no relevance to apples! God Bless! Angel |
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111 | 7 days? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126720 | ||
Hi, Norm! Excellent response! I was about to log on to answer Stultis... but your reply fully satisfies the query! God Bless! Angel |
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112 | Allegorical? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126721 | ||
Hi, Stultis! The most remarkable part of Creation happened on the sixth day: God breath into a clay figure the breath of life (Spirit)... the power of God is unmeasurable but the revelations made to man are limited to man's development (both physical and spiritual)... Genesis does not specify a 24-hour day period, as Norm pointed out. A division of Creation was term "day"--yet this is not for God's need to understand or catalog His Creation; rather this is to allow our finite being to assimilate the order of Creation. God Bless! Angel |
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113 | How do you explain? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126730 | ||
Hi, Stultis! I think that the problem you are having is that you seek to understand the Scripture in human terms... This happens very frequently when we indulge in enlightenment "quests." But we must employ the Holy Spirit as our Guide and Teacher; if we remove God's direction we are working on bare fumes (our finite understanding of both the physcial and spiritual realms). Here's what Jesus said about the Father: His answer to them was, 'My Father still goes on working, and I am at work too. (John 5:17) Would you say that Jesus was confused sinse Scripture tells us that God rested after Creation? I love SciFi--I find many Biblical teachings in the better samples of this genre... one of my favorite films is "Dune." There's an episode where creatures who are able to bend time and space come to correct one of their minion's actions and they speak of plans within plans... True, Yahweh rested on the day after Creation... but there are plans within plans in God's Creation... this is why Paul tells us that: We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. (Romans 8:22) And the new rest that we are asked to ready ourselves for is a spiritual rest: a new Creation in Christ. Since both the Creator and the creature are in constant growth (the creature searching out its Creator and its Creator guiding the creature in loving patience) Creation is constant (John 5:17). So to attempt to limit Creation to a 6-24-hour period is quite a simplistic view of God. You seek precision? Study nature: before we discovered the sciences of mathematics, physics, chemestry... God had rested from Creation employing his Divine Wisdom and Knowledge into His Design... I mean, have you studied crystals, sea shells, feathers, snowflakes? Nature is not only filled with aesthetic beauty, but there's a fantastic mathematical symphony even in the most basic of forms! This was no accident! God's Wisdom made it so for our gratification and Salvation: For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. (Romans 1:20) Nature can lead us to God, even when we lack spritual awareness... It is not so with Scripture! We cannot simply use science to disect the Word and expect to discover God's mysteries: but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. (1 Corinthians 2:10-12--see also 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20; 3:16) True, we must search the Scripture; but if we indulge our finite limitations we will reap finite understanding. God Bless! Angel |
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114 | Things people THINK in the BIBLE but not | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126735 | ||
"When she tasted the fruit, being supposed as something sexual according to this hypothesis," Hi, Ancient! Notice how limiting this definition of "knowledge of good and evil" is? There was so much more going on (as it is today) even before the sexual issue: Eve rejected the Creator's Word over the creature's lies. Eve assimilated the creature's promise of power: being equal to God was the incentive to disobey God's Command (there was no incentive to sexual awareness or gratification). Adam did not run to Eve because she entised him with sexual/amorous offerings--he simply accepted her offer and ate. It was at this time that they both became aware of their sexuality! Both Adam and Eve covered themselves up even before hiding from God! There's doesn't seem to be any real time lapse between the moment of their awareness and their decision to cover up. Adam confesses not that he has disobeyed God's Command, but that he is naked and hid from God's eyes. As quickly as he is discovered, Adam shifts the blame onto the woman. As soon as Eve is exposed she, in turn, focuses the blame on the snake! Adam and Eve's new found "knowledge" was not simply of sexual awareness and activity! To think that the tree of "Knowledge of good and evil" was something merely phisical is simplistic... but so it is to consider that "knowledge of good and evil" is about sexual consciousness! God Bless! Angel |
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115 | Why so cryptic? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126736 | ||
Hi, EdB! I understand your position... I just thought that they may go back to the question (as sometimes these types hang about for hours) and they might realize that they should attempt to be more comprehensive--this without perceiving a direct attack! God Bless! Angel |
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116 | Born Again Christians - Why so weird? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126756 | ||
Hi, henry1000! I think that part of it is due to extremism (those who take a few passages from the Bible and run to the max--ie: all Christians must demonstrate their spirituality by speaking in languages); the other part is that Christians are not free elements that can couple with whatever the world offers as morality or spirituality (Christians who are obedient to Christ must adhere to Christ's Command: live in the Light!). When people who call themselves Christians transgress against God by coforming to the world (and not just that but teaching that the Scripture must adapt to the world's definitions of love, freedom, spirituality, justice...), they are giving the world a false sense of security and a license to choose and reject God's Word as they see fit. All of this, seen as a unit, confuses not only the world but those who are seeking God as well! God Bless! Angel |
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117 | Searching for the truth | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 126969 | ||
Hi, FytRobet! Your post dated 20-7-04 has three replies: Stultis Doc Kalos Doc's was comprehensive... if you still feel that your question has not been satisfied, perhaps you could reissue it in a more specific manner. Please do not misunderstand my post... I sought to offer a response but I thought that it was not necessary. Yet, you can redirect your question with greater details--I am sure that we would all welcome the opportunity to assist you further. God Bless! Angel |
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118 | Where is God? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 127073 | ||
Hi, Schoolman! Elijah was facing a crucial moment in his spiritual life when he sought the Lord for answers… The Lord sent him to a particular meeting place and this is how the meeting transpired: Then he was told, ’Go out and stand o the mountain before Yahweh.’ For at that moment Yahweh was going by. A mighty hurricane split the mountains and shattered the rocks before Yahweh, after the hurricane, an earthquake. But after the earthquake, fire. But Yahweh was not in the fire. And after the fire, a light murmuring sound. And when Elijah heard this, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. The voice came to him, which said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah? (1 Kings 19:11-13) I use this passage as a reminder that God does not only reveals Himself through wondrous awe-inspiring acts… God is able to reveal Himself in very subtle and nonchalant ways! In 1 Kings 19:11-13, we find a clear demonstration of where God is! He was not found in the majestic and overpowering signs (mighty hurricane, a thundering earthquake, devastating fire)… Elijah heard a whisper, a murmur, in the air and he knew that Yahweh had come! Many times that is the way we find God in our personal lives… we seek the extraordinary, God comes to us in the smile of a passerby; we seek the grandiose and imposing, God comes to us in the form of a needy person who we can assist with money, food, a sympathetic shoulder/ear or simply sharing Scripture! Remember, God is not found in a specific place or formula (John 4:23-24); indeed, God is in each and every single believer (John 14:16-17; Romans 10:8-13). It is also interesting to see Faith from Christ’s perspective (John 20:29); He is patient but adamant: Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe! Please read, reread if you are familiar with it, Hebrews 11. This whole chapter is about Faith! It demonstrates the trajectory that we are called to follow--those who saw (experienced more directly) God do not have an advantage over those who experience God through Faith: These all won acknowledgement through their faith, but they did not received what was promised, since God had made provision for us to have something better, and they were not to reach perfection except with us. (Hebrews 11:39-40) The Jews wanted signs and the Greeks thought to discover God through knowledge (worldly wisdom)… but to both was offered Christ, Crucified: Power and Wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:21-24). Humble yourself to God that He may lift you up! (James 4:10) God Bless! Angel |
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119 | why do we hurt jesus? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 127814 | ||
Hi heavenbound! There's no such Scripture passage... does that mean that no matter what we do we do not hurt God by our actions? Consider the following Scripture passages: Matthew 23:37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. John 11 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34"Where have you laid him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied. 35Jesus wept. 36Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" Ephesians 4 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. If we combine these three Scriptural passages we are able to determine that: a) God's Love for us knows no bound--as He is constantly seeking to keep us safe in Him. b) The Word was made flesh and experience the same feelings that we do! God is not a stranger to sadness nor sorrow: Jesus wept not for Lazarus but for humanity since He knew that raising Lazarus from the dead would not compel us to repent and stay obedient to God. c) We are able to, whether consciously or unconsciously, grieve (hurt, upset, sadden, afflict...) the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of God! There are two signs that demonstrate how intricate God's relationship with us truly is: Matthew 10:30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Matthew 12:36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. It is not reasonable to believe that since God is concerned with every aspect of our existence, our rebelliousness can only cause Him hurt? Clearly, Jesus did not weep for Lazarus--He had no intention of letting him stay dead! Jesus wept because He was drawn into the pain of Lazarus' sisters and He knew (as He revealed in another passage) that even if someone from the dead were to rise, humanity would still experience doubt and disbelief! Jesus never wept for Himself (John 16:32)... He wept for the Israel of the flesh (Abraham's blood offspring) and for the Israel of the Spirit (John 1:12-13). Does Scripture state, ad verbum, that if we turn Jesus away it will hurt Him? No! I suggest to you this: Since there's no Scripture that states that God is devoid of feelings and that He is indifferent to human rejection, could we not reason that our rejection of Him causes Him pain, grief, affliction? God Bless! Angel |
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120 | Should we continue to help addicted son? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 127915 | ||
Hi, daybyday! Tim Moran posts have satisfied your query... I simply wanted to add that enabling a person does not mean serving that person in Christ: ie: if I were your son, bent on ripping off cars, would you give me a list of friends that would purchase the vehicles from me (you would be helping those who could not afford the sticker price and assist me in getting my own money)? You would certainly not! But if I were to hit bottom and came to enough sence to seek professional help, would you not assit me with money (program fees), moral support and prayers? You would! And you would be fulfilling all of your Christian obligations! Reading the Gospels we will find Jesus forgiving sinners (curing both physical and spiritual ailments), but never enabling them! God Bless! Angel |
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