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601 | 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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602 | Is Jesus YHWH? | OT general | JCrichton | 107298 | ||
Tara1, hi! Please do not discard this post before reading it in its entirety! (Part 1 or 3) You seem as confused as the JW--you (unless otherwise stated, for the purpose of simplification “you“ is inclusive of Tara1 and JW) want to give God a rank. Where do you position I am? (Exodus 3:14: God said to Moses, ‘I am he who is.’ And he said, ‘This is what you are to say to the Israelites. “I am has sent me to you.”) Is it first, which implies that there’s at least a second? Is it last, which implies inferiority? You attest that “His Son is Jesus Christ, second in all the universe.“ ”Second,” this implies that He is not as able, as powerful, as divine, as perfect as the “first.” In essence what you are saying is that “I am” of Ex 3:14 and Is 43:11 is first and that “I am” of Jn 8:58 and 8:24 (8:58--Jesus replied: In all truth I tell you, before Abraham ever was, I am. 8:24--I have told you already: You will die in your sins. Yes, if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.) is second, an inferior counterpart. And, if that is what you are saying, can I conclude that you believe that God is both perfect and imperfect? For some reason that confounds me, you seek to define God not in His infinite faculty but in our finite human capacity. If you believe that the Bible is God’s Word (not Jesus as the Word), then why do you not believe God? Why do you seek to invent meanings and interpretations that can only lead you to perdition? (John 8:24) From the very first book of the Bible to the last, God has revealed Himself to the people of Israel, and to the world in general, in various forms and functions. What reasons does God have to communicate and interact with humanity in such composite manner? I do not know--it is a mystery of faith (believing in that which is not known: Heb 11:1). What I do know is that God is: One; Eternal; Omniscient; Omnipotent; Transcendent; Perennial; Life; Light; Spirit; Perfection; Truth; Love; Patience… |
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603 | Is Jesus God? Who is telling the Truth? | OT general | JCrichton | 107296 | ||
Part 3 of 3) 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! P.S.: Sorry for the cut off points--I rushed because the stupid server keeps cutting me off; this has been my fifth reconnection. |
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604 | Is Jesus God? Who is telling the Truth? | OT general | JCrichton | 107295 | ||
(Part 2 of 3) 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! 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, |
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605 | How can I answer Jehovah Witnesses? | 1 Pet 3:15 | JCrichton | 107292 | ||
Thanks for your comments, TommyS! May you and your loved ones also experience our Lord's grace throughout a long blessed life! God Bless! |
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606 | Protect them wheresoe'er they go | Heb 4:16 | JCrichton | 107291 | ||
Excellent prayer, kalos! Thanks for the reminder! God Bless! |
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607 | Have you ever lost input when posting? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 107259 | ||
EdB, Hi! Thanks for the info--I've spent way too much time attempting to rescue lost text! Blessed Christmas! |
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608 | And the winner is ___ ? | Is 42:4 | JCrichton | 107059 | ||
Aixwn7z4, hi! I've read through some of the posts today and someone made a comment as to the confusion that is cause on the board... I must agree! Your first posting ("And the winneris...") began with a pesimistic, antiChristian tone. It ended in a confusing proChristian stance; and yet your reply to EdB is full of statements contrasting your original thread. Adam did not knowingly enter into sin and Eve did not usurp his authority--they both did not know right from wrong prior to eating from the fruit (not the proverbial apple). Their sin was (firstly Adam) disobedience and (secondly, Eve) blind faith on a creature instead of the Maker. We cannot demand of history (theological or otherwise) what we know in restrospect. We do not know how Cain killed Abel; we know that he deceived him--could he not have assaulted Able from behind? I do agree with alot of what you stated on your second posting: we, Christians, do fall prey to the madness of earthly wisdom! We do maintain our spirituality intertwined with pride and egocentrism. Otherwise, how can so many denominations assert that their "way" is the correct way to: baptize, worship, serve, read, interpret, communicate, love, authorize, authenticate, live, die, resurrect, find salvation...? Christ said that there is only ONE WAY TO THE FATHER and he commanded that we BE ONE... But this is not new to the word--Paul had to reprimand his contemporary Christians (1 Corinthians 1:10-31) because they were basically doing exactly what you said: fighting amongts themselves, arguing what, when, why, how many... forgetting WHO we are to emulate, WHO we are to represent, WHO we have to answer to! Blessed Christmas! |
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609 | Was there herding on/about December? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106901 | ||
Taleb, thanks again for the info. And as you quoted, had the celebration of the birth of the Immanuel been seen as evil by God, would the Holy Spirit not have made it general knowledge amongst all Christians? God Bless! Merry CHRISTmas! |
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610 | Was there herding on/about December? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106898 | ||
Thanks for the info, Taleb! I too believe that in this plane of existance we may not acquire the answers to all of our Biblical queries. What is important is how and what we do about the Bible's teachings. Jesus made it clear in so many ways (be glad not that you are able to do... but that your names be found in the Book of Life... paraphrase). Paul expounded this theme (I do not know... but then I will know Him as He knows me...) including the metamorphosis that we are to achieve! So it would be fantastic to discover all the hidden massages in the Bible, but what is truly important to Jesus is that we stand! (Luke 18:8) Merry Christmas! |
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611 | Was there herding on/about December? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106897 | ||
Taleb, hi! You are missing my point. Your previous example sets the date to Nov-Dec; I have always thought that it could be possible to get at least close approximation to Christ's birth date. But there are too many conflicting thoughts in the matter, so I gave it up. Your post perked up my interest. So I wondered what the climate would've been in that region around Jesus' birth. I thought perhaps you had some info on it. I still believe that a Dec date could be possible because we have experienced many mild Winters (Eastern region) in the US, and I conclude that it could have been such an experience for the shepherds and their herds! God Bless! |
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612 | Test/Resolution? | Proverbs | JCrichton | 106895 | ||
As Paul says, I pray to the Lord that my conscience (spirit) does not convict me of any wrong whenever that day shall be that I meet our Lord, Jesus Christ! God Bless! |
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613 | Why not reject the right chose the wrong | Is 7:15 | JCrichton | 106891 | ||
Thanks for the info, kalos! Have a Blessed Christmas! |
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614 | Why not reject the right chose the wrong | Is 7:15 | JCrichton | 106847 | ||
kalos, hi! Are you saying that Isaiah 7:15 has no bearings with the Immanuel? I thought that perhaps it had a dual interpretation: refering to the people of Israel living in some form of comfort back in the promise land--as opposed to still living in exile--when the sign given by God would be manifest. God Bless! |
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615 | "..a prophet like me.". | Acts 3:22 | JCrichton | 106842 | ||
Hi, afro! I understand what you are saying--it's just that I've had many conversations where people pointed out individual Bible passages and claimed them to be their proof (for whatever point they intended to make) while ignoring hundreds of passages that complemented theirs, and indeed sheed greater clarification. But even when I introduced them to other passages they refused to acknowledge them or attempted to reduce their importance or meaning. Thanks for your clarification! God Bless! |
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616 | Christmas-Is It Christian? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106764 | ||
Hello, Tim Moran! Thanks for your post. I also read the other posts you logged... It is interesting that we, as Christians, spend so much time in futility (searching out Scriptures not in the wisdom os the Holy Spirit but, as the Greeks, in man's wisdom; how we boast or attempt to degrade others for not seeing or understanding what we perceive as God's message; how we go out of our way to find points of divergence thus ignorign Christ's command to be ONE...). AO posted 1 Corinthians 1:10-13: it is evident that such problems have existed in the Church and will always exist (till the Lord's Second Coming). As Christians, shouldn't we be searching ways to unite the Church instead of reaping her apart? CHRISTmas can be an excellent axis point. And though it is true that the date Dec 25 is not of Biblical importance, Jesus' birth should be to everyone that calls him/herself a Christian. This brings me to a choice point. Did Christ tell the apostles to call themselves Christians? No! Our Lord said that the Paraclete would teach, counsel, remind... So the Spirit of Christ whispered to someone down the road and viola: we are Christians. Now, is there a specific person that has been atributed with calling the apostles Christians? No! While at Antioch, Barnabas and Saul, they were called Christians--pehaps by a Gentile(s) or the believers that gathered there (Acts 11:26). Keep up the good work, brother Tim. In Christ, Angel (aka JCrichton) |
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617 | What is the Holy Ghost? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106619 | ||
Hi, Makarios! I hope that some of the guests who are still searching for the Truth read your post and that of the others who base their arguments on the Bible and not on third party's interpretation. God Bless! |
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618 | What is the Holy Ghost? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106618 | ||
Hi, Leox! When you conclude your study (Logos being the first created being), please post your findings. I am a believer that God does not lie and I am interested in the findings of someone that could prove Him wrong! Maran atha! |
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619 | What is the Holy Ghost? | NT general Archive 1 | JCrichton | 106616 | ||
BradK, Hi! You are so correct. I do not understand how people can read the Bible redifine all meaning, select a single passage on which to base their argument, and then quote someone who has the same distorted views as though that makes it so (right). And if you quote a passage like Hebrews 1:8 they either pretend it is not in the Bible or attempt to explain with interpretational language babble. There is only one Alpha and Omega, one King of Israel (corporal and Spiritual), one Lord, One God! I have a vivid recolection of a couple of believers that when we departed I commented "May the Holy Spirit guide your journey (or path)." They asked me to repeat myself and the look they gave me was that of someone speaking to them in a very foreign tongue. Paul was right!: speaking in tongue is a sign for the believers not the unbelievers! God Bless! |
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620 | Jesus separated fron the Trinity? | Mark 15:34 | JCrichton | 106569 | ||
Why was Jesus forsaken? My though is that if Jesus' purpose was to assume our place in the cross (sacrifice for our sins) and to take onto Himself our sin (redeeming us and cleansing us) He had to go it alone--without the Father and without the Holy Spirit (1 Peter 3:18). As God He gave His life for us and as the perfect offering He purchase us back from sin. The Man Jesus paid the price (physical death), and God Jesus also paid the price (forsaken by the Father and the Holy Spirit) when he absorved our sin. God Bless! |
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