Subject: is Jesus God ?and how can you prove it? |
Bible Note: Greetings Tara! Welcome to the forum! Solomon once said that there is nothing new under the sun. The arugment of Sir Isaac Newton against the Trintiy bear this point out! :-) The objections (4-7) which you cite fall into two categories. Number 4 deals with whether or not Jesus was a created being. Numbers 5-7 deal with descriptions of Christ during His incarnation. Allow me to touch upon both of these points. 1) Jesus is never said in Scripture to have been created. Sir. Isaac Newton attaches Prov. 8:23, 25 to this point. However, there is no mention of Jesus in this passage. It is simply a poetic description of wisdom. I know that many have assumed this is a reference to Christ, but it seems more an attempt to force Him into the passage that they might CLAIM He was created rather than a demand of the text itself. However, passages like John 1:1-4, and many others, make it clear that Jesus was not created. Rather, He was the Creator. 2) The final three points are readily dealt with when one understands that they are descriptions of Christ during His incarnation. They do not describe His eternal nature, but His status during the 'kenosis' of Phil. 2:5-11. As a man, He did not know everything. He was subject to the Father. He could get sick. He could even die. However, these are restrictions caused by His incarnation and not a description of His eternal nature. He is described as God, as Creator, as 'equal with God', ect... in Scripture. These describe His eternal nature. So, I would respectfully disagree with Sir Isaac Newton's conclusions regarding this issue. You do raise an interesting point of history though. Many ancient scientists and writers were very devot. Unfortunately, this fact tends to get covered up in our modern educational system! :-( Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |