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Bible Note: Hi Tim, You wrote: By the way, I have asked several times how the JW's position on Jesus being a god can be correct in light of Is. 43:10, where Jehovah Himself says that there are no other gods before Him, nor after Him! How would you respond to this? p.s. - You really should cite the sources for this material. I read the exact same presentation on one of the JW sites I visited. Tim, Requiring days of research, I gathered this presentation on my own, using the materials cited, authors noted, and my 36 years of acquired Biblical knowledge. If you find something in particular you want me to cite the source for, that I may have inadvertently missed, I will try. I try to avoid plagiarism and apologize if guilty. I enjoy research and quite frankly don’t expect you to accept what I present, as your whole theology would likewise have to change. I do this as I enjoy researching. The following is two days work, not just cut and paste other’s presentation or to just prove JW’s viewpoint but what I’ve learned as most accurate. My next project, might be an answer to the question; “why most modern translations fail in conveying the truth”. Not necessarily the specifics but the root cause for your and my theology difference. Here’s my presentation in light of Is. 43:10. We see that the Scriptures refer to God as Savior several times. At Isaiah 43:11 God says: “Besides me there is no savior.” Since Jesus is also referred to as Savior, are God and Jesus the same? Not necessarily, using this as proof in itself. Titus 1:3, 4 speaks of “God our Savior,” and then of both “God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.” So, both persons are saviors. And Jude 25 shows the relationship, saying: “God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Acts 13:23 ”From the offspring of this [man] according to his promise God has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus” At Judges 3:9, the same Hebrew word (moh·shi´a', rendered “savior” or “deliverer”) that is used at Isaiah 43:11 is applied to Othniel, a judge in Israel, but that certainly did not make Othniel Jehovah, did it? A reading of Isaiah 43:1-12 shows that verse 11 means that Jehovah alone was the One who provided salvation, or deliverance, for Israel; that salvation did not come from any of the gods of the surrounding nations.--Reasoning from the Scriptures p. 413 Getting back to a question I answered some weeks back about my theology of Jesus Christ which I think initiated your question, I would like to discuss the words “theos” and “elohim” “Even though there are those who are called ‘gods,’ whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords,’ there is actually to us one God the Father.” (1Co 8:5, 6) Jehovah is the Almighty God, the only true God, and he rightfully exacts exclusive devotion, as Jesus so eloquently tells us. He quotes Ex 20:5 and undoubtedly used God’s name here since he “quoted”: ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’” Mat. 4:10, Luke 4:8. In what since then is Jesus, God, since he is the son of God, and 1 Co 8:5,6 says, “to us one (Heb. e-hahd) God the Father,” (with emphasis on “Father” ). Understanding how the word “god” is used in the scriptures gives insight to this question. Taking the Bible as a whole, we come to appreciate that god references anything that is worshiped inasmuch as the worshiper attributes to it might greater than his own and venerates it. A person can even let his belly be a god. (Ro 16:18; Php 3:18, 19) It mentions many gods (Ps 86:8; 1Co 8:5, 6), but it shows that the gods of the nations are valueless gods.—Ps 96: For the Greek word theos, W. Bauer, W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrick and F. W. Danker, Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. (BAGD) defines theos as “God, god,” and then shows that the word is used “of divine beings generally,” “with reference to Christ,” “of the true God,” “ of that which is worthy of reverence or respect,” and “of the devil”. The usual Greek equivalent of ´El and ´Elo·him´ in the Septuagint translation and the word for “God” or “god” in the Christian Greek Scriptures is the·os´. One of the Hebrew words that is translated “God” is ´El, meaning “Mighty One; Strong One.” (Ge 14:18) It is used with reference to Jehovah, to other gods, and to men. It is also used extensively in the makeup of proper names, such as Elisha (meaning “God Is Salvation”) and Michael (“Who Is Like God?”). In some places ´El appears with the definite article ha (ha·´El´, literally, “the God”) with reference to Jehovah, thereby distinguishing him from other gods.—Ge 46:3; 2Sa 22:31; see NW appendix, p. 1567. At Isaiah 9:6 Jesus Christ is prophetically called ´El Gib·bohr´, “Mighty God” (not ´El Shad·dai´ (( which is God Almighty)), applied to Jehovah at Genesis 17:1).(continued) |