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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Bible Question:
IS JESUS AND GOD THE SAME PERSON? IF YES,WHY SHOULD JESUS BE THE MEDIATOR TO REACH GOD? IS A BABY BORN WITH SIN? WHY? HOW DO YOU ERADICATE THE SIN? |
Bible Answer: Jesus and the Father are one Being (God), but Jesus and the Father are distinct persons. Jesus, having both a divine nature and a human one, is our mediator (or "go-between") between us and the Father. The book of Hebrews, particularly in chapter 7, describes this role as one of a priest. Jesus is our Great High Priest, who by the one sacrifice He made of Himself on the cross, the just for the unjust, has provided the only possible way for sinful people (and that's all of us) to approach and have peace with an infinitely holy and just God (Romans 5:1). Babies are born sinners by nature as a result of Adam's first sin (Genesis 3). He did not only mess things up for himself, but for all of his descendents (Romans 5:19). Therefore, we are all born spiritually dead, and it takes a second birth (John 3) initiated by God to give us new life and cause us to embrace Christ as the necessary mediator that He is. When one trusts in the sufficiency of Christ's self-sacrifice on the Cross as complete payment for one's sin, the Bible says that such faith is credited as righteousness (Romans 3:23-24; Romans 4:5). One's sins are forgiven by God's kindness through one's trust in Christ's death alone as a suitable sacrifice to pay for one's sins. Hope that answers your questions! If not, feel free to follow up! --Joe! |