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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: I had a conversation with a Jehovah's Witness, the argument was on whether Jesus was God or A God. My question is can someone help me, I know I've seen it in the bible where it says Jesus is God, help? |
Bible Answer: Dear heart, Go to John chapter 1, verse 1-5 and read them with the understanding that the word Word in Greek is Logos. They add the word a, making the verse read the word was a god. This is a referrence to Jesus Christ as being called the Word. This word means a number of things but the most important meaning is the Divine Expression, as in the Divine Expression of God. More important than that note what John is saying in verse 1; In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. This literaly means that Jesus who is the Word is God. Start with that as the begnining of your argument. Move along to one of their favorite scriptures Colossians 1:15. The words creation and firstborn are two of their favorite words. They take this verse to mean that Jesus was a created being, the angel Michael, who came to earth and became an ordinary man as the first born of those who have risen from the dead. They miss a couple things here. One is that it says Jesus is the image of God, not made in His likeness as we are. The word in Greek doesn't just mean image, it also means, more correctly, representation. Jesus is the representation of God as God's exact image, not as made in God's likeness. That means Jesus has the same spiritual nature as God not one derived from God as made to be like God, Jesus is God. They love the word firstborn because they believe in something called the Sonship of Jesus, that Jesus is physically begotten by the Holy Spirit as a created son of God and that Jesus is first in the order of created beings as an expample of how to be a son of God. They love the word creation becuase to them this usage of the word here means that Jesus was created. They ignore that down in verse 18 that it is saying that Jesus is head as ruler of everything based on verse 16. They further ignore that verse 18 says that Jesus is the first born of the rising of the dead, but it means to be the first to rise from the dead to eternal life, which is what verse 15 is talking about. Take verse 16 which they like to ignore. This verse clearly states that Jesus created everything and that includes the universe, the earth, and all of the spiritual powers and seats of authority. Only God Himself has that power, therefore Jesus is God. They add the word other five times in verses in this passage and the most important place is in verse 16. This makes it say Jesus as a created being created all other created things, rather than that Jesus created all things. The first means Jesus is a creation who created other creations things, the original means Jesus as the sovereign creator created all created things which means He could not possibly be a creature. The Old Testament says the Lord our God is one God. Deuteronomy 6:4 says the Lord our God is one. Exodus 20:3 says you shall have no other god before me. Therefore God doesn't need or approve of their being another God which is what they say Jesus is. Genesis 1:26 has God talking to other parts of His own personality. They try to get around this by saying God was talking to some angels or talking in the third person for royal effect. The word for God in Genesis is Elohim in Hebrew and means gods plural. There twisting of scripture goes on and on. Try this; Go to http:, two slashes, bible.ca, add one slash, Jw-NWT.htm This is a site that will have a chart for you of every twisted scripture they use in their false Bible which serves to remove the deity of Jesus. Whereever it says in your Bible, the Son of Man, this was an expression of the Hebrews from OT times that meant the Messiah. Wherever it says in your Bible, the Son of God, the Jews in Jesus time knew that it meant that the son of God was made of the same nature, character, authority and power as God and therefore was God, which is why they put Jesus to death. Try this; Go to www.blueletterbible.com and type in the search engine those two phrases and read the entire passages where these two phrases come up to see where the Bible is saying Jesus is God. Nathaniel said it; John 1:49 and see Mathew 16:16 and see Hebrews 1:6 - who else is allowed by God to accept worship except God. Make sure you look at that chart, I bet they twist this scripture too. Try www.scriptureanalyzer4alland the free parts of the www.esword.net to see what the Greek words really are that make up the English text and compare that with your Bible and then their Bible and you will see they add and remove words to make their case. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus is the Son of God as the incarnation of the angel Michael. Nowhere does it say this is the truth in the Bilble. The Jehovah's Witnesses change the Bible at certain key points to make it say what they want it to say and take out key Greek word translations and replace them with whatever they want. Hope this helped. God Bless, Tamara |
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