It's interesting because many in the world think Jesus is God. Many think that all a person needs to do is believe in Jesus and they are saved. Many also think that Jesus, God, and the holy spirit are one.
Is that what the bible teaches? If you believe that God has always been then based on that reasoning that would include Jesus since many believe Jesus is God. Here are just somethings to make a person think on why Jesus is not God and that they are Father and Son and one in the same.
1. The Bible repeatedly refers to Jesus as the Son of God.
2. John 14:28: If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going my way to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am. This is what Jesus said
3. Jesus said he is the Son of God, not Almighty God. If Jesus were God, who was he praying to while here on earth? Notice Matthew 14:23; 26:26-29. Jesus was not just pretending to talk to someone else!
4. When two of Jesus disciples asked him for special positions in his Kingdom, he answered at Matthew 20:23: This sitting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.
Was Jesus telling them a lie when he stated that he did not have the authority to grant their request?
Hardly! Rather, he humbly acknowledged that only God has the authority to make such decisions. Jesus even explained that there were some things that neither he nor the angels knew but that were known only by his Father. Notice Mark 13:32.
If Jesus was God himself, wouldn't he know when the end is going to take place?
5. Was Jesus lower than God only while he was a man here on earth? No. Even after his death and resurrection, Jesus is described in the Bible as being subordinate to God. The apostle Paul reminds us that God is supreme over Christ.
See 1st Corinthians 11:3. The Bible says that in the future when all things have been placed under Christ’s rule, then he himself, the Son, will place himself under God, who placed all things under him; and God will rule completely over all. See 1st Corinthians 15:28. This is Jesus in Heaven folks. Not as a man on Earth. Not Equal.
John 1:1 states: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Since the Word is called God, some conclude that the Son and the Father must be part of the same God.
Bear in mind that this part of the Bible was originally written in Greek. Later, translators rendered the Greek text into other languages. A number of Bible translators, though, did not use the phrase “the Word was God.”
Bear in mind that this part of the Bible was originally written in Greek. Later, translators rendered the Greek text into other languages. A number of Bible translators, though, did not use the phrase “the Word was God.”
Most people do not know Biblical Greek. So how can you know what the apostle John really meant? Let me put it to you this way by means of an illustration.
A schoolteacher explains a subject to his students. Afterward, the students differ on how to understand the explanation. How can the students resolve the matter? They could ask the teacher for more information. No doubt, learning additional facts would help them to understand the subject better. Similarly, to grasp the meaning of John 1:1, you can look in the Gospel of John for more information on Jesus’ position. Learning additional facts on this subject will help you to draw the right conclusion.
For instance, consider what John further writes in chapter 1, verse 18: “No man has seen Almighty God at any time.” However, humans have seen Jesus, the Son, for John says: “The Word Jesus was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory.”
How, then, could the Son be part of Almighty God? John also states that the Word was “with God.” But how can an individual be with someone and at the same time be that person?
Moreover, as recorded at John 17:3, Jesus makes a clear distinction between himself and his heavenly Father. He calls his Father “the only true God.” And toward the end of his Gospel, John sums up matters by saying: “These have been written down that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God.” (John 20:31) Notice that Jesus is called, not God, but the Son of God. This additional information provided in the Gospel of John shows how John 1:1 should be understood. Jesus, the Word, is “a god” in the sense that he has a high position but is not the same as Almighty God.
Think again about the example of the schoolteacher and the students. Imagine that some still have doubts, even after listening to the teacher’s additional explanation. What could they do? They could turn to another teacher for further information on the same subject. If the second teacher confirms the explanation of the first one, the doubts of most students may be put to rest.
Similarly, if you are not sure what the Bible writer John was really saying about the relationship between Jesus and Almighty God, you could turn to another Bible writer for further information. Consider what was written by Matthew, I mentioned this already but it drives home the point where in the book of Matthew it's stated: Regarding the end of this system of things, he quotes Jesus as saying: “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.” These words confirm that Jesus is not Almighty God.
Again, Jesus says that the Father knows more than the Son does. If Jesus were part of Almighty God, however, he would know the same facts as his Father. So, then, the Son and the Father cannot be equal. Yet, some will say: ‘Jesus had two natures. Here he speaks as a man.’ But even if that were so, what about the holy spirit? If it is part of the same God as the Father, why does Jesus not say that it knows what the Father knows?
Proof that Jesus and Jehovah are not the same, well, Jesus was created. If you took what I said here in a court of law, be open minded now, if you took what I said here in a court of Law and I presented my evidence on this matter, all I would have to do is show Colossians 1:15 and I would rest my case. Colossians chapter 1 verse 15 says: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Jesus was created and Jehovah God the Almighty has always been. Your Honor, I rest my case.........
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