As human beings, or, as created beings; we can know that we are not God, because we had a beginning, and, therefore, we are not eternal. We are a part of creation, not the Creator. While we can forgive people for sinning against us personally, we have no authority to forgive other people of their sins. Each person must answer to God for their own sins. (Eccl.12:14).
For another example: I am the father of two sons, but I am not the everlasting Father of all creation. These facts force me to accept the painful truth that other people sometimes remind me of: that I am not God!
It is comforting to me to know that the same thing is true of every other created being in the entire universe. We are creatures. We were created. By Bible definition, we are not God. Nor are we lesser gods. The Bible does not know anything about greater and lesser gods. In the Bible, there is only the one, true God: even a JW would agree to that; “For I am God, and there is none other.” (Isaiah 45:22).
Everything else is a dependent creature, in God’s creation. The very striking revelation of Scripture, is that the qualities and titles that identify Jehovah as God the Father, are the very same qualities and titles that are attributed to Jesus Christ. There is no difference between the two - in the Bible.
As I just mentioned above, Jesus’ claim that He had divine qualities was so apparent to the Jewish leaders of Bible times, that they rightly accused Him of making Himself God; and they then tried to stone Jesus to death for “blasphemy.” (See Jo.5:17-19, 10:31-33).
For another example: I am the father of two sons, but I am not the everlasting Father of all creation. These facts force me to accept the painful truth that other people sometimes remind me of: that I am not God!
It is comforting to me to know that the same thing is true of every other created being in the entire universe. We are creatures. We were created. By Bible definition, we are not God. Nor are we lesser gods. The Bible does not know anything about greater and lesser gods. In the Bible, there is only the one, true God: even a JW would agree to that; “For I am God, and there is none other.” (Isaiah 45:22).
Everything else is a dependent creature, in God’s creation. The very striking revelation of Scripture, is that the qualities and titles that identify Jehovah as God the Father, are the very same qualities and titles that are attributed to Jesus Christ. There is no difference between the two - in the Bible.
As I just mentioned above, Jesus’ claim that He had divine qualities was so apparent to the Jewish leaders of Bible times, that they rightly accused Him of making Himself God; and they then tried to stone Jesus to death for “blasphemy.” (See Jo.5:17-19, 10:31-33).
