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Hi rvx!

Note that the Greek word Jesus used for "greater" denotes greater by rank rather than by nature. For example, while the president may be "greater" than us because of his office, he is not greater by nature, since we are all humans. In Phil 2, Paul makes it clear that, by coming to Earth, Jesus made himself completely subject to the Father and became a servant among us. In this way, he took a temporary "demotion" of office, though still God (Matt 1:23, John 1:1, etc.)

Hope this helps!
 
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you said you have Jesus,The Father, and holy spirit as one God... then The Father is higher rank than Jesus, and how about Holy Spirit rank?

The Holy Spirit, has no "Rank" as it is within us, it is like a fire that lights our soul, and brings us closer to God. Rank in a way that we could understand does not apply to the Spirit.

God the Father, was Higher Rank then Jesus, only when Jesus walked the earth, because, becomming flesh limited Jesus, made him Human, confined and limited by his form and location. As such, God the Father, was still in the higher position and rank to look "down" upon us, while Jesus looked us "in the eye".

I hope I have answered this question for you.

God Bless

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Jesus is no longer a lower "rank" than the Father. After Jesus had completed his work on Earth, he returned to a position of authority in Heaven: "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2: 9-11

As Key said, the Holy Spirit does not have a "rank" here. He lives within us and enables us to experience and relate to God in a personal way. It is true that there is one God, but God is the unity of three persons, though not separate beings. This can be confusing, but one way to think of it is like an egg; there is the yolk, there is the clear liquid around the yolk, and there is the outer shell. Which one is the egg? All three of them. Yet there is only one egg. Each part is egg and the three together are an egg.

The Bible clearly says all three are God (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit), yet it also makes it clear that there is only one God. His nature is far greater than our own and we will never perfectly understand him.
 
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rvx,

I recommend you email a ministry where you can talk about the Quran and all Muslim issues freely with Christians who understand Islam very well. I have a friend who works at such a place and you can send them an email at VOPG@MSN.com They can also direct you to other websites that discuss issues between Isalm and Christianity. I know they can help you very much!

Blessings to you!
 
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John 14:28

"You heard me say, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I"

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Rvx - Jesus became "lower than the angels" when he was on earth, but now he is crowned with great glory, Psalms 8:5.
 
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you said you have Jesus,The Father, and holy spirit as one God... then The Father is higher rank than Jesus, and how about Holy Spirit rank?

The Holy Spirit could not be sent unless Jesus sent it. The Holy Spirit speaks only what God wants to say. The holy spirit only does what God wants done. The Holy spirit is God just as Jesus is and the Father is. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can not work against God. The Holy Spirit is God. In terms of rank, The Holy Spirit would be third since it was sent by Jesus who was following the Father's will. Jesus sits at the right hand of God, making him second. God of course is first. It is God's will that is done
 
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The Holy Spirit, has no "Rank" as it is within us, it is like a fire that lights our soul, and brings us closer to God.
hmm... then holy spirit is God which brings us closer to God, if God is within us, then it is closest to us, it don't need bring us closer to another God, then which God we should go then?

Jesus is no longer a lower "rank" than the Father. After Jesus had completed his work on Earth, he returned to a position of authority in Heaven: "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2: 9-11

God the Father, was Higher Rank then Jesus, only when Jesus walked the earth,
so, after Jesus completed his work on earth, which one is higher Jesus or Father? or it is equal? or there is only Jesus not Father ( or the opposite ) ?

...It is true that there is one God, but God is the unity of three persons, though not separate beings. This can be confusing, but one way to think of it is like an egg; there is the yolk, there is the clear liquid around the yolk, and there is the outer shell. Which one is the egg? All three of them. Yet there is only one egg. Each part is egg and the three together are an egg.
yolk, liquid, shell are separate element, it is called egg yolk, egg liquid and egg shell... but nevermind I'am fully understand your concept... but I just never feel it right...

...His nature is far greater than our own and we will never perfectly understand him.
nice try... yes I know why christians never perfectly understand it...

Rvx - Jesus became "lower than the angels" when he was on earth, but now he is crowned with great glory, Psalms 8:5.
wow, I see that is different concept to Islam, since Islam state that angels could be lower or higher than any humans, it is higher to "bad" people, and lower to "good" people...

The Holy Spirit could not be sent unless Jesus sent it.
how to make Jesus want to send me holy spirit then?

The Holy Spirit, has no "Rank" as it is within us,...

In terms of rank, The Holy Spirit would be third since it was sent by Jesus who was following the Father's will. Jesus sits at the right hand of God, making him second. God of course is first.
Now there are two different opinion...
 
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hmm... then holy spirit is God which brings us closer to God, if God is within us, then it is closest to us, it don't need bring us closer to another God, then which God we should go then?

Aye, you said it. There's only one God to go to. I'm trying to understand what you're trying to say here... it isn't two seperate gods. If I put my hand on your shoulder and pull you closer, the hand is myself bringing you to myself. I know it's a poor example, but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

so, after Jesus completed his work on earth, which one is higher Jesus or Father? or it is equal? or there is only Jesus not Father ( or the opposite ) ?

The concept of the trinity is a difficult one, but there are two stardards here:

1) They're all the same being, however,
2) Parts of the said being submit to other parts

The father, being the God we have never known, calls the shots in his infinite wisdom. Jesus and the spirit were also God, but parts of God that subjected themselves to this dimension of existance, and consquencely to it's rules. The jews have always had the notion that when something comes from God, it almost becomes it's own being. It's interesting to note that Jesus said:

"Not my will, but yours be done" of his father. Same being, two distinct wills. Mind blowing, slightly, and hard to explain.

We can never see the father in the being we are now, and scientifically this makes sense, since an interdimensional being would probably unwind our physical world if it showed itself plainly. So, in a sense, Jesus is God's ambassator to us, and will be with us until the end and beyond. He is the father's face that we may look upon.

yolk, liquid, shell are separate element, it is called egg yolk, egg liquid and egg shell... but nevermind I'am fully understand your concept... but I just never feel it right...

nice try... yes I know why christians never perfectly understand it...

You must forgive us if we sound confusing. It's a very difficult thing for even christians to comprehend, so we try to explain it the best we can. However, I hope you don't look at this fact as "they can't explain it so it must'nt be true!".

wow, I see that is different concept to Islam, since Islam state that angels could be lower or higher than any humans, it is higher to "bad" people, and lower to "good" people...

That's an interesting statement. As Christians, we see only "bad" people. Hitler and the man that has lied once have the both wronged God and cannot make reprimands by their actions, but merely their faith (and for one, I'm a firm believer that faith without action is dead. Is this to say we can earn our way to purity? No, but I don't think someone should be in the same spiritual condition they were when they became a Christian). Only by the grace of God can we be redeemed. Angels, on another hand, God holds to a harsher penalty. Satan was cast down for just thinking of rebellion in his heart. So they are slightly higher than humans.

how to make Jesus want to send me holy spirit then?

The Sorcerer Barjesus tried to "buy" the secret of obtaining the holy spirit from the disciples. You cannot make the spirit come to you, it can only be assigned. It must also be said that "being filled with the holy spirit" is something God does in certain circumstances, weither it is to give a gift to man or guide his words and heart. The holy spirit is a subtle leading of the heart and mind God has given us. You could always pray to God and ask for it in earnst.


Now there are two different opinion...[/quote]

Yup~. That'll happen. We can't see clearly in this world, but again, I urge you not to see such things as proof the falsehood of such doctrines.
 
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then after Jesus died, it is still father is greater than him, or how? if Father is greater (by rank) than Jesus, how about Holy spirit? where it is?
Seeing as how Father = Jesus. And they are the same person, they can't be greater/lesser than each other.

That's like saying "Ronny is greater than Ronny". If greater means "better", then that doesn't make any sense. "Greater" in that bible verse obviously means something other than "better than" or "superior to".

Jesus = Father = Holy Spirit = Jesus = One = SAME PERSON = One Person
 
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You should read on through the chapters of John to:


"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.



Also, in the kingdom of God it is not about rank but about sharing authority because God gives authority to share.

 
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God is able to manifest Himself in ways that are beyond the dimension of man. The Bible says that we live and have our being in God, yet we also know the scriptures tells us that Jesus was the very Living Word of God that came and walked among men, having created all things with the Father.
From the very beginning of the Bible, God speaks of Himself as plural - as "us", as "we".
It is all for our benefit that God transcends these dimensions for us and decides to fellowship with us as family in the form of the Son and dwell with us and our spirit while Jesus is away at the right hand of the Father for this time being.
When Jesus returns, we still have much to learn about that relationship we will have with the Father, as Jesus will turn all things over to Him at the end of His earthly reign and the New Heavens and Earth are created.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Col.2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!

Isa 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Ac 17:28 for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’

What frame or words can hold all that God is?
 
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