Friends,
John 1:14 says "And the WORD became flesh." Because of this, most people believe that God became flesh or man in the person of Jesus.
The truth is, God DID NOT become flesh or man. God DID NOT become Jesus. It was God's EXPRESSED idea about the birth of a savior (Gen. 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6)that became flesh or man.
God SENT Jesus, a MAN (John 8:40) just as God SENT a MAN whose name was John (John 1:6).
Like John, Jesus also CAME from God. Jesus says: "If GOD were your FATHER, you would love me, for I proceeded forth and CAME from GOD; nor have I come of myself, but He SENT me" (John 8:42).
Jesus emphasized the value of knowing that the FATHER (who is the only true God) SENT him when he said: " And eternal means to know YOU, the only true GOD, and to know Jesus Christ whom YOU sent" (John 17:3 T
Jesus further said: "He who does not love me does not keep my words; and the word which you hear is not mine but the Father's who SENT me" (John 14:24).
One who is SENT is a messenger. Just as John was a messenger who came from God (John 1:6), Jesus was also a messenger who came from God. They are both MAN, with flesh and bones (Luke 24:39).
The Holy Spirit is also SENT by God and there are seven of them that God sends into all the earth (Rev. 5:6). God the Father is Himself Spirit and He is Holy. Thus, God the Father Himself is Holy Spirit. And blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (God the Father) is unforgivable.
Thus, Jesus is NOT the same God who said "I AM" in the Old Testament. Jesus is NOT the same God the Father who SENT him. Jesus is NOT the same God the Father who SENT him and said "I am Alpha and Omega" in the Old Testament.
Jesus is the woman's seed promised by God to the serpent (Gen. 3:15), Abraham's seed (Gen. 17:7; Gal. 3:16), prophet promised to Moses (Deut. 18:1 and savior prophesied by Isaiah (Is. 9:6; Is. 7:14).
And as apostle Paul testified: "But when the fullness of time came, God SENT His son, born of a woman, born under the law" (Gal. 4:4). This was when the WORD became flesh or man - the fulfillment of God's WORDS.
John 1:14 says "And the WORD became flesh." Because of this, most people believe that God became flesh or man in the person of Jesus.
The truth is, God DID NOT become flesh or man. God DID NOT become Jesus. It was God's EXPRESSED idea about the birth of a savior (Gen. 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6)that became flesh or man.
God SENT Jesus, a MAN (John 8:40) just as God SENT a MAN whose name was John (John 1:6).
Like John, Jesus also CAME from God. Jesus says: "If GOD were your FATHER, you would love me, for I proceeded forth and CAME from GOD; nor have I come of myself, but He SENT me" (John 8:42).
Jesus emphasized the value of knowing that the FATHER (who is the only true God) SENT him when he said: " And eternal means to know YOU, the only true GOD, and to know Jesus Christ whom YOU sent" (John 17:3 T
Jesus further said: "He who does not love me does not keep my words; and the word which you hear is not mine but the Father's who SENT me" (John 14:24).
One who is SENT is a messenger. Just as John was a messenger who came from God (John 1:6), Jesus was also a messenger who came from God. They are both MAN, with flesh and bones (Luke 24:39).
The Holy Spirit is also SENT by God and there are seven of them that God sends into all the earth (Rev. 5:6). God the Father is Himself Spirit and He is Holy. Thus, God the Father Himself is Holy Spirit. And blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (God the Father) is unforgivable.
Thus, Jesus is NOT the same God who said "I AM" in the Old Testament. Jesus is NOT the same God the Father who SENT him. Jesus is NOT the same God the Father who SENT him and said "I am Alpha and Omega" in the Old Testament.
Jesus is the woman's seed promised by God to the serpent (Gen. 3:15), Abraham's seed (Gen. 17:7; Gal. 3:16), prophet promised to Moses (Deut. 18:1 and savior prophesied by Isaiah (Is. 9:6; Is. 7:14).
And as apostle Paul testified: "But when the fullness of time came, God SENT His son, born of a woman, born under the law" (Gal. 4:4). This was when the WORD became flesh or man - the fulfillment of God's WORDS.