God's sovereignty and the role of the Trinity in Genesis 1

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Do you believe the Trinity (Godhead) to be three distinct persons in unity only (kind of like a family unit)?
Or do you believe the Trinity (Godhead) to be defined as “He exists as three distinct persons and yet He is one God in substance (Meaning that He literally is one God, mathematically speaking)”?

I believe just as the Nicene Creed states regarding the nature and relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Nicene Creed of 381 AD (From: Creeds of Christendom Vol 1, Sec. 8, P. 29)

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages (æons), Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; from thence he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.

In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.”

[Philip Schaff: Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical notes. Volume I. The History of Creeds. - Christian Classics Ethereal Library]

 

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John 4:22 (WEB) You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.
Christians will be worshipped (Revelation 3:9)

Thank you for Revelation 3:9. You really helped me in my study of the word “worship.”
Other translations say, "Bow down." So in this instance in Scripture, this would be obeisance (homage) to man and not reverence and adoration of God.

This means that the word “worship” (like the word “repent”) has multiple definitions or meanings, and it is the context that determines its definition or use. In Revelation 3:9, Christians are not worshiped as the true God or regarded as divine beings. They are merely being reverenced or honored. However, this brings up a great contrasting point at another place in Revelation on the topic of worship.

John said,

”I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.​

Then saith he unto me, “See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.” (See: Revelation 22:8-9).​

So as we can see here, the angel does not accept worship, and the angel encourages John to worship God. So obviously, worship is being used differently here in Revelation 22:8-9 vs. Revelation 3:9. There is a form of worship that is not acceptable or a different kind of worship.

Therefore, I can make a case now that when Jesus said, “…we know what we worship…” and if we are to take this to possibly mean He is talking about how He also worships the Father, we can safely say (if such an interpretation is true) that Jesus worships or reverences the Father differently than His fellow Jews.

How so?

Well, because Jesus is God.

Jesus would revere God the Father as the head of the triune Godhead or Trinity.
Jesus is one with the Father.
Jesus is called the Lord from Heaven (See: 1 Corinthians 15:47).
But Jesus would not worship the Father exactly like us because our Lord is unlike us (Seeing He is God).
Jesus could not revere the Father as the Creator because Jesus is the Creator.
Jesus could not revere the Father as the Savior because Jesus is the Savior.
Jesus could not revere the Father as the sole Ruler of all things because Jesus has power and authority of His own as God.

Those who worshipped Jesus, while he was on earth, did not express any belief that Jesus himself was Creator and God, and Lord Jesus had not yet revealed that to them who worshipped him. By their own words, they believed Jesus was either the prophet, or Messiah, so someone who was sent from God.

This was not always so.

”And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” (John 20:28).​

Even the demons did not address Lord Jesus as "God;" but rather as the "Holy One" of God.

In Matthew 8:29, they called Jesus the Son of God.
A Son is the same substance as the Father.
Therefore, they were saying Jesus is God.

John 17:3 (WEB) 3 This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

And Jesus also is called the true God, as well.

“…and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” (1 John 5:20).​

So that does not help you.

1 Corinthians 8:6 (WEB) 5 For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many “gods” and many “lords”; 6 yet {{{to us}}} there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

Yes, there is only one God, the Father. There are not two of them. God the Father (head of the hierarchy of the Godhead or Trinity) is unique and beautiful. This does not negate the fact that Jesus is also God and the second person of the Godhead.

King David and others were worshipped. [See: 1 Samuel 24:8; 1 Samuel 25:23; 1 Samuel 25:41; 2 Samuel 1:2; 2 Samuel 9:6; 2 Samuel 14:22; 2 Samuel 14:33 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 18:28; 2 Samuel 24:20; 1 kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:23; 2 Kings 2:15; 1 Chronicles 21:21; Isaiah 60:14; Ruth 2:10.]

I am aware that kings were given obeisance.
This is not the same thing when a person worships God, though (As I am sure you would agree).

You are refuting yourself by bringing up John 10:34, and I am not sure why you keep bringing that up. Only the Father is the one God. The Word of God (the Logos) was made to be a man-servant of the only true God the Father.

1 Corinthians 8:6 (WEB) 5 For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many “gods” and many “lords”; 6 yet {{{to us}}} there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

Thank you. That is a good explanation to a certain extent. But Jesus does use John 10:34 as an excuse to escape from the hands of the Jews (after He stated a claim to "deity"). So Jesus is giving validity to the statement, "ye are gods."

 

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The Father is Redeemer and Savior that he accomplishes through the Son. And that is why Lord Jesus is Savior of the world.

Lord Jesus was appointed, given, inherited the right to rule as man - the Son of David.

• As a man, Lord Jesus inherits a better name (Hebrews 1:4; Philippians 2:9-11),
• As a man, is made to be Christ and Lord over all (Acts 2:36),
• As a man, he is given eternal life as the Son of David (Luke 1:30-35; John 5:26),
• As a man, he is given, by the Father, rulership over all things on David’s throne forever as a man (Luke 1:30-35; Psalms 89:34-37; Acts 2:29-36; Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalms 132:11).
• As a man-servant of God his Father, Lord Jesus depended on the Father for everything – the words he spoke (John 14:10), the miracles and works he did (John 5:36), the things he knew (John 8:28), are all from the Father to his man-servant and son Lord Jesus - as a man.

I every way, Lord Jesus is that obedient servant of God the Father - the only true God.

John 17:3 (WEB) 3 This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 8:6 (WEB) 5 For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many “gods” and many “lords”; 6 yet {{{to us}}} there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

In Summary: The incarnate Word, Lord Jesus, lived as a humble servant of God his Father. Lord Jesus by his obedient and submissive life to God his Father, he expressed the purist form of worship that any man could ever give God the Father.

To say that the pure devotion, obedient, and total submission Lord Jesus gave to his Father is not worship when he does it, but is only worship when we do it, is hypocritical.

160 Reasons Jesus Christ is Almighty God:​

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By Thomas Golda​

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1. Jesus IS the visible image of the Invisible God - Colossians 1:15, II Corinthians 4:4...to see Jesus is to see the Invisible God - Mankind was created IN the image of God - Genesis 1:26...Jesus IS the image of God. To see Jesus is to see the Invisible God in the flesh.​

2. Jesus was conceived by God - Luke 1:35, Matthew 1:20. Since Mary was his earthy mother, that makes Jesus fully human..since God was His physical Father, since Jesus did not have an earthy father, that makes Jesus fully God. He was fully man and fully God. The Great Godman.​

3. To see Jesus' face is to see the glory of God - II Corinthians 4:6​

4. Jesus "being in the form of God" makes Him God - Philippians 2:6​

5. Jesus being the brightness of the Father's glory - Hebrews 1:3​

6. Jesus is the exact image of the Father's Person - Hebrews 1:3​

7. That is why to "see Jesus" is to "see the Father" - John 14:9, John 12:45​

8. That is why Jesus said He and His Father are one - John 10:30​

9. Jesus is IN the bosom of the Father - John 1:18. Not "on" the bosom"..not "near" the bosom...IN the bosom...He is in the center of the​

Father. They are "one"​

10. He is called EVERLASTING Father - Isaiah 9:6​

11. Jesus deserves the SAME honour as the Father - John 5:23​

12.Jesus was WORSHIPPED - Matthew 2:11, Matthew 9:12, Matthew 14:33, Matthew 28:9, Luke 24:52..Since only God is to be​

worshipped - Matthew 4:10..that means Jesus is God.​

13. Even angels WORSHIP Jesus - Hebrews 1:6​

14. Heaven falls down before the Lamb - Revelation 5:8​

15. Jesus Created ALL things - Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 1:2, John 1:3, Ephesians 3:9 ....God created all things - Acts 14:15, Isaiah​

45:18, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 42:5. Jesus is God​

16. Jesus also made the world - John 1:10. Jesus is God - Isaiah 44:18​

17. Jesus created all things for HIMSELF - Colossians 1:16, Proverbs 16:4(Jesus is God)​

18. By Jesus all things consist - Colossians 1:17​

19. Jesus upholds all things - Hebrews 1:3​

20. Jesus is before all things - Colossians 1:17​

21. Jesus rules heaven and earth - Matthew 28:18. Jesus is God - II Chronicles 29:11​

22. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath - Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5​

23. Jesus called Himself the Great "I AM" - John 8:58, John 8:24...a quote from Exodus 3:14​

24. In the body of Jesus dwells the fullness of the Godhead - Colossians 2:9​

25. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost are THREE and they are ONE - I John 5:7​

26. And this is all why Jesus is EQUAL WITH GOD - Philippians 2:6​

27. Jesus was "God manifest in the flesh" - I Timothy 3:16​

28. God was in Christ - Galatians 3:17, II Corinthians 5:19​

29. Jesus is the Power of God and the Wisdom of God - I Corinthians 1:24​

30. Jesus "only" hath immortality - I Timothy 6:16​

31. Jesus is Lord of the living and the dead - Romans 14:9​

32. Jesus is called the Saviour - Luke 2:11, Titus 1:4, Titus 2:13, Titus 3:3, II Peter 1:1, II Peter 1:11, II Peter 2:20, II Peter 3:18, I John​

4:14​

33. Only Jehovah God alone is the Saviour - Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 45:15 , Hosea 13:4, I Timothy 2:2, Jude 1:25...that means Jesus is God.​

34. Jesus ALONE is the Great Judge - John 5:22. The Judge is God - Hebrews 12:23, Revelation 18:8, Hebrews 13:4, Romans 2:3,5​

Jesus is God. All the verses in the Bible that talk about God being the Judge refer to Jesus, since He alone judges. The Father​

judges no man - John 5:22.​

35. Jesus has the keys of hell and of death - Revelation 1:18. The one that can cast into hell is to be FEARED - Matthew 10:28, Luke​

12:5 Only God is to be feared - Rev 14:7​

36. Jesus is from EVERLASTING - Micah 5:2, Isaiah 9:6​

37. Jesus has NO BEGINNING of days - Hebrews 7:3​

38. Jesus is the SAME, yesterday, today and forever - Hebrews 13:8. A quote from Psalm 102:27. Jesus is God.​

39. Jesus' is in the midst or the center of the throne of God - Rev 1:6​

40. Jesus has the Greatest Name above every name ever named - Philippians 2:9​

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41. Jesus' name is the Greatest in the world to come as well - Ephesians 1:21​

42. And it is before name of JESUS, not any other name including Jehovah, that the peoples of the earth and heaven and bowing before​

- Philippians 2:10. Jesus is God - Isaiah 45:22-23​

43. Only by the name JESUS can one be saved - Acts 4:10-12​

44. Jesus is called the Alpha and Omega - Revelation 1:11​

45. Jesus who is the Alpha and Omega is the ALMIGHTY - Revelation 1:7-8​

46. Jesus is called the King of kings - I Timothy 6:15. Jesus is the King - Zechariah 9:9. The King is God - I Timothy 1:17. Jesus is God​

47. Jesus is called Lord of lords - I Timothy 6:15. God is called Lord of lords - Deut 10:17. Jesus is God​

48. Christ is called the ROCK - I Corinthians 10:4. That is who Israel followed. The ROCK who Israel followed was GOD - Deut 32:3-4.​

God is the Rock - Psalm 18:2 and only God is the Rock - Psalm 18:31. Christ is God.​

49. Jesus calls Himself the FIRST AND THE LAST - Revelation 1:11,17. Only GOD is the FIRST AND THE LAST - Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah​

48:12. Jesus is God.​

50. Jesus knows all things (OMNIPOTENT) - John 2:24-25, John 4:29, John 6:64, John 16:30​

51. Jesus is OMNIPRESENT - Matthew 18:20, Matthew 28:20​

52. Jesus' body fills all (is omnipresent) - Ephesians 1:23​

53. Jesus knows the hearts of men - Revelation 2:23​

54. Jesus dwells in the hearts - Ephesians 3:17​

55. And "liveth" in the believers - Galatians 2:20​

56. Jesus knows the thoughts of men - Matthew 9:4, Luke 6:8​

57. And Jesus will judge the "secrets" of men - Romans 2:16​

58. God shed His blood - Acts 20:28​

59. The cross is the "power of God" - I Corinthians 1:17-18​

60. Jesus called the Kingdom of God His Kingdom - John 18:36​

61. Jesus is the "Deliverer" of the believers from the wrath of God - I Thessalonians 1:10, Romans 11:26. Only God is the Deliverer from​

the wrath of God - II Corinthians 1:9-10​

62. In Jesus' name we TRUST - Ephesians 1:12-13, Matthew 12:21, Philippians 2:19. Only in God do we trust - Psalm 4:5, 7:1, 31:1,​

73:28, Isaiah 26:4. Jesus is God.​

63. Jesus is the TRUTH - John 14:6. Jesus is God - Psalm 31:5​

64. Jesus sent the prophets - Matthew 23:34...God sent the prophets - Jeremiah 7:25. Jesus is God who sent the prophets.​

65. Jesus is the Stone of stumbling - I Peter 2:8. A prophesy from Isaiah 8:13-14. God is the stone of stumbling. Jesus is God.​

66. God is the fountain of living waters - Jeremiah 17:13....Jesus is the fountain of living waters - John 4:10-14​

67. Jesus brings reward to the wicked for their works - Matthew 16:27. Jesus is God - Psalm 54:4-5, II Samuel 3:39.​

68. The reward of salvation is "with Jesus" - Revelation 22:12. Jesus is God - Isaiah 62:11, Isaiah 40:10​

69. Jesus gave power to His people - Luke 9:1. Jesus is God - Psalm 68:35​

70. Jesus is called the HOLY ONE - Acts 3:14. Jesus is God - Isaiah 30:15, Isaiah 40:25, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 43:15​

71. Jesus is the light - John 8:12. Jesus is God - Psalm 27:1​

72. Jesus is the Husband of believers - Revelation 19:7,9, 21:2, 21:9. Jesus is God - Isaiah 54:5​

73. Jesus gives us rest - Matthew 11:28. Jesus is God - Exodus 33:14​

74. Jesus gathers the sheep - John 10:16. Jesus is God - Ezekiel 34:11​

75. Jesus seeks and saves that which is lost - Luke 19:10. Jesus is God - Ezekiel 34:16​

76. Jesus is the Shepherd - John 10:11,14. Jesus is God - Psalm 23:1​

77. Jesus feeds the people and causes them to sit down - Mark 8:5-10, Matthew 14:19-21. Jesus is God - Ezekiel 34:15​

78. The blood of Jesus cleanses us from sin - I John 1:7. God cleanses from sin - Psalm 51:2, Ezekiel 36:25.. Jesus is God​

79. Redemption is from Jesus Christ - Romans 3:24, Colossians 1:14. Redemption is from God - Psalm 130:7. Jesus is God​

80. Christ is the Redeemer - Galatians 4:5, Galatians 3:13, Revelation 5:9, Titus 2:14. God is the Redeemer - Jeremiah 31:11, Isaiah​

41:14, Isaiah 44:22, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 44:24. Jesus is God​

81. Jesus wrote new commandments with His finger - John 8:5-9. This is to show that He is God who wrote the 10 commandments with​

His finger - Exodus 31:18​

82. The Bible declares God. That God is Jesus who is written in all the scriptures - Luke 24:27, Luke 24:44, John 5:39, John 5:46​

83. ALL things are by Jesus - I Corinthians 8:6​

84. John the Baptist, the voice in the wilderness prepared the coming of the Lord - Matthew 3:3. A quote from Isaiah 40:3...He prepared​

the coming of Jehovah God!!!!​

85. Jesus forgave sin - Matthew 9:2, Mark 2:5....and only GOD can forgive sins - Mark 2:7. Only God can forgive sin where they are​

atoned for it. Jesus is God.​

86. Jesus forgave sins and healed diseases - Matthew 9:6. Only God can do that - Psalm 103:3​

87. Jesus calmed the storm - Matthew 8:26...Only God can - Psalm 107:25​

88. God was pierced - Zechariah 12:10...quoted again in John 19:37. Jesus is God​

89. God was priced at 30 pieces of silver - Zechariah 11:12-13...quoted again in Matthew 27:9....Jesus is God.​

90. Jesus returns again with His saints - I Thess. 3:13. A fulfillment of Zechariah 14:5 that says GOD will come with His saints. Jesus is​

God.​

91. The Jews wanted Jesus killed for the crime of Blasphemy - Matthew 26:65. In their minds He claimed to be God - John 10:33, and​

Equal with God - John 5:18 and forgave as only God can do - Mark 2:7, Luke 5:21...that was blasphemy is their eyes - Mark 2:7,​

Luke 5:21. Jesus by His words and actions claimed to be God...and that is why He was found guilty by the Jews of blasphemy.​

92. Jesus raised Himself from the dead - John 2:19-21. John 10:17-18​

93. Jesus will raise all the dead - John 6:39-40,44. God raises the dead both physically and spiritually - Ezekiel 37:12-14. Jesus is God​

94. The Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ are one and the same. Christ is God - Romans 8:9​

95. Jesus quickens (which means to make alive) - John 5:21. Only God can make someone alive - Ezekiel 37:5-6,9. Only God can​

quicken - Psalm 80:18. Jesus is God.​

96. One cannot serve God and mammon - Matthew 6:24. Only God is to be served - Romans 1:9. The One we serve is Jesus Christ -​

Colossians 3:24.​

97. Jesus is the one who "justifies" - Galatians 2:17. ONLY GOD can justifieth - Romans 8:33. Jesus is God.​

98. Jesus "reveals" truth - Luke 10:22, Matthew 11:27. Only GOD can reveal truth - Philippians 3:15, I Corinthians 2:10. Jesus is God.​

99. God will not share His glory with another - Isaiah 42:8, 48:11. But the Father glorifies the Son - John 17:1,5, John 12:23, John 13:31-​

32. Jesus is God and He is ONE with the Father.​

100. ONLY in the name of JESUS is their salvation. There is salvation is NONE OTHER - Acts 4:10-12, II Timothy 2:10. And salvation​

belongs to GOD - Psalm 3:8, Jonah 2:9, Lamentations 3:26, Isaiah 52:10, Psalm 51:14. Since only in the name of Jesus is there​

salvation and salvation belongs to God, that simply means Jesus is God.​

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101. Jesus chooses the elect - John 15:16. Jesus is God - I Thess. 2:13, I Cor. 1:27​

102. Men are Jesus' disciples - John 13:35, John 15:8. Jesus is God - Isaiah 8:16​

103. Jesus' voice is the sound of many waters - Revelation 1:15. Jesus is Almighty God - Ezekiel 43:2.​

104. Jesus' feet are like fine brass - Revelation 1:15. Jesus is God - Ezekiel 1:7, Ezekiel 1:28​

105. Jesus' name is the Word of God - Revelation 19:13​

106. All grace comes from God - I Peter 5:10. Jesus is that God where all grace comes from - Rev 22:21, Romans 16:20, I Thess. 5:28,​

II Thess. 3:18​

107. Jesus comes with clouds - Rev 1:7, Matthew 24:30 - Jesus is God - Isaiah 19:1, Jeremiah 4:13, Numbers 11:25​

108. Jesus is called God - John 1:1, Hebrews 1:8​

109. Jesus is called The Great God - Titus 2:13​

110. Jesus is called The Mighty God - Isaiah 9:6​

111. Jesus is called The True God - I John 5:20​

112. Jesus is "God with us" - Matthew 1:21​

113. Jesus is called "My God" - John 20:28. Since there is "no other God" - Isaiah 45:5,21-22..that means Jesus is that God.​

114. Jesus is called "our hope" - I Timothy 1:1. We hope in Jesus - I Cor. 15:19. We are to only hope in God - I Peter 1:21, Psalm 38:15.​

Jesus is God.​

115. Christ is our life - Colossians 3:4. Jesus is God - Psalm 42:8​

116. Jesus is called Faithful - Revelation 19:11. Jesus is God - Deut 7:9​

117. Jesus is called True - Revelation 19:11. Jesus is God - Romans 3:4​

118. Israel temped Christ - I Corinthians 10:9. Jesus is God - Deut 6:16, Numbers 14:22.​

119. Christ sent serpents and destroyed Israel - I Cor 10:9. Jesus is God - Numbers 21:6-7​

120. Jesus rebukes and chastens - Revelation 3:19 - Jesus is God - Hebrews 12:5-7, Proverbs 3:11-12.​

121. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of faith - Hebrews 12:2​

122. God said "Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness" - Genesis 1:26. The plurality refers to the Trinity. This is not talking​

about the angels or heavenly host. Angels cannot create life. Secondly, nowhere is it indicated that angels are made in the image of​

God. Third, there is no indication that mankind is created in the image of angels.​

123. The plurality of the Trinity is also referred to in Genesis 3:22 and Isaiah 6:8. Jesus is God.​

124. Before Jesus became man, He had glory with the Father before the world was - John 17:5​

125. All things are given into Jesus' hand - John 3:35​

126. Jesus is described as "WHICH WAS" dead, and "IS" alive - Revelation 2:8. The one who "which was" and "which is" is Almighty​

God - Revelation 4:8, Revelation 1:8. Jesus is God.​

127. The "Great Day" of the Wrath of the Lamb - Revelation 6:16-17 is the "Great Day" of God Almighty - Revelation 16:14. Jesus is the​

Lamb who is God Almighty.​

128. Jesus is the King - I Timothy 6:15, John 18:37. Jesus is the King who is called the "only wise God" - I Timothy 1:17​

129. Jesus is called the "Just One" - Acts 22:14. Jesus is God - Isaiah 45:21​

130. Jesus "gives" repentance - Acts 5:31, Acts 3:26. Jesus is God - II Timothy 2:25​

131. Jesus reconciled all things to Himself - Colossians 1:20. Jesus is God - Romans 5:18-19​

132. Jesus brings Judgment on the churches in Revelation 2 and 3. Jesus is God - Hebrews 10:30, Deuteronomy 32:35-36​

133. God has a Father - Revelation 1:6. That God is Jesus Christ.​

134. Jesus stilled the waves and rules the sea- Matthew 8:26-27, Mark 4:39-41. Jesus is God - Psalm 89:8-9​

135. Jesus has eyes that are sent forth into all the earth - Revelation 5:6 - Jesus is God - II Chronicles 16:9​

136. To know the love of Christ is to be filled with the fulness of God - Ephesians 3:19​

137. Christ strengthens the believers - Philippians 4:13. Christ is God - Isaiah 40:29, Isaiah 41:10​

138. In Christ's presence is fullness of joy - John 15:11. Jesus is God - Psalm 16:11​

139. To see Jesus is to see the Father and to hate Jesus is to hate the Father as well - John 15:24, John 15:23​

140. Jesus turns the water into wine - John 2:7-11. A creative act to show that Jesus is Creator God.​

141. Jesus walks on water - John 6:19, Matthew 14:26, Mark 6:48 - Jesus is God - Psalm 93:4, Psalm 95:5, Psalm 72:8, Job 9:8​

142. Jesus causes the blind to see - Matthew 9:27-30, Matthew 11:5, Mark 8:22-26, Mark 10:51-52. Jesus is God - Psalm 146:8, Isaiah​

35:4-5​

143. Jesus causes the deaf to hear - Matthew 11:5, Mark 7:32, Mark 7:37 - Jesus is God - Isaiah 35:4-5, Isaiah 43:7-8​

144. Jesus causes the dumb to speak - Matthew 9:32-33, Matt 15:31, Mark 7:37, Luke 11:14. Jesus is God - Isaiah 36:6, Ezekiel 24:27,​

Ezekiel 33:22​

145. Jesus causes the lame to walk - Matthew 11:5, Mark 2:11, Luke 7:22 - Jesus is God - Isaiah 35:6​

146. Jesus' face shines as the sun - Matthew 17:2. Jesus is God - Psalm 84:11, Malachi 4:2​

147. Jesus will inherit all nations - Psalm 2:7-8. Jesus is God - Psalm 82:8​

148. Jesus will rule all nations with a rod of iron - Revelation 12:5. Jesus is God - Isaiah 14:5-6​

149. Jesus will smite all nations with a rod or iron. He is the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God - Revelation 19:15. He is Almighty​

God who brings wrath.​

150. Jesus and His Father established the ends of the earth - Proverbs 30:4​

151. Jesus was without sin - II Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, I Peter 2:22. Only God is without sin - Deuteronomy 32:4. Jesus is God​

152. Jesus is ABOVE ALL - John 3:31​

153. Jesus is GOD OVER ALL - Romans 9:5​

154. Jesus is LORD OF ALL - Acts 10:36​

155. The Lord God sent His angel to John - Rev 22:6. It is Jesus that sent His angel - Rev 22:16. Jesus is the Lord God.​

156. Jesus is called the "Lord of Glory" - I Corinthians 2:8. Jesus is YHWH God - Psalm 24:8-10​

157. Jesus gets glory now and forever - II Peter 3:18​

158. The Father calls Jesus "LORD" who made heaven and earth - Hebrews 1:10​

159. Heaven is God's throne and earth His FOOTSTOOL - Isaiah 66:1, Matthew 5:34-35. Jesus is God - Matthew 22:44, Hebrews 1:13​

160. Every knee shall bow, and "every tongue" shall confess to GOD - Romans 14:11. The God "every tongue" is confessing to is​

JESUS CHRIST - Philippians 2:11​

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160 Reasons Jesus Christ is Almighty God

 

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setst777 said:
Everything Lord Jesus said and did as a humble servant of God on earth was all from the Father.

Jesus was made Lord by the Father (Acts 2:36)

The Father gave Jesus to have life in himself:

John 5:26-27 (WEB) 26 For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself. 27 He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a Son of Man.

All things that Lord Jesus said and did was from the Father.

John 5:36 (WEB) 36 But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

John 8:26 (WEB) 26 I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world.”

John 12:49 (WEB) 49 For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak

John 8:28-29 (WEB) 28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

John 8:42 (WEB) 42 Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.

John 10:37 (WEB) 37 If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me. 38 But if I do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
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That is quite an admission from you, especially after saying that Lord Jesus had his own authority and powers that he demonstrated.

You did write as follows:

Do you believe Jesus had ZERO divine powers of His own during His earthly ministry?
Meaning, do you believe Jesus only did miracles by the Father and Spirit only and He was totally incapable of doing a miracle Himself?

Yes, if I understood you correctly, there was one verse I did not catch before that you appeared to be reading the wrong way (Which is John 5:26). You seem to be proposing that you believe that the Father gave Jesus life (eternal life) in the sense that Jesus did not have any life before. If that is what you are suggesting, that is not what that verse is saying. John 1:4 says that Jesus had "life" even in His eternal state as the Logos (or Word). Here is a translation that helps to clarify John 5:26 better.

John 5:26 (ERV)
"Life comes from the Father himself. So the Father has also allowed the Son to give life."

Confusion can arise if a person places their Modern understanding on the archaic word "given" as used in the KJB (Which was the bible used for hundreds of years and influenced later translations). The Greek word is "δίδωμι" (didōmi) which can also mean "grant."

John 5:26 (ESV) says,
"For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself."

If you were to go to the Webster's 1913 Dictionary, it has the definition: "to allow" or "allowance," or "permission" listed in its third definition.

So God the Father allowed (or gave permission for) the Son to have life in Himself.
John 5:26 does not mean Jesus was receiving eternal life for the first time.
That would suggest He is not eternally God, and that is heretical.

Sources:
BlueLetterBible - "δίδωμι" (didōmi)

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I believe just as the Nicene Creed states regarding the nature and relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Nicene Creed of 381 AD (From: Creeds of Christendom Vol 1, Sec. 8, P. 29)

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages (æons), Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; from thence he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.

In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.”

[Philip Schaff: Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical notes. Volume I. The History of Creeds. - Christian Classics Ethereal Library]

Sorry, the creed does not address my questions.

Anyways, I take your reply here as an evasion of my questions, and this potentially means that you may not believe God is one in substance but that He is simply one in unity (Which is Tritheism). Is this true?

Do you believe in Tritheism or three gods who act in unity?

 

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I'm not even disagreeing with you, I was just in agreement with you actually that Jesus did maintain power as God on Earth, but possibly not omniscience.

Grace and peace be unto you in the name of Jesus Christ.

 

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Sorry, the creed does not address my questions.

Anyways, I take your reply here as an evasion of my questions, and this potentially means that you may not believe God is one in substance but that He is simply one in unity (Which is Tritheism). Is this true?

Do you believe in Tritheism or three gods who act in unity?

Sorry for the late reply. My hard drive crashed. I finally got my computer up and running again. Hurrraaaayyyhhh!

You wrote that in response to my post as follows:

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setst777 said:
I believe just as the Nicene Creed states regarding the nature and relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Nicene Creed of 381 AD (From: Creeds of Christendom Vol 1, Sec. 8, P. 29)

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages (æons), Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; from thence he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.

In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.”

[Philip Schaff: Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical notes. Volume I. The History of Creeds. - Christian Classics Ethereal Library]
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Which was in response to your post in the following:

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Do you believe the Trinity (Godhead) to be three distinct persons in unity only (kind of like a family unit)?
Or do you believe the Trinity (Godhead) to be defined as “He exists as three distinct persons and yet He is one God in substance (Meaning that He literally is one God, mathematically speaking)”?
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I believe just as the Nicene Creed States. Read it, because it clearly and plainly answers your questions, even though you deny that it does.

I could not improve on the Nicene Creed if I tried, except to provide the Scriptures that show the Nicene Creed teaches correctly, even as to the nature and relationship of God as a Triune being. The simplicity, efficiency, and accuracy of the Nicene Creed amazes me. If you can read the Nicene Creed and walk away feeling that it teaches Tritheism, then you are not reading it, but rather, reinterpreting or ignoring what it plainly states in context, which is what you appear to be doing with the Scriptures as well.

Regarding the 160 quotes you referenced and commented on, you have to remember that almost all of those quotes have to do with the authority and power that God the Father gave to, and accomplished through, the Son of Man while on earth. Lord Jesus was God the Father's representative on earth as a man - the Son of Man. Therefore, most of those quotes provide no evidence, in itself, that Lord Jesus is "God." There are Scriptures that do teach that Lord Jesus is in very nature God, but you have not provided them in most of your 160 quote references.

Of the 160 quotes you referenced, the ones that clearly show that Lord Jesus is by nature God are as follows:

Philippians 2:6; Hebrews 1:2-3; Colossians 1:16-17; John 1:3; Colossians 2:9; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Micah 5:2; Hebrews 7:3

All the other quote references you provided, in and of themselves, can also be understood, grammatically and contextually, to mean that God is the Father who accomplishes these great things through His man-servant, Jesus, whom the Father made to be Lord, King, Judge, and Heir over all things in heaven and earth. Consider that God did mighty works through Moses as well, and God made Moses to be "God" before Pharaoh, and also to be that Savior of Israel as God's chosen vessel for that purpose.

Consider that Joseph was given all the authority, power, honor, and glory of Pharaoh himself, acting as Pharaoh before the people of Egypt, being also given the signet ring of Pharaoh. Yes, that did not make Joseph to be the actual "Pharaoh," but rather, to represent Pharaoh in every way before the people of Egypt. In this way, Joseph became savior of both Egypt and Israel at that time.

Considering both Moses and Joseph, is it any stretch of the imagination to think that Lord Jesus, as a man-servant of God the Father, cannot also receive authority, power, honor, and glory over all things, and which is actually what the Scriptures are teaching?

Therefore, most of the 160 quotes you referenced cannot be used to show Jesus is God by nature except for the ones I listed above. All the other quotes can mean, or be understood as, something else grammatically and contextually.