Flower,
1 John 5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
There is says it just as plain as day.
Open your eyes Flower. Does the verse say they are one "God?" The verse ends at the word "one." You are seeing something that is NOT in the verse. The verse says there are three that bear record. And they are one "in agreement" - not "God."
Anyway, this verse is spurious if you know what that means. This verse is found only in the King James Version and is NOT found in any original manuscript BEFORE the 16th century.
John 1:1
In the beginning was the WORD and the Word was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD. 2. He was in the beginning with God. 3. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.14. And the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:1 is NOT a description of Jesus. It is John's figurative way of describing God's EXPRESSED idea, plan or promise. 1 Peter 1:20 tells us that Jesus was
foreordained (or appointed in advance) before the foundations of the world. Specificlly, John was describing God's promises recorded in Gen. 3:15; Gen. 17:7; Deut. 18:18 and Isaiah 7:14.
The phrase "and the WORD was God" is John's figurative way of describing the power or CERTAINTY of the fulfillment of God's promises.
John 1:2-5 definitely refer to Jesus but John 1:14 refers to the FULFILLMENT of God's promise regarding the birth of Jesus as promised in Isaiah 7:14.
MATTHEW 1:23 Christ is called Immanuel - God with us.
The name describes Jesus' mission of "bringing people back to God." One who ABIDES in the doctrines of Christ HAS God (2 John 9).
I TIMOTHY 3:16 God was manifest in the flesh.
This means that God was made evident through the miracles, wonders and signs which He did through Chriust (Acts 2:22).
COLOSSIANS 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead (divinity) in bodily form.
The KJV is the only Bible where the word "Godhead" appears. Other versions of the Bible renders it as "divine nature" which does NOT mean "God." It only defines the righteousness and holiness of Christ who was sanctified or purified by God (John 10:36).
ISAIAH 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
This is a MIS-TRANSLATION but you won't believe it. So let's go to Scriptures and ask ourselves whether we should believe this or not.
Matthew 17:5 commands us to LISTEN to Jesus.
Jesus says he who does NOT believe him is CONDEMNED already (John 3:1
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Jesus commands everyone NOT to call anyone on earth Father because we have one Father who is in heaven (Matt. 23:9).
Jesus says he is a MAN (John 8:40).
Jesus says the FATHER is the ONLY true God (John 17:3). This EXCLUDES Jesus as God.
I CORINTHIANS 15:47 The Second Man is the Lord from heaven.
The verse says
MAN, not God. Open your eyes please.
JOHN 20:26-29 Thomas called Christ My Lord and My God. (Christ did not correct him.)
Let me ask you a question that requires only common sense for an answer. Let's say jaywalking is prohibited by law and you jaywalk. But a policeman who saw you did not issue you a summons. In fact, he even smiled at you. Does that mean the law on jaaywalking is revoked at that instant?
Thomas was simply mistaken in supposing that Jesus is God.
Only the son (meaning Jesus) can reveal who the Father is (Luke 10:22) and he has revealed that
the Father is the
only true God (John 17:3).
Jesus is the SAVIOR - not Thomas. Listen to Jesus and believe him, NOT Thomas.
JOHN 10:30-33 (Christ speaking) 'I and my Father are one.... The Jews answered Him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God."
The Pharisees knew that Jesus is a MAN (see verse). They THOUGHT he was CLAIMING equality with God (meaning of blasphemy) when he said God is his Father (John 10:36).
Funny, but the very reason the Jews crucified him was for claiming to be God, as it states in this last verse. Yet today you deny this. Hummmm then they would not have cruicified him for blasphemy.
The Pharisees were MISTAKEN in thinking that Jesus, being a MAN, was claiming to be God. Their charge of blasphemy is correct but their BASIS for charging him with blasphemy is WRONG. As you can read in John 10:36, Jesus NEVER claimed he was God. He only said "I am the son of God."
And in this way, you are like a Pharisee for thinking that Jesus is God because he says God is his Father.
Ed