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The Equality of Jesus to The Father

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percho

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Is the Father, Spirit the God?

Jesus the Christ (Anointed). Does the anointed imply by oneself or by another?

Heb 5:5,6 so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: 'My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;' as also in another place He saith, 'Thou art a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

Relative to God. If the Christ (anointed) glorified not himself by whom was he glorified to become high priest?
What does glorified even mean, of what was he glorified with? What is, the order, of Melchisedek?

Of what order will we be, as priest of God?
 

SavedByGrace

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Is the Father, Spirit the God?

Jesus the Christ (Anointed). Does the anointed imply by oneself or by another?

Heb 5:5,6 so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: 'My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;' as also in another place He saith, 'Thou art a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

Relative to God. If the Christ (anointed) glorified not himself by whom was he glorified to become high priest?
What does glorified even mean, of what was he glorified with? What is, the order, of Melchisedek?

Of what order will we be, as priest of God?

Your point being?
 

percho

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Your point being?
The Father anoints the Son and the Father glorifies the Son and I will let others decide whether that implies greater than or not.

I believe the Word God became flesh John 1:14 through being given birth as the Son of God anointed with the spirit of God. Matt 1:20-25 Luke 1:32 The spirit of the Son returned to the hands of the Father and the Son of God died Luke 23:46 and was dead for three days and three nights and then on that third day was told, "Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee." Heb 5:5 On that day the Son Christ was quickened by Spirit the God. and received from the Father the Promise of the Holy Spirit 1 Peter 3:18 Acts 2:32.33

I believe both the Father and the Son are God and are Holy and the Holy Spirit comes from God.

That's my point.
 

SavedByGrace

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The Father anoints the Son and the Father glorifies the Son and I will let others decide whether that implies greater than or not.

I believe the Word God became flesh John 1:14 through being given birth as the Son of God anointed with the spirit of God. Matt 1:20-25 Luke 1:32 The spirit of the Son returned to the hands of the Father and the Son of God died Luke 23:46 and was dead for three days and three nights and then on that third day was told, "Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee." Heb 5:5 On that day the Son Christ was quickened by Spirit the God. and received from the Father the Promise of the Holy Spirit 1 Peter 3:18 Acts 2:32.33

I believe both the Father and the Son are God and are Holy and the Holy Spirit comes from God.

That's my point.

Do you believe that Jesus Christ is YHWH?
 

percho

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Do you believe that Jesus Christ is YHWH?

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Matt 1:21
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. Luke 1:31

I can not say my understanding would or would not be correct. I would say yes in that my understanding is JESUS is a
derivative of YHWH.

I might also add I believe the Father is YHWH

Ps 110:1 [[A Psalm of David.]] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Is The LORD, God the Father or JESUS the Son? Who is the second Lord spoken of? Methinks JESUS the Son who was David's seed yet also his Lord who was raised out of the dead. 2 Tim 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,
 

SavedByGrace

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And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Matt 1:21
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. Luke 1:31

I can not say my understanding would or would not be correct. I would say yes in that my understanding is JESUS is a
derivative of YHWH.

I might also add I believe the Father is YHWH

Ps 110:1 [[A Psalm of David.]] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Is The LORD, God the Father or JESUS the Son? Who is the second Lord spoken of? Methinks JESUS the Son who was David's seed yet also his Lord who was raised out of the dead. 2 Tim 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

So you think that Jesus is not fully YHWH as the Father is? Sort of a demi god?
 

percho

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So you think that Jesus is not fully YHWH as the Father is? Sort of a demi god?
I would say Jesus is fully God. I am not sure whether that means he is or isn't fully YHWH.

Would you say that the Father is or is not YHWH? Or fully YHWH?
 

SavedByGrace

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I would say Jesus is fully God. I am not sure whether that means he is or isn't fully YHWH.

Would you say that the Father is or is not YHWH? Or fully YHWH?

The Bible, which is the Highest Authority as God's Word, is very clear that The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are 100% fully YHWH
 

robycop3

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You ignore John 5.23. Explain what Jesus meant here

Pretty self-explanatory. Being God's Son, Jesus is Himself also God & thus anyone not honoring Him isn't honoring His Father, either.

Now, something we cannot do is to fully understand God's nature, & how Father, Son, & Holy Spirit can be distinct Personages, but also be the one and only God.
 

SavedByGrace

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Pretty self-explanatory. Being God's Son, Jesus is Himself also God & thus anyone not honoring Him isn't honoring His Father, either.

Now, something we cannot do is to fully understand God's nature, & how Father, Son, & Holy Spirit can be distinct Personages, but also be the one and only God.

The fact that Jesus demands equal honor to the Father, can only mean that He is indeed equal to the Father as God, and not subordinate.
 

Aaron

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sure, the verses that you refer to are post Incarnation, for which time, while Jesus was on earth, was "subordinate" to the Father. I have already shown in the OP, from John 5:23, where Jesus says that He must be "Honored" JUST AS the Father is. And those who do not so Honor Him, do not Honor the Father. This tells me that in their Essential Deity (Godhead), the Father and Jesus are 100% equal. Note also that Jesus mentions Himself first, and then the Father.
Contrived.
 
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