A Study: is Jesus God?

[Vanguard]

As a Christian, especially if Protestant, the holy Trinity is a part of our belief system. The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. For instructional purposes only, and in the interest of exploring this further, allow me to pose some questions.

1. Is Christianity monotheistic? In other words, do Christians believe in one deity or multiple deities? Is Jesus God?

2. If your answer to question #1 is yes, then continue no further as it won't apply to you. However, if you think that Jesus is not God, but you worship them both as Father and Son, then continue to the next step.

3. Polytheism is the belief/worship in multiple deities. If you answered that Jesus was not God, but that you do worship them both, then you are actually polytheistic, not monotheistic!

I am in no way trying to imply anything. I am merely trying to get people to think outside of the box, or at least on a deeper level. Sometimes Christian doctrine runs into contradictions such as this one. It does not lessen the faith in any way.

I am actually having to do a thesis on this very subject. :shocked!

 

[Blev]

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.

Jesus was the Word made flesh.

 

[Blev]

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

Jesus was God but He was not the Father, but the Son

 

[Vanguard]

Hey Blev...I am well aware of those verses but I would caution you when using them in this type of "argument." For every verse that would support Jesus being God, there is another that contradicts it. Anyone who knows them can quickly shoot you down. This whole situation is the theme of my thesis.

 

[Blev]

This is one of those things that we are to believe not try to fgure out. We cant do. God is way bigger than our little pea brain . Using the 'logical' mind, there will always be those who think they know better. But natural man, the nautral mind cannot understand or explain the things of the Spirit.

If we can't back up what we believe by the scriptures, then forget it. Thats what we are suppose to do.

 

[Blev]

You want them to think on a deeper level? God is not natural he is supernatural and that's why we cant understand everything about God. If we could then we would be god.

 

[Vanguard]

You want them to think on a deeper level?

By that I mean think for themselves and not blindly accept what their pastor/priest/rabbi/etc tells them. Humans (every last one of us) make mistakes, including clergymen. Maybe I am over reaching, but I like to gain knowledge and wisdom, and understand scripture, not just quote it. Many could probably care less about getting that deep into it.

 

[Savedbygrace3927]

I think a person would have to be in a confused cult not to believe that Jesus is God. There are too many verses to support it. People can always play clever games to try and twist and distort any verse that you bring to the table no matter how obvious the truth may be.