How can Jesus be God, when he calls the Father the only true God?

Posted by SLAVE2JC

A Series of Answers to Common Questions

Sam Shamoun


Question:

Jesus himself admitted that the Father is the only true God. Since Trinitarians believe that the Father and the Son are distinct Persons, that they are not the same Person, wouldn’t this prove that Jesus denied that he was God?

Answer:

The person who raises this question is obviously assuming Unitarianism, that there is only one Person who is God (namely the Father), and then imposes this assumption onto the reading of the text. The only thing one has to do in order to understand Jesus’ point here is to simply read the entire context:

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Life Is UnPredictable but God is Still the Same

Posted by Marie

In life, sometimes you will see and hear things happening that you have no idea how it could happen. I have seen and experience these things in my family. I have often wondered how these people live their lives like that everyday without any consciousness. It seems to me they have no consciousness. It looks as if they don’t care about no one but themselves. The only way they seem to have any involvement with a person is when there is something in it for them.

I have read in the Bible about these kinds of sins, but I have never been in contact with people that lived as these persons.


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Is Jesus God because he did mighty miracles?

Posted by SLAVE2JC

A Series of Answers to Common Questions

Sam Shamoun


Question:

Some Christians believe that Jesus’ miracles prove that he is God. The problem with this claim is that almost every single miracle performed by Jesus finds a parallel within the OT. There are many OT prophets that performed the very same kinds of miracles that Jesus did. If the miracles of Jesus make him God then why don’t the miracles of the other prophets prove that they are God/gods as well?

Answer:

Before responding to this question, we first would like to provide a few examples from the OT which Muslims often point to. In fact, we will simply quote from a Muslim article (*) which presents some examples for us:

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"I did the right thing God...so why don't I feel better?"

Posted by Tamara Canup Graves

Oh my goodness.

Sometimes, I know I have to do the right thing. And sometimes, I even manage to do the right thing I'm supposed to be doing. But man...sometimes...I don't feel any better about it.

Today we were leaving the apartments to go take me to have some lab work done. We pulled out of the gates to our neighborhood, and got stopped by a bus getting ready to drop off some kids. I used to aid on a special needs bus so I recognized that they were getting ready to unload someone in a wheelchair. So I motioned to Joseph to stop and pointed at the "stop" sign that was sticking out. I told him it probably wouldn't take long. Well, then the bus driver shoves her hand out the window and waves another bus and a car that were in front of us to go ahead around. Joseph looked at me and said, "Should I go too?" I looked at the aid that had just finished unloading the student and I said, "Well, I guess they don't mind...go ahead". So we begin to pull around when all of a sudden the aid comes running around to the back of the bus and starts screaming at us, "STOP!! THAT'S ILLEGAL!!" Joseph hits the breaks and I roll down the window and say, "I'm sorry?" She stands there and she keeps yelling, "That's illegal! Don't you know that's illegal!? What's wrong with you?? You can't pass a bus! Don't you see that stop sign!? That's what it's for!!!" I was caught completely off guard and instead of saying, "Well, I thought it was okay", I got chocked up and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was...I'm sorry". She then said, "Oh so you didn't know it was illegal then??" I said, "Yes ma'am..I'm sorry". She replied again, "You didn't know it was illegal??" Again, I responded, "Yes ma'am...I'm really sorry". Then, she kinda smiled, cocked her head and said, "Do you even have a license??".... ugh...I responded, "Yes ma'am, I do." Then she just stood there staring at us with that smirk and said, "Well, it's illegal to pass a bus. So YOU can just wait until we get done here." So we did. I rolled up the window and she glared at us until she finished putting the ramp back up. Then, the anonymous bus driver waved us by and we were off.

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My life to understand...................may God get the glory.

Posted by William Hunsucker

I can only say I'm who I'm by the grace of God
I've been married 4 times and have 3 son's; had 3 step daughters ( I still claim but don't know if they do )
As the saying goes when you hold the flower you love, you crush the petals and ruin the flower (I'm good at that) some things just don't work when theirs no communication.
BUT I THINK AND HOPE I LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES
because I have at this time 2 granddaughters that love me for sure and 1 grandson.

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APPROACHING GOD

Posted by Bob Bushman

APROACHING GOD

“Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16 NASB)


“Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God. (1 John 3:21)”
“This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.” (Ephesians 3:11-12)

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Is God Your Heavenly Father?

Posted by Dean & GladysBeaty

GOD AS OUR FATHER
MATTHER 6:9 “Our Father which art in Heaven…”
By Rev. Dean Beaty 1/4/09
Dedicated to Mr. Bob Shoemaker, Champaign, Illinois

I had a dear old friend whose prayers you must applaud.
He started everyone by saying, “Father God.”
That’s not how I was taught, though I like his the best.
There’s such intimacy there when you go with a request.

Or just for, “one on one,” to meet in fellowship;
The Father and His child, what a great relationship.
Do you find God so, when you meet with Him in prayer?
A Father’s outstretched hand to lift your load of care.

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Praising God for His Awesome works

Posted by Angela D. Fellows

Hello everyone and I hope this new year has been blessed so far. I just wanted to write and share something with all of you. As most of you already know, the Lord brought me out of a deep dark place. At one time I was so messed up on crack cocaine, that my life was a living hell.

On New Years eve, I received a phone call from a friend who was visiting some people that I used to be very tight with (my old party buddies). They all said hello and Happy New Year and asked how I was doing and all I could say was God has blessed me tremendously. There were some tears from a couple of the girls who said " I wish I could do it, Ang", and my heart broke because I know that feeling of hopelessness.

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What Can We Know About God? - By Bob Davidson

Posted by Brother Marvs

We can know little about God unless He chooses to reveal Himself. Thankfully He has so chosen.

A search of the Scriptures will reveal many things about Him and we can piece together a very detailed description of those aspects which He has chosen to reveal. While some of these aspects are scattered here and there throughout the Bible and demand much searching to find them, there are some passages which pulsate with wonderful revelations one after another and give broad views of the wonder and power of God.

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"I Am A FRIEND OF GOD"

Posted by Ann Marie Rush

Whoever pursues righteousness & unfailing love will FIND LIFE, RIGHTEOUSNESS & HONOR. ~Proverbs 21:21
Therefore, for the HONOR of your name, O Lord, FORGIVE my many, many sins.
For who are those who FEAR the Lord?
He will SHOW them the PATH they should choose.
Where, they WILL LIVE in PROSPERITY & their children WILL INHERIT the land.
For the Lord IS A FRIEND to those who FEAR HIM.
He TEACHES them his covenant.
So this is why, my EYES are ALWAYS on the Lord for HE RESCUES me from the traps of my enemies. ~Psalm 25:11-15

For you see, to FEAR the Lord is to RECOGNIZE God's ATTRIBUTES.
For He is HOLY, ALMIGHTY, RIGHTEOUS, PURE, ALL-KNOWING, ALL-POWERFUL, & ALL-WISE.
So, when we REGARD God correctly, we GAIN a CLEARER picture of ourselves:

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Science vs God - Student teaches Professor

Posted by Astrid

I received this mail from a sister on Godtube and find it much too precious just to leave in my mailbox....

Science vs. God

Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.' The atheist Professor of Philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'

'Yes sir,' the student says.

'So you believe in God?'

'Absolutely.'

'Is God good?'

'Sure! God's good.'

'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'

'Yes.'

'Are you good or evil?'

'The Bible says I'm evil.'

The professor grins knowingly.

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Prepare to meet thy God

Posted by Dean & GladysBeaty

RETURNING WITH THE LORD
Jude 14-15 “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied
of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints,
to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among
them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all
their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” (KJV)
Taken from a sermon by Pastor Tim Sneeden.
By Rev. Dean Beaty 1/18/09

It’s a terrible picture that the Word of God paints.
“Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints.”
The purpose of His coming is not to claim His own.
It’s to execute judgment on the sins that men have sown.

The ungodliness of sinners will be judged by God that day.
For their cursing and their deeds, on that judgment day they’ll pay.
Those who’ve trusted in the Lord will return with Christ the King.
With His vict’ry over sin, His new kingdom He will bring.

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Being Mom (how God used my children to humble me)

Posted by Debbie_LIBAW

I worked in a daycare for 4 years. I loved it, and it was obviously what I was meant to do because I was pretty successful at teaching the little kids how to do the right thing. Then I went on to take care of kids and teenagers in their homes, then adults with disabilities in their homes. It really seemed like I was able to teach people and also to deal with difficult behaviors. I thought I was going to do pretty well as a parent.

Then I had a couple of kids and I found out I'm definitely not as cool as I thought I was. That's actually an understatement because some days my kids have looked like something on that show "Supernanny"! But here's the fun part of the story: I don't actually need to have it all together!

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His Last Words (God Is On My Side)

Posted by Christopher Tutwiler

His Last Words (God Is On My Side) Written by Christopher Tutwiler

Don't be sad for me my son
Though I am laying in this bed
My soul will go to heaven
Never consider me dead
I have faith my son
Because God is on my side
Please stop your tears and cries
And stop your pain inside
Remember this my son
God is always with you
Keep faith in him
Your skies will always blue
My only son I beg you
Be proud of my transition

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Our God Is Mighty To Save

Posted by Brother Wally_LIBAW

Who is this who comes from Edom,
from the city of Bozrah,
with his clothing stained red?
Who is this in royal robes,
marching in his great strength?

“It is I, the Lord, announcing your salvation!
It is I, the Lord, who has the power to save!”
~ Isaiah 63:1 (NLT)

I am always amazed at the way God chooses to speak to us about Himself and how He has made clear from the beginning of Bible history how it was that He would deliver His people from their sins. When God refers to His Anointed One, His chosen sacrifice to cover the sins of all mankind, He always does so with descriptions of His Kingship and/or Princely role as He does above in Isaiah, referring to His "royal robes" stained crimson with the blood of His sacrifice. Earlier, in Isaiah 44:6, The Lord refers to Himself as Father and Son, God and Redeemer, with the words:

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Eternal Life (To Know God)

Posted by Evangelist Jay Adams

Eternal Life (To Know God)
Main Text (John 17: 1-5) - 1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.


To Know God .....

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Do Your Neighbors Go To Church?

Posted by Bishop Susan Storm Smith

Republished by permission: Dr Denis O'Callaghan Ph.D., Th.D., D.D.
Dr. O'Callaghan is a dear friend and mentor, who has given permission to share this. I hope it will be of benefit to you./Bishop Susan
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Do your neighbors go to church? If not, do you know why? Their reasons are probably not the ones you’d expect. New research reveals why people leave churches and what you and your church can do to bring them back.

The e-mail subject line simply read “uh-oh.” Hesitant to open the message from his friend Justin, Erik reluctantly clicked to see only a link. Again he clicked. Up popped an article on a popular news Web site about yet another controversy in the evangelical Church.

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He's an on time God, yes he is

Posted by DDana

Yesterday after noon while I was sitting with Robert watching Spongebob and doing my bible study I started to feel weird. like my mind was in freak out mode. I told Robert and he prayed for my and suggested we have some prayer time. So we turned on some music and we prayed separately. I sat on the floor and just wept.

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Jesus, the Son of God, Became Sin for Me.

Posted by Dean & GladysBeaty

HE BECAME SIN FOR ME
II Corinthians 5:21 “For he hath made him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness
of God in him.”
By Rev. Dean Beaty 12/12/08

It was not nails that held my Lord upon that cross of shame.
It was my sins that held Him there to die to clear my name.
Christ was the spotless Lamb of God, becoming sin for me.
He took my sins upon Himself and died to set me free.

No sin had ever touched His heart from all eternity.
And yet the filth of all the world, He bore on Calvary.
The nails, the whip, the crown of thorns, these all caused Him pain.
But worst of all my sin and shame upon His back were lain.

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