Christ Came Not In The Name Of Religion....
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...Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[a]” (Matthew
4:4) We need God's Word more than we need food for our bodies.
I see a lot of people say that they are Christians, but really aren't.
That being said, I do not believe children should be sheltered. People
set their children up to be religious... believing that they are somehow
earning their salvation. You might say, well this sounds like all mixed
up what is he trying to say?
I do believe there are gender roles for males and females... There's no
question about believing in gender roles.
Honestly, the deeply stay at home "religious" self-righteous is
everything that I am against.
Jesus came not in religion, but to save a lost world make Jesus to be a
hard line Religion figure...
The truth is that I love who Jesus as how He is... I want to know the
Jesus, who wouldn't let His friends be embarrassed and out of wine at
their wedding.
John 2
Jesus Changes Water Into Wine
1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’
mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited
to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him,
“They have no more wine.”
4 “Woman,[a] why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has
not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for
ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[b]
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled
them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of
the banquet.”
They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that
had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from,
though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called
the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice
wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too
much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs
through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him
(John 2:1-11)."
The Jesus who was fit for construction; working with His hands... His
sun beaten face from a hard day work (not in America's mind you).
The Jesus who sat down with all people, with a purpose of bringing the
good news to all without explaining to them all that He was the "Good
News.”
Understanding The "Trinity," Triune,, or The Godhead
“…always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks...” (1
Peter 3:15).
There are many doctrines that embrace different ideas and views
concerning many different issues in
the Bible. The view of the trinity is no different. Different religions and
sects of religions sometimes
claim that the trinity refers to essentially three different gods.
Remember, though, the word trinity is not
mentioned in the Bible, which may be part of the confusion. I partially
see why that might be an idea. The
Bible tells us there is one God: “The Lord our God, the Lord is
one…”(Mark 12:29).
Let me give you an example of why people might not understand that
Jesus was God. Let’s say I
create a puppet show. I am in the rear of the stage. The audience
notices two figures because I am using
one hand for each puppet. They see two identities, which are still an
extension of me.
God is definitely capable of bringing an extension of himself to earth.
At this point, we have a
situation where God is still operating as God Almighty in Heaven, but is
also carrying out a role as a
human here on earth, yet still part of the Godhead. This God-man
would have a variety of self-imposed
limitations. He would have a body that will grow old and die, or could
be murdered. There will be many
things he doesn’t know. He would have an inherent knowledge. He is
part of the Godhead, but otherwise,
His knowledge would be very limited.
Even though this God-man recognizes He is a portion of the Godhead,
He is restricted in His
expansive skills. He has to correspond in the similar primitive way as
other humans. As part of His self-imposed
restrictions, He is forced to communicate with the Godhead
the same way as everyone else. Why
did Jesus pray aloud? He was teaching us how to pray to the Father.
First, I think many of Jesus’ audible
prayers were done for our benefit. I think Jesus used His audible
prayers to teach us more about Himself
and the Godhead. There are a couple of places in the Bible that talk
about how the audible
communications between Jesus and the Godhead were for the benefit
of those nearby. In John 12:30,
Jesus said the voice from Heaven was for their benefit, not His. In
John 11:42, Jesus was raising Lazarus
from the dead. He said His prayer was for the benefit of those who
were around Him.
Second, our audible prayers are not the full essence of our prayers.
Romans 8:26 says, “We do not
know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for
us with groans that words cannot
express.” Our prayers are not the full communication being sent to
God. We have no idea what type of
internal communications Jesus had with the Godhead. I believe even if
the disciples could have heard His
complex communications with the Godhead, I’m sure it wouldn’t have
made any sense to them.
Apart from experiencing the limited life of incarnate man, God also has
a specific task He wants to
accomplish. He, therefore, gives Himself the ability to carry out certain
miracles in order to demonstrate
that His life is a mission from God. Midway through His time on earth,
a violent crowd murders Him.
In the same manner, an all-powerful God can do the same. People say
Jesus couldn’t have been God
because that would imply that God would have to take a time off or a
leave of absence. God would not
have to take a leave of absence. Like the analogy of the puppet show,
the Lord is definitely able to come
to earth as an extension of himself. First, He would need a normalsized
body. Jesus was limited in His
ability to communicate and be all-knowing, in some respects. So does
“God-man’s” death mean that He
died? No, He left the body but He was never dead spiritually.
Are God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit one being or separate? First, let
me make it clear — there is one
God and one God only. In no way should we take the trinity and
suggest there are three Gods. We know
that is not true. There is no mention of the word trinity in the Bible but
triune God is mentioned. Let’s
understand that throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, it is
continuously mentioned and
referenced concerning the manifestation and or the ophenic
revelations. The Word of God makes it clear
that God is consists of three parts of the same God. The three-in-one
never contradict one another and are
always in agreement. “Scripture is abundantly clear that there is only
One God. The three different
persons of the trinity are one in purpose and agreement, and are one
in essence. Christianity is not a belief
in three Gods, but one God” (OneGod.htp) this citation needs to be
clearer.
Let’s look at an example. I look up high at the sun. The sun has light;
the sun also has energy and
power. The sun was created this way by God. Without one of these
characteristics, the sun couldn’t
function as intended. The same is true with what we call the trinity, or
the Godhead. These three persons
or attributes mentioned in the trinity all cooperate with each other. A
lack of the Father, Son, or Holy
Spirit would be deficient.
Here are some Scripture verses which talk about or reference the idea
of the trinity. “In the beginning,
God.....and the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters”
(Genesis 1:1-2; John 1: 1-3). The word for
God is ‘Elohim,’ plural of the Hebrew word ‘El.’ It is a uni-plural word
denoting plurality of divine
persons without stating the number, but which subsequent Scriptures
show to be three divine persons
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being The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit (OneGod.htp) this
citation needs to be clearer.
“God (Elohim) said: ‘Man is become as one of us, to know good and
evil” (Gen 1:26, 27).
“The voice of the Lord saying, who will go for us?” (John 12:41).
These verses speak of the plurality of divine Persons in the one God,
and generally this Hebrew uniplural
word “Elohim” is used in the Old Testament to speak of the
eternal Godhead. It is the Old
Testament equivalent to the New Testament definition of God as
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; or, the
Godhead.
“The Lord God (the Father) and His Spirit (the Holy Spirit) has sent Me
(the Son)” (Isaiah 48:16).
“The Spirit (the Holy Spirit) of the Lord (the Father) is upon Me,
because He has anointed Me”
(Isaiah 61:1).
“The Lord (the Father) said unto my Lord (the Son), sit at My right
hand until I make Your enemies
Thy footstool” (Psalm 110:1).
“Then the Lord (the Son) rained fire and brimstone from the Lord (the
Father) out of heaven”
(Genesis 19:24).
“Your throne O God is forever....therefore God, Thy God (the Father)
has anointed You” (Psalms
45:6-7).
The Old Testament speaks of: the Father (Isaiah 63:16; Malachi 2:10)
the Son (Psalm 45:6-7; 2:6-
7,12; Proverbs 30:4; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6) the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:2;
Isaiah 11;1-3; 48:16; Genesis 6:3 61:1;
63:10).
“In the New Testament, the trinity is referred to as the Godhead,
meaning the completeness of God
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit “(OneGod.htp) this citation needs to
be clearer. “For in Him (Christ)
dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9). “For
the invisible things of the world
are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even
His eternal power and Godhead”
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(Romans 1:19, 20). These verses are a proclamation of things seen
through faith and are made clear in
spirit.
God the Father is God and has the fullness of the Godhead. The Son is
God and has the fullness of
the Godhead. The Holy Spirit is God and has the fullness of the
Godhead. The Bible reveals that the Son
is fully united with the Father and the Holy Spirit which is identified
with God. The Father speaks to The
Son from Heaven; The Spirit speaks to the Father on behalf of the
believer. The Son glorifies the Father.
The Spirit glorifies the Father and the Son. The Father sent the Son to
reveal the Father. The Father
testifies through the Son. God sent the Holy Spirit; the Son gave the
Holy Spirit from the Father. The
Father sends the Holy Spirit through the Son.
It should be clear that while there are separate attributes of God. We
need to glorify God by
acknowledging that He is perfect in all ways. In His perfection, we find
truth and comfort. The
relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are: God the
Father has delegated His authority to
the Son; the Father and the Son are equal and dwell within each
other; the Holy Spirit is that of God the
Father and Jesus Christ, who complete the totality of God.
In conclusion, there is one God. God is one being with three equal
attributes, the whole in disclosure
and demonstration. God is one in operation, but three in revelation
and made obvious. Each attribute of
the Godhead is the one supreme being, not just a function.
God’s revelation of Himself is that He is clearly sovereign over all. No
human can define God. The
Scriptures do not attempt to explain the mystery; they simply declare
it. “Pray in the Holy Spirit, keep
yourselves in the love of God, wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life” (Jude 1:20,
21).
To an unbeliever (and even some who are believers) the concept of
understanding the Godhead can
be overwhelming. I would like to point out again that we serve an all-powerful,
all-knowing, eternal God.
This is even more of a reason to believe in that which is unseen yet
definitely and undeniably in existence.
We can’t put restrictions on God’s ability. We cannot deny the Father,
the Son, or the Holy Spirit for they
are all one in God. With all of God’s attributes, He is the king of all
kings, the creator and giver of
everlasting life!
I believe if you read this and seek other Scriptures on this topic you
will understand through God‘s
grace. The following verses might help; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Revelation
4:11; 2; Revelation 1:1-3; John
3:16-17 and 4; and John 5:17, 14:10. The Father initiates all of these
things.
The Son is the agent through who the Father does the following works:
the creation and maintenance
of the universe, as told in 1 Corinthians 8:6; John 1:3; Colossians
1:16-17); divine revelation, as told in
John 1:1; Matthew 11:27; John 16:12-15; Revelation 1:1; and
salvation, as told in 2 Corinthians 5:19;
Matthew 1:21; John 4:42.
When studying, remember that we have limited comprehension of the
ways or attributes of an all-knowing,
all-powerful, and eternal God. God made us this way so that
we might seek Him. He will give
us what He chooses, but He will give!
Verses saying Jesus is God
God the Father called the Son “God”(Hebrews 1:8)
The “child” is called the “Mighty God” (Isaiah 9:6)
Jesus is called Immanuel, which means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23,
Isaiah 7:14)
Jesus (the “Word”) is called “God” (John. 1:1)
Paul said Jesus was God “manifested in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16)
Paul said Jesus was the “fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians
2:8, 9)
Thomas said to Jesus, “…my God” (John. 20:28)
Paul called Jesus “the great God” (Titus 2:13)
Paul said Jesus didn’t feel it was wrong to be considered “equal with
God” (Philippians 2:5, 6)
The Jews wanted to kill Jesus because He was “making Himself equal
with God” (John 5:18)
Jesus said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30)
The Bible said God created all things and that Jesus created all things
(Genesis 1:1; Colossians 1:16)
The messiah (Jesus) had always been in existence (Micah 5:2)
God claimed to be the “First and the Last.” So did Jesus. God clearly
states that He is the only savior.
The Bible also says Jesus is our savior. (Isaiah 44:6; Revelation 1:2,
8,11,13)
Verses saying the Father is God
“The only Father we have is God Himself” (John. 8:41).
“ … one God and Father of all …” (Ephesians 4:6).
Verses saying the Holy Spirit is God
“… you have lied to the Holy Spirit … you have not lied to men, but to
God” (Acts 5:3, 4)
Referring to Isaiah 6:9,10, Peter said the “Holy Spirit” spoke to the
prophet Isaiah. In the book of
Isaiah, it says the “Lord” spoke to the prophet Isaiah. (Acts 28:25, 26)
“We are part of the Temple of The Lord” (1 Corinthians 3:16)
Verses saying there is only one God
“You are right in saying God is one and there is no other but him”
(Mark 12:32)
“The Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Mark 12:29)
“For there is one God…” (I Timothy 2:5)
“…and there is no God but one” (1 Corinthians 8:4)
“…but God is one” (Galatians 3:20)
“You believe there is one God. Good!” (James 2:19)
“…you alone are God” (Psalms 86:10)
“The Lord our God, the Lord is one…” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5)
“Is there another God besides me?” (Isaiah 44:8)
“There is no God apart from me … there is non but me” (Isaiah 45:21)
“For I am God and there is no other” (Isaiah 45:22)
“I am God, and there is no other” (Isaiah 46:9)
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“I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God”
(Isaiah 45:5)
“I am the Lord, and there is no other” (Isaiah 45:18)
“Did not one God create us?” (Malachi 2:10)
The meaning of this message is that there is only one God. We must be conscious of this truth.
