Newflash—Jesus isn’t God, he’s the Son of God.
***That wouldn’t be NEWS, that would be your rendition of it, your FAKEnews, your religious and invalid opinion.
He’s our greatest example of what is possible for us.
***He was put to death for blasphemy, for claiming equality with God Himself. Even His enemies at the time acknowledge this claim, but you are here 2000 years later pretending to be His friend and distorting what He died for on that day — He died answering only one question about His identity.
If he were God,
***There is only one God. And yes, He was God. John 1:1
and not God’s son
***Who’s saying He was NOT God’s son? Not me. You’re arguing against something you propped up, commonly known as the classsical fallacy of straw argument. Jesus was God Himself, AND He was God the Son.
coming down to live with us,
***Coming down from where? From Heaven. From where He is equal [sitting at the right hand of Power] with God, coming on the clouds of heaven [God is the one Who came on those clouds] and in the future, will judge those who judged Him. You lack a fundamental understanding of Who Jesus IS.
there would be nothing for us to aspire too, as there’s no way we could be God.
***There IS not way we could be God. What kind of heretical nonsense are you pushing here? There is only one God, and He has manifested Himself in 3 persons: The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit — 3 in One. You and I are NOT God and can NEVER become God.
***Coming down from where? From Heaven. From where He is equal [sitting at the right hand of Power] with God, coming on the clouds of heaven [God is the one Who came on those clouds] and in the future, will judge those who judged Him. You lack a fundamental understanding of Who Jesus IS.
In addition... Jesus answered “I am He”, which in Hebrew is Ani Hu, 2 words that were considered too holy to utter but once per year in the temple by the high priest. The high priest would say “Ani Hu!”, and the congregation would respond “Hosanna!” antiphonally. That would be in English: “I am HE!”... “Then save us!”
That’s why we can tell the guards who were arresting Jesus at the garden of Gethsemane were temple guards because when He responded to their statement “we are here for Jesus of Nazareth”, He said “Ani Hu!” and they were just about ready to fall on their knees and say “Then save us!” in that brutal day of religious Kobuki Theatre.
John 18:4-6
4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
5 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.