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To: NorthStarStateConservative

Silly example to support the trinity being one god.

Steam is not water and water is not ice and ice is not steam.

God is not Jesus, Jesus is not holy spirit, and Jesus is not God.

Or else the term Son of God and no meaning if God and Jesus are equivalent terms and can be used interchangeably.

Scriptures clearly state that God is invisible and that no man has seen God at any time.

Scriptures clearly state that God is not a man and that God cannot be tempted with evil.

The man Christ Jesus, is the mediator between men and God. Jesus is the visible representation of the invisible God. Jesus was tempted in all ways.

God called Jesus his son. Jesus called God his father.

I tend to believe that God and Jesus knew who they and each other were. However we humans needed to hold council in nicea to elect Jesus to an office to which he never aspired.


14 posted on 05/30/2010 5:43:42 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (A blind clock finds a nut at least twice a day.)
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To: Eagle Eye

The Old Testament clearly indicates that only God is to be worshiped. Numerous examples exist of prophets starting to worship angels (since they are so glorious) and being sternly corrected for that.

However, Jesus never corrected anyone who worshiped and bowed down to him. Numerous examples in the New Testament call Jesus “Lord and God” and have persons freely worshiping Him. Such is blasphemy...an offense one would be executed for under Jewish law...IF it were not true.

Jesus even used the covenant name for God...Y_hw_h, (or “I Am.”) referring to Himself...and was nearly stoned to death for it....(showing they indeed knew was He was saying). To this day Orthodox Jews avoid saying that name out loud...it is so holy....yet, Jesus used it to refer to Himself.

God is indeed Spirit, but the Gospels clearly indicate the Holy Spirit, in real history, came upon the blessed virgin Mary and miraculously made her pregnant. Without the virgin birth we don’t have anyone who can possibly be a Mediator...someone fully God, yet, also, fully human, the one Man, Christ Jesus.

Christians have ALWAYS worshiped Jesus as God—if you don’t—you’re free to do that, but you are simply not a Christian, and to be historically truthful, you shouldn’t claim the name.


20 posted on 05/30/2010 9:09:48 PM PDT by AnalogReigns
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To: Eagle Eye; NorthStarStateConservative
Steam is not water and water is not ice and ice is not steam.

Um, boy are you wrong. Steam is water, as is liquid water is water, and ice is water.

Fail.....

Try again.....

28 posted on 06/02/2010 11:24:51 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Eagle Eye
God is not Jesus, Jesus is not holy spirit, and Jesus is not God.

"Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am." -John 8:58

29 posted on 06/02/2010 11:30:48 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
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