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To: boatbums
When you put that in context Jesus is telling them He is the One sent by God, their Messiah, not God. 

I believe He is my Messiah so that scripture does not pertain to me. It might pertain to you if you don't think He is your Messiah.

Thank you for your concern, BVB

 

475 posted on 01/02/2011 6:22:08 PM PST by Bobsvainbabblings
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To: Bobsvainbabblings
When you put that in context Jesus is telling them He is the One sent by God, their Messiah, not God. I believe He is my Messiah so that scripture does not pertain to me. It might pertain to you if you don't think He is your Messiah.

Jesus is my Messiah, my Savior, my God. Jesus is Almighty God in the flesh (incarnate). Many Old Testament scriptures are prophecies of the Messiah and from them we know, without doubt, that the only true savior of mankind is Jehovah. So if Scripture says there is only one God and that he is the only Savior, then how is it you can say that Jesus is your Savior and he not be Almighty God incarnate?

Some of the verses where this is said are:

Isaiah 43:10-11
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

Isaiah 45:21-22
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

480 posted on 01/02/2011 9:22:41 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: Bobsvainbabblings
When you put that in context Jesus is telling them He is the One sent by God, their Messiah, not God.

John 8:24 This is why I told you that you would die in your sins. If you don’t believe that I Am, you will die in your sins.”

Actually, no, in context Jesus is saying he is I AM and the Jewish leaders knew he was using the personal name of God that he told to Moses. Why else do you think they were so outraged at him and saying he was claiming to be God? There had been many people before Jesus and after him that claimed to be the Jewish Messiah so just another guy saying he was would not have sparked such a response. The Jews under the foot of the Romans would have been overjoyed to have him be the real one as they saw a conquering hero that would free them and restore their homeland and kingdom. What they had failed to realize was that the Messiah would come first as a suffering servant to be the "Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world". They wanted the last before the first.

481 posted on 01/02/2011 9:33:58 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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