Are you saying that Jesus is subordinate to God?
No, I just mean that Christ did not come here to be a free-lancer. By never sinning He did everything God wanted Him to do. We know for sure that Jesus said He came here to obey the will of the Father, and we know that Jesus asked for the cup to be taken from Him. So, it sounds to me that the humanity in Jesus DID submit. However, He was also still God in the flesh.
FK: ***Then I shutter to ask what your opinion is of the OT.***
An oral history of God trying to get the Jews to be saved.
If "of God" is the same as "from God" then we have a good starting point. :)
FK: ***Nothing needs to top the Gospels. All scriptures are equally true.***
But some are more important. A historical list of begats is not as important to our beliefs as, for instance, the Sermon on the Mount.
When we say "important" we must ask "important to what"? It is natural for us to say that the issue of salvation is "more important" than the issue of some of the statistics given in Numbers. So, I don't argue with someone who says that the Gospels are "more important" for that issue. I'm just saying that God still wanted us to know those passages in Numbers, and they are still true. There are things to be learned that are important in other areas.
***I just mean that Christ did not come here to be a free-lancer. ***
Are you saying that we entertain the possibility that Jesus is apart from God?
***By never sinning He did everything God wanted Him to do. ***
Are you saying that you entertain the possibility that Jesus is apart from God?
***We know for sure that Jesus said He came here to obey the will of the Father, and we know that Jesus asked for the cup to be taken from Him. So, it sounds to me that the humanity in Jesus DID submit.***
Are you saying that Jesus is a separate entity from God?
***It is natural for us to say that the issue of salvation is “more important” than the issue of some of the statistics given in Numbers. So, I don’t argue with someone who says that the Gospels are “more important” for that issue. I’m just saying that God still wanted us to know those passages in Numbers, and they are still true. There are things to be learned that are important in other areas.***
No question. Scripture is Scripture. I simply maintain that the Sermon on the Mount is more important for salvation and our understanding of it. I do not put down anything in the Bible. The Church Fathers deemed it ultimately important and I dare not gainsay them.