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To: Zuriel
He never once called himself God the Son either. And neither did his apostles.

Christ applies to Himself the name of God, calling Himself "I Am" and establishing His omnipresence:

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. (Joh 8:56-59)

Christ is called God by the inspired scriptures, and even described as Omnipotent:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1).

Rev_1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

He also accepts worship and is called God:

Joh_20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

Joh_9:38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

Furthermore, the Son of God, biblically, is defined as God:

Isa_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.

37 posted on 05/15/2016 2:01:38 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

**Christ applies to Himself the name of God, calling Himself “I Am” and establishing His omnipresence:**

Personal interpretation much??

Jesus Christ is filled with the power of the Father, who is invisible. John chapter 14 makes that quite plain.

**In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1)**

Are you saying that God the Father is not the source of the Word? Jesus Christ disagrees with you:

“My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.” John 7:16

“For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father which sent me, he gave commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.” John 12:49,50

Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God. An image that speaks the words of the invisible God. Jesus Christ is not God the image, but the image of the invisible God (Col. 1:15).

**Rev_1:8....
Joh_20:28....
Joh_9:38....
Isa_9:6....**

All of which do not imply that the omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent (invisible) Father is off in la-la land, away from Christ. The Father is IN Christ giving him all power and authority. It is your challenge to prove that not to be the case.

Want two visible men that are to be viewed as God? The LDS hold that opinion, thanks to their false prophet founder.


42 posted on 05/15/2016 9:15:26 AM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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