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KangarooJack
ParticipantQuote (Not3in1 @ July 08 2009,05:29) Quote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,05:23) If Jesus is not God, then why do you worship him? TC27
Matthew 14:33
Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”The boys worshipped him because he was the Son of God. Not because he was God.
If there was a distinction in their minds between the Son of God and God then they would not worshiped Him at all. Therefore, your disctinction between Son of God and God is circular.thinker
July 7, 2009 at 8:04 pm#136494NickHassan
ParticipantHi TT,
So Jesus and his God were together?
That makes two but you claim there are three?July 7, 2009 at 9:42 pm#136507Worshipping Jesus
ParticipantQuote (thethinker @ July 07 2009,16:03) Quote (Not3in1 @ July 08 2009,05:29) Quote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,05:23) If Jesus is not God, then why do you worship him? TC27
Matthew 14:33
Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”The boys worshipped him because he was the Son of God. Not because he was God.
If there was a distinction in their minds between the Son of God and God then they would not worshiped Him at all. Therefore, your disctinction between Son of God and God is circular.thinker
Hi JackNot to mention that Jesus himself used the same Greek word for the true worship to the Father that was being practiced on him.
Yahshua used the same word “worship (proskuneo)” in John 4 in describing our worship of the Father that was practiced on him many times in scriptures.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship “(proskuneo)” the Father. Ye worship “(proskuneo)” ye know not what: we know what we worship “(proskuneo)”: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers “(proskynētēs)” shall worship “(proskuneo)” the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship “(proskuneo)” him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship “(proskuneo)” him must worship “(proskuneo)” him in spirit and in truth. John 4:21-24
Now compare…
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped (proskuneo) him. Matt 28:9
And when they saw him, they worshipped (proskuneo) him: but some doubted. Matt 28:17
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped (proskuneo) him. Jn 9:38
Now why didn’t Jesus discourage them and tell them to worship God and not him for obviously he had used the same word for worship to the Father. In every other case in the NT you see (proskuneo) spoken of toward an Angel or a saint it was discouraged by the recipient. In fact I challenge any anti-trinitarian to find one NT instance where (proskuneo) was directed to anyone other than Jesus and the Father without being discouraged by the recipient or was simply mockery.
The Apostles could have used many words for describing honour or praise for Jesus instead of (proskuneo) the word that was used by Jesus himself for worship to the Father.
For honour, or praise or glory Jesus could have used
Worship (doxa) which means..
a) in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and gloryBut when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship (doxa) in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. Luke 14:10
Or he could have used
Praise (exousia) which means…
1) approbation, commendation, praiseFor rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise (exousia) of the same: Romans 13:3
Or he could have used
Honour (timē) which means…
1) a valuing by which the price is fixed
a) of the price itself
b) of the price paid or received for a person or thing bought or sold
2) honour which belongs or is shown to one
a) of the honour which one has by reason of rank and state of office which he holds
b) deference, reverenceBut glory, honour (timē) and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: Rom 2:10
None of these examples uses the word “(proskuneo)” to describe honour, praise, and glory to men.
John and the Apostles were not at all confused about the word “(proskuneo)” and Jesus use of the word in describing the “True Worship” of the Father.
Not to mention there is not one NT example where the word “(proskuneo)” was used toward any being other than the Father and Jesus where it was not discouraged by the recipient or was in mockery.
And the one place where we know it was not discouraged by the recipient but the worship was recieved is…
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. Acts12:23
Not once in all the times men worshipped Jesus “(proskuneo)” did Jesus say “give the glory to God”.
In a court of law these facts would be indesputable!
Jesus is to be honoured and worshipped jsut as the Father, and unfortunately for the anti-trinitarians they can not show any distintion between the worship of the Father and Jesus.
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; “Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever“. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. Rev 5:11-14
There is no scripture that says worship Jesus and worship the Father as God.
There is only scripture that says worship God only!
WJ
July 7, 2009 at 10:02 pm#136509NickHassan
ParticipantHi WJ,
Then why do you teach that we should worship the Son of God?July 7, 2009 at 10:05 pm#136510942767
ParticipantQuote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 07 2009,13:47) Quote (942767 @ July 06 2009,15:51) Quote (thethinker @ July 07 2009,10:37) Quote (942767 @ July 07 2009,10:13) Hi WJ and thethinker: Are you saying that in his position as head of the church, Jesus is not subjected to the Father?
Love in Christ,
Marty
Marty,
Christ is at the Father's right hand which is neither above or below the Father. And Isaiah 9:6 says that the government shall be on Christ's shoulders,Quote For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wondefful Counselor, the Mighty God, everlasting Father, prince of peace thinker
Hi thinker:He is God's Christ, and as you already stated he is God's representative.
In his earthly ministry, he stated that he did nothing on his own but did what his Father was showing him. Through obedience to God, he overcame sin, and now, he has been exalted to the right hand of God, and he watches over his Word, the commandments that have come from God through him to us, and the Word that he also obeyed to perform it.
The scripture states:
Quote Hbr 5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
Hbr 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;We, as born again Christians, are subjected to God through him, that is the written Word that came to us during his ministry, and it is as we learn to apply this Word in our daily lives and by his blood that he shed for our sins that we learn to overcome sin as well.
We have access to the Father as we are in the body of Christ.
Quote Jhn 15:1 ¶ I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Jhn 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Jhn 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Jhn 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Jhn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Jhn 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned.
Jhn 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.It is God's Word that we are obeying. Jesus did not teach his own throughts, and so, although he has been given all power over heaven and earth, he is subjected to God through His Word. The head of Christ is God, and head of man is Christ, and the head of woman is man. The Word of God is what we are striving to obey in the body of Christ.
There is only “one God” and one mediator between God and man the “man” Christ Jesus.
Love in Christ,
Marty
Marty,Jesus was fully God and fully man. So yes, trinitarians do not deny that Jesus was a man. However, to be just a man is cutting it short. Jesus was both man and God.
TC27
Hi TC:He was “fully God, and fully man”. Where is that scripture?
He is God in that he is the express image of God's person. God made man in His own image, and Jesus is the “last Adam”.
And so, Jesus said, “he who hath seen me hath seen the Father”. How so? By the works that he did in obedience to God.
No, he is not just any man. He is the Christ the Only Begotten Son of the Living God.
Love in Christ,
MartyJuly 7, 2009 at 10:45 pm#136513TrinitarianCalvinist27
ParticipantQuote (Not3in1 @ July 07 2009,09:49) Quote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,05:45) Everyone, Why would Jesus say this to the devil if he was not God?
Matthew 4:7
Quote Jesus said to him, “It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'” We all know that JESUS was the one being tempted here. So why would he pull out a phrase saying you shall not tempt the Lord you God, if he was not God? The Father was not the one being tempted, but Jesus. So if Jesus is not God, then his statement to the devil is invalid.
TC27
Read it again, please. Satan is asking Jesus – to ask God – to do things for him. Jesus tells Satan that that would be tempting God.
Mandy,I did read it again and I was mistaken. I do admit that i read it too eagerly. I am certain that you are correct in this instance and therefore take that argument back. I still do believe in the trinity and one mistake on a verse will not change my mind. I do thank you for your patience with me.
TC27
July 7, 2009 at 10:50 pm#136514TrinitarianCalvinist27
ParticipantQuote Hi TC: He was “fully God, and fully man”. Where is that scripture?
He is God in that he is the express image of God's person. God made man in His own image, and Jesus is the “last Adam”.
And so, Jesus said, “he who hath seen me hath seen the Father”. How so? By the works that he did in obedience to God.
No, he is not just any man. He is the Christ the Only Begotten Son of the Living God.
Love in Christ,
MartyThat Scripture is all throughout the Bible. If the Bible says that Jesus is man, then he is. If the Bible says that Jesus is God (which it does in Titus 2:13 and other passages) then he is. Therefore, we can infer that if he is man, and if he is God, that he is both.
TC27
July 7, 2009 at 10:55 pm#136515NickHassan
ParticipantHi TC,
But he is not his own God our our God.[jn20]July 7, 2009 at 10:58 pm#136516NickHassan
ParticipantHi TC,
Eventually you will discover, if you are faithful to scripture as God requires that we be, then the imaginations of men that developed the trinity doctrine are not aligned with the written Word of God.July 7, 2009 at 11:00 pm#136517KangarooJack
ParticipantWorshippingJesus said:
Quote In fact I challenge you to find one NT instance where (proskuneo) was directed to anyone other than Jesus and the Father without being discouraged by the recipient or was simply mockery. WJ,
Your post was addressed to me. Do I assume correctly that the “I challenge YOU” part of your post was not addressed to me?thinker
July 7, 2009 at 11:18 pm#136518NickHassan
ParticipantQuote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,10:50) Quote Hi TC: He was “fully God, and fully man”. Where is that scripture?
He is God in that he is the express image of God's person. God made man in His own image, and Jesus is the “last Adam”.
And so, Jesus said, “he who hath seen me hath seen the Father”. How so? By the works that he did in obedience to God.
No, he is not just any man. He is the Christ the Only Begotten Son of the Living God.
Love in Christ,
MartyThat Scripture is all throughout the Bible. If the Bible says that Jesus is man, then he is. If the Bible says that Jesus is God (which it does in Titus 2:13 and other passages) then he is. Therefore, we can infer that if he is man, and if he is God, that he is both.
TC27
Hi TC,
Jesus said he is the Son of God but somehow that statement is ignored in the lofty world of inference and logic.July 7, 2009 at 11:21 pm#136519Worshipping Jesus
ParticipantQuote (thethinker @ July 07 2009,19:00) WorshippingJesus said: Quote In fact I challenge you to find one NT instance where (proskuneo) was directed to anyone other than Jesus and the Father without being discouraged by the recipient or was simply mockery. WJ,
Your post was addressed to me. Do I assume correctly that the “I challenge YOU” part of your post was not addressed to me?thinker
Hi JackYou are correct!
I will edit it for the statement is addressed to the non worshippers!
Blessings WJ
July 7, 2009 at 11:29 pm#136520Worshipping Jesus
ParticipantQuote (Nick Hassan @ July 07 2009,19:18) Quote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,10:50) Quote Hi TC: He was “fully God, and fully man”. Where is that scripture?
He is God in that he is the express image of God's person. God made man in His own image, and Jesus is the “last Adam”.
And so, Jesus said, “he who hath seen me hath seen the Father”. How so? By the works that he did in obedience to God.
No, he is not just any man. He is the Christ the Only Begotten Son of the Living God.
Love in Christ,
MartyThat Scripture is all throughout the Bible. If the Bible says that Jesus is man, then he is. If the Bible says that Jesus is God (which it does in Titus 2:13 and other passages) then he is. Therefore, we can infer that if he is man, and if he is God, that he is both.
TC27
Hi TC,
Jesus said he is the Son of God but somehow that statement is ignored in the lofty world of inference and logic.
NHDo you follow scriptures?
If you do then why do you condemn those who worship Jesus when scriptures clearly teach that he is worshipped even by the angels?
Where is an example of an Angel of God bowing down to a man?
There is no scripture that says he was worshipped by the angels as the Son of God!
For if merely being a son of God is a prerequisite to worship then there should be plenty of examples where this took place in scriptures towards the saints.
WJ
July 7, 2009 at 11:40 pm#136521NickHassan
ParticipantHi WJ,
He said true worshipers worship the Father but you disagree?July 7, 2009 at 11:48 pm#136522Worshipping Jesus
ParticipantQuote (Nick Hassan @ July 07 2009,19:40) Hi WJ,
He said true worshipers worship the Father but you disagree?
NHTrue, we are to worship the Father, but what Jesus didnt say is “do not worship me”, did he?
Read my post again! The same word Jesus used for worship to the Father is the same word men practiced on him and he did not stop them.
So do you follow the scriptures or not?
WJ
July 8, 2009 at 12:17 am#136523942767
ParticipantQuote (Nick Hassan @ July 08 2009,11:18) Quote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,10:50) Quote Hi TC: He was “fully God, and fully man”. Where is that scripture?
He is God in that he is the express image of God's person. God made man in His own image, and Jesus is the “last Adam”.
And so, Jesus said, “he who hath seen me hath seen the Father”. How so? By the works that he did in obedience to God.
No, he is not just any man. He is the Christ the Only Begotten Son of the Living God.
Love in Christ,
MartyThat Scripture is all throughout the Bible. If the Bible says that Jesus is man, then he is. If the Bible says that Jesus is God (which it does in Titus 2:13 and other passages) then he is. Therefore, we can infer that if he is man, and if he is God, that he is both.
TC27
Hi TC,
Jesus said he is the Son of God but somehow that statement is ignored in the lofty world of inference and logic.
Hi TC:There is a scripture in which God call the Son of God “God”, but there is no scripture which states that Jesus is God.
God has revealed to us who Jesus is in Matthew 16.
And there is a scripture which states that there is “one God” and mediator between God and man, “the man” Christ Jesus.
Love in Christ,
MartyJuly 8, 2009 at 12:30 am#136527Worshipping Jesus
ParticipantQuote (942767 @ July 07 2009,20:17) Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 08 2009,11:18) Quote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,10:50) Quote Hi TC: He was “fully God, and fully man”. Where is that scripture?
He is God in that he is the express image of God's person. God made man in His own image, and Jesus is the “last Adam”.
And so, Jesus said, “he who hath seen me hath seen the Father”. How so? By the works that he did in obedience to God.
No, he is not just any man. He is the Christ the Only Begotten Son of the Living God.
Love in Christ,
MartyThat Scripture is all throughout the Bible. If the Bible says that Jesus is man, then he is. If the Bible says that Jesus is God (which it does in Titus 2:13 and other passages) then he is. Therefore, we can infer that if he is man, and if he is God, that he is both.
TC27
Hi TC,
Jesus said he is the Son of God but somehow that statement is ignored in the lofty world of inference and logic.
Hi TC:There is a scripture in which God call the Son of God “God”, but there is no scripture which states that Jesus is God.
God has revealed to us who Jesus is in Matthew 16.
And there is a scripture which states that there is “one God” and mediator between God and man, “the man” Christ Jesus.
Love in Christ,
Marty
Hi 94Quote (942767 @ July 07 2009,20:17)
There is a scripture in which God call the Son of God “God”, but there is no scripture which states that Jesus is God.Isa 9:6 —–> “called the mighty God”
Matt 1:23 —–> “they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
John 1:1—–> “the Word was God”
John 1:18—–> “but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side”
John 20:28—–> “My Lord and My God”
Acts 20:28—–> “Be shepherds of the church of God,* which he bought with his own blood”.
Rom 9:5—–> “who is God over all, forever praised!* Amen.”
Phil 2:6—-> “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”
Heb 1:8—–> “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom”.
2 Peter 1:1—–> “our God and Savior Jesus Christ”
Titus 2:13—–> “the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,”
1 John 5:20—–> “and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life'.
Jude 1:4—–> “and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.”
Rev 1:8—–> ““I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Rev 22:12, 13—–> ““Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Just a few.
Blessings WJ
July 8, 2009 at 12:41 am#136528Cindy
ParticipantNick and Marty! So when in Hebrew it says
Hebrew 1:8 “And to the Son He says:” Your Throne O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom.verse 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness, Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more then Your companions.”
So according to you then these Scriptures are wrong. Also John 1:1 says that the Word is God and Is with God.
The way I always have seen it, that these Scriptures mean that God is a tittle. There were many God's, even Satan is called God of this world.
Are we not called God's Children and if Children are we not a wonderful Family of God? That is another way to look at it. That however has nothing to do with being a trinity, there is no trinity doctrine that God gave us. It is a man-made doctrine, by Quintus Septimius Florence Tortellini, who instituted that doctrine.Peace and Love Irene
July 8, 2009 at 2:26 am#136532942767
ParticipantQuote (WorshippingJesus @ July 08 2009,12:30) Quote (942767 @ July 07 2009,20:17) Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 08 2009,11:18) Quote (TrinitarianCalvinist27 @ July 08 2009,10:50) Quote Hi TC: He was “fully God, and fully man”. Where is that scripture?
He is God in that he is the express image of God's person. God made man in His own image, and Jesus is the “last Adam”.
And so, Jesus said, “he who hath seen me hath seen the Father”. How so? By the works that he did in obedience to God.
No, he is not just any man. He is the Christ the Only Begotten Son of the Living God.
Love in Christ,
MartyThat Scripture is all throughout the Bible. If the Bible says that Jesus is man, then he is. If the Bible says that Jesus is God (which it does in Titus 2:13 and other passages) then he is. Therefore, we can infer that if he is man, and if he is God, that he is both.
TC27
Hi TC,
Jesus said he is the Son of God but somehow that statement is ignored in the lofty world of inference and logic.
Hi TC:There is a scripture in which God call the Son of God “God”, but there is no scripture which states that Jesus is God.
God has revealed to us who Jesus is in Matthew 16.
And there is a scripture which states that there is “one God” and mediator between God and man, “the man” Christ Jesus.
Love in Christ,
Marty
Hi 94Quote (942767 @ July 07 2009,20:17)
There is a scripture in which God call the Son of God “God”, but there is no scripture which states that Jesus is God.Isa 9:6 —–> “called the mighty God”
Matt 1:23 —–> “they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
John 1:1—–> “the Word was God”
John 1:18—–> “but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side”
John 20:28—–> “My Lord and My God”
Acts 20:28—–> “Be shepherds of the church of God,* which he bought with his own blood”.
Rom 9:5—–> “who is God over all, forever praised!* Amen.”
Phil 2:6—-> “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”
Heb 1:8—–> “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom”.
2 Peter 1:1—–> “our God and Savior Jesus Christ”
Titus 2:13—–> “the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,”
1 John 5:20—–> “and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life'.
Jude 1:4—–> “and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.”
Rev 1:8—–> ““I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Rev 22:12, 13—–> ““Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Just a few.
Blessings WJ
Hi WJ:He is not God in the sense that those that adhere to the “trinity doctrine” indicate, and none of the scriptures that you quoted state that otherwise there would be many contradications of scripture. He is God in that he is the express image of God's person.
There is “Only One God”, and He made man in “His Own Image”.
It really isn't that complicated.
Love in Christ,
MartyJuly 8, 2009 at 3:55 am#136533bodhitharta
ParticipantQuote (WorshippingJesus @ July 07 2009,10:24) Quote (bodhitharta @ July 06 2009,17:23) Quote (thethinker @ July 07 2009,08:52) Quote (WorshippingJesus @ July 07 2009,05:21) Hi BD Quote (bodhitharta @ July 06 2009,12:49) He says only his Father can do that. He says no such thing, in fact he doesnt even mention the Father in the verse.
but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.” MK 10:40
Jesus statement is simply an acknowledment of not being able to act on his own accord, and that his right hand and left hand is already prepared for those chosen.
For Jesus would be lying when he says…
To him that overcometh “will I grant to sit with me in my throne“, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Rev 3:21
Is Jesus contradicting himself when he says he has “All Power” in heaven and in earth. Matt 28:19
He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!
Of course all of the proof text used against the Trinitarian view only addresses part truth and not the whole found in the scriptures. Holding on to some verses and leaving others out, is the popular method of the gainsayers.
WJ
WJ,
You are correct. That which Jesus could not give before He was exalted He has the authority to give now. Bodhitharta and others here keep referring to statements Jesus made BEFORE He was exalted as if they are still true. He has ALL authority now.Where is that concession Bod?
thinker
Matthew 613 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Jesus says here that THE FATHER has The KINGDOM, The Power and the Glory FOREVER.
John 17:1-3 (King James Version)
John 17
1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
BTW, my use of capitalization in this case is not me raising my voice it is just for visual emphasis.
You can see in John 17:2 Jesus already has the power given to him. Once again it is best to concede or if you prefer (God willing) I can make it clearer.
Hi BD
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. “Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end“. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. Isa 9:6,7
Is this talking about the Father or Jesus?
Now what did Paul say…
Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 1 Cor 15:24, 25
Who has the Kingdom BD?
Now here is the kicker…
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him. “When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all“. 1 Cor 15:27, 28
Here Paul is saying that when all things are subjected under Jesus “THEN” he will subject himself to the Father that God may be all in all.
So when the scriptures says that Jesus has all authority and Power and that the increase of “HIS” Kingdom will never end, then that tells us that Jesus will keep all authority and power even when he subjects himself to the Father. According to Paul’s own words here Jesus is not subject to the Father at this time but is in fact he is at the Fathers right hand of the Father with all authority and power subject to him.
Jesus is the “KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS” and always will be.
But again as usual nontrinitarians cannot see the big picture in scriptures but have tunnel vision with their proof text.
WJ
WJ,God bless you always, but please pay attention:
You admit that Jesus will reign on the throne of David which is not the throne of God.
Also you showed the scripture that contains these words:
when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him. “
This is proof that ALL things do not include God who gave him the authority and power.
I hope this has given you some clarity. Anyway, Let us continue to reason together.
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