Hi Jodi,

There needed to be “an event” because God is not only loving and merciful but is also just and gave mankind a fine to pay, if you will, for our sin. No one could pay their fine, so since the fine had to be paid through the shedding of blood (as per the Father’s plan), the Father sent His Son to take on flesh (which is how the…[Read more]

Jodi,

You asked:

Why would God forgive all the world’s sins through His Son Jesus Christ?

He offers forgiveness to the whole world through His Son Jesus Christ because of the Father’s loving kindness and great mercy, not willing that all would perish.

I hope that answers your question.

Thank you for your willingness to discuss this just between the two of us to avoid the distraction of many voices.

My first question to you is this…do you know what the Greek word translated as “prophet” is?

Jodi, this is a copy of your response:

Hi LU,

Great idea,

Here is mine,

1 God (Father), who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son (Jesus), whom he (Father) hath appointed heir of all things, by (dia- on account of) whom also he (Father)…[Read more]

I am moving our discussion on Hebrews 1 to this place from the John 1:1 topic. I wrote part of Hebrews 1 down and in parenthesis, I put my understanding as to who the pronouns stood for. Here it is:

Hi Jodi,
This is how I read this:

Heb 1:5

5For to which of the angels did He (Father) ever say:

“You (Angel) are My Son,
Today I (Father) have b…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

Before I repond, I would like to ask if you have gotten my private message to you? And if so, could you please respond to it? Thanks.

Mike,

You seem to miss the spirit of one person doing something “through” another person. There are times when Jesus does things “through” the Father, and there are times when the Father does things “through” the Son. Both persons are significant in the action accomplished and both should be honored. You continually diminish the Son’s role in…[Read more]

Great video PC, I have listened to that evangelist many times and always impressed with his level headed approach and gentle but firm questions and responses. I wonder what happened to STU, remember him the HN atheist. I hope he found Jesus as his personal Lord and savior.

Take care, LU

Hi Jodi,
This is how I read this:

Heb 1:5

5For to which of the angels did He (Father) ever say:

“You (Angel) are My Son,
Today I (Father) have begotten You (Angel)”?

And again:

“I(Father) will be to Him (Angel) a Father,
And He (Angel) shall be to Me a Son”?

6But when He again brings the firstborn (Jesus) into the world, He(Father) says:…[Read more]

Jodi,

This is how I read this:

Heb 1:5

5For to which of the angels did He (Father) ever say:

“You (Angel) are My Son,
Today I (Father) have begotten You (Angel)”?

And again:

“I(Father) will be to Him (Angel) a Father,
And He (Angel) shall be to Me a Son”?

6But when He again brings the firstborn (Jesus) into the world, He(Father) says:…[Read more]

Thanks Berean!

Many blessings for a great weekend,

LU

Jodi,

The “servant” here and “messengers” in Isaiah 44:26 are the prophets of God and apostles sent by God in general as opposed to the false prophets. I do agree that the Son serves his Father faithfully. We differ in that I believe that the Son served his Father faithfully during creation and after creation, before Mary and after Mary. S…[Read more]

Jodi,

The “servant” here and “messengers” in Isaiah 44:26 are the prophets of God and apostles sent by God in general as opposed to the false prophets. I do agree that the Son serves his Father faithfully. We differ in that I believe that the Son served his Father faithfully during creation and after creation, before Mary and after Mary. Serving…[Read more]

Jodi,

Matthew’s genealogy establishes that the husband of Mary has David in his lineage among other things the genealogy shows such as significant historical events and number of generations. Matthew’s geneology does not use the words the “father of” Jesus but instead “the husband of Mary” who gave birth to Jesus. The emphasis is on who the…[Read more]

Jodi,

You said:

If God can create heaven and earth with two humans male and female made to reproduce after their own kind by sperm to egg, He can make a virgin pregnant with her betrothed husband’s seed.

Do you recall how the angel appeared in the dream to Joseph shortly after he found out that Mary was pregnant, and spoke to Joseph words of c…[Read more]

@Proclaimer

You said God is a Spirit. Is the Son a Spirit?

Jodi,

You said:

Now how is Mary going to be able to be found with child without her knowing Joseph first?

Such a miracle (a sign to identify the great coming king of the house of David) could only be found if it was of the Holy Spirit.

If God could make a woman from Adam’s rib, He could make an egg fertile without a sperm to make the flesh…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

You asked:

Can you explain speaking directly to the context of Matthew 1 how it is NOT telling us that Jesus is a true son of Abraham and David through Joseph?

Matthew has a pattern throughout the list of generations…so and so begat so and so…UNTIL the list comes to Joseph, then the pattern stops. It does not say or imply that Joseph beg…[Read more]

Jodi,

YHVH who is the unity of Father, Son and Spirit, created the world. In some contexts YHVH is more specifically the Father who by His power and outstretched Arm spread out the world. His outstretched Arm was the Son.

These things Jesus proclaimed, and He went away and hid Himself from them. 37But though He had performed so many signs in…[Read more]