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I would like to challenge the above statement that God the father is the almighty God and Jesus is the mighty God. To be sure Jesus is called ” Mighty God “in Is.9:6. However the Father is called ” the Mighty God in Is.10:21.This is definitely the Father as it states the remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God. God is referred to as the God of Jacob in Ex.3:6 . Thus the question:Do we have two Mighty Gods?. Seems improbable if there is only one God. If Jesus is God the problem no longer exists;Which He is and therefore it doesn't.

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If Jesus is not God then we have creature worship.From the Old Testament and the New we see God's decree concerning worship.We are told in Ex:14:34 that “you shall worship no other gods.” In Ex 20:1-6 we are told ” You shall have no other gods before me”,and “you shall not bow down to them or serve them.” Very clear here. Worship God alone. Jesus tells us the same thing in Mt.4:9-10. Satan offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the world if He would worship him. Jesus 'response echoed Exodus. He stated ,”You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only you shall serve.” So if Jesus accepted worship He would be in violation of God's decree. Did He accept worship? Jesus received worship from a leper Mt.8:2 , from a blind man Jn.9:35 ,from his disciples Mt.14:33. This was not just a middle eastern custom of bowing to someone. When Jesus was worshipped by His disciples in Mt.28:9 they held His feet and worshipped Him. Now the question must be asked why didn't He rebuke them as the angel rebuked John in Rev. 22:8-9 when John tried to worship him. Also when Cornelius tried to worship Peter he was rebuked by Peter. Jesus never once rebuked anyone for worshipping Him. Why? We must also look at Heb.1:6. It states when He( the father God) again brings his firstborn into the world He says,” let all the angels of God worship Him. Would the same God who decreed man to worship Him alone break that decree and have His angels worship Jesus?God declared in Is.42:8 He would not share His glory with another yet Jesus says in Jn.17:5 “And now O Father glorify me together ,with Yourself,with the glory which I had with you before the world was.God said in Is.45:23,”To Me every knee shall bow.”(worship) . Paul declares the same of Jesus when he said in Phil.2:10 at the name of Jesus every knee will bow(worship). You must honor the Son as you honor the Father.Worship can only be given to God and if Jesus received it and God decreed it then Jesus must be God

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