Mike,

You asked:

Just for verification… you think the Jews accused Jesus of claiming to be their own God, Yahweh, whom no man had ever seen (John 1:18)?

I think the Jews accused Jesus of claiming to be the Yahweh that had been seen by Abraham and Jacob, for instance.

Berean,

You said:

Conclusion :

FATHER IS GOOD

The SON IS GOOD

Absolutely Berean, AMEN!

Hi Proclaimer,

Thanks for your reply.

You said: The Son was begotten by God directly.

What type of being is the Father and the Son according to your understanding? Are they the same type of being or different? Please explain your answer.

Mike,

You said:

 Kathi.  Your interpretation of the guy flattering Jesus doesn’t allow for the latter part of Jesus’ statement…

Mark 10:18… “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.”

Can anyone be righteous/good if God isn’t number one in his life? The rich young ruler had his possessions above God. That was…[Read more]

Mike,

You asked:

What do you think now, after including Phil 2:9?

He had His Father’s name of Yahveh in the OT so it would not be a new name for the Son. Yahveh our Righteousness is a new name though since He became our righteousness at the cross.

Mike,

You said:

Because the God of the Bible is a single-person entity called “He” and “Him”, and who loved the world so much that HE gave HIS only begotten Son.  And the God that you worship is a multi-person entity who is also, for some odd reason, called “He” and “Him”, but who does NOT have a son that “He” gave because “He” so loved the wo…

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Mike,

You asked:

For example, are they accusing him of claiming to be Yahweh?

Yes, as the Son of God has the same name as His Father.

Hi Jodi,

Yes it’s been awhile. I’m doing great and presently juggling a lot of balls in the air, ha., thanks for asking. How have you been? I have a small window of time so I won’t be addressing everything you have asked here but hopefully things will slow down a bit in a couple of weeks and then I can address more things. I’m having a house…[Read more]

Again…

Hi Proclaimer,

You said:

God can produce a son and many sons.
Did the only begotten son come by producing or reproducing? What do you think?

Hi Gene,

Was God first in the rich young ruler’s life? How can you tell?

Also, don’t forget to tell us who is on the Father’s throne with the Father. Thanks!

Hi Gene,

I’m thankful for your question about the “good Master” verse. I dug into the Greek and what I wrote was as a result of seeking out the matter. Maybe you can be real specific with what I said that you claim as “spin.” I would be happy to explain it further to you.

Btw, please answer this…who is on the Father’s throne with the Father…[Read more]

It’s my pleasure, Berean! Thanks for the encouraging words 😉

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Hi Gene,

Regarding my question here: “Where in the story does Jesus deny that He is good? If you believe that Jesus is not good, what does He lack in your opinion?”

You said:

Jesus “LACKED” nothing,  he was just being honest, “there is “none” good but “ONE”,  God the Father “alone.” . Why would Jesus say to her, “why”  callest “ME” good”, if he…

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Hi Proclaimer,

You said:

God can produce a son and many sons.

Did the only begotten son come by producing or reproducing? What do you think?

Mike,

You said:

Yahweh is that Most High God of gods.  Jesus is one of the other gods of whom Yahweh is God.

Yahweh is also the Lord of lords, not just God of gods. Jesus is the Lord of lords.

Mike you asked:

John 3:16… For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…

Just to be clear, the God who so loved the world is NOT the God you worship and serve.  Is that correct?

Why would you say that?

Just to be clear, the God who spoke to Jews’ ancestors through prophets and to the Jews through Jesus is NOT the God you worship and ser…

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Hi Gene,

Where in the story does Jesus deny that He is good? If you believe that Jesus is not good, what does He lack in your opinion?

Mike,

You said:

 I think that it clearly refers to the one name.  How about you?

I don’t think that is is clear to be only one name “Yahweh, our Righteousness.”

I do believe that the Father is righteous, however it is the Son that is “our” righteousness and hence called “Yahweh, our righteousness.”

Also, regarding Jerusalem being called “…[Read more]