Hebrews
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Why then do the scriptures proclaim --that God was over Jesus in authority. The power Jesus had was given to him by God. Jesus had no power except God GAVE it to him. Read the scriptures.
When we understand that the God of the Old Testament is Jesus this verse makes perfect sense. This is Jesus talking about himself. That is, he is saying that when he comes into the world to bear our sins he will call himself "the Son." So the Son and God are one and the same. If this is not so, then we have two Gods, and this can never be.
Further proof of this is seen in verse 10 where it says of the Son, "Lord (God), in the beginning you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands." Dosen't it say in John 1:3 that Jesus created everything there is, and that nothing exists that he didn't make?
What we are talking about is personality. God has three distinct personalities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. But the personality through whom God always speaks to us is the Son Jesus. So what these verses are telling us is that the Son is God, or the way God speaks to us, and the way God made everything there is.
God bless you for considering this!
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God bless the reader who is thus encouraged through these letters to drop his/her malice against the Gospel of Christ.
God bless the reader who is thus encouraged through these letters to drop his/her malice against the Gospel of Christ.
He said in Revelation 22 through John: "And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the prophetic words of this book. If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book."
Claiming to hear Jesus speak to us in direct words is the same as adding to this book!
Here is something, then, you should understand. If it is not Jesus speaking to people today, who is it? The point is, Satan often pretends to be Jesus so he can give a false message to God's people. As people of God, we should always be on guard against this.
Paul says the same thing about adding to or changing the Gospel in Galations 1. "Let God's curse fall on anyone, including myself, who preaches any other message than the one we told you about. Even if an angel comes from heaven and preaches any other message, let him be forever cursed."
Let me say it again, the Bible is closed, and Jesus is not adding to it by speaking to anyone today, not even ministers. If we want to know what God's will (Jesus' will) for us is, we must look to the Scriptures.
Andrew Murray's book on Hebrew's opened up to me how wonderful Hebrew's really is.
He spoke to us through Christ. in jesus we have a revelation of the divine. in Christ words, action and personality while on earth he was actually teaching and showing us what the divine nature looks like.
One more thing; I would suggest you read the baptism of the Eunuch by Philip, in Acts 8:26-38, and see his reaction after the baptism. That’s the joy the Holy Spirit brings when we accept Christ.
@ Anthony,
It is a pleasure to go to this website and read the comments other people have regarding certain texts and topics from the Bible! But not too often I get amused by some commentators, and even rarer you get to read two sermons one right after the other, on the same theme. It’s a mystery how they got printed… In your case, I would venture to say that you and brother “D” are both going to the same church: perhaps as lay member, and pastor. Anthony, after you read “Big John’s” sermon on “Trinity” you write: “Every1 speaks of the Trinity. I've never, ever read the word Trinity n the Bible. Please some1 help me find the verse that states, Trinity or Holy Trinity n bible. Thanks.”
Now, since you are using this website, I don’t believe you’ll have much trouble typing the word “trinity” in the “search” window, then press “enter”, and you’ll get the following “statement”: “... Sorry, we have no direct matches for your keyword at this time”. On the right side though, you will find the following entries:
Related Bible Terms:
Trinity
Related Bible Verse Topics:
The Holy Trinity
The Trinity
Trinity
Click on “The Holy Trinity”, and you will be blessed with about one hundred “Bible Verses About The Holy Trinity”. Read them faithfully and prayerfully, and you’ll find plenty of proof about Trinity: God The Father, God The Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Forget about anybody else is saying on the subject. Brother “D” just needed “a platform” to talk about speaking in tongues. Unfortunately, his comments on that subject are so wrong. The first sign that you received the Holy Spirit IS NOT BABBLING, but a strong conviction that you are a sinner in need of a Redeemer, which is Jesus Christ, our God and Creator. This conviction will drive you to baptism with water: a symbol of death and resurrection with Christ, and the beginning of a new life in Him, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Agape