AnonymousIF JESUS IS NOT GOD
If Jesus is NOT GOD, but only a created being …
….How can all the fullness of the Godhead bodily dwell in Him?
(Col. 2:9)
…. why must Christ have the preeminence in all things?
(Ex. 20:3 with Col. 1:18; Phil. 2:10 with Isa. 45:23)
…. why is He the Creator? (Col. 1:16; John 1:3; cf. Neh. 9:6.
lsa. 44:24; 45:12)
…. how could He create all things FOR HIMSELF? (Col. 1:16)
…. why will He subdue all things UNTO HIMSELF? (Phil. 3:21)
…. why does He draw all men UNTO HIMSELF, and the Father draw
men to the Son? (John 12:32; 6:37, 44)
…. why will He present His purchased church UNTO HIMSELF?
(Eph. 5:27)
…. how can believers be complete [made full) IN HIM? (Col. 2:10)
…. why the command for believers to grow in grace and in the
KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST? (2 Pet. 3:18; see Jer. 9:24)
…. how can believers count all things but loss for the EXCELLENCY
OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST JESUS THE LORD? (Phil. 3:8)
…. how can He be everywhere — know everything — foretell the
future — have all authority? (Matt. 18:20; 1 Pet. 1:11;.
John 16:30; 14:29; Matt. 18:18; Rev. 2:23b)
…. how could His riches be unsearchable? (Eph. 3:8)
…. how could His be a love which passeth knowledge? [Eph. 3:19)
….. how can God and Christ jointly receive the same honor, glory,
praise (Rev. 5:12, 13 with Isa. 42:8; John 5:23)
…. how could the Son’s person be equal to the Father’s?
(John 14:9. 23; Matt. 11:27)
…. how could He baptize believers with the Holy Spirit?
(Matt. 3:11)
In the adversary’s aim to discredit Christ, does he ever give Him more glory than is His due – or always less? (2 Cor. 4:4-6)
John called JESUS God John 1:1
Thomas called Him God John 20:28. 29: cf. Psa . 35:23
Peter called Him God 2 Pet. 1:1
Paul called Him God Tit. 2:10. 13
The prophets called Him God Jer. 23:5. 6; Isa. 9:6: 43:10, 11
The Father called Him God. Heb. 1:6, 8, 10
Can we do less?
“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my father will love him, and WE will come unto him,
and make OUR abode with him” (John 14:23)
(From Questions for JW’s Bill Cetnar)
