Jesus and His God

 

One, evidently a Unitarian who does not believe in the prehuman existence of Jesus , has presented the idea that the Greek phrase in John 8:58, often transliterated as “prin Abraam genesthai ego eimi”,  should be rendered as “before Abraham was God”. This is based on the assumption that “ego eimi” is being used in John 8:58 as the name often transliterated as EHJEH (from the Masoretic text) in Exodus 3:14.  We have no scriptural reason to think that when Jesus spoke the words often transliterated as EGO EIMI in John 8:58, that he was using the Holy Name EHJEH of Exodus 3:14. Jesus was responding to the Jews' question regarding his age, stating that he, himself, had been in existence before Abraham. They did not ask if God existed before Abraham, for I am sure that they already knew that God existed before Abraham.  It was claimed that John 8:58 should be rendered as “God (Ehyeh) was before Abraham”, because “Yeshua's life started when he was born on earth, as you can se...

  John 5:18; 10:33 - The "Cause" to Kill Jesus For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God. -- John 5:18, American Standard Version . The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. -- John 10:33, American Standard Version . Some time ago one claimed, in a post that no longer exists, that John did not say that it was the Jews who were claiming that Jesus was equal with God, but rather that they only took issue with Jesus calling God his father. This would seem to seek to separate "called God his Father" from "making himself equal to God." It appears to be saying that the Jews objected to Jesus' referring to God as his father, but did not equate this with being equal to God, but that rather it is John himself (not the Jews), who supplies the inform...

<><><><>  {John 13:18} I do not speak about all of you. I know whom I have chosen. Yet, that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'The one who eats bread with me lifts up his heel against me.' {John 13:19} Now I tell you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe that I am he. -- Restoration Light Improved Version . Many use John 3:19 as a proof text that Jesus is EHJEH of Exodus 3:14, or some claim that in some way that Jesus was saying that he is Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  Some use the Christianized Septuagint of some verses where Jehovah expresses himself as being the one who is the one related to the context, using the Hebrew phrase often transliterated as "ani hu" (literally, I - he, with verb supplied in the English and, "I am he"), which is translated into the Greek of the Christianized LXX with the phrase transliterated as EGO EIMI in such verses as Deuteronomy 32:39; Isaiah 41:4; 43:10; 46:4; 4...

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church. Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.-- Ephesians 1:22,23 King James Version . Verse 23, especially, is often cited as proof that Jesus is "ominipresent", and thus it is imagined, assumed, and added to the scripture that Jesus possesses an attribute that only belongs to God Almighty. The word "things" is added twice by the translators. God is presented throughout this chapter as being only one person, "the God and Father of Jesus". (Ephesians 1:3). It is Jesus' God and Father who put all under Jesus' feet, and who has made Jesus head over all pertaining to the church. In subjecting all to Jesus, Paul elsewhere states that it is evident the God is excepted. -- 1 Corinthians 15:27. Whatever is being spoken of related to Jesus is referring to what the one person who is "God" has given to Jesus. It is not speaking of wha...

By Ronald R. Day (This has been copied from one of our old sites and has not yet been edited for this site) “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon. — Matthew 6:24, World English . No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and mammon.” – Luke 16:13, W orld English . The thought has been presented that if Jehovah is one Lord, and if Jesus is another “Lord”, then there are two masters, and Jesus said that we cannot serve two masters. The thought seems to be imagined and assumed regarding Jesus’ words that Jesus and the Father must both be one master, else we would serving two Masters, and thus that we must either hate one or the other these two masters. This line of reasoning is usually presented by trinitarians, who claim that Jesus ...

 

One has asked: John 14:23-24 - Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him. [24] He who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word which you hear isn't mine, but the Father's who sent me. WHY WOULD JESUS AND THE FATHER COME TO US AND MAKE THEIR DWELLING WITH A BELIEVER AFTER THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL BE SENT TO BE WITH MANKIND TOO? John 14:23-24 - Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him. [24] He who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word which you hear isn't mine, but the Father's who sent me. In the midst of all the temptations and trials that beset us in our earthly pilgrimage we may recognize the voice of our God, saying, 'Do not be afraid. I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward' (Genesis 15:1), " Don't you be...