I posted this draft article by accident. You may find the completed article at In the Trinity theory, God is three Persons in one Being, but Jesus is not God.
THE NATURE OF CHRIST
– ARTICLES ON THIS WEBSITE –
SUMMARIES
STUDIES OF SPECIFIC BIBLE BOOKS
STUDIES OF SPECIFIC BIBLE PASSAGES
ORIGINS
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- Only Begotten Son – God’s only true family
- Firstborn of all creation (Col 1:15) – Is He part of creation?
- Pre-existence – Did He exist before He was born?
- Creation – God created all things through His Son.
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JESUS IS SUBORDINATE TO THE FATHER.
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- Jesus is distinct from God. – Differences between God and Jesus.
- The Almighty – Only the Father is Almighty.
- Jesus is subordinate – “God is the head of Christ” (I Cor 11:3).
- Subordinate in John – The gospel with the highest Christology
JESUS IS EQUAL WITH GOD.
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- Evidence of equality – They work, create, own all things together.
- Evidence from John – Jesus answers prayers & protects believers.
- Worship – We worship only God, but we must also worship Jesus.
JESUS IS CALLED GOD.
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- Overview– Overview of the articles on the verses that refer to Jesus as theos.
- Theos – The meaning of theos – the word translated “God.”
- The translation of John 1:1
- Introduction;
- Who is the word? – Jesus or wisdom personified?
- The word was a god. – Arguments against this translation;
- Theos is a count noun. – Does this change the translation?
- The word like God. – Arguments against this translation.
- John 1:18 – The original text of this verse is in dispute.
- John 20:28 – Did Thomas say that Jesus is God?
- John’s gospel – Discussion of theos in this gospel.
- Romans 9:5 – The translation depends on punctuation.
- Hebrews 1:8 – The next verse says that God is His theos.
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