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Look, I’m going to shoot straight with you. Not everyone who’s wearing a cross is carrying one. Not everyone who uses the name “Jesus” is talking about the Jesus of the Bible. The devil doesn’t care how much religion you have if it’s empty religion. He doesn’t care if you go to church every Sunday as long as you never meet Christ there.

Jesus warned, “Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray” (Matthew 24:11). That means you keep your Bible open and your ears tuned to the truth. If somebody comes along teaching something that doesn’t line up with the Word, I don’t care how slick they sound or how holy they look, you close your heart to them and open your Bible instead.

Man’s religion looks good. It feels good. It sounds good. It might even look holy. But it has no power because it’s not built on the Word of God. Paul said it like this: “Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8). God’s saying, “Don’t mess with My message.”

If you’re going to follow Jesus, follow the real Jesus. Not the one who only blesses you but never calls you to repent. Not the one who only comforts you but never commands you. Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

Don’t let your emotions run your faith. Emotions change. Truth doesn’t. Don’t follow a preacher. Follow the Word. Don’t follow the crowd. Follow the cross. Because when the storm hits, hype won’t hold you. Church culture won’t keep you. Only the Word of God will stand. Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35).

So open your Bible like your life depends on it, because it does. Stand on it. Live by it. Never trade it for man’s opinions. The real Jesus doesn’t need to be reinvented. He just needs to be obeyed.

Before you scroll on, stop and ask yourself: Am I following the real Jesus or a man-made version of Him? The Bible says, “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). That’s not a suggestion; that’s a command. Don’t gamble your soul on tradition, culture, or feelings. Lay your life next to the Word of God and see if it matches. Repent where you’ve been wrong. Obey where He speaks. Trust Him where you’re scared.

This isn’t about church membership. This isn’t about being spiritual. This is about knowing the living Christ who died, rose, and is coming back as Judge and King. He said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27). Make sure you’re one of His sheep. Get in His Word. Get on your knees. Get right with Him today. Because tomorrow isn’t promised, but His Word stands forever.
 

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Before you scroll on, stop and ask yourself: Am I following the real Jesus or a man-made version of Him? The Bible says, “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). That’s not a suggestion; that’s a command. Don’t gamble your soul on tradition, culture, or feelings. Lay your life next to the Word of God and see if it matches. Repent where you’ve been wrong. Obey where He speaks. Trust Him where you’re scared.
How do you know? Personally, how do you know your faith is real? That Jesus is real? That your faith is in the real Jesus?

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How do you know? Personally, how do you know your faith is real? That Jesus is real? That your faith is in the real Jesus?
You don’t “feel” your way into knowing if your faith is real; you measure it by the truth of God’s Word. Scripture says, “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?, unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” (2 Corinthians 13:5). Real faith begins when you repent and believe the gospel that Christ died for your sins, was buried, and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Jesus Himself said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). Genuine faith produces a new direction of life: obedience to God’s Word (1 John 2:3-6), love for the brethren (1 John 3:14), and a growing hatred for sin (1 John 3:9).

You know Jesus is real because God’s Word testifies to Him. “These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31). The Spirit of God also bears witness with our spirit that we are God’s children (Romans 8:16). And you know your faith is in the real Jesus because it matches the Jesus revealed in Scripture, not a Jesus of human imagination. Paul warned of “another Jesus” (2 Corinthians 11:4), so the safeguard is simple: stay in the Word. If what you believe lines up with the Bible’s Jesus, if you’ve turned from sin to trust Him, and if your life shows the fruit of that trust, then you’re anchored to the real Savior, not a counterfeit.
 

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There is a way the Bible tells us by which we can know we are in Christ,

1 John 3:24 KJV
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 John 4:13 KJV
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Romans 8:16 KJV
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

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Paul warned of “another Jesus” (2 Corinthians 11:4), so the safeguard is simple: stay in the Word. If what you believe lines up with the Bible’s Jesus, if you’ve turned from sin to trust Him, and if your life shows the fruit of that trust, then you’re anchored to the real Savior, not a counterfeit.

A person will have to try not doing things in their own power, and a hypocrite shall not come before God (Job 13:14-16).

There is a way the Bible tells us by which we can know we are in Christ,

1 John 3:24 KJV
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 John 4:13 KJV
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Romans 8:16 KJV
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Much love!

Anyone can claim they are in Christ. Those who bear good fruit and do the things God says are the ones abiding in Jesus. The fruits determine who the real are and who the fake are.

I present these passages.

John 15:4-6
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Matthew 7:18-23
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Luke 6:43-46
43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Hebrews 6:8
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Romans 11:17-23
17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

John 8:31-36
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Colossians 1:21-23
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Micah 7:18-20
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

Hosea 14:4-7
4 “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, for Mine anger is turned away from him.
5 I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return. They shall revive as the corn and grow as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Proverbs 3:11-12
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Hebrews 12:4-11
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
 
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Look, I’m going to shoot straight with you. Not everyone who’s wearing a cross is carrying one. Not everyone who uses the name “Jesus” is talking about the Jesus of the Bible. The devil doesn’t care how much religion you have if it’s empty religion. He doesn’t care if you go to church every Sunday as long as you never meet Christ there.

Jesus warned, “Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray” (Matthew 24:11). That means you keep your Bible open and your ears tuned to the truth. If somebody comes along teaching something that doesn’t line up with the Word, I don’t care how slick they sound or how holy they look, you close your heart to them and open your Bible instead.

Man’s religion looks good. It feels good. It sounds good. It might even look holy. But it has no power because it’s not built on the Word of God. Paul said it like this: “Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8). God’s saying, “Don’t mess with My message.”

If you’re going to follow Jesus, follow the real Jesus. Not the one who only blesses you but never calls you to repent. Not the one who only comforts you but never commands you. Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

Don’t let your emotions run your faith. Emotions change. Truth doesn’t. Don’t follow a preacher. Follow the Word. Don’t follow the crowd. Follow the cross. Because when the storm hits, hype won’t hold you. Church culture won’t keep you. Only the Word of God will stand. Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35).

So open your Bible like your life depends on it, because it does. Stand on it. Live by it. Never trade it for man’s opinions. The real Jesus doesn’t need to be reinvented. He just needs to be obeyed.

Before you scroll on, stop and ask yourself: Am I following the real Jesus or a man-made version of Him? The Bible says, “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). That’s not a suggestion; that’s a command. Don’t gamble your soul on tradition, culture, or feelings. Lay your life next to the Word of God and see if it matches. Repent where you’ve been wrong. Obey where He speaks. Trust Him where you’re scared.

This isn’t about church membership. This isn’t about being spiritual. This is about knowing the living Christ who died, rose, and is coming back as Judge and King. He said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27). Make sure you’re one of His sheep. Get in His Word. Get on your knees. Get right with Him today. Because tomorrow isn’t promised, but His Word stands forever.
Many are told and believe they are Christian but are being mislead. There are numerous different religions that claim to be Christian but teach different truths on alot of matters.= the opposite of 1 Corinthians 1:10= Unity of thought( all of Gods 1 truth) no division. Thus 1 single religion has the real Jesus. Few know what Jesus actually teaches. I get kicked out of many trinity sights for showing them what Jesus actually taught. = A sad reality.
 

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I get kicked out of many trinity sights for showing them what Jesus actually taught.
If you are teaching that the Trinity is not true then you are an example of what the OP is about. When a person rejects the triune nature of God, they are rejecting the very nature of how God reveals Himself in His Word. The Trinity is not a contradiction, it’s divine truth. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Spirit is God, yet there is only one God (Isaiah 45:5). To deny that is not to follow Jesus, it’s to follow a different Jesus. The true Jesus said plainly, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John 14:9). And anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either (1 John 2:23).

If what you are showing them is truly from Jesus, it would line up perfectly with what is already written in Scripture. Jesus never taught anything outside of the Word of God because He is the Word made flesh (John 1:14). Everything that He said and did agrees with the Father’s will revealed in Scripture. That’s why He said, “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (John 12:48).

The problem today is that many people claim to be teaching what Jesus said, but they twist or isolate verses to fit their own ideas instead of letting the Bible interpret itself. Peter warned about this saying that some “wrest the scriptures, unto their own destruction” (2 Peter 3:16). So if what you are teaching cannot be backed up clearly by the full counsel of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, then it is man’s opinion, not Christ’s doctrine.

Jesus taught by the written Word. Every time the tempter, Satan, spoke, Jesus responded by saying, “It is written” (Matthew 4:4,7,10). That’s our model. Truth does not come from visions, new revelations, or private interpretations. It comes from the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16).
 

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Look, I’m going to shoot straight with you. Not everyone who’s wearing a cross is carrying one. Not everyone who uses the name “Jesus” is talking about the Jesus of the Bible. The devil doesn’t care how much religion you have if it’s empty religion. He doesn’t care if you go to church every Sunday as long as you never meet Christ there.

Jesus warned, “Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray” (Matthew 24:11). That means you keep your Bible open and your ears tuned to the truth. If somebody comes along teaching something that doesn’t line up with the Word, I don’t care how slick they sound or how holy they look, you close your heart to them and open your Bible instead.

Man’s religion looks good. It feels good. It sounds good. It might even look holy. But it has no power because it’s not built on the Word of God. Paul said it like this: “Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8). God’s saying, “Don’t mess with My message.”

If you’re going to follow Jesus, follow the real Jesus. Not the one who only blesses you but never calls you to repent. Not the one who only comforts you but never commands you. Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

Don’t let your emotions run your faith. Emotions change. Truth doesn’t. Don’t follow a preacher. Follow the Word. Don’t follow the crowd. Follow the cross. Because when the storm hits, hype won’t hold you. Church culture won’t keep you. Only the Word of God will stand. Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35).

So open your Bible like your life depends on it, because it does. Stand on it. Live by it. Never trade it for man’s opinions. The real Jesus doesn’t need to be reinvented. He just needs to be obeyed.

Before you scroll on, stop and ask yourself: Am I following the real Jesus or a man-made version of Him? The Bible says, “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). That’s not a suggestion; that’s a command. Don’t gamble your soul on tradition, culture, or feelings. Lay your life next to the Word of God and see if it matches. Repent where you’ve been wrong. Obey where He speaks. Trust Him where you’re scared.

This isn’t about church membership. This isn’t about being spiritual. This is about knowing the living Christ who died, rose, and is coming back as Judge and King. He said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27). Make sure you’re one of His sheep. Get in His Word. Get on your knees. Get right with Him today. Because tomorrow isn’t promised, but His Word stands forever.
Who decides what's built on the world of God? If what I decide is different than you on what authority do you declare your way is the right way?
 

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If you are teaching that the Trinity is not true then you are an example of what the OP is about. When a person rejects the triune nature of God, they are rejecting the very nature of how God reveals Himself in His Word.

The fact is........ the "Trinity Doctrine" is Theology that is learned by a Chrisitan, after they become one.
They didnt know anything about the Trinity Doctrine when they were a sinning sinner living in sin., and they BECAME a Christian not knowing anyting about it, and learned about it later.
So, we see that its not necessary to BELIEVE the Trinity Doctrine, to become a Christian, which proves that you dont have to believe it to remain one.
Now, why should you believe that Jesus is """""God manifested in the Flesh""""? 1 Tim 3:16 (KJV) ?
Its because its True.
 

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The fact is........ the "Trinity Doctrine" is Theology that is learned by a Chrisitan, after they become one.
They didnt know anything about the Trinity Doctrine when they were a sinning sinner living in sin., and they BECAME a Christian not knowing anyting about it, and learned about it later.
So, we see that its not necessary to BELIEVE the Trinity Doctrine, to become a Christian, which proves that you dont have to believe it to remain one.
Now, why should you believe that Jesus is """""God manifested in the Flesh""""? 1 Tim 3:16 (KJV) ?
Its because its True.
Its true based on what?
 

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Anyone can claim they are in Christ. Those who bear good fruit and do the things God says are the ones abiding in Jesus. The fruits determine who the real are and who the fake are.
Something to notice is that while your passages address a variety of topics, what I posted answer this question specifically.

You may do all sorts of good things for others. You may approve very highly of your works. These don't mean you know Jesus. People can do good seeming things on their own, and it won't help them unless they actually know their Creator.

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If you are teaching that the Trinity is not true then you are an example of what the OP is about. When a person rejects the triune nature of God, they are rejecting the very nature of how God reveals Himself in His Word. The Trinity is not a contradiction, it’s divine truth. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Spirit is God, yet there is only one God (Isaiah 45:5). To deny that is not to follow Jesus, it’s to follow a different Jesus. The true Jesus said plainly, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John 14:9). And anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either (1 John 2:23).

If what you are showing them is truly from Jesus, it would line up perfectly with what is already written in Scripture. Jesus never taught anything outside of the Word of God because He is the Word made flesh (John 1:14). Everything that He said and did agrees with the Father’s will revealed in Scripture. That’s why He said, “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (John 12:48).

The problem today is that many people claim to be teaching what Jesus said, but they twist or isolate verses to fit their own ideas instead of letting the Bible interpret itself. Peter warned about this saying that some “wrest the scriptures, unto their own destruction” (2 Peter 3:16). So if what you are teaching cannot be backed up clearly by the full counsel of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, then it is man’s opinion, not Christ’s doctrine.

Jesus taught by the written Word. Every time the tempter, Satan, spoke, Jesus responded by saying, “It is written” (Matthew 4:4,7,10). That’s our model. Truth does not come from visions, new revelations, or private interpretations. It comes from the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16).
Here is a super important one from Jesus=Matthew 6:33-Keep on then seeking-FIRST- the kingdom and his ( YHVH(Jehovah=Father) righteousness and all these things will be added( Sustenance, covering( Matt 6( spirituality( Matt 5)
Its ALL about the Father to Jesus. One must go through Jesus to get to the Father to have found, the way, the truth and the life. Jesus said-FEW will find that road. Maybe because those didn't listen to Jesus at Matt 6:33.
Yes they do twist what the bible really teaches because their translations are altered( removal of Gods name over 7000 spots) replaced with titles= not Gods will. Its satans will to have his name removed. All show 100% whose will they support by using the proper translation, or the altered ones. Ones religion shows it as well.
 

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Its true based on what?

Its True based on how the NT simply and clearly explains Jesus as the pre-incarnate Word, in John 1... who became the"" Word made flesh""", John says.. is in the same chapter.
And Then John says that """"Jesus made the world """" in the same chapter.
So, right here we see that Jesus could only make the world (John 1:10) KJV.......If He is the Creator.
Well....Who is the Creator? = Its God.
And Then Paul states in 1 Tim... that "GOD was manifested in the flesh""", and this means virgin born as a human.
Who is that?
That's Jesus whom Paul said is "God manifested in the flesh".. And that is who "made the world"... John teaches in John 1:10.
And who is this? This is "the WORD was God".....and that is pre-incarnate Jesus.
And then Paul confirms that Jesus made the world, in Colossians 1:16, which supports and sustains what John teaches regarding Christ's Divinity.
So, now we have 2 Apostles confirming that Jesus is God.

So, that is just a small sample of how the NT both defines Jesus as the God man, and proves it.
 

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Its True based on how the NT simply and clearly explains Jesus as the pre-incarnate Word, in John 1... who became the"" Word made flesh""", John says.. is in the same chapter.
And Then John says that """"Jesus made the world """" in the same chapter.
So, right here we see that Jesus could only make the world (John 1:10) KJV.......If He is the Creator.
Well....Who is the Creator? = Its God.
And Then Paul states in 1 Tim... that "GOD was manifested in the flesh""", and this means virgin born as a human.
Who is that?
That's Jesus whom Paul said is "God manifested in the flesh".. And that is who "made the world"... John teaches in John 1:10.
And who is this? This is "the WORD was God".....and that is pre-incarnate Jesus.
And then Paul confirms that Jesus made the world, in Colossians 1:16, which supports and sustains what John teaches regarding Christ's Divinity.
So, now we have 2 Apostles confirming that Jesus is God.

So, that is just a small sample of how the NT both defines Jesus as the God man, and proves it.
So it's true because the bible says it true. How do you know it's true?
 

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So it's true because the bible says it true. How do you know it's true?

How many reasons do you need?

So, lets use just one.

The Bible is a book of Prophecy.
Its able to tell you what is going to happen, in the future.
So, when we look at the Bible prophecies of Jesus... and there are many......each one happened, exactly as the Bible prophecied.

Such as..
Him being Virgin Born.
Where He would be born.
How He would die.

So, how can verses in a bible, some written 1500 yrs before Jesus showed up, KNOW exaclty all about Him?

Its because the bible is "REVELATION".....= it KNOWS .
 

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Here is a super important one from Jesus=Matthew 6:33-Keep on then seeking-FIRST- the kingdom and his ( YHVH(Jehovah=Father) righteousness and all these things will be added( Sustenance, covering( Matt 6( spirituality( Matt 5)
Its ALL about the Father to Jesus. One must go through Jesus to get to the Father to have found, the way, the truth and the life. Jesus said-FEW will find that road. Maybe because those didn't listen to Jesus at Matt 6:33.
Yes they do twist what the bible really teaches because their translations are altered( removal of Gods name over 7000 spots) replaced with titles= not Gods will. Its satans will to have his name removed. All show 100% whose will they support by using the proper translation, or the altered ones. Ones religion shows it as well.
What you said about seeking the Father first (Matthew 6: 33) is true, but Scripture also teaches we cannot come to the Father apart from knowing the Son as God. Jesus said plainly, “No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). That’s not access through a messenger, but through the divine Son Himself. The Greek word pros in John 1:1 (“the Word was with God”) expresses an intimate, face-to-face relationship. Then it says, “the Word was God” (kai Theos ēn ho Logos), not a god, but fully God in essence. The Word became flesh (John 1:14), meaning the eternal God took on humanity.

When Jesus said, “He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father” (John 14: 9), He wasn’t declaring He is the Father, but that the Father’s nature and glory are perfectly revealed in Him (Hebrews 1:3). The Father, Son, and Spirit are distinct persons yet one in essence, the one true God. Scripture is clear on this: “The LORD our God, the LORD is one” (Deuteronomy 6:4). Yet that same Word reveals the Father who sends, the Son who saves, and the Spirit who indwells (Matthew 28:19; John 14:16–17).

As for God’s name, Scripture never commands believers to use only the tetragrammaton (YHWH) in worship. The New Testament, written in Greek, consistently uses Kyrios (“Lord”) for both the Father and the Son, and reveals their shared authority. The focus of revelation shifted from the name YHWH to the name Jesus (Iēsous), which means “Yahweh saves.” Philippians 2: 9–11 says God has given Jesus “the name that is above every name,” and every knee will bow to Him. To remove or add to Scripture is serious (Deuteronomy 4: 2; Revelation 22:18–19), but the Greek manuscripts faithfully preserve God’s revelation, His name and nature are honored through Christ.

Yes, few will find the narrow road (Matthew 7: 14), but that road is not found by restoring a missing name, it is found by repentance and faith in the Son, who is Himself the way. The Father’s will is that “everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life” (John 6:40). To reject the Son’s divine identity is to reject the Father’s revelation of Himself (1 John 2:23).

The issue isn’t about translation titles but about truth. If we hold to the full counsel of Scripture, we see one God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal, and one in being. Anything less distorts the very gospel that saves. Jude warned, we must “earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints”.
 

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What you said about seeking the Father first (Matthew 6: 33) is true, but Scripture also teaches we cannot come to the Father apart from knowing the Son as God. Jesus said plainly, “No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). That’s not access through a messenger, but through the divine Son Himself. The Greek word pros in John 1:1 (“the Word was with God”) expresses an intimate, face-to-face relationship. Then it says, “the Word was God” (kai Theos ēn ho Logos), not a god, but fully God in essence. The Word became flesh (John 1:14), meaning the eternal God took on humanity.

When Jesus said, “He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father” (John 14: 9), He wasn’t declaring He is the Father, but that the Father’s nature and glory are perfectly revealed in Him (Hebrews 1:3). The Father, Son, and Spirit are distinct persons yet one in essence, the one true God. Scripture is clear on this: “The LORD our God, the LORD is one” (Deuteronomy 6:4). Yet that same Word reveals the Father who sends, the Son who saves, and the Spirit who indwells (Matthew 28:19; John 14:16–17).

As for God’s name, Scripture never commands believers to use only the tetragrammaton (YHWH) in worship. The New Testament, written in Greek, consistently uses Kyrios (“Lord”) for both the Father and the Son, and reveals their shared authority. The focus of revelation shifted from the name YHWH to the name Jesus (Iēsous), which means “Yahweh saves.” Philippians 2: 9–11 says God has given Jesus “the name that is above every name,” and every knee will bow to Him. To remove or add to Scripture is serious (Deuteronomy 4: 2; Revelation 22:18–19), but the Greek manuscripts faithfully preserve God’s revelation, His name and nature are honored through Christ.

Yes, few will find the narrow road (Matthew 7: 14), but that road is not found by restoring a missing name, it is found by repentance and faith in the Son, who is Himself the way. The Father’s will is that “everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life” (John 6:40). To reject the Son’s divine identity is to reject the Father’s revelation of Himself (1 John 2:23).

The issue isn’t about translation titles but about truth. If we hold to the full counsel of Scripture, we see one God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal, and one in being. Anything less distorts the very gospel that saves. Jude warned, we must “earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints”.
One gets to the Father in prayer. That prayer ends in Jesus name i pray, amen. That is how one goes through Jesus to get to the Father. One must have a personal relationship with the Father.

I can show you 100% with Gods name back in proves most religions truth wrong. A prime example Joel 2:21-22- Those who call on the name of YHVH(Jehovah) will be saved. But your translation has LORD--so when Joel is quoted 2 x in the NT,( Acts 2:21-- Romans 10:13) both spots in your bible say Lord--Jehovah is in both spots the way God wants it. Thus many think the name Jesus is the name associated with both NT spots-they are wrong.
 

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Its True based on how the NT simply and clearly explains Jesus as the pre-incarnate Word, in John 1... who became the"" Word made flesh""", John says.. is in the same chapter.
And Then John says that """"Jesus made the world """" in the same chapter.
So, right here we see that Jesus could only make the world (John 1:10) KJV.......If He is the Creator.
Well....Who is the Creator? = Its God.
And Then Paul states in 1 Tim... that "GOD was manifested in the flesh""", and this means virgin born as a human.
Who is that?
That's Jesus whom Paul said is "God manifested in the flesh".. And that is who "made the world"... John teaches in John 1:10.
And who is this? This is "the WORD was God".....and that is pre-incarnate Jesus.
And then Paul confirms that Jesus made the world, in Colossians 1:16, which supports and sustains what John teaches regarding Christ's Divinity.
So, now we have 2 Apostles confirming that Jesus is God.

So, that is just a small sample of how the NT both defines Jesus as the God man, and proves it.
Bible fact= Gen 1:26--Let us make man in our image. Gen 1:27= HE created, not we or us. Thus either a contradiction or the following is fact.
Us = YHVH(Jehovah) and his master worker( Jesus)-- Isaiah 44:24-By myself i created)-- myself = single as in HE not us.
Prov 8:22= Possessed( means created in Hebrew) me as the beginning of your way= Firstborn of all creation( Collosians 1:15)= Only begotten son= created direct-first and last. All other things created THROUGH( John 1:3-Coll 1:16) Gods master worker( Prov 8:30) He gives HE( 8:27-28) credit for creation. Gods master worker = the one who was beside God during creation. The one whom God grew especially fond of. = The one God sent to Earth and was named Jesus as a mortal.= Jehovah is the architect( creator) Jesus is the builder( Through-Gods master worker) --- That is the us at Gen 1:26
Its the real reason Jesus has a God just like we do= The Father.( John 20:17, Rev 3:12) Eph 1:3-Coll 1:3--2Cor 1:3--2Pet 1:3--The apostles taught the same. Paul names who God is at 1Cor 8:6-There is one God to all the Father.
 

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One gets to the Father in prayer. That prayer ends in Jesus name i pray, amen. That is how one goes through Jesus to get to the Father. One must have a personal relationship with the Father.

I can show you 100% with Gods name back in proves most religions truth wrong. A prime example Joel 2:21-22- Those who call on the name of YHVH(Jehovah) will be saved. But your translation has LORD--so when Joel is quoted 2 x in the NT,( Acts 2:21-- Romans 10:13) both spots in your bible say Lord--Jehovah is in both spots the way God wants it. Thus many think the name Jesus is the name associated with both NT spots-they are wrong.
That’s not what Scripture teaches. You’re twisting the text to fit a manmade theory. The New Testament quotes Joel 2:32 correctly when it says, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” ~ Acts 2:21, and ~Romans 10:13. The Greek word used there is Kyrios, which the apostles applied directly to Jesus Christ, proving that He is the Lord Joel was talking about.

Paul even clarifies this in ~ Romans 10:9, “If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” That’s not about restoring a lost pronunciation, it’s about recognizing who Jesus truly is, Yahweh in the flesh, our Savior.

The name “Jesus” (Iēsous) literally means “Yahweh saves.” God’s name was not lost or changed, it was fulfilled in the Son. The focus of redemption is not on phonetics but faith. Scripture never commands anyone to use the Tetragrammaton as a ritual formula for salvation. What matters is believing in the true Christ revealed in God’s Word, not chasing a secret name.

You’re not teaching truth, you’re teaching confusion. Anyone who denies that calling on Jesus as Lord is calling on Yahweh Himself is denying the very gospel the apostles preached. “No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also” ~ 1 John 2:23.