BARNEY BRIGHT
Well-Known Member
Can't you see, Jesus was NO ORDINARY MAN, BUT THE ONE AND ONLY GOD-MAN GOD THE SON OF GOD, GOD THE SON OF MAN! He did NOT <<return to dust>> but was as in his death and as in his grave LIKE HE WAS IN HIS RESURRECTION, GOD incessantly THE ALMIGHTY.
Scripture shows that it was the Only Begotten Son of God that God sent to the World of Mankind. John 3:16; Also The apostle John repeatedly describes Jesus Christ as the only-begotten Son. (John1:14;3:16,18;1John4:9) This is not in reference to his human birth or to him as just the man Jesus. As the Logos, or Word, "this one was in the beginning with God."(John 1:1,2;17:5,24) At that time while in his prehuman state of existence, he is described as the "only-begotten Son" whom his Father sent "into the world."(1John 4:9) There are many today who acknowledge that there is a Creator-God. Yet, ask them his name, and they cannot tell you. They are confused as to his identity. Some say he is Jesus Christ. However, the Bible says that Jesus is “the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God.” (Rev. 3:14) Others hold that the Creator, Jesus and “the Holy Ghost” are a trinity of three Gods in one, and that Jesus was actually a God-man while on earth. However, the Bible says that Jesus was merely a man while on earth: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a man Christ Jesus.” (1 Tim. 2:5) The fact that Jesus is called a mediator between God and men shows that God and Jesus are not the same person. The “God-man” idea actually comes from “heathendom.” It was prominent in the Roman religion, which exalted the emperor as god incarnate. Regardless of what any council or man has said about Jesus’ nature, the only reliable source of religious truth is the Bible. This Word reveals that Jesus is God’s Son and as such he was not and is not God. Jesus himself said: “I am God’s Son.” To Mary the angel Gabriel said: “What is born will be called holy, God’s Son.” (John 10:36; Luke 1:34,35) In the scriptures at Revelations 3:14 Jesus is referred to as "the beginning(Greek word "arkhe") of the creation by God." Is that rendering of revelation 3:14 correct? Some take the view what is meant is that the Son was 'the beginner of God's creation,' that he was its 'ultimate source.' But Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon lists "beginning" as its first meaning of the Greek word "arkhe." Compare Proverbs 8:22 where many commentators agree, the Son is referred to as wisdom personified. According to the Revised Standard Bible, the New English Bible and the Jerusalem Bible the one there speaking is said to be "created."