The nature of a true believer is never to insult another believer in Christ.
Indeed
, that should be the case
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I asked you a question and you answered with a question. Is that the norm for you? (only a question).
Actually you asked 5 questions. The first seemed rhetorical and sarcastic, and I commented on it by saying "It's irrelevant to whether or not the Bible does or does not teach or support the Trinity doctrine". I then answered your more serious questions. It looks as though I may not have answered the question "Aren't we taught to praise God only?", so I'll answer that now.
The Bible most definitely teaches (hundreds of times) that we should praise Yahweh. Christians use the word hallelujah a lot (although I suspect a lot of them don't understand what it means judging by their use of the word!), and that means 'praise ye Yah', where Yah is an abreviation of God's name Yahweh (I prefer to say God's full name - halleluyahweh - which is used in the Old Testament). However, the apostles also praise other Christians, so there is nothing wrong with giving praise where it is warranted. I think a better question is "are we taught to
worship God only?". The Bible refers to worshipping Yahweh (LORD) in many verses, e.g. Psalms 95:6. Jesus said, "Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve" (Luke 4:8), where he is quoting from the Old Testament which refers to worshipping Yahweh (our Father) only. Jesus also taught us to pray to our Father (Yahweh) in Matthew 6:9. However, God did say the angels should worship Jesus:
(Hebrews 1:6) When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
Jesus also prophesied that people would worship Christians:
(Revelation 3:9) Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
As for Christians, Paul says we should worship God (Yahweh):
(Philippians 3:3) For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
It seems that you only pick and choose Scripture passages that apparently speak Jesus is NOT God. The call to the world by God is, "believe in my Son." Believe what? That Jesus is God!
No, believe that he is God's son, and that God has anointed him to be our savoiur and king.
Hebrews 1:8 reads:
"But unto the Son, he saith, thy throne O God, is for ever and ever..."
We've been here before, I think! God is referring to His Son as a god. He is not talking to Himself and saying "thy throne O Yahweh", for only Yahweh, our Father, is almighty god. He is speaking to His Son, saying, "thy throne, O mighty one, will be forever".
1 Do you not believe your God said the above?
I believe God said that, and in His following sentence God said:
(Psalms 45:7)
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God,
thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
So plainly, God (Yahweh) is talking to somebody else who he refers to as a god (which we now know is His son Jesus), and God is saying that He has anointed that god (Jesus) "with the oil of gladness above thy fellows". God's word to us is quite clear - there is God (Yahweh) and there is His son, Jesus, who plays a central part in God's plan for mankind and the angels.
2 Do you not believe that God in Exodus 3:14 told Moses I AM that I AM and say to the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me to you.
Yes, I do believe God said that. And again, in His immediately following sentence He said:
(Exodus 3:15) God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘
Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’
This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
So He then said that His name should forever be Yahweh.
3 Do you not believe Jesus said in John 8:24 "...for if you believe not that I AM he, you shall die in your sins."
Yes, I believe that. We've been here before too - see post #528.
Indeed Jesus IS God whether you like it or not, or whether you understand it or not. Let God be true and all man liars!
Jesus is not his own father, Yahweh. Like it or not, we need to love the truth, otherwise ... 2 Thessalonians 2 (WEB):
10) and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11) Because of this,
God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
12) that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The Trinity doctrine is a lie!
"Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 1:2).