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Yes and No. In essence? Yes, they are both God. In personality? No, they are distinct persons.

I don't see the contradiction. Jesus is God every bit as much as the Father is God, and they are of the same essence. I know a Pastor Mike and a Pastor Gary, but that does not make them the same person. They are both deserving of this title, but that does not make them the same person because...

OBJECTION #2: “If the Father is identical to God and the Son is identical to God, then doesn’t it logically follow that the Father is identical to the Son?” If this statement is true, we could quickly get into theological trouble. For instance, the Father did not die for sins. The Son did. It...

when we survey the Bible, we see that God is not play-acting as three distinct persons; instead, he is made up of three distinct persons. For instance, Jesus prayed directly to the Father as a separate being (Mt. 11:27; 26:39; Jn. 14:16-17). We can hardly make sense of the “high priestly prayer”...

firstly, I believe that you meant to say John 1:12 , and in reply to this I would say to read the next verse, John 1:13 As to the rest of the post, the problem with this type of thinking is that it approaches the Scriptures from the wrong angle; you are looking at these verses as though they...

So, your salvation rests with you; your choice, your smarts. God didn't save you; YOU saved you, and this is works righteousness, which is against the Scriptures. Unfortunately, you accept the made up concept of free will. You know how many verses are in the Scriptures that talk about free...

And you believe that the only difference between you and an unregenerate person is that you were smart and they were not, and that Christ's blood is only effective if you make it effective per Arminianism. And it is not by chance. God chooses because it pleases Him to do so. Funny how you'll...

Eye kan't remumber....

I gots me an edumacation at skool. :)

nor have I.

I agree. And I have tried to use Scripture here, but they are ignored.

There' an entire book called "The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, and Documented" by Steele, Thomas, and Quinn, which is literally filled with all sorts of Scripture defending the five points. The problem is that when we do show Scripture, it is denied, ignored, or told that "God...

I agree. The problem, however is not in the text, it is in the reader. You are reading a word, and your definition is misled at best. The word is not saying what you are trying to make it say, and ignoring the Greek because it disproves you and saying "oh, I don't need that old Greek" is...

Yes, it is. But the sometimes the words in the English are not as specific as the ones in the Greek. You are implying that the English language itself is faultless and that is just not true. Even though the Word of God is indeed kept infallible throughout all ages, sometimes the English language...

Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’” Just this verse. So, I should take vengence myself? That's not what the verse says. At all. It says he cannot, not that he will not. If a blind man tells you he cannot see, is he blind because he...

Because Adam was the representative head of our race, and made the free will choice for us. Now, we are in bondage to sin and Satan unless God sets us free. Speak for myself? I may be condescending, but at least I'm not hypocritical.

1.) No, he is not speaking of Jesus. Proverbs 20:24 -- Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way? 2.) This reduces salvation to merely another choice I make in life. Who really holds the power, then? I can choose to say "..... meh. I don't want any of this...

No, not condescending. It was a genuine suggestion. I do not doubt that you read the Scriptures... I just suggest reading them as a whole rather than cherry picking. 1 Corinthians 2:14 -- But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him...

See, this is actually correct! Though, it is never ever by MY wisdom, but the Spirits guidance that allows us to understand the Scriptures. But you are right; the Scriptures were written for the Church; for the elect of God. For HIS people. Therefore, it's contents is addressed to them, not each...