That is nothing more than a pretext to continue in the same confusion, because where there is confusion anyone can invent "clarifications" and so glorify themselves.
The clear reality is evident in the Bible and if we want to be honest to ourselves we must accept it as it is: Jesus is the Son of God; he has a God; he received everything from God ... so we can't invent another different God based on speculation.
There are other points to consider as well...
Jesus is our “High Priest” (Heb 3:1).....this position is one of service to God, as he is responsible for facilitating, acceptable worship to the people.
Paul also calls Jesus an “apostle” which means “one sent forth” and we know who it was who “sent” Jesus....a correct understanding of this is a salvation issue.
John 17:3....
“This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”
Jesus is also called “God’s holy servant”, (Acts 4:27) which is again an argument based on the fact that a servant cannot also be his own Master.
Christ’s position as the
“one mediator between God and men” (1 Tim 2:5-6) also cancels out him being one of the parties involved in the mediation. The mediator is the “go between”....so God can’t be his own mediator. If Christ was God, we would need a mediator between us and him also.
Who did the apostles say was their God?
1 Cor 8:5-6...
“For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.”
Is there any clearer explanation to answer this important question?
There is a clear distinction “
from whom” all things are, and “
through whom” all these things exist.
It’s not just a matter of logic but scriptural truth that “the son of God” is exactly what he called himself.
When is a son ever the same person as his father? He can be a reflection, or an image of his father, (same traits and personality) but they are never the same being.
God created logic so why would he insult himself by being illogical?
Never once did Jesus ever say that he was God, but deferred to his God and Father at all times.
The evidence is all there describing exactly what their relationship is, but the ingrained notion of this belief is hard to shift when it is presented as the whole foundation of Christendom’s belief system.....
If the foundation is faulty, then when the storm comes, (and it is coming) the whole structure will collapse.
