Waiting on him
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What Old Testament reference is Paul using to make this statement in Hebrews?1. Language Usage. O' is short for OF. OF does not mean IS. "Of" is a preposition, which connects 2 things. "In" is another preposition. If one were to say Fred is "in" the house, it does not mean you are a house ...
No one is denying Jesus is OF God - servant, apostle, priest, lamb, son, word, etc. What belongs to God or comes from God is not God.
Beyond that, I believe the most obvious proof in Scripture that dispels this IDOLATRY is the ubiquitous juxtaposing of "God with "Jesus." For instance, Romans 10:9 says "God raised Jesus from the dead." If Jesus were God, there would not be one single verse that does this - but there are many.
IF such verses invoked "the Father" in each case that would be suggestive. When Scripture invokes the term "God" it means all of God, in his wholeness, in his unitarian nature. This God is apart from Jesus, the subject of the sentence doing the acting. Jesus is the object of the sentence, being acted upon. 2 persons. 2 Beings.
Lebron James was a member OF the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is not construed to mean Lebron "is" the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hillary Clinton was a member OF the Obama Administration. This is not construed to mean Hillary is Obama. Language usage.
2. Facts & Logic
This fact is the type of fact we can have the highest confidence in; it is a demonstrable fact. The most important demonstrable fact in Scripture proving beyond any reasonable doubt that Jesus is not God is that Jesus died.
P1. God is eternal and cannot die. (Isaiah 40:28, 1 Timothy 1:17)P2. Jesus died.C. Jesus is not God
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
— Hebrews 1:8