And then I'm sure you can explain your answer as to why YOU think it is rubbish, or maybe you do not need to think as all the nearly other 2.65+billion as you say won't or cannot either. And then how is your statement meaningful to me and not said as a dig or a sly remark ? Well you can now entertain me if you wish and explain to me why this teaching IS NOT rubbish. Can you do this is the real question? I'm all ears and eyes Ron. I have my doubts though because I believe you really do not care about the subject that much as I do.
Well, You did not offer a detailed critique yourself, you just claimed it was rubbish because you did not agree with the bold statements that he clearly backed up. The 2.65 billion have faith in God: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, they don't have to prove it to you. Your remark was sly and a dig and not constructive either, so I gave it back to you the same way you dished it out.
You want to be entertained?
The "Deity of Christ, Part 1" by Phil Fernandez summarized by me:
“ looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of
our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,” Titus 2:13
>>>Do you see something there equating God and the Savior? Maybe you can, maybe not?
“Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness
of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:” 2 Peter 1:1
>>OH my, another referrence as God. Shall you search all the various translations to find something contrary?
“Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the
church of God which He purchased with His own blood.” Acts 20:28
>> The Father did not purchase with His blood, The Holy Spirit didn't either. Let's see, who's left???
“Thomas answered and said to Him, ‘My Lord and
my God!’” John 20:28
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name
Immanuel,” which translated means,
“God with us.” Matthew 1:23
>>> Jesus had many titles: The WORD, the Bread of Life, The Way, The Truth and the Life, the Good Shepherd, the Doorway, the Resurrection and the Life, the Alpha and the Omega, the Vine, the Light of the World, the I AM (an introduction He gave to Moses of all the I am's in the Book of John).
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For by Him all things were created,
both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.
He is before all things,
and in Him all things hold together. Colossians” 1:16-17
>>>Jesus is the Creator!
“In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.” John 1:1
>>> This plainly states, Jesus was in the Beginning, Jesus was with God and Jesus is God.
“And the
Word became flesh, and a]"> dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of b]">[
b]the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14
>>>God became flesh, pretty straight forward, if you didn't quite catch on to the first verse!
But of the Son
He says, “Your throne,
O God, is forever and ever,
And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom. Hebrews 1:8
>>> Did you get that? The Father addresses the Son as GOD! H E L L O!
Jesus accepted worship on varous occasions. Angels are forbidden to receive worship, only God is worshipped. God will not have any gods before Him. Therefore, Jesus is God.
He forgave sins – only god can forgive sins.
He called Himself the
I AM, (Yahweh). Implying He was the one who spoke to Moses.
He called Himself SAVIOR,
when it clearly says in the OT that God alone is Savior and there is no other.
He is the Bridegroom of Israel. The OT says
God is the Bridegroom.
He claimed to be
LORD of the Sabbath, when
God alone created and set apart the Sabbath.
Are you entertained?