Here, you always talk about
The word. is it
= God ,or
=Christ , or
=bible , or
=trinity , or
all of them , or
some ?
why you always describe Jesus as a word?
You describe jesus as begotton ?
why he is only begotton, although another prophet is also said to be so in your book ?
What do you mean by begotton exactly ( just 'chosen one' )?
he was a human baby, so why do you still want to beleive he is God ?
why are you always pray to jesus and not God in the heavens ?
Good questions, all of them. And you'll get a plethora of answers. So sift through them, but even so, there is an inherent problem with even that. That's life.
First question, regarding word -- what is it? Research shows a very interesting thing on that one. The word "logos", the Greek New Testament word translated as "word" in our english, was never used in the Greek writings to mean "word", for centuries. It has a clearly delineated transition into the "modern" useage as "word". Much can be said in this regard, but space is limited here. I've written a small book on that, detailing the history of it and useages of it, and basically, how Christendom has mis appropriated it for almost 2 millenia. O well. But that's a side issue, with which as the scriptures states elsewhere, those who are at enmity with God will discredit the truth by those who are either foolish, ignorant, or outright hypocrites going by the handle of "Christian". There is no excuse acceptable to God, though. I am a contractor. I built my own house, but had a licensed plumber do that aspect of the job for me. He did a crummy job. I had to fix it so that it would meet code. Pathetic, really. So do I: 1) label all plumbers as fakes and incompetent? (nay-sayers that don't want to admit their own spiritual state) 2) state that there is no such thing as plumbing? (athiests) 3) conclude that there is no such thing as a code, a standard, that must be met for plumbing? (Ecumenicalism, or "all roads lead to Rome") 4) state that there are obviously plumbers that speak as though they know what they are doing, are even labeled as plumbers, have even had training as plumbers, but are not good plumbers and do unacceptable work and should be neither consulted or utilized for plumbing? (A logical, common sense response that should be expected of us.)
Second question, why do they always describe Jesus as a word? See the first answer: ignorance, basically, that has been cemented by almost 2000 years of tradition. But then again, scripture states that we are to beware the traditions of man. Again we see that God knows that all sorts of error will occur, but that He has still given all that is needed for us to seek Him with our whole heart, and thus find Him completely.
Third question, describing Jesus as begotten. We see when reading the scriptures, that that term is used for others, not just Christ. It was an everyday term. Today we would say that He was the only kid born of so-and-so. Others could be adopted, brought into the family by surrogacy, brought into the family by marrying someone who already had kids, etc.. So it merely clarifies who the child came from, and that it was singular. That does not mean that none could come after it. Christ was the firstborn of many brethren, the scriptures state. The "only begotten" was time specific. Just as my first child, a son, was for two years my only begotten. Then I had duaghers and more sons. My "only begotten" then became the "firstborn of many brethren", and they were also obviously jsut as "begotten" as the firstborn was. And thus they are "co-hearis", just as scripture states is true for us with Christ. Christ Himself told a spiritual leader, named Nicodemus, that in order to enter the kingdom of God, we must be born again. The guy was floored: how on earth can we enter the womb a second time? Preposterous! Christ responded by stating that we must be born of God, not be born again physically as Nicodemus had misunderstood. Christ then stated that God is spirit, and man is physical, so to enter into heaven and know/see God, we must be born of spirit: be born of God. Christ then stated, quite bluntly, that that which is of spirit is spirit. God is spirit, we must be born of spirit, and that which is born of God is god: that which is born of spirit is spirit, and God is spirit, Christ said. So Christ, being the first born of many brethren, as prophecied in the Old Testament, "Behold, here am I, and the children you have given me", and "having many brethren", and "The first of many brethren", and others like these, and the many scriptures that state that we must be born of God, as Christ was, for he was our forerunner in all things, it is then clear that we are now begotten of God spiritually, And it is equally obvious that we are still in a human body, right? Christ had a human body also. So Scritpure is right again, when it states that we must be just like him in all things. God is never wrong. Apparently, it is common beliefs that don't fit the scriptures of God, that are wrong. And clearly so. In fact, the New Testament even uses those exact words for those who are truly born again! And no small wonder, for this is the very foundation of salvation. Everything else is a complete spiritual sham, for the very truth, the very foundation of it, is dismissed as being impossible, of being heresy. This is no small tragedy. Christ addressed this also, stating of the spiritual "in-the-know" people: if the spiritual light which is in you, is actually darkness, how great is that darkness!" Obviously. And it seems to perfectly fit much of Christendom. You have seen proof of it, and thus your good questions which are the result of thinking about the proof of these things, as they are contradictions and don't make sense to anyone but the deceived.
However, I must warn you, that as strange as this might seem, most of Christendom considers this to be heresy. Now isn't that just about the craziest thing!
Fourth question, very much just answered. Let me add a little bit, though. Even with Abraham, even though he had Ishmael some 13 years before Isaac, scritpure states, "since you have not withheld your son, your only son...." That's what God said to Abraham when he did not withhold Isaac. It is a spiritual thing, not a physical thing. God is spirit, not flesh and bone. And Christ said, "those who do the will of my Father in heaven are my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters". And Christ, when he stated that he was the son of God, came close to being killed for blasphemy by the spiritual leaders. He said, "Woa, dudes! Why do you seek to kill me? What have I done to merit this?" (paraphrased!) They answered that it wasn't for anything bad that he had done that they were going to kill him right then with stoning, but because he claimed to be a son of God, and by so doing obviously claimed to be of the same essence of God spiritually. Common sense, that. Pears have pears. They never have thistles! Apes have apes. They never have sharks. The point is quite obvious, and this spiritual truth is given by a physical example even in Genesis: everything bore seed after it's own kind. God is no different. If we are to be born of God, as Christ said, then it is just as Christ said: God is spirit, and we must be born of spirit, of God. So back to the example, Christ then said to the religious leaders that were going to stone him for stating that he was a son of God, making himself to be of the same spiritual essence as God himself, Christ gave the Old Testament scriptures, and stated that the scriptures were true and cannot be contradicted or broken: Those to whom the word of God came, are gods. But Christendom considers that to be blasphyemy. However, when reading the Hebrew text of that passage (Psalm 82), it states, "you are Elohim, and you are sons of the Most High, but you will die like men." Christ quoted that, saying, "You are gods to whom the word of God came". Christendom uses the term "born again", and they even use the term "God our Father". God doesn't give birth to humans. God doesn't give birth to apes, sharks, pigs, etc. Everything gives birth after it's own kind. God is spirit. And He gives birth to spirit. Thus, the New Testament states, "we are new creatures in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior", and "the old has passed away, all has become new", and "such were you, but you were washed, you were sanctifiec, you were cleansed". We were that way but no longer are. And it states, "partakers of the divine nature", "having been blessed with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly realms," "where we are with Christ Jesus". But that is considered heresy by mainstream Christendom. And look at their fruti, friend. They claim to know God, but live in sin. They claim that they have victory over sin, but still sin. Because they accept salvation through Christ alone, which is correct, but deny who they are in God, they live a life of duplicity and sining, but having forgiveness, repeatedly God offers total victory, stating that if we believe the truth, we will live the truth, and actually, really and trruly be "more than conquerors" over sin, and that's why it states "he who is born of God cannot sin, for God's seek remains in him, and he cannot sin". And that he who is born of God "keeps himself, and the evil one [Satan] does not touch him", and "pure religion is this.... to keep one's self unspotted from the world."
So it comes down to the plumber thing again: there seems to be so, so many plumbers that can't seem to get the plumbing all correct. They get some of it correct, but there's obvious problems with the sewage backing up. So don't go to them! Go to the ones who actually have accurate, completely and properly working plumbing. That's not rocket science: it's common sense. To do othewise is to gamble your soul. Nobody in their right mind does that!
Next question was answered.
Why do we believe that he is God? Again, that was anwered partially: not all of us do. Deity is different than being God. Example: if one is a professor at a university, they are obviously staff there. If one is a cook at a university, they are obviously staff there. The first, the professor, is also faculty. The second isn't. One can be staff without being faculty. But one cannot be faculty without being staff.
Christ was born of a woman, thus Christ was human in body. Christ was conceived miraculously by God, who is spirit. God doesn't have a body. Many scritpures state this truth. We also have scriptures state that sin entered the world through Adam. But who sinned first? Even the scriptures state that Eve sinned first. Both are true. The spiritual seed, or lineage, to use physical terms to portray the spiritual "equivalent", is through the male, not the female. Thus, Christ received the human body through the female, Mary, but received his spiritual state from God. That's how Christ was sinless. Otherwise, if Christ had had a physical, human father, Christ would have been sinful just like the rest of us were born as. So Christ had to be conceived of God himself, and that's how he was sinless, that's how he had a sinless spiritual nature. All others that have ever been born are sinful, and go astray from the moment they are born, scritpure states. It even uses those very words.
Thus, Christ, even though he was tempted just like we are, was without sin. That's what was needed for mankind to have forgiveness of sins, for the crime was committed by each of us, and penalty for spiritual crime is spiritual death. The wicked cannot atone for themselves. Only that which is holy can make that which is unholy, holy. The impure water cannot make impure water to be pure! That's common sense. And the spiritual truth is the same. And that's why scripture states that we are to be born of God, or we cannot see God or go to heaven or have forgiveness of sins. And we, like Christ, must be this way. Christ was born this way. We were not. But we can be, by believing God. Scriptures state this over and over and over. That's why it states that we are brothers and sisters of Christ, spiritually, for there is one Father, and God over all. That's why Christ taught his disciples to pray, "our Father..."!!! But again, this must be believed, even though there are many spiritual "plumbers" who state that it is heresy. But then again, look at the problem with their plumbing. God has promised total victory to those who are truly born of Him, and believe and live the tturh. It even uses those words, "who believe and live the truth". If you don't believe the truth, you cannot live it. Common sense. If you believe only part of the truth, you can live only part of the truth. And the bible says that a double minded man spiritually, (believes two opposing things), is unstable in all his spiritual ways. Ever wonder why we see so many Christians sinning? Ever wonder why we hear them state that we are sinners and keep sining, yet state that they are spiritually vicotorious over sin? You can't give me a more perfect example of doublmindedness than that! Ever wonder why they state that we must be born again, that God must be our spiritual father, but consider it to be blasphemy! You can't give me a more perfect exmaple of doublemindedness than that! Ever wonder why Christendom has so much sin? Wonder no more: a double minded man is unstable in all his ways, and therefore the "name of God is blasphemed" by Christians.
God offers you total and complete and true victory over sins and forgiveness of all your sins. All of them. And only through Jesus Christ, the sinless son of God, for there is no other name under heaven by which man must be saved. We must repent, and acknowledge that God is, and that he is a total and complete rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. God has stated that he gives himself without measure to those who are born of Him! Have you ever seen a partial horse born -- it was part horse and part cat? Crazy. The same is true spiritually. And most Christians will tell you that you will, when being born again, have two natures. But that is crazy. That is the epitome of doublemindedness! They state that you will have two minds! Ever wonder why they have so much sin? God told us why: they are double minded. And God told us that they will speak of things that they don't understand, and lead many astray. Again, God knew what he was talking about when he said these things. Also, God said that Christ is the only way to see God. Christ stated that he is the ONLY door by which mankind enters into the kingdom of God. Then Christ stated that many would seek to enter through that door, but would not actually enter in. What an incredible statement! Was he messing with our minds, or what?! No, he was telling us what it was going to be like, stating that there would be many, yes, MANY false teachers of God. And we have seen almost 2000 years of God's word being proven true in all of these things, and it's no different today: many seek to enter through Christ, but they consider it heresy, and their life proves it to be true for them. What a tragedy! And God has clearly stated that you can't use them and their failings and hypocrisy as an excuse, either. So don't even bother to try that one on God -- he can see right through you. He's way, way smarter than that! That one doesn't even cut it with our moms, does it: "But he told me I could!" Doesn't work with our moms or dads or teachers. So why on earth would we think that God is dumber than them? You're way smarter than to try that one, or you wouldn't have had these questions!
The last question, why do we pray to Jesus? Again, only the spiritual inept and blind pray to Jesus. Christ himself stated "this is how you should pray: our Father, who is in heaven...." And we have many scritpures which state that whatever we ask God in Christ's name, he will grant us, for we can only ask in Christ's name that which is in line with the will of God, just as Christ was. So we have all of the scritpures state that we are to pray to God, and NOT to Christ, but so many still do. Nothing surprising there. We have been warned in the scriptures that it would be this way.
So you have had a number of good observations. My hat's off to you. You are closer to the kingdom of heaven than many who profess to be already in it, or at the very least, to be going there. But then again, Christ said that very thing to the spiritual dudes of his time, didn't he! It seems that mankind hasn't changed, has it? God hasn't either.
We must come to God and confess our sins, and repent, and believe on God through Jesus Christ. And then go to God and be taught of Him, not by man. And He will teach you "all things pertaining to godliness and holiness", and will give you His mind, and you will indeed be victorious over sins. Anything else deserves complete damnation by God. And rightly so.
And as God said elsewhere, "I have set before you both life and death. Choose life, and live!" And elsewhere, "O taste and see, that God is good!" And elsewhere, "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you." And elsewhere, "no man comes to the Father, but by me", spoken by Christ Himself.
Repent. Turn to God, believe His word alone, and he will make you new, and completely so! Anything less than that is a sham: don't buy their snake oil. Only God has the real deal. Turn to Him alone.
