GINOLJC to all.
@skypair. Since most, not all Christians understand that the Lord Jesus is God in flesh, but many do not understand HOW the Lord Jesus is the only TRUE God in flesh. As I notice you said in one of your answers, it was God in Jesus body. The word God is a generic term for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Well, let’s clear up this Who as it come the the term or Word God. We’ll discuss the Lord Jesus as the only God in the NT. This will clear up him as the Only God in the OT, and at the same time We can eliminate the Person(s) in the Godhead.
In the book of Acts chapter 9 we have the account of then Saul, now Paul on his way to Damascus to lock up Christians, Right. So let’s see “who” choose Saul on the road to Damascus. Once we understand “WHO” chose Saul as his minister then we will know who the Lord Jesus is, and Not.
Lets start at Acts 9:4-6 "And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 "And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said,
I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 "And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do”.
Now Saul goes into the city, meets a disciple name Ananias, notice a disciple, not an apostle, or prophet, but a disciple. This is what he told Saul, Acts 9:17 "And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be
filled with the Holy Ghost”. so we know for sure that it was the Lord Jesus who meet Saul on the road. Now the billion dollar question “WHO” chose him/Saul.
This is our discussion premise. "WHO" chose Saul. Some say the father chose Saul for his son Jesus. And they base this on the second account of the story found in Acts 22:12-15 when Saul now Paul came to Jerusalem, listen "And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 13 "Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14 "And he said,
The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and
see that Just One, and shouldest
hear the voice of his mouth. 15 "For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard “.
Here we have,
A. “
The God of our father hath chosen thee”. this is direct reference to the Father of the OT. And in Malachi 2:10 it states, "Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?”. this is clearly speaking of the God of the OT. “WHO” have chosen Saul/Paul.
B.
See that Just One, what Paul saw was a light brighter that the sun. this is the Lord Jesus
C.
Hear his voice of his mouth. for the book of Hebrews said "Today if we will hear his voice", we can enter into his rest, this is the Holy Spirit.
So clearly it was the Lord Jesus who Saul encountered. But the burning question, who chose Saul? For Ananias said plainly, "
The God of our fathers hath chosen thee”, Acts 22:14a. let’s get at the person, or the person(s) in the Godhead. we're going to zero in on what Ananias said. "
the God of our fathers hath chosen thee". so "WHO" was it that chose saul
A.The one called Father
B.The one called Son, or
C.The one called the Holy Spirit
Skypair the answer to this question is in the bible, yes it is, once you give your answer we will discuss it. I’ll be looking for your response. By answering this question, we will without a doubt know who is the only TRUE GOD.
PS before you answer the question, read all of the account to be sure of your answer before you answer.
PCY