Most Christians believe Jesus is God because that is what the institutional church has taught. And it has asserted that if anyone does not believe Jesus is God, that person is not a genuine Christian. But the Bible never supports this assertion.
For example, the Bible states repeatedly that Jesus had a God, he prayed to his God, and he worshiped his God. Since the Bible constantly proclaims that there is numerically only one God, Jesus having a God is prime evidence that he was not God.
The New Testament (NT) evidence that Jesus had a God is in the Gospel of John, the Apostle Paul’s letters, and the book of Revelation. And in most of this sacred writ, it is Jesus himself who is quoted as saying he has a God—the Father.
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Author: Kermit Zarley
Keywords: Trinity, Triunity, Trinitarianism, Trinitarian, Arianism, Arian, Three in one, Three gods, Three gods one person, Arius, Arias, Nicene Creed, Nicaea, Nicea, Athanasian Creed, Athanasius, Father son holy spirit, Father son holy ghost, Triune, Three persons in one God, Socinian, Socinianism, Socinian heresy, Jesus God, God the Son, Nicene, Nicean Creed, Council of Nicaea, Council of Nicea, homoiousios, Homoousios, Homoiousian
Bible reference(s): John 4:22, Joh 5:18, Joh 8:48-49, Joh 8:52, John 8:57-58, Joh 10:20-21, Joh 10:30, Joh 10:33-36, John 20:17, Acts 20:28, Rom 9:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:12, 1 Tim 2:5, Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1
Source: “Is Jesus God If He Has a God?” The Restitution of Jesus Christ, 2008.
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