Jesus is God in the flesh (John 8:58 with Exodus 3:14). See also John 1:1, 14; 10:30-33; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8
1 John 4:2-3, “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.”
The above verse needs to be cross-referenced with John 1:1, 14 (also written by John), where he states that the Word was God and the Word became flesh.
1 John 4:2-3 is saying that if you deny that Jesus is God in the flesh, then you are of the spirit of the Antichrist.
John 8:24, “I said, therefore, to you, that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am, you will die in your sins.”
Jesus said that if you do not believe “that I am,” you will die in your sins. In Greek, I am ‘ego eimi,’ which means ‘I am.’ These are the same words used in John 8:58, where Jesus says “…before Abraham was, I am.” He was claiming the divine title by quoting Exodus 3:14.
The Greek Septuagint is the Hebrew Old Testament translated into Greek and done by Jews around 250 B.C. They translated Exodus 3:14 as ‘ego eimi’ “I AM”).
Jesus is the proper object of faith
It is not simply enough to have faith. Faith is only as valid as the person in whom you put it. You must put your faith in the proper person. Cults have false objects of faith (false gods); therefore, their faith is useless – no matter how sincere they are.
If you put your faith in a guru, a philosopher, or a past teacher (and not Jesus) to save you from your sins on Judgment Day, then you will be in a lot of trouble no matter how sincere or strong your faith is. You might have great faith but so what? Faith in something false has the same effect as no faith at all.
The Doctrine of the deity of Christ includes:
The Trinity – There is one God who exists in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are all coeternal and of the same nature.
Monotheism – There is only one God in all existence (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6, 8; 45:5, 14, 18, 21, 22; 46:9; 47:8). Mormons believe that many gods exist though they serve and worship only one. Therefore, they are polytheists which excludes them from the camp of Christianity.
The Hypostatic Union – That Jesus is both God and man.
The sufficiency of the sacrifice of Christ–The sacrifice of Christ is completely sufficient to pay for the sins of the world, and it is only through Jesus’ sacrifice that anyone can be saved.
As God – Only a perfect sacrifice to God is able to cleanse us from our sins. This is why Jesus, who is God in flesh, died for us.
He had to die for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). Only God could do that.
As man – Jesus must be man to be able to be a sacrifice for man.
As a man, He can be the mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5).
This means that the Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Way International, Islam, etc., are outside of Christianity.
To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task? (2 Corinthans 2:10)
People fall in and out of love. Michal loved David. (1 Samuel 18:20Then Michal despised David. (2 Samuel 6:16, 1 Chronicles 15:29)
Similarily, you formerly liked Little David.
Similarly, you once loved your husband.
We have all fallen in and out of your favor and in and out of your graces.
I don't know how much you would favor Jesus if he were physically here in our presence. Would you even like him? Or would you try to correct him also and chock him up as one of the men that annoy you?
But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, (1 Corinthains 1:23)
Not everything that Jesus says do you like. It is evident because you get angry at people for rightly quoting Jesus. So, expect that you would treat Jesus the same way you treat us and mark him up as one of the people you don't like.
To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task? (2 Corinthans 2:10)
People fall in and out of love. Michal loved David. (1 Samuel 18:20Then Michal despised David. (2 Samuel 6:16, 1 Chronicles 15:29)
Similarily, you formerly liked Little David.
Similarly, you once loved your husband.
We have all fallen in and out of your favor and in and out of your graces.
I don't know how much you would favor Jesus if he were physically here in our presence. Would you even like him? Or would you try to correct him also and chock him up as one of the men that annoy you?
But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, (1 Corinthains 1:23)
Not everything that Jesus says do you like. It is evident because you get angry at people for rightly quoting Jesus. So, expect that you would treat Jesus the same way you treat us and mark him up as one of the people you don't like.
You’re exactly right moonlight, HC👉👉doesn’t agree with you thats one thing that makes him a good teacher‼️‼️😄🤗That’s also one more thing that makes you a bad teacher‼️‼️🤣😇
