Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Jesus is God

“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,  but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.  
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.  
So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. 
For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father’” 
     Hebrews 1:1-5
I’ve heard some who claim to be Christians say Jesus was just an angel. That is not true. The writer of Hebrews makes that clear.
The writer states, “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.
Jesus is the second person of the Trinity and sustains all things in heaven and earth by His word.
“...he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.”
Jesus is God. He is superior to the angels because He is the creator of heaven and earth. He was their according to John 1:1 at the beginning of creation.
“Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” states John 1:3
Jesus the Son of God was the only one who could purify our sins, and according to Hebrews 1:3 he did provide purification for our sins after which he sat down at the right hand of “the Majesty in heaven”.
Jesus is God. I understand that there are people out there who find it hard to comprehend how God could come to earth while at the same time still be in heaven.
In order to understand it you must realise that God is infinite. Infinite means without end.
Therefor it is possible for him to take a small portion of himself and become flesh.
Look at it like this.
Imagine infinity is the pacific ocean. If I were to take a glass out of it, the pacific ocean would still be there and there would be no appreciable difference. Yet I have the pacific ocean in the glass.
That’s how it is with God. He can take a portion of himself and put himself in the world that he created without diminishing his power or might.
Which is what He did.
In order for us as humans to distinguish the portion of God that was in the world and portion of him that was still in heaven we classify for lack of a better word the potion that is in heaven as the Father and the one on earth as the Son of God.
Both are still God.
Think about it.

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