The Father
1. How many gods does the Bible teach exist?
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Exodus 20:3.
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD." Deuteronomy 6:4.
"hath not one God created us?" Malachi 2:10.
"And this is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." John 17:3.
"there is none other God but one." 1 Corinthians 8:4.
"But to us there is but one God." 1 Corinthians 8:6.
"One God and Father of all." Ephesians 4:6.
"For there is one God." 1 Timothy 2:5.
"Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble." James 2:19.
2. What is the common title given in the Bible to the One God?
"Have we not all one father?" Malachi 2:10.
"But to us there is but one God, the Father." 1 Corinthians 8:6.
"Grace be to you and peace from God the Father." Galatians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Romans 1:7.
"According to the will of God and our Father." Galatians 1:4.
"One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." Ephesians 4:6.
"Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father."1 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 1: 2; Philippians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:2.
3. Is the one God, our Father, the father of Jesus Christ as well?
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." Ephesians 1:3.
"I ascend unto my Father, and your Father." John 20:17.
"One God and Father of all." Ephesians 4:6.
Conclusion: The Bible teaches that there is but one God, who is the Father of all.
Christ
4. Who is Christ?
"And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God." John 6:69.
5. Is ‘the Son of living God’ a mere title given to Christ or is He in reality the very son of the Father?
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given." Isaiah 9:6.
"Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?" Proverbs 30:4.
6. If Christ is a ‘real’ son of God, has the Bible confirmed a beginning to His existence?
"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." Micah 5:2.
“And the Son of God declares concerning Himself: 'The Lord possessed Me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting. . .When He appointed the foundations of the earth: then I was by Him, as one brought up with Him: and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him.' Proverbs 8:22-30." Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 34
7. Does the New Testament confirm the Old Testament regarding the true and literal sonship of Christ?
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14.
"No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him." John 1:18.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16.
"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:18.
"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him." 1 John 4:9.
Conclusion: The One God at one point from everlasting begat Christ, His only begotten son. And if what God gave was not His real and only begotten, then Abraham’s test would not have been a meaningful type.
The Only-Begotten Son
8. What did the one God, the Father of all, pass unto His only begotten?
"For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself." John 5:26.
"The brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person." Hebrews 1:3.
9. What does it mean that God passed His glory to His only begotten Son?
"And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass." Exodus 33:18, 19.
"It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell." Colossians 1:19.
10. Did the one God pass on His name to His only begotten Son?
"For unto which of the angels said he God at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever." Hebrews 1:5, 8.
11. What else was passed by the Father unto His only begotten?
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." Romans 8:9.
Conclusion: God passed unto His only begotten Son, unconditional ‘life in Himself’. As the baby becomes independent of the mother once he is born, Christ became self-existent once He was begotten of the Father. Self-existence was inherent in His birth. In addition to self-existence, the Son received from His Father His very character [goodness], and thus His express image.
There was nothing that the Father had which was not passed unto the His only begotten Son.
Even the very Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, is shared by His Son. Christ naturally inherited the name of His Father God. Christ was not, however, co-existent with His Father, being the Son.
Relationship Between Father And Son
12. What did Christ say about His relationship to His Father?
"If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I." John 14:28.
"The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do." John 5:19.
"I can of mine own self do nothing…because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me." John 5:30.
13. How did Christ regard His Father?
"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God." John 17:3.
"Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God." John 20:17.
"I and my Father are one." John 10:30.
‘Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God." Philippians 2:6.
14. In what manner was Christ one with the Father?
“Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father--one in nature, in character, in purpose--the only being that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God.” Patriarchs and Prophets, page 34.
Conclusion: Christ was one with the Father in nature, character, and purpose. But did not regard Himself as an equal to His Father. God invested in Christ every authority and made Him equal.
Submission Of The Son To The Father
15. How does the Bible demonstrate the submission of Son to His Father, the one God?
"And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's." 1 Corinthians 3:23.
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ is God." 1 Corinthians 11:2.
"That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him." Ephesians 1:17.
"One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." Ephesians 4:5, 6.
"For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all." 1 Corinthians 15:27, 28.
Conclusion: The one God, the Father, has made His son His equal in nature, character, and purpose; His full and only co-partner. This reality does not negate, however, the submission of the Son to His Father, who is the one God, who rules over all including the Son.
16. Does the Biblical fact of Christ’s submission to His Father affect our worship of the Son?
"That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him." John 5:23.
Conclusion: Our worship of the Son is not affected one iota by His submission to His Father. We willingly and happily worship Christ for in Him dwells the full deity of His Father, the one God. We also worship the Son for He is our Saviour, Redeemer, and Advocate before His and our Father. Lastly, we worship Him because He is the only begotten Son of the one God
The Holy Spirit
17. Who is the Holy Spirit?
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Romans 8: 9
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Galatians 4: 6
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14: 16- 18
Conclusion: The Holy Spirit is none other than the very Spirit of Christ which proceeded from the Father, the one God, [of whom [are] all things]. 1 Corinthians 8: 6.
18. Does Jesus have a spirit that is separate from His Father’s spirit?
Every being in the universe has his own individual spirit. Even a dog has a spirit, according to the Bible. Jesus, therefore, has His own individual Spirit. "And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father" (Galatians 4:6). "For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:19). But Christ's Spirit is so submitted to God's Spirit that they can rightly be called one, just as "he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit" (1 Corinthians 6:17). It is only through the reality of this fact, that we can have fellowship with Christ as we do have fellowship with our heavenly Father. The Bible says, "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3). We do not have fellowship with the Father and Son through our bodies. Our bodies do not interact physically with the Father and the Son's bodies. Instead, we have fellowship with the Father and the Son by their Spirit. If the Son does not have His own individual Spirit, then we could not fellowship with Him in any different way that we do the Father. Thus, through this clear distinction between the Father's Spirit and the Son's spirit, we can have personal fellowship with both the Father and the Son. "Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son." (2 John 1:9). The only way we can have both the Father and the Son today is if both of them have a Spirit, for we do not have both of their bodies.
Conclusion: Yes, Jesus has a separate and distinct spirit from His Father's Spirit, though it is fully submissive to the Spirit of His father.
It is time to worship the one God in truth and spirit, and to repent of our past ignorance and blasphemies. This is our prayer to our Father, the one God, who is above all, and we lift it in the name of His only begotten son, Jesus Christ.
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Response to gaston ruiz Written by Fred Myers, August 03, 2010
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... Written by gaston ruiz, August 01, 2010
RESULTA Q TODOS SOMOS UN PEDACITO DE DIOS, AL IGUAL QUE JESUS. HASTA LOS DEMONIOS SON UN PEDACITO DE DIOS. TODOS SOMOS UNO. TODOS SOMOS UN A SOLA COSA. SOLO QUE EN DISTINTOS CUERPOS. PARA IR A DONDE HABITA DIOS, HAY QUE EVOLUCIONAR NUESTRO ADN ANTES DEL 2012 AMANDO A TODA LA CREACION, AMEN A TODOS X IGUAL, COMO LO HACE DIOS. SOLO ASI PASARAN A LA QUINTA DIMENSION, ( PARAISO ). INVESTIGUEN A LOS REPTILIANOS, MASONES, ILLUMINATIS, ETC. TODOS SOMOS UNO, NO LO OLVIDEN. LOS AMO!
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Response to FILIPEANU LAURENTIA DANA Written by Fred Myers, July 27, 2010
We believe in the GODHEAD but not the Trinity doctrine.
John 17:3 GIVES THE PRECISE SCRIPTURAL DEFINITION OF 'LIFE ETERNAL'. IT IDENTIFIES TWO PERSONS ONLY - NO MORE NO LESS – WHO ARE TO BE KNOWN IN ORDER FOR ANYONE TO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, (and) Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. WLC rests its case on the above texts through which we seek and teach LIFE ETERNAL. Please prayerfully visit - WLC Home page > Resources > Bible Answers and More > Introduction: GODHEAD Godhead Bible Study - Not the Trinity Nor 3 gods but One God WLC Home page > Resources > Q&A > Godhead The link - http://www.worldslastchance.com/godhead/ For other relevant presentations see bottom of Home page, open SITE MAP and scroll down. In His love and service WLC Team
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HASHEM IS YESHUA! Written by FILIPEANU LAURENTIA DANA, July 25, 2010
ISAIA 9:6!
Yeshua is Elohim!Yeshua is Adonai Tzevaot!Yeshua is IOD HEI VAV HEI! WLC YOU ARE IN A BIG CONFUSION! Huge confusion! But till we can say "today" we all have a chance! THE BLOOD OF YHVH LAMB !THE NEW COVENANT IT IS OUR CHANCE!AND REMEMBER THAT YHWH IT IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS MADE ALL COVENANTS( OT AND NT) WITH THE JEWS!
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Response to George Pantelopoulos Written by Fred Myers, July 21, 2010
John 17:3 GIVES THE PRECISE SCRIPTURAL DEFINITION OF 'LIFE ETERNAL'. IT IDENTIFIES TWO PERSONS ONLY - NO MORE NO LESS – WHO ARE TO BE KNOWN IN ORDER FOR ANYONE TO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, (and) Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. WLC rests its case on the above texts through which we seek and teach LIFE ETERNAL. In His love and service WLC Team
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Response to LeRoy Carr Written by Fred Myers, July 21, 2010
You said -
'God the Father, God the Son, and a ministering spirit. --- A word of caution - be careful NOT to add to the scriptures - Kindly investigate the whole bible thoroughly, and direct us to any text which says - 'God the Son'. also you said - 'Thank you Father, in the name of Jesus.' We also lovingly invite you to prayerfully study our brief introductory presentation found on the Home page - 'WHY WE CALL HIM YAHUWAH AND NOT GOD'. Much more will be added to expand on this very crucial subject. In His love and service WLC Team
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Reply to "Not the Trinity Nor 3 gods but One God" Written by George Pantelopoulos, July 20, 2010
Dear WLC,
In love, I would ask you; and in worship, Our Lord, demands that you cease & desist from demoting the Lord Jesus Christ from His godhood. If you would but read the scriptures in Greek, you would rather quickly come to the conclusion that the Father, the Son & the holy spirit are all One God. For instance a literal translation of John 1:1 would read as follows : "(in) The beginning is the Word, & the Word was face to face with God, and the Word is God". Please check your theology. Study the text in the language it was given & received in. It cannot get any clearer.
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Rev. 1:1 Written by LeRoy Carr, July 20, 2010
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shorty come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John.
God the Father, God the Son, and a ministering spirit. Thank you Father, in the name of Jesus.
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Response to Temitope Abiiba Written by Fred Myers, July 17, 2010
Thanks for adding your voice to our continued agitation for TRUTH.
In His love and service WLC Team
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Response to Salimuddin Ansari and logoslogic Written by Temitope Abiiba, July 16, 2010
Every being has its own spirit whether good or evil. Jesus Christ has His own Spirit, which is Spirit of God (YAHUWAH) {Good Spirit} {Holy Spirit}. ‘Spirit’ in my little understanding means INFLUENCE, is it not funny to hear that a dog (an animal not human, not angel, not god) is possessed by evil spirit (demons)? Have you considered the story of the swine that died as a result of the demons that possessed them after Jesus Christ cast out the demons from a man possessed with demons (evil spirits)? No living thing in his right spirit will kill itself just like that; it has to be under an INFLUENCE (spirit). Jesus Christ has the INFLUENCE (Spirit) of the Father (YAHUWAH) whom we call God. Of course Jesus Christ does not know the day, and only the Father (YAHUWAH) knows the day of the Great Judgment. It only tells me that, you being under the INFLUENCE of God do not mean you know everything God knows. God is spirit and anyone that must be well connected to God like Jesus Christ must do so in Spirit and Truth. Spirit and Truth are in the same category, we should not say Truth is another God in YAHUWAH just like some profess that the Holy Spirit is another God, but YAHUWAH is Truth and Spirit. And satan can be said to be ‘Lies and Spirit’, does not mean that there are two satans in one satan as in {spirit and lies}. Jesus Christ has the divine nature of the Father (YAHUWAH) that is why we understand God better in His (Jesus Christ) Character. It is through Jesus Christ I discovered we are not suppose to kill someone just because the person is against me, hate me or does not believe in what I believe just like the catholics and others. No prophet shows us God (YAHUWAH) in this way (Good Spirit). God is Love, and does not want us to fight evil with evil but to preach the Truth to them. Humans, angels, gods can all be under the INFLUENCE (SPIRIT) of good or evil. Please study the book of Daniel about the ROCK that broke the image to pieces and understand how Jesus Christ was begotten of God (YAHUWAH). Your biological son might have your {character or spirit or influence} and even bear your surname {family name} but this does not make him know all what you know in your own spirit.
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Response to slobodan kuburovic Written by Fred Myers, July 01, 2010 Thanks Slobo. In His love and service WLC Team
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Response to Timothy Lumsden Written by Fred Myers, June 28, 2010
Very interesting.
Isaiah 62:6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, Time is short, invite everyone and continue to watch, listen, read, study, share with us as you cast up the high road into New Jerusalem. Isaiah 57:14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. In His love and service WLC Team
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Response to Timothy Lumsden Written by Fred Myers, June 28, 2010
After the 'endless' debate, we stake our eternal life on what the Giver of it says -
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. In His love and service WLC Team
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Response to Timothy Lumsden Written by slobodan kuburovic, June 28, 2010
You are right brother timothy, many new Bible translations are corrupt, especially, the New Internation Version, when I read the KJV Bible and dont understand a verse I translate it to NIV version but sometimes the NIV version deletes phrases or words from the KJV version, its just another of Satans lies to the world.
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Beware !! satan at work. Written by Timothy Lumsden, June 27, 2010
Regarding my comment about reading, reading and reading the bible for understanding God's word.
I would like to add that Satan is on the march, has been since Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Beware, he (satan)is trying to beguile God's word, he has attacked as with many corrupted bible translations. Many "new age" bibles have corrupted God's word, adding and taking away from the original text's. Even incorporating the "gap theory" into scripture. Many new age bibles claim they are written so we can better understand God's word, WELL they are lying. I have noticed that many that use these translations are confused and bring rise to diverse and unscriptural beliefs. My advice, in my humble opinion, is only use the KJV / authorized version when studying God's word. God bless and seek the TRUTH. Tim.
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The "Trinity" a discription of One God. Written by Timothy Lumsden, June 27, 2010
I have read many comments within this forum and feel the need to say I believe you are all arguing about the wrong thing.
Jesus Christ(the Son) the father and the Holy Spirit make up the Godhead which is what the "Trinity" stands for. God is a trinity of persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the same person as the Son; the Son is not the same person as the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit is not the same person as Father. They are not three gods and not three beings. They are three distinct persons; yet, they are all the one God. Each has a will, can speak, can love, etc., and these are demonstrations of personhood. They are in absolute perfect harmony consisting of one substance. They are coeternal, coequal, and copowerful. If any one of the three were removed, there would be no God. On a final note, if anything is unclear or we find we cannot understand all scripture, let us just read God's words, over and over again. God will bring us into understanding of his word if we seek his guidance. Every time we read the bible (front to back, cover to cover) we will obtain a higher level of understanding. God promises us that this is so. Try this bible passage that ratifies what the meaning of the "Trinity" or "Godhead" is made up of: Matthew 28:19 " Go ye therefore, and teach all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost" Amen!! God bless and search the TRUTH. Tim.
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... Written by Salimuddin Ansari, May 16, 2010 
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Response to LALIT KUMAR JHA Written by Fred Myers, May 02, 2010
Welcome from Bihar, India. Thanks for your affirmative quote by the WORD. Your profile says you are a 'tax advocate'. You must add - 'Truth advocate' as well! Your points score for content reading here is remarkable. We look forward to your continued vibrant participation!
In His love and service WLC Team
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JESUS- NOT GOD !!!!! Written by LALIT KUMAR JHA, May 02, 2010
THE "HOLY BIBLE" ITSELF SAYS THAT JESUS IS NOT GOD . IT SAYS
"YE MEN OF ISRAEL HERE TO THIS , JESUS OF NAZERETH , A MAN APPROVED OF GODBY WONDERS AND MIRACLESWHICH GOD DID BY HIM AND YOU WERE WITNESS TO IT "
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Response to Cleetus Koshy Written by Fred Myers, April 10, 2010
Thanks Cleetus,
It boils down to this - there are some things that cannot be easily grasped by the human mind. Christ said- John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ, whom THOU hast sent. (NOTE CAREFULLY, NO HOLY SPIRIT IS NAMED OR MENTIONED in the above text, which gives the very DEFINITION of ETERNAL LIFE) Matthew 16:15-17 15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. Based on scriptures outlined in the presentation, we simply understand and express it like finite Peter, (HIS PERSONAL STUDENT - LED BY HOLY SPIRIT -MY FATHER Which is in Heaven - as CONFIRMED BY CHRIST HIMSELF) - Did any sound come from heaven then, or did He speak into Peter's Spirit? 1. Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 2. John 6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. That is what He was on trial for - Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. We also like Peter, remain HIS STUDENTS. Let us pray that we all enter into HIS TRUTH. In His love and service WLC Team
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