Chapter 11

Is Christ set forth as a divine being in Holy Writ?
"But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows." Hebrews 1:8,9.

Did Christ exist before He was manifested in the flesh?
"And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was." John 17:5.

By what agency was His incarnation effected?
"And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." Luke 1:35.

Did His incarnation annul His divinity?
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." 1 Timothy 3:16.

How does Christ Himself speak of His relation to the Father?
"I and My Father are one." John 10:30.

How does He show what He means by being "one with the Father?
"And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are." John 17:11.

How was He manifested on the earth as a Saviour?
"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10,11.
"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.

Why was He thus made known?
"Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people." Hebrews 2:17.

How was He recognized by the Father while here?
"And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3:17.

How was the divinity of the Son of God shown?
1. In His creative power.
"Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:" Colossians 1:13-16
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." John 1:1-3.
2. By His power to perform miracles.
"And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go." John 11:43,44.
3. By His right to lay down His life and take it up again.
"Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again."John 10:17.
4. By His being recognized as God.
"And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom." Hebrews 1:7,8.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6.
5. By what He endured for a race of rebels.
"Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." Isaiah 53:10-12.

How does Paul speak of Christ's relation to the Father?
"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:9.

What is our privilege in view of what this precious Saviour has done?
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:15,16.

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Christ is not GOD
written by Surender Roy, October 15, 2009

DEAR NAVIN JOSHI CHRIST IS NOT GOD SUCH AS RAM AND OTHER DITIES IS NOT BUT THEY ARE MASAMGERS OF GOD.

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Response to Ani Yd
written by galal doss, October 01, 2009

Praise God for your humility and willingness to give up error once it is pointed out to you. And remember how God looks at ministers of the Gospel today be they SDAs or of any other denomination: "His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, [they are] greedy dogs [which] can never have enough, and they [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter" (Isaiah 56:10-11).
In His love and service,
WLC Team.

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me..aniyd
written by ani yd, September 30, 2009

tq because u address/criticize me..
and 1st of all, i want to say sorry about it..
i really don't know that it is wrong.. why... because, i have told a Pastor before about it and he say 'yes'... its correct..
- i my opinion i just given an maxim/proverb about the relation actually.. well, i accept my mistaken, maybe without your comment about it,i will done a mistake again..
- thank you once again.

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Response to Ani Yd
written by galal doss, September 29, 2009

Hello Ani,

The way you explain the divinity is most blasphemous. Please do not be offended by my words, but you have imbibed the Satanic Trinity doctrine from the fallen and apostate SDA Church. You need to kindly unlearn a lot and fast. You are definitely very active in your search of content at WLC, and soon you will find your way to His truth. Here are some very important links that you need to prayerfully study at your earliest:

http://www.worldslastchance.co...study.html

http://www.worldslastchance.co...e-god.html

Make sure to spend a good time at the following section For SDAs Only, and watch the video on the Trinity. I assure you that you will never describe the Godhead like you did once you have understood the true Godhead:

http://www.worldslastchance.com/for-sdas-only/

In His love and service,
WLC Team.

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me..aniyd
written by ani yd, September 29, 2009

I want to share about GOD,SON,AND HOLY GHOST make relation/connection with each others through my own understanding.. if im wrong, i hope anyone can correct it. im sharing this because, i think this can help a person who really confuse about their relation..
- i want to take one sample thing...It is a electric wire.. if we cut the wire, we can see small wire also inside. the small wire have to be together so that its can produce electric power.
- that's how the GOD,SON,HOLY GHOST MAKES THEIR POWER/CREATION also to human. We can see this thing as a proverb of the connection/relation between GOD,SON, AND HOLY GHOST.

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Divinity of Jesus
written by Salimuddin Ansari, August 13, 2009

30 I and my Father are one.
One in what? In their Omniscience? In their Nature? In their Omnipotence? No!One in purpose!That once a believer has accepted faith, the Massenger sees to it that he remains in faith,and God Almighty also sees to it that he remains in faith. This is the purpose of the" Father"AND the"son"AND the"Holy Ghost" ANDof every man AND every woman of faith. Let the same John explain his Gnostic mystic verbiage
That they all may be ONE as thou. Father,art in me,and I in thee,that they also may be ONE in us....
I in them,and thou in me,that they may be made perfect in ONE....JOHN 17:20:22
If Jesus is "ONE" withGod,and if that"ONENESS" makes him God,then the traitor Judas, and the doubting Thomas, and the satanic[Matthew 16:23]Peter,plus the other nine who deserted him when he was mostin need are God( s),because the same ONENESS which he claimed with God in John 10:30,now he claims for ALL"who forsook him and fled"[Mark 14:50-ALL "YE OF LITTLE FAITH"[Luke 9:41]. Where and when will the Christian blasphmy end? The expression"I and my Father are one,"was very innocent.meaning nothing more than a common purpose with God. But the Jews were looking for trouble and any excuse will not do.

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written by Iman Kazzi, January 17, 2009

"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." 1 Timothy 3:16.

"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:9.

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Jesus is ?
written by Naveen Joshy, November 06, 2008

Is Christ God or not ?

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