Jesus Christ, the Son of God, his only begotten Son, in the manner in which he was begotten, was indeed sent by God, his Father as far as his humanity goes. But, what does that mean? Does it mean he was not God of John 1:1-4....14?
John 1, and your interpretation of it, doesn't make the Words of the Jesus "of the bible" that I posted and that you ignored, void. Although you use it to do just that.
John 1, and your interpretation of it, doesn't make the image of God you promote, in the likeness of some random, handsome long haired men's hair shampoo model, "Almighty God", but your religion preaches that it does. It doesn't justify your rejection of God's Judgments, nor does it justify your rejection of God's Statutes that the Jesus "of the bible" lived by, nor does it justify the prince of this world's creation and worship of ancient pagan high days the prince of this world's religions placed Jesus Name on. High days that generate massive wealth and power for the merchants of this world, while the Feasts of the Lord "of the bible", that are shadows of things yet to come, are despised and rejected.
You asked me about the Jesus "of the bible". I quoted for you His Own Words. But you cannot accept them, because to do so would expose the Image of God you worship, created in the likeness of some pretty, long-haired man.
Jesus Christ in his deity was the Word that was in the beginning without any qualification whatsoever. He was God of Genesis 1:1~in his humanity he is the express image of the invisible God, the only God angels or man will ever see....and was indeed born around two thousand years ago.
Yes, Jesus is the "Image of the invisible God", who HE Himself said is greater than He.
John 14:
28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
Paul understood this.
Col. 1:
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We give thanks "to God and the Father" "of our Lord" Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
But you don't believe Red, not in this Jesus, the Jesus "of the Bible". Your God is a very handsome, long-haired man, born on Dec. 25th, died on the manmade high day of "Good Friday" and was raised a little over 24 hours later, on the manmade high day of Easter Sunday. According to your religion, this long-haired, very handsome God came to save you from His Own Laws, which HE created impossible to obey, then placed them on the necks of men who trusted Him as HE instructed, then lied to them about their capacity to obey Him, and killed them when they didn't.
But I'm talking about the Jesus "of the bible".
30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 31 But that the world may know "that I love the Father"; and as "the Father" gave me commandment, "even so I do". Arise, let us go hence.
And to this day, the Jesus "of the bible" is at the right Hand of His Father, advocating between me, and His Father, and His Father commanded.
John 14:
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In "my Father's house" are many mansions: if it were not so, "I would have told you". I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, (His Father's House) there ye may be also.
1 John 2:
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate "with the Father", "Jesus Christ" the righteous:
Yes, His Father gave Him power over all flesh, "
Because in the days of His Flesh", He humbled Himself to His Father and became obedient unto death. He learned obedience through the things HE suffered. He Loved righteousness and hated wickedness. "Therefore, (because of this)
God, "His God", hath anointed Him with the oil of gladness above thy fellows".
It is this God, that Jesus Himself said is the One True God that to know, is eternal life.
You don't believe in this Jesus "of the Bible", but I do.
Remove men like you from preaching the same old things over and over, you are lost as to know how to interpret the word of God. The Jesus you preach is another Jesus, and another spirit, with another gospel.
It is true that I don't believe in the image of God you are selling, and calling Jesus, nor do I believe using one Word of God to make void another Word of God is an appropriate way to honor the God and Father of the Jesus "of the Bible".
But it is the only way you can justify, defend and promote your specific adopted religious philosophy. So yes, your image of God, and the Jesus "of the bible" are two completely different Jesus'. One, the Jesus of the Bible, was sent by Almighty God, as the Words of Jesus I posted, but you don't like to talk about, clearly teach. While the image of God you worship and promote, is created by Catholics, the mother of Protestantism, and the high days you partake of, in worship of this image, is also created by the mother of the Protestantism.
I advocate becoming a "Doer" of the Jesus "of the bibles" sayings. Not the Popes, as you are prompting on this forum.
2nd Corinthians 11:4~“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
You are preaching another Jesus that the word of God is not teaching us, you are under the power of another spirit, peddling another gospel.
Your god is a statue, an image of a long haired, very handsome man. My Lord, is the Jesus "of the Bible" who is advocating between me and His Father, who HE said is the One True God, that to know is eternal life.
But, he is "much more" than that, in his eternal Deity, he is God, period. He is the True God preached by the apostles of the Lord Jesus.
I posted His Words defining Himself for us. But to believe them, would bring serious questions and challenges to the image of God promoted by this world's religious system, that you have adopted. I advocate that a man "Yield himself" to God, as the Jesus "of the bible" instructs. The Path that Jesus walked is narrow, and not many choose to strive to enter it. Nevertheless, as the Jesus "of the bible" teaches;
John 17:
6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they "have kept thy word".
7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever "thou hast given me" are of thee.
8 For I have given unto them "the words which thou gavest me"; and they have received them, and have known surely that "I came out from thee", and they have believed that thou didst send me.
Paul understood this, even though you don't.
Rom. 15:
5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, "even the Father" "of our Lord" Jesus Christ.
I can't let you twist God's inspired Words and be silent.
19 And we know that we are "of God", (Learned of the Father) and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20 And we know that the Son of God (The Lord's Christ) is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him (The One True God) that is true, and we are in him ( The Lord's Christ) that is true, even in his (One True God's) Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, "and eternal life"
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. (Images of God after the likeness of men)
Jesus said the very same thing in John 17, that you ignored.
John 17:
1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, (One True God) the hour is come; glorify thy Son,(The Lord's Christ) that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou (One True God) hast given "him" (The Lord's Christ) power over all flesh, that he (The Lord's Christ)) should give eternal life to as many as thou (One True God) hast given him. (The Lord's Christ)
3 And this is life eternal, (According to the Lord's Christ) that they (Men of this world) might know "thee" "the only true God", "and" Jesus Christ, whom thou (One True God) hast sent.
Even as a child, the Jesus "of the bible" knew what your religion will not allow you to even speak about.
Luke 2:
4 9And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about "my Father's business"?