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Because he already was!
Truth.
Because he already was!
to redeem us
Jesus had to be God
God cannot be created
words have meaning
respect the meaning of words
Jesus is the Word.
The Word existed before anything was created.
John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"
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Amen.
Because he already was!
My God can not die.
My God can not die.
to redeem us
Jesus had to be God
God cannot be created
words have meaning
respect the meaning of words
Start with the express image of the Father and use more than one translation.
My God can and did.
Keypurr, I have already explained to you that the Greek word for image is charakter which refers to Jesus' nature as being the nature of God.
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Originally Posted by chrysostom View Post
Jesus could not have been God to die for the sin of Adam. He had to be sinless and of Adam's progeny in every sense of the word. That is what our "redemption" is all about, i.e., one cannot redeem what doesn't belong to him even with the price required, until all the conditions are met. Should the prequalified "redeemer" fail in procuring the "price" under the specified conditions then the object can be sold to whomever.
When we understand what Jesus did we might see it this way:
Part of the price Jesus paid was to allow Himself to be subjected to vanity for the purpose of overcoming its power over man. When the vanity of man is overcome, sin is canceled out. The "door" to man's heart for sin to enter is made shut. Jesus procured this for man by His "sinless" death. Read Romans 6:7-14 in that light.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 " He, was in the beginning with God ( Who is he ?---Jesus)
Was His Name really Jesus before Jesus was born? We really don't know and it really wouldn't matter insofar as the human Jesus was but a body prepared for the Word to indwell. The rest of what is said about the Word was by the faithfulness of Jesus that it could eventually be stated Jesus was indeed the Word that dwelt among us.
The Son is the image of the invisible God. Because God is Spirit, and cannot be seen by human eye's.
Very true.
Thus, God became flesh to make HIS love know,to defeat death-sin, to show us how to live --defeat our sins through HIS forgiveness and repentance, and now we have access to GOD again, our relationship restored, not quite complete, through the HOLY SPIRIT of God.
God never became flesh until the man Jesus proved Himself faithful in handling His Glory. That is what His transfiguration and resurrection was all about, i.e., evidence that He perform according to God's will.
Thus, Jesus is God.
He is now. That is why He is called the second Adam, the federal head of a Holy new creation.
Was His Name really Jesus before Jesus was born? We really don't know and it really wouldn't matter insofar as the human Jesus was but a body prepared for the Word to indwell. The rest of what is said about the Word was by the faithfulness of Jesus that it could eventually be stated Jesus was indeed the Word that dwelt among us.
Very true.
God never became flesh until the man Jesus proved Himself faithful in handling His Glory. That is what His transfiguration and resurrection was all about, i.e., evidence that He perform according to God's will.
He is now. That is why He is called the second Adam, the federal head of a Holy new creation.
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation......Col. I:15.
For what it's worth bro, Right on.:guitar::cheers:
It's worth a lot. Thank You.
For what it's worth bro, Right on.:guitar::cheers:
Sorry not my post/words.
You missed the background to my post.
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Sorry not my post/words.
I know.