daniel1212, I went to the link you provided. It basically stated you won't find Jesus claiming He is God but if you look real close, the Spirit of God will give you hints as to Jesus being God. That sounds more like the spirit of this world. Did God really say He sent a Son?
From the link;
This work, which is not exhaustive, documents the Divinity of Christ, that He is God, having the same nature of the Father (who is the Head: 1Cor. 11:3), possessing certain Attributes, Titles, and Glory that uniquely belong to God
3 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.
This is what is usually describe as a organizational chart. They are used to show how things fit in an organization. This example shows where we, and His Christ, fit according to God The Father..
I am the head of my wife and family.
Christ is the head of me.
God the Father is the head of Christ.
They use a scripture that shows the Father above His Christ to prove they are equal. Does that make sense to you? It doesn't to me.
I then went to the home page;
Welcome to Peace by Jesus
And we have seen
and do testify
that the Father
sent the Son
to be the Saviour
of the world
(1 John 4:14)
Do you believe this scripture? I do. It can't be any clearer. No matter how many hints you find elsewhere, you can't change the wording to say God sent Himself to be the savior of the world.
Genesis 1:26-27
King James Version (KJV)
26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
God the Father made Adam, and us, in His image and likeness as He did the Christ. Was Adam divine? Are we divine?
Would you please answer the question I asked in the post you responded to;
"Do you think a righteous God could condemn His creation, Adam and us, if He couldn't prove Adam and/or us could live a sinless life?" May God the Father lead us to His truth, BVB
I went to the link you provided. It basically stated you won't find Jesus claiming He is God but if you look real close, the Spirit of God will give you hints as to Jesus being God. You are indicating that you only are seeing some some things to the exclusion of others. What the page expresses is that while Christ did not basically rent billboards declaring I am God almighty, He did things and said things that left no other conclusion than that He was God manifested in the flesh, and in studying the Divinity of Christ,we will see that His Divine nature is declared both explicitly and implicitly. That besides explicitly calling Him God, other titles, attributes, and glory that uniquely belong to God are attributed by the Holy Spirit to the Son. That said, as the "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and He will shew them his covenant, " (Psalms 25:14) so the question, who is this Son of man? (Jn. 12:34b) is revealed those who will receive Him for who He is.
1 Corinthians 11:3...I am the head of my wife and family. Christ is the head of me. God the Father is the head of Christ. They use a scripture that shows the Father above His Christ to prove they are equal. Does that make sense to you? It doesn't to me.
You response indicates that you presume that the Father and the Son must be the same, or can have no positional/functional distinctions in order for the Son to be Divine, as WTC disciples imagine, but which is not the case, and which is the reason this text is pertinent, as it reveals oneness need not be absolute. You and your wife are one flesh, not exactly like the Father and the Son, but you are ontologically one and are both human by nature, and spiritually there is neither male nor female in Christ. (Gal. 3:25) Likewise the Son is of the same uncreated nature as the Father, possessing an ontological oneness (light from light, true God from true God begotten not made, one in being as the creed sums it), whose goings forth have been from old, even from everlasting, the same word used to state the same attribute toward God. (Mic. 5:2; cf. Ps. 90:2)
1 John 4:14: Do you believe this scripture? I do. It can't be any clearer. No matter how many hints you find elsewhere, you can't change the wording to say God sent Himself to be the savior of the world.
This also indicates that you have a basic misunderstanding on the Deity of Christ, which again, does not mean that the Father is the Son, but is one with the Father, and as the Divine Word of God, He is the visible manifestation of the invisible God, the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person. And is the one whom Isiah saw when was given the prophecy about making men blind, and thus the Son could say, he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. (Is. 6:110; Jn. 34:bff)
And thus as God calls men to look to Him for salvation, as a particular attribute of Deity, so in the fullness of revelation we see that it is Christ men look to.
"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. " (Isaiah 45:22)
Gn. 1:26: And God said, Let us make man in our image.. God the Father made Adam, and us, in His image and likeness as He did the Christ. Was Adam divine? Are we divine?
This also is based upon a false premise, as nowhere does it say Christ was created, rather in no place is any creative activity attributed to anyone but the being called God, and rather than being created (Rv. 3:14 refers to position, not time), Christ is described as Creator.
"Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;" (Isaiah 44:24)
"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 1:15-16)
"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)
Also,
..I am the Lord, and there is none else. " ..and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me." (Isaiah 45:6,21)
"And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. " (John 5:40)
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. " (Acts 4:12)
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. " (Hebrews 12:2)
Also of note is that six times in the Old Testament beginning in Genesis 1:26, Almighty God refers to himself, the plural (and it is my understanding that the Royal we is not known at that time), the last time being in the aforementioned text of Isaiah 6 (who should go for us?).
Here and here are more on this subject .
"Do you think a righteous God could condemn His creation, Adam and us, if He couldn't prove Adam and/or us could live a sinless life?"
As for your premise that we must be able to live a sinless life loving God with all we've got everyday for all our lives without fail in order for God to condemn us for not doing so, while this may support the Roman Catholic tradition of the perpetual sinlessness of Mary, it is unknown in Scripture that anyone did outside of Christ (and Scripture evidences the Holy Spirit makes such exceptions manifest), although sin is not imputed when there is no law, (Rm. 5:13) and an age of accountability can be seen. (Is. 7:15,16)
What Scripture shows is that by one man's disobedience men were made sinners, (Rm. 5:19) sinners by nature and in deed, as having inherited a sinful nature they thus acted it out, and have broken the law of God and so all the world is guilty before God, and is in need of redemption on Christ's expense and righteousness. (Rm. 3:9-19)
I understand the objection to men being condemned for what Adam did, but see judgment and condemnation only being based upon what the sinner has done, which ultimately that of loving darkness over light; sin over Christ. And unless one is delivered over to sin, Scripture indicates that man can resist sin. (Gn. 4:7) And while men are unable to live a sinless life and avoid condemnation as sinners in practice, what ultimately condemns them is that of rejecting Christ, who can save them from their sins. Therefore, as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, having sinned by yielding to their inherited sinful nature, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous, by yielding to the Holy Spirit, which draws all men to the Son sent from the Father to be the Savior of the world.
This does not mean that all men are given the same degree of grace, as that is God's prerogative, and He owes grace to no man.
I hope this answers your question sufficiently and I'm not sure if both issues related.