Posted by Amir on 5/27/2009, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Powers Reserved for the Messiah"
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"Jesus repeatedly called Himself the son of man. The book of Matthew records about 30 instances in which He applied the term to Himself."
Because he was called "son of man" does this mean he was God?Undoubtedly it was a great title of honour but it doesn t mean Jesus is God.
In modern English usage, the Son of God is almost always a reference to Jesus Christ, whom Christianity holds to be the son of the Christian God, eternally begotten of God the Father and coeternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit.
Human or part-human offspring of deities are very common in other religions and mythologies, however. For example in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest recorded legends of humanity, Gilgamesh claimed to be of both human and divine descent. Another well-known son of a god and a human is Hercules.
A great many pantheons also included genealogies in which various gods were descended from other gods, and so the term "son of god" may be applied to many actual deities as well.
Important Note: So as we can see, the "Son of GOD" theory originally comes from pagan Greek origins.And since most of the Bible's New Testament was written in Greek, then it had been without a doubt negatively influenced by such pagan theology,where Jesus being called "Son of GOD" is literally interpreted today as "part of GOD" or the "Creator of the Universe".
"Not only did Jesus call Himself the son of man, who would accept worship, but He also practiced what He believed. Jesus accepted worship."
The NT establishes the fact that Jesus is not God, so therefore if the very same book later on says that Jesus is worshipped as a God and accepted it is plain contradiction.
If u can bring me a verse where Jesus (peace be upon him) says:"I AM GOD AND YOU MUST WORSHIP ME",then i won t have anything to say.
"Just as Isaiah predicted, Jesus took on Himself other attributes of God. He claimed the right to forgive sins."
Is this absolute proof that Jesus(peace be upon him)is God?
John 8:28
Jesus said "I do nothing of myself"
It doesn't prove that Jesus had any type of Divine Will or authority, but rather it only shows that he had a temporal and limited GOD-given one.It doesn't make Jesus a person with Divine Authority and not just a Prophet with an earthly and temporal GOD-given one when he said the above words.
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