The Bible Teaches Jesus is God

Thanks Daley, first of all ,I would like say that you should not impose on me to believe because it depend on logical analysis of scriptual and historical point of view . We should not believe blindly.Imposing rule -it means you are going against the teaching of Bible.Bible says- " Prove all things ,hold fast that which is good."-[ 1 Thessalonians 5:21]. We should agree that Holy Scripture should not contain contradictions. If there are two conflicting verse,then only one can be true ,boyh can never be true or both wrong. Pro- mentioned his argument that God is not personel being.He has family. Icame to understand that pro perceive-one God to include -1]-God the Father ,2]God the Son,3]-God the Holy spirit.Based on common sense and simple logic ,Isimply ask to pro that 1]-Why do you mean by saying that God is One, while you refer to three Gods? 2]Is God One in Three or three in one? 3] How to make equation - 1+1+1=1,not 3? However, if Jesus is God or part of God ,does not this contradict what the Bible reports that no one can see God ,nor hear His voice, Bible say-1] You have never heard His voice nor seen His face [John:5:37]. 2] No one has ever seen Him ,and no one can see Him [I Timothy6:16]. 3] No one can see Me and stay alive [Exodus:33:20].Based on these and other Biblical texts, I sincerely ask ,"How can we reconcile the dogma that jesus is God and the Biblical testimony that no one hasever seen God ,nor heard His voice ? Did not the jews at his time ,his family ,and his followers see jesus and hear his voice ? Is there any secret or hidden purpose concerning the truth about God?In the Bible ,the true God emphatically testifies,1] I am the Lord ,and there is no other god, I have not spoken in secretor kept my purpose hidden.... I am the Lord ,and I speak the truth: Imake known what is right [Isaiah45:19].2] Hear ,O Israel:The Lord our God is one Lord [Deuteronomy6:4]. 3]Has not the One God made and sustained for us the spirit of life?[Malachi:2:15]. 4] And there is no other god besides Me, a righteous God and a Savior :there is none besides Me. Turn to Me and be saved... to Me every knee shall bow.[Isaiah:45:21-23].5]For there is one God and there is one mediator between God and men, the man christ jesus.[Timothy2:5]. not only does the Bible affirm that God is only one ,but it also reveals that the true God , the creator, is the only Savior " Before Me no god was formed ,nor shall there be any after Me. I, I am the Lord ,and besides Me there is no Savior."[Isaiah43:10-11]. So,according to this affirmation ,all other supposed gods or deities like jesus or holy spirit are neither gods nor manifestations of the true one God.These above mentioned verse are simple, clear and straightforward. there is no jigsaw puzzle. Pro, mentioned about sharp rule but many modern grammarians have insisted that sharp rule is uncertain. For example- Greek grammarian and traditionalist Nigel Turner admitts " unfotunately , at this period of Greek we cannot be sure that such rule is really decisive."J.N.D. Kelly adds: The absence of the article cannot count as decisive,for savior tended to be anarthrous[cf.1 Tim1:1],and in any case the correct use of article was breaking down in the lat Greek. Other grammarian claim that there is an exception to sharp rule , in which the 2nd article can be ommitted when the author knows his/ her readers presume a distinction in subject. So, again I would like to remind my pro that we should approach on the basis of real teachings of jesus ,not on the basis of jigsaw puzzle or fallacy of equavocation. The Illustrated Bible dictionary records- The word trinity is not found in the Bible .It did not find a place formally in the theology of the church till the 4th century.Encyclopedia of religion and ethics records- At first christian faith was not trinitarian. Encyclopedia of Britannica reports- Neither the word trinity nor the explicit doctrine appears in the new testament. L.L.Paine, professor of Ecclesiastical History aknowledge that - The old testament strictly monothestic .God is single personal being. Idea of trinity utterly without foundation. Pro- mentioned that jesus is equal to God but the verses of Bible say different. For example- 1]- A man attested to you by God .........God perfomed miracles ,wonders and sign through jesus in your midst.[ Acts 2:22].2] We went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.[Acts :10:38].3]- My Father is greater than I [John 14:28].4]- My God ,my God why hast thou forsaken me [Mark 12:32]. 5]-I do nothing myself [John:8:28]. And also jesus wanted Gods will be done- not my will but yours be done [ Luke:22:42]Jesus was taught and commanded by God , [John:12:49 15:10,8:28]. No one can teach God ,otherwise God cannot be All-knowing. Since jesus was taught and commanded by God -he cannot be God or equal to God because teacher and student-commander and commanded are not logically equal. Pro, mentioned 2 Peter [1:1] - According to cordex sinaiticus which was copied between 325 to 360 A.D. and likely tthe oldest manuscript of the Bible . This manuscript does not say "righteasness of God and savior jesus christ, it rathersays -righteousness of the lord. If you read very next verse here ,jesus called Lord . Lord or God , it is suspecious. Because Lord does not necessarilly mean God . In the Biblical time period most servent reffered to their master as lord.This was common practice -it showed honour and respect for a person of such a high stature. Even today many countries around the world such as England lord is use in reffering to kings, princess,and others who deserve such lofty title, Analysis of evidence -2 thessalonians1:12]-according to the grace of our God and the lord savior jesus christ ,2Peter[1:1]-rightousness of the God of us ..savior jesus christ.Both case construction exactly same . It is clear that translator do not identified jesus as God at 2 thessalonians[1:12] so why 2 peter [!:1] identified jesus as God? Pro ,mentioned about Thomas answered M y God , MY lord , it means jesus is God. There is one God ,the Father and one lord jesus .Jesus cannot be God and lord . Beleiving this verse jesus is lord and God would leave a person with unorthodox doctrine branded by the church as Sabellianism, patripassianism.The exclamation "My God" on his part was astonishment . We use such exclamation everyday life. For example- I see john cutting his finger with knife ,I say My God what are doing John? Do I mean that John is God -ofcourse not,.So Thomas use same kind of expression.It does not mean jesus is God. Pro -mentioned John1:1-In the beginning was the word ,and the word was with God . According to this verse pro concluded that jesus is God. I ask how many god there? Two atleast.From the verse of Isaiah45:18]- For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth and made it, he hath established it ,he created it no vain ,he formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord ,and there is none else.From this verse I can say that God alone was the Creator and no one else, not even jesus ,participated in the creation. From the historical point of view I can say that the Greek term for word is logos used by anonymous author of the fourth gospel- in doing so author identifies jesus with the pagan logos of Greek philosophy,who was the divine reason implicit in the cosmos,ordering it and giving it form and meaning,. The concept defined by the term logos is also found in India, Egyptian,and Persian philosophical and theological system.[ See-New Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol.7, p. 440].So on the basis of this verse I cannot say that jesus is God because it connected with pagan philosophy. In conclusion I would like to say that God by His very nature ,is self-sufficiant . He does not need anything to continue His existence, if He need something ,then He would not be God.Jesus by his very nature , he is not self-sufficiant being,he needed something to continue his existence. So God is self-sufficiant but jesus is not self-sufficiant-self-sufficiant and not self-sufficiant these two things cannot mix toghter. You cannot be self-sufficiant and not self-sufficiant all at the same time.