Jesus is God

THE ETERNAL ARGUMENTMy opponent has put forth the argument that Jesus is God because the Messiah has the attributes of God. My opponent quotes Micah 5:2, but not the entire verse. This is the verse in its entirety;"But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the thousands of Judah, from you One will go forth to Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from old, from the days of eternity. Therefore he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of his brethren will return to the sons of Israel. And he will arise and Shepherd his flock in the strength of YHWH, in the majesty of the name of the YAHWEH his God. (Micah 5:2-4). Notice how the verse seen in its context proves that the Messiah has a god. My opponent uses the argument that because the above verse seems to indicate that the Messiah is eternal that he must be God. According to the Christian Bible there is another person that can claim this also; "For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. " Hebrew 7:1-3In fact, according to these verses Melchisedec is greater than Jesus, because the latter had a geneology but the former had none. But, I maintain that showing that someone is eternal does not mean that they are God, as shown by this verse. THERE ARE MANY SONS OF GOD IN THE BIBLEMy opponent uses circular reasoning when he says;"We see messiah will be the true and only Son of God, being God Himself. " He then uses this verse to justify his argument;Psalms 2:7 " I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He ( The Father) said to me, "You are MY SON, today I have begotten you. "Nevermind that this verse is referring to David, I contend that there are many sons of God in the Bible, so this also is nothing unique about Jesus;Adam was also God's son. "Adam, which was the son of God. " Luke 3:38Some of God's sons had sex with women producing a race of giants. "That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. . .. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them. " Genesis 6:2-4 Satan and his companions were sons of God. "The sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. " Job 1:6 "Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. " Job 2:1 God's sons were present when the universe was created (not just Jesus) "Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? " Job 38:6-7 Being called Lord and god does not make Jesus the CreatorMy esteemed adversary uses this verse to try to prove that Jesus is God; "Jeremiah 23:6 is even more blatant as it says this concerning messiah: 'In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called : THE LORD our Righteousness. "'But there are many Lords in the Bible. It was God who made Jesus “Lord. ” Acts 2:36 says: “God has made this Jesus…both Lord and Christ. ” “Lord” is not the same as “God. ” “Lord” (the Greek word is kurios) is a masculine title of respect and nobility, and it is used many times in the Bible. If Christ were God, then by definition he was already “Lord,” so for the Bible to say he was “made” Lord could not be true. To say that Jesus is God because the Bible calls him “Lord” is very poor scholarship. “Lord” is used in many ways in the Bible, and others beside God and Jesus are called “Lord. ”1) property owners are called Lord (Matt. 20:8, kurios is “owner” — NIV)2) heads of households were called Lord (Mk 13:35, owner=kurios).3) slave owners were called Lord (Matt. 10:24, master=kurios).4) husbands were called Lord (1 Pet. 3:6, master=kurios).5) a son called his father Lord (Matt. 21:30, sir=kurios).6) the Roman Emperor was called Lord (Acts 25:26, His Majesty=kurios).7) Roman authorities were called Lord (Matt. 27:63, sir=kurios). I admit that Jesus is called god in the Bible, but so is Satan! "In whom the God of this age has blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. " 2 Cor: 4:4In fact, according tothe Bible all righteous people are gods. "I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. " Psalms 82:6Going on the offense1 Corinthians 3:23 makes it clear that God is greater than Christ, just as Christ is greater than we are: “…and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God” “Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God” (1 Cor 11:3). It is obvious from this verse and 1 Cor. 3:23 (above) that the Trinitarian formula that Christ and God are “co-equal” is not biblical. Numbers 23:19 also specifically says that God is not “a son of man. ” In the Gospels, Jesus is often called “a son of man” or “the son of man. ” If God became a human being who was called “the son of man” this creates a contradiction. Some occurances of the phrase “son of man” in the New Testament are Matthew 12:40; 16:27 and 28; Mark 2:10; 8:31; John 5:27. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the “son of man” is also used many times speaking of people (Job 25:6; Psalm 80:17; 144:3; Ezekiel 2:1; 2:3; 2:6; 2:8; 3:1; 3:3; 3:4; 3:10; 3:17; 3:25). Human beings, including Jesus Christ, are called “son of man,” and are thus carefully distinguished from God, who is not a “son of man. ” Jesus is very plainly called a man many times in Scripture: John 8:40; Acts 2:22; 17:31; 1 Tim. 2:5, etc. In contrast to this, the Bible says, “God is not a man…” (Numbers 23:19), and “…For I am God, and not man…” (Hosea 11:9). There are many verses indicating that Jesus’ power and authority was given to him by the Father. If he were the eternal God, then he would have always had those things that the Scripture says he was “given. ” Christ was given “all authority” (Matt. 28:18). He was given “a name above every name” (Phil. 2:9). He was given work to finish by the Father (John 5:36). He was given those who believed in him by the Father (John 6:39; 10:29). He was given glory (John 17:22 and 24). He was given his “cup” [his torture and death] by the Father (John 18:11). God “seated” Christ at His own right hand (Eph. 1:20). Christ was “appointed” over the Church (Eph. 1:22). These verses and others like them make no sense if Christ is “co-equal” with the Father, but make perfect sense if Christ was the Messiah, “a man accredited by God. ” Jesus had limited knowledge. For example, Mark 13:32 says: “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. ” [Although some Greek texts omit “nor the Son,” Trinitarian textual scholars now admit the phrase was in the original text of Mark. It was Trinitarian scribes who tried to have this phrase taken from the Bible because it disagreed with their theology and they could not explain it. ] Even after his resurrection, Jesus still receives knowledge from God as Rev. 1:1 indicates: “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him. ” I await my opponents rebuttals. Reference: New King James Version of the Bible