Jesus is not God

Jesus never claimed to be God. "There are two verses in the Bible from which Christians stake claim to the theory that Jesus is in fact God. "I and my Father are one" (John 10:30). This is the text, but in order to understand this statement it must be seen in its context. Let us go back to verse 24 where his opponents had surrounded him at a feast in Jerusalem. "Then came the Jews round about him and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ tell us plainly. Jesus answered them. I told you, and ye believed not. the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them; and they follow me; And I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish; neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Fathers hand. I and my Father are one" (John 10:24-30). When this statement is seen in context it is clear that Jesus meant that he and God were one in purpose, not essence. I offer two additional verses to highlight my point. When Jesus was praying for his disciples he said; "That they all may be one, as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou has sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one; I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and has loved me" (John 17:21-23). The above verse clearly shows that Jesus did not mean one in essence, unless you are willing to expand the Trinity to include the twelve disciples. "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). No one would argue that this statement means that a husband and wife are one person, but it makes perfect sense when understood to mean one in purpose. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1-3). The problem is that this verse has been translated out of the Greek incorrectly. "The Christian world is trying hard to cover up the correct wordings of this verse. As it is the only verse in the Bible which came closest to the concept of Trinity, 1John 5:7 (“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one”), has been detected as a fabrication and a corruption in the Bible by biblical scholars and kept out of the later versions of the Bible" (. http://ebrahimsaifuddin.wordpress.com...) The correct translation is "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. " That is a big difference. Jesus and God are not the same. Jesus refused to be equated with God; "And behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God, but if thou wilt enter into life keep the commandments" (Matthew 19:16-17). My opponent will have to admit one of two things in light of this statement; Jesus is either a liar, or he is telling us the truth. There can be no middle course. "Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not for I an not yet ascended to my Father, but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and your God" (John 20:17). A basic understanding of the english language tells us that 'my' is a possessive pronoun. "Certain pronouns called possessive pronouns show ownership. Some are used alone; some describe a noun" (. http://englishplus.com...) In other words, my son belongs to me, he is not me. I await your response.