When will you stop judging by the flesh when The Word was in the flesh?
It's about as plain as night and day...
In the beginning was The Word, The Word was with God, The Word WAS God...
There is no other entity that can bring righteousness to man by taking on their sin and still remain solvent.
Phil 2:5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges ; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,
8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
You see, you are made in His likeness and in His image. And you are a triune being... a trinity... spirit, soul and body. Each part different yet part on one.
You still can't explain
John 8:39-45 and instead ignored what my Lord Jesus Christ said? Typical for a Nicaean man-made doctrine believer.
Before Abraham was born,
I am - frequently used by people who really wanted to force the issue that Jesus is God but as you can see it was really a misunderstanding of what Jesus said.
Which would you believe Jesus Christ who is alive and in heaven or a bunch of Nicaean dead guys? Maybe you rather rest your salvation on them.
And you offer me this? I am marking the points in red and enlarging them a little bit.
Philippians 2:5-8 New International Version (NIV)
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as
a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Christ Jesus being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God -
Who is the God mentioned here that Jesus did not consider equality with? [Is it the Trinity - Father, Son, HS] ? There is a God whom Jesus did not consider equality with hence Jesus is not God. And this verse demolishes the co-equal three way Trinity (turkey) doctrine. The Son is not equal with God. Otherwise apostle Paul would not have mentioned the verse if Jesus is God because he is already God but Jesus Christ is a man (John 8:40 which you are mum about it) and he is in the very nature God then what is this very nature God?
What is the very nature of God?
For since the creation of the world
God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and
divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Romans 1:20
Divine = Holy
And they were calling to one another: “
Holy,
holy,
holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Isaiah 6:3
Is Christ Jesus holy by himself?
2 Corinthians 5:21 New International Version (NIV)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
God made him holy (had no sin) like God is holy hence "Christ Jesus being in very nature God"
If that is not the very nature God, then what is? Two of the natures of God mentioned in
Romans 1:20 invisible qualities—his eternal power which the man Jesus did not have - he is visible and could not do anything by himself
John 5:30 New International Version (NIV)
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
Which brings us to - ...something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,...
What did Jesus teach about a servant? He said:
Very truly I tell you, no
servant is greater than his
master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
John 13:16
Jesus is a servant to whom? Isn't God who is Jesus' master? And it was God who sent him?
Jesus said to them, “If
God were your Father, you would love
me, for I have come here from
God. I have not come on my own;
God sent me.
John 8:42
Was Jesus lying? No. He emphatically said - I have come here from God. God sent me. Who is lying? The people who say he did not come here from God because he is God - nobody sent him because he sent himself - now that is the Nicaean made double dead guys doctrine.
And to the last verses:
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as
a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Who made him in human likeness? Wasn't it God? Note the words "being made in human likeness" Did Jesus did it or God made him in human likeness? Next, And being found in appearance as
a man, which I kept on posting that Jesus is a man and he said it. John 8:40
John 8:40,45
As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me,
a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
The Lord Jesus Christ humbled himself - to whom? By becoming obedient - to whom? To God.
Philippians 2:5-8 was written by Apostle Paul and he knew Jesus was obedient even death on a cross! And Paul also knew who is Jesus and who is God. Did God die on the cross? Can God even be killed?
One verse, 3 translations of the Bible just for clarity, you can check the KJV it would be the same
1 Timothy 1:17 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
Honor and glory to the King who rules forever. He cannot be destroyed and cannot be seen. Honor and glory forever and ever to the only God. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17Expanded Bible (EXB)
To the ·King who rules forever [eternal King; L King of the ages], ·who will never die [immortal; incorruptible], ·who cannot be seen [invisible], the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17International Children’s Bible (ICB)
Honor and glory to the King that rules forever! He cannot be destroyed and cannot be seen. Honor and glory forever and ever to the only God. Amen.
The only God cannot be seen and who will never die.
The above are two qualities Jesus did not possess
The Lord Jesus was seen by people and he died on the cross.
Faith is spiritual, sight uses body and soul - your spirit is greater than your body and soul
