Is Jesus God? What are your thoughts

Recently on the popular 'Religious Hardtalk' programme, hosted by Ian Boyne, the religious faith of most Jamaicans came under bold attack. It was being boldly proclaimed by an author that "Jesus Christ is not God".

As a scholar of biblical literature myself, I would like to weigh in on the debate and ask the following troublesome questions:

1. If God the Father Himself, the one true God (John 17:3) is "God" or divine in nature, how could his one TRUE Son be a fish, or any lesser type being in nature? See Hebrews 1:2, 3 and see the words "exact" and "copy" in any dictionary.

How come the Father Himself, in Hebrews 1:6-13, ordered angels to worship Jesus, and described His TRUE Son as "O God", even while calling Him "Lord", and describing Him as Creator just like Himself? Isn't His word final?

2. How come Jesus claimed to be able to forgive sins in Mark 2:5-12, and as the Jews correctly questioned, "Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

3. How come Thomas said to "HIM", Jesus, "MY LORD AND MY GOD" (not to "them", or to another, but to "HIM") while he was on earth?

4. How come Stephen prayed to Jesus directly in Acts 7:59, 60? And isn't it only one who is truly divine in nature that prayer should be directed to? And if Jesus is the "one Lord" identified in 1 Corinthians 8:6, how could Acts 7:59, 60 be possibly identifying any other being, when Stephen plainly prayed, on his knees, and cried, "Lord JESUS", or "Lord", etc, etc.?

It seems to me that the traditional Christian faith of most Jamaicans does have some proof in the Bible after all!

DERRICK GILLESPIE

ddgillespie@live.com

St Elizabeth

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Comment by One Love on October 25, 2011 at 8:41am: Lmao she know god today. Talk about split personalities.

Comment by StokeS on October 25, 2011 at 8:20am: Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the unknowable, the absurd, and nothing but a vacuum remains.

Comment by Bombahdrop on October 25, 2011 at 1:35am: You very welcome Clarice, although I sometime feed into the usual people on here. sometimes. I do wish for their sake that they seek The Lord Jesus Christ. So that they too may be saved. For this reason I share the video below to spread GODS warning. For all the prophecies are being fullfilled and even A blind or deaf man can see and feel these things taking place. God Bless Sis Have a peaceful night Don't forget to pray before falling asleep.

Comment by Clare. on October 24, 2011 at 10:01pm: NICE JOB Bombahdrop!!! :-) "BLESSINGS" <3

Comment by Bombahdrop on October 24, 2011 at 9:52pm

Comment by StokeS on October 15, 2011 at 9:04am: Bobby Anthony I love you brother. I hope you live a good life. I hope your family continues to have wellness and health. I hope that you can find satisfaction within your life. Good luck old chum, good luck.

Comment by bobby Anthony on October 15, 2011 at 1:56am: Proverbs 1

⁷ Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Comment by bobby Anthony on October 14, 2011 at 2:19pm: Stay away from fools,
for you won’t find knowledge on their lips.

Comment by bobby Anthony on October 14, 2011 at 2:18pm: Godless fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things.

Comment by StokeS on October 14, 2011 at 11:54am: Bobby Anthony I love you brother. I hope you live a good life. I hope your family continues to have wellness and health. I hope that you can find satisfaction within your life. Good luck old chum, good luck.