Who is the god of the bible
Who is Jesus, and Who is God? | That's in the Bible
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know our dear friends anyone that's
following the Glacial increase those
social media outlets and we do have a
few you are by now very well aware of
the intensified efforts of the Church of
Christ led by the Church Administration
in eradicating poverty all over the
world there's been a lot of efforts that
have been exerted by the the Church of
Christ most especially in the continent
of Africa in order to reach that goal of
well like I said eradicating poverty all
over the world
Lord willing the questions that we'll be
addressing in our taping for today of
this broadcast of the program that's in
the Bible are questions that come from
ordinary citizens that the that's in the
Bible team that went to Africa they they
were able to meet some of the ordinary
citizens of Africa and they posed a lot
of questions or like I said we're gonna
address a couple of them here in our
broadcast for today but before we get to
those specific questions I would just
like to share with you for two and a
half minutes a short video clip of some
of the kind of wonderful things that are
that the equation increased the Church
of Christ is currently doing right there
in the continent of Africa let's take a
look
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the church's nutrition has implanted 16
people to help making everything pop
they appointed me as a caretaker and a
supervisor of these 16 people
this project changes so many lives
because so many people were unemployed
before me now we can maintain our
families and everything that's just a
couple of the many wonderful things that
the Church of Christ in glacially Cristo
is doing throughout the continent of
Africa whether it's building houses of
worship or creating these eco farming
projects in Africa and even in other
places of the world just doing our part
and we were happy to receive some
questions because as the continent of
Africa learns about the Church of Christ
well it has begun to prompt some
questions we're we will continue to
reach out to our fellow men there and
everywhere and the that's in the Bible
team as I mentioned our recently visited
and received the the followings specific
questions to this program and we'll be
tackling them together for today I first
question comes from John in Johannesburg
South Africa let's take a look at the
question that John posed for today who
is Jesus who is God these are these are
questions that usually stem from what
some would call a confusing nevertheless
a very common concept that in fact God
and Jesus are one in the same but how
does the Bible respond to that John has
asked and the Bible their Bible gives a
response first of all we cite from the
book of Matthew chapter 3 verse 17 and
suddenly a voice came from heaven saying
this is my beloved Son in whom I am well
pleased
here dear friends God is the one who has
introduced Jesus God
introduced Jesus as his son that's
according to the father himself so John
asked well who is Jesus
answers by saying that's my son never
has any correct translation of the Bible
ever said that Christ is in fact God the
Son what can be read very clearly from
the Bible is the fact that Christ is the
son of God God the Son and son of God
are two very very different things and
they must not be interchanged aside from
being the son of God John's question was
who is Jesus so there's so many verses
that we could cite how else was Jesus
introduced in the Holy Scriptures for
example if we were to read Acts chapter
2 verse 36 the Bible says and shows that
well Jesus was made Lord in the book of
Acts as well chapter 5 verse 31 it makes
mention that Jesus was also made as
Savior in 1st Timothy chapter 2 verse 5
the Apostle Paul wrote to his to Timothy
that Jesus was a mediator between God
and man all these attributes are given
to our Lord Jesus Christ so when we say
who is Jesus the Bible does not answer
it by saying he is God and I'd like to
cite another statement of Apostle Paul
here in Ephesians r122 the Bible says
anyone all things under his feet and
gave him to be head over all things to
the church so dear friends here the
Bible clearly teaches us that Jesus was
placed above all things to the church
this is the Jesus of the Bible any other
Jesus would be a different Jesus than
the Jesus of the Bible but here's the
question that some opposed when they
when they read that verse if Jesus is
just a man as we cited from first
Timothy 2:5 just a moment ago if Jesus
is a man we didn't we didn't read that
he was just a man then why is he also
worshiped and then in here in Ephesians
1:22 he was placed above all things so
and that make him God first off no one
heard us or read or say that Jesus is
just a man we cited first Timothy 2:5
but it didn't say that he's just a man
or just an ordinary man like like all of
us
instead what you did hear from the Holy
Scriptures was that the very the various
qualities or distinctive unique
qualities that the Bible gives or
attributes to Jesus which makes him and
proves that he is not just an ordinary
man and and regarding that the point
that well he is worship so therefore he
must be God yes we do worship Jesus but
why is it because he is God answer of
the Bible Philippians chapter 2 verses a
9 10 and 11 answers this way therefore
God also has highly exalted him and
given him the name which is above every
name that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow of those in heaven and
of those on earth and of those under the
earth and that every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the
glory of God the Father so dear friends
based on what we have just read do we
have a reason to worship Jesus even
though he's not God absolutely yes we
worship Him not because he is God but
because as we just read together God
commanded him to be worshiped
we worship Jesus yes why because that's
in the Bible remember obeying the
commandments of God as we just read also
that's what gives glory to God God as we
read they're highly exalted Jesus given
him gave him a name above every other
name and gave the instruction that
people and every knee should bow bowing
is a form of worship and that's the
commandment and instruction of God to
the to us also
we have to obey and follow that because
that's what will give glory to God the
Father sometimes though people to reason
out and say for example like well if
he's above everything that's got to make
him God it's got to make him God because
only God is above is placed above
everything else what do you think studio
audience does that seem like a
reasonable a reasonable conclusion to
draw seems seems reasonable I turn
however here the first Koreans Apostle
Paul is the the good news Bible
I turned to first Corinthians 15 let's
say let's take a look here at verse 27
and 28 how does how does the Bible
respond to that for the scripture says
God put all things under his feet it is
clear of course that the words all
things do not include God himself who
puts all things under Christ but when
all things have been placed under
Christ's rule then he himself the son
who will place himself under God who
placed all things under him and God will
rule completely over all who is over all
God Jesus is over all with one exemption
who's that God still Christ is under or
subject to God as God has placed all
things under Christ Christ will still be
is still subject and subjected to God
and you know despite all the great
attributes of Christ the Bible also made
very clear in fact Jesus himself made
very clear and will cite a quote
directly from Jesus himself he made
clear his nature or let's say his his
state of existence
concerning this topic there's
one clearer to go to than the Lord Jesus
himself so we turn to John chapter eight
and asking him what Lord what then is
your state of existence Jesus answers in
840 in the book of John but now you seek
to kill me a man who has told you the
truth which I heard from God who spoke
this Jesus and we know God's nature is
that of a spirit and that's recorded we
often read John 4:24 in this in this
program God is a spirit what did Jesus
just say about himself he clearly
introduced himself as a man is that I'm
a man here to tell you the truth which I
heard from God Christ never said that he
himself is the true God if he were the
true God he would have introduced
himself as such according according to
his own apostles since Jesus taught them
that he was a man when the when the
apostles started teaching that to the
church did they change it how did they
teach the church or what did they teach
the church about Jesus concerning his
his state of existence in Apostle Paul's
a letter to Timothy here in a first
Timothy chapter 2 verse 5 for there is
one God and one mediator between God and
men the man Christ Jesus what the
Apostles teach when they when it came to
teaching it to the church they didn't
change what Jesus said Jesus said I'm a
man here to tell you the truth when the
Apostles taught that they didn't change
it it made very clear that Jesus is a
man mediating between whom God and
mankind if Jesus is God
and he's the mediator between God and
mankind and Jesus the mediator is also
God he's mediating between God and man
how many gods then would that be that
would be would be two gods how many true
gods are only one albeit Jesus is not
just an ordinary man like us Bobby or be
at the very very special man that God
God performed miracles through that was
what that by the way was also mentioned
by Apostle Peter in acts at 2:22 but a
man nevertheless John also asked in his
question in his question from South
Africa what was the second part not only
who was Jesus he also wanted to know who
is yes who is God John also asked who is
God and it was none of them Jesus
himself who answers John's question and
answers hoo-dee-hoo D through God is
let's take a look at John 17 where
Jesus's words are are cited Jesus spoke
these words lifted up his eyes to heaven
in sent father the hour has come glorify
your son that your son also may glorify
you allow me to pause studio audience
who's praying here who's the speaker
written quoted here by Apostle John
who's speaking
who is he speaking to you can see it on
the screen right who's he addressing now
while he's praying to the Father what
important truth did he reveal let's go
ahead in to verse 3 and this is eternal
life that they may know you the only
true God and Jesus Christ whom you have
sent
did Jesus make known who the true God is
absolutely he introduced the father as
the only true God so John they're in
South Africa to answer both your
questions the first who is Jesus he is
Savior he's the head of the church he's
worshipped because God come
and him to be worshipped so many
attributes were given to Jesus but not
godhood
who is God was John second question
jesus answered that to the Father and he
even used the word only to eradicate any
confusion huh to eradicate any confusion
he said the father's the only true God
the Bible makes very clear the
differentiation between God and Christ
then this book the Bible is irrefutable
proof of their distinctness irrefutable
proof of Christ's true nature's that of
a man let's move to as the second part
of John's question in Africa let's take
a look at it on the screen from people
they know the saying is if a baby
somewhere on the web so that's what what
the second part of John's question is
well I've heard that Jesus has a family
how many even studio audience has heard
that Jesus has a family you heard that
maybe from some very popular movie
scripts there's been very popular
Hollywood movies of a lot of books and
this course is made about Jesus marrying
Mary Magdalene they having children and
that family lineage continues and there
are people seeking to find out that
whole ideology like I said was
popularized by Hollywood in some very
popular popular movies but here's the
thing it's not in the Bible it's just
not there but what is here is a very
important principle that we must not
forget before we will just believe in a
movie script or any magazine article
that we would pick up and read about
about these these things before we
believe in that turn to a principle or
an instruction of God let's let's call
it written here through the Apostle Paul
first
in thien's for verse six now these
things brethren I have figuratively
transferred to myself in Apollo's for
your sakes that you may learn in us not
to think beyond what is written that
none of you may be puffed up on behalf
of one against the other what's the
principle don't even think beyond what
is written so if it's not written that
Jesus got married to Mary Magdalene they
had children there's a lineage we should
be chasing around the world trying to
find who's the the DNA connected and all
such things like that that's all absent
from the scriptures so the instruction
or principle of God must be followed
which says once again you saw it on the
screen don't even what think don't even
think that that much less use that as
the basis those things were just
entertainment but it must never be
embraced as the basis for one's faith we
can't dwell on those things what we
would dwell on is what is written and
that it's the distinction that the Bible
gives between God and Jesus and as we
have learned they are not the same
person or the same being why do we
believe that because thank you studio
audience and thank you John for your
your questions from Africa when you are
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