1. Bible Says that God is not Man
_001.jpg) The Bible says:
Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man…”
Hosea 11:9 “...For I am God, and not man...”
Jesus is called a man many times in the Bible:
John 8:40 “…a man who has told you the truth…”
Acts 2:22 “Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by
God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your
midst, just as you yourselves know.”
Acts 17:31 “He will judge the world in righteousness
through a man whom He has appointed”
1. Tim. 2:5 “…the man Christ Jesus.”
God is not a man, but Jesus, may the blessing and mercy of God be upon him, was a
man, therefore, Jesus was not God.
2. The Bible Says that God Is Not a Son of Man
Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man...nor a son of man…”
The Bible often calls Jesus “a son of man” or “the son
of man.”
Matthew 12:40 “…so will the son of man be…”
Matthew 16:27 “For the son of man is going to come…”
Matthew 28 “…until they see the son of man coming in His
kingdom.”
Mark 2:10 “But so that you may know that the Son of Man
has authority…”
John 5:27 “…because He is the son of man.”
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).
Since God would not contradict Himself by first saying
He is not the son of a man, then becoming a human being who was called “the son
of man”, he would not have done so. Remember God is not the author of
confusion. Also, human beings, including Jesus, are called “son of man”
specifically to distinguish them from God, who is not a “son of man” according
to the Bible.
3. The Bible Says that Jesus Denied He is God
Luke 18:19 Jesus spoke to a man who had called him “good,”
asking him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.”
Matthew 19:17 And he said to him, “Why are you asking me
about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter
into life, keep the commandments.”
Jesus did not teach people that he was God. If Jesus
had been telling people that he was God, he would have complimented the man. Instead,
Jesus rebuked him, denying he was good, that is, Jesus denied he was God.
4. The Bible Says that God is Greater than Jesus
John 14:28 “My Father is greater than I.”
John 10:29 “My father is greater than all.”
Jesus can not be God if God is greater than him. The
Christian belief that the Father and son are equal is in direct contrast to the
clear words from Jesus.
5. Jesus Never Instructed His Disciples to
Worship Himself or the Holy Ghost, but God and God Only
Luke 11:2 “When you pray, say Our Father which art in
heaven.”
John 16:23 “In that day, you shall ask me nothing. Whatsoever
you ask of the Father in my name.”
John 4:23 “The hour cometh and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father
seeketh such to worship him.”
If Jesus was God, he would have sought worship for
himself. Since he didn’t, instead he sought worship for God in the heavens,
therefore, he was not God.
6. The Bible Says that Jesus Recognized, Prayed,
& Worshipped the Only True God
Jesus prayed to God with the words:
John 17:3 “…that they might know you, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
Jesus prayed to God all night:
Luke 6:12 “he continued all night in prayer to God.”
…because:
Matthew 20:28: Just as the son of man did not come to be
served, but to serve.
How did Jesus pray to God?
Matthew 26:39 ‘…he fell with his face to the ground and
prayed, ‘My Father…”
Even Paul said:
Hebrews 5:7 “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he
offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could
save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.”
Who was Jesus praying to when he fell on his face with
loud cries and petitions? Was it himself? Was Jesus crying in tears to
himself pleading to be saved from death? No man, sane or insane, prays to
himself! Surely the answer must be a resounding ‘No.’ Jesus was praying to “the
only true God.” Jesus was the servant of the One Who sent him. Can there be a
clearer proof that Jesus was not God?
The Quran confirms that Jesus called for the worship of
the Only True God:
“Truly, God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (alone).
This is the straight path.” (Quran 3:51)
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