Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
michael douglas wrote:
Michael D: Dave H, you have stated a few times I believe that you believe that Jesus is the Jehovah of the OT. Can you explain what you mean by that, and how do you figure that?
DAVEH: Yes, Michael......I do believe JC was the "God" of the OT.Michael D: Hansen, I havea couple questions for you in relation to your answer, here.
i) Jehovah means the Eternal One. How then could Jesus have been created by his Father, if He is eternal (having no beginning or ending)? Of course, Jesus alluded directly to the fact of His eternal being when He said '..before Abraham was I am...'
ii) David said in Psalms ...The LORD (Jehovah) said to my Lord, sit at my right hand... In the gospels Jesus identified the second 'Lord' there as referring to Himself. How does He being Jehovah fit in with Jehovah telling Jesus to sit at His right hand?
As you probably already know, I believe most Christians understand the 'oneness' of God incorrectly. And you probably already know that I believe our Father in Heaven created His Only Begotten Son, Jesus. They are two separate entities, IMHO.
Michael D: If the LDS succession of Gods concept is true, are there an innumerable host of heavenly fathers ?
Additionally, You have said, that although there are many gods, only one is to be worshipped. That raises the question of, which of all the succession of Gods might that be?
Jn 1:1-14 clearly points out that Jesus was the creator. I believe he did this at the request of his Father. In the NT we find he paid homage to his Heavenly Father, and insisted that what he (JC) did was to glorify his Father.
To me, the fact that JC was the Jewish God of the OT emphasizes the actions of the Jews when they crucified their Lord. They weren't crucifying a new upstart 'god', but rather the same God who'm they had previously worshipped.
I don't know if that answers your question, Michael. If not, ask again. However, I'm going to be rather busy for the next month or more. I'll try to respond as I can.
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