(Luke 23:46, Isaiah 9:6, John 14:9)
This scripture shows the dual nature of Jesus. All spirits go back to God, so this shouldn't be a strange statement. God had a body that was fully man and this body could die, even though, the Spirit was alive. Jesus died because it was the will of the Deity or Spirit of God (The Father). God allowed his own body to be crucified, shed blood and die for our sins (Acts 20:28). The fleshly part of God (Sonship) died, not the Spirit (Deity)(Zechariah 12:10). Therefore, when Jesus says, I commend my spirit into your hands, He is saying, the spirit of this flesh, as a man (Jesus-Son) will return to the Spirit (Father – Spirit in heaven) from which it came.
This excerpt is from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels. Google: will daniels understanding the trinity
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Why did Jesus pray to God if He is God?
(Mark 14:32)
David K. Bernard who is one of the greatest “Oneness” writers of the 21th Century says in his book, The Oneness of God, "We must realize that, unlike any other human being, Jesus had two perfect and complete natures - humanity and deity. What would be absurd or impossible for an ordinary person is not so strange with Jesus. We do not say Jesus prayed to Himself, for this would incorrectly imply that the man was the same as the Spirit.
Rather, we say that the man prayed to the Spirit of God, while also recognizing that the Spirit dwelt in the man.
The choice is simple. Either Jesus as God prayed to the Father or Jesus as man prayed to the Father. If the former were true, then we have a form of subordination or Arianism in which one person in the Godhead is inferior to, not coequal with, another person in the Godhead. This contradicts the biblical concept of the one God, the full deity of Jesus, and the omnipotence of God. If the second alternative is correct, and we believe that it is, then no distinction of persons in the Godhead exists. The only distinction is between humanity and deity, not between God and God.”
David K. Bernard, The Oneness of God, rev. ed. (Hazelwood, Mo.: Word Aflame Press, 2000), 177-78.
Jesus prayed to God, first as an example. Jesus was the perfect example of how men should pray. All flesh, even the flesh of Jesus had to pray to God (The Heavenly Spirit - Deity). There are many instances where Jesus would give respect to his own Spirit through prayer.
Therefore, this scripture doesn’t seem strange to a believer in the oneness of God. Now don’t forget, Jesus would do things, not for himself, but for us. We should follow Jesus and his actions concerning the Deity/heavenly Spirit of God. This includes praying to God out of our humanity.
This excerpt is from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. Google: will daniels understanding the trinity
David K. Bernard who is one of the greatest “Oneness” writers of the 21th Century says in his book, The Oneness of God, "We must realize that, unlike any other human being, Jesus had two perfect and complete natures - humanity and deity. What would be absurd or impossible for an ordinary person is not so strange with Jesus. We do not say Jesus prayed to Himself, for this would incorrectly imply that the man was the same as the Spirit.
Rather, we say that the man prayed to the Spirit of God, while also recognizing that the Spirit dwelt in the man.
The choice is simple. Either Jesus as God prayed to the Father or Jesus as man prayed to the Father. If the former were true, then we have a form of subordination or Arianism in which one person in the Godhead is inferior to, not coequal with, another person in the Godhead. This contradicts the biblical concept of the one God, the full deity of Jesus, and the omnipotence of God. If the second alternative is correct, and we believe that it is, then no distinction of persons in the Godhead exists. The only distinction is between humanity and deity, not between God and God.”
David K. Bernard, The Oneness of God, rev. ed. (Hazelwood, Mo.: Word Aflame Press, 2000), 177-78.
Jesus prayed to God, first as an example. Jesus was the perfect example of how men should pray. All flesh, even the flesh of Jesus had to pray to God (The Heavenly Spirit - Deity). There are many instances where Jesus would give respect to his own Spirit through prayer.
Therefore, this scripture doesn’t seem strange to a believer in the oneness of God. Now don’t forget, Jesus would do things, not for himself, but for us. We should follow Jesus and his actions concerning the Deity/heavenly Spirit of God. This includes praying to God out of our humanity.
This excerpt is from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. Google: will daniels understanding the trinity
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
If Jesus is God, why did he say I go to the Father?
(John 16:16, 20:17)
There are many instances where Jesus spoke as the Deity and other instances when He spoke out of his humanity or Sonship. As you read the New Testament, read the scriptures in the context of how Jesus is speaking since He has a dual nature (God-Man). In this scripture, Jesus is speaking in his Sonship, when he says that his Spirit will go back to God (The Deity). This is not something complicated since all spirits of men return to God. Look at this. This is interesting. As Jesus was dying on the cross, he said in Luke 23:46, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. When we see this scripture, there are some things that we might miss.
First, Jesus decided the moment he would die by sending his spirit back to heaven. Only God determines the moment a person will die. As a human, we can’t commend our spirit back to God. But as God, Jesus could orchestrate natural and spiritual events in heaven and on earth and He could send His spirit back to the Father (Heavenly Spirit).
Therefore Jesus as God could determine the exact moment when his flesh would die. Thus Jesus could say, I’m sending my Spirit as a man back to God (the heavenly Spirit).
This is an excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels. Google: "will daniels understanding the trinity"
There are many instances where Jesus spoke as the Deity and other instances when He spoke out of his humanity or Sonship. As you read the New Testament, read the scriptures in the context of how Jesus is speaking since He has a dual nature (God-Man). In this scripture, Jesus is speaking in his Sonship, when he says that his Spirit will go back to God (The Deity). This is not something complicated since all spirits of men return to God. Look at this. This is interesting. As Jesus was dying on the cross, he said in Luke 23:46, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. When we see this scripture, there are some things that we might miss.
First, Jesus decided the moment he would die by sending his spirit back to heaven. Only God determines the moment a person will die. As a human, we can’t commend our spirit back to God. But as God, Jesus could orchestrate natural and spiritual events in heaven and on earth and He could send His spirit back to the Father (Heavenly Spirit).
Therefore Jesus as God could determine the exact moment when his flesh would die. Thus Jesus could say, I’m sending my Spirit as a man back to God (the heavenly Spirit).
This is an excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels. Google: "will daniels understanding the trinity"
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