(Matthew 24:26, Isaiah 9:6, John 14:9)
This scripture is sometimes used to prove that Jesus and the Father are not the same. They say that Jesus doesn't know everything that the Father knows. Jesus is demonstrating in this scripture that God, in his Spiritual form, will not reveal everything to flesh; not even the flesh of his Son Jesus Christ.
Therefore, in his flesh, Jesus would not reveal the knowledge of his Deity (The Father who dwells in his body). Jesus' flesh had not been glorified, therefore his flesh had limitations in knowledge and He could not nor would not reveal any Spiritual secrets. In other words, Jesus was really saying, I have the answer in me (The Father), and only the Father (Spirit) knows when the end will come. In the flesh, I don't know because it hasn't been revealed to my flesh.
This excerpt is from my book, "Understanding the Trintiy, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels. Google: will daniels understanding the trinity
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
When Jesus died on the cross, why did he say Father into your hands I commend my spirit if He is the Father?
(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
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
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
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