Bone_Mender
May 10th, 2005, 09:09 AM
I heard an awesome message last night on our local christain radio station. I think it was John Macarthur but can't recall exactly. It was about Christ's deity. I'd like to share what I remember from it.
So many people today argue the trinity, they argue whether Jesus was God, or just God's son. Whether He was a prophet, a good man, or if He even existed at all. Many will say that Jesus never said that He was God, but I beg to differ. Jesus did say it...He knows exactly who He is...and when it's all said and done, you have to options. Either fall at His feet and worship Him as the living God...or stone Him as a blasphemer....there is no middle ground.
Looking back through the Bible, God calls Himself by many names...but there is one name that really stands out. There is one name that the Jewish people knew God by....I AM.
Looking back at Moses, we see it. God addresses Himself as I AM and from that moment on...Israel knows Him as such.
Exo 3:13 And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the sons of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they shall say to me, What is His name? What shall I say to them?
Exo 3:14 And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And He said, So you shall say to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
What a powerful statement. I AM...it denotes no beginning, and no ending. It simply says that I am eternal...and the Israelites were ok with that. They understood it as such.
Now, flash forward a couple thousand years and we see Jesus standing before the children of Israel once again. And He speaks to them.
Joh 8:58 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I AM!
What was their response? They picked up rocks and were about to stone Him to death for blasphemy!! They knew that name!! They knew that it was the name that only the Almighty God had used. Saying such a thing was unbelievable to them...yet Jesus said it. He knew who He was. He didn't say that before Abraham, I was LIKE God. No...He used the exact same title that was held in reverence to God Almighty! There's no denying it...Jesus IS God!
When it's all said and done, there is nothing to add...no debate. Jesus declared Himself to be God and there are only two options at that point...you either except it and fall at His feet, or you deny Him and call Him a blasphemer.
I'm sure I butchered it, but that was about all I could remember from it...but it was really good.
Anyway,
Peace,
Bone
If you've got about 30 minutes to listen...I found the real audio of it...or one that is very similar. It's worth listening to. :clap
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/grace_to_you/
So many people today argue the trinity, they argue whether Jesus was God, or just God's son. Whether He was a prophet, a good man, or if He even existed at all. Many will say that Jesus never said that He was God, but I beg to differ. Jesus did say it...He knows exactly who He is...and when it's all said and done, you have to options. Either fall at His feet and worship Him as the living God...or stone Him as a blasphemer....there is no middle ground.
Looking back through the Bible, God calls Himself by many names...but there is one name that really stands out. There is one name that the Jewish people knew God by....I AM.
Looking back at Moses, we see it. God addresses Himself as I AM and from that moment on...Israel knows Him as such.
Exo 3:13 And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the sons of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they shall say to me, What is His name? What shall I say to them?
Exo 3:14 And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And He said, So you shall say to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
What a powerful statement. I AM...it denotes no beginning, and no ending. It simply says that I am eternal...and the Israelites were ok with that. They understood it as such.
Now, flash forward a couple thousand years and we see Jesus standing before the children of Israel once again. And He speaks to them.
Joh 8:58 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I AM!
What was their response? They picked up rocks and were about to stone Him to death for blasphemy!! They knew that name!! They knew that it was the name that only the Almighty God had used. Saying such a thing was unbelievable to them...yet Jesus said it. He knew who He was. He didn't say that before Abraham, I was LIKE God. No...He used the exact same title that was held in reverence to God Almighty! There's no denying it...Jesus IS God!
When it's all said and done, there is nothing to add...no debate. Jesus declared Himself to be God and there are only two options at that point...you either except it and fall at His feet, or you deny Him and call Him a blasphemer.
I'm sure I butchered it, but that was about all I could remember from it...but it was really good.
Anyway,
Peace,
Bone
If you've got about 30 minutes to listen...I found the real audio of it...or one that is very similar. It's worth listening to. :clap
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/grace_to_you/