Jesus says “the Father is greater than I” (John 14:28). That seems pretty clear cut. The key phrase in 1 Cor 3:23 is “Christ is God’s” It expresses the idea that Christ belongs to God, in the same way that we belong to Christ. There are other verses we could turn to but the principle [...]
Answers about Trinity
The Hindus had a Trimurti, which was a triad of three of their multitude of gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. However it is most unlikely that this, or any other pagan beliefs, had any significant affect on the doctrine of the Trinity. The doctrine is not taught in the New Testament, but was the outcome [...]
Hebrews 10:5 Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me;” In readings by those who believe that Jesus already existed in heaven (Trinity, Jehovah’s Witnesses) this is often taken to mean that God prepared a foetus in Mary’s womb [...]
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [1]. ESV footnote [1] Immanuel means God is with us Isaiah 8:8 and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the [...]
This is a fairly straightforward question. In any language there will be a word which describes “god-ness” or “being like God/a god”. In English we distinguish: divine a : of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god <divine love> b : being a deity <the divine Savior> c : directed to a [...]
No, God is not a Trinity. The Trinity is described like this: There is one God in Three persons,-the Father, the son, and the Holy Ghost. These three persons are co-equal in all things. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God, and yet they are not three Gods, [...]
Should John 1:18 read? “only begotten Son” (KJV), “the one and only Son (WEB) “only begotten God” (NASB), “the one and only God” (NIV, RSV, NRSV, ESV) The ESV has footnotes as follows: John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, [4] who is at the Father’s side, [5] he has made [...]
Did Thomas call Jesus his God? John 20:24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my [...]
The phrase “emptied himself” is an alternative rendering for the phrase in bold below: Philippians 2:5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the [...]
See Who is God speaking to in Genesis 1:26? That answer deals more simply with these two verses: Gen 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock [...]
