60 QUESTIONS ON THE GODHEAD (Part 2)

16)  When God said, "Let us make man in our image", was He speaking to another person in the Godhead? No..(Genesis 1:26), (Isaiah 44:24), (Malachi 2:10)

Gen 1:26  And 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.


Isaiah 44:24    Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 

Malachi 2:10  Mal 2:10  Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? 

17)  How many of God's qualities were in Christ? All  (Colossians 2:9)

  For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 

18)   How may we see the God who sent Jesus into the world?  By seeing Jesus. ( John 12:44-45; 14:9).

Joh 12:44  Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 

Joh 12:45  And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 

Joh 14:9  Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

19)  Does the Bible say that Jesus is the Almighty?  Yes.  Revelation 1:8

Rev 1:8  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 

20)  Whom do some designate as the first person in the trinity?  God the Father.

21)  Whom do some designate as the last person in the trinity?  The Holy Ghost. But Jesus said that He was the first and the last.  ( Revelation 1:17-18)

Rev 1:17  

 

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear 

not; I am the first and the last:

 

Rev 1:18  I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

22)  How many persons did John see sitting on the throne in heaven?  One.  (Revelation 4:2)

Rev 4:2  And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 

23)  If Jesus is the first and the last, why did God say in, (Isaiah 44:6) that He was the first and the last?  Because Jesus is the God of the Old Testament incarnate.

Isa 44:6  Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 

24)  Did Jesus tell Satan that God alone should be worshipped?  Yes. ( Matthew 4:10)

Mat 4:10  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

25)   Does the devil believe in more than one God?  No. ( James 2:19)

Jas 2:19  Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble

26)  Does the Bible say that God, who is the Word, was made flesh?  Yes. ( John 1:1, 14)

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Joh 1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

27)  For what purpose was God manifested in the flesh?  To save sinners. (Hebrews 2:9,14)

Heb 2:9  But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 

Heb 2:14  Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

28)  Was Jesus God manifested in the flesh?  Yes   (1 Timothy 3:16)

1Ti 3:16  And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 

29)  Could Jesus have been on earth and in heaven at the same time?  Yes.  (John 3:13) 

Joh 3:13  And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

30)  Does the Bible say that there is but one Lord?  Yes.  (Isaiah 45:18 ; Ephesians 4:5)

Isa 45:18  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. 

Eph 4:5  One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 

RABBI: TEBOW SUPER BOWL WIN WOULD LEAD CHRISTIANS TO BURN MOSQUES & BANISH IMMIGRANTS

Posted on December 15, 2011 at 9:02am by  Billy Hallowell

The Tim Tebow debate took a bizarre turn this week when a Connecticut Rabbi wrote a scathing, Onion-like article for Jewish Week, a newspaper serving the Jewish community in New York City.

The piece, which was written by Rabbi Joshua Hammerman and seems more like a parody than a literal proclamation from a religious leader, claims that a Tebow Super Bowl win would lead to total and utter Christian-led chaos. And we’re not just talking angry football fans engaging in verbal outbursts — we’re talking mosque-burning hatred (among other purported antics)

Hammerman, the head spiritual leader of Temple Beth El in Connecticut, leads the article by writing, “I’ve got a Tim Tebow problem.” After setting the 24-year-old football player up as “a poster boy of the Christian right,” Hammerman says, “Now tiny Tim has grown and is on track to possibly appear in this season’s Super Bowl – on the field – and that is what scares me.”

As the rabbi continues, he claims that the game of football is more popular than even God here in America (a point that many Americans would likely debate). His semi-lighthearted words quickly devolve. “When you combine the religion that is football with the religion that is religion, the mix can be dangerously flammable,” he writes.

Of course, he manages to slip in some leftist statements about Republican presidential candidates as well. He writes:

When supposedly well-educated candidates publicly question overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change and evolution and then gain electoral traction by fabricating conspiracies about a war on Christmas, these are not rational times

 Here’s where a bizarre turn is made. Hammerman writes that, should Tebow win the Super Bowl, the faithful (i.e. Christians) will “do insane things.“ The rabbi goes on to explain that a win would ”buoy [Tebow's] faithful” and lead to mosque burnings, gay bashing and the banishment of immigrants.

Yes, that’s correct: A legitimate religious leader contends that Tebow’s open faith and a subsequent Super Bowl win would lead to violence and discrimination. Here were his exact words:

If Tebow wins the Super Bowl, against all odds, it will buoy his faithful, and emboldened faithful can do insane things, like burning mosques, bashing gays and indiscriminately banishing immigrants.  While America has become more inclusive since Jerry Falwell’s first political forays, a Tebow triumph could set those efforts back considerably.

This commentary was so startling that the Blaze decided to hold off on writing about Hammerman’s article until we could speak with him further to verify his views. Unfortunately, he was unresponsive to e-mail and phone messages.

On Human Events, JWF writes, “It appears this Hammerman is merely a far-left crank who happens to be a rabbi. He diminishes the good work of non-political rabbis and pretty much anyone of faith. He should be ashamed.” Many on the right, it seems, agree.

Even Fox News’ Bob Beckel, hardly a conservative, slammed Hammerman’s views:

Ironically, Hammerman writes a column for Jewish Week entitled “Hammerman on Ethics.” Yes,ethics. As of Thursday morning, it appeared as though Jewish Week had removed the offensive piece.

On his blog, the rabbi confirmed that the article was removed, writing, “The piece has been taken down and I apologize to all those whom it has offended. Some additional reflections will be forthcoming. Thank you.”

We’ll be looking forward to seeing what these “reflections” will include