Is God Human (or part human)?
Jesus is God? Some people say God is part human because Jesus is God. I don't think that's completely true. Let me explain why. Numbers 23:19 says "God is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of man that he should repent". Jesus used the term "son of man" to identify himself. (Lk 9:58 Dan 7:13-14) If Jesus was, as he said he was, a "son of man" then he couldn't also be God the Son according to this verse. Yes, Jesus is "god", but what does the word "god" mean? According to the Strong's Concordance the word "god" (#2316) can mean "a deity" as well as "the supreme deity" (God the Father). Jesus said to the Jews, in John 10:34 "Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods?". So, in this instance, Jesus used the word "god" to mean something other than God the Father. So with this designation Jesus could be considered a "god" (divine), but not "God" (the Son). Here's why: Jesus is said to of been "the beginning of the creation of God" (Rev 3:14), "the firstborn of every creature" (Col 1:15), begotten (born, brought forth) of God (Heb 1:5 "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee"), and having come from God (John 16:28 "I came forth from the Father"). So there was a time when Jesus didn't exist. He was brought forth into existence by God. This also is part of the proof that the Catholic belief in "the trinity" is false. If Jesus was part of the trinity then he would of always existed, just like God. But he's also said to of been "the image of the invisible God" (Col 1:15) which some have interpreted to mean he is the physical manifestation of God. But in light of the previously mentioned verses I don't believe that is what it is saying. You can't pick and choose between verses if you are trying to find an interpretation that doesn't need to turn a blind eye to some verses. To me it is poetically saying that people could see God in Jesus, like he was showing God to others, just like Christians are supposed to do. All through the bible poetic language is used. Any expert of the bible has to admit that. Also confusing to people is the fact that Jesus is called "Lord God Almighty" a couple times in the book of the Revelation. Why not? He could be considered by christians to be both "Lord" and "god" (but not God with a capital G). And he could be considered "almighty" since God created all things through him and has endowed him with his power (Heb 1:19). People have also misinterpreted Romans 1:20 because it says that Jesus' "Godhead" is clearly seen through the creation. Strong's says that "godhead" means "divinity". So that verse is not saying that Jesus is the head God. Keep in mind that our English bibles are all just interpretations, not the original languages. So we have to use the Strong's or Young's Concordance to understand all the words that can easily lead us into wrong beliefs if we don't study them (2 Tim 2:15). Why did Jesus pray to God the Father if he was one of three manifestations of God the Father? Was he playing mind games with the disciples? I don't think so. The bible portrays Jesus as very straightforward and honest. Why did Stephen, in Acts 7:56, say "I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God." If Jesus, also named by himself to be the "son of man", was standing at the right side of God the Father, then obviously he isn't God the Father. (also Heb 12:2) John, the disciple beloved of Jesus, said in John 1:18 "No man hath seen God (the Father) at any time". He had obviously seen Jesus, so he wouldn't of wrote that if he believed that Jesus was God the Father. In Luke 11:2 Jesus said to his disciples "when you pray, say Our Father who is in heaven...". Jesus was standing on the Earth when he said this, not in heaven. And he was teaching the disciples how to pray starting from that day, not after he died and resurrected. So he couldn't of been the Father. Otherwise he was lying about the Father being in heaven. But Jesus never lied. see my page on Jesus as "son of God" This page exists just because of one of many twisted beliefs that pastors teach their members from their distorted theology. It's ridiculous that I have to explain something so simple and so obvious. The pastors, who are supposed to be the experts, are just simpletons who are passing on the same errors they were taught, or are just going along with what is generally accepted as true amongst the Protestant churches. They are "the blind leading the blind" and "falling into a ditch" of erroneous beliefs. "Come out from among them and be separate and I will be a Father to you says the Lord Almighty" (2 Cor 6:17) "Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds (pastors) that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter." (Isaiah 56:11) "My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray" (Jeremiah 50:6)
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