Romans 14:11 ....'As surely as I live,' says the Lord,
'every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.
I'm still thinking about the Trinity. (See previous posts if you are interested: Jesus, Son of God - Trinity and Jesus and the Holy Spirit) I think the "problem" if Jesus is NOT God is whether we worship and praise Him or not. If Jesus is not God, we'd be worshiping more than one God, something that God strongly disapproves. I had this verse...at least part of it... in my head to get rid of this dilemma. I was thinking that Jesus said, "every knee will bow before me", but he didn't. God did in the Old Testament.
Jesus himself said he was the Messiah or the Christ, or rather confirmed it when others said it. (See John 4:24-26, Matthew 16:15, Mark 8:29, and Luke 9:20) But those terms Christ and Messiah mean anointed one.
Jesus said in John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:1 "In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom..." I think these verses tell a powerful message. Jesus will be the "gatekeeper" if you will. We each will have to pass by Him to get to our final destination. Believers. Non-believers. Muslims. Jews. Buddhists. Atheists. Everyone. I'm thinking that is pretty powerful reason to follow him. I just don't know about the praise and worship part.
But back to my original thought. Jesus could very well be part of God, just as the Holy Spirit can be. God is all powerful and all creative. He can do absolutely ANYTHING He wants. I also believe that if I am not supposed to worship Jesus as part of God, God will let me know, probably through the Holy Spirit. He won't let me continue to do what is evil in His sight. Especially since I strive to obey.
Thank You Jesus for being who you are. Thank you God for rebuking me when necessary. I love you and want to be your good and obedient servant. Help me. Amen.
'every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.
I'm still thinking about the Trinity. (See previous posts if you are interested: Jesus, Son of God - Trinity and Jesus and the Holy Spirit) I think the "problem" if Jesus is NOT God is whether we worship and praise Him or not. If Jesus is not God, we'd be worshiping more than one God, something that God strongly disapproves. I had this verse...at least part of it... in my head to get rid of this dilemma. I was thinking that Jesus said, "every knee will bow before me", but he didn't. God did in the Old Testament.
Jesus himself said he was the Messiah or the Christ, or rather confirmed it when others said it. (See John 4:24-26, Matthew 16:15, Mark 8:29, and Luke 9:20) But those terms Christ and Messiah mean anointed one.
Jesus said in John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:1 "In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom..." I think these verses tell a powerful message. Jesus will be the "gatekeeper" if you will. We each will have to pass by Him to get to our final destination. Believers. Non-believers. Muslims. Jews. Buddhists. Atheists. Everyone. I'm thinking that is pretty powerful reason to follow him. I just don't know about the praise and worship part.
But back to my original thought. Jesus could very well be part of God, just as the Holy Spirit can be. God is all powerful and all creative. He can do absolutely ANYTHING He wants. I also believe that if I am not supposed to worship Jesus as part of God, God will let me know, probably through the Holy Spirit. He won't let me continue to do what is evil in His sight. Especially since I strive to obey.
Thank You Jesus for being who you are. Thank you God for rebuking me when necessary. I love you and want to be your good and obedient servant. Help me. Amen.
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