Christ’s Superiority
1 04 2008A recent study in the New Testament book of ‘Hebrews’ has given rise to consideration of why anyone should accept Christ as superior to other religious leaders and their teachings and beliefs.
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I am not wise and otherwise let me put it this way:
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Sulochanosho, your quote is false/erroneous. Scripture is clear on Christ’s identity and his awareness and acknowledgement of such.
Phil 2:5-6
Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped
John 10:25-30
So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “… I and the Father are one.”
What I say may be my biased speculations and guessing. But onething is to be understood the words are to be read ‘between the line’ - this is more true with the religious scripts. We can not just ‘eat’ the words. The ‘context’ and ‘intent’ of the saying is more importnat than merely reading the contents or merely taking the dictionary meaning of the words stated there - this applies more with the spiritual and religious utterances or sayings. If they are really one, why there are two words - ’son’ and ‘father’ - simple logic. The same sentence may be interpreted in an infinite number of ways: that’s the amazing capacity of our ‘mind’ or the so called ‘intelligence’.
Anyway I have nothing to contradict with the sincere view expressed in this post here. We may view the same quote differently - that’s the paradox. Words are utter failure to say ‘that’ which is beyond words.
May Jesus bless all and may peace be there on this beautiful planet Earth.
Thanks for dropping by again Sulochanosho. Much has been written, discussed and debated in the last 2000 years or so on the use of terms “Son” & “Father” in relation to the person of God. How else do we express and understand truth without words? That is why Christ incarnate is denoted as the “Word of God” … and the Word was (imperfect tense - so has an ongoing permanent status) and always will be God. You can’t apply “logic” on one hand to deny the unity of the Godhead and than say that a more subjective approach “read between the lines” also defends your viewpoint - its inconsistent - not a paradox. By using the “context” of the text and the broader intent of the author a clear statement such as “I and the Father are one” needs no further speculation. Our intelligence and understanding is fallible and finite whereas God is infinte and we should be careful not to try and limit God to the bounds of our own understanding and limitations becasue we don’t agree or understand the nature of His triune Godhead.
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I have noted albyg’s view with all respect. And let me add a small line:
With our finite language whatever we express is bound to remain full of contradictions and paradoxes only and we miss the here and now paradise - our own LIFE, the greatest gift og God or this Existence. Thanks.