Is Jesus God?

. . . . When I received the Holy Spirit in my soul, Jesus took all of these ungodly desires from me. . . .

. . . .but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected. (1 Corinthians 9:27 American Standard Version)

Please see the scripture below--see my comments below each verse in parenthesis:


John 14:7
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

(No man has seen the Father at any time John 1:18--but if you saw Jesus you have seen the Father because the Father is the Eternal Spirit--flesh cannot see Spirit but flesh can see the body of Jesus Christ) . . .

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things have been created through Him and for Him. (Colossians 1:1)

Frank Apisa said about the power of God in people: So...how do you know you are not deluding yourself?

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Frank Apisa said about the power of God in people: So...how do you know you are not deluding yourself?

Christianity WORKS mate, just like it says on the box, it's a concept that atheists and nonchristians can't or won't understand.
It's a POWER thing..

"Our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with POWER.."-1 Thess 1:5

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of POWER"- 2 Tim 1:7

"I am full of POWER, judgement and might by the spirit of the Lord"- Micah 3:8

"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world...they have divine POWER to demolish strongholds"- 2 Cor 10:4

"Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty POWER" (Ephesians 6:10)

"After Jesus spent the night in prayer,everybody tried to touch him because POWER was coming from him"- (Luke 6:12-19)

"And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed" (Mark 6:56)

"As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.
She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
“Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” (Luke ch 8)




And we too can "touch" Jesus by logging onto him to get a 'power download', just mumbling a few words now and again will get us connected, even if it's just "Jesus remember me", whenever we're feeling tired, lonely, fed up..

it is...believe it or not! It is simpler than you make it to be!

It is to the rational believing mind!

Frank Apisa asked: How do you know you are not deluding yourself to think that any of those Biblical quotations which you constantly spout...have any validity other than mythological value?
Hint for you also, Romeo: You cannot!

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Frank Apisa asked: How do you know you are not deluding yourself to think that any of those Biblical quotations which you constantly spout...have any validity other than mythological value?
Hint for you also, Romeo: You cannot!

Jesus was seen strutting his stuff by the entire 5 million population of Israel plus the Roman garrison, who do you think they saw riding into Jerusalem, the Lone Ranger?
"Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt” (John 12:14/15)

I have already thought about it and my conclusion is that indeed it is a simple concept!

Frank Apisa said: You have no idea of how many people saw Jesus...if anyone did. There may have been no Jesus. It is all guesswork.
You may be deluding yourself...and considering some of your posts, it seems more an more likely that is the case.

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Frank Apisa said: You have no idea of how many people saw Jesus...if anyone did. There may have been no Jesus. It is all guesswork.
You may be deluding yourself...and considering some of your posts, it seems more an more likely that is the case.

You think 5 million eyewitnesses made it up?

Your open-mindedness is commendable mate, but don't let it border on paranoia or you'll be telling us next that Elvis never existed..

Frank Apisa said: No paranoia, Romeo. I have no idea if Jesus (as a single individual) existed...AND NEITHER DO YOU.