The Jesus Question

Originally posted by @chaney3
We can likely agree that He was a human man. After that, it gets difficult.

What is Messiah?
What is Son of God?
What is Word?

My answer, basically, is that I don't know.

He refers to God SO many times as Father (who He also prayed to), that it's hard to believe He was God, as many claim He is.

Do you understand the clear teachings of Christ?
Jesus spoke clearly and simply so that anyone can understand.

Read it
Believe it
Do it
Follow it.

Originally posted by @rajk999
Do you understand the clear teachings of Christ?
Jesus spoke clearly and simply so that anyone can understand.

Read it
Believe it
Do it
Follow it.

Clearly and simply??

How then do you explain such a divide amongst Christian beliefs?? If His message was so clear?

Originally posted by @chaney3
We can likely agree that He was a human man. After that, it gets difficult.

What is Messiah?
What is Son of God?
What is Word?

My answer, basically, is that I don't know.

He refers to God SO many times as Father (who He also prayed to), that it's hard to believe He was God, as many claim He is.

Why should other's answer your questions if you are unwilling to answer ours?

Originally posted by @eladar
Why should other's answer your questions if you are unwilling to answer ours?

I answered.
I said I don't know.
Did you read my post?

Originally posted by @chaney3
I answered.
I said I don't know.
Did you read my post?

See the last post on the previous page if you want to gain a basic understanding of the term "Messiah".

Originally posted by @thinkofone
See the last post on the previous page if you want to gain a basic understanding of the term "Messiah".

Yes, I read it. Thank you.

Now we're down to Son of God, Son of Man, and Word. None of which appear to be God.

Originally posted by @chaney3
I answered.
I said I don't know.
Did you read my post?

What about my question.

I am not sure is not an answer it is simply side stepping.

Originally posted by @eladar
Do accept that in John 1 Jesus is described as God?

"The Word"?

This is your proof?

Originally posted by @chaney3
Clearly and simply??

How then do you explain such a divide amongst Christian beliefs?? If His message was so clear?

Christians dont follow Christ.

Originally posted by @rajk999
Christians dont follow Christ.

Who do they follow?

Originally posted by @chaney3
"The Word"?

This is your proof?

Not my proof. Just asking you to define yourself by either agreeing with John 1 or disagreeing with it.

Originally posted by @eladar
Not my proof. Just asking you to define yourself by either agreeing with John 1 or disagreeing with it.

I think my OP was pretty clear that when I try personally to answer the question "who do you say I am", asked by Jesus, that my reply is:

Jesus, you sorta didn't make it very clear at all who you are.

And what about the name Emmanuel?

Originally posted by @chaney3
I think my OP was pretty clear that when I try personally to answer the question "who do you say I am", asked by Jesus, that my reply is:

Jesus, you sorta didn't make it very clear at all who you are.

And what about the name Emmanuel?

Immanuel--meaning a title, like many titles that were attributed to Jesus, though they weren't his literal birth name. Which is why Matthew pointed out in the verse, the interpretation of the title. "God with us."

Originally posted by @chaney3
Who do they follow?

The church

Originally posted by @chaney3
Peter's reply was "Messiah, and Son of God".

Neither of those is in line with Jesus being God.

What does that mean to you then?

Additionally, why did Jesus command him to tell no one?