Question 17: Why must He be true God?

 

Question 17: Why must He be true God?

Answer: So that by His divine power He might personally bear the wrath of God and restore to us righteousness and life.

Most churchgoers today equate Jesus Christ, the Son of God, with God the Son, equating faith in Jesus with faith in God. When they say, "Believe in Jesus and you will be saved," they see Jesus already occupying the position of Jehovah God. And they see a dualistic view of demanding the blood of Jesus the Son for forgiveness of sins. While churchgoers speak of the Trinity, they also use the term "God the Son," thereby obscuring the relationship between the Father and the Son.

The reason Jesus Christ had to become the Son of God was to save sinners. The fact that he was the very embodiment of God is evident even in Christ's predestination. This is a truth known to all church members. No one would deny that Jesus Christ was the very embodiment of God.

According to the doctrine of the Trinity, there are three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, but they ambiguously state that there is only one God. Colossians 2:6-8, "Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross."

However, he could only save sinners if he became the Son of God. This is because he had to redeem sinners and receive God's punishment. God is effectively punishing Himself. From the sinner's perspective, it's an unbearable scene. If believers continue to call Jesus Christ God, God will have no choice but to deal with them as a judge.

Mark 1:9-11 “At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately after coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’”

God the Father clearly states that Jesus is His beloved Son. Jesus Christ, who came to this earth for the first time, is not God, but the Son of God. He came to the world to save all people through the work of the cross (Messiah: Christ). Jesus says, "I do all my work on earth by listening to the Father's word." He is demonstrating his departure from the position of God.

When Jesus was tempted by the devil, he said in Luke 4:6-7, "I will give you all this authority and their glory. It has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if you worship me, it will all be yours." Satan is trying to make the Son, Jesus, recognize himself as Jehovah God and induce him to take the place of God the Father.

Before Christ came into the world, he was Jehovah. However, Jesus on this earth clearly demonstrates that he is the Son of God. When he came into the world, he came into the world as the Son of God, within the relationship of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

In Luke 4:8, Jesus answered the devil, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'" Today, most believers refer to Jesus as the Son of God, deifying him as if he were God himself. Jesus, the Son of God, is not God, but a human being (the Son of Man).

 

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