John 1:1-3 and 14, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. ...But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
Revelation 19:13, “And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.”
2nd Peter 3:5-7, “For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.”
The Godhead (Colossians 2:9 - all Scriptures are cited only from the inspired King James Bible) came to earth in the form of a human man (1st Timothy 3:16), named “Jesus” (Matthew 1:21). JESUS IS ALMIGHTY GOD!!! The Jehovah's Witness religious cult errantly teach that Jesus is merely “a god,” but not almighty God. They are oh so WRONG!!! Please read with me Revelation 1:7-8, “Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him (Jesus): and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Jesus is not merely a human man or a lesser god, He is an equal member of the Godhead (aka, Trinity). Yes, Jesus was 100% a human man, but he DIDN'T have an earthly father. God was Jesus biological Father.
The perverted Mormon religious cult strangely and errantly teach that God the Father had physical intimacy (carnal knowledge) with Mary, and that is how Mormons think Jesus was born into the world. They are oh so WRONG!!! Luke 1:35, “And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” It was by the power of the Holy Spirit, who wrought the divine miracle of Jesus' Virgin Birth.
The virgin birth is a fundamental doctrine of Christianity. No one is a born-again child of God who openly denies Jesus' virgin birth, after being shown from the Bible that it is THE TRUTH (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; 1st John 2:22-23; John 20:31). It is okay if you didn't know your doctrines when you were saved. Thankfully God does not require that we become theologians to be saved by faith alone in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26). I got saved at age 13 in 1980. I had never heard that Jesus is God. I didn't learn that truth until I was 18 years old, in Bible college. That is sad. Every pastor should feed his people, emphasizing Bible doctrine.
Very few people believe in Jesus' virgin birth. Case in point is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a famous Baptist preacher and falsely professed Christian. Mr. Luther's false profession of Christianity was merely a Social Gospel to promote his social agendas for racial equality change, et cetera. Dr. King denied Jesus' virgin birth, His bodily resurrected and His deity (that Jesus is God). King was no Christian believer!!! Martin Luther King Jr. was a phony! Albeit, Dr. King was a great man in his own right, and he left a legacy of some brilliant quotes. Since Hugh Hefner's (1926-2017) perverted ungodly Playboy magazine empire was under constant criticism from America's churches (and justly so), Hefner became a strong advocate for equal rights for blacks in the United States.
Consequently, Dr. King embraced Hefner's friendship, even doing an interview for Playboy magazine. Hefner was such a wicked blasphemer that he promoted FREE Playboy magazine subscriptions for all preachers. What blasphemy against the Holy Bible! Martin Luther King Jr. was interviewed by Playboy magazine in 1965, and then Jesse Jackson in 1984. Truth is stranger than fiction!
The Bible doctrine of the Godhead (aka, Trinity) is a “mystery.” So says the Bible in Colossians 2:2-3, “That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” It comforts my soul as a believer, to know that God understands that we humans cannot fully understand the Godhead. It is a mystery!
The Bible teaches in Deuteronomy 6:4 that there is only ONE GOD. Deuteronomy 6:4-5, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” Yet that one true and living God exists in three persons, each equal in every way, and yet uniquely different.
There is a damnable heresy circulating in many church cults today, called “Modalism.” This false doctrine teaches that Jesus does not have His own body. They teach that God goes into different “modes” (hence, Modalism). Modalists believe that when they die and get to Heaven, they will only see God the Father sitting upon His throne. But that is false! What saith the Scripture? Colossians 3:1, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” Clearly, God the Father and God the Son each have their own throne to sit upon. This proves that Modalism is a lie of Satan!
Jesus was 100% a man, born a human child (Luke 2:11). He was also 100% God almighty, incarnate in the flesh (1st Timothy 3:16; John 1:1-3, 14; 10:33). Jesus did NOT leave His deity in Heaven! Jesus forgave sin, as only God can do (Mark 2:7). Jesus received worship, as only God is entitled to (Isaiah 42:8; Matthew 8:2). The Apostle Thomas called Jesus “God” in John 20:28, “And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” Religious cults like Mormonism, Jehovah's Witness, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and Hara Krishan deny that Jesus is God. They are antichrists according to 1st John 2:22-23. How can Jesus be God's only begotten Son, having God's DNA flowing in His veins, and not be God Himself? That would be impossible! Jesus is the only begotten (biological) Son of God. Jesus had God's blood flowing in His every vein. What saith the Scripture? Acts 20:28, “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.” God purchased The Church with His own blood, that is, the liquid blood that flowed through Jesus' veins and was shed on Calvary's cross. When Jesus raised up from the dead and ascended into Heaven, He sprinkled that shed blood upon the heavenly Mercy Seat in the presence of God the Father. Hebrews 9:12, “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” Amen and amen! Thank You Jesus my Savior, my Lord and my God!!!
This is a helpful illustration of the Trinity
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