Is Jesus God?

EMA, from your quote, i can show with just one scripture...jesus own words....how they are wrong.
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The difference is that JW's define Jesus as a lessor class of being, and we, defining the two occurrences of God identically, as an equal class of being! Our position is irrefutably solid and the only consistent one.What did Jesus say about himself?The Father is greater than I am. John 14:28
John 5:19 Most truly I say to YOU, The Son cannot do a single thing of his own initiative, but only what he beholds the Father doing. For whatever things that One does, these things the Son also does in like manner"John 5:30 I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative; just as I hear, I judge; and the judgment that I render is righteous, because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him that sent me"John 20:17 Jesus said to her: ..‘I am ascending to my Father and YOUR Father and to my God and YOUR God.’1Cor 11:3 But I want YOU to know that the head of every man is the Christ; ... in turn the head of the Christ is God"Matt 24:36 Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father"So how consistent are they really? They claim Jesus is equal with God, yet Jesus showed that he was not equal....he did not even have the same knowledge of God concerning the time when God would act.the trinity debate has raged for centuries and it will continue to rage because the teaching that Jesus is God has no basis in scripture. Never did and never will.

I wonder what they think about these scholars and translators who disagree with them?

Jesus, by the way, was the man who had His birth in Bethlehem. That was the beginning of the man Jesus. But as to the Son of God, He is addressed as God in Hebrews 1:8.

Heb. 1:8 and Psalm 45:6, "God is thy throne."
"But with reference to the Son: 'God is your throne forever and ever, and [the] scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of uprightness'" The New World Translation.In this particularly interesting verse, God is addressing the Son. The Greek construction of Hebrews 1:8 allows the text to be translated in two legitimate ways:"God is your throne forever and ever....
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"Thy Throne O God, is forever and ever..."But because of the Watchtower presupposition that Jesus is not God, they choose the first version, otherwise, the Father would be calling Jesus God and that goes against Jehovah's Witness theology. Yet, most Bibles do not translate it the way the New World Translation does. They choose the other way. Why? Two reasons.First, Heb. 1:8 is a quote from Psalm 45:6, which says,"Thy Throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy Kingdom" (All Bible quotes are from the NASB).In fact, the ASV, KJV, NIV, and NKJV all translated it as "Your throne, O God..." The RSV translates it as "Your divine throne endures for ever and ever," "but this is a highly unlikely translation because it requires understanding the Hebrew noun for "throne" in construct state, something extremely unusual when a noun has a pronomial suffix, as this one does...The KJV, NIV, and NASB all take the verse in its plain, straightforward sense, as do the ancient translations..."1When we look at the Hebrew, we see that there is no grammatical requirement for this translation, though it is considered to be the best translation by most translators. In and of itself, this is not conclusive because the context of this verse in Psalm 45 is dealing with a king which would make one wonder why he would be addressed as God. But, it is not uncommon for NT writers to take a verse in the OT that seemingly deals with one subject and apply it to another. They knew something we didn't. In fact, in Ezekiel 28:12-17 is a section that deals with the fall of the devil. Verse 13 describes how he was in the garden of Eden. Verse 14 says he was the anointed cherub, (v. 15), etc. But the context of this section begins with an address to the king of Tyre (v. 12). Yet, right after Ezekiel is told to write to the King of Tyre he then goes on to describe what the great majority of theologians agree with, a description of the devil's fall. So, we need to look at the context into which the writer of Hebrews put Psalm 45:6. He addressed it to Jesus. Therefore, Psalm 45 is a Messianic Psalm and must in interpreted in light of the NT, not the other way around.Nevertheless, the context of this verse follows:"For to which of the angels did He ever say, "Thou are My son, Today I have begotten Thee"? And again, "I will be a Father to Him, and He shall be a Son to Me"? 6And when he again brings the first-born into the world, He says, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." 7And of the angels He says "Who makes His angels winds, and His ministers a flame of fire." 8But of the Son He says, "Thy Throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom, 9Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy companions. 10And, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Thy hands; 11They will perish, but though remainest...." (Heb. 1:5-11).To say "God is your throne" doesn't make sense. What does it mean to say, "But to which of the angels did he say, God is your throne." What would that mean? Is God, Jesus' throne? God alone is on His throne and He isn't a throne for anyone else.Also worth noting here is verse 10: "Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Thy hands..." This is a quote from Psalm 102:24-25 which says, "I say, 'O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Thy years are throughout all generations. 25Of old Thou didst found the earth; And the heavens are the work of Thy hands.'" Clearly, God is the one being addressed in Psalm 102. It is God who laid the foundations of the earth. Yet, in Heb. 1:10, Jesus is called 'Lord' and is said to be the one who laid the foundation of the earth. This becomes even more interesting when we note that in Isaiah 44:24 it says, "Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, "I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, And spreading out the earth all alone." If God was laying the foundations of the earth alone, that would mean that either Jesus has to be God, second person of the trinity, who laid the foundation the same as YHWH did, or we have a contradiction in the Bible. Clearly this section of Hebrews is proclaiming that Jesus is God. Therefore, contextually, it is best to translate Heb. 1:8 as, "Thy Throne, O God. . ." and the Father call Jesus God.The Watchtower organization denies that Jesus is God. Therefore, it cannot permit any verses in the Bible to even hint that Jesus is God. That is why they choose a translation that does not best fit the context or overall theology of the Bible.

jaywill writes:
Whether or not these multiple Gods are worshipped is beside the point. The fact that they are taught is polytheism.Peg:
well even the bible teaches that there are many gods.... its not the teaching that makes for polytheism, its the worship of those gods that makes polytheism.Paul acknowledges two Gods here....The Father and Jesus.Paul at 1 Cor. 8:5, 6 writes:
Although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earthas indeed there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

jaywill writes:
Besides, to suggest that John opens his Gospel with a teaching of more than one God would contradict the Son's summary of His mission in His prayer in John 17:"And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You have sent, Jesus Christ" (John 17:3)Jaywill, i hate to break it to you, but this scitpure you've used shows us two, not one."You, the only true God AND HIM whom you have sent, Jesus Christ"

jaywill writes: Paul specifies that "Yet to us there is one God ...". The "US" is the Christian church, the brotherhood of faith. The "US" is the Body of Christ. And towards the church there is one God.The question I would have for you Peg, is are you part of the "us"

The New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967), Vol. XIV, p. 299 writes: The formulation ‘one God in three Persons’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.

Paul was speaking to christians in his time, the first century.

So Paul specifies that there is only one God they worship. So when you ask me if I am part of the 'US' I assume you are refering to the christians whom Paul taught, yes?

Yet the trinity God that you know of was not taught by Paul or any of the other christians in his time.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967), Vol. XIV, p. 299 writes:
The formulation ‘one God in three Persons’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.

So I can 100% answer yes to your question. I worship the only true and ONE God Jehovah. The God of the OT who was never spoken of as a triune god.
The only triune gods were hear about in the OT are the gods of Egypt.

jaywill writes:
Whether or not these multiple Gods are worshipped is beside the point. The fact that they are taught is polytheism.
Peg:
well even the bible teaches that there are many gods.... its not the teaching that makes for polytheism, its the worship of those gods that makes polytheism.Paul acknowledges two Gods here....The Father and Jesus.Paul at 1 Cor. 8:5, 6 writes:
Although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earthas indeed there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

Peg:
well even the bible teaches that there are many gods.... its not the teaching that makes for polytheism, its the worship of those gods that makes polytheism.Paul acknowledges two Gods here....The Father and Jesus.Paul at 1 Cor. 8:5, 6 writes:
Although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earthas indeed there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

peg writes: well even the bible teaches that there are many gods.... its not the teaching that makes for polytheism, its the worship of those gods that makes polytheism.Paul acknowledges two Gods here....The Father and Jesus.Paul at 1 Cor. 8:5, 6 writes:
Although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earthas indeed there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

jaywill writes:
Besides, to suggest that John opens his Gospel with a teaching of more than one God would contradict the Son's summary of His mission in His prayer in John 17:"And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You have sent, Jesus Christ" (John 17:3)Jaywill, i hate to break it to you, but this scitpure you've used shows us two, not one."You, the only true God AND HIM whom you have sent, Jesus Christ"

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So you should seek to be born again in your human spirit. But to do that you have to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior God.But you resist that because the Kingdom Hall taught you that Jesus Christ is the angel Michael. You are being deceived Peg.

jaywill writes:There is no limit set by Paul establishing that Christians AFTER the first century were NOT to heed the truths set forth in the epistle. That is your selective and arbitrary limitation imposed on First Corinthians to twist it to justify your polytheism.Of course. And Paul is still teaching us today if we are Christians and opened to his epistles. Are you saying that Paul is NOT a teacher for you ?

jaywill writes: It is quite ironic that you appeal to the Catholic Enyclopedia when you well know that Jehovah's Witnesses have so much to criticize Catholicism for.Would this Catholic Encyclodpedia therefore also be an authority for you on matters of Mary worship, crosses, Easter, Christmas, All Saints Day (Halloween), as well ?

jaywill writes:I don't know of any triune gods in Egyptian religion.

jaywill writes:But you resist that because the Kingdom Hall taught you that Jesus Christ is the angel Michael. You are being deceived Peg.

jw's have come to their understanding through studying many sources...including the catholic encylopedia. You can learn a lot about what is and what is not in there.When they even admit themselves that the trinity teaching is not from the apostles, so tell me why anyone should be inclined to respect it as an apostolic teaching??? Its not a bible teaching, its a false knowledge that the apostles warned christians about.

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