"dell12345" wrote in message
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> Jesus is rightly called God (in the sense of Mighty God, not Almighty God)
> and only-begotten god (John 1:18).
>
> Jesus SHALL/WILL (Future tense) be called Mighty God, a position given by
> him by the Father. This happened after his resurrection. This is the name
> Jesus INHERITED according to Heb 1:4. So it is also right to call Jesus
> God (meaning Mighty God) at John 20:28 but this is referring to Jesus'
> resurrected state. But this doesn't mean that Jesus is the Almighty God
> because, at John 20:31 it stated "31 But these have been written down that
> YOU may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that, because
> of believing, YOU may have life by means of his name". The Father, IS
> ALWAYS the ALMIGHTY GOD.
>
> In this same chapter (20:17) Jesus said: "I am ascending to my Father and
> your Father and to my God and your God."
>
>
> The illustration is still valid, human judges at Bible times are called
> "gods". See Psalms 82.

Right on! The apostle John, as all Jews, worshiped Jehovah ONLY. John also
recorded the prayer of Jesus Christ. The idea of Jehovah bowing His head
in prayer would be preposterous. To whom, then, would Jesus, a Jew, be
praying? To the only God a Jew could pray without being stoned to death:
Jehovah! In his prayer to Jehovah, Jesus addressed Him as "the *only* true
God."

An interesting note on Isaiah 9:6: The LXX, used by first-century
Christians, did not say "the mighty God", but instead, said "megales boules
angelos" meaning 'ANGEL of Mighty Counsel.'



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>
> >
> >Stephen M. Adams wrote:
> > lsenders@hotmail.com writes:
>
> >
> > Gary and Matthew have been dealing with them. But, to point one
> thing
> > out, so as to eliminate your complaint, one point is so simple to
> refute
> > that even Calvin never taught it: Limited Atonement.
> >
> > According to the Scriptures:
> >
> > and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours
> > only, but also for those of the whole world. [ 1 John 2:2 ]
> >
> >
> I'm pretty much debated out today so I will say only this. Please find
> a copy of "The 5 Points of Calvinism" coauthored by David Steele an