cwnewz.com - Christmas Eve a so-called biblical expert proclaimed that Jesus Christ is not God on a National radio show discussing Bible truth.
The assertion came during the Dec. 24 broadcast of the Jesse Lee Peterson Show, as Peterson had on several guests, one of whom was "the Bible Go-to Guy" who emphatically declared that Jesus is not really God.
"You are breaking some serious news here on this program if you're saying that [the Bible says] Jesus Christ is not God," said a stunned Joe Kovacs, author of "Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told."
"It is serious news. And He is not [God]," responded the Bible Go-to Guy.
"I'm just reading it for the words on the page," said Kovacs. "I'm trying to get people to just look at the words on the page without throwing their own spin on things. The Bible says, 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.' I take that to mean the Word was God."
The Bible Go-to Guy responded, "That was a misinterpretation and it should have been 'and the Word from God.'"
He continued: "In Scripture, it says that the Christ is the firstborn of creation. And then also Christ said of himself, that of myself, I can do nothing without the Father. And God cannot die. Christ died. God cannot die. It's impossible. He has lived forever. He cannot die. So God cannot die and Christ can. That was his sacrifice to us."
"This is silliness. He came as a man to die, that was His purpose – to take on our sins," Kovacs shot back. "Jesus Himself created the world. The Bible says, 'without him was not anything made that was made.'" (John 1:3)
"Jesus did not create the world," said the Bible Go-to Guy. "The world was created through Him. That's a difference."
"I'm reading right out of the Bible," said Kovacs. "He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.'' (John 1:10) "This is stunning that 'the Bible Guy' does not know that Jesus is God. I'm more shocked than I was when I wrote 'Shocked by the Bible.'"
"Well, we have our own version of 'Shocked by the Bible,'" said the Bible Go-to Guy.
"Everyone is certainly free to believe whatever they wish," says Kovacs. "If people don't think Jesus is God, that's their own choice. But let's not pretend the Bible doesn't say Jesus is God, because it does. When the Bible says 'the Word was God,' it means exactly what it says. Jesus, who is known as 'the Word,' was and is God. Even Jesus' other name of Emmanuel literally means 'God with us.' (Matthew 1:23)
"The Jews of His day even sought to kill Jesus because He called Himself "I AM," the actual name of God. (Exodus 3:14, John 8:58)
"Other verses in the Bible clearly reveal that Jesus is both God and the Creator of the universe, including: 'But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands.' (Hebrews 1:8-10)
"And a famous Old Testament prohecy about Jesus makes no mistake about His identity: 'For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God ... ." (Isaiah 9:6)
The Bible Go-to Guy admitted earlier in the program that it was "eye-opening" to him when Kovacs informed him that at the night Jesus was born in Bethlehem there were no wise men present. He was also unaware that God sought to kill Moses shortly after instructing him to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. (Exodus 4:24) He did agree, though, that the Bible does not say Jesus died on a Friday or rose on a Sunday.
Hold on, the Bible says that Jesus died on the "preparation day" (John 19:40) and rose on the first day of the week(Mark 16:2-9; Luk 24:1; Jhn 20:1). Therefore he died on Friday and rose on Sunday. He rested on the Sabbath!
John 1:1-2, 24 says "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. 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."
I Timothy 3:16 says "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
I John 3:16 says "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."
These verses clearly show that Jesus is God in the flesh.
Christian Web News - Jesus has a way of getting right to the point, doesn't He? There was certainly no mincing of words, He came right out and said, "why are you fearful?" and then went on to say, "O you of little faith." You don't have to read between the lines to see what He was saying, they had little faith.
Christian Web News - Galatians 3:13-14. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree''), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
