The Second Man
I agree Jesus is our Lord from heaven, meaning that he came from God, and that is great news. It is the reason why he is called the Son of God. His Father is our Father, and his God is our God, because he himself is not the Father. We have only one Father. Jesus is our Lord and savior because God our Savior sent him to be one for us. The Father gave him.
John 3:2
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 16:29-33
His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
31Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Jesus our Master called them "brethren" in Matthew 23:8-9, and he said one is your Father, which is in heaven. He said this while he was on the earth talking to them.
John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
The Father is called the Father for a reason. He is the FATHER.
The verse said this:
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
There is an extremely important comparison being made in 1 Corinthians 15:47. It should be considered in your interpretation.
The first part of the verse says:"The first man is of the earth, earthy;"
Here are some sure facts about Adam:
1.Adam was the son of God. God created him directly. (Luke 3:38)
2.Adam was created from the dust of the earth, and through him came sin.
3.He is from the earth, earthly.
4.By Adam there came sin.
5.Last but not least Adam was human.. Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Here are some sure facts about Jesus Christ our Lord:
1.Jesus was/is the Son of God. God created him directly. (Luke 1:35)
2.Jesus was not created from the earth, like Adam was. Jesus was actually begotten, made of a woman.
God was/is his Father (as Luke 1:35 demonstrates beautifully).
Yes God's only BEGOTTEN Son. He is definitely unique.
3.Jesus was human, except now there is a difference. Jesus was OBEDIENT to the Father unlike ADAM who was the human that brought sin. (John 15:10)
4.By Jesus came eternal life.(Romans 5:21)
5.God raised the human Jesus from the dead. God has highly exalted him and given him a name that is above every name, and there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. He is our High Priest that continues always saving those that come to God by him. Jesus is the head of the body, which is the church.
There is a reason why Adam is called the first man and Jesus our Lord Messiah is called the second man, as you may notice in the above comparisons.
The phraseology of "son of God" consistently is used in regards to beings that are not God, the Father in scriptures. Because the Father is not a son, but the Father.
1.Adam was the son of God. God created him directly. (Luke 3:38)
2.Adam was created from the dust of the earth, and through him came sin.
3.He is from the earth, earthly.
4.By Adam there came sin.
5.Last but not least Adam was human.. Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Here are some sure facts about Jesus Christ our Lord:
1.Jesus was/is the Son of God. God created him directly. (Luke 1:35)
2.Jesus was not created from the earth, like Adam was. Jesus was actually begotten, made of a woman.
God was/is his Father (as Luke 1:35 demonstrates beautifully).
Yes God's only BEGOTTEN Son. He is definitely unique.
3.Jesus was human, except now there is a difference. Jesus was OBEDIENT to the Father unlike ADAM who was the human that brought sin. (John 15:10)
4.By Jesus came eternal life.(Romans 5:21)
5.God raised the human Jesus from the dead. God has highly exalted him and given him a name that is above every name, and there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. He is our High Priest that continues always saving those that come to God by him. Jesus is the head of the body, which is the church.
1 John 3:2
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Yes God, He is the God of all. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, He has begotten us again into a lively hope, since through the first man came sin! Now we have the beautiful hope of resurrection of life by the second man. We can be joint-heirs with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord!! That is extremely good news beyond reason!!!
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
God is not heir to anything, because God is the Father, the only true God. God is not Christ, and Christ is not God. Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God. God was in Christ yes. God was not Christ himself. It does not mean that God himself was contained in Christ the man. The Father of Jesus, and our Father, was in heaven and is in heaven. I know that "God was in Christ" does not mean that Jesus was literally God, his Father, the only true God, because..
Even so Peter wasn't thinking Jesus was God in Acts 2. He said Jesus was a man approved of God.
There are many traditions in the world today. But is the doctrine you are teaching found to be taught in the scriptures? If you are of the Oneness faith is there a passage that says that Jesus and his Father are the one God, or that Jesus and his Father are one individual/being? If you are of the faith that teaches the Doctrine of the Trinity where is it in the scriptures that states that the three persons of the Trinity are the one true God? Which passage states that God is ONE group of three persons (Trinity)? If your tradition is a new one? There might be an issue. Paul said this: 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Should they have been expecting a new revelation? Where did Paul or anyone else specify this? Paul says: 2 Thessalonians 1:2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:3 says: That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
