Jesus was a MAN attested/approved by God (YaHWeH) with mighty works and wonders and signs that God (YaHWeH) DID through him
and not ‘The gods are come down’
During a visit to the Vatican in 2016, the Audio tour #25 had this phrase:
Jesus Christ who works miracles to confirm his divinity
Often Jesus’ extraordinary miracles is seen as sign of his divinity by trinitarians.
Response:
Jesus himself said:
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
According to Jesus, any other human who believes can not only do the miracles he did, but he can do even greater miracles. So Jesus does not encourage the Trinitarians' argument for his divinity based on his miracles.
In fact, according to Peter, Jesus miracles showed him that Jesus was a MAN who was attested by God (YaHWeh) and not that Jesus was divine:
Act 2:22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—Act 2:23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.Act 2:24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
The explanation is very simple:
- There is only one God – Adam, Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, Jesus, Stephen and Paul were not trinitarians. All these men prayed to their God – YahweH.
- God did great miracles though Moses, God did miracles through prophets like Elijah and Elisha and he also did miracles through the Jesus the Jew and and also through Paul and other apostles.
- In verse 24, Peter bears witness that God raised the dead man Jesus
- The Key point is that Jesus was ‘THE MAN’ who was the approved man of God. Jesus on account of his obedience and worship is chosen as the ‘IDEAL’ man and example for mankind. Therefore God did mighty miracles through Jesus.
- Like Joseph was the Approved brother, so also the greater Joseph is mankind’s approved man.
- Jesus was able to do these miracles because God had poured his spirit on Jesus just as God had poured out his spirit on the prophets.
When Jesus performed the miracles, he gave the glory to his Father, but when trinitarians explain the miracles they take away glory from the Father
Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, (John 10:25 ESV)Joh 5:36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
None of the prophets or Jesus boasted or self glorified themselves – For they all gave glory to God. ...
So according to Jesus the miracles he did proved that the Father was with him. When Jesus or any human does these miracles it proves that God is with that person. The miracles proved that God had send Jesus, not that Jesus was God. If the miracles of Jesus proves Jesus’ divinity, then Moses should also be divine. Can a man split the Red Sea or kill the first born of Egypt? God did those miracles through Moses.
Can a man split the Red Sea? – Moses was God who came down from heaven?
Jesus, Elijah and Elisha did the miracles they did by the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus was able to do the miracles because he was given the spirit without measure and through that anointing of the spirit, Jesus could do exceptional miracles:
Isa 11:2 And the Spirit of YAHWEH shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of YAHWEH.Isa 42:1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord YAHWEH is upon me; because YAHWEH hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Jesus gives the glory to the Father, but can trinitarians do likewise?
Can you trust Jesus’ words?
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, the son can do nothing of himself.” (John 5:19)“I do nothing of myself, but as my Father hath taught me; I speak these things and he that sent me is with me, the Father hath not left me alone, for I do always those things that please him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, the son can do nothing of himself.” (John 8:28-29; 5:19)
Clearly trinitarian preachers are preaching LIES. They claim the son has power to do things himself, but Jesus claims otherwise. Jesus was a UNITARIAN and not trinitarian. Trinitarians have changed the gospel message and have changed truth to lies.
An argument made for the omniscience of the human Jesus is from:
Joh 1:48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Hence a trinitarian may conclude that Jesus was divine because Jesus knew who was under the fig tree without even being at that place.
Firstly, Jesus himself claimed he is NOT all knowing:
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Matthew 24:36 KJV)
Secondly, let us consider the miracles of Elisha v/s Jesus:
2Ki 5:25 He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant went nowhere.”2Ki 5:26 But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants?2Ki 5:27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow.
From the above passage we note
- Elisha had powers to be “ omniscient” (Jesus may have had more omniscient powers)
- Elisha had the power to heal but also cause Leprosy on Gehazi.
Though Elisha raised people from the dead he also eventually died like Jesus! No doubt Jesus was more powerful but both Jesus and Elisha shared a common destination – death (Jesus for three days only).
Since no one believes Elisha is divine because he did astonishing miracles (that only God can do) it is commonly understand that Elisha got his powers from God. So also it is easy to understand that Jesus also got his powers from HIS God.
Thirdly, witnessing the miracle, Nathaniel gave a Unitarian expression of faith:
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
not
“Rabbi, you are truly a member of the triune God!”
The logic of trinitarians are as naive as the citizens of Lystra:
Act 14:8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
Act 14:9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Act 14:10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.Act 14:11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
Barnabas they called Zeus
Act 14:12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.Act 14:13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
This is exactly the trinitarian theology, their thinking is as ignorant citizens of Lystra.
- “The gods are come down” – Trinitarians claim Jesus came from heaven as a human
- “the people saw what Paul had done” – As the citizens of Lystra declared Paul God, so also by the same ignorant logic and misreading few passages from scriptures the trinitarians have declared Jesus as being part of Godhead!
If Paul had not corrected the people, the Lystraians would be still praying to Paul.
Performing a miracle is an easy task for anyone possessing God’s power and faith. How much power God gives a person, is directly proportional to the miracles he or she can do.
The difficult part is for the one doing the miracles – weather to take credit for it not or give credit to God. Jesus, John and Paul, the prophets, Moses and all gave glory & credit to the Father!
The focus of Jesus and the disciples was not do do a miracles every day of the week! Miracles was not used as a means to show off power. They were used in a very controlled manner to give glorify the One true God.
To conclude and to repeat Peter’s testimony on the miracles of Jesus:
Ye Trinitarian, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a MAN APPROVED OF GOD among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know.
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Follow Jesus, follow also Paul, because Paul is an example of following in Jesus’ steps. For Paul also did great miracles because he also had God’s approval
1Co 4:16 I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
The goal of our existence is to gain attestation from God. When Jesus returns to Judge let us be found as one who imitated Jesus Christ, for the one who imitates Jesus has the Father’s approval on his head.
Do you see similarity between Jesus’ words and Paul’s? Jesus also appealed to the people to trust his words because they were received from God, just like Paul appeals to the Corinthians:
1Co 4:17 That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Let us then consider Jesus our “Supreme Example” – The perfect or “Ideal Human” in the sight of God. Jesus is our template! ... God is by the life and example of Jesus able to show the world how one aught to govern their lives. Adam is an example of failure, but the Man Jesus is an example of Victory!
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