James wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:33:46 +0000 (UTC), Gemini_Styles{at}webtv.net
> (Gemini Styles) wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Some scholars believe that although Jesus was/is God and man
> >simultaneously, He did not operate as God on earth.  I would like to
> >know what everyone's take is regarding this matter?
>
> Hello,
>
> The Bible does not support the belief that Jesus was God. Rather the
> Bible tells us that they are two separate persons. You can see this
for
> yourself.
>
> The Bible tells us that God has always existed. Ps 90:2,
>
> "Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and
the
> world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God." (NIV)
>
> But that Jesus was created by God. Col 1:15,
>
> "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all
creation."
> (NASB)
>
> Thus Jesus cannot be God since Jesus had a beginning.

That is a good point, however. Christ is the bodily form of God, given
authority over all of creation. He is the image of God who is
invisible.

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Or:

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I have always found the JW view of Jesus Christ curious (like throwing
the baby out with the bathwater, so to speak), but conversely, I find
strict Trinitarians stating that Christ is "co-equal" with God not
quite right, either.

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