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Nov 1, 2013 16:34:28 GMT -5
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Nov 1, 2013 16:35:25 GMT -5
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Nov 1, 2013 16:35:58 GMT -5
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May 2, 2015 11:12:08 GMT -5
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May 2, 2015 11:14:51 GMT -5
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May 2, 2015 11:15:08 GMT -5
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May 23, 2015 14:22:22 GMT -5
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May 23, 2015 15:27:41 GMT -5
Post by Admin on May 23, 2015 15:27:41 GMT -5
#QUESTION: Why do Jehovah's Witnesses believe Jesus was a "Master Worker" working with Jehovah during the creation when Isaiah 44: 24 says God created BY himself ("alone") ? The bible never contradicts itself. Job 38: 4-7 indeed proves that God was not LITERALLY alone when he began creating the universe. Job reads [CAPs mine] Thus, prior to the creation of the physical universe God therefore created his spiritual family, including his son Jesus. Since we know therefore God was not literally alone at the moment of creation, when He asks " who was with me?" at Isaiah 44 verse 24 God cannot be implying no one was present at creation but rather that no one was EQUAL to him as being the initiator of that those creative acts. To illustrate: When someone says "no one was with me", it doesn't necessarily mean nobody was present but nobody joined them or suppoted them when they needed assistance. For example if a Union Leader suggests factory workers go on strike he might present his case and then ask "Who is WITH me?" He is not asking who is present but who is on my side ready to support this decision? Who will help me? Similarly, when someone says "I went through the whole thing alone/by myself" he is not necessarily saying there were no other humans present on earth or even aware of the situation but that he or she when through the experience in their own force, without drawing on or needing others for support. JESUS' ROLEWhile the angels WITNESSED creation and Jesus was used as a worker, the Almighty needed no one to ensure that his purpose be accomplished, he was "alone" in his position of initiator, designer and CREATOR of the universe. Jesus working for God does not mean God could not have achieved his aims without his son, since He (God) has unlimited power and resource, nor do we need to equate Jesus with God in a so called "trinity" to understand the verse in Genesis that states "Let us make man". CONCLUSION: The context of Isaiah indicates the Almighty is emphasising, not his solitude, but his power, unequaled in the universe and certainly unequalled before puny humans (see Isaiah 44: 24-28 ) Isaiah is not saying God was literally "alone", it is saying he created alone, that he drew on or called on no one else to create and God ALONE can take credit for the existence of the universe and all that is in it (See Ps 83:18 ). Further reading searchforbibletruths.blogspot.fr/2012/09/isaiah-4424-what-is-meant-when-god-said.htmlanswers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100222182159AAbL4cifosterheologicalreflections.blogspot.fr/2011/07/tertullians-exegesis-of-isaiah-4424.html
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May 23, 2015 15:27:57 GMT -5
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BABYLON
Dec 21, 2016 10:18:13 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Dec 21, 2016 10:18:13 GMT -5
CHAPTER 45- Cyrus to find doors open [45:1-2]
- Treasures restored[45: 3-7]
- Creator's rights [45: 8-12]
- every knee will bend down: Submisson
- every tongue will swear: Commitment
PHILIPIANS 2:9-11 “God exalted [Christ] to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name, so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.” NOTE: The same expression is found refering to Jesus in his God-given authority (Php 2:9-11).
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BABYLON
Jan 27, 2017 15:03:28 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2017 15:03:28 GMT -5
QUESTION: How is Isaiah 45:5 to be understood?Isaiah 45:5 reads "I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God" - NASB The context of this verse indicates That Jehovah is stating his unique postion as the Almighty God. Speaking Prophetically to Cyrus, the eventual liberator of the Jews, chapter 45 of Isaiah refers repeatedly to God's creative works: "I form light and create darkness" (verse 7) "I made the earth and created man on it" (verse 12). Obviously then the declaration “I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. With the exception of me there is no God.” (NWT) is drawing attention to the fact that no one can be likened to him in achievement and power. Just as the expression "there is none else" (KJV) or " there is no one else" does not literally mean that there is no one else in existence at the time the prophecy was inspired, "there is no God beside me" is not to be understood in the absolute sense that no other gods exist. Indeed the first of the "Ten Commandments" prohibiting the worship of "other gods" would be redundant if not other gods existed, since such a thing would be impossible. Further, Isaiah himself refered to the promised "Prince of Peace" as "Mighty God". So logically the expression "there is no other god" means that there is no other that can match YHWH's position as "The Creator", "the Almighty" the "King of Eternity". Thus the NET Bible presents the verse as follows "I am the LORD, I have no peer"
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Jan 27, 2017 15:09:10 GMT -5
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Jan 28, 2017 6:50:28 GMT -5
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Jan 28, 2017 6:56:32 GMT -5
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Jan 28, 2017 7:06:39 GMT -5
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