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IS JESUS GOD?
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The person of the Godhead who
is our REDEEMER is Jesus Christ.
John 4:42 contains this: "They said
to the woman,
'It
is no longer be–
cause of your words that we believe,
for we have heard for ourselves, and
we know that
this is indeed the
SAv–
IOR of the world.'" "But our com–
monwealth is in heaven, and from it
we await a
Savior,
the Lord Jesus
Christ'' (Phil. 3:20). Read also Titus
2:10-14 and Luke 1:68-69.
That Jesus, the Savior, is YHVH.
See Isaiah 49:7 and Isaiah 60:16,
where He- YHVH- is
also
"the
Mighty One of Jacob." To be OF
Jacob means a son, or descendant of
Jacob- the Mighty One of aU Ja–
cob's children. Also in Isaiah 48:17,
YHVH is called the
Redeemer,
and
the Holy One
of / srael- the
One of
Israel who is holy! The same is ex–
pressed in Isaiah 43: 14: "Thus says
the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy
One of Israel. ..." Also note the
next verse (15): YHVH is Israel's
Holy One, Creator of Israel, Israel's
King. Now notice in Acts 3:14-15
that the Christ who was denied was
the same " HOLY ONE"-YHVH!
"But ye denied the Holy and Righ–
teous One ... the Prince of life"
(Panin). See also Acts 2:27 and
Mark 1:24.
Christ Was Davld's
Shepherd
Who was David's
shepherd?
(Psalm
23:
1.)
In John 10:11, Jesus said
He
was
the Shepherd. Open your Bib1es
also to Hebrews 13:20: "Now inay
the God of peace who brought
again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
the great
shepherd
of the sheep...."
Compare this text with
1
Peter 2:24-
25, which says: "For you were
straying like sheep, but have now
returned to the
Shepherd
and
Guardian of your souls." We also
read: "Tend the flock of God that is
your charge, not by constraint but
willingly, not for shameful gain but
eagerly, not as domineering over
those in your charge but being ex–
ampies to the ftock. And when the
chief
Shepherd
is manifested you
38
will obtain the unfading crown of
glory"
(1
Peter 5:2-4, RSV).
lt
is JEsus CHRIST who is coming
again in person as KrNG of kings to
rule, and to RESTORE. In Revelation
19:13 John writes: "He is ciad in a
robe dipped in blood, and the name
by which he is called is The Word of
God." "From rus mouth issues a
sharp sword with which to smite the
nations, and he will rule them with a
The Eterna/ Father is a Per–
son, and is God. Jesus Christ
is a diflerent Person and is
God. They are two separate
and individual Persons. The
Father is Supreme Head-the
Lawgiver. Christ is the Word
- the divine Spokesman.
rod of iron; he will tread the wine
press of the fury of the wrath of
God the Almighty" (verse 15, RSV).
And again in Revelation 17:14 John
writes: "They will make war on the
Lamb,
and the Lamb [Christ) will
conquer them, for he is Lord of
lords and King of kings, and those
with him are called and chosen and
faithful." The Great Shepherd wbo
is coming to RULE as King over all
kings is YHVH. "And ye my flock,
the flock of my pasture, are roen,
and
1
aro your God, saith the Eter–
na!"-YHVH or Christ! See Ezekiel
34:
11 '
30-3
l.
Now notice Isaiah 2: 1-4 and Mi–
cah 4:1 -4.
"lt
shall cometo
pass ... that the mountain [King–
dom] of tbe YHVH's house shall be
established in the top of the moun–
tains [kingdoms]"-ruling the wor1d.
"And he [YHVH- Christ] shall
judge among the nations, and shall
rebuke many people," and then
they sball have PEACE.
In almost every Old Testament
passage, the LORD YHVH- the
Eternal-is Jesus Christ. Clear1y,
Jesus is the God of the Old Testa–
roen!.
Summary
God is not merely one Person. God
is a divine Fami1y- only one Fam–
ily-but more than one divine Per–
son. Jesus Cbrist spoke ofHis divine
Father as Goo. Jesus said He was
the Son of God (Matt. 27:43; John
10:36). Jesus is called
God
in He–
brews 1:8 and elsewhere. All the
holy angels are commanded to wor–
ship Jesus (Heb. 1:6)- and none but
God may be worshiped.
The Eterna! Father
is
a Person,
and is God. Jesus Christ is a differ–
ent Person and is God. They are two
separate and individual Persons
(Rev. 4:2; 5:1 , 6-7). The Father is
Supreme Head of tbe God Family
-the Lawgiver. Christ is the Word
-the divine Spokesman.
So God is presently a Family of
two Persons - God t!'te Father and
Jesus Christ the Son. And the won–
derful truth is that human beings
may be born into this same ONE
God Famjly as distinct, separate
Personalities by a resurrection from
the dead. Jesus Christ was the FIRST–
born of many brethren (Rom. 8:29)
- having been born again when
God the Father resurrected Him
from the dead (Rom.
1
:4). The thor–
ough details of these awe-inspiring
Bible truths are freely given in our
booklet
Just What Do You Mean–
Born
Again?
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CONVERSION
Sudden experience...
or lifelong process?
How do you define the word
conversion?
An adoption of
religious belief? A " born–
again" experience? Contrary
to popular belief, the Bible
teaches that there is more to
conversion than a singular
event, a one-time change. In
the booklet
Just What Do You
Mean-Coñversion?
Herbert
Armstrong supplies valuable
insights o n the subject .
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The
PLAIN TRUTH
June
1977