Daniel F Cates The Deity of Christ in John

I HAVE ADDED OTHER CLAIMS OF THE DEITY OF CHRIST FROM MEMPHIS SCHOOL OF PREACHING ND OTHER SCHOOLS. "Cates" will identify passages used. Others from the same group will be added..

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Cates: Jesus as the 'Word' illuminates this Gospel" (Carson 96) The word is an expression of a thought "The word and its idea are coetaneous ["of the same

God used His Word and Spirit as power: neither are additional God!

Psa. 33:6 By the WORD of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the BREATH [h7307 Spirit] of his mouth.

WORD: IS WHAT GOD SPEAKS D.  In eccl. Lat. as a translation of logos   verbum    ERō, whence eirō and rhēma, what is spoken or said;words, expressions, language, discourse, conversation,  Orally, by word of mouth

GOD AS HIS WORD OR LOGOS OUTLAWS YOUR RITUALS Theology.Logos.Mythos.Word.Versus.Music.html Logos, verbal noun of lego         Opposite kata pathos         Opposite music, poetry or rhetoric         Opposite human reasoning         Opposite Epagoge bringint in to one's aid, introductionAlurement, enticement, incantation, spell Opposite Pathos  A. that which happens to a person or thing, incide4.speech, delivered in court, assembly VI. verbal expression or utterance, lego, lexis       -Lexis A.speech, OPPOSITE ôidê -ôidê, 1.art of song 5. = eppsdê, spell, incantation 4. text of an author,  OPPOSITE exegesis [Peter's private interpretation outlaws exegesis] Arist.En1142a26

Psa. 33:7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Psa. 33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Psa. 33:9 For HE SPAKE and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

Matt. 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matt. 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
        I will open my mouth in parables;
        I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Psa. 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

GOD'S WORD IS NEVER ANOTHER GOD: WORD AND SPIRIT OR BREATH BELONG TO GOD.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

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God, then, having His own Word internal within His own bowels,
      begat Him, emitting Him
      along with His own wisdom [Spirit] before all things.

He had this Word as a helper in the things that were created by Him, and by Him He made all things.

HE is called "governing principle", [LOGOS] because HE rules, and is Lord of all things fashioned by HIM. HE, then, being Spirit of God, and governing principle, and wisdom, and power of the highest, came down upon the prophets, and through them spoke of the creation of the world and of all other things. 
(This was the Spirit of Christ, 1 Peter 1:11; Revelation 19:10)

For the prophets were not when the world came into existence

for not lightly and on slight occasion is it right to name God.
         For the divine WISDOM foreknew that some would trifle
         and name a multitude of gods that do not exist.

In order, therefore, that the living God might be known by His works, 
and that [it might be known that] by His Word God created the heavens and the earth, 
        and all that is therein,
        he said, "In the beginning [God created the heavens and the earth.In order,
        therefore, that the LIVING GOD might be known by His works,

The Son is not a LIVING GOD.
John 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

The Son did not SPEAK the whole UNIVERSE into existence!
Heb. 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Heb. 1:2 Hath in these LAST DAYS SPOKEN UNTO US BY HIS SON, whom he hath appointed heir of all things [universorum], by whom also he made the WORLDS;

WORLDS: aiōnas g165. αἰών aion, ahee-ohn´; from the same as 104; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)

saecŭlum a race, breed, generation 1. [select] The ordinary lifetime of the human species, a lifetime, generation, age (b). Esp., the lifetime or reign of a ruler:
C.  Like the biblical , aiōn, the world, worldliness (eccl. Lat.): “immaculatus ab hoc saeculo,

Plat. Rep. 6.498d For we will spare no effort until we either convince him and the rest or achieve something that will profit them when they come to that life in which they will be born gain¹ and meet with such discussions as these.” “A brief time² your forecast contemplates,” he said. “Nay, nothing at all,” I replied, “as compared with eternity.³ However, the unwillingness of the multitude to believe what you say is nothing surprising. For of the thing here spoken they have never beheld a token,⁴

Cates: A reminder of the voice from the burning bush in Exodus 3:13,14 and The self-existence and eternality of the GODHEAD Richard Bauckham’s Gospel of Glory recognized “seven ‘I Am’ sayings with predicates in John” and “seven absolute ‘I Am’ statements” (195) The bread of life (John 6:35,41,48,51) The light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5) The gate for the sheep (John 10:7,9)

GOD SAID I AM THAT I AM THE LORD GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB
JESUS SAID, I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE.

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CATES CONCLUSION, THEREFORE, JESUS IS I AM LORD GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB

H0WEVER, GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT IN THE PROPHETS PREVENTS ALL PAGANS WHOSE GOD WAS A FAMILY "FATHER, MOTHER [SPIRIT] AND SON.}

Is. 37:20 Now therefore, O LORD OUR GOD [Elohim], save us from his hand,
        that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
"Before Me there was NO GOD [Elohim] formed, And there will be NO[ Elohim] after Me." Isaiah 43:10
"'I am the first and I am the last, And there is NO GOD Elohim] besides Me." Isaiah 44:6
"Is there any God [Elohim] besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of none." Isaiah 44:8
"I am Yahweh, and there is NO other; Besides Me there is NO God [Elohim]." Isaiah 45:5
 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the ONLY TRUE GOD  [Elohim],
        and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 17:3
Jude 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares,
        who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men,
        turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the ONLY LORD GOD,
         AND our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude 25 To the ONLY WISE GOD OUR SAVIOUR God our Saviour,
         be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 60 SUCH I AM VERSES: I AM DOES NOT MEAN "I AM GOD" BUT IS AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE

John 5:43 I AM COME IN MY FATHER'S NAME, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Jesus never said "I AM."

Ex. 3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, 
        The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me,
        What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
Ex. 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said,
        Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

h1961. הָיָה hayah, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist,
h1933. הָוָא havaʾ, haw-vaw´; or הָוָה havah, haw-vaw´; a primitive root (compare 183, 1961) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence):—be, x have

Ex. 3:15 And God said MOREOVER unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel,
        The LORD [YHWH THE ONLY] God [ELOHIM] of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
        hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Gal. 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ;
        that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Gal. 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made.
        He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

g4690. σπέρμα sperma, sper´-mah; from 4687; something sown, i.e. seed (including the male “sperm”); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting): — issue, seed.

Gal. 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

MADE: g1096. γίνομαι ginomai, ghin´-om-ahee; a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be (“gen”-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being),

Luke 2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death,
        before he had seen he Lord’s Christ.
Luke 2:27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus,
    to do for him after the custom of the law,
Luke 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

NOT IN THE PAST

Luke 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
Luke 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel

THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN BEFORE THE PROPHECY

Is. 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

2Tim. 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

AM: sum

Cates:  Jesus shares the divine name(s). 

John 17:10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father,
        keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be ONE, as we are.

NO! THAT INDERSTANDING IS NOT WHAT HOLY SCRIPTURE SAID!

John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father,
        keep through THINE OWN NAME
        THOSE whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

Jesus was not named Jehovah. Jesus came by the AUTHORITY of  His Father.

Matt. 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sin

JESUS SAID:

John 5:43 I AM come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not:
        if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

egō , I at least, for my part, indeed, for myself rarely with Art., ton eme myself,rarely with Art., ton eme myself,

WHICH MEANS:

John 10:25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not:
        the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me

Isaiah 7:14-15 state that Jesus would have to learn to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

JESUS WOULD NOT BE IMMANUEL IN THE SENSE THAT JEHOVAH IS THE ONLY TRUE ELOHIM.

Is. 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
        and SHALL CALL HIS NAME Immanuel.

Thousands of people are named "Immanuel" and even "Jesus'

Is. 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Is. 7:16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good,
        the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

JESUS EXISTED IN THE "HEAVENLY" REALM WITH GOD BEFORE HE WAS SENT INTO THE "WORLDLY" REAM WHERE HE WAS ATTACKED.

Luke 2:40 vAnd the child grew and became strong,
        filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

Cates: 
John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father,
        keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be ONE, as we are.

THIS CANNOT MEAN THAT ALL OF APOSTLES WERE JUST ONE APOSTLE

John 17:8 For I have given unto them the WORDS which thou gavest me;
        and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, a
        and they have believed that thou didst send me
John 17:14 I have given them THY WORD; and the world hath hated them,
        because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT JESUS THE SON WAS REALLY THE FATHER!

1Tim. 2:5 For there is ONE [unus] GOD [A Single]
        and ONE [unus] mediator between God and men,
        THE MAN Christ Jesus;

Therefore, Jesus Christ is a Man and not a God
The Man Jesus speaks only what the Father Breathes into Him so they are unum, all together, unanimously, to a man, without exception: Of that which is common to several persons or things

John 3:34 For he whom God hath SENT SPEAKETH
        the WORDS OF God:
        for God giveth not the Spirit [Breath] by measure unto him.

monotheism: John 17:3 And this is life eternal,
        that they might know thee the only [monos] TRUE  God [theism] AND, Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Psa. 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, THE God of Israel, who ONLY doeth wondrous things.

Sōlus , B. In partic., alone, lonely, solitary, forsaken, deserted; without relatives, friends, etc. (rare; “syn. solitarius):
alone, only, single, sole (syn.: “unus, unicus, singularis):

Greek One God
monos     alone, solitary, only . monōtatos one above all others, made in one piece, II. only In partic., alone, lonely, solitary, forsaken, deserted; without relatives, friends,

GOD IS: ūnus  one, a single. BUT:

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

divisit populum unum 1. Adverbial expressions.
a. Ad unum, all together, unanimously, to a man, without exception:
b. In unum, into one, to one place, together:
2. Of that which is common to several persons or things, one and the same.
with one voice, all together, unanimously:

The Trinity -- Alexander Campbell

To understand the relation betwixt the Saviour and his Father, which existed before time, and that relation which began in time, is impossible on either of these theories. There was no Jesus, no Messiah, no Christ, no Son of God, no Only Begotten, before the reign of Augustus Cesar. The relation that was before the christian era,         was not that of a son and a father,          terms which always imply disparity;          but it was that expressed by John in the sentence under consideration.                 The relation was that of God,                 and the "word of God." This phraseology unfolds a relation quite different from that of a father and a son--a relation perfectly intimate, equal, and glorious. 1st. A word is a sign or representative of a thought or an idea, and is the idea in an audible or visible form.          It is the exact image of that invisible thought which is a perfect secret to all the world until it is expressed. 2d. All men think or form ideas by means of words or images;          so that no man can think without words or symbols of some sort. 3d. Hence it follows that the word and the idea which it represents, are co-etaneous, or of the same age or antiquity. It is true the word may not be uttered or born for years or ages after the idea exists, but still the word is just as old as the idea. 4th. The idea and the word are nevertheless distinct from each other, though the relation between them is the nearest known on earth. An idea cannot exist without a word, nor a word without an idea. 5th. He that is acquainted with the word, is acquainted with the idea, for the idea is wholly in the word. Now let it be most attentively observed and remembered, that these remarks are solely intended to exhibit          the relation which exists between a word and an idea, and that          this relation is of a mental nature,          and more akin to the spiritual system than any relation created,         of which we know any thing.

Cates:   According to the Fourth Gospel, Jesus shares his Father’s holy “name” (cf. 12:41)

John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,
        Lord, who hath believed our report?
        and to whom hath the ARM OF THE LORD been revealed

Is. 59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor:
        therefore HIS ARM brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
Is. 63:5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold:
        therefore mine OWN ARM brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

John 12:39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
John 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart;
        that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

EXTRA Cates: John 12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him

Is. 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

Jehovah us sitting on His Throne and SENDS His ARM or POWER.

Is. 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Is. 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Jehovah sent Jesus

John 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him:
        The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself;
        but the Father WHICH SENT ME he gave me a commandment,
        what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting:
        whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

EXTRA: Throughout the Gospel, Jesus is not only acclaimed as “God” (Jn 1:1),
and John 20:28 (echoing Ps 35:23 [34:23 LXX], which calls YHWH “my Elohim and my Adonai”).

GOD AS HIS WORD BECAME FLESH

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth

John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them,
        I ascend unto my Father, and your Father;
        and to my God, and your God.

John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

JOHN CORRECTED THE NOT-BLESSED THOMAS.

John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe
        that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God;
        and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Psa. 35:23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Psa. 35:24 Judge me, O LORD MY G0D, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me

1Cor. 8:5 For though there be that are called gods,
        whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
1Cor. 8:6 BUT TO US THERE IS BUT ONE GOD, THE FATHER
        of whom are ALL THINGS, and we in him;
        and ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST whom are all things,
        and we by him
AND:
Matt. 11:27 ALL THINGS,are delivered unto me of my Father:
        And no man knoweth the Son, but the Father;
        neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him

GOD'S WORD BECAME FLESH: JESUS MAKES THE WORD VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE:
Jehovah

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

GOD AS HIS WORD OR LOGOS OUTLAWS YOUR RITUALS Theology.Logos.Mythos.Word.Versus.Music.html Logos, verbal noun of lego         Opposite kata pathos         Opposite music, poetry or rhetoric         Opposite human reasoning         Opposite Epagoge bringint in to one's aid, introductionAlurement, enticement, incantation, spell Opposite Pathos  A. that which happens to a person or thing, incide4.speech, delivered in court, assembly VI. verbal expression or utterance, lego, lexis       -Lexis A.speech, OPPOSITE ôidê -ôidê, 1.art of song 5. = eppsdê, spell, incantation 4. text of an author,  OPPOSITE exegesis [Peter's private interpretation outlaws exegesis] Arist.En1142a26

EXTRA: Throughout the Gospel, Jesus is not only acclaimed as “God” (Jn  20:28),

THOMAS WAS TARDY AND LACKED FAITH IN THE WORD.

This was written many years later: doubting Thomas could say what he wished:

John 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand,
        and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

FIRST:  John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth
SECOND Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see;
        for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

Thomas was just plain WRONG:

John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

EXTRA: he is also identified by God’s proper name YHWH, “the linguistic token of God’s uniqueness par excellence,” along with the “corona of connotation” established by various OT ways of expounding God’s proper name (Kendall Soulen).

LORD in Hebrew is JEHOVAH.  However

LORD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT IS: g2962. κύριος kurios, koo´-ree-os; from κῦρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller;

JESUS WAS KURIOS BECAUSE GOD PICKED HIM TO BE THE MESSIAH.

JOHN CORRECTS THOMAS

John 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe
        that Jesus is the Christ, the SON of God;
        and that believing ye might have life through his name

Cates:  The monogenēs is called “the one who is”   I would suggest that idea fits both "the word was mad flesh' and monogenes, which Greek word, John used in connection with the incarnation.

mono-genēs the only member of a kin or kind: hence, generally, only, single, “pais” Hes.Op.376, Hdt.7.221, cf. Ev.Jo.1.14, Ant.Lib.32.1; of Hecate, Hes. Th.426

Hes. WD 376 The man who trusts womankind trusts deceivers. [375] There should be an only son to feed his father's house, for so wealth will increase in the home; but if you leave a second son you should die old.
Hdt.7.221 This was Megistias the Acarnanian, said to be descended from Melampus, the one who told from the sacrifices what was going to happen to them. He was dismissed but did not leave; instead he sent away his ONLY SON  [mono-genēs]  who was also with the army.

Cates:  John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
        (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

THE WORD IS WHAT GOD SPEAKS! WHEN GOD TAUGHT AND JESUS SPAKE HIS WORD IT BECAME VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE.

Psa. 2:5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,
        and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Psa. 2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Psa. 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me,
        Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

Acts 13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
Rom. 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Heb. 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

Psa. 2:8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

HOW DID GOD'S WORD BECOME FLESH??

Is. 59:21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD;
        MY SPIRIT THAT IS UPON THEE. 
                and WORDS which I have PUT IN THY MOUTH,
                shall not depart out of thy mouth,
                nor out of the mouth of thy seed,
                nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD,
                from henceforth and for ever.

GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT MOST OFTEN THAT "GOD PUTS HIS POWER TO DO OR SPEAK: GOD PUTS HIS WORDS INTO THE MOUTH OF JESUS FOR THE LAST DAYS.

H4151 MEANS WIND OR BREATH. BY ANALOGY OR FIGURATIVE A SPIRIT OR MENTAL DISPOSITION

OF is a preposition: the Spirit OF the LORD is God's own Spirit.  God's Spirit is to God  /  what man's spirit is to man: neither are additional gods or person

1Cor. 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?
        even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
1Cor. 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but THE SPIRIT WHICH IS OF GOD
        THAT we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
1Cor. 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the [GOD'S] Holy Ghost teacheth;
        comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

1Cor. 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Is. 61:1 The SPIRIT OF THE LORD GOD upon me;
        because the LORD hath anointed me to PREACH good tidings unto the meek;
        he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
        to proclaim liberty to the captives,
        and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

The Spirit OF the Lord is the LORD'S OWN Spirit or Mind.

Luke 4:18 The SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME
        BECAUSE he hath ANOINTED [g5548]
        me to preach the gospel to the poor;
        he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,
        to preach deliverance to the captives,
        and recovering of sight to the blind,
        to set at liberty them that are bruised
AGAIN THE STATEMENT IS MADE:

Cates: in John 1:18 (echoing Exod 3:14 LXX).

I AM IS AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE:  IT IS USED ABOUT 60 TIMES IN JOHN.  WE HAVE DISCUSSED THAT ABOVE

Ex. 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said,
        Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Ex. 3:15 And God said MOEOVER unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel,
        The LORD GOD of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
        hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

LORD: h3068. יְהוָֹה Yhwh; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; name of Go

John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I AM the bread which came down from heaven.
John 6:48 I AM that bread of life.
John 6:51 I AM the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I AM the door of the sheep.
John 10:9 I AM the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Cates CONCLUSIONS: THE "WAY" OF THE LORD IS THE WAY OF JESUS: THEREFORE JESUS IS JEHOVAH

Is. 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
        Prepare ye the way of the LORD,

3068. יְהוָֹה Yhwh; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; name of God:—the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

        make straight in the desert a highway for our God

JOHN IS SPEAKING HEBREW:

John 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
John 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness,
        Make straight the WAY OF THE LORD, as said the prophet Esaias.

THIS WAS THE VOICE OF JOHN WHO WAS NOT GOD!

THE WAY OF THE LORD-GOD IS A PATTERN AND MESSIAH WOULD REVEAL THAT WAY

John 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
 
John 1:24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
John 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him,
        Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
John 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
        but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:29  The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
        Behold the Lamb of God, [NOT GOD] which taketh away the sin of the world.

THE WAY OF THE LORD IS REVEALED BY THE MAN JESUS

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

THE WAY OF THE LORD IS NOT A GATHERING TO ABUSE WITH SERMON, SONG AND UNBIBLICAL FLEECING

THAT WAY
HODOS 3 .  method, system,  “hodō” methodically, systematically ,Pl.R.533b, Stoic.2.39, etc. ; so “kath' hodon” Pl.R.435a ; “tēn dia tou stoikheiou ho. ekhōn egraphen” Id.Tht.208b (cf. “diexodon” 208a). 4.  of the Christian Faith and its followers, Act.Ap.9.2, 22.4, 24.14.

Plat. Theaet. 208b Socrates Yes, but with his opinion he has rational explanation; for he wrote with the method in terms of letters in his mind, and we agreed that that was rational explanation. There is, then, my friend, a combination of right opinion with rational [logon] explanation, which cannot as yet properly be called knowledge?

THE ONLY PURPOSE
Method-os , hē, (meta, hodos)  Pattern II. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, Pl.Sph.218d, 235c, al.; m. poieisthai to pursue one's inquiry, ib.243d; “en tē prōtē m.” Arist.Pol.1289a26: hence, treatise, Dam.Pr.451. 2. mode of prosecuting such inquiry, method, system, Pl.Phdr.270c, Arist.EN1129a6, Pol.1252a18, etc.; “hē dialektikē m.” Pl.R.533c,

Mal. 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me:
        and the LORD, WHOM YE SEEK, shall suddenly come to his temple,
        even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold,
        he shall come, SAITH the LORD OF HOSTS

THE LORD WHICH YE SEEK: h113. אָדוֹן ʾadown, aw-done´; or (shortened) אָדֹן ʾadon, aw-done´; from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine):—lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with “Adoni-”.

THE LORD OF HOSTS WHO SPEAKS:  h3068. יְהוָֹה Yhwh; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; name of God:—the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

Cates 1: Perhaps most significantly, Jesus identifies himself as the one true God by means of a series of absolute (Jn 4:26;

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ:
        when he is come, he will tell us all things.
John 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee AM HE

Jesus didn't say "I AM God" but "I am the MESSIAH."

Cates 2: Perhaps most significantly, Jesus identifies himself as the one true God by means of a series of absolute 6:20;

John 6:19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
John 6:20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

Cates 3: Perhaps most significantly, Jesus identifies himself as the one true God by means of a series of absolute (8:24}

John 8:21 ¶ Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
John 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

Cates 4:Perhaps most significantly, Jesus identifies himself as the one true God by means of a series of absolute (8:58

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
John 8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.

Eidon  4.t o see mentally, idesthai en phresin "to see in his mind's eye,

Matt. 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Gal. 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Gal. 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Gal. 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith,
        preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Gal. 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraha

[ not yet checked]13:19; 18:5, 6, 8) and predicate (Jn 6:35, 41, 48; 8:12; 10:7, 9, 11, 14; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1) “I am” statements, which echo YHWH’s own self-identification in the Old Testament (Deut 32:39; Isa 41:4; 43:10, 13, 25; 46:4; 48:12; 51:12; 52:6).

Cates: 2. Jesus possesses divine attributes.
Rom. 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the WORLD are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 

THE SPIRITUAL WORLD

Mundo   to make clean, to clean, cleanse
         purgo  religious rites, to make expiation or atonement for, to expiate, purify, atone for, lustrate, =
         expiare, lustrare purgatissima ecclesia,” id. Doctr. Christ. 2, 16: “pietas,” i
1. Ceremonially, according to the Levitical law of uncleanness: “et purificabis eos (sc. Levitas),” Vulg. Num. 8, 6.—
2. Spiritually, from sin: “ab occultis meis munda me,” Vulg. Psa. 19, 12: “mundemus nos ab omni inquinamento carnis et spiritūs,” id. 2 Cor. 7, 1.—Hence, mundātus , a, um, P. a., cleansed, clean (late Lat.); in comp.: “quam sim ab illā peste mundatior,”

THE EARTHLY WORLD:

mundus    Like the Gr. kosmos, the universe, the world, esp. the heavens and the heavenly bodies: ut hunc hac varietate distinctum bene Graeci kosmon, nos lucentem mundum nominaremus, the heavens, Cic. Univ. 10: nam quem kosmos Graeci, nomine ornamenti appellaverunta. The world, i. e. the earth, the inhabitants of the earth, mankind (poet
d. Euphemistically for the Lower World, the infernal regions. e.  Esp. (eccl. Lat.), the world as opposed to the church; this world, the realm of sin and death, as opposed to Christ's kingdom of holiness and life

infernus , II. In partic., underground, belonging to the Lower Regions, infernal: “rex,” Pluto, Verg. A. 6, 106: “Juno,” Proserpine, id. ib. 6, 138: “sedes,” id. ib. 8, 244: “tenebrae,” id. ib. 7, 325: “infernas umbras carminibus elicere,” to raise the dead by magical incantations, Tac. A. 2, 28:

Psa. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the FIRMAMENT sheweth his handywork.
GOD:  410. אֵל ʾel, ale; shortened from 352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty
     g3068. יְהוָֹה Yhwh; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; name of God:—the Lord. Compare 3050, 30

CONTEXT:

Rom. 1:19 Because that which may be KNOWN OF GOD is manifest in them;         for GOD hath shewed it unto them. Rom. 1:20 For the invisible things of him [GOD] from the creation of the world are clearly seen,         being understood by the things that are made,         even his [GOD'S] eternal POWER and GODHEAD;         so that they are without excuse:
	The ONE God has HIS own POWER and GODHEAD. Therefore, GODHEAD does not mean THREE members of a GOD FAMILY
Rom. 1:21 Because that, when they knew God,         they glorified HIM not as God, neither were thankful;         but became vain in their imaginations,         and their foolish heart was darkened.
Col. 1:18 And he is the HEAD of the body, the church:         who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead;         THAT in all things he might have the preeminence. Col. 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the FULNESS of the Godhead bodily.
	BECAUSE: Col. 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all FULNESS dwell;
Col. 2:10 And ye are COMPLETE in him, which is the head of all principality and power WHICH MEANS Eph. 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,         that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. We are FILLED with the GODHEAD but we are not God.    GODHEAD IS GOD'S DIVINE NATURE. 2Pet. 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:         that by these ye might be PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE         having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2Pet. 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 2Pet. 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 2Pet. 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
	COMPLETE.  plēr-ōma , atos, to, A. [select] that which fills, complement, 6.fullness, full and perfect nature, Ep.Rom.11.12; to p. tou theou, tou Khristou, Ep.Eph.3.19, 4.13, cf. Ep.Col.1.19; tēs theotētos ib. 2.9; later “ta p. tōn theōn      g2305. θειότης theiotes, thi-ot´-ace; from 2304; divinity (abstractly): — godhead.          g2304. θεῖος theios, thi´-os; from 2316; godlike (neuter as noun, divinity): — divine, godhead   GODHEAD IS GOD'S DIVINE NATURE. 2Pet. 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:         that by these ye might be PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE         having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. dīvīnus of or belonging to a deity, divine of divine origin, divina facta, i. e., religious exercise, divine worship, sacrifice, etc 2.  The divine, that which comes from God,  3.  That which is under the sanction of a god; A.  Divinely inspired, prophetic, belonging to a deity, divine GODHEAD OR DIVINE NATURE INCLUDES THE FOLLLOWING 2Pet. 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 2Pet. 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 2Pet. 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

NEITHER GODHEAD NOR DIVINITY IDENTIFIES A GOD

Romans 1.20 ta gar aorata autou apo ktiseōs kosmou tois poiēmasin nooumena kathoratai, hē te aidios autou dunamis kai theiotēs, eis to einai autous anapologētous,theiotēs , ētos, hē,

theiotēs, e *A.  divine nature, divinity, LXX Wi.18.9,Ep.Rom.1.20, SIG867.31 (Ephesus, ii  .

2 f.l.for hosiotēs, Isoc.11.26, Plu.2.857a, and so prob. in Id.Sull.6.

II. as title of Roman Emperors, Orib.1.1.1, SIG900.23 (Panamara, iv
     hosiotēs, A.disposition to observe divine law, piety pros theōn ho. piety towards them,

WISDOM OF SOLOMON 118:1

9 - For in secret the holy children of good men offered sacrifices, and with one accord agreed to the divine law, that the saints would share alike the same things, both blessings and dangers; and already they were singing the praises of the fathers.

CREATION   G 2937. κτίσις ktisis, ktis´-is; from 2936; original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively): — building, creation, creature, ordinance.
    2936. κτίζω ktizo, ktid´-zo; probably akin to 2932 (through the idea of proprietorship of the manufacturer); to fabricate, i.e. found (form originally): — create, Creator, make.
    2932. κτάομαι ktaomai, ktah´-om-ahee; a primary verb; to get, i.e. acquire (by any means; own): — obtain, possess, provide, purchase.

Dīvīnus  I. of or belonging to a deity, divine “divina studia colere  divina facta, i. e., religious exercise, divine worship, sacrifice, etc Divine ORIGIN.
2. The divine, that which comes from God, nihil est divino divinius, Sen. Ep. 66, 11 3. That which is under the sanction of a god; a. By divine inspiration, prophetically: “plura divine praesensa et praedicta reperiri

John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man,
        then shall ye know that I am he,
        and that I do nothing of myself;
        but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
John 8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone;
        for I do always those things that please him.

Divine stŭdĭum , I. a busying one's self about or application to a thing; assiduity, zeal, eagerness, fondness, inclination, desire, exertion, endeavor, study: (b). A place for study, a study, school (late Lat.): “philosophum (se egit) in omnibus studiis, templis, locis,”

dīvīnē adv. with comp.
divinus, by divine inspiration, prophetically : plura praesensa. — Admirably, divinely .
Aeneas
dīvīnātiō ōnis, fdivino, miraculous knowledge, prophetic inspiration, foresight, divination : ut nihil divinatione opus sit: quantae divinationis est, scire, etc.: si divinatio appellanda est bonitas, N. — In law, a proceeding to determine who shall conduct a prosecution .

dīvīnitus adv. divinus, from heaven, by a god, by divine influence, from a deity, by inspiration : alqd factum: super ripas Tiberis effusus, L.: multa providi: illis Ingenium (datum), V. — Divinely, admirably, excellently : iura comparata.

believers are filled with the FULNESS of GOD but that doesn't make them gods.

Eph. 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, t
        That ye might be filled with all the FULNESS of God.

2Pet. 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:
        that by these ye might be PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE
        having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Cates:  He [jesus] shares God’s eternal and unchangeable being,

GOD:   John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
JESUS: Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see;
        for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Eph. 5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.


in contrast to temporal and changeable creatures (Jn 1:1-3; 8:35, 58). He manifests YHWH’s unique “glory” (Jn 12:41, alluding to Isaiah 6), abounding in “grace and truth” (Jn 1:14, which alludes to Exod 34:6).

JESUS IS THE IMAGE  OF GOD. GOD IS HIS OWN SPIRIT AND WORD BUT JESUS REVEALS

2Pet. 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness,
        through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

2Cor. 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

John 12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

John 12:44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me,
        believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
John 12:45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
John 12:46 I am come a light into the world,
        that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

Cates:  He has “life in himself,” just “as the Father has life in himself” (Jn 5:26).

John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is,
        when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
John 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself;
         so hath he GIVEN  to the Son to have life in himself;
John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also,
        BECAUSE HE IS THE SON OF MAN 

THE MAN JESUS OF NAZARETH DID NOT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.

Jesus is a divine king (Jn 18:36)

         John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:
          if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight,
          that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Cates:  who holds all divine authority in his hands (Jn 3:35; 13:3).

God gave Jesus authority!

John 3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God:
        for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
John 3:35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life:
        and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

John 13:3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

John 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh,
        that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
Matt. 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father:
        and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father;
        neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

Col. 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Eph. 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Heb. 12:23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Cates: 3. Jesus performs divine works.

JESUS NEITHER DOES NOR SPEAKS ON HIS OWN:

John 10:32 Jesus answered them,
        Many good works have I shewed you from my Father;
        for which of those works do ye stone me?
John 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
John 10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me,
        believe the works: that ye may know, and believe,
        that the Father is IN ME and I IN HIM

EN DOES NOT MEAN "INSIDE OF" BUT A PLACE BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.

gg1722. ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537); “in,” at, (up-)on, by, etc.: — about, after, against

John 14:10 Believest thou not that I am IN the Father, and the Father in me?
        the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
John 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me:
        or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
John 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.
John 15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin:
        but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

As the Word who created all things (Jn 1:3-5

WORD NEVER MEANT A GOD OR PERSON: WORD IS WHAT ONE SPEAKS

Luke 4:22 And all bare him witness,
        and wondered at the gracious WORDS which proceeded OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
        And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
Luke 20:26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people:
        and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace
John 4:50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth.
        And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
John 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

LOGOS was used by God IN ORDER THAT people READ or SPEAK that which is written FOR OUR LEARNING.

Logos  computation, reckoning 2. statement of a theory, argument, ouk emeu alla tou l. akousantas prob. in Heraclit.50; logon ēde noēma amphis alētheiēs discourse and reflection on reality, IV. inward debate of the soul, reflection, deliberation Regulative and formative forces, derived from the intelligible and operative in the sensible universe, Opposite to epithumia  A. desire, yearning, longing after a thing, desire of or for it, Theaomai :--gaze at, behold, mostly with a sense of wonder, 3. view as spectators Opposite Pathos  A. that which happens to a person or thing, incident, accident,  Moralizing Rhetoric Opposite Poiein to excite passion, Arist.Rh.1418a12; V. Rhet., emotional style or treatment, Opposite Enthousi-astikos , ē, on, A. inspired, “phusis” Pl.Ti.71e; esp. by music, Prose,  OPPOSITE -poiêsis, Id.R.390a; OPPOSITE -poiêtikê, D.H.Comp.6; OPPOSITE poiêmata, onomatopoeic word OPPOSITE  emmetra Modus   2. The measure of tones, measure, rhythm, melody, harmony, time; in poetry, measure, metre, mode: Mūsĭcus a, um, adj., = mousikos. X. the Word or Wisdom of God, personified as his agent in creation and world-government, Theologians are doomed to call God a liar or INCOMPETENT.  If God had wanted any kind of music in the tuneful sense He was INTELLIGIBLE But denied by C. Leonard Allen. mousikos kai melōn poētēs” 2. generally, votary of the Muses,  The Muses were the LOCUSTS unleashed with Apollon their "musical worship leaders." The Greek and Latin literature identifies them as dirty adulteresses http://www.piney.com/DocHesTheog.html [25] the Muses of Olympus, daughters of Zeus who holds the aegis: “Shepherds of the wilderness,         wretched things of shame, mere bellies,         we know how to speak many false things as though they were true;         but we know, when we will, to utter true things.”             ...and they bade me sing of the race of the blessed gods that are eternally,                 but ever to sing of themselves both first and last. pharma^kon 3. enchanted potion, philtre: hence, charm, spell, Od.4.220 sq., Ar.Pl.302, [Circe, Church, Corinth mother of harlots]  Theoc.2.15 The singers [Muses], instrument players and craftsmen as sorcerers in Revelation 18.

THE WORLD AS SATAN'S KINGDOM OCCUPIES ALL OF THE PHYSICAL EARTH. THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM OR CHURCH IS A COVERT OR SAFE HOUSE IN WHICH THOSE OF TINEY HEAVENLY ENCLAVE HOVER IN FEAR AND TREMBLING. God's educational assembly CAN NEVER BE LARGE OR POPULAR.

ENCLAVE:  a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.

Acts 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Col. 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,
        and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

Heb. 12:23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn,  [A silent and secret church of Christ]
        which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all,
        and to the spirits of just men made perfect

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Isaiah 4: 5 And the Lord will create upon 
        every dwelling place of mount Zion,
        and upon her assemblies [Invoco called], a cloud and smoke by day,
        and the shining of a flaming fire by night:
        for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Dwelling: 168. ohel, o´-hel; from 166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance):—covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Assembly: 4744. miqra, mik-raw´; from

Isaiah 4:6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat,
        and for a place of refuge,
        and for a covert from storm and from rain.

umbrācŭlum  ,  I. any thing that furnishes shade). I  Lit., a shady place, bower, arbor,Verg. E. 9, 42.— B. Transf., a school: “in solem et pulverem, ut e Theophrasti doctissimi hominis umbraculis,” Cic. Brut. 9, 37: “ex umbraculis eruditorum in solem atque in pulverem,” id. Leg. 3, 6, 14.—II.  A sunshade, parasol, umbrella, Ov. F. 2, 311; id. A. A. 2, 209; Mart. 14, 28, 1; 

First: A solitary place to protect the vines against the sun to dŏcĕo to speak to instruct a subject to moral humans in the umbrācŭlum
Second: eruditorum to eduate, instruct, opposite popular orato, in a solem or solitary place, and where "vines" are protected from the sun. “in his (scholis) Leisure given to learning, a learned conversation or debate, a disputation, lecture, dissertation, 1. A place for learned conversation or instruction, a place of learning, a school . The disciples or followers of a teacher, a school, sect:

A covert  sēcūrĭtas  FROM perturbatione, “securitas inaffectatae orationis,” quietness,
from Operosus , costs much trouble, troublesome, toilsome, laborious, difficult, elaborate , costly, sumptuous Temple, from  “carmina, [vocal or  instrumental music] ” elaborate, Hor. C. 4, 2, 31 “artes,” skill in constructing, profession as music, “rhetorica,” Quint. 2, 17, 4: “musica,” poetry, Ter. Hec. prol. 23: “musica,” music,  ars oratoris, oratoris autem omnis actio opinionibus,

JESUS DIDN'T SPEAK THE WORLDS INTO EXISTENCE:

Heb. 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners SPAKE in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Heb. 1:2 Hath in these LAST DAYS spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

THE WORLD WHICH JESUS MADE

WORLD: 165. αἰών aion, ahee-ohn´; from the same as 104; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future): — age, course, eternal, (for) ever(-more), (n-)ever, (beginning of the , while the) world (began, without end). Compare 5550.
 
THE SPIRITUAL WORLD
Mundo   to make clean, to clean, cleanse
         purgo  religious rites, to make expiation or atonement for, to expiate, purify, atone for, lustrate, =
         expiare, lustrare purgatissima ecclesia,” id. Doctr. Christ. 2, 16: “pietas,” i
1. Ceremonially, according to the Levitical law of uncleanness: “et purificabis eos (sc. Levitas),” Vulg. Num. 8, 6.—
2. Spiritually, from sin: “ab occultis meis munda me,” Vulg. Psa. 19, 12: “mundemus nos ab omni inquinamento carnis et spiritūs,” id. 2 Cor. 7, 1.—Hence, mundātus , a, um, P. a., cleansed, clean (late Lat.); in comp.: “quam sim ab illā peste mundatior,”

THE EARTHLY WORLD:

mundus    Like the Gr. kosmos, the universe, the world, esp. the heavens and the heavenly bodies: ut hunc hac varietate distinctum bene Graeci kosmon, nos lucentem mundum nominaremus, the heavens, Cic. Univ. 10: nam quem kosmos Graeci, nomine ornamenti appellaverunta. The world, i. e. the earth, the inhabitants of the earth, mankind (poet
d. Euphemistically for the Lower World, the infernal regions. e.  Esp. (eccl. Lat.), the world as opposed to the church; this world, the realm of sin and death, as opposed to Christ's kingdom of holiness and life

infernus , II. In partic., underground, belonging to the Lower Regions, infernal: “rex,” Pluto, Verg. A. 6, 106: “Juno,” Proserpine, id. ib. 6, 138: “sedes,” id. ib. 8, 244: “tenebrae,” id. ib. 7, 325: “infernas umbras carminibus elicere,” to raise the dead by magical incantations, Tac. A. 2, 28:

Psa. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the FIRMAMENT sheweth his handywork.
GOD:  410. אֵל ʾel, ale; shortened from 352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty
     g3068. יְהוָֹה Yhwh; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; name of God:—the Lord. Compare 3050, 306

Statement of creed: Jesus also proclaims the divine NAME to creatures (Jn 1:14, 18; 17:6, 26).
     John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

WORD IS NOT THE NAME OF GOD BUT WORD IS WHAT GOD SPEAKS TO SONS FROM GOD.

John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is  [NOW] in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

JESUS WAS BEGOTTEN BY MARY AS A UNIQUE BUT HUMAN CHIL

Gal. 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law

Because he holds all divine authority in his hands, he executes divine judgment, raises the dead, and grants eternal life to whomever he will (Jn 5:21-22, 25, 27; 10:18; 17:2).

Jesus predicts the future, revealing that “I am he” (Jn 13:19).

John 13:18  I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled,
        He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

JESUS WAS EDUCATED IN THE SYNAGOGUE. THEREFORE, HE KNEW WHAT HE HAD READ

        Psa. 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
John 13:19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
John 13:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me;
        and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Statement of creed:  Whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise (Jn 5:19), completing the divine work of salvation that the Father gave him to do on the cross (Jn 13:1; 19:3). For all the aforementioned reasons and others,

4. Jesus is worthy of divine honor. 

The Father “has given all judgment to the Son, that all might honor the Son, just as they honor the Father” (Jn 5:22-23).

John 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
        The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do:
         for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
John 5:20 For the Father loveth the Son,
        and sheweth him all things that himself doeth:
        and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
John 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.
        He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

Statement of creed:  Jesus is worthy of the same faith that is due God (Jn 14:1;

John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in GOD, believe ALSO IN ME.  [Also does not mean the SAME]
John 14:2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

  8:24; 20:31),
        John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
         the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,

        COMFORTER: g3875. παράκλητος parakletos, par-ak´-lay-tos; an intercessor, consoler: — advocate, comforter.
        that he may abide with you for ever;

THE HOLY SPIRIT COMFORTER HAS A NAME

1John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.
        And if any man sin, we have an ADVOCATE with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous

ADVOCATE: g3875. παράκλητος parakletos, par-ak´-lay-tos; an intercessor, consoler: — advocate, comforter.
        that he may abide with you for ever;

John 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:
        but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Statement of creed: As one who shares the divine name, he is “lifted up” and “glorified” as “I am” (Jn 8:28; 12:32, 41).

John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them,
        When ye have lifted up the SON OF MAN then shall ye know that I AM HE,
        and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

Jesus didn't say "I AM THAT I AM the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,"  Jesus said I AM THE SON OF MAN.

John 8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him

Statement of creed:  After Jesus’ resurrection, Thomas exclaims, “my Lord and my God” (Jn 20:28), a scriptural expression of covenant devotion (Ps 35:23). Though personally distinct from the Father as his Word and monogenēs, Jesus, according to John, is “one” God with the Father in every way (Jn 10:30).

DOUBTING AND FAITHLESS THOMAS SAID THAT MANY YEARS BEFORE JOHN WROTE HIS MEMORY. 

John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas,
        because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed:
        [BUT] BLESSED are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Jesus REBUKED Thomas! It didn't matter what he said!

TRINITARIANS STILL FORCE THE CREED "My Lord and my God."

JOHN WARNED YOU

John 20:31 But these are WRITTEN, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, THE SON OF GOD; 
        and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Num. 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

JESUS WAS NOT BORN AS EITHER LORD NOR CHRIST.

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Rom. 14:9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

Though personally distinct from the Father as his Word and monogenēs, Jesus, according to John, is “one” God with the Father in every way (Jn 10:30).

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

1Tim. 2:5 For there is ONE [unus] GOD [A Single]
        and ONE [unus] mediator between God and men,
        THE MAN Christ Jesus;

Therefore, Jesus Christ is a Man and not a God
The Man Jesus speaks only what the Father Breathes into Him so they are unum, all together, unanimously, to a man, without exception: Of that which is common to several persons or things

John 3:34 For he whom God hath SENT SPEAKETH
        the WORDS OF God:
        for God giveth not the Spirit [Breath] by measure unto him.

monotheism: John 17:3 And this is life eternal,
        that they might know thee the only [monos] TRUE  God [theism] AND, Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

From these four points and others, we have every reason to see that the Bible is unequivocal in calling Jesus ‘God.’ And thus, we should worship him not only as a good and great man, but as our God—Creator, Redeemer, Lord, and Second Person of the Trinity. Indeed, let us come to the Father, through the Son, by the Spirit, bringing him all the praise he deserves.

WORDS TRANSLATED "SPIRIT" HAS EVER AND CAN NEVER IDENTIFY A GOD OR PERSON..

H7307 RUACH roo'-akh From H7306 ; WIND;        by RESEMBLANCE BREATH,        that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation;        FIGURATIVELY life, anger, unsubstantiality;        by EXTENSION a region of the sky;        by RESEMBLANCE SPIRIT,                But ONLY  OF a rational being                 (including its expression and functions):— air, anger, blast, BREATHE, X cool, courage, mind, tempest, X vain, ([whirl-]) wind (-y).

G4151 PNENUM Apnyoo'-mah From G4154 ; A CURRENT OF AIR        that is, BREATH (blast) or a breeze;         by analogy or figuratively a spirit,                 that is, (human) the rational soul,         (by implication) vital principle,        mental disposition,         OR (superhuman) an angel, DAEMON, or                  (divine) God,  [God IS Spirit or Mind]         Christ’s spirit, the Holy spirit:—ghost, life,             spirit (-ual, -ually), mind. Compare G5590 G4154 pneō pneh'-o  A primary word; to BREATHE hard,         that is, breeze:—blow. Compare G5594

-Spiritus 2. BREATH of a god, inspiration: by a divine inspiration Ventus , i, BLOW; vatas, wind; Gr. root aw-, aō, aēmi,       to blow; whence aēr, aura, etc.; Goth,       to breathe; vinds, wind, B. Plur., PERSONIFIED as deities, the winds: te, APOLLON sancte, fer opem; teque, omnipotens NEPTUNE, invoco; i. e. of the plans, designs, id. Fam. 2, 6, 4: loqui est coeptus

God made Jesus TO BE both Lord and Christ so that He said My WORDS are SPIRIT. He made the prophecies more certain and the inspired writers left us a memory or THEIR PART. Peter said this eye-- and ear-- witnessed record is NOT subject to private interpretation or further expounding. Peter said that the MARK of a false teacher is one who does not speak that which is written for our LEARNING.

EVERYONE IN THE ASSEMBLY is SILENT AND REVERENT WHEN AN ELDER "READS THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN FOR OUR LEARNING."

1Tim. 2:2 For kings, and for all that are in authority;
        that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

g2272. ἡσύχιος hesuchios, hay-soo´-khee-os; a prolonged form of a compound probably of a derivative of the base of 1476 and perhaps 2192; properly, keeping one’s seat (sedentary), i.e. (by implication) still (undisturbed, undisturbing): — peaceable, quiet.

1Tim. 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
1Tim. 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved,
        and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1Tim. 2:5 For there is ONE GOD and one mediator between God and men,
        THE MAN CHRIST JESUS

SPECIAL WARNING TO THE WOMEN:

1Tim. 2:11 Let the woman LEARN in silence with all subjection.

g2272. ἡσύχιος hesuchios, hay-soo´-khee-os; a prolonged form of a compound probably of a derivative of the base of 1476 and perhaps 2192; properly, keeping one’s seat (sedentary), i.e. (by implication) still (undisturbed, undisturbing): — peaceable, quiet.

 

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