Proposition # 22: In Acts 13:1-5, the Holy Spirit acts as a Person. He spoke to the leaders of the church at Antioch. He instructed them, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” (v.2) Notice the personal references “to Me” and “I.” The Holy Spirit, along with the Antioch leaders sent out the missionaries. (vss. 3, 4) There are many other contexts in which the Holy Spirit is shown to be … Read the rest
Author: Orthodox Monotheist
Proposition #21 Is the Holy Spirit God?
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roposition #21: Acts 5:3 says that Ananias lied to the Holy Spirit and verse 5 says that he lied to God. So the Holy Spirit must be a Person in the Godhead. [1]
Response: Jesus called the holy spirit the “finger of God;” so the holy spirit is God’s instrument of activity, and the Bible associates God’s spirit with His power. [2] Therefore, the holy spirit should not be regarded as a person, whether as part of a trinity … Read the rest
Proposition #20 Did Isaiah See Jesus as God on a Throne?
Proposition # 20: John 12:41 says that Isaiah saw Jesus’ glory and spoke of him. This refers back to Isaiah 6 which opens, “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.” And in verse 5 Isaiah says, “My eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of hosts.” This proves that Jesus is God.
Response: Since one cannot literally see God, this sighting must have … Read the rest
Proposition #19 Joel 2:32 Proves Jesus is God?
Proposition # 19: Quoting Joel 2:32 Paul wrote at Romans 10:13 about Jesus, “All who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” But Joel was speaking about Yahweh. This proves that Jesus is God.
Response: Joel 2:32 was also quoted by Peter at Acts 2:21 while preaching to Jews who had not confessed Jesus as the Messiah. At this point in his sermon he had not yet mentioned Jesus; so his audience would have had to understand … Read the rest
Proposition #18. Jesus us the Creator of the Universe?
Proposition # 18: Colossians 1:16, 17 tells us that Jesus created the universe; yet in Isaiah 44:24 God says that He created “all alone” and “by Myself.” Therefore, Jesus must be God.
Response: The apostle Paul, the writer of Colossians 1:16, 17, certainly did not have the understanding that Jesus was the Creator. In his speech at the Aeropagus he spoke of “God who made the world and everything in it.” In closing he added,
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Proposition #17 Jesus was in the Form and Image of God–so he is God.
Proposition # 17: Philippians 2:6 says that Jesus “was in the form of God” and Colossians 1:15 calls him “the image of the invisible God.”
Response: If Paul meant to say that Jesus was God in Philippians 2:6 he could have simply written that Jesus ‘was God,’ and omitted the phrase ‘in the form of.’
What did Paul mean by this expression?
At Exodus 4:16 God tells Moses that Aaron “shall be a mouth for you, and you shall … Read the rest