Thomas has every right to say that Jesus is his Lord, since Jesus is a representative of God. A representative of God knows God's will. Since such a representative knows God's will, such a representative should be given the same respect as that of the Supreme Lord.
And No...dli ko INC. Jesus is divine in a sense, divine in which he is the perfect example of what a Servant of God is.
Since you are quoting the Bible, let me quote this verse as well which would point out the following:
"And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape." John 5:37
The Key word there is the word "sent". If Jesus was truly the Almighty Father, then why does he say someone SENT him? If he were God, then he would have no equal, or that nobody is above him. If he was sent, then that means he is not the Supreme. Yet he said he was SENT? Does God send God to do his will? If he was sent, who sent him? Jesus is no ordinary man, his divinity resides in the fact the he is a confidential servant of God. A person that truly loves the Supreme Lord is no ordinary man. When I speak of loving the Supreme Lord, I mean unconditional love, not like what the modern day priests and evangelists do. They "love" God because they expect something in return (i.e good health, food on the table, etc), when this is not true love. True, unconditional love is when you want to please the one you love without expecting something in return or without any hidden agenda. Rarely have I heard anyone pray in this way: "My dear Lord, please let me know how I can be pleasing to you. I do not care whether or not I get something in return, I only wish to be pleasing to you and to be in your loving service, life after life."
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Thomas has every right to say that Jesus is his lord but how about the word my God? Why didn't you include it? Does he have right to say it too?Thomas has every right to say that Jesus is his Lord, since Jesus is a representative of God. A representative of God knows God's will. Since such a representative knows God's will, such a representative should be given the same respect as that of the Supreme Lord.
This is common mistake if you do not study the whole context of John's Gospel. In fact John's introduction put more emphasis on the word "Logos" or "Word" as he explicitly mentioned that Jesus is the incarnation of the logos."And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape." John 5:37
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,[a] who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.
Now let us further examine it;
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it
Part tan awa ayo ang "word" or "Logos" mao ray meaning. Even St. John said that the Logos or the word is Jesus.
As the Logos, Jesus Christ is God in self-revelation and redemption . He is God to the extent that he can be present to man and knowable to man. The Logos is God,[Jn 1:1] . Yet the Logos is in some sense distinguishable from God, for "the Logos was with God."[Jn 1:1] God and the Logos are not two beings, and yet they are also not simply identical. ... The Logos is God active in creation, revelation, and redemption.
Tan awa part mao nay purpose sa imong gisulte nga key word nga sent. Kay gipadala sya para moluwas sa kasal anan. Now naa bay tawo lamang nga makaluwas sa sala sa kalibutan. Even the bible tells us that The reason Jesus came to Earth was to give his life as a "ransom." - (Mat 20:28 "even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16. Now examine the word "logos" again that Jesus is really a God in the flesh.
Nganong si John motuo nga si Jesus maoy God nya ikaw dili?
Jesus has a different impact on each of our lives...
i heartily believe on this bro. In fact, the Holy Spirit truly change lives. Let's keep the faith and pray always to God that he will strengthen us.
YouTube - What does it Mean to be Human?
Jesus Christ is one of the most influential persons in human history.
I think he is the only person who did something that transcends human capacity. He is both God and man in his nature. what do u think bro?
YouTube - Ravi Zacharias - The Existence of God - Jesus Revealing God
this evangelist has a great influence to the brilliant minds of our times.
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