How To Get To Heaven When You Die

[Paddington]

Jesus Christ IS God

There are some religions out there that believe and teach that Jesus Christ is not God. Some teach that He is a god, but not thee God. I am going to demonstrate through the word of God that He is God and created all things.

Jesus’s name “Immanuel” LITERALLY means “God with us”

Mt 1:23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

Isa 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

He always existed (from everlasting):

Mic 5:2 (NKJV) "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, [Though] you are little among the thousands of Judah, [Yet] out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth [are] from of old, From everlasting."

This prophecy is of Christ's first comming. His Goings forth have been from everlasting because Christ Jesus is God.

Jesus Christ is one with the Father. He is God.

Joh 14:8 Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'? "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. "Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one God:

1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.

Jesus declares Himself to be the great I AM of the Old Testiment. I AM is God's Name

Joh 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."

I am IS God. There is only one God. That God has three parts.

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.

All of the Fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ’s Body.

Col 2:8 Beware lest anyone rob you through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And you are complete in Him, who is the Head of all principality and power,

All Things Were Created By Jesus Christ and are Held Together by Him.

Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And He is before all things, and by him all things consist.

His Disciple/Apostle Peter Admits that Jesus knows “All things” (Only God knows all things)

Joh 21:17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Feed My sheep.

God's plurality is found in Genesis

Ge 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

His Disciple/Apostle Thomas Confessed Him to be God and Jesus did NOT rebuke Him for it:

Joh 20:27 Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing."And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

This verse demonstrates how God has multiple aspects. He said Let “US” make man in “OUR” image. He didn’t say, let me make man in My image, He said let US make man is OUR image.

His Apostle/Disciple John declares Christ Jesus to be God:

Joh 1:1 ¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became 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.

His Apostle/Disciple John declares that the world was made by Him (Jesus Christ)

Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

All things were made by Him and He was in the beginning with God (Father)

Joh 1:2 He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

There are MANY places where He is worshipped and Jesus NEVER tells them not to worship Him, NOT once. Only God is to be worshipped, because Jesus IS God, Jesus IS worshipped:

Mt 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. {presented: or, offered}
Mt 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mt 9:18 ¶ While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Mt 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Mt 15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Mt 18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. {worshipped him: or, besought him}
Mt 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Mt 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
Mr 5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mr 15:19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
Lu 24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Joh 9:38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
Ac 10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
Re 5:14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

Scripture refers to Him as the Lord, Jesus Christ. The phrase "The Lord" is unique only to God:

Here are a few mentioning "The Lord Your God"

De 5:6 ¶ I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. {bondage: Heb. servants}

De 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

De 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

De 5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

Here are many calling Him Jesus Christ, The Lord.

Ac 11:17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

Ac 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

Ac 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Ac 28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

Ro 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ro 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Ro 15:30 ¶ Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

1Co 1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

1Co 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

2Co 1:2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. <<The second [epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.]>>

Eph 1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph 6:23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Php 1:2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Php 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: {conversation...: or, we live or conduct ourselves as citizens of heaven, or, for obtaining heaven}

Col 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1Th 1:1 ¶ Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

There are many more, but I don't think I need to continue.



Conclusion: Jesus Christ is God. Not a God but the God of the bible. God has three parts. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. All are equal, yet the Son is submissive to the Father and the Holy Spirit is submissive to the Son.

[shrewsbury]

saying jesus is god and proving it by quoting biblical text isn't really doing much.

if you believe He is God (which i do) then of course you believe the bible says so

my issue is, the bible is not the only source of understanding who jesus is

[habsheaven]

Let me get this straight. God creates Heaven and Earth, speaks to a few people to make sure they knew the rules. After awhile decides to wipe most of them out with a Flood because they were breaking the rules. Finally He impregnates Himself in a virgin, takes on an earthly form to teach everyone the "new" rules and allows Himself to be sacrificed for our future generations sins.

Now we should be grateful that Jesus (who isn't even Jesus - just God in disguise) sacrificed nothing for us because He was apparently God and couldn't really suffer or die in any sense of the words.

Makes sense to me.

[shrewsbury]

close my friend, close

[Paddington]

saying jesus is god and proving it by quoting biblical text isn't really doing much.

if you believe He is God (which i do) then of course you believe the bible says so

my issue is, the bible is not the only source of understanding who jesus is

No it's not, however it is the only RELIABLE source of understanding who Jesus is since it was written by the actual eyewitnesses to the events.

[Paddington]

Let me get this straight. God creates Heaven and Earth, speaks to a few people to make sure they knew the rules. After awhile decides to wipe most of them out with a Flood because they were breaking the rules. Finally He impregnates Himself in a virgin, takes on an earthly form to teach everyone the "new" rules and allows Himself to be sacrificed for our future generations sins.

Now we should be grateful that Jesus (who isn't even Jesus - just God in disguise) sacrificed nothing for us because He was apparently God and couldn't really suffer or die in any sense of the words.

Makes sense to me.

Jesus was predicted to come into the world thousands of years before He came into the world. He came to save mankind from their sins. The law was a guide to show mankind that they were sinners. Jesus fulfilled the law when He was nailed to the cross. He set mankind free from the rules of the law. Jesus is God and Jesus is man at the same time. He's God indwelled in Human flesh. He did sacrifice something for us. Himself. The Father willingly gave Him to suffer and die for you. He did suffer and die in reality and truth.

[habsheaven]

Jesus was predicted to come into the world thousands of years before He came into the world. He came to save mankind from their sins. The law was a guide to show mankind that they were sinners. Jesus fulfilled the law when He was nailed to the cross. He set mankind free from the rules of the law. Jesus is God and Jesus is man at the same time. He's God indwelled in Human flesh. He did sacrifice something for us. Himself. The Father willingly gave Him to suffer and die for you. He did suffer and die in reality and truth.

And we wonder how/why guys like David Koresh can exist and be believed. Just have to listen to enough of this kind of speak from a charismatic guy and voila. They are sold.

Here's my question. Where the heck is God? According to His standards, human kind is a mess (much more so than it was 2,000 years ago) when can we expect a shake up? When is He going to scrap this "free will" idea and put a system in place that works? He is a terrible creator/manager if He can't figure this all out after 6,000 years.

[Star_Cards]

No it's not, however it is the only RELIABLE source of understanding who Jesus is since it was written by the actual eyewitnesses to the events.

I don't follow with saying that the bible is reliable? It's not a historical document. I also never knew it was written by eye witnesses.

[Paddington]

I don't follow with saying that the bible is reliable? It's not a historical document. I also never knew it was written by eye witnesses.

Yes it is a historical document. Why would you think otherwise? Yes, it was written by the actual eyewitnesses to the events. That was one of the most important criteria for including all books of the Bible in the canon of Scripture. The Bible really is God's word. If you look at the actual evidence you will see why. I can show you and help you.

[Paddington]

And we wonder how/why guys like David Koresh can exist and be believed. Just have to listen to enough of this kind of speak from a charismatic guy and voila. They are sold.

Here's my question. Where the heck is God? According to His standards, human kind is a mess (much more so than it was 2,000 years ago) when can we expect a shake up? When is He going to scrap this "free will" idea and put a system in place that works? He is a terrible creator/manager if He can't figure this all out after 6,000 years.

When it's time. He's allowing all of those who are willing to place their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation to have time to do so before He comes. He wants as many people to be saved from hell as possible. Sir, you do not want to go to hell. Place your faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died on the cross and rose from the dead.