Bible A Closer look.

BIBLE-A CLOSER LOOK 3

Bible - A Closer

Look

CHAPTERS: I - II -

III - IV - V - VI

Who is The God of

The Bible?

"ONE" - SHOULD NOT

BE TAKEN LITERALLY

[Mark 10:6-9 and

John 14:20, 15:1-7,

17:11, 17:18-23,

17:26]

There are many

verses in the Bible

that speak of Jesus

and God as being

"one".

But does this

necessarily mean

that Jesus is God?

If you read the six

selections above

then you will see

that we cannot take

the word "one" so

literally. If we do,

then we are God, as

Jesus said, "...they

also may be one in

us" and "...they may

be one, even as we

are one." What the

Bible means when it

says that Jesus is

"one" with God is

that he is extremely

close to god, "as

if" they are one.

John 17:18-23 tells

how we normal human

beings can attain

this "oneness" (or

"closeness") with

God by being

"sanctified through

the truth." Aside

from this, neither

the word "trinity"

appears anywhere in

the Bible nor any

explanation of such

a thing.

"LORD" DOES NOT

NECESSARILY MEAN

"GOD"

[Matthew 18:23-34,

Luke 19:11-21, and

John 20:26-29]

Many of Jesus'

disciples referred

to Jesus as "Lord".

Even Jesus himself

said that he is

their Lord. But does

this mean that he is

their God? If you

read the three short