It is a sad day for the whole Church of Christ, but as what Bro. Erano Manalo, Ka Erdy always quote "To live is Christ, to die is gain". Truly, he lived a life in Christ and spending all of it in the service of God. His memories will stay in our hearts until we meet the Lord.
 

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me too i beleived in one GOD!

May 10 2008 at 6:24 PM
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Response to So simple, for the true christians, they believe only in one God!

 
who is in the trinity! in the name of the father and of the son and the holy spirit!three natures but one God!...thats how important the trinity is as Jesus said Babtist them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit!

Jesus is God!
There are many approaches one can take when exploring this question in the New Testament. Here are some of them:
His remarkable claims (see Is Jesus really God).
He is constantly given the title "Lord", the word that was consistently used of God in the Greek translation of the Old Testament of the third century BC.
He is referred to as God a number of times (e.g. John 20:28). Paul can declare, "in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9). John says, "He (Jesus) is the true God and eternal life" (1 John 5:20). In the Old Testament he is called "the mighty God" (Isaiah 9:6) the same two Hebrew words used of God in a number of places (e.g. Isaiah 10:21; Jeremiah 32:18).
His pre-existence before coming into this world is constantly assumed and sometimes directly stated (e.g. John 1:1,14).
He was involved in the creation of the universe and it is his power that sustains it (e.g. Colossians 1: 16,17; Hebrews 1: 2,3).
His role as judge of the human race (e.g. John 5:25-29; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
His achievements in reconciling men and women to God and meeting their needs on the journey through life are often described in the same terms as the achievements of God the Father. Their roles often overlap (e.g. 2 Corinthians 5:19; and compare Hebrews 8:12 with Mark 2:5-7). That Paul, an avowed monotheist, should attribute every imaginable activity to him that Judaism reserved for God alone is particularly significant.
There are numerous passages showing that we are to give him the same love, loyalty and devotion that we are required to give to God.
He receives the same worship of created beings, in heaven and on earth, as does God the Father (e.g. Revelation 5:11-14 - Jesus is constantly referred to as "the Lamb" in Revelation, the one who was sacrificed for us).
There are quite a number of passages from the Old Testament, quoted in the New Testament, where the original references refer to God, while the New Testament writers refer them to Jesus (e.g. Matthew 21:15,16/Psalm 8:1,2; Philippians 2:9-11/Isaiah 45:22,23).
There are numerous titles or metaphors used of Jesus that are also used of God, such as Saviour, Rock, Light, the Bridegroom, the first and the last, Alpha and Omega, I am, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Shepherd, Master, etc.

 
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  1. Jesus is God/Man - Ross on May 12, 6:17 PM
    1. So the MAN Jesus is God - ETE on May 23, 12:05 PM
     
  2. Jesus is truly God! - Jaime on May 14, 7:53 PM
    1. If Jesus is truly God - ETE on May 23, 12:09 PM
     
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