Trinity and transitive property.
BQ: If A=B and B=C, then A=C—Transitive property of equality.
Q: Is Jesus actually God, or is He something else?
A: Gen 1:1, Exo 3:14 & Jn 8:23-24, John 1:1-3; 14; 14:6, 17:17, Mt 1:22-23, Col 1:9,
Jesus=Truth, Truth=the Word, the Word=God, so Jesus=God. Also see Phil 2:5-7 and Jn 8:31-32. The Bible just flat-out says this, so this is probably one of my sillier BQs...
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Made in Their image.
BQ: I have found out that Genesis 1:26 and other verses can throw some people for a loop. Gen 1:26 says, "Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” What's with "Our" instead of "My?"
A: You've probably heard people use the term, "the Trinity" before. We don't usually refer to God in the plural, yet God refers to Himself, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus as one but also distinct parts, somewhat like an apple core, peel, and flesh all still being apple, yet distinct parts. From the beginning, God knew that Jesus would be, and in fact ALREADY WAS. In John 8:58, "Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM." It is strange to think that Jesus was before the world knew Him, and that God is plural and yet one, but that it why we see "Let Us make man in Our image," and not "Let Me make man in My image."
Often God uses a singular noun to refer to Himself to emphasize that He is the one and only God; the Creator (look up Deut 32:39). The Bible often uses plural nouns for God, the most common one being the Hebrew word "elohiym," (a plural form of deity/god): “In the beginning God [elohiym] created the Heaven and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). It might surprise you to know that elohiym is translated more than 400 times in the Bible as “gods." For example, “And the people answered and said, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods" (Jos 24:16)
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