Lectures on Faith: The Exalted Nature of the Godhead (Part 2)

[@irajasoares]

I congratulate the 4 debaters of the Lecture on Faith that challenges us to use Our Father, as the prototype, along with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. It was wonderful to understand much more than I could as I talked with my parents in 1960, in Brazil. I've lived in Recife my whole life, despite being born in Sao Paulo. served as a missionary in Chile. I had the honor of being called as a Seventy of Ares for 8 years, and having been Elder Nelson's companions on a dozen occasions, including in a Regional Conference. But I want to be grateful to have the BYU brethren to teach us about A Lectures on Faith. may the Lord bless them. I've been following them for over 5 years. thank you very much.

[@robertlewis7208]

The more I am shown through the Holy Spirit the depth of the Restoration of the of Gospel of Jesus Christ the I sing hymns at Heaven's Gate thank you Heavenly Father

[@jamesmccluskey391]

Here are some examples from the bible that shows that they are separate individuals 1.God spoke from heaven while Christ was on the earth - Matt. 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22; John 12:28-30 2.God is a separate witness of Christ - John 5:36-37; 8:17-18Christ was "with" God in the beginning - John 1:1-3,10,14; 6:38; 16:28; 17:3,52; 20:21; 1 Jn. 4:14; Eph. 3:9 3.Christ is God's Son - Mark 9:7; John 3:16; 9:35-37; 17:1; 20:17,21,31; Eph. 3:14; Heb. 1:6; 5:5 4.Christ prayed to his Father - Matt. 6:6-9; 26:39; 27:46; Luke 23:34; John 12:27-28; 16:26; 17:10-11 5.Christ was seen standing at the right hand of God - Mark 16:19; Luke 22:69; Acts 2:33; 7:55-56; Rom. 8:34; Eph. 1:20; Col. 3:1; Heb. 1:3; 10:12; 1 Pet. 3:22; Rev. 3:21 6.The Father committed all judgment unto the Son - John 5:17-20,22-23; Rom. 2:16; 2 Tim. 4:1 7.God anointed Jesus Christ - Acts 10:38; Heb. 1:9God honored, blessed and glorified Christ - Matt. 12:18; John 5:26; 12:23; 17:1,24; Acts 3:13; 5:30-31; 2 Pet. 1:17-18; Phil. 2:9 8.Jesus was raised up by God - Acts 5:30-31; 1 Pet. 1:21 9.God and Jesus are plural (we, our, us) - Gen. 1:26; Isa. 6:8; John 14:23; 17:11,22 10.God "sent" Christ to atone for us - Mark 9:37; John 3:16; 5:24; 6:38; 7:28-29; 8:42; 12:44-45; 17:3-4,6-10,18,25; 20:21; 1 Jn. 4:14 11.Christ asked men to pray to God in his name - Matt. 6:6; Col. 3:17; Heb. 7:25-26 12.Christ spoke of his Father in heaven - Matt. 10:33; 16:15-19; John 14:12; 20:15-17. 13.Only God knew the exact time of the end; Christ did not then know - Mark 13:32; Matt. 24:36 14.God the Father is Christ's God - Mark 15:34; John 20:17; Eph. 1:17; 1 Pet. 1:3 15.Christ's will and doctrine were separate from God's - Matt. 26:39-42; Luke 22:41-42; John 5:30; 7:16-17; 14:10 16.Christ did his Father's not his own work - Luke 2:49-50; John 17:3-4 17.Christ came in his Father's name - John 5:43 18.Christ came from and returned to God - John 14:12; 16:27-28,30; 1 Pet. 3:21-22 19.The Father was "greater than" the Son - John 10:29; 14:28; 1 Cor. 15:28 20.We come to the Father only by the Son - John 14:6 21.Christ will deliver up the kingdom to God - 1 Cor. 15:24 22.Christ is mediator between God and men - 1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 8:6; 9:5; 12:24 They are one in thought, power, knowledge, desires & purpose. Heavenly father is the father of our spirits. Isaiah 45:5- This is the pre-mortal Jesus Christ talking. Did he forget that he had a father? "God" is often used as a designation of authority. Certainly there was no other "authority", since his father had given all authority to him regarding the earth. Then Jesus gave up that authority to come to earth and be born as a helpless baby. Then he was crucified, resurrected, and exalted to that authority he once had, on the right hand of God.

[@keithnoakes1316]

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