#jesus is God

[heartsings77]

Colossians 1:15-18 NLT 15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.     He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, 16 for through him God created everything     in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see     and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.     Everything was created through him and for him. 17 He existed before anything else,     and he holds all creation together. 18 Christ is also the head of the church,     which is his body. He is the beginning,     supreme over all who rise from the dead.     So he is first in everything.

[suziesfaith]

is it just me?

like yeah, i know God loves me and He died for me, but like... He's actually with me 24/7? He cares if i eat a good breakfast? He is sitting by me when i'm sleeping? He helps me with studying? i don't know if i am making all that up at this point 😭 like am i THIS important?? there is 8 billion people and He has time for ME? i don't think i am worthy all of this.. please tell me i'm not the only one TT

[gurlypop]

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[dramoor]

Oldest Statement of Christian Faith (Jesus is God) Found In Israeli Prison

" 'Jesus is God.' An inscription declaring this to be a reality, the earliest and oldest written expression of the Christian faith, has been deemed 'the greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls' by at least one religious scholar.

Dated to 1,800 years ago, the inscription was uncovered by an inmate at Megiddo prison in Israel, when he was digging beneath his cell floor (there is no word as to whether this was an escape attempt)." 

(Images via AncientOrigins.net. Video and audio article here)

[redeemed-wren]

This week on tumblr, Chrumblr relives the Council of Nicaea

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_887 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

[gottagoscience]

[foxbox23232]

I’m glad I never listened to people, I’m glad I searched out God for myself. Stop listening to people their opinions are all biased. Their research and the researchers are biased. I swear it is rigged or they’re getting paid from big pharma or something or they just don’t know their research is biased or just don’t understand scripture which is more often than not. Obviously Christianity is not super profitable it will never be like big pharma. If I would’ve listened to men who feel like God doesn’t exist or feel like they don’t want him to exist, I wouldn’t even be here. Stop listening to people who don’t know the bible and seek God with your whole heart and there you will find him. Jeremiah 29:13

[kpg-3cclesia-center]

Jesus is not a retelling of Horus‼️ Jesus is God in Flesh, Alpha and Omega, The creator of the World‼️

[ohifonlyx33]

Idk I guess My pastor saw the Christian girlies on tumblr going over the basic doctrines of the Trinity and wanted to get in on it today. 🗣🔥

"You can say you're a Christian, but if you deny the basic, foundational teachings of our Lord and Savior, you're Christian in name only."

The first undeniable core tenant of Christianity he names: "Firstly, Jesus is God incarnate."

"You can not deny the Deity of Christ and be a true, genuine believer in Jesus."

"...But if you say Jesus isn't God, don't say that's what Christianity teaches. If you say that, that's a misrepresentation of what biblical Christianity teaches"

"There are not many ways to heaven. That's not me saying that. That's what God's Word says."

[heartsings77]

[thepopoptic]

[mevangelinem]

What is the significance of Jesus washing the disciples' feet? (Featuring artwork by @artoheln on Instagram)

Jesus washing the feet of the disciples (John 13:1–17) occurred in the upper room during the Last Supper and has significance in three ways. For Jesus, it was the display of His humility and servanthood in forgiving sinners. For the disciples, the washing of their feet displayed a mindset in direct contrast to their heart attitude at that time. For us, washing feet is symbolic of our role in the body of Christ.

Walking in sandals on the roads of Palestine in the first century made it imperative that feet be washed before a communal meal. People ate reclining at low tables, and feet were very much in evidence. When Jesus rose from the Last Supper and began to wash the feet of the disciples (John 13:4), He was doing the work of the lowliest of servants. The disciples must have been stunned at this act of humility and condescension—that Jesus, their Lord and Master, should wash the feet of His disciples. Washing feet was more properly their work, but no one had volunteered for the job. Jesus came to earth not as King and Conqueror but as the suffering Servant of Isaiah 53. As He revealed in Matthew 20:28, He came “not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The humility expressed by Jesus’ act with towel and basin foreshadowed His ultimate act of humility and love on the cross.

Jesus’ attitude was in direct contrast to that of the disciples, who had recently been arguing among themselves as to which of them was the greatest (Luke 22:24). There was no servant present in the upper room to wash their feet, and it never occurred to them to wash one another’s feet. When the Lord Himself stooped to this lowly task, they were stunned into silence. Peter was profoundly uncomfortable with the Lord washing his feet, and he protested: “You shall never wash my feet” (John 13:8a).

Then Jesus said something that must have further shocked Peter: “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me” (John 13:8b), prompting Peter, whose love for the Savior was genuine, to request a complete washing (verse 9). Then Jesus explained, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you” (verse 10). The disciples had “bathed,” and they were all “clean” but one—Judas, who would betray Him (verse 11).

So, Jesus’ act of washing the disciples’ feet illustrated their spiritual cleansing. Jesus is the One who forgives. Peter and the rest had experienced the full cleansing of salvation and did not need to be bathed again in the spiritual sense. Salvation is a one-time act of justification by faith. What follows is the lifelong process of sanctification: a daily washing away of the stain of sin. As we walk through the world, some of the world’s spiritual filth will cling to us, and that needs to be washed away—forgiven by Christ (see 1 John 1:9). Peter and the other disciples—all except Judas, who never belonged to Christ—needed only this minor cleansing.

When we come to Christ for salvation, He condescends to wash our sins away, and we can be sure that His forgiveness is permanent and complete (2 Corinthians 5:21). But, just as a bathed person needed to wash his feet periodically, we need periodic cleansing from the effects of living in the flesh in a sin-cursed world. This is sanctification, done by the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, through the “washing of water by the Word” (Ephesians 5:26), given to equip us for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

Further, when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, He told them (and us), “I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you” (John 13:15). As His followers, we are to emulate Him, serving one another in lowliness of heart and mind, seeking to build one another up in humility and love. Part of that humble service is to forgive one another (Colossians 3:13). When we seek the preeminence, neglect to serve others, or refuse to forgive, we displease the Lord. True greatness in His kingdom is attained by those with a servant’s heart (Mark 9:35; 10:44), and they will be greatly blessed (John 13:17).

[yummytiger]

(talking from experience) no one is the perfect substitute for Jesus, he is and was and forever and always will be God Incarnate, follow him if you want Eternal Peace and Love and Rest, the Love of Christ is intoxicating in the most beautiful way possible, he is my lifeline, I wouldn't be here today without him

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[redeemed-wren]

Heidelberg Catechism questions 16 and 17

16. Why must He be a true and righteous man?

He must be a true man because the justice of God requires that the same human nature which has sinned avoid pay for sin.

He must be a righteous man because one who himself is a sinner canno pay for others.

17. Why must He at the same time be true God?

He must be true God so that by the power of His divine nature He might bear in His human nature the burden of God's wrath, and might obtain for us and restore to us righteousness and life.