Thus far, we have examined:
1) Jesus' use of the Divine title, which demonstrates that He claimed to be God.
2) John's theology, as demonstrated through his treatment of the "Word" as God in John 1:1.
3) Paul's acknowledgement of Jesus' equality with God in Philippians chapter 2.
4) Some implications of treating the Holy Spirit as God versus a force (without yet addressing the Biblical evidence for or against this idea).
So, here are the key matters I intend to discuss in future posts on this blog. I appreciate all the feedback I've received so far and would welcome any questions to add to this list!
- Evidence for the Personhood of the Holy Spirit, versus the "Active Force" idea.
- Evidence that the Jews of Jesus' day understood the Messiah / Son figure prophesied to be, in fact, God (which would explain their reaction as to blasphemy when He claimed to be the Son of God in John 10).
- Worship of Christ Jesus - what New Testament evidence is there that people worshiped Him as God?
- The Father-Son relationship in the Trinity, in which the Father gives authority to the Son... how does this fit into our understanding of the Trinity?
- Personal bias: that is to say, the fact that I expressed earlier that the Trinity "presents the only explanation of God's character that satisfies me personally." While I will leave the window open for feedback to counter my own leanings, what I actually meant was that not that I want the Trinity to be fact... but that the Trinity doctrine and its implications provide for me the only satisfactory answer to a specific question that I and others have asked about God's inner virtues. This idea deserves its own post and shall have it.
In addition, I have a few issues I want to clear up about the "Equality with God" passage in Philippians, which I will post in the comments section of that post.
I will also continue to update with insights gained from my personal reading of the Scriptures.
God bless all, and Merry Christmas!
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