Symbol: Father and Son business
Lesson: God and Jesus are not the same in one
Illustration: Andy and his son, Alan, ran a business
together--yup, “Andy and Son.” One man who claims to be “in the know” is
telling another person: “You know, both of their business cards say they are
‘owner.’ That means that both the father and the son are actually one person.”
The second person, not being so gullible, responds, “What! You’re crazy. Just
because they are both owners doesn’t make them one-in-the-same person.”
However, the first man insisted he himself is correct. The second has never met
either the father or son in person, so regardless of how sound his reasoning
was--even pointing the sign that displayed “Andy and Son,” the first person
refused to believe otherwise.
As
illogical as the convictions of the first man are to any reasoning person of
average intelligence, for some odd reason, people fall hook, line, and sinker
when this same scenario is applied to God and his Son (Jesus Christ). People
today want to believe they are one-in-the-same person. Then, when you get some
who claim to be authorities, such as the Catholic church, purporting such a
belief, it only confounds the common people. Yet, the above same scenario is
exactly the one the Catholic church used to make its point. It says that since
“lord” is applied both to God and to Jesus, that proves they are one in the
same. (Under “IV Lord,” See item
446.) The real fact is that the word lord, which in loose secular
comparison can be likened to ruler or boss, is applied throughout scripture
even to many humans in authority. So the reasoning used by the Catholic church
is not sound.
Notes: n/a
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