IS JESUS NOT GOD BECAUSE HE DIED? WHILE IN (1 TIMOTHY 1:17) GOD IS IMMORTAL?

IS JESUS NOT GOD BECAUSE HE DIED? WHILE IN (1 TIMOTHY 1:17) GOD IS IMMORTAL?
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GOD IS IMMORTAL IN (1 TIMOTHY 1:17), IS THIS PROVES THAT JESUS IS NOT GOD BECAUSE HE DIED ON THE CROSS?
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1 Timothy 1:17 (New International Version) “ Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. ”
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THIS IS ONE OF THE COMMON BIBLICAL VERSE USED BY SEMI-ARIAN TYPE RELIGION LIKE MANALO’S CHURCH “IGLESIA NI CRISTO” AND TAZE RUSSEL’S ORGANIZATION “JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES” WHO WERE BITTERLY DENIED & REJECTED THE DIVINITY OF JESUS AS GOD.
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THEY USE THAT BIBLICAL VERSE TO PROVE THAT GOD ALONE IS IMMORTAL. AND SO, THEY IMMEDIATELY CONCLUDED THAT JESUS IS NOT GOD , BECAUSE HE DIED ON THE CROSS.
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SO HOW DO WE REFUTE THEIR LITERAL UNDERSTANDING AND ILLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF THIS BIBLICAL VERSE?
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● ANSWER # 1:
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THEY JUST WANNA SHOW THAT WE CONTRADICTS THE BIBLE, BUT THEY DIDN’T NOTICED AND DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY ARE THE ONE WHO REALLY CONTRADICTS THE BIBLE DUE TO THEIR LITERAL AND ILLOGICAL BIBLE INTERPRETATION.
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IF THEY INSIST THAT THE IMMORTALITY IS ONLY TO GOD, THEN, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE ANGELS ARE ALSO A GOD, JUST BECAUSE, ANGELS ARE ALSO CANNOT BE DIE
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Luke 20:36 (New American Bible) ” They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise. ”
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THE ABOVE VERSE, SOMEONE THAT NO LONGER DIE ANYMORE IS LIKE AN ANGEL THAT CANNOT BE DIE. AND AN ANGEL THAT CANNOT BE DIE MEANS THEY WERE IMMORTAL, FOR THEY WERE ALL SPIRITS.
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Hebrews 1:14 (Good News Bible) ” What are the angels, then? They are spirits who serve God and are sent by him to help those who are to receive salvation. ”
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AND WE ALL KNOW SPIRIT CANNOT BE DIE, IT IS IMMORTAL, THUS, CHRIST SPIRIT IS NOT DEAD WHEN HE DIED ON THE CROSS,
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SO, WHEN CHRIST DIED ON THE CROSS, HIS MORTAL BODY IS THE ONE THAT DIED, BUT, HIS SPIRIT ALIVE.
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1 Peter 3:18 (New American Bible) ” For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the spirit. ”
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SEE? CHRIST IS NOT REALLY DEAD, ONLY HIS MORTAL BODY WAS DIED, WHILE HIS SPIRIT IS ALIVE, AND WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS MORTAL BODY.
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SO, IT IS WRONG TO BASE THE NATURE OF IMMORTALITY IS ONLY TO GOD. BECAUSE ANGELS TOO CANNOT BE DIE, MEANS ANGELS ARE ALSO IMMORTAL, FOR THEY WERE ALL SPIRITS, AS OUR SPIRITS TOO CANNOT BE DIE, AS ALSO SPIRIT OF CHRIST CANNOT BE DIED.
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● ANSWER # 2 :
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THESE SEMI-ARIAN HERETIC RELIGIOUS GROUP USED THE (1 TIMOTHY 1:17) TO PROVE THAT GOD IS ONLY IMMORTAL,
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BUT THEY DIDN’T NOTICED THAT THEIR BIBLICAL PASSAGE MENTIONED “KING ETERNAL” OR LET US SAY “KING” THAT ALSO REFERRED TO GOD.
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THE QUESTION IS, WHO IS THAT “KING” ?
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1ST, CHRIST IS DESCRIBES AS THE LAMB :
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1 Peter 1:19 (NIV) but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
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John 1:36 (NIV) When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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2ND, CHRIST AS A LAMB IS ALSO REFERRED AS “KING OF ALL KINGS” :
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Revelation 17:14 (New American Bible) “ They will fight with the LAMB, BUT THE LAMB will conquer them, for HE IS Lord of lords and KING OF KINGS, and those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
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Revelation 19:16 (New Living Translation) ” On his robe and thigh was written this title: King of kings and Lord of lords. ”
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NOW, IF THE (1 TIMOTHY 1:17) DISCUSSES THAT GOD IS “IMMORTAL” AND AS A “KING”
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THEREFORE, GOD IS IMMORTAL IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST IN THEIR FAVORITE VERSE (1 TIMOTHY 1:17) ,
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JUST BECAUSE THE IMMORTAL GOD AS DESCRIBES THERE IS REFERRED TO A KING, AND THAT KING IS THE LAMB (CHRIST) WHO ARE “KING OF KINGS” IN (REVELATION 17:14) & (REVELATION 19:16). THUS, CHRIST AND THE FATHER ARE ONE OF BEING IMMORTAL.
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DON’T SAY THAT HAVING A TITLE OF SINGLE WORD (KING) IS DIFFERENT WITH THIS TITLE (KING OF KINGS)?
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IF IT THAT SO, THAT THESE TWO WERE DIFFERENT , THEN, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT CHRIST AS KING OF ALL KINGS IS AHEAD OVER HIS GOD THE FATHER WHO MERELY A KING ONLY.
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SO INORDER TO CORRECT THAT, THE HERETIC ARIAN TYPE RELIGION SHOULD ACCEPT THAT THE ONLY THING THAT CHRIST DIED IS HIS MORTAL BODY, AND NOT HIS SPIRIT THAT CONTAINS HIS DIVINITY, BECAUSE THESE ARE HIS IMMORTAL PART.
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● ANSWER # 3 :
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WHILE JESUS DYING IN HIS HUMAN NATURE, JESUS CHRIST WAS LIVING IN HIS DIVINE NATURE AS HE DESCRIBE HIMSELF AS THE FIRST AND THE LAST
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Revelation 1:17 (New Jerusalem Bible) [17] When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead, but he laid his right hand on me and said, ‘Do not be afraid; it is I, the First and the Last; I am the Living One, [18] ” I was dead and look — I am alive for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.”
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Revelation 2:8 (New Jerusalem Bible) ‘Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna and say, “Here is the message of the First and the Last, who was dead and has come to life again:
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HERE, JESUS’ PERSON DIED , AND LIVED AGAIN IS DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS “FIRST AND THE LAST” , THE THING THAT GOD CLAIMED TO HIMSELF IN THIS VERSE:
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Isaiah 44:6 (New American Bible) ” Thus says the LORD, Israel’s King and redeemer, the LORD of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; there is no God but me.”
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► OBJECTION # 3 :
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[ IF YOU CLAIM THAT JESUS IS GOD, THEN, DID GOD DIE ON THE CROSS?? IT IS STILL CONTRADICTS (1 TIMOTHY 1:17) THAT GOD IS IMMORTAL ]
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OUR THEOLOGICAL ANSWER, IS THAT, THE MEANING OF DEATH IS NOT NEGATIVE. DEATH MEANS SEPARATION OF BODY AND SPIRITUAL SOUL.
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WHEN WE SAY JESUS OUR GOD DIED. IT MEANS JESUS OUR GOD EXPERIENCED THE SEPARATION OF HIS BODY AND SOUL.
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JUST LIKE US A SIMPLE HUMAN. OUR BODY DIED. BUT OUR SPIRIT ALIVE AND SEPARATED OUT FROM ITS DUST (BODY)
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Ecclesiastes 12:7 (New Jerusalem Bible) “the dust returns to the earth from which it came, and THE SPIRIT RETURNS TO GOD WHO GAVE IT.”
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THE HUMAN PERSON IS THE ONE DYING. SO WHEN WE DIED WE STILL EXISTED SPIRITUALLY. ALWAYS REMEMBER THE HYPO-STATIC UNION IS INSEPARABLE. YOU CANNOT ACCEPT AND UNDERSTAND THIS FACT IF YOU HAVE A POOR THEOLOGY.
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AND SO, SINCE JESUS CHRIST IS BOTH HUMAN AND DIVINE PERSON, HIS HUMAN PERSON IS THE ONE THAT DIED ON THE CROSS, NOT HIS SPIRIT THAT CONTAINS HIS DIVINE NATURES.
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► OBJECTION # 2,
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[ JESUS CAME BACK TO LIFE JUST BECAUSE GOD WAS RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD,
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Acts 2:32 (NIV) “ God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.”
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THEREFORE, JESUS IS NOT REALLY IMMORTAL.. BUT A MERE MORTAL MEN. AND NOT GOD AS WELL. ]
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● RESPONSE # 1:
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THOUGH, GOD RAISED JESUS CHRIST FROM THE DEAD, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT JESUS IS NOT IMMORTAL AND NOT GOD.
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FIRST, WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT CHRIST HAS 2 NATURES, HE IS BOTH HUMAN AND GOD
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HIS HUMAN NATURE IS A MORTAL PART THAT DIED ON THE CROSS,
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HIS DIVINE (GODILY) NATURE THAT INDWELS IN HIS SPIRIT IS THE ONE THAT IMMORTAL
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THIS DIVINE (GODLY) NATURE IS THE ONE WHO RAISED HIS OWN HUMAN PERSON, MEANING, HE CAN RAISED HIS OWN, OR HE CAN TAKE HIS HUMAN (DEAD BODY) UP.
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John 10:18 (New American Bible) [17] This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down MY LIFE in order to take it up again. [18] No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I HAVE POWER to lay it down, and power TO TAKE IT UP AGAIN. This command I have received from my Father.”
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John 10:18 (God’s Word Translation)” No one takes my life from me. I give my life of my own free will. I have the authority to give my life, and I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE MY LIFE BACK AGAIN. This is what my Father ordered me to do.”
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SINCE THE FATHER HERE GAVE JESUS COMMAND, AN AUTHORITY TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE AND TAKE IT BACK AGAIN. BUT THE POINT IS, THE ONE WHO DID OF RAISING JESUS BACK TO LIFE IS JESUS HIMSELF. AS HE CLEARLY SAID “I lay down my life …I have power…to take it up again.”
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NOW IF JESUS CAN TAKE HIS LIFE BACK AGAIN IN VERSE (JOHN 10:18)
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AND IF GOD RAISED JESUS BACK TO LIFE IN VERSE (ACTS 2:32)
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THEREFORE, JESUS IS GOD WHO TALKING ABOUT IN (ACTS 2:32) “GOD RAISED JESUS TO LIFE” THIS MEANS, GOD IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST, WHO RAISED HIS HUMAN NATURE.
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● RESPONSE # 2
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John 11:25 (New American Bible) Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,”
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CLEARLY IN THIS VERSE, JESUS DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS “I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE”