Now from the sixth hour darkness came over the entire land until the ninth hour. Now about the ninth hour Jesus exclaims with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi! Eloi! Lema Sabachthani?" This is, "My God! My God! why didst Thou forsake Me?"
Matthews Account 27: 45-46, Concordant New Testament
The other day I came across a podcast by Joe Rogan in which he unpacked a bombshell directed at those who proclaim that Jesus was indeed fully man and fully God. Now, on the advice of a good friend, I have yet to find any reference in the scriptures that Jesus was indeed fully God as well as being fully human. I would suggest that the Father Himself has declared that there cannot be any other God before him {Isaiah 45:5}. God is alone in His deity and prominence. Now, I don't know where the false narrative that Jesus is fully God came along, but there is definitely scriptural evidence to refute it. We're told that Jesus has been from the beginning. That all things have been created for Him and through Him {Johns Account 1:1-3}. The Trinitarians, those who believe in the existence of the doctrine of the trinity in the Father, Son and the holy spirit, often fall short when attempting to explain How Jesus could be fully God. One question which they won't answer is that which was uttered by Jesus Himself as He died on the cross. "Eloi! Eloi! Lema Sabachthani!" As He died on the cross, Jesus cried out "My God! My God! Why didst Thou forsake Me? {Matthews Account 27:45-46}. Clearly, Jesus is recognizing the Father for who He is. MY God. Clearly, Jesus understood just what it was that He was saying. He was not God in any way, fashion or form. The truth is, Jesus is and always has been in union with God. He speaks to our union life in the Father in the book of John {Johns Account 14:20}. In this passage, Jesus clearly proclaims that "I am in My Father." Does being in the Father somehow make Jesus God? No! I take this passage for what it is, that Jesus in in the Father and we are in Him. If Jesus were indeed God, He could have lifted Himself off of that cross when the going Got tough. Jesus Himself spoke to "Entreating the Father" to place beside Him legions of messengers (angels) to protect Him if He so desired {Matthews Account 26:52-53}. If Jesus is fully God, why would he need to petition God for help?
In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you
Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament
The fact remains that we need to accept the Lord Jesus for who He is. That is, who HE HIMSELF proclaims to be. He has proclaimed that "I and the Father, we are one" {Johns Account 10:30}. Does this make Jesus God? No! What it does do is confirm His words which we find in the book of John, that He is indeed IN the Father. Jesus can be in the Father and yet not BE the Father. I live my life in union with Christ, but I am not God. Now, here is a question which I will attempt to answer in a future page. If I live in Christ Jesus, am I indeed Jesus? That's a question for another day. However, it does dovetail into the discussion of whether or not Jesus is fully God. We have plenty of scriptures where Jesus Himself speaks to His being in union with the Father. However, we have no supporting scriptures that He is fully God as well as fully man. Jesus was born in the likeness of man {Paul to the Philippians 2:7}. He became flesh and has dwelt among us as an only-begotten from the Father {Johns Account 1:14}. This is the truth which we have in Christ Jesus. That we live our life in Him. That He is indeed in the Father. One with Him, yet not as Him.
~Scott~
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