So if Jesus was not God, under what authority did he forgive sins? Under what authority did he drive out demons? Why did he say things like "before Abraham was born, I AM"?
In a previous post you commented on how "you can find a couple of cases" in the NT for the belief that Jesus is God. The trouble with trying to discuss a lot of these things (and we had similar issues with Scriptures in the assorted threads about healing) is that if your theology requires just ignoring the inconvenient verses in Scripture then the chances are it needs adjusting. In the same post you also wrote "please read your bible" (sic), which is about as unhelpful a comment as it's possible to make in a forum like this one. When people profess a Christian faith it's reasonable to assume they may have opened their Bible once or twice and might even have read some of it, so to just suggest that someone read their Bible without giving any indication as to which chapters or verses you believe might be of use to them is no more useful than saying "you are wrong" with any indication as to why and would be taken by many as an implication you don't believe they do read their Bible. Suggesting we "try a different version or something" without knowing which version(s) we are currently using is also of no use whatsoever.
I have to hand it to you though, it's pretty rare that I like the same posts as either Bill or Brighten (excluding chat-type posts) so the fact we're liking the same posts that counter your posts is quite something.
You speak of my theology conveniently overlooking a few verses, where you evidently skip over the vast majority of the book in general;
I don't generally use the nkjv but can cut and paste from it so let me check something real quick;
John 1 (WEB) - ዮሃንስ
14: The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1 (WEB) - ዮሃንስ
17: For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1 (WEB) - ዮሃንስ
29: The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1 (WEB) - ዮሃንስ
34: I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."
I'll jump somewhere else;
1 Thessalonians 1 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
1: Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Interesting...
1 Thessalonians 1 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
3: Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
1 Thessalonians 1 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
9: For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
1 Thessalonians 1 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
10: And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 2 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
4: But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 2 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
14: For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
1 Thessalonians 2 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
15: Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
1 Thessalonians 3 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
2: And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
1 Thessalonians 3 (KJV) - 1ይ ተሰሎንቄ
11: Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
Once more?
Hebrews 1 (KJV) - እብራውያን
1: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Hebrews 1 (KJV) - እብራውያን
2: Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Hebrews 1 (KJV) - እብራውያን
3: Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Hebrews 1 (KJV) - እብራውያን
4: Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
Hebrews 1 (KJV) - እብራውያን
9: Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Hebrews 1 (KJV) - እብራውያን
14: Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Hebrews 2 (KJV) - እብራውያን
3: How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Hebrews 2 (KJV) - እብራውያን
4: God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
Hebrews 2 (KJV) - እብራውያን
7: Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Hebrews 2 (KJV) - እብራውያን
9: But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Hebrews 2 (KJV) - እብራውያን
11: For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Perhaps now you understand why I didn't initially quote scripture from the Bible.
I can open to anywhere in the Bible to verify what I say. I think it's your turn.
I do not overlook anything I read in any scripture except maybe things in parentheses, brackets, or crucifixes as they have either been added or otherwise manipulated in some manner.
I look forward to your rebuttal.
Peace
All praise to GOD through Christ.
Faith in selfless Unity for Good.
