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First of all, I hope I have been clear enough on this: I firmly believe that Jesus is God. There is no question about this, Jesus is the one, true God. Hopefully you've read enough of my articles to know where I stand on this issue. I have to restate this belief in Jesus' deity because there are some Christians who are going to call me a heretic for what I'm about to say...I do not believe that Jesus is the Father. He is the one God, just like the Father. He is  one  with the Father. But He is a distinct part of the triune God. It's sad that I have to teach this - and I don't plan on emphasizing this very long. But this is a Biblical doctrine we must touch on, the Sonship of Jesus. Many believers today declare that there is no real distinction between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They'll declare that the Father is  Jesus, the Son is  Jesus, and the Spirit is  Jesus. They'll teach that these are just different titles or role...

This is the bottom line of this entire series: Jesus is God. This has been the defining belief of Christians since Peter, John, and Paul. The Church has always  held to this doctrine...and belief has always separated those who are truly Christians from those who aren't. We have always believed that Jesus isn't just A  son of God ( in the sense that you and I are sons and daughters of God ). No my friends, Jesus is God the Son . We've already read Thomas' confession of faith in John 20:27-29 ( "My Lord and my God!" ) - declared only a week  after Jesus' resurrection. We've already seen that Peter called Jesus omniscient  in John 21:17 - also spoken before Jesus ascended to Heaven. But this is by no means the only time we read about the early apostles faith in Jesus' divinity. As we look at the following passages, make sure you take the time to read each verse carefully! Stephen In Acts 7:59, we see the first Christian martyr being stoned ...