Is God subject to Jesus as Jesus is subject to God?
I believe that there is God and he reveals himself in these last days by his Word (Jesus), Hebrews 1:1-2. Where do you see Jesus sending God to do something or the Holy Spirit telling God to do something? Jesus said he could do nothing of self, Jesus confirmed that the Holy Spirit can do nothing of self, but all power belongs to God.
In the book of Corinthians 14:11-24, you would see that there is a time when the power that was given and I stress that word given to Jesus will be submitted on to God. I wish for once you Trinitarians will allow the Holy Spirit to reveal who God is by his Son and not through pulpits.
Frankly speaking if you have to have the Holy Spirit reveal all things you would find the doctrine is stupid, and hey if the Jehovah Witness is right in this instance so be it, even in the time of Christ our Lord he acknowledged the Pharisees to be right in at least one instance, it didn't do anything to his pride, and I believe that that is the example we must follow.
Thank you for your response. I believe you have misunderstood the doctrine of the
Trinity. Simply stated it is, There exists one God who has revealed Himself in three
distinct persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We see throughout
scripture the Father is called God. However, the Son is called God as well, John
20:28, Matthew 1:23, Titus 2:13 and many other passages. The Son is worshipped, has
authority over areas only God has authority over. The Son shares in the attributes
only God can have. The Holy Spirit is also called God, Acts 5:3-4, Romans 8, Genesis 1:2,
Matthew 28:19. All three are equal in nature yet there is an economy among the
persons of the Trinity. The Son submits to the Father and the the Holy Spirit submits to
the Son. 1 Corinthians 11:3 states, "...the head of every woman is man..." Does that mean
that women are inferior to men? By no means, men and women are equal in
nature, yet there is an economy of headship and submission in marriage, where the man
is head over his wife. In the same way God the Father is head over God the Son.
They are equal in nature, but different in position as illustrated in marriage.
Regarding the fact that no one has seen God, you are quoting John 1:18. "No one has seen God, only the begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father." This verse means, no one has seen God as He really is in all His glory and splendor. There are several passages in the Bible where men have seen God. Exodus 24:9-11, Deuteronomy 34:10. However, they did not see Him in His full glory but in a veiled form that could be withstood. Same with Jesus, He is God the Son revealed in veiled form. Regarding this verse, the JW's have been dishonest in their translational work. The Greek reads, "Theon oudies eoraken popote monogeneies theos..." they translate it "No one has seen God at any time, the only begotten god... " Why do they use a little "g"? They do this to make it match their theology, but this is dishonest translation. They feel they can justify using a little "g" because theos has no article or is anartharous. However, in the beginning of the verse "God" or the Greek Theon is also anartharous, it has no article. So the JW's should translate it "No one has seen god" but they do not. They use a captial "G." Once again, dishonest translation by the Watchtower. When you honestly look at this verse, it supports the deity of Christ, He is God the Son incarnate as stated in John 1:1. The translation properly reads, "No one has seen God at any time, the only begotten God (capital G) who is in the bosom of the Father has made him known".
Thanks for your inquiry.
Patrick Zukeran
Probe Ministries