How Is Jesus Both God and Man? | Episode 36

Jesus Christ had a twofold identity - He was both God and man. Most questions about the Godhead can be resolved if we properly understand this reality. In this episode, Dr. David K. Bernard examines what the Scriptures say about the dual identity of Jesus.

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[setapart]

There are some major problems with the Trinitarian doctrine.
(1)To avoid any confusion, God told Moses to tell Israel at the very start that He is one Lord and they must love Him (singular) and not them with everything inside of us. (Deuteronomy 6 vs 4). When did God change his mind and say he was three?
(2) Trinitarians preach 2 Holy Spirits. God is Holy and He is Spirit and the Holy Spirit is Holy and also Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God, so stop dividing God. There is only one Holy Spirit and that is God.
(3) They say that God is a person, Is he flesh which is man or is he Spirit that is a Being? Numbers 23 vs 19 / John 4 vs 24
(4) Genesis 1 vs 26: Show me where the word Us means 3? If Us is anything more than 1, then why could Us not be 10, 20, or 100. How did you translate the word Us to be 3?
(5) Did the prophets prophesy of a Trinity God ?. The prophet Isaiah consistently spoke of Him being both God & Saviour, and this is the Diety was inside of humanity. This confirms that this one God that was inside of a body. So this third person that you are adding is already God. This means that we only have the Spirit and the Flesh / Diety & Humanity.
The prophets also spoke of Him being alone and by Himself and having no equal. Isaiah 44 vs 24, Isaiah 40 vs 25, Isaiah 63 vs 5. So where did you get another that is with him?
(6) Trinitarians, please explain Zachariah 12 vs 10. They shall look upon me who they have pierced. Who was speaking through the prophet and how and when did they pierce God and how can you pierce Spirit?
Finally, your biggest problem is that you don't start from the beginning, but you are jumping over the prophecies that consistently state that God Himself would come and be our Saviour. The consequence of not reading what the prophets stated, is that you will read the New Testament and don't know that it is the fulfillment of what the prophets had prophesied stating that He would come and manifest Himself in a body that is called flesh, body, and son. You then jump to the New Testament and read of where he manifested Himself in a body and because you don't understand it, you then say that He is one God in three person. To get to 10, you must start from 1 and not 5. Please go back to the beginning and study the scriptures and then you will understand the fulfillment.

[NewCreatureActs-]

I have always believed in One God the Creator of All but for a long time denied that Jesus Christ was God, then right before my sister died she asked me if I thought Jesus Christ was God and I told her my logic and that was this, "How could God, Creator of All also be one of His Own creation that being a Man, be both everywhere at once, and yet only in one place at the same time?" After she died I prayed unto God and asked Him to "Tell me the truth about Who Jesus Christ really was?" and He said, "I Am Jesus Christ!" So then I asked Him "How, You, being the Creator of All, could then separate Yourself into one of Your Own creation, that being a man?" And He said, "I'm God! All things are possible for Me!" I chuckled and said to God "Your right! Your God! Who am I to question what's possible for You?" Then I asked God "Why, You, the Creator of All, would come in the form of one of Your Own creation, that being a Man?" And He said, "I love you so much, that it was the only way to bring you back to Me." If this doesn't say that Jesus is both 100% God and yet 100% Man I don't know what does! And no man will ever be able to take away from me this revelation that God gave to me of His identity as Jesus Christ. I may not be able to give all sorts of scripture to back it up or theological reasonings or explanations but revelation and truth from God for me stand alone. I'm sorry for those who have not been given this divine revelation by God and I pray that God gives it to you and I am glad because God Himself gave me this revelation. And because God Himself gave me this revelation, man cannot take it away. O Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus! I love You Lord Jesus!

[viz]

This is a rare one - a Real Teacher - well worth listening to and following! 🙏👍

[davidscheller]

The following proves David K. Bernard is correct about the Oneness of God.
The following Scriptures proves who Jesus really is and that He is much more than just the Son of God.
Deuteronomy 6:4, “Hear O Israel: the Lord our God is ONE Lord.” Then several thousand years later Jesus said in John 10:30, “I and my Father are ONE.”

Exodus 3:13-14 states that before Moses came down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments he asked God who shall he say sent him. God said I AM THAT I AM, tell them I AM SENT YOU. Then several thousand years later Jesus said in John 8:58 "Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, "I AM." God did not reveal what His name was until Matthew 1:23-25, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted, GOD WITH US." 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her first born son and called his name JESUS."

Jesus said in John 17:21, “That they all may be one, as thou art in ME, and I in YOU, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

Matthew 26:15 states that Judas Iscariot (the disciple that betrayed Jesus), “What will you give me if I will deliver him to you? And they (the Chief Priests) weighed out 30 pieces of silver.”

Note back in Zechariah 11:12 in the Old Testament it says, “And I said unto them, If you think good, give ME my price and if not forbear. So they weighed for my price 30 pieces of silver.”

Note that is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob talking about HIMSELF after He became a MAN and before He was crucified.

It says in John 19:34, “But one of the Soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came out blood and water. “Note back in Zechariah 12:10 it says, “....and they shall look upon ME whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him...”

Also in Zechariah 13:6 it says, “And one shall say to him (Jesus), What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those are which I was wounded in the house of my friends.”

Psalms 22:16, “For dogs have compassed me, the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me, they pierced my hands and my feet.”

Also in the Old Testament - Isaiah 53:5, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our piece was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.” Note that is the FATHER of the Old Testament referring to HIMSELF as He was hanging on the cross.

Mark 15:24, “And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots for them, what every man should take.” Note back in Psalms 22:18 in the Old Testament it says, “They part my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture.” Note that is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob referring to HIMSELF as He was hanging on the cross.

John 19:29, “Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar, and they filled a sponge with vinegar and put it on a hyssop, and put it to his mouth.” Note back in Psalms 69:21 it says, “They gave ME also gall for my meat and in my thirst they gave ME vinegar to drink.”

Jesus said in John 5:39, “Search the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life, and they are they which testify of ME.” Jesus is referring to the scriptures in the Old Testament which are referring to HIMSELF before he took on flesh and became a man. (John 1:1, 10 and 14)

Paul said in Galatians 1:12 that he was not taught by any man but was taught directly by Jesus himself, which means that whatever Paul did or said was exactly what Jesus told him to say. Paul said in Hebrews 1:8, “But unto the SON he saith, Thy throne O GOD is forever and ever.”

Jesus said in John 12:44-45, “He that believes on me believes not on me, BUT ON HIM THAT SENT ME. 45 And he that sees ME sees HIM that sent ME.”

John 14:8-10, “Philip said to Jesus, Lord, show us the Father and it will satisfy us. 9 Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long a time with you and yet you have not known me Philip? He that has seen me HAS SEEN THE FATHER, and how do you say now, show us the Father?” 10 Believe thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words I speak unto you I speak not of myself, but the Father that DWELLS IN ME – HE DOES THE WORKS.”

Jesus said in John 14:28, “....for my Father is greater than I.” In other words, that paragraph is saying that the flesh and blood man Jesus did not heal the sick or raise the dead – the FATHER which dwelt INSIDE Him did those works, which He and the Father are ONE, which explains why Jesus said the Father is greater than he is.

Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5:19, “To wit that God was IN Christ, reconciling the world unto HIMSELF."

Paul said in Colossians 2:8-10, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in HIM dwells all the fullness of the GODHEAD bodily. 10 And you are complete in HIM (Jesus), which is the head of all principality and power.” The Godhead is IN Jesus - JESUS IS THE GODHEAD.

Jesus said in Matthew 23:37, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that killed the prophets and stoned them which are sent unto you, how often would I have gathered your children together even as a hen gathered chickens under her wings, and you would not listen!” That is a very interesting scripture because Jesus is speaking as the flesh and blood man he was at that time but ALSO speaking as the FATHER (they are ONE) and referring to a time long before Jesus was born.

All the scriptures above prove the ONENESS of God and that there is no such thing as the Trinity.

We get the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost in the Name Jesus, which is why every time water Baptism was done in the Name Jesus, or in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, meaning Jesus name was invoked at baptism, which is Acts 2:38, Acts 8:14-18, Acts 8:38, Acts 9:18, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33, Acts 18:7-8, Acts 19:3-5, and Acts 22:16. At no time did Jesus disciples use any combination of the words Father, Son, and Holy Ghost when they baptized anyone in water, or use a combination of those words in one sentence regarding any other topic.

Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, "Take heed that no man deceives you."

Jesus also said Jesus in John 10:27, "My Sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."

[timoconnor]

I love you man keep on preaching the word of God

[amaliaabad]

Praise the Lord... our God is one Lord...

[Shawn-qx]

Why did Jesus say “my Father is greater than I” if he is God? If Jesus is God, then who can be greater than God? (John 14:28)
When Jesus says “my doctrine is not of my own, but his that sent me, ” then whose doctrine is it? (John 7:16)
When Jesus says “He who speaks of himself is unrighteous, but he who seeks the glory of he that sent him, there is no unrighteousness in him, ” why is Jesus purposefully speaking against speaking of himself? (John 7:18)
When Jesus says, “Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God, ” who is the one good God? (Matthew 19:17)
Why does Jesus say, “I can of my own self do nothing” if he is both God and man? (John 5:30)
When Jesus says, “I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak, ” who is it that commands Jesus if he is God? (John 12:49-50)
Why does Jesus say he casts out devils by the Spirit of God and not his own? (Matthew 12:28)
Why does Jesus say “whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but he that sent me.” Who is he referring to? (Mark 9:37)
While Jesus was on the earth, he repeatedly said “my Father, which is in heaven.” Who is the Father?
And lastly, please do not skip this one: who GAVE Jesus “all power in heaven and in earth”? Why does Jesus instruct us to “teach all nations in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 28:18)?

You say it is a mystery why Jesus is “both God and man” even though Jesus is the mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5). The Holy Spirit “will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come” (John 16:13). Jesus said that “it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables [referring to the parable of the sower in Mark 4:1-9]:

[bloodmooncomix]

TRINITARIAN :
This brief explanation just justified my entire faith! 👊😄🫡😚😎 👑✝️🕊️

[cassundrawilliams]

GOD ways are passed finding out. Praised THE LORD

[jamesmoore]

Awesome Bro Bernard absolutely awesome!🙏❤️

[kenredbourn]

In John17:11, Jesus DEFINES the ONENESS of Himself and THE WE Christians would be ONE in the SAME-WAY that Jesus and THE FATHER are we-all are NOT the SAME-PERSON. This is the ONENESS of John10:30. PERFECT-UNITY. AMEN

[docdee]

The word GODHEAD and TRINITY are not synonymous. The word GODHEAD in the Greek literally means, "the personality of God", meaning, that God's personality, or character, was 100% comprised in Christ Jesus (Colossians 2:9). He was a man physically, and God spiritually. The Trinitarian doctrine teaches that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three separate individuals who are united as one, therefore the two words cannot and should not be used interchangeably. "There's only one Lord, one faith, and one baptism (Ephesians 4:5)." Therefore, Jesus Christ is/was God all by Himself.

[habtamutesfaye]

oness is very difficult to understand.... because it is man made teaching...the Bible teaches clearly without controversy as there is One God and between this One God and human being[ 1timothy 2:5], there is one who is #anointed as *lord and christ* his name is Jesus. { read act 2:36 before reading act 2:38,

[ChristianJoelGalan]

Amen! I am a filipino and I have been listening and reading Pastor David Bernard's one God doctrine! It has helped me a lot on explaining sympathically to people. Godbless you always may you help more people who is confused about the oneness of God

[kac]

God is the Deity, the Godhead; He is composed of:

God the Father . . . Origin of heaven and the universe and author of all life (Acts 17:28), and one to whom each person must give account (Acts 17:30, 31).

Christ. . .Eternally divine, who is the only begotten Son of God, and Creator of heaven and earth, but who came to earth in the form of humanity (Phil. 2:5-8), to become the Atonement for the sins of mankind. (1 John 2:1-2).

The Holy Spirit . . . The promised Comforter by whom was revealed to the apostles and inspired writers, the infallible and unchangeable Scriptures. (2 Pet.1:20, 21).

[edwardadams]

Understanding the Holy Spirit Can be very Difficult. Jesus Christ was the Son of God he was not god. Man has misunderstood the Trinity. Jesus christ said that he and his father was as one of the Holy Spirit.He never said that he was God. He obeyed his Heavenly father he prayed to his heavenly father. God said that he was very proud of his son. You cannot change the word of God.

[rickypineda]

I do admire Bro. David Bernard for uplifting our LORD God Jesus Christ as the one true God of the Bible. The only one that he is lacking is remembering the Sabbath day since our LORD God Jesus Christ is LORD of the Sabbath and the Sabbath is the Seal of His Kingdom in Heaven.

[eddieyoung]

In the same gospel where Thomas says 'my Lord and my God', it says '‭No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.' (John 1:18).  So, Thomas couldn't be saying that Jesus was actually God.  Jesus had been declaring the father, and teaching that it was the father working in him and doing the works.  Thomas was now recognising this, that it was God who had raised him from the dead.  So, he was acknowledging Jesus as his lord, and acknowledging God as the one behind it all.

[robertnieten]

The apostle John in the first chapter of his gospel account says that, " no man has seen God at anytime.." ( John 1:18)
God the Father is an invisible Spirit who has always had a visible body.
Gods' presence in a visible, physical body requires the presence of a spirit as well. In the O.T. that body was the Angel of the Lord. Many times the prophets spoke to an angel that communicated with them not as a messenger from God but God Himself.
The reason that the Father and Son can be one person is because of the union of the Father, who is a Spirit, with the spirit of the Son. God is and always has been Spirit/spirit, soul, and body. Jesus told his apostle, " If you have seen me then you have seen the Father" ( John 14:9)
When we all stand before God the only God we will ever see is in the glorified body of Christ.

[kiwihans]

How False! How could Jesus be 'both God & man' at the same time? He was 100% perfect MAN, which he had to be to be the exact EQUEVELENT of adam. In fact he is called the 'second Adam'! He needed food, he got tired, slept, cried, prayed for help and was strengthened by God's angel! Why did he need this help if he was God at the same time? God even forsook him on the cross! This false concept was first forced onto the church by self seeking monks & priest late in the 2nd century! This was when true Christiantiy was swallowed up by the Roman pagan empire & the Hellenist culture of Greek philosophy! Jesus said "I AM ASCENDING TO MY GOD" How then could he ALREADY BE 'both God & man' if he said that? Jesus's God, his Father was always up in heaven while he was on the earth!