Another reasons why some doubted that divinity of Jesus because if Jesus is God then why He does not know the day or hours of the Judgment like the Father do in Matthew 24 and also if Jesus is God why will a God be subjected to another God in 1 cor. 15:27-28.
Anyone can try to refute these arguments? thanks
Yes, you have the right to ask such questions because these scriptures are often misunderstood.
You have to know God- His nature and practical ways.
I would define God as eternal attributes that are true, found in His spirit (the spirit of truth), expressed as His word.
So basically, knowing that the spirit means mind, we can say God is a mind/consciousness of truth. This is what you can collect from the entire bible and put in words that define God.
I'll use specific examples: God is eternal knowledge & wisdom and because these attributes are true, they
must be accomplished at some point in time. So at the right time, God through wisdom and knowledge created the heavens and the earth.
God is eternal love and at the right time, He took flesh so that He can lay down His life for others for there's no greater love than a man willingly putting their life on the line for the sake of others.
All these must be accomplished because God is truth.Knowing that God is a mind, there are two ways in which the mind can be expressed; through what is said and through the actions of the flesh. Both actions and words is what we call 'the word' or Jesus.
One of the practical ways of God is that He came in flesh to explain/demonstrate sonship to us through the actions of His flesh (works) and through His words. That is why Jesus insisted on His words being the bread of life but also His flesh (works). Even sometimes He told them to at least believe the works if they don't believe His words.
It is very important to note that the authority of the son is on the earth. Jesus only comes to demonstrate that authority to us but that authority belongs to believers.
Through the believers, God establishes a kingdom here on earth that will reign forever and at the end, when everything is said and done, the initial conditions that were in the garden of eden before man sinned, will be restored- there will be peace/joy/knowledge/wisdom/love in the hearts of believers. This is what it means to hand over authority to God and defeating His enemies because God is all these good attributes/truth in the hearts of men. 1 Cor 15- the son hands back the authority to God. Son here means us.
Regarding the hour. Jesus carefully chose the words to use. He did not mean that He doesn't know the hour, as long as Jesus hold the title alpha and omega (beginning and the end), He knows everything. He clearly said the 'son doesn't know the hour' meaning that we don't know the hour. In another passage, asnwering a similar question, He said:
Acts 1:7
Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
So Jesus said that the son doesn't know the hour simply because it is not for us to know the times and season with regards to the end of age.