That is to say that Jesus Christ is a created man like the rest of us and He did not pre-exist His birth in Bethlehem around 6 to 4 BC. I have a very important question to ask you that might change your mind as to His deity?
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto
First, I want to thank everybody for the "thumbs up." I feel kind of foolish by not knowing that one can get banned on this site if they do not believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, especially after being here 8 years.
You should know that I've been a Christian for 63 years now and I do frequent three other sites mainly dealing with "apologetics." There are many groups who deny the deity of Jesus Christ such as Unitarians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christadelphians and many others.
As some of you know these groups/people advance the non-Biblical idea that Jesus Christ is a created being/person like the rest of us. He is considered a man only and He never pre-existed His actual birth. They also quote John 17:3, "And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent." Of course, they often disregard the second part of the verse, "and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent."
Now, here's the question the Lord gave me to ask the other day when I was dealing with a person that denies the deity of Jesus Christ. It's at John 17:5, two verses down from vs3. "And now, glorify Me with Thyself, Father, with the glory I had with Thee before the world was/existed."
I said to myself if Jesus Christ is a man like the rest of us and never pre-existed His birth, and was born between 6 and 4 BCE, how did He know He existed before the world existed? I will be glad to accept any and all answers. I also hope this helps if you should have any dealings with those who deny His deity.
IN GOD THE SON,
bluto