Hi,
Jesus called God HIS GOD, you still can't answer that as I see.
"I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE" ?
Hmm.... let's se what Jesus said on other occasion:
John 17:
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"I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,
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so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.
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And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one,
ans as we clearly see from reading the above in this verse, the same word ONE is used not only to describe Jesus and the Father but to describe Jesus, the Father and eleven of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
Plus if you keep reading and not taqke things out of context we also cleary see
"The Jews answered him saying,'For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because that thou being a man, makest thyself a God '" (John 10:33).
So the Jews thought he was making himself God. Let's continue:
'Is it not written in your Law, "I said ye are gods. If He can call them gods, unto whom the word of God came, say ye of him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world, "Thou blasphemeth," because I said I am the son of God?'" (John 10:34-36).
So Jesus defended himself, just like they were called gods he called himself god as well, because he was sent to them from God. Jesus didn't contradict the scripture when he called himself son of god because the jews are called the sons of God, prophets are called the sons of God. Jesus is CLEARLY defending himself here.
SO Omega, the only excuse you can come up with is that God willingly reduced his powers on earth? So it's not a mystery no more, but how about Jesus not speaking on his own? Did God instruct himslef? LOL...I guess not.
Besides, your response only shows that we are dealing with two persons here, two persons can not equal one person, since the first person prayed to the second. The first porson came to do the will of the second person, which clealy implies that the first person has a will.
And beside all of that Jesus still called God HIS GOD