Persecuted wrote:With that being said, how can God bear witness twice?
If the Father (God) and the Son (that same God) bears witness?
Then who was the second witness, being as though there is only one God who beared witness? Unless the Son is not the same God, then only God beared witness, meaning one witness.
Omega is doing an excellent job of explaining how the Father and the Son are two witnesses and are the same God. The problem is that those who refuse to open their minds to the concept are hung up on the single word "one".
Sit down with your Bible and list the titles used for Jesus and the titles used for God; they are identical. Study the Gospel of John. Jesus said that whatever we ask Him in His name He will do and whatever we ask the Father in Jesus’ name will be done.
John 14:13-14
13 "And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. NAS
John 15:16
16 "You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give to you. NAS
So we have 2 persons fulfilling the same request. We are instructed to pray to the Father in the name of the Son and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:26-27
26 And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. NAS
Romans 8:33-35
33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. NAS
Ephesians 6:18
18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit,..NAS
Those who ignore God’s word in abide by dictionaries and theologians are missing what is being taught in God’s word.
John 8:31-32
"If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " NAS
John 15:4-10
4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you. 8 "By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. 9 "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. 10 "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love. NAS