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QUESTIONS: Is Jesus the Savior? Jehovah is the Savior Isa 43:11; 45:21; Hos 13:4. Jesus is the Savior Titus 1:3-4; 2:13; 3:4,6; 2 Pet 1:1. Does Jesus Have the Authority to Forgive Sins? Jehovah forgives sins Isa 43:25. Jesus forgives sins Mk 2:5-10; Lk 5:21-25; 1 Cor 8:12; Eph 4:32. Is Jesus Omniscient? Jehovah is omniscient 1 Kgs 8:39. Jesus is omniscient Mt 9:4; Col 2:3. Is Jesus Omnipresent? Jehovah is omnipresent Jer 23:23-24. Jesus is omnipresent Mt 18:20; 28:20. Is Jesus Eternally Preexistent? Jehovah is eternal Ps 90:2. Jesus is eternal Mic 5:2; John 1:1; 8:58; Col 1:17; Heb 7. Can Jesus Change? Jehovah is unchanging Mal 3:6. Jesus is unchanging Heb 1:8-10; 13:8. Is It Right to Serve Jesus? Jehovah is served Matt 4:10. Jesus is served John 12:26; Rom 1:1; Gal 1:10; Phil 1:1; Col 3:24; Jas 1:1; Jude 1; Rev 22:3. Is It Right to Pray to Jesus? We should pray to Jehovah Matt 6:9. We can pray to Jesus Acts 7:59-60; 9:14,20-21; 22:16-19; Rom 10:9-10,13; 1 Cor 1:2; Rev 22:20. Is It Right to Give Glory to Jesus? Jehovah forbids glory to others Isa 42:8; 48:11. Jesus receives glory Jn 1:14; 5:22-23; 11:4; 13:31-32; 16:13-15; 17:5; Phil 2:9-11; 2 Pet 3:18; Rev 5:11-12. Is It Right to Worship Jesus? Jehovah is to be worshiped Dt. 6:13. Jesus is to be worshiped Mt 2:11; 14:33; 28:9,17; Jn 9:38; Heb 1:6; Phil 2:9-11. NOTE: Jesus is worshiped and those who did so were never rebuked. An angel is worshiped twice and John was rebuked for his repeated act Rev 19:10; 22:8-9. Peter was worshiped by Cornelius and he was rebuked by Peter (Acts 10:25-26). Although JWs claim that only Jehovah should be worshiped, they recognize that Jesus is worshiped. In the book “Reasoning from the Scriptures”, p. 215, the following question is asked: Does the fact that Jesus is worshiped prove that he is God? In Hebrews 1:6, the angels are instructed to ‘worship’ Jesus, according to the ALA, BJ, CBC, BV and St. Paul translations. Now, we ask: if they recognize, in fact, that Jesus is worshiped, isn’t this fact that Jesus is worshiped an affirmative answer to their question whether Jesus is really God? If only God should be worshiped and Jesus is, in fact, worshiped, it is undoubtedly concluded that He is God (Mt 4:10; Hb 1:6). Is Jesus Lord? Jehovah is Lord (Dt 6:4). Jesus is Lord John 20:28; Eph 4:4-5; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 12:3. Is Jesus the Son of God? How did His hearers understand Jesus’ claim to be the Son of God? John 5:18; 10:28-33. Is Jesus True God? Jehovah is true God Deut 32:36, 39; 43:10; 44:6. Jesus is true God Rev 1:17-18; 2:8; 22:13, 16, 20; Isa 7:14; Matt 1:21-23; John 5:19; 20:28; 1 John 5:20. As the True God, Is Jesus Called Jehovah? The Father is called Jehovah Zech 2:8-11; 11:12-13; 12:1, 10; 14:5. Jesus is called Jehovah Mt 3.1-3 compared with Isa 40.3; Rev 1.17-18; 2.8; 22.13. NOTE: In the NWT, in relation to Rm 10.9 in the footnote of page 1307, it reads: 9 Gr.: Kyrios; Heb.: há'adhón, the Lord. the Lord. In the appendix of the same NWT, page 1508, the meaning of this expression is informed, saying: 'The use of the definite article before the title' A-dhóhn limits the application of this title exclusively to Jehovah God. As we know, Rm 10.9 refers to Jesus. The JWs further corroborate our point of view when they state: In the Hebrew Scriptures there are verses about Jehovah cited in the 'New Testament' in a context that speaks of the Son (Isaiah 40:3; Matthew 3:3; John 1:23; Joel 2:32; Romans 10:13; Psa. 45:6-7; Hebrews 1:8-9) (“The Watchtower,” November 1, 1978, p. 12). The titles and attributes presented here demonstrate that God and Jehovah are polysemic names. In order to understand the context, it is necessary to carefully analyze who is being referred to: the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit, since the three persons are called God and Jehovah. It is because of these attributes and titles attributed equally to the Father and the Son that Oneness or Unitarians defend their doctrine. Therefore we have taken care to present part of the Athanasian Creed: ...that we worship one God in Trinity, and the Trinity in unity; Not confounding the Persons, nor separating the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one: the glory is equal, and the majesty is co-eternal... And in this Trinity none is before, or after, another; none is greater or less than another. But all three Persons are together co-eternal and co-equal; so that in all things, it has been said, the Unity in the Trinity, and the Trinity in unity, are to be worshipped. Channel = / icpweb Site = http://www.icp.com.br