Should Christians not worship any other gods but Jesus because He is the only God?

Answer 1

No. Jesus Christ teaches us to worship and pray to his father and our father, his God and our God.

The Bible makes three foundational claims about Jesus Christ:

1. He is Jehovah incarnate, but not the God he prays to and worships. That would be Elohim, of course.
2. He is the creation of God.
3. He is the begotten son of God.

We should rightly worship and pray to Elohim, the God of Genesis 1 and of the New Testament.

Answer 2

Answer 1

Well Jesus is not god, he was the son of god , and the bible says "do not worship any graven image for it is a sin". But the way you meant it was that Jesus is god though he is just his only begotton son. shall have everlasting life.

Some believe that Jesus must not be worshiped, and was like Moses and Elijah.

Another View:

Jesus Christ is 100% GOD.

The Bible says it clearly. To reject this truth is to reject the testimony of the Bible and exault ones own preference. The Bible says that, Scripture cannot be broken, so, everything that the Bible says is true, even if the Bible says it only once.

There are so many Biblical texts proving that Jesus is God, but i will just mention a few:

"And God said, 'Let Us make man in our image, after our likeness..." Genesis 1:26 (Proof that God consists of more than one person)

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made." John 1:1-3

"For unto us a Child is born, to us, a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called, Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

"A virgin shall be with Child, and will give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means, God with us." Matthew 1:23

"In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins: who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all Creation. For by Him, all things were created; things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or powers or rulers or authorities. All things were created by Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and by Him, all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the Church." Colossians 1:14-18

"But unto the Son, He (God the Father) saith, 'thy throne oh God, is forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy Kingdom." Hebrews 1:8

Answer 2 "Theirs is the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised. Amen." Romans 9:5

"Then He said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here, see My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.' Thomas said to Him, 'My Lord and my God'." John 20:27-28

A Broader View:

Some Christians believe that There is indeed one God, and that he alone must be given faith. They believe that is is immoral to worship any other likeness of divinity. However there are many religious and spiritual faiths across the world, who do not share this philosophy, instead giving reverence to personal Gods, Goddesses, or other aspects of divinity. There are also many who do not give faith to any form of higher or divine power.

Answer 3

There is only one God; the Creator. He is one and only one God with no partner, no companion, no son, no father, no associate, and no equivalence. All God religions call for worshiping God as the one and only one God. Quran; Muslims holy book; says (meaning English translation) says:

"O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs." (4:171)

ANSWER 4

The Old Testament says everything was created by God the Father:-

Exodus 20:1-5 KJV (v.1) And God spake all these words, saying, (v.2) I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (v.3) Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (v.4) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: (v.5) Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:for I the LORD thy God ama jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourthgenerationof them that hate me;(v.6) And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

However, the New Testament says this Creator is Christ, that He created everything:-

John 1:1-3, 14-17 KJV (v.1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(v.2) The same was in the beginning with God.(v.3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (v.14) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (v.15) John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. (v.16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.(v.17) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:9 KJV (v.9) And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Hebrews 1:1-2 KJV (v.1) God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, (v.2) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Colossians 1:13-18 KJV (v.13) Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: (v.14) In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: (v.15) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (v.16) For by him were ALL things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they bethrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: (v.17)And he is before all things, and by him all things consist[or 'hold together']. (v.18) And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Logically, you can only have 1 Creator and not 2 Creators, so if 2 are mentioned they must be the same. This means Christ is also the God of the Old Testament !!

So, the short answer to your Question is 'YES', but it applies to everyone regardless of whether they are Christian or not, no matter what their belief systems is.

Having no belief-system is itself a belief, and other belief systems either commence with a creation already there, or don't accept Jesus Christ. For example,

• Bhuddism believes in an already-existing cyclical creation from eternity past,
• Judaism believes in the Creator God in the 'Torah' [these are the first 5 books of the Old Testament] but reject Jesus Christ totally because they don't believe that their Messiah has come yet, and
• Muslims believe in the Creator God in the 'Torah' and believe Jesus Christ has come but was just another prophet and certainly not God.

ANSWER 5

Has anyone noticed that not one of the answers given thus far actually quote what Jesus HIMSELF said on this subject?

For purposes of this answer, I'm going to assume that it is agreed by everyone that there is only one God. I am excluding the writings of Paul since he only claimed to have visions of Christ and never met Jesus prior to Jesus ascension into heaven. I am also ignoring the letters of Peter, James, Jude, the letters of John as their information about what Jesus said should be recording in the teachings of Jesus related in the gospels and at best are hearsay. In addition I'm ignoring Revelations which is a book that professes to be revealed to John, the Divine who was not the disciple that actually met Jesus during his ministry and was itself a vision John received long after Jesus' ascension and therefore, like Paul's visions, would not be admissible in a court of law. I will also rebut the comment made earlier that "us" and "our" in "let us make man in our image" proves that there is more than one person. In Semitic languages such as Hebrew, there is a plural of number and a plural of respect. This is a plural of respect and no Israelite believed that God consisted of multiple persons or was anything but a singular unity because such statements would contradict the Bible's teachings of Deut. 6:4-5; Numbers 23:19: Isaiah 45: 5, 6, 18 & 21.

Jesus said in the Gospel of John 20:17 "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God." Obviously if Jesus had a God that he was about to ascend to, then Jesus cannot himself BE God, at least if there is only one God.

Jesus further says in the Gospel of John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." If Jesus Christ was sent BY God, then Jesus Christ cannot BE God, if there is only one God.

It is true that Jesus said "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30) and "...that ye may know, and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him." (John 10:38) but if this is evidence that the Father and Jesus are one and the same God, then how should we interpret what Jesus said in John 17:21-23 "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me."? Are we to accept that this equally proves that Jesus' disciples are also God in the same way that Jesus is God and that they are all one God in a polytheistic-monotheism akin to Hindu beliefs? Or should be believe that these references simply mean that Jesus' disciples and Jesus himself are in agreement with and united in purpose with what God has commanded...that they are 'on the same page' to use a metaphor? Which makes more sense?

Further Jesus rejects being equated with God in Mark 10:17-19 "And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, God Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour they father and mother." If Jesus was God, why did he rebuke the man before answering his question by stating "why do you call me good? There is none good but God"

Who DID Jesus say he was? Jesus refers to himself as "Son of Man" 32 times in Matthew, 15 times in Mark, 26 times in Luke, and 10 times in the Gospel of John. By contrast, Jesus only refers to himself as "Son of God" 4 times, all in the Gospel of John. Jesus never once refers to himself as God anywhere in the four gospels. The God of the Old Testament related to his Prophet Balaam in Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent." Yet are we to believe that the God of the Old Testament who told his prophet that "god is not a man, neither the son of man" then called himself "son of man" at most 32 times in one gospel record? Is God a liar?...oh wait, God said "God is not a man that he should lie". My bad. I guess Jesus is not God, at least if Jesus is the same God as the one in the Old Testament.

What about "Son of God"? In the Bible, the term "son" (vios in Greek) is used three different ways: 1) direct offspring of two parents e.g. Isaac is the son of Abraham and Sarah. 2) As a descendant, e.g. David is the son of Abraham, who is the son of Noah and Adam. and 3) to describe a person who has the characteristics of someone or something else, e.g. "blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9) or "...you make him twice as much a son (vios) of hell as yourselves" (Matthew 23:15). In light of this third definition, the Bible relates in Deut. 18:15 "the Lord thy god will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken." So here we have a prophet like God foretold. Then in Malachi 3:1 it states: "Behold I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts." Here we see that a "Lord" will come to his Temple but see also see that this "Lord" is NOT the Lord God of Israel who is called the "Lord of hosts" in this verse, thus it is the prophet like God of Deut. 18:15 that is being mentioned. Further we know that the Lord who comes to the temple cannot be God because the Temple's builder (Solomon) stated in I Kings 8:27 "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built!"

Is there any evidence that Jesus was a prophet rather than God?

Jesus' enemies believe it:

Matthew 21:46 "They (i.e., chief priests and Pharisees) wanted to arrest him (i.e., Jesus), but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him (i.e., Jesus) as a prophet."

The common people believe it:

Matthew 21:10-11 states "When he (Jesus) entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, "Who is this?" The crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."

In Luke 7: 15-16 we read "The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized all of them; and they glorified God, saying, 'A great prophet has risen among us!' and 'God has looked favorably upon his people!'"

In the Gospel of John, the Samaritan woman says to Jesus "Sir, I see that you are a prophet." in John 4:19.

Jesus, himself, believes it:

Mark 6:1-6 "He (i.e., Jesus) left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, 'Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?' And they took offense at him. Then Jesus said to them 'Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house.' And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief." (In this passage Jesus clearly refers to himself and the rejection he faces by his own people of his hometown. It is clear that Jesus, himself, considered himself to be a prophet of God in his response to his people's hostility towards him. This same story is also found in Matthew, Luke and John.)

In Luke 13:31-35, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told him to leave Jerusalem because Herod wanted to kill him. Jesus replied "Go and tell that fox, 'Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem."

Jesus' own disciples believe it:

In the Book of Acts, Peter gives a speech in which he begins "You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know-".

In Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus asks his disciples "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" and they said, "Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. … Then he sternly ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah."

Again this story is related in Mark as "Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Phillippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say that I am?' And they answered him, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.' He asked them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Peter answered him, 'You are the Messiah.' And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him." (Mark 8:27-30)

The story is told again in Luke 9:18-21: "And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, "Whom do the people say I am?" They answered saying: "John the Baptist, but some say Elias, and others say, that one of the old prophets has risen again." He said unto them: "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answering said "The Messiah of God". And he straightly charged them, and commanded them to tell no one that thing.

Those last three are the same event but in three different gospel accounts. I quoted all three to show that the words "the son of the living God" found in Matthew was an addition to the story and were not original to the account since they are not found in the other two gospels. However, even if they are original and dropped from the other two gospels (unlikely since Matthew was the last of the three to be written) the phrase merely indicates that Jesus was a prophet like God as foretold in Deut. 18:15 and Malachi 3:1. In addition the title "son of God" is not unique to Jesus having been applied to Adam in Luke 3:38.

So what does Jesus say about God? Mark 12:29-30 "The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength; this is the first commandment."

What does Jesus say about those who call upon Him? "Not everyone that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works? And then I will profess to them, I never knew you, depart from me, you that work lawlessness." (Matthew 7:21-23) (Keep in mind Jesus said to "keep the commandments".)

For those that feel that Jesus is God because he raised the dead, fed the multitude with a small supply of bread, fish and wine, ect. I must insist you apply that same reasoning to Prophet Elisha and compare the following passages:

II Kings 4:42-44 & II Kings 4:1-7 with Mark 6:30-44 & Mark 8:1-10.

II Kings 4:8-37 with John 11:38-44 & Mark 5:21-43

II Kings 5:1-19 with Mark 1:40-45

II Kings 6:1-7 with Mark 6:45-52 (Note that in the former an iron axe head that should have sunk in water floated and in the latter both Jesus AND Peter walked on water. In all cases the axe head, Peter and Jesus all three should have immediately sunk and neither should have stayed afloat even for a second.) If Prophet Elisha is not God because of those miracles, then Jesus is not God and is a prophet as well because he performed the same miracles.

Remember Peter said "Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know." (Acts 2:22) ...just as God did many deeds of power, wonders and signs through Moses and Elisha before him. The Bible bears witness that God is one, alone, and Jesus was his prophet and messiah.

Those that disagree follow the teachings of people who never met Jesus during his earthly ministry and have only the teachings of visions who claim to have been Jesus, even though those teachings conflict with Jesus' own teachings which he gave to his disciples and Jesus told his followers that "I go to my Father and you see me no more" John 16:10. James even refutes Paul's position on works vs faith in his letter Compare Galatians 3 with James 2 (BTW James was the leader of the Jerusalem Church in the Temple at Jerusalem and learned directly from Jesus during his earthly ministry, ...who did Paul learn from again?).

Jesus also told warned his disciples of an evil one who would sow bad seed right after he left who would teach lawlessness and said that those teachings were from the devil. (Matthew 13:24-30 and Matthew 13:36-43) Paul incidentally shows up very soon after Jesus' ascension and states in Galatians 1:11-12 "For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ." In other words, Paul is telling you that he did not learn his 'Gospel of the Gentiles' from any of Jesus' disciples but it was revealed to him by his vision/apparition who claimed to be Jesus.

Did not Jesus warn his disciples of many "false prophets" and warn about those who work "lawlessness"? Paul in Galatians claimed prohethood by receiving divine revelation from Jesus Christ, just as John, the Divine claimed prophethood by claiming to receive divine revelation in the opening verses of the Book of Revelations.

However, it is from Paul's 'Gospel of the Gentiles' that the doctrine that Christians are free from the law comes, even though Jesus, himself, said "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law (Torah) or the prophets (Nevi'im); I have come not to abolish but to restore. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is that is to happen has happened....For unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:17-20)

So, who are you going to follow...Jesus and the prophets of the Old Testament and the leader of the Jerusalem Church (James) or Paul and John, the Divine and their revelations from someone or something that claimed to be Jesus Christ?

Answer 3

As Christians we should only praise Jesus and God so we would have eternal life and go to heaven.

John 3:16- For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Answer 4

Is Jesus Almighty God?

The Bible’s answer

Jesus’ opposers accused him of making himself equal to God. (John 5:18; 10:30-33) However, Jesus never claimed to be on the same level as Almighty God. He said: “The Father is greater than I am.”—John 14:28.

Jesus’ early followers did not view him as being equal to Almighty God. For example, the Apostle Paul wrote that after Jesus was resurrected, God “exalted him [Jesus] to a superior position.” Obviously, Paul did not believe that Jesus was Almighty God. Otherwise, how could God exalt Jesus to a superior position? —Philippians 2:9.

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Answer 5

Yes!!! Please do!! Believing in Jesus is the true way to live. Trust in him, and you will have eternal life! To start a personal relationship with Jesus, pray this prayer.

Dear Jesus,

Thank you for all you have done for me. I believe that you have died for me so that I may be saved by my sins. I ask for forgiveness and that you come into my heart, my life and take over. I don't want to go back to the old way I was living but start a new life. Help me to lead others to you, God. I want to live for you alone. Help me to trust you in everything. Thank you Jesus.

Answer 6

Jesus himself, directed attention and worship only to his Father. For example, when prodded to do an act of worship to the Devil, Jesus said: “It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.” (Matthew 4:10) Later Jesus instructed his disciples: “Do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly One.”—Matthew 23:9.

Under God’s direction, and as a result of the ransom sacrifice of Jesus, he will rid the world of all sadness, pain, and sorrow for the benefit of those who submit to his righteous rule. So Jesus is worthy of our honor, respect, and obedience, however the Bible clearly indicates, however, that our worship—in the sense of religious reverence and devotion—must be addressed solely to God. Moses described him as “a God exacting exclusive devotion.” And the Bible exhorts us to “worship the One who made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.”—Deuteronomy 4:24; Revelation 14:7. Jesus certainly occupies a pivotal role in true worship, one worthy of honor and respect. (2 Corinthians 1:20, 21; 1 Timothy 2:5) He is the only way through which we are able to approach God. (John 14:6) Accordingly, true Christians do well to direct their worship only to Jehovah God, the Almighty.