What then is Jesus ?

I have a friend who is an Iglesia ni Cristo deacon and she has been actively posting INC materials on the FB probably as part of their evangelistic ministry. Facebook it seems has now evolved into a playing field of sorts to both social and religious issues.

However her recent post has all been about discrediting Christ, his nature and purpose. I cannot let this pass and saw an issue to share the good news myself.

The deity of Christ has been one of the most contested issues since 2000 years ago. Even the latter epistles marked those who deny the deity of christ as 'anti-christs'. However along human history since Christ ascended, varied groups (cults) have formulated and challenged this truth justified by the mishandling of scripture. Both the INC and the JW (Jehovah's Witnesses) are in par with the idea that christ was never God. The INC going further in that he was never pre-existent (he has no prior existence before he was born on earth) and that he was also a 'created' being, not creator.

"And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. "

John 17:3 is their defense, they say this proves the Father (addressed as ''you'' from v1) is the only God. He is God alone.


I suppose they have skipped the word ''true", and I have responded to this.