God's Unique Title
The God And Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ
According To This Title Jesus Is Lord God
And Equal To God The Father
For our first blessed saying today notice God's unique title (The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ) seen in the following bible verses. Pictured above, Ephesians 1:3 says Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Also 2 Corinthians 1:3 says Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the the God of all comfort.Thank you Lord Jesus that God's unique title is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank God it's not the God and Father of our Lord Buddha or the God and Father of our Lord Mohammed
The bible verses above prove that Jehovah Witnesses and Muslims are wrong when they deny that Jesus is God. God's title is The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to this title Jesus is Lord God and equal to God the Father. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again. You can't go to heaven until you confess that Jesus is God. Romans 10:9 says That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
According To The Granville Sharp Rule
The KJV Versions Of Titus 2:13 And 2 Peter 1:1 Deny That Jesus Is God
This Is Wrong Because The KJV Versions Of
Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1 Affirm That Jesus Is God
Granville Sharp rediscovered a particularly important rule in ancient Greek grammar that is now referred to as the Granville Sharp Rule. The Granville Sharp Rule is a principle of Greek grammar used in New Testament studies to identify when two different titles refer to the same person. Formulated by the 18th century English abolitionist and scholar Granville Sharp, it is most famous for its application to verses that affirm the diety of Jesus Christ like Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1.
The Granville Sharp Rule states that when two, singular, personal, non proper nouns (common titles) are connected by the word "and" (kai in Greek) and are preceded by a single definite article ("the"), they both refer to the same person.
The Formula For The Granville Sharp Rule
Article (The) +Noun 1+(And Or Kai)+Noun 2=One Person
An example in English of the Granville Sharp Rule is "The owner and manager, Jason." Because there is only one "the", Jason is both the owner and the manager. The contrast would be "The owner and the manager." The addition of the second "the" suggests that two different people are being introduced.
For The Granville Sharp Rule to be considered grammatically absolute, modern scholars like Daniel B. Wallace emphasize that specific conditions must be met. The Granville Sharp Rule does not strictly apply to plural groups (e.g., "the apostles and prophets"). The nouns must be singular. The nouns must be personal and refer to people, not abstract things or objects. The Granville Sharp Rule applies to titles (like "God", "Saviour", or "Brother") rather than names like "Paul" or "Peter."
The Granville Sharp Rule is pivotal in translating two specific New Testament verses (Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1) to prove that Jesus is God manifest in the flesh. Titus 2:13 says Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:1 says Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Applying the Granville Sharp Rule, Granville Sharp and some modern scholars suggested that the KJV version of Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1 refer to two separate entities ("the Great God" and "our Saviour Jesus Christ"), denying the diety of Jesus Christ. This reasoning is wrong because the KJV bible treats "the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" as two titles for the single person, Jesus Christ, who is God manifest in the flesh.
The King James Version (KJV) does not violate the Granville Sharp Rule. The Granville Sharp Rule describes a Greek grammatical structure that the KJV translators rendered in a way that modern scholars consider ambiguous or incomplete. The KJV was translated in 1611, while Granville Sharp did not codify his rule until 1798. The KJV translators were not violating the Granville Sharp Rule because in their era the specific nuances of the Greek definite article in this construction had not been formally systematized into a rule.
In verses like Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1, the Greek text uses one article for two titles ("the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ") that Sharp's Rule says must refer to one person Jesus who is God. The KJV phrasing at Titus 2:13 is "...the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ." Modern translations (like the NASB or ESV) strictly follow Sharp's Rule by phrasing it "our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ," leaving no doubt that Jesus is being called God.
The inclusion of our before Saviour in the KJV version of Titus 2:13 allows for an interpretation of two persons (the Father and Jesus) but it does not require it. Many KJV readers interpret it as one person Jesus who is God. The KJV translators were not ignorant of the Granville Sharp Rule. KJV proponents often argue that the translation is a literal rendering of the Textus Receptus word order.
They suggest that the KJV uses hendiadys (two words for one idea) to express the same truth Sharp found through grammar. From this perspective the KJV is not violating the Granville Sharp Rule. It is simply using a different literary device to achieve a similar theological end. In other verses such as 2 Peter 1:11, the KJV does use a more unified phrasing ("our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ"), showing they understood the underlying grammar.
Theodore Beza, the 16th century Reformer and Greek scholar, explicitly recognized the conjunctive (connective) reading of Titus 2:13 long before Granville Sharp formalized his rule. Beza's 1598 Greek New Testament that was a primary source for the KJV translators, included notes and commentary supporting the view that "the great God" and "our Saviour" both refer to Jesus Christ who is God.
Beza's notes on this passage emphasize the unity of the person described. Beza stated in his commentary that Paul calls Jesus great and God, specifically to refute heretical blasphemy that denied Jesus' divinity. Beza noted that the single definite article "the" preceding "great God" extends to "Saviour", linking them to the same referent who is the Lord Jesus. Beza and later scholars pointed out that the word "appearing" (epiphaneia) in the New Testament is consistently used for Jesus, not the Father, further proving that Jesus is the subject of the entire phrase at Titus 2:13.
For our next blessed saying notice that pictured above the Lord Jesus was one of the three men that appeared as God to Abraham with two angels. Genesis 18:1 says And the Lord (Jesus) appeared unto him (Abraham) in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men (notice that the Lord Jesus appeared to Abraham as a man; Jesus was 100% man, 100% the Son of God, and 100% God) stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground (Abraham worshipped the God man Jesus).
Now notice that the Lord Jesus told Abraham at Genesis 18:20 Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. Abraham prayed and asked the Lord Jesus to spare Sodom and Gomorrah for 50, 45, 40, 30, 20, and finally 10 righteous people.
Why Abraham Requested God's Mercy If Sodom And Gomorrah
Had 50,45, 40, 30, 20 And Finally 10 Righteous People
Abraham told the Lord Jesus at Genesis 18:23 Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee; Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. And Abraham answered and said , Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned unto his place.
Abraham's countdown with prayer requests to spare Sodom and Gomorrah with 50, 45, 40, 40, 30, 20, and finally 10 righteous people was more than just a negotiation. It was a lesson in intercession that revealed the Lord Jesus' character. 50 represented a significant holy minority that was able to save a whole city. By agreeing to 10, the Lord Jesus demonstrated that he is not looking for a majority to justify mercy. He is willing to spare a massive wicked population for the sake of a tiny righteous few. James 5:16 says Confess your faults one to another; and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
The significance of the range (50,45,40,30,20,10) shows a progression in persistent human boldness by prayer. Abraham starts with a safe number (50) and gradually tests the limits of God's grace. This teaches us that God invites dialogue. The Lord Jesus didn't get angry at Abraham's haggling; God answered every request, showing that intercessory prayer can actually move the hand of God.
According to Jewish tradition, 10 or a minyan is the threshold for a community. If a city has 10 righteous people, it has a moral core that can be redeemed. Below 10, the city is considered spiritually dead. When the count hit 10, and 10 righteous people were not found in Sodom, it proved that Sodom's corruption was total. The focus shifted from sparing the city to extracting the few who were left.
Abraham's failed prayer requests for Sodom and Gomorrah was a foreshadowing of a greater intercessor named Jesus whose prayer requests never fail. Abraham's failed intercession pointed to a perfect intercession by the Lord Jesus. Abraham stopped at 10, and the city of Sodom and Gomorrah fell. Abraham's failed intercession points to the Lord Jesus, the one righteous man whose merit is enough to save not just a city, but the world. Where Abraham reached a limit at 10, God's grace with the Lord Jesus reaches all the way down to one.
Jeremiah 5:1 says Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. There is one perfect man named Jesus who God found who can save and pardon the worst sinner. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.
The Lord Jesus will save you, pardon you, and wash away your sins with his precious blood that he shed at the cross of Calvary. Hebrews 7:25 says Wherefore he (Jesus) is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Now note that Genesis 18:33 says that only the Lord Jesus left Abraham after their talk and went His way (a different way from the two angels) saying And the Lord (Jesus) went His way, as soon as He had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. Next we see that only the two angels went to Sodom (proving that the three men were two angels and the God man Jesus). Genesis 19:1 says And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground (note that Lot called these two angels lords and not Lord at Genesis 19:2 because the angels were not God).
Genesis 19:2 says And he (Lot) said, Behold, now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
When Jesus Returns In The Clouds
And The Saints Are Caught Up To Meet Him It Will Be
The Watchman's Look For Day
The Husbandman's Harvest Day
The Builder's Completion Day
The Master's Reckoning Day
The Servant's Pay Day
The King's Coronation Day
The Bride's Wedding Day
Pictured Above Rejoice And Say Revelation 22:20
He Which Testifieth These Things Saith,
Surely I Come Quickly. Amen.
Even So, Come, Lord Jesus
Worry Is Like A Rocking Chair
It'll Give You Something To Do
But It Won't Get You Anywhere
The bible tells us the cure to heal worrying at Philippians 4:6 that says Be careful for nothing (don't worry); but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Psalm 107 also tells us in many verses how to heal worry and overcome distress. Cry to the Lord Jesus when you're in trouble and Jesus will bring you out of all your worries, troubles, and distresses.
Psalm 107:5 says Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses. If you're tired from this troubled world, cry unto the Lord Jesus, and Jesus will deliver you out of all your distresses.
Psalm 107:5 says Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses. If you're tired from this troubled world, cry unto the Lord Jesus, and Jesus will deliver you out of all your distresses.
Psalm 107:12 says Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. If you are reading this and there is no one to help you, cry unto the the Lord Jesus, and Jesus will deliver you out of all your distresses.
Psalm 107:18 goes on to say Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat (they were too stressed to eat); and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He saveth them out of their distresses. If you are so distressed that you can't eat and feel like you are dying, cry unto the Lord Jesus right now, and Jesus will save you out of all your distresses.
Psalm 107:27 says They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's ends. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He bringeth them out of their distresses. If this world is driving you crazy and you are at your wit's end, cry unto the Lord Jesus, and Jesus will bring you out of all your distresses.
Don't Worry And Choose To Say
Good Morning Lord
Instead Of Saying
Good Lord It's Morning
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day.
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