Hi Marques,
I have been curious about what Ray brought out in that Bible study as well, here are a few other places I have found that Ray has commented on this subject.
Here is the email from just back in May, shortly after that Bible study.
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All of the Scriptures must agree or we are not understanding or teaching properly. I have said for many years that "Jesus IS GOD" (see pp 22-23 of my article "God is NOT a Trinity.) But if Jesus IS God and His Father IS God don't we then have TWO GODS? There is ONLY ONE GOD! Yes, this does appear to be an unsolvable enigma, but it is not unsolvable.
I have said and taught further through the years that not only is Jesus God, but He is the ONLY GOD that we will every truly know in this life. And why do I say that? Well for one thing, that IS what the Scriptures teach: "And this IS life eternal [eonian--'And this is the Aionian Life..."--Emphatic Diaglott." ], that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom Thou has sent" (John 17:3). Yes, it will take "aions/eons" to come to know God the Father. It won't happen in this life. So what is the purpose of us receiving eonian life? To come to "...know Thee the only true God..."
I am receiving emails from some who are trying to "beat me to the punch" so to speak, in revealing just Who and/or What is our God. I have neither the time nor the inclination to go through all of these emails to critique all these speculations, but I am sure there will be some who will attempt to to get their teaching on the Forum before I do. I encourage study and research, however, let's not be guilty of doing it for the sake of vanity.
And this is not to say that some have some truthful insight into this subject, but there is so much
more to this teaching that just
solving the riddle of how the Father and Son can both be God
if..... I say IF they are separate Beings with separate personalities."Hear O Israel, the LORD thy God is ONE LORD" (Deut. 6:4).
"I and My Father ARE ONE" (John 10:30).
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word [singular] WAS GOD" (John 1:1).
"I am the LORD, and there is non else, there is NO GOD BESIDE ME" (Isa. 45:5--"none
else" ver. 14; "none else" ver. 18; "none beside Me" ver. 21; "I am God, there is none else"
ver. 22; "I am God, there is none like Me," Isa. 46:9; "I am and there is none else beside
Me," Isa. 47:.
"There is none other God, BUT ONE...But to us there is BUT ONE GOD" (I Cor. 8:4 & 6).
"And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, O Israel; The Lord
our God is ONE LORD" (Mark. 12:29).
As to how many "Gods" there are, there is no argument! There is but ONE GOD! I have now given you part of the answer, but there is much to follow. We know what the Scripture says, but how is it possible for two to be one God? There is an answer, but I would ask that you reserve sending me either questions or outlines of your own personal studies until after I have an opportunity to publish my research.
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This is from the conference notes "Who and What is God?'
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" Hear O Israel the Yehwah our Elohim is ONE Yehwah" (Deut. 6:14)
"The Yahweh your Elohim, He is Elohim, the faithful El which keeps covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments" (Deut. 7:9).
"For the Yehwah your Elohim is Elohim of Elohim and Adon Adon of Adon Adon a great El"(Deut. 10:17)
"I am the Yahweh, and there is none else, there is NO ELOHIM beside Me" (Isa. 45:5 & 6).
Notice that there is "NO ELOHIM except Yahweh." Then where does Jesus’ Father come in?
We know that there is a "God the Father," for Jesus Himself spoke of "God the Father" (John 6:27). And we have this: "God the Father AND the Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom. 1:7). They are even contrasted "not as I will, but as THOU" (Matt. 26:39).
ANSWER: God the Father and Jehovah [Jesus] Elohim, ARE ONE GOD. "I and My Father are ONE" (John 10:30). "One" what? O-N-E G-O-D!
"THE Lord [Jehovah]" of Psalm 110:1 becomes GOD THE FATHER in Heb. 1:1 & 13. The "God" Who spoke to the fathers was "the LORD THY GOD [Jehovah your Elohim]" Who was Jesus, was also GOD THE FATHER. How so? They are ONE.
"The God OF OUR FATHERS raised up JESUS, Whom ye slew and hanged on a tree" (Acts 5:30).
But in the Old Testament, Jesus Christ was Jehovah Elohim to the fathers.
THEY ARE ONE: "I and My Father ARE ONE"
Jesus was "Emmanuel" which means "God with us.." (Mat. 1:23).
"he that has seen Me HAS SEEN THE FATHER, I am in the Father and the Father in Me, Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me." (John 14:9-11).
Jesus has taught us that when TWO are in spiritual harmony, THEY ARE REALLY ONE (Matt. 19:5)
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"There is ONE GOD" (I Cor.8:5); "God is SPIRIT" (John 6:24);
"by ONE SPIRIT baptized into one body" (I Co. 12:13);
"But he that is joined unto the Lord IS ONE SPIRIT" (I Cor. 6:17);
"I and My Father are ONE" (John 10:30)
"There is ONE BODY, and ONE SPIRIT, even as ye are called in ONE HOPE, of your calling; ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL, Who is ABOVE ALL, and THROUGH ALL, and IN YOU ALL" (Eph. 4:4-6).
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mercy, peace and love
Kat