HomeMatthew 6:9-13 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
(1) Notice that Jesus starts off the prayer with Our Father who art in heaven. He didn’t say my Father. If God was exclusively Jesus father he would have said my Father. Jesus also makes it clear where God is. He said that God was in heaven. Jesus was on earth at the time he was saying the prayer.
(2) Jesus said Hallowed be Thy Name. The word Hallowed means to praise. Jesus said praises be Thy name.
He didn’t say praises be our Name. He didn’t include himself with God.
(3) Jesus said Thy Kingdom come. If Jesus was part of a trinity or a God family he would have said our kingdom come. Jesus said thy kingdom come.
(4) Jesus said give us this day our daily bread. Jesus had to eat food like everyone else. If he was God he would have no need for food.
(5) Jesus asked to be forgiven which clearly shows that he was in need of God’s mercy like his followers.
(6) Jesus asked for protection not to be lead into temptation. God cannot be tempted by anything or anyone.
(7) Jesus asked to be delivered from evil. Jesus is praying to his God who he knows has the power to protect him from the evil of the devil. (8) Jesus finishes the prayer stating that Thine is the kingdom, and the power and glory forever, Amen. Jesus is giving God all the praise. He is recognizing that the entire kingdom of heaven and earth belongs to God. He is acknowledging that all glory and power belongs to God alone. Nowhere in this very famous prayer does Jesus Christ give praise to himself. He never makes any statement that would cause one to believe that he is God or a part of God in a trinity. He is recognizing God the same way the Muslims recognize God. Muslims recognize God as one without partners. Muslims believe that all praise is due to Him alone. Muslims believe that God is our sustainer and He exists above the heavens.
After reading this prayer and some of the verses that I have listed, how can one say that Jesus Christ is God, or a part of God? If you were on a jury and this evidence was presented to you, you would most certainly have to say that Jesus Christ is NOT GUILTY of instructing people to worship him.
