Muslim Challenge:
Does this look like Paul believe Jesus is the almighty God, king of all kings, lord of all lords?
Read this slowly and carefully.. read it as you would any English textbook
15 For, At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
16 He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will.
After reading this, how can you still force yourself to believe the LIE that Jesus is God??
My Response:
You would be helped in understanding the Bible better if you would:
(1) read it in context;
(2) read it from more than one English translation;
(3) carefully compare Scripture with Scripture.
In context:
1Ti 6:11 But you, man of God, avoid all these things. Strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
1Ti 6:12 Run your best in the race of faith, and win eternal life for yourself; for it was to this life that God called you when you firmly professed your faith before many witnesses.
1Ti 6:13 Before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who firmly professed his faith before Pontius Pilate, I command you
1Ti 6:14 to obey your orders and keep them faithfully until the Day when our Lord Jesus Christ will appear.
1Ti 6:15 His appearing will be brought about at the right time by God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
1Ti 6:16 He alone is immortal; he lives in the light that no one can approach. No one has ever seen him; no one can ever see him. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
(GNB, Good News Bible)
Another Translation:
1Ti 6:14 that you follow this commission faithfully with a clear conscience and without blemish until the appearing of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.
1Ti 6:15 Yes, God will make his appearing in his own divine timing, for he is the exalted God, the only powerful One, the King over every king, and the Lord of power!
1Ti 6:16 He alone is the immortal God, living in the unapproachable light of divine glory! No one has ever seen his fullness, nor can they, for all the glory and endless authority of the universe belongs to him, forever and ever. Amen! (TPT, The Passion Translation)
Carefully compare Scripture with Scripture using cross references:
Revelation 17:14
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
King James Version
Revelation 19:16
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
King James Version
John 20:28
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
King James Version
Titus 2:13
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
King James Version
13 We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Contemporary English Version