Brothers in God :
The Holy Spirit and Jesus
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1C3. The Pre-Existent Jesus 
Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'" (1) Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." (2) Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. (3)
"He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. (4)
And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him." (5)
Angels worship Jesus
"And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped." (6)
The Pre-existent and Eternal Jesus
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." (7)
"You are not yet fifty years old," the Jews said to him, "and you have seen Abraham!" "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" (8)
Meditation
How does the pre-existence of Jesus effect your attitude to him?
Notes
(1) Matthew 4:10 (2) Matthew 14:33 (3) Matthew 28:9 (4) John 5:23 (5) Hebrews 1:6 (6) Rev. 5:8-14 (7) John 1:1-3 (8) John 8:57-58
"The Relationship of the Holy Spirit and Jesus."
