There are two teachings of Jesus which contend with established ‘Christian’ teachings. I say ‘Christian’ in quotes because the teachings are by definition not genuinely Christian if they are contradicted by the actual teachings of Jesus Christ. If you want to truly be Christian, in step with Christ, abiding in his teachings, you should ask whether his teachings on this matter are something you can accept. Firstly he taught that the Psalms referring to the Christ, the Son of God, were right in saying he can be described as a God, but that this applied to others too. The Psalms referred to the throne of God as one on which the Christ would sit, and in this his status could be called Godlike. Yet that did not run counter to the Father’s supremacy as God. God status involves being one on whom people could call for salvation. To be with the Father on His throne, judging all, set apart from all, would be such a God status, yet only in line with, although to a lesser degree, similar status of those who judge mightily spoken of in Psalmody. Secondly, Jesus taught the distinction between himself and the Father, such that they could provide two independent vitally important witness testimonies about himself. This was required by the Law of Moses. Major testimonies needed to be given by more than one witness. Only fully independent testimonies, genuinely independent, could satisfy this requirement truthfully. His teaching was that the Father provided the second testimony needed besides Jesus’ own testimony about himself being Son of God, Son of the Father.
