Re: jesus as god?
OldMan - God was the father of Jesus. The have the same essence (as do you, Atlantis, bob and myself all do) but Jesus worshiped the Father (God). This is shown throughout the New Testament.
Maybe it is the way the terms are used. In refering to the Father - he is God. Even though Jesus has the same essence, to myself, he is not God (the word, not the essence) because that term is how I refer to the Father. Perhaps that is a failing of understanding on my part, but it is also the way most christians refer to the Father also (with the term God, not the idea).