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James on the Divinity of The Lord Jesus
During the Dividing Line of July 13, 2012, Dr. White mentioned an Islamic argument alleging that James (the author of the book of James) did not believe that Jesus is God and that the church of Jerusalem (which he seemingly associates with James) was somehow in opposition to the church of Paul. But James does…
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The Father’s Testimony to Jesus – and did Jesus say, "I am God"
Sometimes when talking with Muslims, you may hear the line, “Jesus never said he was God” or “Jesus never said, ‘I am God, worship me.’” There are a lot of valid responses to this comment. Among these is the response: “He didn’t have to!” I. The Father’s Testimony to the Son The Father testified to…
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Bryan Cross places the Cart before the Horse, Theologically Speaking
Over at Called to Communion, in the comment box, Bryan Cross wrote: In the first century, no one needed to confess that Christ is homoousious with the Father. But after the fourth century, to deny the homoousious is to fall into [at least material] heresy. This is dead wrong and gets things exactly backwards. It…
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The Sin-Forgiving God
One of the attributes of God is the ability to forgive sins. This is stated explicitly in Exodus: Exodus 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the…
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The Unchanging God
One of God’s attributes is immutability. All Creation changes, but God does not change. This is expressed in two ways. The first way is directly: Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,…
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The All-Encompassing God
I have already adduced several proofs of Jesus’ divinity, but I will add to them. One of God’s many attributes is that he is all-encompassing. Scripture puts it this way: Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am…
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The Heart-Knowing God
One of the unique characteristics of the LORD God is his ability to know the heart of man. Others may have some remarkable insights into human psychology. Nevertheless, God alone knows the heart. We see this taught in the Old Testament: 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance,…
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The Water-Calming God
In a previous post (link to previous post), we discussed the fact that Jesus’ miracle of walking on the water is one proof of his divinity. Another proof of Jesus’ divinity is Jesus’ ability to control the weather and especially the storms at sea. Matthew 8:23-27 And when he was entered into a ship, his…
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The Water-Walking God
Reading through a commentary on John by Theophylact (circa A.D. 1055-1107) I came across a proof of Jesus’ divinity that had escaped my attention many times (pp. 101-02 of the English translation of his “Explanation of the Holy Gospel According to John). Surely all the readers of this blog are already familiar with the event:…
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Is Jesus’ Divinity Clearly Revealed in Scripture?
Over in the ever-growing comment box at Called to Communion (a Roman Catholic blog), there is at least one man, Mr. Ciatoris, who is trying to argue that the Scriptures do not clearly teach that Jesus is God. (link to the comment box in question) John Cassian (lived about A.D. 360 – 435) thought differently:…