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How can Jesus be God, when he calls the Father the only true God? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Jesus himself admitted that the Father is the only true God. Since Trinitarians believe that the Father and the Son are distinct Persons, that they are not the same Person, wouldn’t this prove that Jesus denied that he was

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Sam Shamoun
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Did the Jews Misunderstand Jesus? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: It is a pity that Christians consider the Jewish misunderstanding of Jesus as a witness to the Deity of Christ, while Jesus himself clarified that they were not able to understand his speech (cf. John 8:43-44). Why then appeal

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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If Jesus is God, how can God die? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The Bible says that God cannot be tempted (cf. James 1:13) and yet Jesus is said to have been tempted by the Devil no less (cf. Matthew 4:1). Doesn't this prove that Jesus is not God?

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Sam Shamoun
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How can Jesus be God when he will be in eternal subjection? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:28 that Christ will be subject to God forever: When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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God has many sons who are not divine. Why then would Jesus be? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: God has sons by the tons. For example, the Bible says that angels are Gods sons (Genesis 6:2, 4), the nation of Israel is Gods son (Exodus 4:22; Jeremiah 31:9), the kings of Israel like David are

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Sam Shamoun
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Is the Savior necessarily God? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians argue that Jesus is God since he is said to be the Savior whereas the OT says Yahweh is the only Savior (cf. Isaiah 43:11; Isaiah 45:21; Hosea 13:4). This argument overlooks the fact that although

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Sam Shamoun
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An Objection to Jesus being God based on his claim to pre-existence Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians believe that John 8:58 proves that Jesus is God because he claimed to have existed before Abraham. However, the Bible says that both Solomon (Proverbs 8:22) and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:5) existed before their human births. Doesnt

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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If Jesus is God, was he praying to himself? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: If Jesus is God, then who was he praying to on the cross when he said, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"? (cf. Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:46) Was he praying to himself? If

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Sam Shamoun
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