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Is Jesus God because he did Miracles? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Some Christians believe that Jesus miracles prove that he is God. The problem with this claim is that almost every single miracle performed by Jesus finds a parallel within the OT. There are many OT prophets that performed the very
Doesn't the Bible present Melchizedek as possessing divine attributes? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to the book of Hebrews, in chapter 7 and verse 3, the writer refers to Melchizedek the king of Salem (which later became known as Jerusalem) and a high priest of God Most High (cf. Genesis 14:18-20). What
What does it mean that Jesus was made Lord? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Peter is recorded in Acts 2:36 as preaching that God "made" Jesus Lord at his ascension. Doesnt this disprove the Trinitarian view that Jesus has always been Lord? Answer: Here is what the text actually says in
Does being called "Kyrios" really imply Deity? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christian apologists claim that the word Kurios ("Lord"), which appears all throughout the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (known as the Septuagint [LXX]) and the NT, functions as the Greek synonym for Gods covenant name, Yahweh. The
Since Jesus has a God, how can he be God himself? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to Hebrews 1:8-9 Jesus as God has a God over him. Some Christians claim that Hebrews 1:8-9 is referring to Jesus humanity, that as a man he has a God over him. The only problem with this
Whoever is good is God? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to Jesus only God is good (cf. Matthew 19:16-17; Mark 10:17-18; Luke 18:18-19), whereas in John 10:11, 14 Jesus says that he is good. Now Christians claim that these verses prove that Jesus is Divine
Jesus' Authority To Forgive Sins Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Resuming our discussion from the first part, there are certain Muslims who are of the opinion that Jesus didn’t claim to have the ability to forgive sins. Rather, they believe that Jesus was communicating what God had told him to say, that Jesus was simply declaring to
Why did Jesus curse the fig tree for not bearing fruit, although it was not even fig season? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Jesus, in the Synoptic Gospels, went to a fig tree looking for food to eat (Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, 20-21). When he saw that there were no figs on the tree he cursed it. The problem with this