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In-depth examinations of Scripture, textual reliability, theological themes, and defense of biblical doctrine.
How can Jesus be God, when he calls the Father the only true God? Paid 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
How can Jesus be God when he will be in eternal subjection? Paid 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
God has many sons who are not divine. Why then would Jesus be? Paid 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
An Objection to Jesus being God based on his claim to pre-existence Paid 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
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
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