God and Jesus
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Wow. Where do I begin? Ok, no particular order...
First, I'm currently involved in an in-depth study of the reliability and accuracy of the NT documents, above any other historical volumes. This study also exposes the errors of the recent Jesus-Seminar fad of revisionist history regarding the person and work of Christ. Here's the bottom line: anyone who actually takes the time to do an honest study of the subject will have no choice but to conclude that Christ is who he said he was - God in the flesh. If you study the dating of the manuscripts in relationship to the time of Christ and if you understand the process in even a cursory manner, you know that there was no way for legend to have found it's way in the closed canon of scripture which we call the New Testament. Simply not possible.
On the deity of Christ and the heresy of Jehovah's Witnesses:
JW's consistently misrepresent the Biblical teaching of the nature of Christ. The JW at your door has been given the wrong information, by the Watchtower who feeds them their data.
The NT clearly teaches that Christ was 100% human AND 100% divine. Here just a few of the numerous references to Christ's deity:
John 1:1:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Colossians 2:9:
"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form"
Titus 2:13:
"while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ..."
Colossians 1:16:
"For by him [Christ] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together."
Hebrews 1:
"But about the Son he says,
"Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever,
and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom."2 Peter 1:1:
"Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ."
John 20:28:
"Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!""
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These passages are just a few examples.To recap:
Passages where Jesus is unquestionably called God:
Heb 1:8 Father addresses son as God
Jn 1:1 The word was God
Phil 2:6-8 Jesus existed in the form of God
Jn 20:28 'My Lord and My God
Isa 7:14 "A Child Will Be Born And His Name Is Called": "Emanuel: God with us"
Isa 9:6 "A Child Will Be Born And His Name Is Called": "Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace"
Passages noting Jesus Is Divine In Substance:
A. Col 2:9: the fullness of deity
B. Hob 1:3: exact representation of His nature
C. Jn 14:8-10 He who sees Me sees the Father.
There are more. But I think the point is clear.