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Jesus' deity

Texts about Jesus' deity, preexistence, creation and worship.

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C01 · Objection and responseJohn 1 and the translation “a god”The missing article, the distinction between being and becoming, and the boundary between Creator and creature.Read more ↗C02 · Objection and responseJohn 8 and the words “I am”Why neither two ordinary words nor the intent to stone him alone carries the argument.Read more ↗C03 · Objection and responseJohn 10: Are Father and Son merely in agreement?The inescapable hand of the shepherd, Psalm 82 and the mutual presence of Father and Son.Read more ↗C04 · Objection and responsePsalm 82: Is Jesus merely a “god” like others?Why Jesus' answer refutes the charge of blasphemy without withdrawing his claim.Read more ↗C05 · Objection and response“My Lord and my God”—to whom is Thomas speaking?Address, response and narrative purpose in John 20,28.Read more ↗C06 · Objection and response“God and Savior”—one person or two?How the sentence structure of Titus 2,13 and 2 Peter 1,1 identifies Jesus.Read more ↗C07 · Objection and responseThe Son as God and Creator in HebrewsWhy Hebrews 1 goes beyond a royal honorary title.Read more ↗C08 · Objection and responsePhilippians 2: Does Jesus give up his deity?The form of God, self-humbling and exaltation read in context.Read more ↗C09 · Objection and responseFirstborn of all creation—therefore created first?Why Paul grounds the title in Christ's lordship over all creation.Read more ↗C10 · Objection and responseThe “beginning of creation” in Revelation 3Why “beginning” does not automatically mean “first creature.”Read more ↗C11 · Objection and responseDo worship and authority prove Jesus' deity?Which actions also belong to commissioned agents — and where the evidence goes beyond that.Read more ↗C12 · Objection and responseJesus merely an instrument of creation?Why “through him” does not designate a lower class of creator.Read more ↗C13 · Objection and responseThe fullness of deity and “the true God”Colossians 2,9 and 1 John 5,20 read with their respective weight.Read more ↗
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