So your whole idea of Jesus being God is based on what Thomas said which could be interpreted another way.
Forget what Peter said (his confession), what Paul p the preached after his Conversion, and what Peter said (calling Jesus a man) at the day of Pentecost, and what God himself said as a voice from the Clouds.
You are quite selective and your evidence is thin at best.
I would also point out you didn’t realize Jesus is God, you learned it from a book. That is all intellectual.
What you need is for God to reveal to you, thru the Holy Spirit, who Jesus is as he did to Peter.
May the Creator bless you and open your eyes.
Well you missed the part of the multiple posts where I pointed out I was using two samples to hone down the discussion. I did so because it was evident the opposing view was not reading nor responding to those posts.
And Thomas was not the only verses referred to. I also included Jesus statement after the second temptation in Matthew 4. Do you have an answer for this?
Matthew 4:5-7 NASB
Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘H e will command His angels concerning You ‘; and ‘On their hands they will bear You up , So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone .’” Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”(NASB)
So do you have a response for both passages? If Thomas did not mean “God” what did he mean? I already provided the lexicon possibilities for theos and they are limited.
If The Son of God is not truly God and truly man, then what is His Nature? Is He an angel, or great prophet, or a lower divine being than the Father or a god? Is the Son of God a created Being or always existed with the Father? Who is Yahweh?
It might help me if I knew which Bible version you are using. That would help with regards to viewing the lexicon.
So your whole idea of Jesus being God is based on what Thomas said which could be interpreted another way.
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You are quite selective and your evidence is thin at best.
***Ummmm, you are ignoring a huge pile of evidence yourself, posted directly to you.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3104583/posts