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To: rwa265; metmom
And just as Mary is never called “the mother of God,” Jesus is never called “God.”

I disagree. Hebrews 1:8 calls Jesus God. In John 8:58, Jesus called himself God, by saying before Abraham was, I AM. That the Jews understood exactly what He was claiming, is evidenced by their response. They wanted to kill Him then, and would succeed in killing Him later, for that very claim.

1,216 posted on 08/26/2015 8:46:31 AM PDT by Mark17 (How could anyone suspend himself upon a cross and die for me, die willingly, to set us free.)
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To: Mark17

Hebrews 1:8 calls Jesus God. In John 8:58, Jesus called himself God, by saying before Abraham was, I AM.


Actually, Hebrews 1:8 calls “the Son” God. While it points to Jesus being God, it does not use the word “Jesus.” Jesus calling Himself “I AM” is the clearest statement that He is God. But He did not literally call Himself “God.”

Let me put it another way. Just as the Holy Spirit does not inspire Scripture to say that “Mary is the mother of God,” neither does the Holy Spirit inspire Scripture to say that “Jesus is God.” But there are many verses in Scripture that clearly support the concept that Jesus is God, and that Mary, as His mother, can rightly be called the mother of God.

Do you agree that the son of Mary is God?


1,220 posted on 08/26/2015 9:49:19 AM PDT by rwa265 (This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12)
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