God – Bible Q

In 1 John 1:1c in Greek is it “The Word was God” (KJV) or “God was the Word” (many modern scholars)?

Answered by BibleQ . March 30, 2023 - 9:32 pm

In 1 John 1:1, third clause, c, in Greek is it “The Word was God” (KJV) or “God was the Word”? In answer to this question we need to first be aware that the rendering “God was the Word” which is found in the Wycliffe Bible (c.1382) is not relevant as Wycliffe was translating from […]

Was it God or an angel in the burning bush to Moses?

Answered by BibleQ . July 2, 2021 - 6:21 pm

It was an angel, it says so at the beginning of the passage in Exodus 3: “And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. .” (Exodus 3:2) This confuses some people when it […]

Why did Abraham say “the gods caused me to wander” to Abimelech? (Genesis 20:13)

Answered by BibleQ . June 4, 2021 - 12:06 am

This is one of the more awkward moments in the story of Abraham – and comes in a passage where Abraham tells several half truths to Abimelech. s The most famous one being that Abraham tells Abimelech that Sarah is his sister, leading Abimelech to try to take Sarah as a wife, though God intervenes […]

Why did God create humans?

Answered by BibleQ . October 28, 2018 - 3:32 am

Why did God create people? There are several reasons for the creation of men and women suggested in the Bible: …. bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth – everyone who is called by my name, who I created for my glory, whom I formed and made. (Isaiah […]

“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). Did Jesus claim to be God to Philip?

Answered by BibleQ . June 29, 2017 - 8:44 pm

This question relates to Jesus’ answer to Philip’s request “Show us the Father”: 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have […]

Does the New Testament call Jesus “God”? (Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1)

Answered by BibleQ . May 19, 2017 - 8:15 pm

There are no verses in the New Testament which clearly and unambiguously call Jesus “God”. The usual titles for Jesus are “Son of Man” and “Son of God”. Apart from this there also 5 verses which clearly call Jesus “man”. The two verses which are often cited as examples of the New Testament calling Jesus “God” […]

Is the king of Israel called “god” in Psalm 45:6 – “Your throne, O God,”?

Answered by BibleQ . May 15, 2017 - 6:31 pm

This question is related to Why does God call Jesus “God” in Hebrews 1:8, unless he is actually God? In short the answer here is that Psalm 45:6-7 doesn’t call the king “God”. Just as Hebrews 1:8 does not call Jesus “god”. Hebrews 1:8 is citing Psalm 45 which is mainly addressed to a king […]

Does John 1:1-5 mean that Jesus is God?

Answered by BibleQ . June 27, 2014 - 4:34 am 5

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of […]

God will not share his glory with another (Isaiah 42:8) but Jesus is honoured “just as” the Father (John 5:23) – isn’t the only logical conclusion that Jesus is God?

Answered by BibleQ . June 27, 2014 - 4:30 am 1

I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols (Isaiah 48:8) that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him (John 5:23) So the logic behind […]

Why does Psalm 45 say concerning Jesus “your throne O God” in Hebrews 1:8, if Jesus is not actually God?

Answered by BibleQ . June 13, 2014 - 4:12 am

But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.” (Hebrews 1:8) There are two possible readings of ‘God’ […]

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In 1 John 1:1c in Greek is it “The Word was God” (KJV) or “God was the Word” (many modern scholars)?

Was it God or an angel in the burning bush to Moses?

Why did Abraham say “the gods caused me to wander” to Abimelech? (Genesis 20:13)

Why did God create humans?

“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). Did Jesus claim to be God to Philip?

Does the New Testament call Jesus “God”? (Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1)

Is the king of Israel called “god” in Psalm 45:6 – “Your throne, O God,”?

Does John 1:1-5 mean that Jesus is God?

God will not share his glory with another (Isaiah 42:8) but Jesus is honoured “just as” the Father (John 5:23) – isn’t the only logical conclusion that Jesus is God?

Why does Psalm 45 say concerning Jesus “your throne O God” in Hebrews 1:8, if Jesus is not actually God?

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