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What does “God was revealed in the flesh” mean? (1 Timothy 3:16)

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This verse is sometimes cited to suggest that Jesus himself is God. The main problem here however is that Greek texts don’t all agree. Some have “God”, some have “he”, which could still mean God was revealed, or could mean that Jesus himself was revealed. Authorized version “God” vs. modern version “He”? The KJV follows the received majority text And […]

If you were initially baptised in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Mat. 28:19) do you need to be re-baptised because you were not baptized in Jesus’ name (as per Acts 2:38)?

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If I understood the question correctly, this is a question about the two differing descriptions applied to Christian baptism. Acts 2:38 talks about being baptised “in the name of Jesus Christ” whereas Matthew 28:19 talks about being baptised “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. The question […]

How exactly does Jesus pay for our sins if he is not God?

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It is because Jesus is not God that he can save us from our sins. Jesus was a mortal man who faced the same temptations and weaknesses we face. He was able to relate to what we go through, although unlike us, Jesus never gave in to temptation. Hebrews vividly makes this point. Heb 2:14-18 […]

What does “pruning” mean in John 15:2?

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Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (John 15:2) Gardeners often cut back the early growth on some plants to focus the energies of the plant towards produce more growth. For example, if you prune […]

Could you please explain 2 Corinthians 3:7-18?

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2Co 3:7-18  Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end,  (8)  will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory?  (9)  For if there was glory […]

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

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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 […]