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“the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.” (Revelation 3:14)

Answered by . October 8, 2021 - 11:42 pm

This is one of several New Testament verses describing Christ as the beginning or first-born of God’s creation: 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. (Revelation 3:14) As such it needs to be considered with the other […]

Is Jesus called “Yahweh” in Jeremiah’s “Branch” prophesy?

Answered by . January 26, 2018 - 2:54 am

The question relates to Jeremiah 23:5-6 where the prophet makes a Messianic prophecy about a new descendant of David. In the Hebrew text the word for English ‘LORD’ is the divine name YHWH, usually transcribed ‘Yahweh’ or ‘Jehovah’:  5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King […]

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

Answered by . June 29, 2017 - 11:43 pm

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 […]

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

Answered by . August 21, 2014 - 11:10 am

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 […]

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

Answered by . 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 […]