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THE DOCTRINE OF THE DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST
M
. Do you believe that Jesus is God?
C.
Yes!
In the Gospel according to
John (1:1):
“In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.”
M
. We have
agreed that a Holy Scripture should not contain
contradictions. If there are two conflicting verses, then only one
can be true, both can never be true or both are wrong. Remember
that?
C
. Yes. I remember.
M
. If Jesus is God according to
John 1:1
. Then how many Gods
are there?
C
. Two at least.
M
. Then this is in contradiction with many passages in the Bible:
(Deuteronomy 4:39
): “... that the Lord, He is God in heaven
above, and upon the earth beneath; there is none else”;
(
Deuteronomy 6:4
): The first commandment “Hear, O’ Israel:
The Lord our God is One Lord”
; (
Isaiah 43:10-11
): “... that ye
may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before
Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. I,
even I, am the Lord; and beside Me there
is no saviour”; (
Isaiah
44:6
): “Thus saith the Lord
.
... I am
the
first, and I am the last; and
beside Me there is no God”;
(Isaiah 45:18
): “For thus saith the
Lord that created the heavens; God himself formed the earth and
made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, He
formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord; and there is none else.”