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| Biblical Jewish View | Pagan/Gnostic/Philosophic View | |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | God’s foreknowledge is based on God’s omniscience (All-knowing). | Preexistence is based on dualism, the contrast between spirit and matter. |
| Effect on Appearance | What appears on earth is exactly as God foresaw it would appear. | Spiritual beings must “put on,” be “joined to,” or “mix with” flesh in order to become visible. |
| Biblical Jewish View | Pagan/Gnostic/Philosophic View | |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | God’s foreknowledge is based on God’s omniscience (All-knowing). | Preexistence is based on dualism, the contrast between spirit and matter. |
| Effect on Appearance | What appears on earth is exactly as God foresaw it would appear. | Spiritual beings must “put on,” be “joined to,” or “mix with” flesh in order to become visible. |
| Proof Texted Scripture | False Dilemma "Concluded" from Proof Text | Scripture Negating the False Dilemma / Conclusion |
|---|---|---|
| John 1:1-3, 14 "...and the word was God... And the word was made flesh" | This can only mean that Jesus is God "incarnate" as a man. | John 14:10 "I speak not from myself." See also (below) John 8:40; 7:16-18; 14:24; 8:26; 8:28; 8:38, 40; 8:54-55; 12:49-50; 17:7-8; 3:34-35; John 18:37; Hebrews 1:1-2; Acts 3:13-26; Deuteronomy 18:17-18; Acts 2:22-23; 13:16-41; John 17:3; Numbers 23:19, Acts 14:11 |
| John 8:58 "Before Abraham was, I am." | Jesus could only be claiming to "be" the "Great I Am" | John 5:30 "I can of myself do nothing," Exodus 3:14 "ho on" means "the being" not "ego eimi." See also John 5:19-20; John 5:26-27, 30; John 8:28; Matthew 26:22; 26:25; Luke 1:19; John 4:25-26; Mark 14:61-62; and Acts 9:20 |
| Isaiah 9:6 "His name will be...Mighty God, Everlasting Father." | The son has God's name therefore he must be God incarnate | John 5:43 "I have come in my Father's name... another comes in his own name." See also Psalm 22:22; John 17:6; 17:26; Philippians 2:8-11; Ezekiel 48:35; Genesis 22:14; Judges 6:24; Exodus 17:15. |
| John 20:28 "My Lord and my God!" | This can only mean that Thomas confessed Jesus to be "true God" incarnate | John 8:16 "I am not alone, but I am with the Father" See also, John 8:29; John 16:32; John 5:37; John 20:17; Luke 24:39; John 20:27; John 20:31 |
| 1 Timothy 3:16 "God manifest in the flesh" | This can only mean that Jesus was God "incarnate" as a man in Jesus | 2 Corinthians 4:5-11 "the life of Jesus...also be revealed (manifested) in our body"; and John 1:18 "No one has seen God at any time." See also Romans 1:19; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 5:11; John 3:21; John 21:14; John 1:18; 1 John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 John 4:12; John 5:37 |
| Titus 2:13 "Great God and Savior" | This verse can only mean that Jesus is the Great God and Savior | Titus 2:13 "the appearing of our great God and Savior's glory—Jesus Christ." See also Luke 9:26; Matthew 16:27; John 17:21; John 8:29; John 17:11, 20-22; 2 John 9-10; Titus 1:3-4; Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31; Colossians 1:3; Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 1:17; 1 Peter 1:3 |
| Hebrews 1:8 "Your Throne, O God" | This says that Jesus was called God by God and therefore must be "true God" | Psalms 45:7-8 "Your divine throne is everlasting" See also 1 Chronicles 29:23, JPS; "God, has anointed you...above your fellows" Hebrews 1:1-9 (explanations); Hebrews 2:9-12; Matthew 28:10; Romans 8:29; Hebrews 3:1-6; Luke 2:52; Hebrews 2:10-13; Acts 2:36 |
| John 14:9 "He who has seen me has seen the Father" | Jesus is trying to tell them that he is the Father incarnate as a man | John 14:10 "I speak not from myself, but the Father who lives in me..." See also John 12:49-50; John 14:24; John 8:26, 28; John 5:19-20; John 6:29; John 7:16-18; John 3:34-35; John 9:4; John 10:24-25; John 10:37-38; John 11:42; John 15:9-10; John 15:15; John 15:23-24; John 17:2, 3, 6-8, 11, 21, 22, 23, 25-26; Acts 2:22; Acts 3:22-33; Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Acts 3:26; John 17:18; John 13:20; John 17:14-16; Luke 10:16; Matthew 10:40; John 12:26; Matthew 25:34-40; Acts 9:3-5; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Exodus 3:1-6; Acts 7:30-35; 1 John 4:12; John 1:18, 6:46, 1 Timothy 6:16; Exodus 33:20; Colossians 1:15; Zechariah 12:8; Acts 14:11; Hebrews 1:1-2 |
| Proof Texted Scripture | False Dilemma "Concluded" from Proof Text | Scripture Negating the False Dilemma / Conclusion |
|---|---|---|
| John 1:1-3, 14 "...and the word was God... And the word was made flesh" | This can only mean that Jesus is God "incarnate" as a man. | John 14:10 "I speak not from myself." See also (below) John 8:40; 7:16-18; 14:24; 8:26; 8:28; 8:38, 40; 8:54-55; 12:49-50; 17:7-8; 3:34-35; John 18:37; Hebrews 1:1-2; Acts 3:13-26; Deuteronomy 18:17-18; Acts 2:22-23; 13:16-41; John 17:3; Numbers 23:19, Acts 14:11 |
| John 8:58 "Before Abraham was, I am." | Jesus could only be claiming to "be" the "Great I Am" | John 5:30 "I can of myself do nothing," Exodus 3:14 "ho on" means "the being" not "ego eimi." See also John 5:19-20; John 5:26-27, 30; John 8:28; Matthew 26:22; 26:25; Luke 1:19; John 4:25-26; Mark 14:61-62; and Acts 9:20 |
| Isaiah 9:6 "His name will be...Mighty God, Everlasting Father." | The son has God's name therefore he must be God incarnate | John 5:43 "I have come in my Father's name... another comes in his own name." See also Psalm 22:22; John 17:6; 17:26; Philippians 2:8-11; Ezekiel 48:35; Genesis 22:14; Judges 6:24; Exodus 17:15. |
| John 20:28 "My Lord and my God!" | This can only mean that Thomas confessed Jesus to be "true God" incarnate | John 8:16 "I am not alone, but I am with the Father" See also, John 8:29; John 16:32; John 5:37; John 20:17; Luke 24:39; John 20:27; John 20:31 |
| 1 Timothy 3:16 "God manifest in the flesh" | This can only mean that Jesus was God "incarnate" as a man in Jesus | 2 Corinthians 4:5-11 "the life of Jesus...also be revealed (manifested) in our body"; and John 1:18 "No one has seen God at any time." See also Romans 1:19; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 5:11; John 3:21; John 21:14; John 1:18; 1 John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 John 4:12; John 5:37 |
| Titus 2:13 "Great God and Savior" | This verse can only mean that Jesus is the Great God and Savior | Titus 2:13 "the appearing of our great God and Savior's glory—Jesus Christ." See also Luke 9:26; Matthew 16:27; John 17:21; John 8:29; John 17:11, 20-22; 2 John 9-10; Titus 1:3-4; Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31; Colossians 1:3; Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 1:17; 1 Peter 1:3 |
| Hebrews 1:8 "Your Throne, O God" | This says that Jesus was called God by God and therefore must be "true God" | Psalms 45:7-8 "Your divine throne is everlasting" See also 1 Chronicles 29:23, JPS; "God, has anointed you...above your fellows" Hebrews 1:1-9 (explanations); Hebrews 2:9-12; Matthew 28:10; Romans 8:29; Hebrews 3:1-6; Luke 2:52; Hebrews 2:10-13; Acts 2:36 |
| John 14:9 "He who has seen me has seen the Father" | Jesus is trying to tell them that he is the Father incarnate as a man | John 14:10 "I speak not from myself, but the Father who lives in me..." See also John 12:49-50; John 14:24; John 8:26, 28; John 5:19-20; John 6:29; John 7:16-18; John 3:34-35; John 9:4; John 10:24-25; John 10:37-38; John 11:42; John 15:9-10; John 15:15; John 15:23-24; John 17:2, 3, 6-8, 11, 21, 22, 23, 25-26; Acts 2:22; Acts 3:22-33; Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Acts 3:26; John 17:18; John 13:20; John 17:14-16; Luke 10:16; Matthew 10:40; John 12:26; Matthew 25:34-40; Acts 9:3-5; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Exodus 3:1-6; Acts 7:30-35; 1 John 4:12; John 1:18, 6:46, 1 Timothy 6:16; Exodus 33:20; Colossians 1:15; Zechariah 12:8; Acts 14:11; Hebrews 1:1-2 |
| Willingness: |
11“Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. 12 Many of them therefore believed.” (Acts 17:11–12) “Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’” (Acts 2:37) |
| Indifference: | Then Agrippa said to Paul, ‘You almost persuade me to become a Christian.’ (Acts 26:28, NKJV) |
| Indignation: |
33“They answered him, ‘We are Abraham’s seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, ‘You will be made free?’’… 48Then the Jews answered him, ‘Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?’” (John 8:33, 48) “Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.” (Acts 7:54) |
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