1John 5
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1John 5
''Us''?
No, those are not verses that explicitly state Jesus was not God.
Explicitly - Adverb, in a way that is clearly expressed, demonstrated, or formulated:
It's no mystery. We have the word of an angel that what was conceived in Mary was of the Holy Spirit. It was a much greater miracle than old women having babies because no man was involved in Mary's pregnancy. Without the immaculate conception there would be no lamb without spot or blemish to sacrificeTell me-- what is a greater miracle? For an old barren woman like Sarai (Abraham's wife) or Elizabeth (Zechariah's wife) to become pregnant, or for a young girl to become pregnant? Young girls (even virgins) get pregnant seemingly by smiling while old woman who are well beyond child-bearing and no longer ovulating some would say-- cannot ever get pregnant. So miracles notwithstanding the former is a greater miracle than the latter example. But God specializes in miracles. Nothing is outside of His capability if it is within His will, so I will stipulate that much. Could he miraculously make a virgin pregnant without the participation of a man? I suppose He could, but that's not how biology works. God doesn't violate His own laws of nature. So to think otherwise is actually selling Him short. It's saying He could not do something other than what you believe He must have done based upon your own limited understanding of scripture, of human history and foremost-- of biology.
If you'd like to start a separate thread on the subject I'd be happy to chime in. To do so here might take the discussion far afield, but there actually is good evidence and solid logic that can be examined and employed to what otherwise is a bit of a conundrum. A mystery and a puzzle.
It's no mystery. We have the word of an angel that what was conceived in Mary was of the Holy Spirit. It was a much greater miracle than old women having babies because no man was involved in Mary's pregnancy. Without the immaculate conception there would be no lamb without spot or blemish to sacrifice
Science and the Bible are incompatible. We all know that the earth orbits the sun and is held in place by the gravitational force. But in Genesis the sun wasn't created until the 4th day. What held the earth in place before then? How did we have an evening and a morning? It had to be a miracle. The same way a virgin got pregnant without a man.Oh great! I'd love for you to explain the science of it since there is no mystery. I'll wait. Biology and DNA are my jam.
An unnecessary Hail Mary has been thrown, with time still on the clock. Start a thread on it.
How very young of you.Roger dodger. Hide under your grammar's skirt.
I didn't think you could reconcile them. Those verses demonstrate that Jesus could not be God.
Science and the Bible are incompatible.
How very young of you.
Those verses demonstrate you are opposed to the divinity of Christ.
Ah Mr.Ed, there you are.lol.... Before Blue Dragonfly-- I am.
Just waive the white flag and move on. Of Christ? No. Of Jesus-- absolutely. Learn the difference.
Ah Mr.Ed, there you are.
Christ Jesus. Jesus the Christ.
I know far more than you give me credit for. And all Christians here know what you do not.Nor ever shall.
Matt-- what specifically do you think the quote refers to? What is it that Jesus (a human person) did that only God himself could do?
I'm trying to think of something..... everything that comes to mind-- miracles for example, God did. Jesus was just the conduit. No?
Ah Mr.Ed, there you are.
Christ Jesus. Jesus the Christ.
I know far more than you give me credit for. And all Christians here know what you do not.Nor ever shall.
What's your guess?
Tell me-- what is a greater miracle? For an old barren woman like Sarai (Abraham's wife) or Elizabeth (Zechariah's wife) to become pregnant, or for a young girl to become pregnant? Young girls (even virgins) get pregnant seemingly by smiling while old woman who are well beyond child-bearing and no longer ovulating some would say-- cannot ever get pregnant. So miracles notwithstanding the former is a greater miracle than the latter example. But God specializes in miracles. Nothing is outside of His capability if it is within His will, so I will stipulate that much. Could he miraculously make a virgin pregnant without the participation of a man? I suppose He could, but that's not how biology works. God doesn't violate His own laws of nature. So to think otherwise is actually selling Him short. It's saying He could not do something other than what you believe He must have done based upon your own limited understanding of scripture, of human history and foremost-- of biology.
If you'd like to start a separate thread on the subject I'd be happy to chime in. To do so here might take the discussion far afield, but there actually is good evidence and solid logic that can be examined and employed to what otherwise is a bit of a conundrum. A mystery and a puzzle.
You should have stayed in school till at least graduating human reproduction 101.Yea He doesn't voliate His own laws, women at their own birth have all the eggs they will ever need some 1 million of them yet not one was used to create the human vessel. The first Adam was formed from the dirt of the ground. the waste of dead trees and plants, organisms rocks etc. The second Adam was formed from the discarded lining the waste of the urtus.
Whaoh...not so fast....true and evidential science is absolutely backed up by the Bible....who created what science studies?Science and the Bible are incompatible.
Nope, not correct. What does Genesis 1:1 say?We all know that the earth orbits the sun and is held in place by the gravitational force. But in Genesis the sun wasn't created until the 4th day.
The same gravitational force that kept it in place from the beginning.What held the earth in place before then?
Yes...a miracle of creation...not an act of magic. We know that it is earth's rotation that creates day and night. And did you notice something else that shows it wasn't a 24 hour day?How did we have an evening and a morning? It had to be a miracle.
This was the result of God using his spirit to accomplish his will. So, of course it was a miracle. But the Mary was not without sin. The child in her womb was sinless because of how he was created. The Bible does not teach that Mary (a descendant of Adam) was sinless however....nor does it teach that Mary was ever virgin.....you will find many of the titles and attributes of Mary are borrowed from ancient mother goddess worship. They are certainly not biblical. And many pre-date Christianity by centuries.The same way a virgin got pregnant without a man.
You should have stayed in school till at least graduating human reproduction 101.
I send my my deepest compassion to your mother.
And, if you're a Liberal, you can get pregnant.lol how about this one, men are far more reproductive than women, We produce some 8 billion living swimming tadpoles throughout the reproductive cycle of men haha.