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Jesus Christ was not tempted in the sense of having sinful inward inclinations- rather, all His temptations originated externally, not internally, as the term peirazō demonstrates.

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The same as the Adam J...good point J.. That is what I said by not having the propensity to sin...the inward awareness and innocence was intact...and the external influence did Adam in. unfortunately.. not Christ though....
 
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The same as the Adam J...good point J.. That is what I said by not having the propensity to sin...the inward awareness and innocence was intact...and the external influence did Adam in. unfortunately.. not Christ though....
Explain--"unfortunately not Christ though--"

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Is Jesus God? Yes.
There are numerous evidences for the absolute deity of Jesus Christ in the Bible. The following is a summary of the more important evidences.

Jesus Has the Names of God
Jesus Christ possesses divine names—names that can only be used of God. For example:

Jesus is Yahweh. Yahweh is a very common Hebrew name for God in the Old Testament, occurring over 5,300 times. It is translated Lord (all capitals) in many English translations of the Bible.

We first learn of this name in Exodus 3, where Moses asked God by what name He should be called. God replied to him, “I AM WHO I AM. . . .Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you’ ” (verse 14). Yahweh is basically a shortened form of “I AM WHO I AM” (verse 15). The name conveys the idea of eternal self-existence. Yahweh never came into being at a point in time for He has always existed.

Jesus implicitly ascribed this divine name to himself during a confrontation He had with a group of hostile Jews. He said, “I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:58). Jesus deliberately contrasted the created origin of Abraham—whom the Jews venerated—with His own eternal, uncreated nature as God.

Jesus is Kurios. The New Testament Greek equivalent of the Old Testament Hebrew name Yahweh is Kurios. Used of God, Kurios carries the idea of a sovereign being who exercises absolute authority. The word is translated Lord in English translations of the Bible.

The affirmation that “Jesus is Lord” (Kurios) in the New Testament constitutes a clear affirmation that Jesus is Yahweh.
To an early Christian accustomed to reading the Old Testament, the word Lord, when used of Jesus, would point to His identification with the God of the Old Testament (Yahweh). Hence, the affirmation that “Jesus is Lord” (Kurios) in the New Testament constitutes a clear affirmation that Jesus is Yahweh, as is the case in passages like Romans 10:9, 1 Corinthians 12:3, and Philippians 2:5–11.

Jesus is Elohim. Elohim is a Hebrew name that is used of God 2,570 times in the Old Testament. The name literally means “strong one,” and its plural ending (im in Hebrew) indicates fullness of power. Elohim is portrayed in the Old Testament as the powerful and sovereign governor of the universe, ruling over the affairs of humankind.

Jesus is recognized as both Yahweh and Elohim in the prophecy in Isaiah 40:3: “Prepare the way of the Lord [Yahweh]; make straight in the desert a highway for our God [Elohim].” This verse was written in reference to John the Baptist preparing for the coming of Christ (as confirmed in John 1:23) and represents one of the strongest affirmations of Christ’s deity in the Old Testament. In Isaiah 9:6, we likewise read a prophecy of Christ with a singular variant (El) of Elohim: “And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God [El], Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Jesus is Theos. The New Testament Greek word for God, Theos, is the corresponding parallel to the Old Testament Hebrew term Elohim. A well-known example of Christ being addressed as God (Theos) is found in the story of “doubting Thomas” in John 20. In this passage, Thomas witnesses the resurrected Christ and worshipfully responds: “My Lord and my God [Theos]” (John 20:28).

Jesus is called Theos throughout the rest of the New Testament. For example, when a jailer asked Paul and Silas how to be saved, they responded: “Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household” (Acts 16:31). After the jailer believed and became saved, he “rejoiced, having believed in God [Theos] with all his household” (verse 34). Believing in Christ and believing in God are seen as identical acts.

Jesus Possesses the Attributes of God
Jesus possesses attributes that belong only to God.

Jesus is eternal. John 1:1 affirms: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The word was in this verse is an imperfect tense, indicating continuous, ongoing existence. When the timespace universe came into being, Christ already existed (Hebrews 1:8–11).

Jesus is self-existent. As the Creator of all things (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2), Christ himself must be uncreated. Colossians 1:17 tells us that Christ is “before all things, and in Him all things consist.”

Jesus is everywhere-present. Christ promised His disciples, “Where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). Since people all over the world gather in Christ’s name, the only way He could be present with them all is if He is truly omnipresent (see Matthew 28:20; Ephesians 1:23, 4:10; Colossians 3:11).

Jesus is all-knowing. Jesus knew where the fish were in the water (Luke 5:4, 6; John 21:6–11), and He knew just which fish contained the coin (Matthew 17:27). He knew the future (John 11:11, 18:4), specific details that would be encountered (Matthew 21:2–4), and knew from a distance that Lazarus had died (John 11:14). He also knows the Father as the Father knows Him (Matthew 11:27; John 7:29, 8:55, 10:15, 17:25).

Jesus is all-powerful. Christ created the entire universe (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2) and sustains the universe by His own power (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3). During His earthly ministry, He exercised power over nature (Luke 8:25), physical diseases (Mark 1:29–31), demonic spirits (Mark 1:32–34), and even death (John 11:1–44).

Jesus is sovereign. Christ presently sits at the right hand of God the Father, “angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him” (1 Peter 3:22). When Christ comes again in glory, He will be adorned with a majestic robe, and on the thigh section of the robe will be the words, “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” (Revelation 19:16).

Jesus is sinless. Jesus challenged Jewish leaders: “Which of you convicts Me of sin?” (John 8:46). The apostle Paul referred to Jesus as “Him who knew no sin” (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus is one who “loved righteousness and hated lawlessness” (Hebrews 1:9), was “without sin” (Hebrews 4:15), and was “holy, harmless, [and] undefiled” (Hebrews 7:26).

Jesus Possesses the Authority of God
Jesus always spoke in His own divine authority. He never said, “Thus saith the Lord” as did the prophets; He always said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you. . . .” He never retracted anything He said, never guessed or spoke with uncertainty, never made revisions, never contradicted himself, and never apologized for what He said. He even asserted, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away” (Mark 13:31), hence elevating His words directly to the realm of heaven.

Jesus Performs the Works of God
Jesus’ deity is also proved by His miracles. His miracles are often called “signs” in the New Testament. Signs always signify something—in this case, that Jesus is the divine Messiah.

Some of Jesus’ more notable miracles include turning water into wine (John 2:7–8); walking on the sea (Matthew 14:25; Mark 6:48; John 6:19); calming a stormy sea (Matthew 8:26; Mark 4:39; Luke 8:24); feeding 5,000 men and their families (Matthew 14:19; Mark 6:41; Luke 9:16; John 6:11); raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11:43–44); and causing the disciples to catch a great number of fish (Luke 5:5–6).

Jesus Is Worshiped as God
Jesus was worshiped on many occasions in the New Testament. He accepted worship from Thomas (John 20:28), the angels (Hebrews 1:6), some wise men (Matthew 2:11), a leper (Matthew 8:2), a ruler (Matthew 9:18), a blind man (John 9:38), an anonymous woman (Matthew 15:25), Mary Magdalene (Matthew 28:9), and the disciples (Matthew 28:17).

Scripture is emphatic that only God can be worshiped (Exodus 34:14; Deuteronomy 6:13; Matthew 4:10). In view of this, the fact that both humans and angels worshiped Jesus on numerous occasions shows He is God.

Old Testament Parallels Prove Jesus Is God
A comparison of the Old and New Testaments provides powerful testimony to Jesus’s identity as God. For example, a study of the Old Testament indicates that it is only God who saves. In Isaiah 43:11, God asserts: “I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior.” This verse indicates that (1) a claim to be Savior is, in itself, a claim to deity; and (2) there is only one Savior—the Lord God. It is thus highly revealing of Christ’s divine nature that the New Testament refers to Jesus as “our great God and Savior” (Titus 2:13).

Likewise, God asserted in Isaiah 44:24: “I am the Lord, who makes all things, who stretches out the heavens all alone, who spreads abroad the earth by Myself” (emphasis added). The fact that God alone “makes all things” (Isaiah 44:24)—and the accompanying fact that Christ is claimed to be the Creator of “all things” (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2)—proves that Christ is truly God.

Preincarnate Appearances of Christ
Many theologians believe that appearances of the “angel of the Lord” (or, more literally, “angel of Yahweh”) in Old Testament times were preincarnate appearances of Jesus Christ. (The word preincarnate means “before becoming a human being.”) There are a number of evidences for this view:


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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the Gentiles,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory.
1 Timothy 3:16
 

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Cool AJ. It may be a question, although where did that come from to even ask me this question, if you get my drift. As I said, I really do not know why you would ask me this question.

And of course no to your question!

He was capable of sin, as he was tempted in this regard, as the first Adam, and as Adam, he was also not born/created with the propensity to sin. Unfortunately after many, many years I reckon, Adam succumbed to sin. Adam lives most probably a few hundred years before he sinned? Christ lived maybe 33 years with the same perfect human nature, with the aid of his Father's spirit within him and the many angels surrounding and leading him. Adam never had this aid at all. Well this is a starter, if I have to explain myself very breifly on this subject.
Thank you for explaining. :)
 
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Get a pair on J,....You omitted the '..'dots I placed between unfortunately and not.....that should straighten things out...
He (@Johann) read it the same way I did, because there was a period after the word "in" ...so he would have read the following words as one sentence, as did I. But apparently, that's not what you meant. lol
 

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Many do HATE trump . I am not one of them . My desire is only GOOD for the peoples .
The man himself is and has been snared by a deadly interfaith gospel .
SO if we love him i suggest we pray HE comes out of it . I only warn about TRUMP
not because i hate him but because In ignorance he leads this people by his means of attain peace and unity
WHICH IS INTERFAITH into a finding common ground disaster which will destroy them .
There are many a Discordian here who at least pose as Trump haters.
Indeed, Christians don't say their sisters and brothers worship Trump. Or that Republicans are a cult.

Discordians don't know the meaning of fruits. However,we do. When Discordians resort to those name calling tactics and blasphemy of the Holy Spirit,they tell us who they really are.
 

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I asked you to explain--unfortunately--not Christ though--

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Ok that is a quite different query...and a million dollar or SA equiv. currency question, as it might not, or should not mean unfortunately. And then this is a Catholic view if it should be considered 'fortunate' that Adam did since.

As we can agree in the main, Adam’s sin is very often viewed as an unfortunate event, because it introduced sin and death into the world. However, the idea of 'Félix culpa,' or 'fortunate fault,' a Catholic invention, suggesting that regardless of the negative consequences, Adam’s sin ultimately led to a much greater good through the redemption of/by Jesus Christ.

And of course this was God's plan from the start.

It is a great debate topic I never largely considered as an issue, up until now..

And then if I said it was fortunate for Adam to sin, it does open up more questions and even some hidden gems.

One that a Trinitarian may not agree upon or at least understand initially.

The moral of the story can be this one: Without the Spirit of God within a human being to possess and work within them, as Christ, mentally and spiritually, every human being will always, eventually, sin via their physical body and through their senses, as Adam did.

So, ok, I will bite, and change, and line through the word 'unfortunate' and scribble instead 'fortunate'...

...a deep area of discussion...
 
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He (@Johann) read it the same way I did, because there was a period after the word "in" ...so he would have read the following words as one sentence, as did I. But apparently, that's not what you meant. lol
I stated that Jesus Christ had no inward propensity to sin and could not be "tempted" in any inward manner, as peirazō is predominantly used to describe external temptations.

However, he responded-unfortunately-that this does not apply to Christ. The only logical conclusion I can draw from such a claim is that, according to his view, Christ had the potential to succumb to sin.

God bless sister.

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I stated that Jesus Christ had no inward propensity to sin and could not be "tempted" in any inward manner, as peirazō is predominantly used to describe external temptations.

However, he responded-unfortunately-that this does not apply to Christ. The only logical conclusion I can draw from such a claim is that, according to his view, Christ had the potential to succumb to sin.

God bless sister.

Johann.
Come off it...you are way off and not thinking even logically J.

Man, I was speaking about Adam and 'the unfortunately' pertained to him, and him only....what's wrong with your vision...THEN to Christ as not being the same who sinned BECAUSE he never sinned is the inference......

Do I have to speak in a kindergarten thought and word patterns...oh well
 
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Come off it...you are way off and not thinking even logically J.

Man, I was speaking about Adam and 'the unfortunately' pertained to him, and him only....what's wrong with your vision...THEN to Christ as not being the same who sinned BECAUSE he never sinned is the inference......

Do I have to speak in a kindergarten thought and word patterns...oh well
Yes, you are correct, I am tired today so I will concede and give you this point-Christ Jesus was sinless and His temptations external, not internal--feeling better?

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Many do HATE trump . I am not one of them . My desire is only GOOD for the peoples .
The man himself is and has been snared by a deadly interfaith gospel .
SO if we love him i suggest we pray HE comes out of it . I only warn about TRUMP
not because i hate him but because In ignorance he leads this people by his means of attain peace and unity
WHICH IS INTERFAITH into a finding common ground disaster which will destroy them .
You're confusing Trump with Pope Francis.
 

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Yes, you are correct, I am tired today so I will concede and give you this point-Christ Jesus was sinless and His temptations external, not internal--feeling better?

J.
Great job and you needn't say you conceded as you did not, you just did not understand I was very abbreviated at the end of my comment previously. It was intentional, and I never began to speak about Christ yet....and that's why the dots before and afterwards of his name.

How can you deduce any conclusion from 'this' is beyond me. You need to ask as AJ of me, before formulating a rash conclusion. This is how needless gossip begins.

Just don't assume the worst, or hoping it the worst for your agendi, as it seems you then have ammunition to fire back...not an honest habit to maintain.

I come in honesty and truth not for any deception, as I would also expect the same from you..

Anyway let's move on with it and finds some gems of truth...including @TLHKAJ
 

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You're confusing Trump with Pope Francis.
Sounds like it . dont it my friend . You are correct that pope francis sits a king over this interfaith finding common ground
abraham peace accords religious tolerance act .
But i am not confusing the two . TRUMP is a solider of this .
Many keep praising trump for His abraham peace accords , religious tolerance act
his interfaith . ONLY IT WAS NEVER HIS . HE DOES , as a very devouted solider , THE WORK
of those who he even pretends to be against .
THE TIME HAS COME to merge all , NOT inthe lambs book of life to be as one with all religoins .
THE HOUR has come .
We are at the end .
So , no my pepper , no my dear friend , I do not confuse trump with the pope . I HAVE COME TO WARN
HE DOES THE WILL OF THIS POPE . MANY are getting clowned and decieved . For they hope and they trust
was ALWAYS IN MEN , NOT GOD . many will wail on the day of the LORD GOD ALLMIGHTY
and the prophets of nar and of the prosperity
will turn and look upon the prophets of the liberal progressive
and then will look upon the peoples who both sides had decieved
and they will say , HOW come we are gathered at his LEFT HAND , I thought GOD was love .
AND THEY WILL BE TOLD , DEPART FROM ME YOU WHORE MONGERS
and the blood of all you decieved is upon you . and the peoples will wail and wail
and cry and cry and say , BUT its not our fault
they said they were men of God , they did teach us some bible .
AND HE WILL ANSWER , YOU NEVER LOVED GOD , YOU NEVER LOVED THE TRUTH
for had you done so you had loved to read that bible for yourself
and not chosen to sit under men WHO TWISTED IT to suit whatever you wanted to BE TRUTH . MANY GONNA WAIL PEPPER .
MANY . Now its high time we get off our backsides and into that bible for YOU and for YOU ALONE .
THESE PROPHETS ARE FALSE . FALSE and i stand fully fully persauded THEY ARE and decieve this people from BOTH SIDES .
THUS i warned , SO NOT a one of yalls blood will be on my head . SURE it cost me , SURE I dont have hardly any friends
and even those i love most hate me . SURE it has cost me . BUT I would not trade it in for all this worlds money .
FOREWARD march pepper , THEY whose hope be in men , are cursed . cursed i tell ya , cursed .
TIME we hope in GOD , IN CHRIST and open bible for ourselves
 

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This verse does not say Jesus is YHWH. You are relying on your on understanding and reading your doctrine into unitarian text. You are so dishonest, you cannot simply admit that no verse actually teaches that Jesus is YHWH. Sad.
Dishonesty has nothing to do with what I firmly believe.

I suppose it is the same with you.

So why call me dishonest?

Pointless.
 
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He was capable of sin, as he was tempted in this regard, as the first Adam, and as Adam, he was also not born/created with the propensity to sin. Unfortunately after many, many years I reckon, Adam succumbed to sin. Adam lives most probably a few hundred years before he sinned? Christ lived maybe 33 years with the same perfect human nature, with the aid of his Father's spirit within him and the many angels surrounding and leading him. Adam never had this aid at all. Well this is a starter, if I have to explain myself very breifly on this subject.

One day you have to explain that to Jesus.
 

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This verse does not say Jesus is YHWH. You are relying on your on understanding and reading your doctrine into unitarian text. You are so dishonest, you cannot simply admit that no verse actually teaches that Jesus is YHWH. Sad.
Sad is blaspheming God who told us repeatedly He is Immanuel,Jesus.

Call people names as you like. It is you who will answer for every word.
 

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Dishonesty has nothing to do with what I firmly believe.

I suppose it is the same with you.

So why call me dishonest?

Pointless.
You believe what God tells you.

Don't be baited by unbelievers in what God says. Those ones are eternally in regret.
 
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Dishonesty has nothing to do with what I firmly believe.

I’m not asking what your beliefs are but facts, what Scripture explicitly teaches.

So why call me dishonest?
I just explained that. I asked what verse says Jesus is YHWH. You presented verses that do not say that. Compare to 1 Cor 8:6 that says there is only one God, the Father.
 
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