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1 | Jesus in the flesh | Matt 1:23 | Mommapbs | 132919 | ||
Survivor, you wrote: " Jesus . . . was resurrected by God to live again as a spirit" How does your statement compare to the statement Jesus made to His disciples after His resurrection? "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." Luke 24:39 mommapbs PS: See also Acts 1:9-11 Jesus is promised to come back in the same way that He ascended into Heaven - it seems to me that as they SAW Him go, we will see Him return - VISIBLY. Can you see a spirit? |
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2 | Jesus in the flesh | Matt 1:23 | survivor | 132920 | ||
Surely you do not mean to imply that Jesus is not God? If he comes visibly, this would invalidate consistent and clear Bible truth that no one can see God and live. (John 1:18; Ex 33:20; 1 John 4:12; 1 Tim 6:16) | ||||||
3 | Jesus in the flesh | Matt 1:23 | james210 | 132921 | ||
Wasn't God visible (as Jesus Christ) before He died and rose again? Indeed "[He] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him, and for him." Colossians 1:15,16 Also, you stated that Jesus existed in the heavenly realm before He came to earth. Actually, being God, He created the heavenly realm so he pre-existed that, too (John 1:1-3). |
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4 | Jesus in the flesh | Matt 1:23 | survivor | 132923 | ||
Perhaps someone can help me with the following: How does one know when to take the Bible at its word and when to ignore it? How do we answer those that would highlight this apparent contradiction to dismiss further discussions about the good news? |
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5 | Jesus in the flesh | Matt 1:23 | james210 | 132927 | ||
I believe that we are both correct in saying that yes, anyone that sees God shall die, and that yes, Jesus Christ is God and people have seen Him. You're correct in stating that some would and will use this *apparent* contradiction to lead you down a rabbit trail. We should always take the Bible at its word, even in apparent contradictions as these. Personally, I'm not sure how to make this 'contradiction' make sense to someone who would ask me. |
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