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NASB | Luke 2:52 ¶ And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 2:52 ¶ And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men. [1 Sam 2:26] |
Subject: How can God (Jesus) increase in wisdom? |
Bible Note: Dear Nate, When my Jehovah Witness neighbors deny the deity of Christ by saying he is the SON of God, not God, I explain to them that a son always shares the nature of his father. If a giraffe has a son, will it have the nature of a hippopotamus? If an ape has a son, will it be a dog? If a man has a son, will he have the nature of a bird? Jesus is both the son of man and the Son of God. He has both a true and full human nature and a true and full divine nature. He is truly God and truly man. The Pharisees understood his claim, but because they didn’t believe it was true, they wanted to stone him for blasphemy. And of course, if Jesus' claim to be God’s Son was not true, the Pharisees were right in wanting to put him to death for blasphemy. The Pharisees understood what Jesus meant when he said he was the Son of God, and this is what I try to get my Witness friends to understand. Do you understand Jesus claim to be the Son of God, Nate? John 5:18 For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. Peace, |