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Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
An initial thought is, "Dominant to whom?" To the disciples, to the angel that ministered to him, or to God the Father? Or do you wonder whether one nature or another was dominant to Christ, ...
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If Jesus Christ was born without the original sin, then how could He have died?
Jesus answers this question quite simply Himself:
17 ... I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I ...
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If Jesus Christ was born without the original sin, then how could He have died?
Many assume that "Adam was immortal until the fall", but had that been the case, then there would have been no need to debar him from the way to the Tree of Life. Had he partaken of the Tree ...
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Where did Jesus go and what did he do between His Death and Resurrection?
Where and what did Jesus go and do between Death and Resurrection?
Normally when we speak of “hell” we mean “the fires of hell” or Gehenna. However the Greek word hades really refers to the interim ...
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Did Jesus give monetary help to the poor?
Did Jesus give monetary help to the poor?
The short answer is possibly. At least one could interpret the Scriptures as such, at least through the hands of Judas.
Since Judas was their treasurer, some ...
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Where did Jesus go and what did he do between His death and resurrection? (non-Trinitarian perspective)
Qualifications to answer from this perspective: I am a nontrinitarian Christian, monotheist, who believes John 17:3 which teaches that the Father is "the only true God." I also accept that ...
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Why is it declared that Jesus was fully God while on earth when he did not have all attributes of God?
Glory: (1) high renown or honor won by notable achievements. (2), magnificence or great beauty. Please notice what Jesus says at John 17:1, "Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the ...
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What Original language used in writing the Scripture is the most accurate?
Are you looking for what language each book of the Bible was originally written in, in order to avoid the interpretative influence of translators?
For 65 of the 66 books of the Protestant Bible the ...
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Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
The short answer is no. The two natures of Christ Jesus were operating in perfect unison during Jesus’ Passion in the Garden of ...
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Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
Of these views:
God is three persons, but also a single person (Trinity Mystery).
God is three distinct persons (trinitarian).
God is two distinct persons (binitarian).
God is only one person (...
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Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
I don’t know if any form of dominance can be deduced from this text and I wouldn’t want to. For me there is no problem in the fact that some things are just a mystery.
But you ask, so I will try to ...
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What is the perspective of Emanuel Swedenborg and the New Church (Swedenborgian) on Christ's death and resurrection. Does Jesus' blood cover sin?
Introduction
There are many big questions here. It will not be possible to give a full answer to all of them in a single answer. But I can provide at least a general answer to most of them.
Why did ...
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Did Jesus give monetary help to the poor?
In Matthew 6:1-4, Jesus teaches about giving to the poor. It is not a matter of "if" but of "how". Since the Lord claims to have come to fulfill the law and God raised him from the ...
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Where did Jesus go and what did he do between His Death and Resurrection?
Just to share a quote from Irenaeus who's quoting various scriptures here about this question.
But the case was, that for three days He dwelt in the place where the dead were, as the prophet says ...
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Where did Jesus go and what did he do between His Death and Resurrection?
Protestant Point of View Two scriptures must be considered when dealing with the journeys of Jesus between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection:
Luke 23:43 - Jesus answered him, 'I tell you the truth,...
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According to Protestant belief, when did Jesus present His blood into the Holy of Holies as required by Law?
At no point did Jesus Christ present his own blood in the most holy part of the earthly temple in Jerusalem. The book of Hebrews shows him ascending in glory to the Father in heaven, and there ...
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