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30 results for “Thomas directly confesses the risen Jesus as Lord and God.”
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Why is Jesus called the Son of God?

Because he was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of Mary as the holy human manifestation through whom God saved us.

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Understanding the Son of God

A biblical definition of sonship that protects both the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ.

Article

The One God Revealed in Jesus Christ

A Scripture-first framework for holding together God's absolute oneness, Christ's full deity, and Christ's genuine humanity.

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Matthew 28:19 and the Name of Jesus

Why the singular name in Matthew and the Jesus-name baptisms in Acts belong to the same command.

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What does the right hand of God mean?

It means divine power, authority, victory, and exalted rule.

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Is Jesus God?

Yes. Scripture identifies Jesus as God while also presenting him as genuinely human for our salvation.

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Is Jesus the Father?

Jesus is not the Father as to his humanity as the Son, yet the Father is fully revealed and dwelling in him.

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Who was Jesus praying to?

The man Christ Jesus prayed to the eternal God who was his Father and who also dwelt in him.

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The Right Hand of God

The right hand is biblical authority and exaltation language, not a second throne beside God.

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John 20:28

Thomas directly confesses the risen Jesus as Lord and God.

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Why did Jesus pray if he is God?

Jesus prayed from his genuine human life as the Son, not because a second divine God needed help from the first.

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Why did the apostles baptize in Jesus' name?

Because Jesus is the saving name given under heaven, and baptism identifies the believer with his death, burial, and resurrection.

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Does 1 Corinthians 15 mean Jesus stops existing?

No. The mediatorial kingdom and subjection of the Son reach their goal, but the risen Jesus remains the visible revelation of God.

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Jesus Is God

Jesus Christ is the full revelation of the invisible God in genuine humanity.

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The Son of God

The Son was begotten in time through the incarnation and is the genuine human life of Jesus Christ.

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Baptism in the Name of Jesus

Follow the command, the apostolic execution, and the theological meaning of the name.

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Matthew 28:19

Jesus commands baptism into one singular name.

Topic

The Name of Jesus

Jesus is the revealed saving name proclaimed and invoked by the apostles.

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Did the Son exist eternally?

The one who became the Son is eternally God, but Scripture connects sonship to the incarnation, birth, and redemptive mission.

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Does Matthew 28:19 contradict Acts 2:38?

No. Matthew commands baptism in the singular name, and Acts records the apostles invoking that name as Jesus Christ.

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Deuteronomy 6:4

Israel's confession identifies YHWH as one, not merely united.

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John 1 and Genesis 1

John's opening reveals the eternal Word of the one Creator becoming flesh.

Pathway

Who Is Jesus Christ?

Move from the one God of Israel to the full revelation of God in Jesus Christ.

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Is the Holy Ghost another person beside the Father?

The Holy Ghost is God's own Spirit in holy action and presence, not another divine Spirit alongside the Father.

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What about the thief on the cross?

The thief died before the new-covenant gospel response was commanded and preached after Christ's death and resurrection.

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Isaiah 44:6

YHWH excludes any divine being beside himself.

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Hebrews 1:8–9

The Son is directly addressed as God while his anointed messianic role is affirmed.

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Luke 1:35

Son of God is connected directly to the miraculous conception and birth.

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The Father in the Son

The invisible Father was dwelling, speaking, and working in Christ.

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Why Jesus Prayed

Prayer reveals Christ's humanity while John 14 preserves the fullness of God's presence in him.