RE: Why are you (still) a Christian?
September 15, 2023 at 10:19 am
(This post was last modified: September 15, 2023 at 10:19 am by Data.)
(September 15, 2023 at 9:49 am)LinuxGal Wrote:(September 15, 2023 at 9:26 am)Data Wrote: Immanuel means god is with us. That prophecy was fulfilled at Matthew 1:22-23.
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God...
That's Jesus explicitly denying that he is "God with us".
Correct. Sort of. Jesus wasn't literally God. He wasn't God Almighty, he was a mighty god. He was the perfect representation or spokesperson, the word of God. You've seen him, you've seen God. No man has seen God's face and lived.