Questions tagged [christology]
Questions on Biblical texts relating to the study of the nature and person of Jesus Christ as documented in the Christian Bible: This tag is for questions on passages used to support, could likely, or prove to impact one's view of Christology, while questions on Christology are only on-topic inasmuch as it relates to understanding Jesus as a character in the Bible, not in the form of systematic theology.
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What is the symbolism (τύποι) per 1 Cor. 10:4 of Christ being the Rock in Exodus and Numbers telling us about Christ?
In 1 Cor. 10:4 Paul told us that the rock Moses struck to get water symbolizes Christ; τύποι v6 and τυπικῶς v11 implies typology.
In Exodus 17:6 Moses struck the rock as commanded. While in Numbers ...
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In 1 Timothy 3:16, was God manifest in the flesh or God's Son? [duplicate]
The KJV says "God was manifest in the flesh", but that violates the Greek which does not say "God was manifest" but "He was manifest". Who is this "He"? Is it ...
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In Philippians 2:6, did Jesus not consider seizing equality with God, or did he not consider clutching his being like a god?
Philippians 2:5-7 ESV
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who,
though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied ...
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In John's gospel, Jesus says he cannot do anything of himself but only what God tells him to do. If so, how then can Jesus be God?
John 5:19 ESV
So Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing
by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the
Father does, the Son also does.
John 7:16 ESV
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In Matthew 19:17, Mark 10:18, and Luke 18:19, why does Jesus say that he and everyone else is not good except God only if he himself is also God?
Matthew 19:17 ESV
And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is
only One who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”
Mark 10:18 ESV
And Jesus said to him, “...
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Mark 13:32: If only the Father knows the Day and the Hour, then how can Jesus be God? [duplicate]
Mark 13:32 ESV says,
“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the
angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only."
Jesus, along with the angels, do not know the Day or ...
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How can Jesus be God if God is a spirit? Didn't Jesus reveal the spiritual God through his human incarnation?
How can Jesus be God, when He said that God is a spirit?
John 4:23, 24 - But a time is coming and has now come when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the
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John 1:18: If no man has ever seen God, and Jesus is God, then how could any man have seen Jesus? [closed]
Exodus 33:20
But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and
live.”
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the only begotten Son, who is at the
Father’s side, has revealed Him.
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How to understand John 5?
I'm talking, more specifically, about John 5:18 and John 5:30:
Hereupon therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he did not only break the sabbath, but also said God was his Father, ...
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If Psalm 110 was NOT written by David, then did Jesus make an error in stating that "David himself calls him [the messiah] 'lord'" in the Psalm?
If Psalm 110 was NOT written by David, then did Jesus make an error in stating that "David himself calls him [the messiah] 'lord'" in the Psalm (Mark 12:36-37; Mat. 22:43-45; Luke 20:42-44), ...
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Is Jesus "THE word of God" or "A WORD of God"?
There is a concept in Islam (I digress) that Jesus was decreed into existence by God (by God issuing the command "Be!!" - and he became/was formed). In their sense, Jesus is "a word of ...
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What’s the connection between Psalm 91 & Jesus?
Psalm 91 Seems to be speaking of Christ, especially when the connection is made in Matthew 4 when Satan quotes this psalm To Jesus in order to tempt him. As I understand it, when you invoke part of a ...
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If Jesus is the Creator in Col 1:16, then why does Col 1:18 say that he "becomes preeminent" if he, as the Creator and God, is already preeminent?
He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
— Colossians 1:18 — World English Bible
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Who was with the three friends of Daniel in the fire?
Daniel 3:24-25 KJV
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counselors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They ...
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Should "διά" (dia) be translated as "through" or "because of" in the five NT verses pertaining to God creating the world for Jesus?
John 1:3 ESV
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing
made that was made.
Or
All things were made because of him, and without him was not any thing
made that was made.
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In Proverbs 8:30, does "Amon" mean "Beloved Child" or "Master Craftsman"?
There is great controversy surrounding this particular word. Many scholars say "amon" is translated as "master workman", but others say that it means "beloved child" or &...
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When God overshadowed Mary where did God get the material to make a baby and put in her womb?
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee ...
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If everything was made for Jesus and through Jesus did Jesus take the rib from Adam and then make Eve?
John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and ...
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Could there be something significant about the man in Matthew 26:18?
Christ instructs his disciples to go to a certain man in the city to prepare the Passover meal.
Matthew 26:18 ESV
He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My ...
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Romans 9:5 Is this a scriptural evidence for Pauline Trinitarian Christology
I am asking this question because it seems to me that Romans 9:5 as per its translation will assert that Christ is indeed God, but the problem I am faced with now is the fact that there seems to be a ...
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Why would the Day of Christ be equivalent to the Day of the Lord?
Why, as someone said here concerning II Thess 2, would the Day of the Christ be equivalent to the Day of the Lord? Knowing that the Day of the Lord in the OT was a day of judgment on the wicked--and ...
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Is Christ real name Yeshu'ah H3444
I have been studying the text within Genesis for years and have found that when approached in literal terms that Jacob received the name of the Angel of the LORD as his blessing in Genesis 32. If you ...
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Which specific Scripture of the Law are the people referring to in John 12:34?
John 12:34:- … “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; …”
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Why didn't Christ outrightly discourage/condemn the taking of oaths in Matthew 23:16-22?
Earlier on Christ while teaching the sermon on the mount he had actually discouraged/condemned the taking of oaths
Matthew 5:34 ESV:
But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, ...
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Why did the Jews refuse to kill Christ in John 18:31?
John 18:31 ESV:
Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”
In the above text the Jews refused ...
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In John 1:18, is this controversial proposal a viable translation?
John 1:18 according to ESV translation:
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side,
he has made him known.
John 1:18 according to translation proposal:
No man has ever seen ...
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In John 5:18 should ἴσον be translated as "equal with" or "like"?
John 5:18 according to the ESV:
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because
not only was he breaking the Sabbath,
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In John 5:18, shouldn't there be scare quote punctuation marks to identify the Jews' false accusations against Jesus? [closed]
John 5:18 according to the ESV:
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because
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What does butter and honey represent scripturally?
Isaiah 7:15
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
What is the symbolic meaning of eating butter and honey with respect to knowing and refusing evil?...
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What was Jesus' mission in saying that He was 'in the Father' according to John 14:10 in the Bible?
2 Corinthians 5:19 King James Version
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of ...
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Who was under the authority of Jesus?
Matthew 8:9 New English Translation
For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave ‘Do this!’ ...
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How is this passage written in the original language & how should it be interpreted?
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God ...
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Hosea 6:2. Are the days in this verse more than 24-hr. days and probably much more?
Hoses 6:2
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Are the days in this verse 24-hour days and if not how long perhaps are they?
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How can Jesus NOT be a created being, but the Creator himself? [duplicate]
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God. (Rev 3:14)
How can Jesus NOT be a created being, but the Creator himself?
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Riddle: How is a Jew not a Jew, but a Gentile is a Jew?
Romans 2:28
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh.
Revelation 3:9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say ...
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1 Cor 15:25 - Does Jesus stop reigning? What's the actual function and meaning of "until" in the context of this verse?
23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule ...
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What makes the prophetic book of Rev.5:1-5 so unique that ONLY Jesus could open it? [duplicate]
This question uses the exact scripture of Rev.5:1-5 as my first question, but I am writing a totally new question because my original question focused on John the writer of Revelation and why he was ...
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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?
Rev. Ch5:1-6 has always intrigued me as to why John is weeping. If the book in the Father's hand is Revelation (which the seven seals indicate) why could John not open or look on the book he was ...
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Does the demon in Luke 8:28 testify that Jesus is God?
Luke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Is the ...
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Does Acts 1:7 imply that Jesus knew the hour?
[T]hey (the disciples) gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father ...
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In Romans 8:9 is Paul assuming that Christ is God?
I found similar questions asked on Romans 8:9, but none asked with this focus, One was even closed for lack of focus.
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit [πνεύματι], if in fact the ...
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Is this Matthew's commentary?
When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man. (Matt. 9:8)
When it says "who had given such authority to men", is this what ...
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Was Jesus given power (Acts 10:38)
And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who
were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. (Acts 10:...
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How to understand John 1:1 in light of Hebrews 7:3?
John 1:1 KJV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any ...
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What does "Smote their breasts" signify in Luke 23:48?
After witnessing the crucifixion of Christ and the phenomena accompanying it the witnesses are said to have smote their breasts and went away.
KJV Luke 23 : 48
And all the people that came together ...
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Could Peter's denial be classified in the same level as the betrayal of Judas?
Towards his crucifixion, Christ warns of denial and betrayal amongst some of his disciples. First, it's Judas, followed by Peter, who actually falls into the trap
KJV Matthew 26:14-16
Then one of the ...
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Ephesians 1:22 Language a reference to marriage?
Ephesians 1:22-23
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Is this language of God giving ...
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How to understand Luke 19:8 in light of Luke 18:22?
After meeting Christ Zachaeus promises to give away half of his possessions and restore fourfold those he had wronged
KJV Luke 19 : 8
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the ...
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Were the Sadducees being sarcastic in Matthew 22:28?
Matthew 22:28 NLT
So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For she was the wife of all seven of them!"
The Sadducees were well known that they did not believe in the resurrection ...
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Why does the book of Proverbs portray a negative bias towards surety?
KJV Proverbs 6:1
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
KJV Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the ...
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