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   Christ Rose wrote:   
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   > Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:53:19 -0400   
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   > "Sincerely" James  wrote:   
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   > [snip cancerous, poison lies]   
   >   
   > 1. “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” (John 8:58,   
   ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus applies the divine name “I AM” to Himself, identifying with the   
   > name God used in Exodus 3:14.   
   >   
   > 2. “I and the Father are one.” (John 10:30, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus claims unity of essence with the Father, not merely unity of   
   > purpose.   
   >   
   > 3. “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus equates seeing Him with seeing the invisible God.   
   >   
   > 4. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matthew   
   > 28:18, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus declares total sovereign authority, which belongs only to God.   
   >   
   > 5. “For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the   
   > Son gives life to whom he will.” (John 5:21, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus claims the divine prerogative to give life.   
   >   
   > 6. “For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” (Matthew 12:8, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus claims lordship over the Sabbath, a divine institution   
   > established by God.   
   >   
   > 7. “Your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:5, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Followed by the charge: “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark   
   > 2:7, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus exercises a divine right, and affirms it by healing the man to   
   > prove His authority.   
   >   
   > 8. “I am the first and the last.” (Revelation 1:17, ESV)   
   > — A divine title used by God in Isaiah 44:6, here claimed by the risen   
   > Christ.   
   >   
   > 9. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”   
   > (Revelation 22:13, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus claims eternal, divine identity as the origin and goal of all   
   > things.   
   >   
   > 10. “He who has seen me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9, ESV)   
   >   
   > — Jesus reveals the Father because He shares the same divine nature.   
   >   
   > These statements make sense only if Jesus believed He is truly   
   > God—almighty, eternal, and equal with the Father.   
   >   
       You got that right!   
      
      
     Michael   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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