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Bible
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#1 |
Yes, God does have a Son.
**"Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?" (Proverbs 30:4)
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#2 |
Yes, God appears in the form of a man.
"And the Lord appeared unto him [Abraham] in the plains of Mamre: And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him:... And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?" (Genesis 18:1-2;17)
** All quotes from Hebrew
text are taken from The Holy Scriptures
published either by the Hebrew Publishing Co., New York,
or the Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia.
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#3 |
Yes, God is a plurality.
"Harken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last... Come ye near unto me, hear this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now, the Lord God, and his spirit, hath sent me." (Isaiah 48:12;16)
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#4 |
Yes, God said He would come and dwell among men.
"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee." (Zechariah 2:14-15)
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#5 |
Yes, God requires blood for atonement.
"For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." (Leviticus 17:11)
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#6 |
Yes, the Messiah was to suffer and die for our sins.
"He was wounded because of our transgressions, He was crushed because of our iniquities: The chastisement of our welfare was upon him, And with his stripes we were healed. All we like sheep did go astray, we turned every one to his own way; And the Lord hath made to light on him the iniquity of us all. ... For he was cut off out of the land of the living, For the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due." (Isaiah 53:5-6;8b)
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#7 |
No, it is NOT arrogant to say that there is ONLY ONE WAY to come to God.
"These are the statutes and the ordinances, which ye shall observe to do in the land which the Lord the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. ... Unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, even unto His habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come; and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the offering of your and, and your vows, and your free-will offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock. ... Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. ... It shall come to pass that the place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you." (Deuteronomy 12:1;5-6;8;11)
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Final Answer |
In anticipation of the destruction of
His Holy Temple in Jerusalem,
God placed His Name
in the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) ...
- the Son of God
- who appeared in human form,
- sent by His Father
- to dwell among us
- and suffer death by crucifixion.
His blood was shed for our atonement, so we could be reconciled to God.
This is the place where God has put His Name, and this is the only place we can, in obedience, go to meet with God and worship Him.