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10
Mar
2026
10 Bible Verses That Prove Jesus Is God

10 Bible Verses That Prove Jesus Is God

There’s a quiet comfort in knowing who Jesus truly is. Some say He was just a good man. Others, a prophet. A wise teacher. But when we open the Bible and take a closer look and we REALLY look; it tells a different story. A deeper one. One that’s both astonishing and incredibly personal: Jesus isn’t just someone who talked about God. He is God.

That truth isn’t tucked away in just one verse or one chapter. It’s woven through the entire Bible; from the opening lines of Genesis to the final words in Revelation. It’s in the words Jesus spoke, the miracles He performed, the way others responded to Him, and the titles He accepted. Over and over again, Scripture lifts the veil and reveals His divine nature.

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10
Mar
2026
Titus 2:13 – Is Jesus Christ Identified as “The Great God”?

Titus 2:13 – Is Jesus Christ Identified as “The Great God”?

“Looking for the blessed hope,  and the glorious appearing of the great Godand our Saviour Jesus Christ.” (Titus  2:13 KJV)

Problem: Who is this glorious One who is going to appear? The glorious One who is going to appear is described as “the GREAT GOD.” When He comes again, His deity will be quite obvious. And who is this GREAT GOD? He is further described as our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the great God who shall someday appear.  What a clear affirmation of the deity of Christ!

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Posted by petra1000 in Bible Difficulty, Bible Study, Bible Teaching
02
Mar
2026
2 Tim 1:7 – Are We to Fear God?

2 Tim 1:7 – Are We to Fear God?

Problem: The word “fear” appears in the New King James Version of the Bible 367 times. In some of these occurrences, the text is expounding upon “the fear of the Lord” and its relationship to wisdom (cf. Job 28:28; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 1:7). In numerous other passages of Scripture, one can read where God commands that His creation fear Him (Leviticus 25:17; Deuteronomy 6:13; Matthew 10:28; et al.). It is widely known that one of the repeated truths in the Bible is that God’s “mercy is on those who fear Him” (Luke 1:50). It also is well known, however, that in the New Testament Paul informed Timothy that “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). The apostle John went even further, saying, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment” (1 John 4:18).

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28
Feb
2026
1 Tim 6:16 – Does God Dwell in Light or Darkness?

1 Tim 6:16 – Does God Dwell in Light or Darkness?

Problem: In the February 12, 2009 Butt/Barker Debate on the existence of the God of the Bible, atheist Dan Barker spent nearly two-thirds of his opening 15-minute speech alleging that the Bible’s portrayal of God is contradictory. Barker alleged several discrepancies (most all of which we have answered elsewhere on our website), including that God cannot logically dwell in light and darkness. Twelve minutes and five seconds into his first speech, Dan Barker asserted:

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27
Feb
2026
1 Tim 6:16 – Does God Alone Possess Immortality?

1 Tim 6:16 – Does God Alone Possess Immortality?

Problem: The Bible repeatedly testifies to the fact that this life is not all there is. For the faithful, the best is yet to come (Luke 16:22; 23:43; 2 Timothy 4:8). For the unfaithful, the worst is yet to come (Luke 16:23-24). The unrighteous “will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (Matthew 25:46, emp. added; cf. Lyons and Butt, 2005). At death, “the dust will return to the earth as it was,” but “the spirit will return to God who gave it” (Ecclesiastes 12:7; cf. Genesis 2:7). Jesus taught: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die” (John 11:25-26, emp. added). In short, the soul of man is immortal (Romans 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:10; 1 Corinthians 15:53-54).

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Posted by petra1000 in Bible Difficulty, Bible Proof, Bible Teaching
20
Feb
2026
Hope Maketh Not Ashamed

Hope Maketh Not Ashamed

“And hope maketh not ashamed…” (Romans 5:5).

“Ashamed” is kataischúno, “from kata, denoting ill, and aischúno, to shame, to confound, dishonor, disgrace” (Complete Word Study Bible). It is “to frustrate, disappoint” (Mounce). It is translated “confound” (1 Co. 1:27), “dishonor” (1 Co. 11:4, 5), and “shame” (1 Co. 11:22).

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16
Feb
2026
1 Tim 3:2,12 – A Man of Many Wives

1 Tim 3:2,12 – A Man of Many Wives

Problem: Does God Condone Polygamy?

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. (1 Kings 11:3)

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober–minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach . . . (1 Timothy 3:2)

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06
Feb
2026

2 Thess 2:9 – Who alone can do great wonders?

Problem: While this verse says God alone does great wonders, and Matthew 28:18 says all power belongs to Christ, verses like 2 Thess. 2:9 say Satan will be able to do them and other verses talk about others doing wonders (John 14:12). But what Psalm 136:4 (and Matt. 28:18) means is that all power ultimately lies with God and so only He can do great wonders while others can do signs and wonders only through the permission of God.

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31
Jan
2026
Col 3:1 – In What Way was God Greater than Jesus?

Col 3:1 – In What Way was God Greater than Jesus?

Problem: According to the apostle John, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:1,14, emp. added). Unquestionably, this Word (God), Whom John claims became flesh, was Jesus Christ (1:17). This same apostle recorded other statements in his account of the Gospel that convey the same basic truth. He wrote how, on one occasion, Jesus told a group of hostile Jews, “I and My Father are one” (10:30). Later, he recorded how Jesus responded to Philip’s request to see God by saying, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (14:9). He even told about how Jesus accepted worship from a blind man whom He had healed (9:38; cf. Matthew 8:2). And, since only God is to be worshipped (Matthew 4:10), the implication is that Jesus believed He was God (cf. John 1:29,41,49; 20:28; Mark 14:62).

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23
Jan
2026
Eph 5:22 – Is Ephesians 5:22 A Reason to Reject the God of the Bible?

Eph 5:22 – Is Ephesians 5:22 A Reason to Reject the God of the Bible?

According to The Telegraph of London, one of the “top 10 worst Bible passages” is Ephesians 5:22, in which Paul taught, “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.”1 In his book God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction, Dan Baker titled chapter nine simply “Misogynistic.” Barker alleged: “Women are second-class. Because of Eve’s insubordination, she was forced to become dependent on man. From then on, all women are inferior, so the bible says.”2

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17
Jan
2026
Eph 2:8-9 – Is Faith a Gift from God?

Eph 2:8-9 – Is Faith a Gift from God?

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9, ESV).

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13
Jan
2026
Gal 6:10 – Can Anyone Actually Do “Good”?

Gal 6:10 – Can Anyone Actually Do “Good”?

Problem: Most people will read the title of this article and immediately think, “Of course a person can do good.” After all, Jesus said, “A good (agathos) man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things” (Matthew 12:35). Paul instructed Christians to (simply) “do good to all” (Galatians 6:10). He later reminded the disciples in Corinth that “we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or evil” (2 Corinthians 5:10). And John wrote: “Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God” (3 John 11).

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25
Dec
2025
2 Cor 4:4 – Is the god of this world Satan or Jesus?

2 Cor 4:4 – Is the god of this world Satan or Jesus?

Problem: 2 Corinthians 4:4 says that the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they will not see the light of the gospel. Who, then, is the “God of this world who blinds people”? Is it Jesus, or is it the devil? Now, this might sound like an easy question to answer. The god of this world is the devil. After all, it does not seem that Jesus would blind people from seeing the gospel. My opinion is that the god of this world is the devil. However, some maintain that it is Jesus. Both positions have their justification. Let me show you why.
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