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发帖数: 1911 | 1 John 20:28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
Problem:
Since Jesus is addressed by Thomas as "My Lord and My God", this passage is
considered by trinitarians to prove the "deity of Christ" - that he is "God
the Son."
Solution:
Thomas' confession is an acknowledgment that Jesus had indeed risen from the
dead, but it is not a declaration that Jesus is "God the Son". Thomas, a Je
w, used a mode of expression common to the Old Testament in which accredited
representatives of God are referred to as "God". Angels are called "God" in
the following passages: Gen. 16:7 cf. vs. 13; 22:8, 11, 15 cf. vs. 16; Exod
. 23:20, 21. Moses is referred to as a "god" to Pharaoh. (Exod. 7:1, "god" i
s translated from the Heb. "elohim"). "Elohim" translated "God" can refer to
the judges of Israel as in Psa. 82:1, 6 cf. John 10:34. It is also translat
ed "judges" in Exod. 21:6; 22:8, 9 and "gods" (mg. "judges") in Exod. 22:28.
Earlier in this chapter, Jesus told Mary, "I ascend unto my Father, and your
Father; and to my God and your God." (vs. 17). Since Jesus was to ascend to
his God, then clearly he was not himself "Very God".
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: John 20:28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
: Problem:
: Since Jesus is addressed by Thomas as "My Lord and My God", this passage is
: considered by trinitarians to prove the "deity of Christ" - that he is "God
: the Son."
: Solution:
: Thomas' confession is an acknowledgment that Jesus had indeed risen from the
: dead, but it is not a declaration that Jesus is "God the Son". Thomas, a Je
: w, used a mode of expression common to the Old Testament in which accredited
: representatives of God are referred to as "God". Angels are called "God" in
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