were monotheistic Jews, people who believe in only “one God” [Deuteronomy 6:4]. They were not talking about Jesus being one of many gods in some polytheistic, Hindu or Greek sort of way. No, they worshiped Jesus as God- become-man. [E.g., Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 28:9; John 20:28; Philippians 2:6-11; Hebrews 1:6; etc.] Reason with me: if Jesus is God, then He could state the truth about God [i.e. Himself], and He could explain how to have a right relationship with God, because He is God. Correct? He could also declare what absolute truth is because He is God. He wrote the rule book. That is why Christianity is such an exclusive religion, and why Christians sometimes seem so narrow- minded. If Jesus’s claims are true, then there is no other choice but to proclaim Him as God. Intellectually, I am driven to this position, even though it is scary for me to take such a stand in today’s politically correct,
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