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    Why did Jesus not say explicitly that he was God in the Gospels?

    Agree. Imagine thinking: one equals three, beginning means forever, firstborn means eternal, dead is alive somewhere else, first is chief, ... etc. Those are signs of a broken mind.
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    That's not what He says ... it is what you say. He says: Is. 43:10 “You are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah, “Yes, my servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and have faith in me And understand that I am the same One. Before me no God was formed, And after me there has been none. Do...
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    That is your own idea of Him. But He says: Mal. 3:6 “For I am Jehovah; I do not change. (...)"
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    The Christian Scriptures are full of principles that every Christian should follow in their lives. They also clearly say that those who practice certain behaviors will not receive God's approval. Do you think Christians don't have principles that are inviolable?
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    Any statute that reflects the identity of God is universal. The identity of God does not change due to the simple fact that the law of Moses ceased to be applicable as a legal norm for Christians.
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    Again: all the principles applied in the law of Moses are applicable to Christians. Do you know the difference between principle and law?
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    Why did Jesus not say explicitly that he was God in the Gospels?

    Consider this: If Jesus has someone he calls GOD (Rev. 3:12; John 20:17), then he cannot be in the Supreme position of the Universe. Likewise, if Jesus was exalted to a position that he did not have before (Phil. 2:9; Eph. 1:20,21), it is because that One who exalted him is superior to him...
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    She was NOT Israelite so she was not under the law of Moses.
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    Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to DEATH

    Every person who wishes to serve God has to learn from the Law that he gave to Moses what the principles involved are... to apply them in their life. Although we do not avoid them because they are part of a Law, we avoid them because they are things that displease God. That is the difference...
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    Why did Jesus not say explicitly that he was God in the Gospels?

    So, we are saying what the Bible says. :vgood:
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    Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to DEATH

    We cannot confuse the statutes of a nation's law with the principles involved. The decrees of the Law of Moses and related sentences are no longer in force. That is easily understandable when you take into account that this law was given to a nation or people who then occupied an entire country...
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    She was considered righteous for her faith, as she trusted in the power of Jehovah and protected his servants while she was still a cananean woman. When she later joined Israel she had to learn the principles of the law and apply them in her life. She even became an earthly ancestor of Jesus...
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    Why did Jesus not say explicitly that he was God in the Gospels?

    Jesus only had/has divinity being a spirit in heavens which does not mean that it is GOD. In heaven no creature that exists in spirit form considers Jesus as their GOD. Rev. 5:9 And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, for you were slaughtered...
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    Why did Jesus not say explicitly that he was God in the Gospels?

    Being GOD is not belonging to a race or a family, like having a family last name ... nor it is an essence. GOD is a position and Deity is what belongs exclusively to GOD, as his unique qualities as Creator. "Divinity" is the spirit nature... power over others is related to it.
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    Jesus implied that lying was a practice invented by the Devil. He said to the Pharisees: John 8:44 You are from your father the Devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. That one was a murderer when he began, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not in him. When...
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    Is Lying a Violation of the Ten Commandments? - No. - Well, maybe... ???

    This info about what a LIE is may be useful: LIE: The opposite of truth. Lying generally involves saying something false to a person who is entitled to know the truth and doing so with the intent to deceive or to injure him or another person. A lie need not always be verbal. It can also be...
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    Why did Jesus not say explicitly that he was God in the Gospels?

    When Paul tells the Philippians that Jesus "was in the form of God" HE IS NOT TELLING THEM that Jesus was God. Obviously they are two very different expressions. Jesus was a spirit next to God, so his nature was spiritual like God's. It is in that sense that Jesus had the form of God. Having...
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    Is Jesus God

    If Jesus and his followers taught that he is the Son of God, it is because GOD is the Father of Jesus, not Jesus... The same applies to the titles "high priest of God", "Christ of God", "servant of God", etc... Same as the expressions "God raised him up", "God was with him ", "God sent him"...
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    Why did Jesus not say explicitly that he was God in the Gospels?

    Those are speculations of someone who believes that Jesus is God. Evidently, he never said it, neither as a man nor after being resurrected. What is the OBVIOUS answer to why he didn't say it? Because he is not GOD. If we are going to invent why Jesus did not say anything that someone has...
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    Did Jesus claim to be God?

    Awesome demonstration that Jesus is not the Almighty God!!!! I am very glad that others, and not only we JWs, recognize the truth out of the Scriptures and can clearly prove it.