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Second, the events surrounding His death were miracles. Historians
tell us that when Jesus died, the sun was darkened. The book
of Luke in the New Testament says this occurred just before
His death.
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And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell
over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun being
obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
(NASB) Luke 23:44-45
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Why would a man's death cause the sun to become dark? The first
response one might have is that this did not happen, that
this was the imagination of some religious people. However,
secular historians saw the same darkness. You can read about
this event and quotes from many non-Christians in the section
entitled "Voice From The
Past.
" You will want to select the links entitled "Phlegon
" and "Thallus
" and then the links on each of those pages.
Jesus
death was a miracle. Since man is a sinner, our holy God had to take on human
flesh in order that a man could live a sinless life and then die. God cannot
die, but sinless man can. Therefore, our holy God became a man in order to
provide forgiveness for our sins.
Part god and part man.
How can we be part-god in any sense? The Bible says that we
are made in the image
and likeness of God.
We have some of His characteristics but we are not God. In
fact, God says we are not even close to being like Him.
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You thought I was altogether like you . . . (NIV) Psalm
50:21
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God makes it very clear that we are very different from Him.
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God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man,
that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not
do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
(NASB) Numbers 23:19
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He also told us that He created us. We did not and cannot do
this.
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Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made
us, and not we ourselves . . . (NASB) Ps 100:3
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We are not part-god in any sense. He existed before us. Since
we did not exist then, we are not a part of Him. He makes
it clear that there is no other God.
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Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after
me. (NASB) Isa. 43:10
This is what the LORD says - Israel’s King
and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I
am the last; apart from me there is no God. (NASB) Isa
44:6
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Conclusion:
We pray that God will give you understanding. It is God's
great passion
that you will seek to know Him and find Him.
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