How Can Jesus As A Finite Being Have Infinite Qualities? Flashcards
3He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact representation of his very being, and he sustains all things by the word of his power. And after he had made a purification for our sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 1:3 NWT
How can Jesus, “a created being”, be the exact representation of an uncreated being who is infinite?
How can he sustain all things by the word of his power which requires omnipotence and omnipresence if he’s not God?
In order to be his exact representation of his being, he cannot be created, he must have no beginning and must have omnipotence and omnipresence
8There is none like you among the gods, O Jehovah, There are no works like yours.
9All the nations that you made Will come and bow down before you, O Jehovah, And they will give glory to your name. 10For you are great and do wondrous things; You are God, you alone.
Psalm 86:6-8
How can Jesus be the exact representation of this being?
6For who in the skies can compare to Jehovah? Who among the sons of God is like Jehovah?
7God is held in awe in the council of holy ones; He is grand and awe-inspiring to all who are around him.
8O Jehovah God of armies, Who is mighty like you, O Jah? Your faithfulness surrounds you.
Psalm 89:6-8 NWT
How can Jesus be the exact representation of his being and sustain all creation by his Word if he’s just a creature?
Question:
Where Is There Evidence that anyone else can sustain life by his powerful word?
6But when he again brings his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: “And let all of God’s angels do obeisance to him.”
Hebrews 1:6
Deuteronomy 32:43 in the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) is indeed slightly different from the Masoretic Text (MT), which is the Hebrew version of the Old Testament used in most modern translations. The Dead Sea Scrolls version of this verse comes from the manuscript known as the “Great Isaiah Scroll.” Here’s how it appears in that manuscript:
“Rejoice, O heavens, together with him; bow down to him, all you gods. For he will avenge the blood of his sons and take vengeance on his enemies. He will repay those who hate him and purify his people’s land.”
