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DIVINITY OF CHRIST · HUMANNEEDS

I am God and not a man

Hosea 11:9

The Tension
PASSAGE AHosea 11:9
...I will not again destroy Ephraim; or I am God and not a man, the Holy One in your midst,
Analysis

This verse directly refutes the idea that God could become a human being.

Perspectives

THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE

This reflects God's nature as both just and merciful, and that the reference to God not acting in anger points to His loving characte

THE ISLAMIC POSITION

This directly contradicts the claim of Jesus’ divinity, emphasizing that God is distinct from human beings in both nature and form.

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I am God and not a man