DIVINITY OF CHRIST · HUMANNEEDS
I am God and not a man
The Tension
...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