Topic: Who He is

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Why did God Himself have to come in flesh to suffer the penalty for sin?

Answer

Notice, God becoming flesh that He might suffer the penalty of sin, for He was the One Who pronounced sin. He was the…?…One pronounced this penalty upon sin. And He couldn’t have some individual person besides Hisself. It wouldn’t be right for me to say, “My wife will take your place, my boy, my bro...

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Does Jesus weeping at the grave of Lazarus show that He was not divine?

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A woman said to me here not long ago, said, “Brother Branham,” said, “He was a good man, but He wasn’t Divine. He was just like an ordinary man.” I said, “Oh, yes He was Divine. He was Divine.” Said, “He was a good man, but he wasn’t Divine.” I said, “Yes He was.” “I’ll tell you what.” She said, “He...

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Why did God live in His Son, Christ Jesus?

Answer

When Jesus Christ came to the pool of Bethesda, in Him was feelings of compassion, for He was a Man of sorrow, acquainted with grief. And He loved the people. But when He came to that pool where approximately, I’d say, when the Bible said, “Great multitudes…” where there’d be none less than ten thou...

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Does Jesus weeping at the grave of Lazarus show He was only a man?

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Oh, my. That’s it. “I am the Resurrection and Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?” She said, “Yea, Lord. I believe…” Look here. “I believe that You are the Son of God, that You’ve been said...

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Why could Jesus not help the people who killed Him, even though they worshipped God the Father?

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When Jesus was on earth, the people that killed him, believed in God the Father, and were great worshippers of God. Is that right? But He could not help them, because they did not believe in Him. Is that right? And He said with His Own mouth, “As you have believed in God, believe also in Me.” Is tha...

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Why did God have to be in flesh rather than remain a Spirit?

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How was it God’s Blood? God has no blood. How could it be? Because it was God’s creative Blood that He created, in order to redeem us, and came and lived in the same body that He created. Therefore He could not…God had to suffer temptation; He couldn’t suffer temptation. He had to suffer sexual temp...