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Jesus Christ: An Omniscient Being Essay
Pages:5 (1623 words)
Sources:6
Subject:Religion
Topic:Book Of Revelation
Document Type:Essay
Document:#15060290
" In this instance, the word revelation means "the communication of the knowledge of God" or "God's disclosure to humanity of Himself" (Baixeras, Internet). Therefore, if God had to reveal to Jesus His own knowledge, this indicates that Jesus was not an omniscient being, for as a prophet, his own revelations to common, ordinary men and women were made possible via some form of communication with God the Father.
In conclusion, it is abundantly clear from the evidence presented above that Jesus Christ was not an omniscient entity, due to the fact that even though he was a great teacher and prophet, if not a philosopher, he did not know everything there is to know in the universe or else he would not have had to rely upon God the Father for spiritual answers and for direction in providing words of encouragement for those Jewish men and women lost in body and soul. However, Jesus Christ was indeed "all-knowing" when it comes to discerning and explaining how a believer might obtain eternal life and salvation. In the words of Raymond E. Brown, Jesus Christ was the Son of God in the flesh of man and did not have "the brain and consciousness of God Himself, due to being a mere mortal man upon the face of the earth, sent by God to save mankind but not with the ability to be an all-knowing God" (322).
Bibliography
Anderson, Peter D. The Mysteries of Jesus Christ. New York: Collier & Sons, Inc.,
Baixeras, Juan. "Jesus Is Omniscient?" 2008. Internet. Retrieved October 17, 2008 from http://www.geocities.com/athens/Olympus/5257/jesusis.htm.
Brown, Raymond E. Jesus: God and Man. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company,
Carter, Michael. The Spiritual Life of Jesus Christ. Boston: G.K. Hall Publishers, Inc.,
Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Jesus: God and Man. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Westminster/John Knox
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Bibliography
Anderson, Peter D. The Mysteries of Jesus Christ. New York: Collier & Sons, Inc.,
Baixeras, Juan. "Jesus Is Omniscient?" 2008. Internet. Retrieved October 17, 2008 from http://www.geocities.com/athens/Olympus/5257/jesusis.htm.
Brown, Raymond E. Jesus: God and Man. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company,
Carter, Michael. The Spiritual Life of Jesus Christ. Boston: G.K. Hall Publishers, Inc.,
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