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Psalm 138:2 - Did God Exalt Jesus Above His Name?

Psalm 138:1 I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you. Psalm 138:2 I will bow down toward your holy temple, And give thanks to your Name for your lovingkindness and for your truth; For you have exalted your Name and your Word above all. Psalm 138:3 In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul. Psalm 138:4 All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, For they have heard the words of your mouth. Psalm 138:5 Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; For great is Yahweh's glory. Psalm 138:6 For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; But the proud, he knows from afar. Psalm 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me. Psalm 138:8 Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; Your lovingkindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don't forsake the works of...

John 1:12-14 - Was Jesus Born "of the Logos?"

Some who do not believe that Jesus existed before his birth on earth have claimed that Jesus is not the Logos, but rather that Jesus was born of the Logos. In some vague manner, the usage of "born" in John 1:12 is evidently thought to support the idea that the Logos gave birth to Jesus. Does John 1:13,14 mean that the man Jesus was born “of the Logos” of verse 1? John 1:12 But as many as received him [The Logos of verse 1], to them he [the Logos of verse 1] gave the right to become God’s children [Psalm 82:7; John 10:34,35], to those who believe in his name [the name of the Logos of verse 1]: John 1:13 who [those who believe in the Logos of verse 1] were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. [by means of God’s Holy Spirit] John 1:14 The Word [the Logos of verse 1] became flesh, and [the Logos of verse 1] lived among us. We saw his glory [the terrestrial glory (1 Corinthians 15:39-41) of the Logos of verse 1 in the flesh], s...

Psalm 2:7 - Does This Speak of an Eternal Today?