Deity of Christ
Muslims believe that Jesus is not God and that he cannot be the Sovereign Lord mentioned in the Bible.
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Christianity teaches that Jesus is indeed the Sovereign Lord as indicated in Jude 1:4, where he is explicitly referred to as 'our only Sovereign and Lord, Jesus Christ.' This identification aligns with the Granville Sharp rule, which supports the understanding of Jesus as both Master and Lord, affirming his divine nature.
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Jude 1:4bible
For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Sovereign and Lord, Jesus Christ.
John 1:1bible
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Philippians 2:10-11bible
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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