{"id":343837,"date":"2023-02-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=343837"},"modified":"2023-02-22T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:00:00","slug":"whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn&#8217;t Preexist His Birth on Earth?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question of the Week: <\/strong>What would be your main, brief argument against a Unitarian who would say that Jesus did not preexist his conception and birth on Earth? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My Answer:<\/strong> Not all Unitarians believe that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God. For those that do I would offer the following brief response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Colossians 2:9 all the fullness of the Deity dwells in Christ in bodily form. God the Father is spirit. God the Holy Spirit is spirit. The only member of the triune godhead who has a body is God the Son. Hence, when God appeared in bodily form in the Old Testament, it was God the Son. The New Testament declares that God the Son created the universe and that he existed before anything at all was created. These biblical texts imply that Jesus is an uncreated being. Therefore, he is eternal, one who has always existed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A concise biblical argument affirming Jesus&#8217; preexistence and deity, addressing Unitarian views with scriptural support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":345344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_person_authors":[],"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":"","_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_scheduled":false},"categories":[64003,63981],"tags":[70606,71036,70652],"discipline":[64075],"reading-level":[64149],"class_list":["post-343837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-is-jesus-god","category-bible","tag-christian-faith","tag-trinity","tag-deity-of-christ","discipline-biblical-studies","reading-level-advanced-deep-dive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn&#039;t Preexist His Birth on Earth? - Reasons to Believe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A concise biblical argument affirming Jesus&#039; preexistence and deity, addressing Unitarian views with scriptural support.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What&#039;s Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn&#039;t Preexist His Birth on Earth?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A concise biblical argument affirming Jesus&#039; preexistence and deity, addressing Unitarian views with scriptural support.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Reasons to Believe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTBOfficial\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTBHughRoss\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-22T13:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hugh Ross\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@rtb_official\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@rtb_official\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hugh Ross\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hugh Ross\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc4c8057b0e52785df2722affedc1a9f\"},\"headline\":\"What&#8217;s Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn&#8217;t Preexist His Birth on Earth?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-22T13:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth\"},\"wordCount\":168,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Christian Faith\",\"Trinity\",\"Deity Of Christ\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Is Jesus God?\",\"The Bible\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth\",\"name\":\"What's Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn't Preexist His Birth on Earth? - Reasons to Believe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-22T13:00:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"A concise biblical argument affirming Jesus' preexistence and deity, addressing Unitarian views with scriptural support.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\\\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jesus\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/jesus\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Is Jesus God?\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/topics\\\/jesus\\\/is-jesus-god\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"What&#8217;s Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn&#8217;t Preexist His Birth on Earth?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Reasons to Believe\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Reasons to Believe\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/RTB_minimal_swirl_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/RTB_minimal_swirl_logo.png\",\"width\":365,\"height\":365,\"caption\":\"Reasons to Believe\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/RTBOfficial\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/rtb_official\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/rtb_official\\\/?utm_source=reasons.org&amp;amp;ampampampamputm_medium=sm-icons\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCYn91p__adK3Vcml9_CY26Q?utm_source=reasons.org&amp;amp;ampamputm_medium=sm-icons\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@reasonstobelieve?utm_source=reasons.org&amp;amp;ampampampamputm_medium=sm-icons\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc4c8057b0e52785df2722affedc1a9f\",\"name\":\"Hugh Ross\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/850029ee060ba9a54f990264dcabf6502daf060eb2a8dc145c5eb390db44cfe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/850029ee060ba9a54f990264dcabf6502daf060eb2a8dc145c5eb390db44cfe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/850029ee060ba9a54f990264dcabf6502daf060eb2a8dc145c5eb390db44cfe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hugh Ross\"},\"description\":\"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/RTBHughRoss\\\/\"],\"honorificPrefix\":\"Dr.\",\"honorificSuffix\":\"PhD\",\"birthDate\":\"2025-02-22\",\"award\":[\"test\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"test\"],\"knowsLanguage\":[\"English\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Staff Scholar\",\"worksFor\":\"test\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reasons.org\\\/author\\\/hughr\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What's Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn't Preexist His Birth on Earth? - Reasons to Believe","description":"A concise biblical argument affirming Jesus' preexistence and deity, addressing Unitarian views with scriptural support.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What's Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn't Preexist His Birth on Earth?","og_description":"A concise biblical argument affirming Jesus' preexistence and deity, addressing Unitarian views with scriptural support.","og_url":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth","og_site_name":"Reasons to Believe","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTBOfficial\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTBHughRoss\/","article_published_time":"2023-02-22T13:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hugh Ross","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@rtb_official","twitter_site":"@rtb_official","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hugh Ross","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth"},"author":{"name":"Hugh Ross","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#\/schema\/person\/cc4c8057b0e52785df2722affedc1a9f"},"headline":"What&#8217;s Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn&#8217;t Preexist His Birth on Earth?","datePublished":"2023-02-22T13:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth"},"wordCount":168,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Christian Faith","Trinity","Deity Of Christ"],"articleSection":["Is Jesus God?","The Bible"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth","url":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth","name":"What's Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn't Preexist His Birth on Earth? - Reasons to Believe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2023-02-22T13:00:00+00:00","description":"A concise biblical argument affirming Jesus' preexistence and deity, addressing Unitarian views with scriptural support.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus\/is-jesus-god\/whats-your-responds-to-those-who-say-jesus-didnt-preexist-his-birth-on-earth#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jesus","item":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/jesus"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Is Jesus God?","item":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/topics\/jesus\/is-jesus-god"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"What&#8217;s Your Response to Those Who Say Jesus Didn&#8217;t Preexist His Birth on Earth?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/","name":"Reasons to Believe","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#organization","name":"Reasons to Believe","url":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTB_minimal_swirl_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTB_minimal_swirl_logo.png","width":365,"height":365,"caption":"Reasons to Believe"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTBOfficial\/","https:\/\/x.com\/rtb_official","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rtb_official\/?utm_source=reasons.org&amp;amp;ampampampamputm_medium=sm-icons","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYn91p__adK3Vcml9_CY26Q?utm_source=reasons.org&amp;amp;ampamputm_medium=sm-icons","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@reasonstobelieve?utm_source=reasons.org&amp;amp;ampampampamputm_medium=sm-icons"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/#\/schema\/person\/cc4c8057b0e52785df2722affedc1a9f","name":"Hugh Ross","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/850029ee060ba9a54f990264dcabf6502daf060eb2a8dc145c5eb390db44cfe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/850029ee060ba9a54f990264dcabf6502daf060eb2a8dc145c5eb390db44cfe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/850029ee060ba9a54f990264dcabf6502daf060eb2a8dc145c5eb390db44cfe0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hugh Ross"},"description":"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.","sameAs":["http:\/\/reasons.org","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTBHughRoss\/"],"honorificPrefix":"Dr.","honorificSuffix":"PhD","birthDate":"2025-02-22","award":["test"],"knowsAbout":["test"],"knowsLanguage":["English"],"jobTitle":"Staff Scholar","worksFor":"test","url":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/author\/hughr"}]}},"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":64003,"label":"Is Jesus God?"},{"value":63981,"label":"The Bible"}],"post_tag":[{"value":70606,"label":"Christian Faith"},{"value":71036,"label":"Trinity"},{"value":70652,"label":"Deity Of Christ"}],"discipline":[{"value":64075,"label":"Biblical Studies"}],"reading-level":[{"value":64149,"label":"Advanced (Deep Dive)"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/reasons-prod.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-burkay-canatar-4346649-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Hugh Ross","author_link":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/author\/hughr"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":64003,"name":"Is Jesus God?","slug":"is-jesus-god","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":64003,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Did Jesus claim to be God? The Bible presents him not just as a great teacher but as a divine being. From his miracles to his resurrection, Jesus\u2019s words and actions reveal his dual nature\u2014fully God and fully man. Learn why Jesus's provocative claim to be one with the Father is the key to our salvation.","parent":64001,"count":16,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":64003,"category_count":16,"category_description":"Did Jesus claim to be God? The Bible presents him not just as a great teacher but as a divine being. From his miracles to his resurrection, Jesus\u2019s words and actions reveal his dual nature\u2014fully God and fully man. Learn why Jesus's provocative claim to be one with the Father is the key to our salvation.","cat_name":"Is Jesus God?","category_nicename":"is-jesus-god","category_parent":64001},{"term_id":63981,"name":"The Bible","slug":"bible","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":63981,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Where did the Bible come from, and how do we know it's trustworthy? Who wrote it, and how were its books chosen? Ancient manuscripts, archaeology, and fulfilled prophecies provide powerful evidence of its reliability. But the Bible is more than a book\u2014it\u2019s God's divine story, carefully preserved across generations. Through its pages, God speaks, revealing truth, wisdom, and purpose.\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s explore the Bible's origins, examine claims of errors, and discover how this sacred text continues to shape lives and reveal God\u2019s greater plan for humanity.","parent":63972,"count":389,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":63981,"category_count":389,"category_description":"Where did the Bible come from, and how do we know it's trustworthy? Who wrote it, and how were its books chosen? Ancient manuscripts, archaeology, and fulfilled prophecies provide powerful evidence of its reliability. But the Bible is more than a book\u2014it\u2019s God's divine story, carefully preserved across generations. Through its pages, God speaks, revealing truth, wisdom, and purpose.\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s explore the Bible's origins, examine claims of errors, and discover how this sacred text continues to shape lives and reveal God\u2019s greater plan for humanity.","cat_name":"The Bible","category_nicename":"bible","category_parent":63972}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":70606,"name":"Christian Faith","slug":"christian-faith","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":70603,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":375,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":71036,"name":"Trinity","slug":"trinity","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":71024,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":29,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":70652,"name":"Deity Of Christ","slug":"deity-of-christ","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":70649,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343837"},{"taxonomy":"discipline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/discipline?post=343837"},{"taxonomy":"reading-level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-level?post=343837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}