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This is the transcript of the video short with the same name<\/a> (1-21-26).<\/p>\n

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#1 SAVIOR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Matthew 13:15 (RSV as throughout), Jesus cites Isaiah 6:9-10, where God said that His people ought to \u201cturn for me to heal them\u201d and applies the words to Himself. Only God is the savior of mankind: \u201cI am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior\u201d (Isaiah 43:11) (cf. 43:3; 45:15, 21; 49:26; 60:16, 63:8; Hosea 13:4; Jude 1:25).<\/p>\n

#2 JUDGE OF MANKIND<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew 16:27<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>For the Son of man \u2026 will repay every man for what he has done (cf. Revelation 22:12; Psalm 62:12; Isaiah 40:10; Ezekiel 34:17; Matthew 25:32). The Old Testament plainly taught that\u00a0God<\/em> was the judge of men (see, e.g., 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalm 50:6; Isaiah 2:4)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#3 THE \u201cDIVINE I\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus teaches in his own authority (\u201cI say to you\u201d) in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:18-34, etc.), and many other passages. The prophets, in contrast, spoke as God\u2019s messengers in the second person (\u201cThe Lord says\u2026\u201d). He often talks in a way in which only God could speak. The following is perhaps the most striking example of this:<\/p>\n

Matthew 23:34, 37<\/strong> \u201cTherefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes\u2026 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!\u201d (cf. 2 Kings 17:13; 2 Chronicles 24:19; Jeremiah 7:25; 25:4; 26:5; 29:19; 35:15; 44:4; Haggai 1:12; Zechariah 7:12; Luke 11:51)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#4 ACCEPTANCE OF WORSHIP <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew 28:9<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>And behold, Jesus met them and said, \u201cHail!\u201d And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. (cf. 28:17; 8:2; 9:18; 14:33; 15:25; 20:20). God alone is to be worshiped \u2014 as Jesus Himself noted (Matthew 4:10; cf. Exodus 20:3; 34:14; Deuteronomy 8:19; Jeremiah 16:11)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#5 JESUS CLAIMED TO BE THE MESSIAH (WHOM HE TAUGHT WAS LORD [KURIOS<\/em>] AND GOD)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew 22:43-45<\/strong> \u201cHe said to them, \u2018How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, [44] \u201cThe Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put thy enemies under thy feet\u201d? [45] If David thus calls him Lord, how is he his son?\u2019 \u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Every time the New Testament refers to Jesus as\u00a0Christ,<\/em>\u00a0it is declaring that He is the Messiah, since\u00a0Christ\u00a0<\/em>is the Greek for the Hebrew\u00a0Messiah<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Matthew 16:16-17, 20<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Simon Peter replied, \u201cYou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\u201d [17] And Jesus answered him, \u201cBlessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.\u201d\u2026 [20] Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#6 SECOND COMING <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew 24:30<\/strong> then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory; (cf. 16:27; 26:64)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Old Testament presents God coming in judgment in an identical way (Isaiah 40:5, 10; 59:20; 66:156-16; Psalm 96:13; 98:9; Joel 2:11; Zechariah 2:10; 9:14; 12:10; 14:3-5).<\/p>\n

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Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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