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Was Jesus Omniscient?
Did Jesus of Nazareth know everything?
In a recent attack on Christianity (there are many on this platform), Medium author Chris Howard said that Jesus’ apparent knowledge limitations — concerning mental health and hygiene specifically — make a mockery of the Christian belief that Jesus was God in the flesh.
You can read the full piece below…
Mr. Howard makes the argument that, since the Bible presents Jesus as a miracle worker and that the Trinitarian doctrine declares Jesus to be God, then (in his words)…
As a god — as the Abrahamic “God” — we know therefore he would have been omniscient, that is, all knowing. He knows everything, from the start to the end of time. He knew a million years ago what you would have for breakfast this morning.
And yet, he didn’t know the most basic things about human physical and mental health.
That’s the crux of Mr. Howard’s point, which he drives home with…
A supposed omniscient god being came to Earth and did…
