Jesus was NOT God

Opening ArgumentThe Instigator has called into question not just one, but two fundamental doctrines of Christianity. Number one, that Jesus is God. We see in many places that Jesus was and is God. In John 1:1 and 14, we see the following: "In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning...and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." (You can go to www.biblegateway.com for a convenient way to look up any verses used.) In John 10:24-31, we see the Jews picking up stones to stone Jesus because He claimed to be God, which was blasphemy. There is no doubt that Jesus claimed to be God, and the Bible supports this claim.Number two, the Instigator is calling into question Jesus' omnipotence, which is a fair question. After all, the Scriptures seem to indicate that while Jesus was here on Earth, He was not omniscient. As the Instigator pointed out, He did not know when the Lord would be coming again, only the Father knew. Well, as we see in John 10:31, Jesus and the Father are one (i.e. they are a part of the Trinity with the Holy Spirit). Jesus is God, and if Jesus is God, then He is omniscient, too.I agree with the Instigator's first point in the syllogism, but his argument for point two is fallacious and therefore, his third point does not follow logically. I will make my own syllogism:1. Only God is omniscient2. Jesus is omniscient3. Therefore, Jesus is GodDefense of PremisesI accept the Instigator's definition of omniscience, which comes from the CARM website. However, since the Instigator seems to respect CARM's knowledge of Christian matters, let's see what they have to say about Jesus' alleged lack of omniscience:"Jesus was both God and man. He had two natures. He was divine and human at the same time. This teaching is known as the hypostatic union; that is, the coming-together of two natures in one person. Heb. 2:9 says that Jesus was '. . . made for a little while lower than the angels . . ." Also in Phil. 2:5-8, it says that Jesus "emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men . . ." Col. 2:9 says, "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form." Jesus was both God and man at the same time.As a man, Jesus cooperated with the limitations of being a man. That is why we have verses like Luke 2:52 that says "Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men." Therefore, at this point in his ministry he could say He did not know the day nor hour of His return. It is not a denial of His being God, but a confirmation of Him being man." [1]We see that Jesus, in His humanity, did not embody other attributes of God, such as omnipresence. Jesus was a mortal man for some 33 years, subject to the same limitations that we are. It wasn't until after Jesus died and resurrected that He started exhibited His supernatural abilities (such as disappearing and reappearing at will), and He regained His omniscience. Jesus before the resurrection didn't know because He was a man; Jesus after the resurrection knew, because He was no longer limited by His human flesh.As you can see, this is not an "irreconcilable contradiction," as the Instigator asserts. There is a quite a logical reason for why Jesus did not know, at the time, when the Lord would be returning.Jesus' omniscience has been proven, therefore His status as God is secure. I look forward to our next round.[1] http://carm.org...;