The Bible Does NOT say that Jesus is Almighty God in the flesh.

I will go ahead and make my refutations.In my opponent's first main paragraph, he quotes the conversation between Gabriel and Mary. Gabriel says "The Holy Spirit will come upon you.." If I interpret my opponent's argument correctly, I assume that he is saying that this verse claims Jesus WILL BE the Holy Spirit, and makes the argument that the verse only says that a Holy Spirit will come upon Mary. The Holy Spirit, in the Trinity doctrine, is believed to be the entity that God uses to either move the spirits of men towards God or to carry out God's will. In this context, then, then Holy Spirit refers to the entity that will carry out God's will, not the Holy Child himself.Going further: "take note of how the verse says that Jesus will be called son of God. The Greek says this not as a command, but as a future action. Gabriel does not say that Jesus would be son of God, just that he would be called as such."I would ask my opponent: What difference does it make if God only says he will be CALLED the Son of God? As Christians, we have no doubt that GOD MEANS WHAT HE SAYS. Am I wrong in making this statement? If God calls Jesus the Son of God, then He IS the Son of God. Matthew 4:4: "But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." (NASB)"So then, his works did not show equality to God if these works were also given to those who trust in God. I point out too that both Elijah and Peter raised someone from the dead through God's power; therefore, not even Jesus' raising of dead people show him to be God." Did Peter and Elijah ever claim to be God? Did anybody in the Bible ever say that Peter and Elijah were Divine? Isaiah speaks quite clearly about the Divinity of Jesus: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Do we ever see Isaiah offering prophecies about the divinity of Elijah and Peter? The ability to perform miracles through God's power does not necessarily indicate equality with God in that He gave certain disciples the ability to work them. What shows that Jesus is equal with God is the authority that God gave to Jesus, which far surpasses the ability to work miracles. Jesus is the Intercessor between God and Man, and it is through His blood that we receive eternal life in heaven. Were Elijah and Peter ever granted these abilities? "The Greek word, AKOLOUTHEO, is literally translated "accompany". In other words, he did not want Peter, Andrew, James, John to follow him; he wanted them to walk along the way with him. This shows him not as being above them, but seeing himself equal to them. They were disciples who were meant to take his place when he left."I question my opponent's sources here. According to the Greek Lexicon, the literal translation of Akoluthei (seen in Mark 10:21) is indeed "to follow." The origin of this word comes from "keleuthos" which refers to a road or a way. In this context, I believe the word "way" refers to the Way of Christ. Referring to Peter's words to Jesus: "You are the Christ, the son of the Living God!" my opponent has said:"As it turns out, this is not a claim of Jesus being God; it is instead a messianic claim of Jesus' right to the throne of David."In addition:"The first King of Israel, Saul, was a Christ (using Christian terminology), because he was anointed by God through Samuel."My opponent appears to be saying that those who hold the throne of David can be referred to as a "christ," since the Greek word translates as "annointed." He goes on to say that David was even called a son of God in Psalm 2:7. That the word "christ" could also be used as a generic term is an interesting fact. You learn something new every day!It should be noted that we are ALL sons and daughters of God, and I believe that my opponent would agree with this. However, Jesus is THE son of God, not simply a son of God. We all believe that God is THE God, correct? The generic word "god" is different from the word when it is referring to the God of the Bible. The same should be true when the word "son" is used to refer to THE Son of God. Applying this same principle, it is reasonable to say that Jesus is THE ultimate Christ. As he is referred to, Jesus is King of Kings, or "Christ of Christs." "You will also see that Jesus never claims to have any power of his own."Why would Jesus need to if He is God? My opponent quotes Matthew 28:18, in which Jesus states that all authority in heaven and earth has been given to Him. My opponent questions whether or not Jesus could be God if Jesus' authority was given to him. You see, God BECAME A HUMAN in Jesus. In this verse, Jesus is saying that God gave authority to a human being, and in this case, that human was Jesus. On to my opponent's case about the Holy Spirit. He says that the Hebrew language does not have neutral terms when referring to gender, so even inanimate objects become masculine or feminine. The Holy Spirit, he says, was not actually referred to as masculine until the translation for the Catholic Church. I fail to see why this "throws the 'trinity' into question." Just because the Holy Spirit was linguistically referred to as feminine does not mean that God and the Holy Spirit are completely separate. They are both divine entities, and thus do not have a specific gender. We have always referred to God as "He", yet we all know that He is neither male nor female. Finally, I would like to make a short case for the actual divinity of Jesus. I would like to refer my opponent to Hebrews 1:8."But about the Son he says: Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of the kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore, God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy." (NIV)How could Jesus not be God, if Jesus is being addressed AS God BY God?? Consider also Philippians 2:6, which says that Jesus is God by nature? An online Bible Lexicon source: http://biblelexicon.org...