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What did Jesus mean about the Temple as the Father's House in John 2:16?
Dottard has presented a good answer from the relevant Bible texts.
An additional way is to deal with the fallacy in the question itself.
The question is an example of the Logical Fallacy called "...
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What did Jesus mean about the Temple as the Father's House in John 2:16?
Let us be very clear, the Jerusalem temple is called, "The House of the LORD" on more than 100 occasions in the OT, eg, 1 Kings 2:35, 3:1, 4:34, 6:1, 37, 10:5, 12, 12:27, 30, 14:26, 15:15, ...
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What can the Son do nothing for himself?
John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he ...said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily,...
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What can the Son do nothing for himself?
John 5:19 (NIV)
19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;
Jesus makes a clear and ambiguous statement – that he relies on God for everything and all ...
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What did Jesus mean about the Temple as the Father's House in John 2:16?
Of note is that Jesus did not say "the Father's house" - he said "my Father's house." Likewise when, as a 12-year-old boy staying behind in the temple at Jerusalem to quiz the ...
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What were Jesus' post-resurrection teachings about the Father?
One of the most significant post-resurrection teachings of Jesus about the Father is found in John 20.
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my
Father: but go to my ...
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What can the Son do nothing for himself?
John 10:30 provides the answer to all the questions;
John 10:30 - "I (Jesus) and the Father are one"
Peter addressed to the crowd at Pentecost, Acts 2:22 read
22 “Fellow Israelites, ...
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