#12175 Where in the Bible Does It Say That Jesus Is God? - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

When talking to Muslim friends or curious skeptics, it’s crucial to know where Scripture reveals Christ’s divinity. We walk through key verses that affirm Jesus is truly God, and also explore topics like Communion for Protestants, the identity of angels, and baptism for foster children.

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Questions Covered:

05:04 – What are your thoughts on the growing trend that converts are not even real Catholics?
13:18 – I’m newly married and my wife is pregnant. I’m feeling very uneasy. What advice do you have to look forward to it?
23:02 – How did you first learn about Abraham’s faith?
28:30 – My Muslim friend wants to know where in the bible does it say that Jesus is God?
34:44 – Nowhere in scripture to hear angels referred to as females. They are always male. Do we hear anywhere where a female angel appears?
37:15 – I’m a new convert. Why can’t my protestant mom receive communion if she truly believes in the real presence?
43:12 – Was John the Baptist Elijah?
46:03 – What book do you recommend for homeschooling my son? What can I do to strengthen my marriage?
50:30 – I have a 2-year-old foster son. Is there any reason why I should not baptize him?

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0:32.3	I am Cy Kellett, your host.
0:33.8	Very happy to be back here with you on a Wednesday afternoon.
0:36.1	Joe Heschmire, are with us both hours? And it's asked me anything. So you can ask Joe whatever you like.
0:40.9	888-3-3-187-884. I want to make sure I make clear anyone can call. If you got a question about
0:47.1	the Catholic faith, even if you are the farthest thing from a Catholic, and I don't actually know what the farthest thing from a Catholic is. But if you think,
0:54.3	I'm the farthest thing from a Catholic, but I've got a question. I'm interested in this. I want to
0:58.3	challenge them once. Whatever, you're welcome to call. 8883187-884. And if you're Catholic,
1:05.3	you can call. That's the full range, I think. I think I've covered the full range there. 8883187-884, the number I want to thank Edgar and Thomas, who covered for me in recent days. It was difficult few days for me, and I think Thomas mentioned it on Monday. My mother passed on Sunday. But if you can say that someone was serving others right up until death, that's what
1:30.9	she did. She was really quite heroic. And my father was magnificent. My sister, who took care of my
1:37.5	mother made it possible for her to die at home. But, you know, my mother received communion 9.30 in the morning, and she died at
1:47.4	12.30, so three hours after receiving communion on Divine Mercy Sunday, and you just, you can't feel
1:54.6	more, as a son, you can't feel more blessed than that. I mean, thank you Jesus for all of that.
2:00.7	And I thank you that for everybody who has prayed for my mother, Joanne. I mean, thank you, Jesus, for all of that. And I thank you that for everybody who has
2:03.1	prayed for my mother, Joanne. She's quite an extraordinary person, a very funny person,
2:08.2	very serious Catholic. And so that meant I never got to miss any church services my entire
2:15.4	childhood, including the obscure ones on Good Friday.
2:18.7	We were at all of them. And I'm grateful for it now, but at the time, I did not feel grateful
2:24.0	for it. So, again, thank you for your prayers for my mom. Thanks for everybody who covered for me.
2:29.4	Joe Heschmeier, welcome. Thanks for being here with us.
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