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?rl usli n C bris tt an 9i alopue36C. Jesus is God because he is filled with the Holy Spirit.M. Why don't you consider other people divine who are alsofilled with the Holy Ghost? (Acts 11:24): "For he (Bamabas) wasa good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith; and muchpeople was added unto the Lord." (Acts 5:32): "And we are hiswitnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whomGod hath given to them that obey him."See further Acts 6:5; II Peter l:21:' II Timothy l:14:' ICorinthians 2:16; Luke l:41.C. But Jesus was filled with the Holy Ghost while he was still inhis mother's womb.M. The same was true with John the Baptist (Luke I :13. l5): "Butthe nngel said unto him. Fear not, Zachatias: For thy prayer isheard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son. and thou shaltbe filled with the Holy Ghost. even from his mother's womb."C. But Jesus could do miracles. He fed five thousand people withonly five loaves and two fishes.M. 'fhe same was done by Elisha and Elijah. Elishah fed a hundredpeople with twenfy barley loaves and a few ears of corn (II Kings4:44): "So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof,according to the word of the Lord." Elisha secured the increase of awidow's oil and he said to her (II Kings 4:7): "Go. sell the oil, andpa)' thy debt. and live thou and thy'chiidren ofthe rest." See also IKings 17:16: ''And the barrel of meal wasted not. neither did thecruse of oil fail. accor:ding to the'"r'ord of the Lord, which he speakhy .l':iiiaii." Also I Kings 17:6: "And the raven brought him (Elijah)irread ancl flesh in the nrorning, bread ancl fiesh in the evening; andire ciralrk of the brook.''C. lliii.iesus cu;lri hr:al lepros).