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Hebrews 1:8 — "Your Throne, O God"

Whether Hebrews 1:8 addresses the Son as God ('Your throne, O God, is forever') or should be read differently ('God is your throne'), and what this implies for the deity of Christ.

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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Orthodox

Affirms

Christ addressed as 'God'; affirms full divinity of the Son

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church affirms Hebrews 1:8, where the Son is explicitly addressed as 'God', as a scriptural affirmation of the full divinity of Christ. This verse is central to Ethiopian Orthodox Christology and is affirmed without reservation.

Key Distinctions

Christ divinity:
full divinity affirmed through explicit address as 'God'
Psalm application:
Worship status:
Christ is worthy of worship as God

Scripture References

Sources

  • Council of Nicaea I (325)
  • Council of Constantinople I (381)
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