Quoted to argue that Jesus is explicitly called the true God, answering the objection that only the Father is truly God.
Scripture spotlight
1 John 5:20
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20 We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Cited in support of calling Jesus the true God and eternal life while viewers backed the host's deity-of-Christ arguments.
The host cited this verse at the end to answer a question about Jesus and the phrase 'the only true God,' saying 1 John 5:20 identifies Jesus as the true God alongside the Father.
Cited as a direct biblical statement that Jesus is 'the true God and eternal life,' used to answer whether Jesus is truly God.
Raised to show that the Son can also be called 'the true God'; the Muslim debater denied that this verse identifies Jesus as the referent, while the Christian used it to answer John 17:3 objections.