Hi Nick,Romans 10:9-13 say we must confess the Lord Jesus, that the same is Lord over all, and that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, the last one being a quotation of Joel 2:32, which says everyone who calls on the name of YHWH will be saved. It seems to me the only alternative to Jesus being YHWH is that Paul is saying…[Read more]

Well this is Greek, not Hebrew. But in any event, I'd say holy is a pretty important word. Revelation 15:4: “For You alone are holy.” Isaiah 6:3: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is YHWH of Hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.” And of course, He is the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 30:15.

Quote (TimothyVI @ May 09 2007,11:20)Quote (Tim2 @ May 09 2007,03:44)Tim VI,Are there any manuscripts that don't contain Matthew 28:19?TimHi Tim2,I don't know if there are any manuscripts that do not contain Matthew 28:19 or not. But htere are manuscripts that contain Matthew 29:19 without the trinity formula for baptism.I have seen a copy of Shem…[Read more]

Quote (Unisage @ May 09 2007,04:57)Quote (Tim2 @ May 09 2007,03:46)Unisage,You're not responding to what I'm writing.  Look at John 15:26 please.  Just look at it and tell me how it is possible that the Holy Spirit is the Father in light of that verse.TimTimIf the Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father, He cannot be under His authority.There y…[Read more]

cool quote from Luther

94,It's in the text you quoted. Parakletos is a person.Tim

Hi 94,Of course not. We have to obey God's law. If we fail, which we always do, we have to repent and believe the gospel, and He is faithful and just to forgive us.Tim

David,I got this from wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beliefs_and_practices_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses#The_nature_of_Christ Is this an accurate statement of your beliefs?”Jesus is God's first creation. Jesus was used by God to create every other creation. Jesus was also known as the Archangel Michael in his pre-human existence; his birth…[Read more]

David,Do the Jehovah's Witnesses have a website stating what they believe Jesus is? I can't find a statement of faith on the watchtower website.Tim

Quote (david @ May 08 2007,19:16)Quote Hi David,QuoteDoes having this divine nature make them “Jehovah God”, or part of a trinity?No.  The word looks like theias.  I don't know if it's ever applied to Jesus. tim, So you believe Jesus is “God” but not “divine”?  Is this what you're stating?Quote How is it that he was in the beginning?  B…[Read more]

Unisage,You're not responding to what I'm writing. Look at John 15:26 please. Just look at it and tell me how it is possible that the Holy Spirit is the Father in light of that verse.Tim

Tim VI,Are there any manuscripts that don't contain Matthew 28:19?Tim

t8, are you there?

t8, please respond to my requests that Nick show some manners.In the meantime, Nick, please don't respond to my posts. I'm really sick of it. You don't have anything new to say. You just keep asserting that I say something I didn't say, and repeat it for weeks. I would really just like to discuss ideas with the people on this forum who are…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ May 08 2007,10:31)Quote (Tim2 @ May 08 2007,09:43)Hi 94,Because the Spirit is the Parakletos, the Helper, which is by definition a person.  As opposed to paraklesis, which is help and by definition impersonal.  This is according to Trenchard's New Testament Greek, page 119.TimHi Tim2:God is my parakletos (helper) by his Spirit.  …[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ May 08 2007,13:28)Hi Tim,  thanks for your input, as this site plainly shows, there is much disagreement on many christian beliefs. I believe that for me, two of the most basic scriptures that reveal the workings of God are:2Cor.5:18    Yet all is of God, …    -and-Eph.1:11     God is operating all according to the counci…[Read more]

Hi David,Quote Does having this divine nature make them “Jehovah God”, or part of a trinity?No. The word looks like theias. I don't know if it's ever applied to Jesus. But in any event, that's not why I believe He is God. I believe He is God because He is called Theos in John 1:1. I don't know what it means for believers to share in the…[Read more]

Unisage,I don't think you've lost your marbles. I agree that there is only one God, and everything comes from God. Will you please explain to me how the Holy Spirit can be the Father in light of John 14 and 15?Tim

Is there a way to block people's posts, so you can't see them? I really don't want to see Nick's posts anymore until he apologizes to me.

This is ridiculous. I said in that post, “There is only one God, and He is the only Deity.” I said I agree with CultBuster to the extent he means there are three persons who are God. You said the same thing in your May 1 post, “There are two who are God.” How would you feel if visited a website and said that, and the Administrator posted,…[Read more]