When you make statements that are incorrect, I will refute them with scripture and make no apology. I am not defending the NWT because all translations have their problems, some more than others. To me, defending a translation is not nearly as important as defending the truth. People do not get saved or further their spiritual understanding of…[Read more]

Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

My thinking is this. If God is love, light, truth, and wisdom, then the wicked who reject God reject these as well. Thus living eternally without God would be to suffer for all eternity. If I…[Read more]

Davidl, Jesus said, “ye are theos”. What can be more simple than that?

If I believed that men could become God, then I could use your exact argument and phrases to support that view.

John 1:1 is not that simple. Other scriptures are very simple and straightforward, but John 1:1 is not one of those.

And choosing the option that…[Read more]

Thanks Becky. Your post is pretty clear and straightforward.

Further, the New Testamant has phrases like this:

Ephesians 1:17 (English-NIV)
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

And many of Paul’s letters start like…[Read more]

I think it would be true to say that if one had the Spirit of God, then they would believe and trust in Jesus’s following words:

“This is eternal life, that you may know the one true God, and Jesus Christ, whom he has sent.”

Eternal life is important to me as it is for you, and I trust these words of my saviour. So why argue against this?…[Read more]

David, after a quick skip through your latest posts, I can see that all you actually have are opinions mixed with passion, but no substance to what you say.

A person serious about the truth and what scripture says, needs more than that. Anyone can spout opinions, but reasoning from the scriptures and rightly dividing the word of God takes more…[Read more]

Yes it amazes me when we are told to not take scripture so seriously. I mean what?

Thanks for your input Mike.

1 Timothy 5:21
“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels”.

Is this another Godhead working together DavidL?

Good stuff Mike.

I wasn’t aware of that. Thanks for sharing.

An honest but mistaken man, once shown the truth, either ceases to be mistaken or ceases to be honest.

Titus 1:9: He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

There you go again Wondering. Making criticisms about people. I myself and I know Mike would much prefer that we focused on scripture. But instead we get criticised and I know why. It is because we refute others using scripture, and when they cannot answer, they turn to criticism because it is all they have left. This happened to Jesus. He was…[Read more]

Wondering, if you go back in our dialogue, you will see that you have said this and that about me, without me opposing you. I thought it was strange and couldn’t understand exactly what it was you were opposing me for, but when people oppose me like that in the past it is usually because I defend the truth that there is one God the Father, and…[Read more]

I am not opposing you per se. I am not even opposing you for your JW comment. That is between you God and the JWs. I am not included here.

But I do refute doctrines from people that do the following:

1) Teach anyone else but the Father as being the one true God;
2) Teach anyone else but Jesus/Yeshua as being the appointed Lord of all;
3)…[Read more]

Plenty oppose that. I get opposed for saying that Jesus is the son of the only true God who is the Father. In truth, I am quoting Jesus, but I get opposed and told I read too many books or other red herrings. But the truth is simple. The Father is the one true God. He sent his son who is the one who God made Lord and Christ. So for me, there is…[Read more]

That is right Wondering. It is not about t8, Athanasius, or Arius. It is really about God and his son whom he sent.

“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”

If Jesus is the truth, then his words are true. I believe him when he said that, do you oppose this?

I read that…[Read more]

If you would lay aside the teachings of men and come back to the purity of Scripture..you will simply enable the Holy Spirit to enlighten your understanding..and bring revelation.

What you are really saying is the exact opposite.

You really want me to lay aside hundreds of verses in scripture, and embrace a doctrine created by man three…[Read more]

Your argument is not with me but Peter. And it is he you call a carnal man. I merely repeat Peter, so don’t shoot me, shoot him.

“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

Are you ‘putting your money where your mouth is’ and saying, “..the word was a god” ????

I have said it before, but here it is again. There is no article in the Greek in John 1:1c. Neither definite or indefinite. Greek has no indefinite. So I do not add one. I read John 1:1c as qualitative. Even Trinitarian scholars admit that much is true.

I wonder if you people who attack the Trinity are more interested in winning arguments, than establishing truth .. ?

Definately establishing truth. What advantage is there for me to win an argument based on a false premise? It would harm me or hinder me not help me. For me, it is about defending the truth because the truth is greater than…[Read more]