I should be able to get to that by Sunday. Don’t work too hard 😉

Gene,

Please tell us what is the name of the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON referred to here as spoken by Jesus:

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave the only begotten Son, so that everyone believing in Him should not perish, but should have eternal life. 17For God did not send His Son into the world that He might judge the world, but that the…[Read more]

Berean,

Why do they use the feminine pronoun for a neuter noun (light) that is applied to a male? Do you know?

Thanks Berean, I look forward to your continued thoughts on this.

LU

Proclaimer,

You said:

You either believe or you don’t. Fine.

So, what do YOU proclaim, Proclaimer? Do you think that God could produce a “biological” son, one that comes through some sort of an asexual reproductive process and in that manner the son is the actual, literal offspring of God? If yes, do you think that the pre-existent Son who all t…[Read more]

Hi Berean,

Thanks for your reply. Do you have any simpler way to explain the unity of the Father and the Son? If so, I would love to read it.

Yes, may God protect us! LU

Hi Berean,

It seems like you did a “hit and run” on me. Could you please address my last post to you. I have copied it here for your convenience:

Berean,

Specifically, what is the real problem?

I can quote a Bible translation all day long on here but when people will  reply as if the scripture does not say what I understand it to say,  then I h…

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Hi Proclaimer,

You said:

Think about it. There is God. He is alone. There is no other God before him.

He creates life. Who was the first to be given life?

Do you think that God could produce a “biological” son, one that comes through some sort of an asexual reproductive process and in that manner the son is the actual, literal offspring of God?…[Read more]

Jesus mentions “His” kingdom here Gene:

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, My attendants would fight that I might not be betrayed to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here.” John 18:36

Mike,

You said:

Yes, John calls Jesus the only begotten Son of God in John 3:16.  Go on…

Yes, I could call Jesus my God and Savior, but I don’t.  A god is an entity conceived of as having power over nature and the affairs of man… an entity that can help you and protect you from those trying to hurt you.  Jesus clearly fits that Biblical descript…

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Mike,

Who is El Elyon or El Shaddai ?

Mike,

You asked:

Does the fact that Jesus (in Rev 17:44), Nebuchadnezzar (in Daniel 2:37), and Artaxerxes (in Ezra 7:12) are all called King of kings NECESSARILY mean that they are part of some “Unity Entity” comprised of three persons?  Yes or No?

No

Does the fact that Yahweh (in Deut 10:17) and Jesus (in Rev 17:14) are both called the Lord of l…

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Mike,

You said:

So your argument that Jesus came to earth to say, “Hey, btw, your God’s name is Yahweh” is ridiculous,

That is not my argument. Jesus is saying that the God, that is the God of Israel, that specific God who’s name is YHVH, is His biological Father, He is YHVH’s only begotten Son and that His Father gave Him His name, YHVH.

Mike,

You asked:

Kathi, do you REALLY believe that “their belly is their belly” is the the correct meaning?  REALLY?  Come on, now.

No, I believe that their god is their belly and their belly is their god.

Mike,

You said:

 the point is that EVERYONE knew that Jesus was referring to Yahweh as both his own God and heavenly Father and our God and heavenly Father.

They knew it after He mentioned it for sure.

For example…in this passage Jesus kept talking about “my Father” this and “My Father” that, referring to God and the Pharisees basically…[Read more]

Hi Mike,

You said:

 Unfortunately, one of us is apparently oblivious to the FACT that the Son OF God cannot very well BE the very God that he is the Son OF – and therefore, if the son of God in question is a god at all, he must NECESSARILY be a DIFFERENT god.

The Son of God can very well be a member of a unity that consists of a Father and a Son.…[Read more]

Mike,

You asked: Do they work, Kathi?

Yes that works for that verse. I gotta go do some work. Nice chatting.

Mike, I think that Jesus made known to his followers what his Father’s name is by claiming that Yahweh was his father, like I said.

Do you understand that the one that Jesus refers to as his own father when talking to his followers, is Yahweh?

If so, how do you know?

Jesus’ teaching was all about the God in heaven who was the God of Abraham,…[Read more]

Mike,

You said: Yes, exactly?

Let’s not pretend that I haven’t posted those verses many times as the foundation of my understanding. The problem is not that I don’t use words right out of the Bible translation, it is that one of us believes that Jesus is the literal and only Son of God who is one with his Father as the Head over all creation.

Mike,

You asked:

Btw, I had asked you quite a while ago to DEFINE the word “god” in Phil 3:19.

In Phil 3:19 god =belly or physical appetite for food.