Mike,you asked:Quote Do you agree that John 1:1 speaks of TWO gods, one of whom was with the other? YES or NO?Yes and they are one YHVH eternal unity together with their SpiritQuote Do you agree that the theos in part b is “the uncreated cause of all things”? YES or NO?Both theos are together the uncreated cause of all things.

Ok, t8, you are welcome. Quote As you have already agreed to, “It is also saying that adam without the article refers to mankind in general”, likewise, theos without the article can refer to Godkind in general.Actually, I don't think that the Greek word theos is used for godkind. That would be the Greek word theiotes:Strongs #2305theiotés:…[Read more]

Mike,I realize your point. Thanks for clarifying.Also, I think that Kerwin is thinking that, as Jesus is the Branch…those He gives life to will grow out of this Branch and that would make the Branch a type of foundation or 'root' for them but in that case, the 'root' would not be called 'the root of Jesse' but the 'root' of the church.…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ Mar. 23 2013,12:53)Quote (t8 @ Mar. 22 2013,00:18)Quote (Lightenup @ Mar. 22 2013,18:02)t8,The Hebrew word ha-adam has the article 'ha' and refers to one person no matter what their proper name is. If the proper name is meant 'Adam' there is no 'ha' with it. That is what the article is saying. It is also saying that adam without…[Read more]

Give him a break Mike, he didn't say that he wasn't going to discuss it. He needs to think about it all first. That is a good thing!

Mike,I believe that having two words in the nominative case in one clause is very significant. The second word did not need to be in the nominative case because there already is a subject of the clause, but it is. You ought to study this in other verses. For instance, I found this one today:Mark 15:39NET Bible (©2006)Now when the centurion, who…[Read more]

Ok 2besee, thanks.

jb2u…cont'd:Here are things that Jesus says about Himself, or does, or will do, because God is His very OWN FATHER. As you will see, being the actual SON OF GOD allows HIM to do GOD THINGS. You will see that the emphasis of Jesus' response to the Jews was NOT about what He can't do because He is just a Son but how much He CAN DO BECAUSE HE IS…[Read more]

Jb2u…cont'dQuote <>English Standard VersionThe Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath1After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.2Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaica called Bethesda,b which has five roofed colonnades. 3In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.c 5One m…[Read more]

Quote (jb2u @ Mar. 16 2013,09:40)Lightenup…I watched the video and I have to say that I disagree.Jesus made it clear that he was not equal with the father!!First, in the verses that this preacher cited, he is wrong by saying in John 5:19 that Jesus did not refute their suggestion that he was saying that he was equal with the father.John 5:19…[Read more]

Kerwin,you said:Quote Second, Jesse is the genealogical root of Jesse as without Jesse there is no Jesse.Jesse is the genealogical root of himself??? Did you mean Jesus?

Kerwin,you said:Quote First, the KJV state “a root” not “the root”.The article 'the' with 'root' IS in the Greek in the NT reference of Isa 11. You can see that here:http://interlinearbible.org/romans/15-12.htmNew American Standard Bible (©1995)Again Isaiah says, “THERE SHALL COME THE ROOT OF JESSE, AND HE WHO ARISES TO RULE OVER THE GENTILES, IN…[Read more]

Matthew 3:4English Standard Version (©2001)Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.'Food' and 'locusts' and 'honey' are written in the nominative case but 'food' has an article and the other two don't. That makes 'food' the subject of the clause, but I'm no Greek sc…

Mark 15:39NET Bible (©2006)Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, “Truly this man was God's Son!”From what I can tell, this last part that is bolded is similar to John 1:1c with 'this man' and 'God's Son' both being in the nominative case but 'God's Son' does not have seem to have the article in the…

Quote (2besee @ Mar. 23 2013,16:55)LU,Quote Isa 11:1A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.Young's Literal TranslationAnd a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful.“His roots” means from Jesse's roots, does it not?Quote Romans 15……………..“The Root of J…[Read more]

Here is what NET notes concludes with John 1:1c:sn And the Word was fully God. John’s theology consistently drives toward the conclusion that Jesus, the incarnate Word, is just as much God as God the Father. This can be seen, for example, in texts like John 10:30 (“The Father and I are one”), 17:11 (“so that they may be one just as we are one”),…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 23 2013,22:23)Kathi, while I admire your search into the scriptures to find hidden treasures, I can't help but notice that you go way out of your way to find any little tidbit that you can “sway” into saying Jesus is God Almighty – all the while ignoring the many CLEAR scriptures that say we have ONE Almighty God, and…[Read more]

Mike,Quote He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood…….. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.The word 'will' is not a good translation since the word 'tread' is in the present indicative active and not in the future tense. You can see that many of the translations have it written correctly.New International…[Read more]

Yes Mike, like I have said…God with God. The unbegotten God with the begotten God.I do not agree with t8 who thinks that the theos in 1c means 'divine.' He says that 'the word was divine' but that would make 'divine' an adjective and not a noun. Theos in 1c is a noun that is in the nominative case. Also, it cannot mean 'the word was godkind'…[Read more]

Whether it matters or not, do you believe Jesus is called 'theos' in the Bible?Also, where is Paul called 'theos' and who is it that is calling him that?