John 1:18No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

This next historical ancient Syriac document is about Barsamya, the Christian Bishop that led the priest of idols named Sharbil, to Christ. The last document that I put up was about him (on page 5 of this thread).Further, the Martyrdom of Barsamya,(1)the Bishop of the Blessed City Edessa.In the year four hundred and sixteen of the kingdom of the…[Read more]

Sorry to hear this has happened, and so soon. I will pray for the people affected by this, t8. Thanks for drawing attention to it.Kathi

Can anyone show me scripture that the Father could eternally save us apart from the Son?  If He can save us only because of the Son, then the Father is mightier and more capable BECAUSE of His connection with the Son then apart from the Son.Can the Father dwell within believers apart from His Holy Spirit?If not, then the Holy Spirit causes the…[Read more]

2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

Romans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.

Of course a good place to start is with John 1:1-4:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

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Here is a compilation of the several passages and/or scriptural reasonings that suggest that Jesus Christ is deity.  This list may continue to grow as more passages are added.Isaiah 54:5″For your husband is your Maker, Whose name is the LORD of hosts; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the earth.   Mark 1…[Read more]

Another…this identifies Christ as God, the God OVER ALL.English Standard Version Romans 9:5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

Here is one Keith,John 1:1-3 says the Son was God in the beginning, before creation. That debunks the idea that the Son becomes God after His resurrection.Kathi

Quote (Istari @ June 09 2011,16:00)Kathi, and others,What does Rev 3:14 mean by 'These things say the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the BEGINNING of the CREATION of God'?Istari,I think that these two interpretations give a clearer sense of the verse and then also what Barnes says, but I'm not sure:Young's Literal Translation'And to the…[Read more]

Quote (Istari @ June 09 2011,16:03)Kathi, and others,In Rev 3:12, who is Jesus' God – and how is Jesus' God different from Jesus being God himself?Are there 'different' hierachial orders of the SAME 'God'?Jesus' God is God the Father. God the Father is different from Jesus in that Jesus is God as the Son. There are not two who are Father. The…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ June 09 2011,23:01)Quote (terraricca @ June 09 2011,21:55)Quote (mikeboll64 @ June 10 2011,21:09)Quote (Lightenup @ June 09 2011,13:21)As you can see Jehovah God is two personsKathi says:  “As you can see Jehovah God is two persons.”Scripture says:  “Jehovah our God is ONE.”MikeKathi has double vision   PierreWell, she does li…[Read more]

Irene,Sorry you are having pain from your surgery. I hope you feel better soon.As you can see Jehovah God is two persons, one as the Father, one as the Son. You can't have one without the other.Love, Kathi

Quote (Pastry @ June 08 2011,18:33)Quote (Lightenup @ May 31 2011,16:39)Quote (Pastry @ May 30 2011,12:31)Kathi!  This is what Jesus saysJhn 14:28   Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.Also a Son did not always e…[Read more]

Irene,I believe these men because they are saying what I believe the Lord had shown me before I ever saw what these men had written.I am glad that you realize that your beliefs do not line up with the apostle's writings here. It is important that you see that. Now it is up to you to dig deeper to see if they are saying what lines up with…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ June 07 2011,17:51)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ June 08 2011,12:13)Quote (Lightenup @ June 06 2011,16:41)Pierre,Are you waiting to love others when their doctrine lines up with what you think.  I think that is a little backwards.  Try loving first and let God take care of the rest.  Foster a spirit of understanding within yo…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ June 05 2011,14:14)t8,I didn't ask you to read a 'book,' just some documents which are 1-3 pages long, heck, just read the three that I have put up so far.  I would hardly call that a 'book.'  Also, I would hardly describe me as bouncing around from one thing to another.  Geesh!  I have been expressing that Jesus was the lit…[Read more]