Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 03 2012,17:36)Hi MB,You say. ” it stands to reason”Reason is not the ultimate test. Scripture is truth.Nick, are there lesser gods, or are all the gods mentioned in the scriptures exactly as great as God Most High?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 03 2012,17:33)Hi MB, Exactly. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power.Yep. So what's your point?

Quote (kerwin @ June 03 2012,17:21)Quote (mikeboll64 @ June 04 2012,04:28)Quote (kerwin @ June 03 2012,16:02)It is also written that every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear at the name of Jesus.Using YOUR understanding of Is 45:23, wouldn't this be even MORE proof that Jesus is the Word of John 1?  I don't see how you're trying to use this…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 03 2012,16:29)Hi MB, No lesser god is even spoken of in scriptureWell, let's see.  If there is One who is the God MOST HIGH, and that One is the God OF gods, then it stands to reason that those other gods are “lesser” than the Most High God.   Nick, go play with someone else for a while, okay?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 03 2012,16:29)Hi MB, So this lesser god could save mankind?By whose power?By the power of his God, Nick.

Quote (kerwin @ June 03 2012,16:02)It is also written that every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear at the name of Jesus.Using YOUR understanding of Is 45:23, wouldn't this be even MORE proof that Jesus is the Word of John 1? I don't see how you're trying to use this scripture to negate Jesus being the Word in John 1.

Quote (kerwin @ June 03 2012,16:02)Quote (mikeboll @ 64)Or……… the spokesman of God who said he came down from heaven and had glory alongside his God before the world began – a spokesman who we already know is called “the Word of God” – was made flesh.  Why?  Because since the children were of flesh, he had to also partake in the same.  …[Read more]

Nick,The question was: Do you acknowledge “a god” as a grammatically possible translation of John 1:1c? YES or NO?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 03 2012,14:03)Hi MB, Why do wants scripture to argue against itself?To elevate your own status?Could you give us an example of where I try to make scripture argue against itself, Nick?Or do you just post this kind of tripe so often in the hopes of elevating your status?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 03 2012,14:01)Hi MB, Do you think a lesser god came and saved mankind?I believe a lesser god was sent from heaven by his own God to save mankind. I believe it because it is what the scriptures teach.

Quote (kerwin @ June 03 2012,12:09)The spoken Word transitioned from a non-flesh state into a flesh state of being; and still remained the spoken Word so that every knee will bow and every mouth proclaim the glory of God.Or……… the spokesman of God who said he came down from heaven and had glory alongside his God before the world began – a…[Read more]

Don't divert from the point, Ed. The point is: When, in the last three years, have you ever referred to ME as “the spirit of Mike”?

Quote (Ed J @ June 03 2012,11:50)The Hebrew word אלהים ĔL-ō-Hêêm does not carry as strong a meaning as the English word “GOD”; which you already know.Btw Ed, it was the The Hebrew word אלהים ĔL-ō-Hêêm that Jehovah used when He claimed to be the “ONLY one”.

So, in other words, there ARE truly other gods, but not other “Omniscient Creators of All Things”?Hmmm………….that sounds very familiar – as if I've told you this many times before.Therefore, although Jehovah is said to be the ONLY savior, there have been many other saviors.  And although Jesus is said to be the ONLY Lord, there have been…[Read more]

And when, in the three years I've been a member of HN, have you ever used such wording concerning me – or anyone else for that matter?You have conveyed those opinions about me plenty of times, but you've never referred to ME as “the spirit of Mike” before now.Why do you think that is, Ed?

Quote (Ed J @ June 03 2012,09:51)Hi Mike,Isaiah 44:8 discounts 'a god' as a possibility. Sorry, but I cannot agree with you on thatDoesn't that scripture also discount Jehovah from being “the God of gods”, or “the Most High God”?  Yet He is those things, right?  Quote (Ed J @ June 03 2012,09:51)It is only because you have been taught i…[Read more]

Ah, but was it the people on the island of Malta who wrote the book of Acts? Or was it the apostle Luke who conveyed to us that the islanders thought Paul was a god?

Oh.  So in other words, while there DO exist OTHER saviors, Jehovah is the ULTIMATE Savior, right?So the words “ONLY savior” really refer to Jehovah being the ULTIMATE savior, right?  Those words are meant to be taken EMPHATICALLY, and not LITERALLY, right? And it also doesn't mean that these OTHER saviors are “false saviors”, or “so-called s…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ June 03 2012,10:14)God's HolySpirit is everywhere Georgie.I still can't understand how Ed can post the words “God's Holy Spirit” while trying to prove that God IS HIS Holy Spirit.

Hi Ed,Will you honor my request?  Will your pride allow you to acknowledge the grammatical possibility of “the Word was a god”?Or will you bury your head in the sand and just continue to pretend that “a god” is acceptable for Acts 28:6, but not for John 1:1?(Note:  I'm not asking you to change your preference – but only to acknowledge the FACT t…[Read more]