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Jack

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Again, can we explore the scriptures you have cited and quoted here….?
Isa 45:23…I am guessing that your reference pertains to Phil 2:5-11?

It reads in part…when Jesus had successfully carried out the will of his Father…...”For this very reason, God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name, 10 so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend—of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground— 11 and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

So God exalted God to a superior position?…..please think about that….how is that even possible?….and he gave himself a name that is “above every other name” ? Can any name be higher than Yahweh’s? (Jehovah) (Psalm 83:18)

In bending the knee to Jesus, openly acknowledging him as our “Lord” (not another name for God, but a title of honor and respect) we rightly give glory to his God and Father, as he always did.
Jesus worships his Father even in heaven (Rev 3:12)…..please explain how that proves a trinity….?

Do you see how every knee will bow and every tongue will acknowledge Jesus as Lord and therefore give him honor……but not worship? Do you see that last phrase? Everything Jesus did was for the glory of his Father…not himself.


You can see that your assumption is not true. By honoring the son, we honor the Father who sent him.
Did Jesus send himself?

Again, let’s look at these verses….
Those who know the story of Ananias and Sapphira will be familiar with what happened….

Acts 5:3-10….(ESV)….
”But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.”

What is this story telling us? It’s about who is is listening when we tell lies….and when our motives are not pure, who is offended if we are pretending to be what we are not?

How did Peter know that Ananias was not telling the truth about how much he sold his land for? Why did Ananias need to lie? He and his wife held back some of the money for themselves, but told the apostles that they had donated all the money from the sale. Was this not to impress people and to big note themselves?
Where in all that story do we see God telling Peter that the Holy Spirit is God?

Ananias and his wife lied to God’s servants, and through his Holy Spirit, Jehovah informed Peter of the misdeed. Trinitarians read into verses things that were never said. The slightest implication or inference that can be twisted to support a doctrine for which there is no scriptural proof…this is an act of desperation.
Rev 20 They will be tormented day and night FOREVER ...!

Pay attention JW's!
 

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Rev 20 They will be tormented day and night FOREVER ...!

Pay attention JW's!
Like death, Hell is “cast into the Lake of Fire” (Revelation 20:13,14). Just as “death will be no more (Revelation 21:4)”, so too, Hell will be “no more.”
 

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This has got to stop,

When we pray it is to ther father in the name of Jesus. We can only come to the Father through Jesus, that is what the redemption message is all about.
I agree. Did you misread something in my post?
 

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Like death, Hell is “cast into the Lake of Fire” (Revelation 20:13,14). Just as “death will be no more (Revelation 21:4)”, so too, Hell will be “no more.”
Why did you omit this part of what Jesus said? "They will be tormented day and night FOREVER"?
 

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I am going to present 5 reasons for the deity of Christ
The reason you have to present reasons is because the unitarian text of Scripture does not teach that Jesus is God. It teaches that he is God's anointed.

Compare the simply providing the verse that teaches what day man was created on. Just present the verse. If you don't like the verse, then you have to invent all these reasons why man was created on some other day.

…that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. John 5
This is agency, which is all over the Bible. When an ambassador comes, the sovereign treats the ambassador as the sovereign he represents with honor, etc. This does not make the agent the principle he represents.
 
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I do not think it matters to the salvation of any whether they understand Jesus is God or not. But it is important to know it is through Jesus they have salvation and to repent from sin in their life in being restored to God, to come to God. It is most consistent to understand he is God, and passages are in the Bible showing it. It does not matter to the salvation of any whether they understand the Spirit is God, either. How is Jesus God, how can that be? John 1 is good for seeing it is true, the account in Luke shows what the angel told Mary, for understanding relevance to this. The one to be born is to be known as the son of the Most High. The Father called him God in Psalms which was quoted in Hebrews in the new testament. We can understand best knowing he is the incarnation of God among us. To know him is to know God yet better. We should hear what he has been saying.
 

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I do not think it matters to the salvation of any whether they understand Jesus is God or not. But it is important to know it is through Jesus they have salvation and to repent from sin in their life in being restored to God, to come to God. It is most consistent to understand he is God, and passages are in the Bible showing it. It does not matter to the salvation of any whether they understand the Spirit is God, either. How is Jesus God, how can that be? John 1 is good for seeing it is true, the account in Luke shows what the angel told Mary, for understanding relevance to this. The one to be born is to be known as the son of the Most High. The Father called him God in Psalms which was quoted in Hebrews in the new testament. We can understand best knowing he is the incarnation of God among us. To know him is to know God yet better. We should hear what he has been saying.
You are mistaken sir. Your translation to begin with was altered centuries ago. All bibles with Gods name removed are altered against Gods will. They as well have errors. These are proven facts. Satan wants Gods name removed because the altered translations mislead. Thus one cannot accomplish this-John 4:22-24. Many claim to follow Jesus, but he assures-FEW will find the road that leads off into life.
 

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Greetings Keiw,
You are mistaken sir. Your translation to begin with was altered centuries ago. All bibles with Gods name removed are altered against Gods will. They as well have errors.
But the JW's have substituted an erroneous version of the YHWH Name in their NWT. This is confirmed in the article “Jehovah” pages 882-895 in the JW Book Aid to Bible Understanding.

The following are a few excerpts that I found to be relevant to this subject:

Page 882: “Jehovah” is the best known English pronunciation of the divine name, but “Yahweh” is preferred by most scholars.

Page 884: The time did come, however, when in reading the Hebrew Scriptures in the original language, the Jewish reader substituted either ‘Adho-nay’ (Lord) or ‘Elo-him’ (God) rather than pronounce the divine name represented by the Tetragrammaton. This is seen from the fact that when vowel pointing came into use in the second half of the first millennium C.E. the Jewish copyists inserted the vowel points for either ‘Adho-nay’ or ‘Elo-him’ into the Tetragrammaton, evidently to warn the reader to say those words in place of pronouncing the divine name.

Pages 884-885: The pronunciations “Jehovah” and “Yahweh”: By combining the vowel signs of ‘Adho-nay’ and ‘Elo-him’ with the four consonants of the Tetragrammaton the pronunciations ‘Yeho-wah’ and ‘Yeho-wih’ were formed. The first of these provided the basis for the Latinised form “Jehova(h)”. The first recorded use of this form dates from the thirteenth century C.E. Raymundus Martini, a Spanish monk of the Dominican Order, used it in his book Pugco Fidei of the year 1270. Hebrew scholars generally favour “Yahweh” as the most likely pronunciation.

Page 888: Moses raised the question: “Suppose I am now come to the sons of Israel and I do say to them, ‘The God of your forefathers has sent me to you,’ and they do say to me ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?” … Moses’ question was a meaningful one. God’s reply in Hebrew was “’Eh-yeh’ asher eh-yeh’.” While some translations render this as “I AM THAT I AM,” the Hebrew verb (ha-yah’) from which the word ‘eh-yeh’ is drawn does not mean simply to exist. Rather, it means to come into existence, to happen, occur, become, take on (an attribute), enter upon (a state), or constitute. Thus, the footnote of the Revised Standard Version gives as one reading “I Will Be What I Will Be”.

Kind regards
Trevor
 

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Greetings Keiw,

But the JW's have substituted an erroneous version of the YHWH Name in their NWT. This is confirmed in the article “Jehovah” pages 882-895 in the JW Book Aid to Bible Understanding.

The following are a few excerpts that I found to be relevant to this subject:

Page 882: “Jehovah” is the best known English pronunciation of the divine name, but “Yahweh” is preferred by most scholars.

Page 884: The time did come, however, when in reading the Hebrew Scriptures in the original language, the Jewish reader substituted either ‘Adho-nay’ (Lord) or ‘Elo-him’ (God) rather than pronounce the divine name represented by the Tetragrammaton. This is seen from the fact that when vowel pointing came into use in the second half of the first millennium C.E. the Jewish copyists inserted the vowel points for either ‘Adho-nay’ or ‘Elo-him’ into the Tetragrammaton, evidently to warn the reader to say those words in place of pronouncing the divine name.

Pages 884-885: The pronunciations “Jehovah” and “Yahweh”: By combining the vowel signs of ‘Adho-nay’ and ‘Elo-him’ with the four consonants of the Tetragrammaton the pronunciations ‘Yeho-wah’ and ‘Yeho-wih’ were formed. The first of these provided the basis for the Latinised form “Jehova(h)”. The first recorded use of this form dates from the thirteenth century C.E. Raymundus Martini, a Spanish monk of the Dominican Order, used it in his book Pugco Fidei of the year 1270. Hebrew scholars generally favour “Yahweh” as the most likely pronunciation.

Page 888: Moses raised the question: “Suppose I am now come to the sons of Israel and I do say to them, ‘The God of your forefathers has sent me to you,’ and they do say to me ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?” … Moses’ question was a meaningful one. God’s reply in Hebrew was “’Eh-yeh’ asher eh-yeh’.” While some translations render this as “I AM THAT I AM,” the Hebrew verb (ha-yah’) from which the word ‘eh-yeh’ is drawn does not mean simply to exist. Rather, it means to come into existence, to happen, occur, become, take on (an attribute), enter upon (a state), or constitute. Thus, the footnote of the Revised Standard Version gives as one reading “I Will Be What I Will Be”.

Kind regards
Trevor
What men say means little. God has always made his name known.
There is no i am that i am from Hebrew to English--I will be what i will be is the correct translating of that Hebrew statement. The ones who tell you The Israelites served a trinity are in error on both matters. They are misleading ones to not enter Gods kingdom. Because they use altered translations. The only translating that remained of NT was Catholicism translating when the protestants translated. Very few minor fragments older than Catholicism translating exist. Catholicism removed Gods name and made translating errors from language to language. They kept it in Latin for centuries so very few could read for themselves. They as well manipulated words to better fit their false council teachings. ALL using the altered bibles are mislead.
 

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Greetings again Keiw,
What men say means little.
I was quoting from a JW Book which indicates that the translation "Jehovah".is erroneous. What is your estimation of JW literature?
God has always made his name known.
Yes, but the translation of YHWH as "Jehovah" is erroneous and this erroneous version is used almost exclusively by JWs and is used in the NWT..
There is no i am that i am from Hebrew to English--I will be what i will be is the correct translating of that Hebrew statement.
Yes, I agree with the translation "I will be what/who I will be" and this is the translation given by Tyndale and the RV and RSV margins and also endorsed by the Hebrew scholar AB Davidson in an article in the Hastings Bible Dictionary Volume 2 page 199:

"The name is connected with the Hebrew ‘hayah’, ‘to be’, in the imperfect. Now with regard to this verb, first, it does not mean ‘to be’ essentially or ontologically, but phenomenally; and secondly the imperfect has not the sense of a present (‘am’) but of a future (‘will be’). In Exodus 3:10ff, when Moses demurred to go to Egypt, God assured him saying, ‘I will be with thee’. When he asked how he should name the God of their fathers to the people, he was told Ehyeh asher Ehyeh. Again he was bidden say, ‘Ehyeh hath sent me unto you’. From all this it seems evident that in the view of the writer Ehyeh and Yahweh are the same: that God is Ehyeh, ‘I will be’, when speaking of Himself and ‘Yahweh’, ‘he will be’, when spoken of by others. What He will be is left unexpressed - He will be with them, helper, strengthener, deliverer."

Now this last comment by AB Davidson indicates that what God would do or be was that Yahweh would be their salvation. He would deliver Israel out of Egypt and bring them into the Promised Land.

Kind regards
Trevor
 

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Greetings again Keiw,

I was quoting from a JW Book which indicates that the translation "Jehovah".is erroneous. What is your estimation of JW literature?

Yes, but the translation of YHWH as "Jehovah" is erroneous and this erroneous version is used almost exclusively by JWs and is used in the NWT..

Yes, I agree with the translation "I will be what/who I will be" and this is the translation given by Tyndale and the RV and RSV margins and also endorsed by the Hebrew scholar AB Davidson in an article in the Hastings Bible Dictionary Volume 2 page 199:

"The name is connected with the Hebrew ‘hayah’, ‘to be’, in the imperfect. Now with regard to this verb, first, it does not mean ‘to be’ essentially or ontologically, but phenomenally; and secondly the imperfect has not the sense of a present (‘am’) but of a future (‘will be’). In Exodus 3:10ff, when Moses demurred to go to Egypt, God assured him saying, ‘I will be with thee’. When he asked how he should name the God of their fathers to the people, he was told Ehyeh asher Ehyeh. Again he was bidden say, ‘Ehyeh hath sent me unto you’. From all this it seems evident that in the view of the writer Ehyeh and Yahweh are the same: that God is Ehyeh, ‘I will be’, when speaking of Himself and ‘Yahweh’, ‘he will be’, when spoken of by others. What He will be is left unexpressed - He will be with them, helper, strengthener, deliverer."

Now this last comment by AB Davidson indicates that what God would do or be was that Yahweh would be their salvation. He would deliver Israel out of Egypt and bring them into the Promised Land.

Kind regards
Trevor
Every JW on Earth knows 100% Jehovah IS Gods name and God has made it known.
 

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You are mistaken sir. Your translation to begin with was altered centuries ago. All bibles with Gods name removed are altered against Gods will. They as well have errors. These are proven facts. Satan wants Gods name removed because the altered translations mislead. Thus one cannot accomplish this-John 4:22-24. Many claim to follow Jesus, but he assures-FEW will find the road that leads off into life.

I am not mistaken. You do not know me, and you would be wrong to say I never speak with God's name. And I know, while not critical of those calling God Jehovah, that Bible translations are not with the name correctly shown with "Jehovah" shown in them. It was not actually the pronunciation.
 

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I am not mistaken. You do not know me, and you would be wrong to say I never speak with God's name. And I know, while not critical of those calling God Jehovah, that Bible translations are not with the name correctly shown with "Jehovah" shown in them. It was not actually the pronunciation.
Our translation is in our language, thus we do not say-Yeshua for Jesus, thus Jehovah is the true living God=YHVH or YHWH, they aren't 100% sure. The point was-Matt 7:21--Those living to do Jesus' Fathers will, get to enter his kingdom. His will = his personal name in his bible over 7000 spots. Those who support his will use a translation with his name back in. Jesus sure would.
 

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Our translation is in our language, thus we do not say-Yeshua for Jesus, thus Jehovah is the true living God=YHVH or YHWH, they aren't 100% sure. The point was-Matt 7:21--Those living to do Jesus' Fathers will, get to enter his kingdom. His will = his personal name in his bible over 7000 spots. Those who support his will use a translation with his name back in. Jesus sure would.
This always makes me smile.....they trip over the translation of “Yahweh” to “Jehovah” saying it’s not right, but do not balk at the translation of “Jesus” for Yeshua”....yet in Christendom, they are both equally “God”....

“Jehovah” is a translation, not a transliteration....we have never claimed to know the correct pronunciation of the divine name in Hebrew, but “Jehovah” is God’s name in English (recognised as such for centuries. Psalm 83:18 KJV).....

So, if they balk at the “J” names, which mostly incorporate the divine name, you would have to go back and rewrite the whole book! There is no “J” in the Hebrew alphabet.
 
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This always makes me smile.....they trip over the translation of “Yahweh” to “Jehovah” saying it’s not right, but balk at the translation of “Jesus” for Yeshua”....yet in Christendom, they are both equally “God”....

“Jehovah” is a translation, not a transliteration....we have never claimed to know the correct pronunciation of the divine name in Hebrew, but “Jehovah” is God’s name in English (recognised as such for centuries. Psalm 83:18 KJV).....

So, if they balk at the “J” names, which mostly incorporate the divine name, you would have to go back and rewrite the whole book! There is no “J” in the Hebrew alphabet.
We can know, for certain, and it is given in this book, here, see the 2nd Chapter - Godhead - The Eternal Heavenly Trio : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
 

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We can know, for certain, and it is given in this book, here, see the 2nd Chapter - Godhead - The Eternal Heavenly Trio : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Do you mean the trinity God head of Father, son and holy spirit? If so:
Undeniable facts of how the trinity formed=recorded history. At the council of Nicea( 325 ce) they added Jesus to a god head, The holy spirit was added to a godhead for the very first time in 381ce) at the council of Constantinople. That means no trinity was being served prior. Catholicism's own encyclopedia says-The formulation of one God in 3 persons was not assimilated into a Christians life until near the end of the 4th century. It also says- Among the apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.( of God being a trinity)
1967 Vol XIV pg 299( New Catholic encyclopedia)
 

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Put Christ Where He Belongs! ?:

Absolutely A Great Idea!! Because:


Still pryw for the Many, Because Of:

Concerning the Undiluted Wrath of God, we humbly and kindly ask:

And, what will the 'dead' unbelievers have? - "For excuse" at:

The Great White Throne Judgment, When Three Books Are Opened:

(1)
The PURE & Precious Word Of God, Which Plainly And Clearly Shows:

A) Only "God Is The Righteous Judge"
B) All Judgment Was Committed To The SON! (John 5:22-23 AV)​
Why? = To Honor The SON!!
C) Revelation 20:11-12 Clearly And Plainly Teaches This Warning:
"And I saw a Great White Throne, and Him [ God, The Righteous Judge ] That
Sat On It, from Whose Face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was​
found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before​
God [ The SON ]; and the books were opened: and another book was opened,​
which is the book of life: and the dead were Judged out of those things which​
were written in the books, according to their works."

(2) the book "of their life" which shows: 'works' of Denial Of All the above,
refusing "Grace Through faith" Redemption By God's OWN BLOOD
(Ephesians 2:5-9; Acts 20:28 AV) For Eternal Life?

(3) The Lamb's (God, The SON's) Book Of Life Is Opened Showing "they were Blotted
OUT"?

Will, they, "being cast Into The Lake Of Fire" (v 15) At That Time, still continue to "Deny His
Deity, As The Almighty God
" still "Dishonoring The Father Whom they claimed they worshipped
on earth"?:

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Still praying that God's Grace, Peace, Mercy And Love Prevails For All To "Believe!"

While It Is Still Today = The Day Of God's Salvation Which Is The Undiluted Grace Of God!!


Amen!!!