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They are Judaizers. They reject the teaching of Paul.

From my X / Twitter “For you” feed this morning: ”As more and more young people (especially men) are drawn toward Eastern Orthodoxy, it’s critical that Protestants engage with and seek to understand it biblically. This Sunday our church history class will be doing exactly that at 9:30 AM at...

* I’m repulsed but at the same time oddly intrigued by the thought of watching “special racing roaches running hell for leather” clearing hurdles. *

“The Christian conception of God, argues Gregory of Nyssa, is neither the polythism of the Greeks nor the monotheism of the Jews and consequently it must be true, for ‘the truth passes in the mean between these two conceptions, destroying each heresy, and yet, accepting what is useful to it from...

Thanks. That’s exactly what I’m looking for in this thread, whether I’m persuaded by it or not: an explanation for why someone would see it as a false dichotomy and not a true dichotomy. I’m challenged by your thought process, and I appreciate you taking the time to share it with us. Akhenaton...

“May I be active and unwearied in doing good and improving my time.” - William Wilberforce

Okay. Thanks. Anecdote. Once upon a time … I was sitting at a dining table with one of the leaders of the unitarian group (he is an Israeli, and he was on a speaking tour in the U.S. at the time to raise funds for a Foundation he headed), having a pleasant conversation with him. All was going...

Thanks. Messianic Jews fall into two groups: trinitarian (they have rejected Jewish monotheism) and unitarian (they affirm Jewish monotheism and vehemently reject trinitarianism.) The trinitarian group is much larger than the unitarian group. The two groups don’t get along well with one...

I’ve had many trinitarians over the years either point this out to me or agree with me that it is a true dichotomy. This is the first time that anyone - trinitarian or non-trinitarian - has mentioned to me that they see it as a false dichotomy. I find that fascinating. I’m hoping that @David...

I think it‘s a good read but I read technical books (most people don’t) and enjoy them. It would be easy to get bogged down. Iron sharpens iron. I tried to encourage my students to read books written by people they didn’t agree with. I’ve mentioned before that 80-90% of the books in my...

I haven’t. I met Zarley at a theological conference sometime around 2008. (I didn’t know before meeting him that he is a professional golfer.) I follow his blog on Patheos. The only book I have of his is The Restitution of Jesus Christ. (He initially used a nom de plume when he wrote it -...

Thanks. I considered putting that option in the poll. I probably should have but it falls outside the demographic I’m trying to capture. My thinking at the time was that those who don’t care likely wouldn’t bother to vote in the poll. I’m not looking for debate. Ever. About anything. This...

It’s not a mistake to tend to your flesh; it’s a necessity that you do. The mistake is prioritizing the desires and pleasures of the flesh over the guidance and will of God.

“When was the last time you reflected on the amazing patience of your heavenly Father? Without God’s incredibly patient heart, you and I would have no hope.” - Paul David Tripp

In conversation this morning @David Lamb suggested to me in another thread - ”Putting ‘the Trinity’ in one corner and ‘Jewish monotheism’ in another is a false dichotomy.” Dichotomy - “a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things.”...

I’ll start a thread about it for us (and others). I’ve already addressed this and expressed my agreement with it. That doesn’t mean this thread is about it. P.S. The new thread is titled “The corner” and it is located in the Christian Apologetics Forum. (The composition of the OP, as you...

This thread isn’t about the Trinity. This thread is about Jesus of Nazareth speaking God’s word - his God’s promise and prophesy - concerning him resurrecting Jesus from the dead. This thread addresses the incident from the perspective of Jewish monotheism.