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There is good evidence that John 1 and Col 1 are being misunderstood. For example, in Acts 4:24-27, it's evident that John and Peter did not believe Jesus was involved in creation, by their prayer to God, the Creator of heaven and earth who is the Sovereign Lord. They only briefly mentioned...

I didn't mention all of the Gnostic writers. I don't believe in Gnosticism, but for all intents and purposes they were not Trinitarian. There is plenty of evidence they were right around there at the beginning of the early church.

God was clear He did it alone. Isaiah 44 24Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Well, it's just as I said. Trinitarians don't hold a monopoly on their belief in the deity of Jesus. There is Oneness theology, there is Binitarianism, there is Modalism, there is Social Trinitarianism, and there are probably miscellaneous flavors of all of those and other theologies/schools of...

No it's not me. I might add, the author of that article promotes an idea that I don't agree with. The author actually believes Jesus is God, but not in the Trinitarian sense. He is most likely Oneness, but doesn't come right out and say it. His point is that church numbers are decreasing, i.e...

Gog and Magog doesn't seem to have happened. A lot of things don't seem to have happened, yet some things are said that suggest otherwise. Like Revelation 1:1 gives a sense of immanency about the things he talks about. It would follow that there should be an expectation of this happening within...

I haven't dismissed preterism either. It has some good points, but also some problems. I would say it could at least be partially true. What do you think?

For me I could go either way with post-mill or historic pre-mill.

Unitarian.

According to an article written back in March, Trinitarians are jumping ship in droves. https://medium.com/@Titus38/the-trinitarian-exodus-93de391e5156

I found my basic beliefs on newadvent.org. Now what? Am I a Christian now or no?

That's debatable. What is "historical" isn't necessarily Biblical.

I have seen many a thread asking why a loving God would allow suffering or something to that effect. I don't know if this perspective has been offered, but I am not afraid to approach this and say what I think is really going on. God does love everyone, but it isn't what one may think. It isn't...

I have no problem not being nice about that and will readily agree I am not nice about it.

And yet goodness is a fruit of the Spirit, but niceness isn't. Also, God is never called nice in the Bible, but He's called good. Not being nice is not necessarily equal to being bad. It's just doesn't feel nice when peoples' pet sins are not validated, enabled, or pandered to. It requires...

I think the church should be very outspoken about issues regarding sin. Afterall, nowadays Christian beliefs are considered extreme in the West, but on the other hand it is always those who are the loudest about their extreme beliefs that often get the most attention. Perhaps now is a good time...

It's one of those situations where social and political issues meet protected religious liberties, but to further complicate the issue the largest and best media outlets to reach the most people are tightly controlled. Yes, people from the church can get on some of these platforms, but they also...

Sometimes it's actually easier to forgive ourselves because at least we have control over the things we do, but may be completely powerless to stop the offenses others bring again us, especially if they do so with frequency. On the other hand, can we reach a point where we can cut out the...

I don't know what their long term plan is. It may be that they are trying to extend their influence to Muslims because in the Islamic Quran, Jesus the son of Mary is actually stated to be the Messiah, but they don't believe Jesus is the Son of God. It possibly wouldn't take much to sway a lot of...

Yes that is true. It is possible that one may not know enough to know what they do not know. If they do not know the truth they may not know they do not know the truth. In effect, the knowledge needed to speak the truth is the same knowledge needed to recognize with the truth is. One may also...