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I'm... not sure I would call it that... :) But okay. Yes, and I understand what you are saying, Rich. But that really doesn't mean a whole lot, does it? Sure, understood. And I think Jesus being God is a given. :) I believe. :) But I cannot take any credit; like Peter, I am blessed, not...

Opinion... LOL! Even though He was the One Who breathed them into the men who wrote them, thereby Himself superintending the very writing of the verses? :) As for me, I could have cited more, but what I cited was sufficient. Now, of the Holy Spirit would only unstop the ears of some (Isaiah...

Neither have I. All I said is that you have been led astray, Rich. And that you would say the same of me; you have said I have "just listened to my pastors," which is pretty much the same thing in different words. Well, I wouldn't say "bored," but I agree that it's not about you or me, sure...

In your opinion; you have been led astray. Yes, I know you say the same of me. Yes, because the language he uses is very much like that of Genesis 1. Nope. No need; I agree, but you don't see it for what it is. Regardless of that, it should be quite impossible to misinterpret or discount in...

Nope. Absolutely not. Speculation ~ "I think you were and might still be, but maybe not" ~ about whether one is under condemnation or not, Rich, is not condemnation itself. An equivalent example: "I think my favorite college football team is going to beat one of its arch-rivals tomorrow, but...

An abject denial of John 1:1-18. but still, it is what it is. And John, drawing in full on Genesis, says that "(a)ll things were made through Christ, and without Him was not any thing made that was made...", which, again, an abject denial of, specifically, John 1:3... No, he says the Word was...

But you follow after those who have. To even insinuate that anyone here has not searched the Scriptures ~ and prayed extensively for God to give us wisdom and discernment regarding said Scriptures, because only He can do this ~ is totally disingenuous, arrogant, and thus quite ridiculous, Rich...

Opinions noted, F2F, and, regarding all I have said, in full confidence in the Holy Spirit, my Helper and teacher (John 14:26) and provider of discernment (1 Corinthians 2:13), returned in full. Hmmm, well, drawing on Peter's words in Acts 10:28, God has shown us that we should not call any...

No, that's a silly way to put it, and not what I think at all. It has nothing to do with me. But, by all means, you're certainly welcome to whatever is going through that mind of yours; you're certainly your own person. :) Grace and peace to you.

So, my apologies, but arguing about the hypostatic union and its actual and/or supposed errors is going nowhere with me, F2F. Here is what I will say, and I think it speaks to at least some of your assertions: How is Christ, after His ascension, localized in heaven and yet with His people no...

Ah, so these "trinitarian scholars" think that at least some Bible verses used to support belief in the triune Jehovah are themselves not valid. Interesting... yes, that is certainly a problem. Like I said, though, if they don't have the Spirit, they will never truly understand. What you say...

Right, but they ~ God, who is spirit, and man, who is of the flesh ~ must be reconciled, and that cannot happen without a Mediator, Someone Who is fully both. Ergo, God's Christ, Jesus. :) That's not really what I was saying. I could have been more explicit, but didn't think it necessary...

It's obvious that that's true from where you stand... :) What I want is irrelevant. It is what it is. The grass withers, and the flower fades, but the Word of our God endures forever. Is because it is. No, the language is the language, and what it says is what it says. God said what He...

It can, but it can mean something very different depending on the context in which it is used. It does mean "outward appearance" in 2 Timothy 3:5, which, again, is speaking of a quality, godliness, and is thus abstract in concept. But it is quite different in Philippians 2:5-7, clearly...

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Jehovah (YHVH), my Rock and my Redeemer." (David, Psalm 19:14) Christ Jesus is our Rock: “Everyone then who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock." (Jesus...

But the fact is that Jesus is in the Father, and the Father is in the Son. Likewise, the Spirit enjoys the same this perfect, complete union with the Father and the Son. Thus, the triune nature of God, their sharing of this one intrinsic nature, this indispensable quality that determines Their...

No, I didn't. Only you brought up "potential," as if it had anything to do with anything I said... :) I've said many times before, it is what it is. :) Grace and peace to you, Wrangler.

Well, you don't have to think anything... :) But you do... :) Scripture explains ~ over and over and over again in different ways ~ that, as Job says, God's purposes cannot be thwarted. God does not somehow change His purposes to conform with our desires, but rather precisely the opposite...

Sure. You will get no argument from me regarding this statement in and of itself. But, Rich, one can consist of three, and three can be together as one. There can be no argument against that, Rich, except due to obstinance. No, about 300 years passed before a council was convened to settle ~...

Sure. He ~ God, of course ~ works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Surely you don't think God took the advice of anyone in deciding to do that... do you? So... started and finished. :) Next? :) Grace and peace...