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It appears to me that Rich has thought and prayed a lot about the subject. It was his comments on 2 Peter 1:1. on another thread that motivated me to start this one.

I agree that Matthew 28:19 is often used to offer proof of the trinity. My point was that while the verse mentions the three, it says nothing to support the trinity which says that the three are coequal, coeternal and coexistent. So I don’t see why it is a “go to” verse. Have a great day.

Matt 28:19 says nothing to indicate the Father, Son and holy spirit are coequal, coeternal and coexistent.

The first scripture to be studied is Exodus 3:14. Is “I Am” the best translation? “The writer [of Exodus 3:14-15] ... explains it [the meaning of God's name] by the phrase EHYEH asher EHYEH(Ex. iii., 14); this can be translated `I am that I am' or more`exactly 'I am wont to be that which I am...

Is everyone who disagrees with you delusional? “The writer [of Exodus 3:14-15] ... explains it [the meaning of God's name] by the phrase EHYEH asher EHYEH(Ex. iii., 14); this can be translated `I am that I am' or more`exactly 'I am wont to be that which I am wont to be' or `I will be that which...

You might benefit from looking at John 4:24 at biblegateway.com. Notice how the great majority of translations add “he” or “the one” or even “the Messiah.” I think it’s about 50 out of 60. Look too at how few capitalize “am” there and at John 8:58. That shows they don’t view ego eimi there as a...

So far it has been shown that 1 John 5:7 and 2 Peter 1:1 are both, at best, disputed as verses that support the trinity. There are several other trinitarian “proof”scriptures that translators don’t agree about. It is noteworthy that most of these the translators are trinitarian. I’ll post more...

I liked your comments about all scriptures needing to be in harmony there are verses used to support the trinity. Yet there are so many that indicate otherwise. I started a new thread about the problem with 2 Peter 1:1. I hope you can share your thoughts on that subject.

2 Peter 1:1 is often used to support the trinity. “Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:” Here is the problem. Granville Sharp made a rule in 1798. Sharp's...

Don’t you know that when someone says “period!” they have had the last word on the subject and there is nothing more to be said?:)

Interestingly most if not all of those translators were trinitarians like you. They just saw the need to translate John 8:58 so it makes sense grammatically and in context instead of trying to create a trinitarian “proof” text. Good for them! Don’t be too concerned though. The majority of...

My, the knots you people tie to stick to your doctrine of men. Jesus didn’t he was equal to his Father. He simply said God is his Father. No one but a trinitarian would think that the relationship of a father to a son implies being coequal and certainly not coeternal. The Jews never believed the...

There are only 10 translators who make it look like Jesus is speaking nonsense. The other great majority of translators, who most if not all believe in the trinity, resist the temptation to leave off the pronoun to try to add a verse to support the otherwise scripturally anemic argument for the...

I invite you to explain why you say capitalization is irrelevant. Neither Hebrew or Greek uses capital letters. In English we capitalize titles and names. So translators have to decide when a title or name is in the text to add the capital letters. They decided “I Am” is a title or name in...

Here is a video titled Does God Have a Name? The first link is in English. The second link is in Hebrew. You can compare them. At the 2:00 mark you can clearly hear the Hebrew pronunciation being used today...

Psalms 83:18 “That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.” 1 Corinthians 11:3 “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” Ezekiel 18:4 “The soul that...

Regarding John 10:30 and the Trinity: “Now we come to the supreme claim of I and the Father are one,’ said Jesus. What did he mean? Is it absolute mystery, or can we understand at least a little of it? “If we go to the Bible itself for the interpretation, we find that it is in fact so simple...

Matthew 28:18 “Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth.” Who gave Jesus that authority?

You didn’t ask if a list of evils was all I had. You asked if what I wrote was all I could think of as if I am too stupid to come up with anything else. That said, I am not concerned about your manners. I have been talking with people like you for over 50 years. Your manner is predictable. But I...

I enjoyed reading your comments. You have obviously done some serious research and study. I expect you have that found most people prefer the doctrines of men. It is easier to be part of the world than to travel the narrow road that few find.