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There is a huge gulf between the Ancient Near Eastern worldview and that of the modern West. I said that in the modern When most modern, Western people hear the word "god" and they think of an old man with a white beard and sandals sitting on a cloud. That is not even close to the image formed...

Check out this little known translation of the NT: Matthew 1, REV Bible and Commentary The folks who did it are not trinitarian. There is also an excellent commentary that goes along with it.

Good point. You're right, the poor Holy Ghost hardly gets any press time. He doesn't even have a throne in the new Jerusalem! Regarding all authority, there is actually one exception: 1 Cor 15:27, For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under [him, it...

All we have to do is get rid of Psalm 28, at least verse 6, and we can still have a trinity. No reason to let one little verse get in the way of 2,000 years of tradition. :)

I think it was their bias. They did whatever they could to promulgate the trinity.

I think a big part of the problem with John 20:20 is that it is often read with a modern Western mindset, not realizing that when Jesus walked this earth the word "god" had an entirely different meaning to those people. We think of the word "god" and the only thing that comes to mind is the god...

I'm with you on the KJV. If you noticed, that's were 99% of my quotes come from. At least they are honest enough to put the words they added in italics. A good example of that is right in 1 Corinthians 12:1. They let the reader know the the word "gifts" is not really in the original text. Still...

I think this is about the 6th time you've sent this message. I don't mind, but I thought you might want to know. :)

How do you account for different English translations of the same Greek word? There are tons of examples of that in the many versions we have today. And yet, Psalm 12:6 says God purified each word seven times. The fact is we don't have even one document that Moses, Isaiah, John, Paul, or any of...

Yes, I am guilty of reading the scriptures as a simple child. I've not yet learned to complicate it with the convolution of words and ideas required by the trinity. I did at one time, but those days are long gone. Obviously you and I have strong disagreements on this front, but I hope you know...

Here's what I said: "Jesus prayed that we would all be one with him and the Father. Are we then to think we are all God? I don't think so. Have you ever read something like, "the crowd was one in their objection to..." We all know what that means. We all know it means many people shared the...

It's irrelevant as to whether two or more people agree on something or not. They are still two or more people, or in case of God and Jesus, two people. That much the trinity says, but then the doctrine necessitates we add, "they are not three, but one..." Doing that makes the words "three" and...

Well, in a sense suppose you are correct in saying that I am reading these verses from preconceived idea. But where did I get that idea? 1 Cor 12:4-7, 4 διαιρεσεις δε χαρισματων εισιν το δε αυτο πνευμα 5 και (and) διαιρεσεις διακονιων εισιν και ο αυτος κυριος 6 και (and) διαιρεσεις...

I challenge you to find anything I've said that violates the rules of logic. On the other hand, I can see one right here: "though individual, they are one." Presumably the individual refers to, 1) God, 2) Jesus, 3) the Holy Spirit. That's 3 different people. It defies logic, grammar, common...

You're sure you are sure? :) Carrying on a "new thought" from verse 7? Then it's not a "new thought" at all. It's either carrying on the same thought as verse 4 or a different thought. It can't be a new thought carrying on from the same thought. It's either the same thought or a new thought. It...

Not once we aver, "...So likewise the Father is Almighty; the Son Almighty; and the Holy Ghost Almighty. And yet they are not three Almighties; but one Almighty..." ~ Athanasian Creed ~ If we accept that then no need to make sense with anything else. Anything goes, but it does not go. What???? :)

I think you may be getting hung up on the word "gifts" while not seeing the significance of the words "spiritual matters" (Greek pneumaticos) from verse 1. Paul tells us in verse 1 that he is going to speak about spiritual matters, not just gifts. He is also going to talk about administrations...

I agree with you 100% that everything we get from God is a gift, but not all gifts are the same. Last Christmas I got many gifts but they were all quite different. Let's look at the context. I'm not ignoring it at all. In fact, context is what I believe builds my case. First of all, it must be...

I've asked countless individuals who the God and Father of God is. So far no answer that makes 1 ounce of sense.

Actually it's the Greek texts that have variants. There are some that say, "...which he hath purchased with his own blood." Others say, "...which he hath purchased with the blood of his own." How do we decide which is the more likely text? To start with, it is important that we don't build an...