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You’re presenting another false dilemma. I am not required to reject everything Catholics affirm in order to maintain that there is one gospel. Scripture does not define the gospel by denominational identity, but by specifically defined content. Where divisions occur among professing...

"Anathema” is not a Christian insult — it is Paul’s word, not mine (Gal 1:8–9). Quoting Scripture is not “throwing it around.” And Paul is explicit: there are not multiple valid gospels, only one. Anything that alters it is “no gospel at all” (Gal 1:7). Paul is not discussing personal...

Paul does not say there are multiple legitimate gospels. He says the opposite. “You are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all.” (Gal 1:6–7) That phrase destroys the “many gospels” claim. There is one gospel. Anything else is a counterfeit. In Galatians 3, Paul...

No. The gospel has one fixed content, not multiple versions. Scripture defines it plainly: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised (1 Cor 15:1–4). What changes is not the gospel, but the starting point based on the hearer’s knowledge. The apostles themselves did this: Jews (who...

Rev. Michael Glodo (Reformed Theological Seminary) summarizes that the hermeneutical center of Scripture is Christ, and Christ is also the historical/redemptive-historical center—the one in whom God’s purposes reach their appointed fullness (cf. Gal. 4:4-5) If our reading of Scripture...

I liked it. That was a very good thought. After we ate saved we follow the covenant distinctives because we were saved unto good works. It's not a requirement for salvation; it's because we were saved.

Acts 2:44–45 describes communal sharing, not the gospel itself. Paul teaches the same ethic elsewhere, adapted to context: Generosity & shared life 2 Corinthians 8–9 Galatians 6:6–10 Romans 12:13 Paul does not mandate Jerusalem-style communal living because: That was situational, not...

I'll definitely do that thank you for the advice!

I'm going blind so I understand having difficulties. I had to go through and set my phone up for blindness some months ago. Now I use voice to text so I don't have to type (as well as have the system read everything to me) but there's still real issues with accuracy and posts take me longer...

No, this doesn’t show two different gospels—it shows one gospel explained to two different audiences. The message of salvation never changes: Christ crucified and risen for the forgiveness of sin. What changes is the starting point and explanatory framework, depending on what the hearer already...

There’s only one Gospel. It went to the Jew first and then to the Gentile, but the message itself doesn’t change (Rom 1:16). What changes is the starting point and the background assumptions: With Jews, the apostles show Jesus is the promised Messiah who fulfills the Law and Prophets (Acts 2...

Second Temple Judaism already held a complex monotheism in which YHWH was enthroned in heaven, yet could also be manifested visibly and share His authority without ceasing to be one God. Texts like Psalm 110 and Daniel 7 distinguish between YHWH and a second figure who nevertheless receives...

Scripture teaches that God in His essence is invisible, and that the Father is revealed through the eternal Son, who is the image of the invisible God (John 1:18; Col 1:15).,

At this point, I think it’s important to clarify where our disagreement lies. We aren't arguing merely for a different interpretation of the same text. You’ve explicitly stated that John 1:1 is in error, that key New Testament identifications are the result of later theological corruption, and...

Just a heads up, but I'm not in various threads, I'm in this one responding to your posts here.

When Paul says they “depart from the faith,” he’s telling us exactly what they fall away from — not saving faith itself, but the objective faith, the true religion once delivered to the saints. In other words, they fall away from the Christian confession, the covenant community, and the truth...

When you resort to name-calling you've already lost the argument.

Hello. I think I have a clearer grasp of your position now, so I want to respond directly to the assumption that keeps driving your conclusions. I’m not objecting to Scripture; I’m objecting to a category you keep importing into it. You keep assuming that if Jesus is YHWH, then the Father must...

Hello. The following is a response to your longer post, which you made to another poster. I'm responding to that as you pointed me to read it, ialthough I am quoting this one. I appreciate the response and appreciate your position and honesty. About a year ago I was about where you are, I wanted...