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While you may think that being one with someone else makes the two persons actually one, scripture indicates otherwise. 1 Corinthians 8:6 says not that the One God is ONLY the Father; otherwise, the Apostle Paul would be contradicting the Apostle John, the Apostle Thomas, the Apostle Peter, and...

Very interesting. Never saw that before. Of course one must accept the actual meaning of "spirit" (Hebrew rauch) as an invisible force for that to make sense.

Well, we sure have a great redeemer. Thank God for that brother!

All good verses for sure, but none are as clear as the 6 verses I quoted that said in no uncertain terms called Jesus a man. If you recall, I also pointed out there are no such clear verses calling him God. As far as John 1 is concerned, It's just assumed that 1:1-3 is talking about Jesus. It...

Caesar's image was on the coin the Pharisees showed Jesus. The coin was not actually Caesar. In normal language, an image of something is just that, the image. It's not the thing. What is it about being the firstborn that makes someone not having been born at all? Jesus was born. Jesus clearly...

What? How did you get from here to there? Here's what I actually said: "You don't need to be a scholar to learn that 1 John 5:7 is a forgery. Look at the old texts for yourself. You won't find it except for one or two texts written in the 15th century. The only reason it exists in those texts...

I think a huge mistake is thinking that God is "in control." It might sound good and reverent, but it's not scriptural and should therefore be forgotten. God was in control until Genesis 1:26, but things changed at that point. Gen 1:26, And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our...

It's not up to me. I'm just floating along here and waiting to see if God chose me or not. I don't really believe that one bit, but if I did believe election, why have any other attitude?

Try to think back in your life. Remember the very first time you heard about Jesus. Did someone simply say to you, "Jesus died for your sins. That' all you need to know about it." Would you believe that? If that's all you ever heard about Jesus, you wouldn't have had enough information point...

Isa 1:18, Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Reason: H3198 יָכחַ yakach (yaw-kach') v. 1. to be right (i.e. correct). yakach is used 55 times. It's a...

I know it's along thread here, but if you recall, the OP is about a triune god. I had to look back myself. :)

I wouldn't go so far as to say that. I was just pointing out the normal rules of logic that trinitarians apparently deny. I didn't make up the rules of logic, nor do I say what Trinitarians say. I'm just putting 2 and 2 together. Does the diagram make logical sense or not? You may or may not...

How can you reason with anyone who does not see the total disconnect in this "proof" diagram? Apparently, it is no longer true that 3 things equal to the same thing are equal to each other. If that's true, words have no meaning whatsoever. Given that, how can any meaningful conversation be...

True. That's normally the case. However, as with logic in general, it apparently does not apply to the trinity. Why do 3 things equal to the same thing equal each other in your post, but not in this diagram? I would think either your post is illogical or this diagrammatic explanation of the...

Well, I have to say I lean towards the scholarly end of the scale. God purified every single word 7 times. Wouldn't you think it would deserve the same care in reading those words? But you don't have to be a scholar to learn about textual transmission and see how it lead to the Bible you are...

You don't need to be a scholar to learn that 1 John 5:7 is a forgery. Look at the old texts for yourself. You won't find it except for one or two texts written in the 15th century. The only reason it exists in those texts is because the translator wanted to insert his own belief in the trinity...

Why bother if my fate is sealed? God either chose me or He didn't. Nothing you can say will change that. My salvation or damnation is completely out of your hands. If I'm damned then you are fighting against God in any attempt to bring me to the true gospel. God determined my eyes are either...

I wonder if Calvin was just playing a big joke on everybody when he came up with his off the wall ideas. That would seem more plausible than him actually believing what he said. If we don't have choice, why would God have bothered to have given us the scriptures? If Calvin was right, It's not...

Deut 30:19, I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That word "choose" is the Hebrew word "bachar." It's used 163 other times in the OT. Just saying. :)

Why the rebuke? Apparently, according to you and Calvin, I had no choice in what I said. You can't possibly change my mind. I'm just destined to failure I guess. Yikes! What a sad doctrine. But, I don't hold to it, so I'm not worried.