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The paradox. Christianity is Too Hard/Easy. Too Hard. Jesus said adultery is even looking at another with lust in your heart. I doubt anyone can honestly say they never failed this standard. It's hard to make the claim that a standard where everyone fails is a loving standard. What would be an...

Of course lying is, at times, a good thing! God of the Bible did it many times! 400 times in the story below, cross referenced in 2 Chronicles 18:21. And he even honored women who lied. See midwives when Moses was born. God blessed them for the lying. See Rahab, especially honored for her lie in...

This certainly is trinitarian thinking. However, lords and almighty God are different. While there is only one God, there are many lords in the world. Lord Vader. Lord Voldemort. Lord Cornwallis. Lord David. Lord Jesus. The landlord is the one we owe fidelity to, as we do to any lord. What Paul...

A profound post. My church focuses on work of the saints, not restitution.

You mean the child of Ahab, born in ~700 BC? That is who the passages refers to despite trinitarians claims to the contrary. Can you give a reason why Jews say Isaiah 9:6 does not refer to Jesus?

I guess it does not mean anything to you. Your rebuttal is so weak you need not comment, eh? A common trinitarian debate tactic is to hold figurative verses as superior to literal verses on a given topic. In this case, Acts explicitly said that God (not 'the Father' but God in his unitarian...

Despite the fact that statement is patently untrue, it goes to show the emotional investment of trinitarianism is the 'man is god' thesis. That is, even if true, 2 do not a trinity make.

No, not quite. If you read the whole chapter, it is talking about renewing things through Christ. The recreation of all things reconciled through Jesus to God is NOT the same as creation by God in Genesis.

No, there is one God, the LORD, capital. There are many lowercase, lords. While any group of people only have only one lord at a time, the Christian lord Jesus was given authority by the LORD God. Hierarchy. Equality. Not Equal. NOTE: The head of Christ is not 'the Father' but God in his...

This one always stood out to me. Wasn't his name actually NOT Emmanuel? Also, the hyperbole that calling someone something is not the same as that person is that something. For instance, Saul and David were Anointed by God but this does not mean that God was with them, literally, right?

It never ceases to amaze me what motivates people.

Just like the glory of God shown on the face of Moses. It did not make Moses god. More significantly, the verse does not parse God into 3's. God, in his unitarian nature, commanded the light to shine (not, 'the Father.')

And this is supposed to counterbalance the 5,000 times he refers to Himself in the singular, "I/My" and prophets "He/His?!" Two rational alternatives to the trinitarian desperation of finding *anything* that supports their idolatry: God was referring to Himself as the Royal 'We.' God was...

God called me but I would not say by name. His Holy Spirit commanded me. One might say he called me, 'You' (need to do X).

Anyone read "When Jesus Became God?" It explains how Arians and trinitarians took turns in power, calling the other side heretics.

Without free will, the whole notion of sin is gone.

Not too many commands to mock, is there? A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. Fools mock...

Why don't you play Angel's Advocate for a while? The Lord isn’t slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost. 2 Peter 3:9 (CEV)

Sad. I was recently reminded that it was not until the 4th century that Christians had compiled Scripture. How did they manage?

Repeating this does not make it true. Do you grasp that the 'man is God' thesis does not make a trinity? The Bible does not say Jesus raised himself; it says God raised Jesus. Does this mean anything to you?