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I did. What I said is that I’m tired of talking about it. It isn’t my faith. Less talk about the Trinity shouldn’t be an issue for members who are registered “Other Faith”. “Christian” members and “Other Faith” members are satisfied with the current policy. That’s a good thing. I would...

In Jewish monotheism, being made like our brother the Messiah doesn’t involve deifying us. ”Christian” members aren’t allowed to speak against the Trinity. Period. ”Other Faith“ members are, I’ll venture to say, tired of talking about the Trinity. The Trinity isn’t our deity. The deity whom I...

Jesus (himself a Jewish monotheist) has a clear understanding of who the only true God is. This is a baseline verse for Jewish monotheists. The life of the age to come is connected with knowing the one true God and knowing the Messiah. The Messiah was sent by the one true God - Yahweh, the...

Among other things, I’m a retired adjunct theology professor. I recommend reading widely, deeply, thoughtfully, critically. I read all of the creeds, including the Apostles’ Creed.

Just because I read the Nicene Creed?

No. Jesus is a Jewish monotheist. I’m a Jewish monotheist.

That’s false. The Romans crucified Christ. Jesus and Paul are both Jews. A distinction is made in scripture - the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament - between believing Jews and unbelieving Jews. That is part of church history. Church history doesn’t end there.

Stop looking at the history of the church? I’m not particularly interested in the history of your 6,000 member church. Nevertheless, I don’t deny that it has a history. A history written by people who lived it and examined it. Can it be trusted? I think it can, but your argument is against it...

This is partially true but how do you even know about it? It’s recorded history. It’s part of recorded church history. But it’s only part of the recorded history. Who wrote it? Can what they wrote be trusted? Read thoughtfully and critically. You’ve read (at least some) church history. I’ve...

* I‘m about over it. Most of the time I don’t give much thought to, let alone care about, where those things are or what day it is. I know most of those things aren’t where I put them. My wife moves everything and what day of the week she did it doesn’t matter! *

From the beginning, and that beginning is found in the New Testament. Sometimes, but not always. It isn’t different. It’s history. That’s truly an odd denial. You undermine your position with your argument. Again, not always. That’s true only in part. Your view of the church is...

“Does the story of Job make you think about the story of Jesus? Have you considered Job as a type of Christ? Job’s story teaches about suffering, obedience, and the reality of spiritual warfare. But his story is about more than its moral and spiritual lessons. To establish why we should read...

“In terms of typology, Job’s suffering and his eventual restoration can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ’s own suffering and resurrection. Just as Job’s trials lead to a deeper understanding of God, so too does Christ’s passion and victory over death reveal the fullness of God’s redemptive...