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“Many of the sacred writers spoke of a Messiah who was to be Yahweh’s agent in establishing the kingdom of Yahweh in the messianic age. However, they regarded the Messiah not as a divine person but as a creature, a charismatic leader, a Davidic king. Thus the Old Testament writings about God...

“Faith is not a leap in the dark; it’s the exact opposite. It’s a commitment based on evidence … It is irrational to reduce all faith to blind faith and then subject it to ridicule. That provides a very anti-intellectual and convenient way of avoiding intelligent discussion.” - John Lennox

* Funny but not ha ha funny. *

*I’m not in the market for a bilingual baby deer but I am curious about what they go for. *

I’ll try to skim through this later. I’m a Dynamic Monarchian, but not a trinitarian. I think the author is writing, as a trinitarian, against Nicene Christianity. He states in his conclusion that he is staying within the boundaries of Nicene Christianity. Ultimately, the trinitarians among us...

Even as late as AD 380 the church transitioning from the Jewish monotheism of its 1st century founder to trinitarianism hadn’t fully established what we now call historical orthodox trinitarianism; this to the chagrin of another major figure in trinitarian history, Gregory of Nazianzus. The...

What do you do with Gregory of Nyssa? I have the same sources that you have, and then some. I wish that we didn’t live so far apart. I would gladly share all of them with you.

“Unitarianism as a theological movement began much earlier in history; indeed it antedated Trinitarianism by many decades. Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian. The road from Jerusalem to Nicea was scarcely a straight one. Fourth-century Trinitarianism did not...

The ECF’s are transitionary figures. They aren’t Jewish monotheists, nor are they Nicenes.

Yes. Most pastors and professors are. I’m not unique in the field. I read this short post. In regard to the writers you’ve quoted so far, I’ve read all of them. P.S. This is a good place for me to add my old classroom sign: Read widely. Read deeply. Read thoughtfully. Read critically.

Definitely for the sake of other readers. I don’t typically read or respond to long posts. Just between you and me, I don’t think the average person does either. That’s why I try to keep my posts short. What good are long posts if they aren’t being read?

I’m providing a link below for those interested in learning more about the “greatly corrupted, obvious interpolations” in Ignatius’ letters. Many other sources are available which address the issue. My advice to readers is to check multiple sources on that subject...

Thanks. My hope is that our readers will read them for himself or herself and draw their own conclusions. I’ll deal with the corruption of Ignatius‘ letter(s) soon for their benefit. *** “Jesus is God.” Okay. I can agree with that. The question then becomes, how is Jesus God? Trinitarianism...