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At the same time, the vast majority of commentators (e.g., Carson) and some grammarians (e.g., Metzger) have accepted Colwell's conclusions regarding John 1:1, as has at least one major study (see Lane McGaughy, below). As with their earlier counterparts, these more recent scholars do not...

Colwell's Rule In 1933, E.C. Colwell published his now famous study of the use of the article with PNs occurring both before and after the verb. Colwell began by identifying a number of PNs that he believed were definite by virtue of the context. He then performed a statistical analysis of...

Pre-Colwell Before E.C. Colwell wrote his landmark study (see below), many scholars viewed THEOS in John 1:1c as qualitative: "It is necessarily without the article (qeoV not`o qeoV) inasmuch as it describes the nature of the WOrd and does not identify His Person. It would be pure Sebellianism...

TON THEON, literally "the God," is in the accusative case, which makes this the direct object of the second clause (hO LOGOS is in the nominative, and is thus the subject). There is no difference in meaning between THEON here and THEOS in the next clause; they are the same word in different...

en arch hn`o logoV, kai`o logoV hn proV ton qeon, kai qeoV hn`o logoV. EN ARCHÊ ÊN hO LOGOS, KAI hO LOGOS ÊN PROS TON THEON, KAI THEOS ÊN hO LOGOS. In [the] beginning was the Word, and the Word was with (the) God, and the Word was God. ARCHÊ Beginning, origin in the abs[olute] sense...

Thus, John audience would have understood that in the Beginning, God has with Him His creative Word - the Word by which He spoke the universe into existence. They would, at this point, perhaps have more readily thought of the Word as yet another poetic personification of an attribute of God; it...

John 1 << Previous Verse Next Verse >> 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Grammatical Analysis... Other views considered... For further reading... C o m m e n t a r y With the possible exception of Genesis 1:1, this verse is the...

Interresting all, Thanks Daniel

friend, Peter tells us to test all things. We are not to pray to see if the BOM is from G_d. We are to compare Mormon teachings on major doctrine and the Bible which is G_d's only true word.

quotes from Jane's source God Is Our Loving Heavenly Father God is our Heavenly Father. We are His children. He has a body of flesh and bone that is glorified and perfected. ... What is the nature of God the Father and Jesus Christ? 1 Nephi 17:36 2 Nephi 9:6 Mosiah 4:9 3 Nephi 12:48 3 Nephi...

The oneness of the Gods is the same unity that should exist among the saints. (John 17; 3 Ne. 28:10-11.) Perhaps no better statement defining the Godhead and showing the relationship of its members to each other has been written in this dispensation than that given by the Prophet Joseph Smith in...

Yes, many lDS are nice people. Except for the ones who attacked me at Lowery AFB with bats. Theology of God and who Jesus is matters big time. Check out this book online Mormon Doctrine 1966 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Just a few quotes: "(God As a Spirit ) See...

Ok Joe, I never been in an apostate church. As we know most churches agree on Major Doctrines. There is a saying something like on Majors agreement, on minors charity.

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Oh that is all it is about in this thread 3^0 = 1

Psalm 94:11 The Lord knows what people are thinking. He knows that their thoughts are like a puff of wind. Matthew 12:25 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.

Psalm 94:11 The Lord knows what people are thinking. He knows that their thoughts are like a puff of wind. Matthew 12:25 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist...

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The Virgin Mary 26-27 During Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to a virgin girl who lived in Nazareth, a town in Galilee. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. Her name was Mary. 28 The angel came to her and said, “Greetings! The...