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What thought is that? What aspect of reality depends on you first subscribing to that aspect of reality?

Yes. You are hanging your hat on Gal 1:19 for reasons that escape me. Jesus had siblings, which means Mary had other children. It’s really no big deal. It would be odd if it were otherwise. My guess is, in the history of marriage, not too many remained virgins.

It’s a problem for you, not me.

I don’t mind your questions. However, I am not a member of the Unitarian church. So, I am not inclined to speak for them all. While I have not re-read the Scriptures you referenced, I agree with your point. One of the things I asked my Bible study leader is how to put the ministry of Jesus...

There is only one God, the Father. Another name is LORD, Capital. There are many lords: Voldemort, Vader, Cornelius, and a 1st century Jewish carpenter. These are lowercase l and not synonymous with God. Trinitarians deliberately confuse this, methinks.

What’s wrong with denominating? The church my wife and I go to broke off from Methodists to become non-denominational. They began an outreach church in a neighboring town. After a few years, the community who attended the outreach wanted to break off and be on their own. Over time, these 3...

I imagine there are many threads that delve into the ‘Once saved, always saved’ thesis. I met Baptist’s who openly mock those who believe as we do.

Well, you can also tell the truth with statistics. For instance, men die 8 years earlier but more money is spent researching female only diseases. This reveals feminists are OK with inequality when it benefits them.

Sure. One of the favorite tactics of the political Left is to accuse the other side of what they are guilty of. A couple of decades ago, I had a religious conversation with my BIL. When I asked him why he believed Catholic dogma, he repeatedly answered, ‘I just believe it.’ This is not...

As a follow up question; why do these words by the prophet Isaiah not demonstrate his divinity but the words of the prophet Jesus do demonstrate his divinity?

Here is a great counterpoint to the man-is-God thesis, far more definitive than anything Jesus ever said. I alone am God! There are no other gods; no one is like me. These words were spoken by Isaiah at 46:9 (CEV). Does this mean the prophet Isaiah is claiming to be God and is God...

You must be tired with all the mental gymnastics you do.

Research logical fallacies, especially False Alternative. I do not know why you are limiting the possible options to these James. As I said repeatedly now, ‘James, the brother of Jesus’ is sufficient for me. It matters not if Jesus brother is referred to elsewhere as either of the 2 you...

I’m not hostile to positions or beliefs I don’t share, just absurd or illogical rationalizing. There is only one God, the Father. He is Spirit. His Spirit is Holy. There is no 3rd being or person. Your questions are irrelevant to the thread. Stop rationalizing.

Math goes with measurement. Measurement reveals equality is not reality.

This certainly deserves its own thread. I watched an episode of How Then Should We Live. He talked about how the church failed in the industrial revolution to prevent what he termed unBiblical use of money. For me, I am against government coercing redistribution of wealth. Ted Turner once...

I don’t think so. Clearly, equality today is tied to social justice, which is a term that perverts justice. Justice is what is earned, what is deserved. “Equality” aims to displace justice with dispensation independent of what is deserved. It used to be the rallying cry of feminists to want...

The symbol of justice are scales, that when used result in an imbalance, an inequality, that is made balanced by the order of the court. If the scales remain equal by decree, despite the evidence, then there is no possible justice. Bringing justice begins by recognizing inequality exists.

In Leviticus 22:11, there is equality in both subjects being allowed to equally eat of the sacred donations. However, the bigger observation is the relationship between the subjects. One is a priest. The other subject is the slave of the priest. The obvious conclusion is equality is not...

In Mark 9:7 God said through a voice in the cloud, “This is my Son.” That would have been a super excellent time to pronounce God incarnate was his Son. We are all children of God, as God says Jesus was.