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As it stands, I’m a heterodox Christian. Given the option, I would happily bear that title in my profile, in place of the generic title “Christian”.

I know. I’ve been monitoring that conversation. We all find things we can unite on with others and things which, in good conscience, we can’t and shouldn’t. I liked the suggestion of one member concerning titling some Christians “orthodox” and titling other Christians “unorthodox”...

Unity is a wonderful thing. What compromises are “you” willing to make in order to have it? Trinitarians, binitarians and (many) unitarians are united on the deity of Christ’s person. The proverbial saying is, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” How much more the politics of theology?

Like Jesus and Paul, I’m a Jewish monotheist. In Jewish monotheism, the only deity of Christ is his God and Father. Here I am. Who will stop …give me a strange look … and keep on going? How about you @RLT63?

GodMan. Gk. theanthropos. Occurrences in scripture - 0. Why? The NT writers didn’t have anything to say about a GodMan. They didn’t know anything about a GodMan. They didn’t believe in a GodMan. The NT writers had much to say about a sinless man. They knew about a sinless man. They believed...

It reminded me of this -

I recently finished reading a book on the Council of Nicaea. Constantine was a shrewd politician, and an evil man throughout this life, but the decision at Nicaea was made by the assembled clergy. They didn’t decide in favor of his original understanding, which was a misunderstanding of the...

My thought of the day for this thread: The Ante Nicene early Church Fathers themselves did not hold to this Boards Statement of Faith. Bonus thought: Even many among those who adhered to the Nicene Creed in A.D. 325 did not hold to this Boards Statement of Faith. The revised Nicene Creed (in...

Even as we speak, there’s a Jewish man sitting at the right hand of his God in heaven.

Those who are attracted to New Age mysticism will love kabbalism. The Zohar is taylor made for them. It contains some similarities to trinitarianism, which is why some trinitarian ministries make use of it in their efforts to convert Jews - many of whom hold it in high esteem - to...

When I was a trinitarian I fought hard against Jewish mysticism. As a Jewish monotheist, I point out that it doesn’t actually teach what trinitarians who appeal to it think it does. It damages trinitarianism, when accepted as trinitarianism. Have you read the Zohar? Zohar - Wikipedia

Yes. Can you locate a verse to go along with it?

Jesus is figuratively God. That’s the 1st century Jewish context of the story.

Has God ever instructed man to do something that man couldn’t do?

Israel’s story.

While patiently suffering and enduring dishonor and indignity at the hands of our enemies.

Yahweh is Adonai; Yahweh is not adoni. Jesus is adoni; Jesus is not Adonai. The Shema: Shema Yisrael. Adonai eloheinu Adonai echad; not Shema Yisrael. Adoni eloheinu adoni echad. Adonai is the God of Israel; Adonai is the God of adoni. Adoni is not the God of Israel; adoni is not the God of...

Welcome to the forum. You cited a particular example in Matthew. There’s obviously nothing wrong with prostrating oneself in prayer, and you’ve said this is your personal practice. I respect it and think it’s a beautiful practice. But is that the only physical posture Jesus assumed in prayer...

“I know what you’re thinking” - sometimes, but not always.

Thanks. The article you linked provided a pretty good summary of what I alluded to. I was fortunate to have great teachers (the majority of them trinitarian) who emphasized historical context. I’m sure you’ve noted their influence in my approach to dealing with doctrinal issues. One...