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Divine. Definition of GODLIKE

Chinese scientists say what the Chinese government instructs them to say. Or else.

If you found that you were in the wrong faith, why wouldn’t you change?

I see from your post #229 that you’re referring to Matthew 18:21-22. Your point being that forgiving those who sin against us makes us godlike, not God.

The Son of God, the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. Who gave Jesus the power to forgive sins? His God, who is God alone.

For those recommending the “a god” phrase as the correct translation in John 1:1, is there an OT example, an OT precedent, you would direct our attention to where you believe the phrase “the word” means “a god”?

“If you found you were in the wrong faith, would you change?” Yes. That’s why I became a Jewish monotheist.

“The angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.’” (Luke 1:35, NASB)

Thanks. I like your analogy. It sounds to me like a Christian might in good conscience be able to practice Aikido and love his/her enemy. That seems questionable to me with other forms of martial art. But as I said, I know very little about any of it. I’m just looking for opinions about it...

I know very little about martial arts and have never practiced them. Are you familiar with Aikido? It is presented as a martial art which is designed to disarm an opponent without doing any harm to the opponent. (For that reason, I’m sure the military would have no interest in it.)

The Hebrew word which you’ve translated “GODS” is elohim. Elohim is a word which is always plural in form but it can be either singular or plural in meaning. You’ve understood the Hebrew word in Genesis 1:1 to be plural in form, plural in meaning and translated it in English as plural in...

Surely. We have access to them in scripture.

We’re in agreement, apart from the RCC dogma embedded in your comments.

The human form is a genuine body, isn’t it?

Isaiah 22:21-22 concerns a man named Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah. God said that he would remove a man named Shebna and put Eliakim in his place. The servant administered / governed the royal household. He had the authority to do so. Isn’t “kingdom authority” government administration - in the...

If they have no body then they could not be seen.

That’s a government question. God establishes government, doesn’t he? Do government leaders have authority and power to bind? I believe they do. I also believe they will be held accountable for how they exercise their authority and for what they bind.

The truth, in love. Yes. I think of it as a matter of balance, with wisdom (or the lacking thereof) tipping the scales. I see in Christ the wisdom of God. His followers should be like him; Christlike. Speaking only for myself, not often but still too often. I occasionally examine myself...

You identified them as the successors of Moses. They placed themselves in the seat of Moses. Jesus told the people to do what they said, not to do what they did. He claimed, and had, greater authority than they did. He wanted them to repent. They wanted him dead.

What do you want me to admit about it? I’ll accommodate you if I can. (I’ve already said - admitted? - that I’m not a modalist.)