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Before I attempt any more discussion concerning the trinity, I need to know if 'theLords' is still deleting such posts.

(NASB) John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, …. :3. "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” [emphasis added]

It’s too bad that you didn’t quote the next two chapters which I specifically referred you to. Even in the trinitarian translation we are both reading it becomes clear that what I wrote above about Origen’s understanding of John 1:1c as being “a god” (not the only true God) is true. However...

Yes, Jehovah (YHWH), the Father alone, is Almighty. He is above all else. There is no other God! However, when finding the words theos, elohim, etc. in scripture, we must be aware of the different meanings which were understood by the writers (and readers) of that time. Therefore, in...

"Where I face difficulty is the application that you use. "What I see is somewhat along the lines of: "Chevrolet is a car, therefore all cars are Chevrolets". The door is then open to the acceptance of, and operation within a paradigm in which there are no false gods if Jehovah has "endowed"...

Mac: “So then, you are saying that we must accept that Philo the Jewish apologist rejects the concept of monotheism in favor of polytheism….†TT: Philo was truly a monotheist (unlike trinitarian Christians). “A god†to him is to be understood as it was by most Jews and Christians of...

First part of alleged letter from Dr. Mantey, 11 July 1974 (when he was 84!): Dear Sirs: I have a copy of your letter addressed to Caris in Santa Ana, California, and I am writing to express my disagreement with statements made in that letter, as well as in quotations you have made from the...

felix, If you go back a few posts here, you'll find my post on "God and gods." This should give you a good idea of the scriptural understanding of 'god.'

(The following is from my personal study file which has also been posted on my blog and various sites.) The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan, 1985 clearly recognizes the truth about the lesser meaning of theos and elohim ('a god'): "In the language of the OT ... rulers and judges, as deputies of...

Culture, grammar, common usage, and honest Greek scholarship verify the “a god†interpretation at John 1:1c. The common scriptural understanding of the word “god†shows it to be applied to false gods as well as angels and men who were appointed by God to a certain task. There are...

Another criticism of the NWT concerns the occasional translation of “means” for the NT Greek verb estin (“is”). Zondervan’s So Many Versions (SMV), 1983, (written by trinitarian Bible scholars Kubo and Specht) particularly objects to this (p. 102) and says of 1 Cor. 11:24-25 in the NWT: “The...

Felix wrote: “If God spoke man to death in garden of Eden, every man will die without question. Who has the power to break God's Words and redeem man from death? If anyone below or subordinate than God, can break God's words, then anything God had spoken can be broken, expect [except?], IF...

E. The next two paragraphs from the anti-JW site found in Tina’s link: “The most revealing evidence of the Watchtower's bias is their inconsistent translation technique. Throughout the Gospel of John, the Greek word theon occurs without a definite article.* The New World Translation...

D. Tina’s link next said: “2. When a noun functions as a predicate nominative [also called a predicate noun] (in English, a noun that follows a being verb such as ‘is’), its case ending must match the noun's case that it renames, so that the reader will know which noun it is defining...

Hi, Felix, My copy of The Septuagint (LXX) says at Is. 9:6: "For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger [lit. aggelos, Angel] of great counsel: for I [God] will bring peace upon the princes and health to him."...

C. The next statement in Tina’s link is: “There is a good reason why theos has no definite article in John 1:1 and why the New World Translation rendering is in error. There are three general rules we need to understand to see why. “1. In Greek, word order does not determine word usage...

B. God and gods (Most of my posts in this discussion (and most others) are taken from my own longer personal studies which are found on certain on-line sites.) Some Trinitarians insist that there are only God and false gods (polytheism). Therefore, in their ignorant opinions, The Word could...

Tina wrote: “I believe this site explains it all ..... Is the New World Translation (NWT) a valid version of the Bible?†But I’m sorry to say that all it truly explains is the gullibility of those who desperately want to believe something no matter what the actual facts are. Tina’s...

Is 9:6 (from my own personal study) Last Part (End Notes): [1] "Now Malchiel means 'God is King,'... Gedaliah 'Jehovah is Great,' Zerahiah 'Jehovah hath risen in splendor,' Jehozadak 'Jehovah is righteous,' and Joel, if a compound name, 'Jehovah is God.' A moment's reflection makes clear...

Is. 9:6 (from my personal study) Part Three And the Tanakh by the JPS, 1985, translates it: [a] "The Mighty God is planning grace, The Eternal Father, a peacable ruler" [Bracketed letters above added by me.] This last translation above is particularly appropriate...