Excuse me, but I asked a question which you have ignored, avoided or something else. Here it is again:
In the beginning OF WHAT?
It's no use pointing to Gen 1.1. It might just as well have been any one of these:
Judges 7:19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
2 Samuel 21:9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
Ezra 4:6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 26:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 27:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 28:1 And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah,
Do those passages refer to Gen 1.1 as well? If not, why do you assume that Jn 1.1 does so refer?
Thanks for your answer to the question.
Perhaps you should reread post #312, you asked that question of someone else, that is why I did not address it.
Sorry, what's your point here? If you don't know any Hebrew, you can get yourself into a fine mess, so be careful.
One does not need to be a Hebrew scholar to understand the difference between a singular and plural noun. Elohim is plural, meaning more than one (singular).
ood. That proves that Jesus has God's permission to sit on the Father's throne. Therefore they are not 'one' or even 'equal'. If the queen of England gave you permission to sit on her throne, does that make you equal to her? I doubt it somehow.
And furthermore, the faithful will ALSO sit on that throne. Does that make them equal to God too? You know that's nonsense.
I don't understand the question. He prayed to His Father in heaven, who was greater than Himself. A very reasonable thng to do, but not from a trinitarian POV.
Good. The Father is greater than all, says Jesus, and we are to glorify Him by our good works - just as He (Jesus) did. I seek not my own glory, He said, but the glory of Him that sent me.
Definitely not - or I would be accused of schizophrenia. The Father did not forsake the Son.
But your point is strong in favour of my case.
I'm a little perplexed here. Are you saying thatJesus is NOT God, or what? These last few points are very powerful evidence that He is not, but started off as if He was.
Which is it?
That seems to be easily determined.