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theMadJW |
Who REALLY is "the ONLY True God- as Christ referred to Him? |
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He WASN'T talking about himself! (John 17:3) Is it the Supreme Being....or Supreme BEINGS??
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BrianT |
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Hi theMadJW,
Welcome, and please read the rules page at http://www.kjv-only.com/bvdb/rules.html . Honest searching questions about orthodox Christianity is welcome here, but if you're only interested in debating the deity of Christ and similar, a different board may be more to your liking.
Brian
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theMadJW |
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Brian- are Christ's words of less import than theologians? If it is HERE, you may be right! |
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BrianT |
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No. Are you better at interpreting Christ's words than millennia of theologians?
Brian
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theMadJW wrote: 77: Do we have our Jehova's Witness hat on at the moment? Or are we just feigning personal revelation?
"Truly, good Christian reader, we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make of a bad one of a good
one ... but to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principle good one, not justly to be expected against; that hath been our endeavor, that
our mark."
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theMadJW |
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BrianT wrote: When one lets the Spirit direct him, it is EASY! Did you reflect on that statement of Christ- r do you need to ask your Clergy what it means?
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BrianT |
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Again, honest searching questions about orthodox Christianity is welcome here, but if you're only interested in debating the deity of Christ and similar, a
different board may be more to your liking.
Brian
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amarillo |
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theMadJW wrote: why, i AM your clergy. ask me!
Joseph Ng
"For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." Ps 119:89 KJB |
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jerryrose |
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I will try to answer your question theMadJW, and may God direct our conversation. In that verse, he is without a doubt talking of his Father, who is God. No,
they are not plural, but our God is one God, Mark 12:29. We must never dismiss the absolute fact that he is one God, and not three gods. You say he was not
speaking of himself. True, as the Son of God he was not speaking of himself, but his Father. As the Word however, he was. Jesus is the Word theMadJW, never
forget that. He is the true God. He is the I AM. He is the Father, Word, and Holy Ghost. These three are one that dwell in his body, and his body dwells in
him.
"And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life." 1 John 5:20 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." 1 John 5:7--some liars say this is not supposed to be in the Bible, they lie theMadJW, and don't believe them for a second!!! Hope I have answered your question effieciently, if not I apologize and exhort you to search the Scriptures out. |
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BrianT |
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Jerry, please refrain from calling those who believe that 1 John 5:7 was added to scripture as "liars" on this board. Thank you.
Brian
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mko |
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You just called Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther liars about 1 John 5.7-8.
"Things don't happen together by coincidence, without the hand of God guiding them. Like, say, your ex-girlfriend hunting you down for a date the
minute you give up on love, with an eye on the altar."
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theMadJW |
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Mad: Ah! So Jesus is his own father, sent himself, glorified himself, and baptised himself! WOW! The peace of God that surpasses all human understanding is more than the absence of hostility, but is the very presence of a harmonious relationship, framed by the word of God, The Spirit of Christ, is Lord (Jehovah) a word which points to the attribute of God as savior, the working together of two or more persons who share one Spirit, in perfect complete mutual submission, as one work of faith is a mystery made know, by the Spirit of Christ. The fiery baptism of the Spirit is also the work of the Father and Son working together in perfect submission with one another.WOW? So yes, the mystery made know would say the Father is in the Son glorifying the Son….. who has no beginning of days, end of life, as the Son is in the Father glorifying the father who also has no beginning of days or end of life. We can see that work of faith in Acts 2, does it surpass all human understanding, yes ,is it true yes. Can we separate that which God brings together, as one work by one faith? Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Act 2:33 |
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jerryrose |
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My my, you are mad! So many exclamations, why are you so angry? Listen, I know how you feel but let us justify God. No doubt he is not a man, which is why some
have called me a heretic here. Remember that Jesus goes beyond just a mere man, but his Spirit is God himself. Did not Jesus say himself that he and the Father
are one? Let me show you something in the Bible, it is in the book of John.
Chapter 14:16-18 Jesus says... And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. So who was Jesus speaking of when he was speaking of "another" Comforter? He was speaking of the Spirit of truth, which spiritually IS him (verse 18). You see, Jesus as a man was there to comfort them at the time, and the promise was that he would come to them by his Spirit and never leave them again. Now, the physical body of Jesus did return to them but then was carried up unto God out of their sight as is recorded in what men call the gospels. However, Jesus did not leave them comfortless. Jesus tells them "I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Matt. 28:20. How? By the Spirit of truth of course, who is God (Father, Word, and Holy Ghost). Our spirits are in his Spirit in heaven, and truly he is with us alway. Now, if you are going to discredit the Bible I have, then there is no talking to you theMadJW. I don't know who decieved you into thinking that we do not have the word of God in the KJV, but you should definitely think again. Please read my thread called "A Scriptural defense for KJVonlyism" and you will see my position on the KJV. If it doesn't matter to you that I may be decieved, well then that is fine. As far as me thinking you to be gullable, you assume that I am trying to decieve you. Jesus said that unless you become as a little child you will not enter the kingdom of God. You must believe God, or you have no hope, you must believe Jesus for the words come not from the man, but from the Spirit of truth. By the way, Jesus did not baptize himself, John did. Jesus came of his own will, and glorified himself, not the man Jesus but the Word, the Spirit that is God. What you call "tradition" I call the word of the living God, which is an irreconcilable difference between us. You are telling me to put the word aside to accept your interpretation of the word, which I cannot do. You make assumptions that no man can prove saying this or that was translated wrong, which goes against the Scriptures itself, even your own Bible. By the way I do constantly search the Scriptures, however I suppose you are exhorting me to search your scriptures out and not my KJV. |
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77 |
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JR: "Listen, I know how you feel..."
77: No, Jerry, you have no conception of how this guy feels. You no more understand how he feels than you understand the quantum nature of gravity.
"Truly, good Christian reader, we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make of a bad one of a good
one ... but to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principle good one, not justly to be expected against; that hath been our endeavor, that
our mark."
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77 |
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JR: "No doubt he is not a man, which is why some have called me a heretic here."
77: Epic fail, Jerry. You are a heretic, but not for saying that...
"Truly, good Christian reader, we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make of a bad one of a good
one ... but to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principle good one, not justly to be expected against; that hath been our endeavor, that
our mark."
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77 |
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JR: "Now, if you are going to discredit the Bible I have, then there is no talking to you theMadJW."
77: Then he would be the first guy who you haven't badgered ad naseum.
"Truly, good Christian reader, we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make of a bad one of a good
one ... but to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principle good one, not justly to be expected against; that hath been our endeavor, that
our mark."
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77 |
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JR: "You make assumptions that no man can prove saying this or that was translated wrong, which goes against the Scriptures itself,"
77: That behavior is more your sort of thing, Jerry.
"Truly, good Christian reader, we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make of a bad one of a good
one ... but to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principle good one, not justly to be expected against; that hath been our endeavor, that
our mark."
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77 wrote: For saying what then? Do you even know? |
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jerryrose wrote: 77: Attention Deficit Disorder, Jerry?
"Truly, good Christian reader, we never thought from the beginning, that we should need to make a new Translation, nor yet to make of a bad one of a good
one ... but to make a good one better, or out of many good ones, one principle good one, not justly to be expected against; that hath been our endeavor, that
our mark."
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mko |
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Now he goes Docetic, on top of Modalist.
"Things don't happen together by coincidence, without the hand of God guiding them. Like, say, your ex-girlfriend hunting you down for a date the
minute you give up on love, with an eye on the altar."
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